Did my ears deceive me?

Well said Lilyflower.

Bf was more experienced, sophisticated about food than I was. Proudly took me to an oyster bar for my first taste. When asked 'brown or white?' I looked helplessly for bf to tell me which kind of oyster I should have. The barman was asking about the accompanying bread and butter. ?
Another time we went down steps to a basement bar. I thought it was called 'Club Orange' (with a French pronunciation!) and later was telling friends where we'd been. Much laughter from bf. Apparently it was a neon advertisement I'd seen ??

someone asked me once would I like some Chevron, I hadn't a clue what it was, turns out it is goat meat & what's so funny is I used to breed goats, had over 50 at one time lol mind you I wouldn't sell them to be slaughtered only as milkers, I suppose they could eventually have gone for meat but ignorance is bliss lol

And then there's the one about the bloke in a restaurant who asked the waitress for a "quickie".




He meant the Quiche.

When I met my now husband we were just nineteen. He took me to a restaurant and asked the waiter for "white campari". Apparently there is no such drink. The waiter kindly said "we only have the red campari". So, we had that, and I was none the wiser!

Once went to a restaurant with a group of work colleagues and one girl ordered halibut steak and was amazed to be served fish!

The best steak is fillet IMHO followed by sirloin.
The best steaks come from an Aberdeen Angus!

Fillet is usually tasteless, and expensive! (Although I used do the occasional beef Wellington many years ago when we had "dinner parties")

Mr P and I are very partial to Lidl ribeye, excellent value at about £5.40 for 2.

I had a fillet steak a short while ago (pub lunch) it was so wonderful that I ate the whole thing ( only small of course) first, and the veg later, something that I never normally do!
Sirloin, is veined with fat ( marbled) and is considered tastier.

If I have steak when we are out, it is generally always rib eye, "shown the flame"! This has been extensively discussed on another thread ?. If I buy steak for a beef stir fry or boeuf stroganoff, Aldi sirloin is delicious and very tender. On one of our postings we had some American friends who invited us for Thanksgiving and served steaks. I was presented with a plate upon which there remained no room for any accompaniments, such was the size of the steak. I've never seen so much meat! I thought it was going to be cut up and shared around, but no; each of us had the same. When I said I didn't think I could eat it all, our host said, ”oh don't worry, what you don't eat the dog will have!" I asked if they always ate such large steaks and he said yes, pretty much, as meat was very cheap in their commissary. The dog did very well out of me, I must say.

I am hooked on Wagyu beef at the moment, having a steak for dinner tonight. The marbling of the fat makes it very tasty.

IMHO you can't beat a piece of good rump it has great flavour and it's tender but like all meat it does need to rest after cooking and I always buy it from the butchers the last ribeye had was as tough as old boots

Fillet is tasteless - I much prefer ribeye.

I do love Wagyu but it's so expensive!

Well if she had a brain she'd be dangerous.

My parents were sticklers for table manners. As children, we were taken to restaurants, hotels and regularly ate out, sometimes at regimental dinners (army family) and formal 'occasions'.

We were taught about the correct cutlery, which wines went with what, and how various food should be ordered and presented. Even so, with the benefit of all that etiquette education, I've never eaten lobster either. Wouldn't know what to do with it. Just goes to show, you can't hope to cover everything.

When visiting relatives in Texas we were asked why so many Brits eat offal. There followed a long conversation about its merits and that is was one of those things you either love or hate. One American told me he would never eat "all that rubbish and musclely stuff". I asked him what he thought steak was but was adamant it had nothing to do with muscle. It was just lean meat!

He was also mightily affronted when I said that the best steak I had ever eaten in my life was in Argentina.