tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post5257719970358023782..comments2024-03-18T08:28:21.036+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Carpaccio – artist or food?Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-62730402452721264522015-10-15T12:13:13.043+01:002015-10-15T12:13:13.043+01:00@ Gattina - don't worry .. you went there - th...@ Gattina - don't worry .. you went there - thank you.<br /><br />@ Susan - I too didn't know anything about Vittore Carpaccio ... but am always up for learning - there were a few other things on Wiki about him.<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54456107160083837292015-10-15T08:37:11.870+01:002015-10-15T08:37:11.870+01:00Your photos are making me hungry Hilary thank you!...Your photos are making me hungry Hilary thank you! I don't know about Carpaccio the painter? Will investigate time permitting!Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-2590559978405998292015-10-08T17:47:26.135+01:002015-10-08T17:47:26.135+01:00Sorry I wanted to comment on your William Burchell...Sorry I wanted to comment on your William Burchell post, must have scrolled down too much ! Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-80377965871939782352015-10-08T17:45:13.569+01:002015-10-08T17:45:13.569+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40948559162992719972015-10-08T08:02:42.946+01:002015-10-08T08:02:42.946+01:00@ Lynn - it is delicious .. but I loved the way it...@ Lynn - it is delicious .. but I loved the way it got its name and it is a simple beautiful plate of food.<br /><br />@ David - thanks Burchell in the next post is yet another example of one of those men who travelled, recorded, and collected .. so we have an idea of life 200 years ago.<br /><br />@ Sarah - it is wonderful! The lemon does not need to be on the dish .. usually lemon is added for decoration with a few drops for flavour - give it a try sometime.<br /><br />Thanks to you three - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-19001147394340524012015-10-08T02:09:56.722+01:002015-10-08T02:09:56.722+01:00looks delicious! Although that lemon knocks me out...looks delicious! Although that lemon knocks me out of being able to eat it :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165495372283788914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-53007864422578872572015-10-07T19:34:27.809+01:002015-10-07T19:34:27.809+01:00Got to hand it to the early explorers. :)Got to hand it to the early explorers. :)David Powers Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942728197352977520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-71396280448703840232015-10-07T11:20:31.325+01:002015-10-07T11:20:31.325+01:00That is so interesting - how that dish got its nam...That is so interesting - how that dish got its name! I wouldn't eat that, but it sure is beautiful. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-18961835335363993852015-10-05T06:39:07.657+01:002015-10-05T06:39:07.657+01:00Hi Rhonda - I can believe you've eaten lots of...Hi Rhonda - I can believe you've eaten lots of strange foods around the world with all your travels - raw beef, I'd have said!, would be one of the more 'normal' foods to try - rather than Sushi, or Gravlax ... I very probably would have struggled to eat some of the foods you've eaten! But carpaccio .. I love - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54795434340283675852015-10-05T03:05:15.527+01:002015-10-05T03:05:15.527+01:00I have eaten what many consider to be strange food...I have eaten what many consider to be strange foods, all around the world, yet I don't know if I could bring myself to eat raw beef in the UK - or anywhere for that matter. You are braver than I. Interesting story, and I am glad you enjoy it. Rhonda Albomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455873487349816911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-90044647126587519322015-10-04T17:28:52.526+01:002015-10-04T17:28:52.526+01:00@ Beste - I'm alive! It is delicious ... so w...@ Beste - I'm alive! It is delicious ... so well worth trying. Yes Peach Melba is a delicious dish and one I'd have often - but try not to! It's fascinating to find out where the name of a dish comes from ... I suspect she might be right ... that the dessert would outlive her in the memory bank of life. Good comment ... <br /><br />@ Lisa - that's great ... I hope they do enjoy the post and story line. I hadn't heard of Vittore Carpaccio .. so it was interesting for me to find out about him and the dish naming on his behalf .. 500 years later!<br /><br />Cheers to you both ... have great week's ahead. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-27259544141738083632015-10-04T16:54:24.927+01:002015-10-04T16:54:24.927+01:00Oh boy, I know my mother, sister, daughter and hus...Oh boy, I know my mother, sister, daughter and husband would all LOVE this dish. I didn't know the history of it. Quite intriguing, and thank you for the paintings. I've seen a lot of them before (not in "real" life mind you) and always have enjoyed them. I'm sending my family the link to this post!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31817279138666510092015-10-04T09:45:13.236+01:002015-10-04T09:45:13.236+01:00Hello Hilary,
