A slice of lemon in a glass of water at a restaurant

[kap]

H1N1 wrote:
[quote=Racer X]
[quote=kap]
The lemon makes the water, esp. in So. CA, easier to drink.

perhaps one could choose to live in a place where the water and air doesn't make one ill. he'd have nothing to Kap (Yap) about Yeah, life would be so bland.

[RAMd®d]

The East Bay area here has very good water quality.

And a lemon slice in the glass still makes it even more pleasant to drink. And it keeps the ice cubes from hitting my teeth.

Nice taste, eliminates a minor annoyance. Well done, Lemon Slice.

Given the amount of outbreaks of disease due to lemon slices in water, I'd say people have a lot more to worry about, especially if they knew how bad bacteria levels can really be, compared to lemon slice contamination.

Cucumber slices in water? I've never heard of that. Nice eye appeal, but I can't imagine how the water would taste.

Oh, and pet peeve- cucumber slices with the peel left on. Not that I'm worried about catching Jumping Pellagra from the peels, I just don't like the look, taste, or texture of that garnish.

[H1N1]

kap wrote:
[quote=H1N1]
[quote=Racer X]
[quote=kap]
The lemon makes the water, esp. in So. CA, easier to drink.

perhaps one could choose to live in a place where the water and air doesn't make one ill. he'd have nothing to Kap (Yap) about Yeah, life would be so bland. and yet you have the ability to make it blander and blander.

[M A V I C]

lafinfil wrote:
[quote=kap]
most restaurants use the same knife that has been cutting meat to cut lemons and/or used the same cutting board for both. Hence, it's the cross-contamination.

I don't believe this is correct. In most establishments the bar is responsible for cutting
up all the garnishes for drinks. Also most places buy their meat precut to portion size
and even if they do cut their own meat, the knife used for that is vastly different
than a knife used for cutting garnishes.
That's what I was thinking.

We do usually order this. Makes the water taste better, you drink more... plus it spikes your metabolism and it's an easy trick to burn more calories. I remember reading of one study that found more fecal matter in ice than in the toilet of the same restaurant.

[kap]

To help one's metabolism try a glass of fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. For better digestion, either a slice or a glass of papaya juice.

[josntme]

My wife loves the lemon. She eats the one in her glass and steals mine.

And, she is still alive!

[M A V I C]

kap wrote:
To help one's metabolism try a glass of fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. For better digestion, either a slice or a glass of papaya juice.

Neither of those are very common at a restaurant.

[freeradical]

I like a slice of lemon in sparkling water.

In Europe, soft drinks suck as coke are often served this way too.

Ands in Germany with the Weiss beer...

[maco]

I like mine with a slice of lime & tequila.