bene_sails 0 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Zhik are an australian yacht/dinghy/skiff clothing brand. http://www.zhik.com Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thank You, I did wonder. Next question is how do they make up these names - last week I was subjected to watching the female family members inspect fingernail polish, you should see the idiot names they have for the various colours, worse than the paint companies. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Nail polish gives off some wicked fumes. Suburban Reptile built by 2 stoners but the Queen Elizabeth II wasn't. Jethro Tull, stoners plays The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the cucumber sandwich brigade. Says it all really, if you want a trick name just use good drugs, simple As for zhik, could just be a cause of a Aussie trying to spell Shiek (as in the 'to look good' way rather than a Arab) probably. They can't even make a decent beer so probably have crap drugs as well Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 you should see the idiot names they have for the various colours, worse than the paint companies. My pet hate is rediculous (often made up) terms on pretentious menus e.g. medallions, carpaccios, veloutés, tempura, aged balsamic (bit like me then), coulis, julienne, jus of xxxx, pan-fired or oven-roasted (like how else do you fry/roast something)??? Oh and come the day I go to a restaurant and the waiter does NOT say "And today's fish of the day is pan-fried snapper" I'll run for Pope. Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Oh and come the day I go to a restaurant and the waiter does NOT say "And today's fish of the day is pan-fried snapper" I'll run for Pope So ..... there's a lot of pan-fried snapper on the menu in Mumbai restaurants??? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I like waiters who introduce themselves "Hello , I'm Cecil and I will be your server tonight". I like to stand up, shake their hand, then introduce them to everyone at the table one at a time. Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 346 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I like waiters who introduce themselves "Hello , I'm Cecil and I will be your server tonight". I like to stand up, shake their hand, then introduce them to everyone at the table one at a time. What the hell is wrong with introducing themselves? Seems polite to me. I'd feel stink if i was out to dinner with you and you made a fool of him/her by introducing them to everyone. Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 My pet hate is rediculous (often made up) terms on pretentious menus Some of those terms are on the menus to stop complaints from diners. For instance "carpaccio" is a term for meat seared on teh outside and raw in the middle. If they didn't tell you that before you ordered you might complain about the seriously undercooked meat. And, of course, "beef carpaccio" is a lot nicer than saying "mostly raw cow's arse". The "pan fried" refers to fried without lots of fat (like deep fried) ... so pan fried fish is expected to be relatively fat free. Some of it is undoubtedly unmitigated wank, but some of it is actually useful information (albeit dressed up all fancy like). Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I like waiters who introduce themselves "Hello , I'm Cecil and I will be your server tonight". I like to stand up, shake their hand, then introduce them to everyone at the table one at a time. What the hell is wrong with introducing themselves? Seems polite to me. I'd feel stink if i was out to dinner with you and you made a fool of him/her by introducing them to everyone. Depends how you do it. I can normally have them laughing before I'm half way through, then we continue to have a great evening. Last time I did it we ended up inviting the guy to come visit us (he has ) and spend the day at the beach. He was a new arrival and an engineer and the restaurant job was just till he could get work in his field. Nice guy. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rocket Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Might be a silly name but they make great gear - bit pricey though... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I would go so far to say that Zhik make THE BEST dinghy gear around - but the price tag is prohibitive... I prefer to go for Rooster, which a local guy is selling for about half the price of zhik (often less than half) yet the gear is still about 80% as good as zhik. Zhik is better, but not twice the price better. btw - zhik rhymes with mike.... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 ha - I've been rhyming it with Dick. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 My pet hate is rediculous (often made up) terms on pretentious menus e.g. [...] pan-fired or oven-roasted (like how else do you fry/roast something)??? Frying: 1. Directly on a BBQ grill. (A real bbq, not an outdoor gas cooker) 2. On a hot plate, either on a bbq or in a restaurant kitchen. 3. In a deep frier. Roasting: 1. In a webber BBQ, with the lid closed - delicious. 2. On a rostisary, either over an open fire, or in a rotisary equipped oven or BBQ. 3. In a pot, as in a "pot-roast". Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Oh and come the day I go to a restaurant and the waiter does NOT say "And today's fish of the day is pan-fried snapper" I'll run for Pope. Seriously? Do they have snapper in Mumbai? Ah sheesh I just saw that Grinna beat me to it! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I often warn restaurant staff never to use the word 'enjoy'. I hate, with an extreme passion, the way they use that word. Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Yeah they have Red Snapper here, slightly different species but same family. Pomfret is nicer though. Usually curried of course. Link to post Share on other sites
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