Lies Your Parents Told YouI once overheard a neighbour use the phrase "nig nog". I asked my father what it meant. As quick as a flash he said, "It's a type of biscuit. A bit like a hobnob." Can you beat this? BTW: We're keeping this thread open for an extra week as we're enjoying the stories so much.
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Parent Food LiesEvery time my mum tried a new recipe, my dad would explain the origins of the dish. They always involved a peasant whose hut burnt down, fortuitously containing all the key ingredients of the recipe. Whilst sifting through the ashes, the peasant would discover the ingredients (which had become mixed and cooked in the flames) and proclaim to have discovered a new meal. The dish would be named after the peasant - for instance, Monsieur Bourguignon was the man who had to leave his burning home containing a cow, some onions and a bottle of wine.
Even now, when I hear the name of a recipe given my dad's treatment, I have to remind myself that it was all just lies.
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