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I want some of that caviar. It's mock. It's from Norway.

posted 9 years ago by spyott
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The conversation in the grocer's shop about the origin of the caviar strongly reminded me of the Rat Inspector episode of Fawlty Towers where Basil tells the health inspector that the veal is a Japo-Norwegian substitute and not up to scratch. I wonder if this inspired John Cleese.

"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book" Cicero

[–] AnitaSmith517 7 years ago

When Leamus grabs the can of shrimp scampi, the drunken, physical delivery of his narrative to the Italian woman in the shop -- who voiced her approval of his selection -- is brilliantly hilarious: "Madam, I'll thank you not to insult the hot blood of Irish prawns taken from the bay of Dublin herself."

[–] Etherdave (162) 3 years ago

We never called lumpfish caviar 'mock'. But then again, we never called it 'caviar', either. Of course, Safeway never carried Beluga.