Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Okay, so, I've been away from this for a LONG time. However, as some of you may know (and by some I mean nobody), my parental units are living abroad again so the primary form of communication is email. I recently relayed a story that my mother thought was funny enough to post on my blog. I figured, why not. So here is the initial entry in my blogging comeback.

I do need to provide a bit of backstory however. When in the U.K. and ordering fish-n-chips (especially in the more backwater areas), they ask if you want brown sauce. The first time I encountered this question, I asked what it was and received only a blank stare. I like to be adventurous and immerse myself in local culture so I said "sure". I liked the brown sauce and always asked for it with my fish-n-chips. However, since it's a bit of an enigma with the Brits, I sure as hell was never able to describe it, much less find it, in the States.

My partner and I went grocery shopping last weekend when I made a WONDERFUL discovery. What follows is the conversation regarding said discovery:

Me: Hey Kev...
Me: Hey Kev...
Me: Yo Kevin!!!
Kev: What?
Me: Look what I found.
Kev: What is it?
Me: Brown Sauce.
Kev: What is it?
Me: Brown Sauce.
Kev: Okay, what IS it?
Me: I don't know...Brown Sauce.
Kev: What's it made of?
Me: I DON'T know...it's Brown Sauce.
Kev: What do you do with it?
Me: Put it on fish.
Kev: What's it taste like?
Me: Brown Sauce.

At that point, he turned around and left. I suppose the moral of the story is that Brown Sauce is only a WONDERFUL discovery to those familiar with the wonderfulness of Brown Sauce. I'm still stoked despite the lackluster response. I'll post Kevin's response after I convince him to taste it.