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[War Eagle]

Just a short, funny story...

Last night my girlfriend brought over a tiramisu cake for my birthday (which was not at all tiramisu, but more like cheesecake). It was delicious, nonetheless. We each had a piece.

Fast forward to this morning. I was preparing us a good ole Southern American breakfast: eggs, bacon, grits (which she fell in love with the first time I made them 2 months ago, telling me they reminded her of rice, humph ) and for the first time biscuits and gravy that I just received in a b-day care package from the folks.

It's time to eat and she decideds that she would like to have some "tiramisu" with breakfast. Then, before taking the first bite of her breakfast, she slices a piece of cake and proceeds to mash it into her biscuits and gravy. While I look at her with nothing less than an expression of disgust, she takes a bite and proclaims, "Oooooo, Delicious!" I burst out laughing. Of course, she forces me to try a bite and, in case you are wondering, yes, it was revolting.

I did get her to try a bite of untainted biscuits and gravy. She said they too were delicious, but insisted her concoction would soon be seen at bakeries across the globe. Look for these soon at Paris Baguette between those "pizza" and "hotdog" looking things.

[ThingsComeAround]

DONT LET YOUR WOMAN SCREW UP BISCUITS AND GRAVY

[CentralCali]

[War Eagle]

[CentralCali]

I knew that! Really, I did. I just had a massive brain 방귀. I grew up mostly in Virginia and grits were a staple for my family. As a matter of fact, I have some in the kitchen cabinet here right now.

In your gal's defense, they do look kind of like rice.

[War Eagle]

[VanIslander]

[bluelake]

The first commercial pizza that I know of entered Gyeongju back in '84. How do I know that? Well, it was my fault

At that time, I taught in a Korean boys' high school and the principal's wife had visited the States and was very impressed with the pizza. She asked me if I knew how to make it--which I did--and asked me to show her. I told her what ingredients I needed, including tomato paste, spices, pepperoni, cheese, etc. Well, when I got to her place, she had bread dough, hot dogs, sliced processed cheese and ketchup She also had a couple lady friends there (the lady who is now my wife was there to translate). I tried explaining that ketchup would not work and would make a disgustingly sweet pizza. She still insisted. I relented. Yes, the results were sweet and disgusting.

One of her lady friends was the owner of the largest bakery in the city. She asked me to come to her bakery to show her bakers how to make pizza. I told her that, unless the correct ingredients were obtained, I would not do it. She assured me it would be no problem and she was true to her word. One Saturday afternoon, I showed the bakers how to make a pizza. The following week, the bakery started selling mini-pizzas in clear plastic "envelopes", much like you see nowadays in bakeries across the country. I have no idea what there was in other cities; I can only speak for what happened in Gyeongju at the time.

I had absolutely nothing to do with the corn or other "different" toppings.

[Xuanzang]

[bluelake]

[beercanman]

wow, so it's all your fault? haha

[bluelake]

[blackjack]

I don't get the hate with corn on pizza. Cheap pizzas back home often have corn (NZ)

[BoholDiver]

My wife mixes jam and ham on the same sandwich.

[Rusty Shackleford]