I do like salami, pastrami and that ...Hello Hilary,<br />I do like salami, pastrami and that sort of thing but if it is not treated in any way I would have misgivings about trying the carpaccio.<br />Your post made me think of peche melba.<br />The Peach Melba (French: pêche Melba) is a dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream. The dish was invented in 1892 or 1893 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honour the Australian soprano Nellie Melba.<br />I believe she once commented that the desert would be remembered longer than herself.<br /><br />beste barkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002530133068046229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-74744209961378488402015-10-04T07:36:57.622+01:002015-10-04T07:36:57.622+01:00@ Deborah - it was the artist I was interested in ...@ Deborah - it was the artist I was interested in ... because I already love the dish. Yummy as you say.<br /><br />@ Bazza - how lovely to see you - Italian food is very good isn't it. I love salads ... but I love Turkish/Greek food too .. but probably Italian is delicious and the simplest. I don't eat a lot of red meat - or meat at all - but love fish and veggies ... and have an occasional meat dish.<br /><br />Good for you for eating no red meat ... but like me you enjoy poultry and fish. Ceviche is delicious, which I think is what you probably had, as too other varieties of raw fish dishes ... some cured, some just marinated. Love them too ... but it's usually beef that's on the menu.<br /><br />@ ACIL - yes - it is funny how we can relate names to think they might be called after ... I think I'll revise my thoughts in this direction! Carp for carpaccio ... makes sense though. So glad you enjoyed the article and info it contained.<br /><br />@ Monti - thought you'd like the artist ... and the link with him via the dish is fascinating isn't it. I'm happy the photos satisfied the artistic side for you.<br /><br />@ Joanne - I think now you have to be an artist to be a chef .. amazing what they come up with. I'm happy I gave you something else to think about - I do hope you can have some peace with your father.<br /><br />@ Juliet - thanks .. the links tickled me too ... so I had to write about them. It is a delicious dish .. a treat for me. Thanks for the comment re the blog and it's good to see you back.<br /><br />Thanks everyone ... today is our last day of late summer sunshine and dry weather .... still it's been bliss while it lasted!! Have good weeks - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5783457376487894582015-10-04T05:20:48.107+01:002015-10-04T05:20:48.107+01:00Well, I'd never have associated raw meat with ...Well, I'd never have associated raw meat with an old master! You always ferret out the most intriguing facts Hilary. Don't think it would be quite to my taste, but nice to be back on the blog after a gap and to see your blog looking very nice, with new design. Congratulations.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-43650043354996234332015-10-03T23:59:40.065+01:002015-10-03T23:59:40.065+01:00very interesting post, and indeed the plates pictu...very interesting post, and indeed the plates pictured look like works of art. So much history in food and presentation. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-53493743257593907882015-10-03T21:32:05.178+01:002015-10-03T21:32:05.178+01:00Quite interesting!I would stay away from the raw m...Quite interesting!I would stay away from the raw meat, but it is a pretty and artistic dish. Thanks for sharing the story and the photos!Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-58379763742954653532015-10-03T19:50:57.715+01:002015-10-03T19:50:57.715+01:00Funny anecdote from me. I used to think years and ...Funny anecdote from me. I used to think years and years ago that carpaccio was was a fish dish named after the carp (I know, I know!). I later found out that it was what you wrote in your post. Thanks for that beautifully written column.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-70742209954125153302015-10-03T17:23:05.915+01:002015-10-03T17:23:05.915+01:00Hello Hilary. I think Italian food is my favourite...Hello Hilary. I think Italian food is my favourite. I like the way it is founded upon using the very finest of ingredients. A <i>tricolore</i> salad in a good Italian restaurant is usually so much better than elsewhere (Turkish for example).