SC - How do you know a dish was well liked or hated?

[Sue Clemenger]

My first thought was...try out the recipes on people beforehand.  Ask people of
varying food preferences. I've been to feasts where some of us liked a
particular dish, and some of us hated it, in which case, you'd have to weigh
your options.
I tend to do a lot of talking about what I'm planning on serving long before the
actual event, and I do pay attention to what folks tell me.  If two thirds of
our Barony hates raisins in their Roo stew (?), to borrow Raoghnailt's example,
I might make some for myself at home, but probably wouldn't serve it an event.
You can also try out dishes on unsuspecting mundanes--I took Armored Turnips to
my Office Xmas Potluck, and people who don't normally eat turnips really liked
them.
- --Maire

RichSCA at aol.com wrote:

> Exactly the kind of "musings" I was looking for. -)
>
> This question came to mind because at a feast I heard many people mumbling -
> "gosh, this dish is awful".  And I thought to myself... "you know, you are
> right.  Now who is going to tell the cook that?"  Surely he/she tasted it.
> And was the consensus of my table, and the tables around me, the feelings of
> most of the diners or just the palates closest to me?
>
> Rayne
>
> In a message dated 4/4/00 3:47:56 PM Central Daylight Time,
> gwalli at infoengine.com writes:
>
> <<
>  Probably not the kind of answer you were looking for, eh? :)
>  My musings nonetheless.
>
>  Jasmine
>  Iasmin de Cordoba, gwalli at infoengine.com >>
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