When is a hamburger NOT a hamburger?

As you know, I’m not on any diet.

And, so, I didn’t have a hamburger for lunch today.  How good is that, you might be saying?

Ah well, it’s not quite what it seems.  It is marked on the menu as a ‘hamburger’ when, in fact, it’s nothing of the sort.

Ruth complains about the bad way that we English-speaking peoples bastardise Italian and that all of Italy laughs at us – well, the same is true of English words used by Italians.

So, if I didn’t have a hamburger, what did I have?

I had a burger made from veal. So, strictly speaking, I suppose, it was a vealburger, since we also have veggieburgers? But, veal is a baby bull. And, therefore, you could say I had a beefburger.

Certainly, what I didn’t have was a hamburger.  No ham was involved.  In fact, no part of a pig, small or large, was involved.

Oh yes, and I had chips :-( but only a few.

And pasta to start – but not a lot.

And no bread …………. but we did eat two baskets of bread last night because it was so lovely.

I am the first to admit that I am really crap at diets.

Oh, and by the way (thanks Pietro) ‘ho fatto una vacanza di totale relax’ which, almost literally translated is ‘I had a holiday of total relax’. Who’s laughing now?

6 thoughts on “When is a hamburger NOT a hamburger?

  1. I am working, and as an engineer I am multitasking (and I let people believe this :-D). Today, for instance, I discovered also that I am part of your office…and this justify the daily visit I do. Shouldn’t I have a chair and a small desk there? Maybe the one on your right side, it is always empty… :-D

    • It’s always empty because he is having an affair with Paola, apparently (although, quite obviously, I never told you this) :-D Even today he was caught by the Cobra down there!
      Yes, I realise you multitask. I do that too but I find work gets in the way ……… sometimes.
      You are always welcome in my office. It’s always a pleasure to see you ;-)

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