<br />However, I have not eaten red meat for forty years although I do enjoy fish and poultry. The nearest to this dish I have had was a plate of three types of raw fish thinly sliced and soaked in lime juice which was exquisite! <br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s fabulous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16808717583080433752015-10-03T14:10:37.247+01:002015-10-03T14:10:37.247+01:00I'd never heard of the dish or the artist, so ...I'd never heard of the dish or the artist, so I'm leaving with two new interesting bits of info today. Extra yummy!Deborah Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971869506007671786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-14495154955627866132015-10-03T08:38:52.075+01:002015-10-03T08:38:52.075+01:00@ Theresa - I know many don't like raw food - ...@ Theresa - I know many don't like raw food - but a meat geek is fine!<br /><br />@ Susan - that's great and I hope you give it a try and let us know. Rare beef is almost uncooked isn't it ... enjoy having a go.<br /><br />@ Holly - it was fun to learn about and I thought everyone would enjoy reading about this link: so am very glad you did.<br /><br />@ Stephen - sorry you're not a raw meat or fish eater. Your wife has a good choice! Microwaving ... yugh - I never micro wave anything and now don't own one. I know a microwave can be a boon ... but I've never got the hang of it and so now run from them!!<br /><br />@ Jeffrey - thanks for the thought .. I'd said I'd return in September and I duly did what I said I'd do: surprisingly. I'm now getting back to the hang of it.<br /><br />Raw meat has many attributes - cooking can destroy so much - but it needs to be eaten as fresh as possible, though game is hung for days ... food is an interesting commodity: we can do so much with it ... <br /><br />@ Gary - I was surprised and delighted to see you here again! - your latest post explained life is not easy for you. Thanks for the moooooooving bit! Cows make good subjects for the painter ... <br /><br />Appreciate your comment - it's interesting to read it ... and I'm glad my posts are worth reading - thanks so much.<br /><br />@ Jess - I hadn't realised where the name came from either ... so when I found out about the connection I had to write about it.<br /><br />@ Suzanne - I hope you'll give it a try now ... it's a great starter and tastes very refreshing ... I love it - as you'll have gathered.<br /><br />Cheers to one and all ... this looks like our last weekend of warm, sunny weather - we've had a blissful couple of (or few?!) weeks of amazing early autumn weather ... thanks for your comments - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56638015170594427602015-10-03T08:23:21.415+01:002015-10-03T08:23:21.415+01:00I have heard of the dish and seen it on menus, but...I have heard of the dish and seen it on menus, but must confess I haven't tried it. Maybe I will now I know a little more about it. Suzanne Furnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908200156114453054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-37114872368067467712015-10-03T01:55:21.028+01:002015-10-03T01:55:21.028+01:00While I have heard of this dish and versions of it...While I have heard of this dish and versions of it- I don't recall hearing of the painter whose name it uses. I certainly learned a lot here today. Thanks for the interesting lesson. :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-34087824268723888092015-10-03T00:04:13.764+01:002015-10-03T00:04:13.764+01:00Hi Hilary,
Hope you're sitting comfortably, m...Hi Hilary,<br /><br />Hope you're sitting comfortably, my kind friend! Yes, your eyes do not deceive you for I'm actually commenting.<br /><br />Raw beef does seem a fascinating way to consume said meat. Perhaps so raw it becomes a mooooving experience.<br /><br />The way your post connects all the dots, so to speak, is one of the reasons I like reading your posts. That would be when I actually switch on my computer and visit. <br /><br />Have a lovely weekend and thank you for your supportive friendship, Hilary.<br /><br />Gary klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-70354522934196710312015-10-02T21:38:56.504+01:002015-10-02T21:38:56.504+01:00Hey, you are back to blogging!
I'm so sorry, I...Hey, you are back to blogging!<br />I'm so sorry, I missed the memo.<br />Never heard of this dish before, but I've also been lead to believe that eating raw meat was bad for us.<br />It's always interesting to see where various words come from.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.com