João´s Omelet

My husband - João - just came back from a business trip to Sidney, where he had a funny episode at a restaurant because of an omelet. This was his second time there and the funny situation actually happened during his first visit. But only now had a conclusion.

I´ll explain...

During one of his lunch breaks at work he went to this restaurant right outside the office where he ordered an omelet with ham, although he couldn´t see it in the menu. Apparently, the waitress was astonished at his request, followed by an even more astonished chef (and owner of the restaurant) who stepped outside the kitchen to speak directly to my husband and understand what is it that he wanted!

All he wanted was eggs mixed with ham, a simple combination to me and many of us (I think I´ve seen it in menus here in Singapore as well), but not to that cook. She did say that it was a mix of ingredients that she had never tried or heard of! And that´s why she needed to talk to João, so that he could explain to her exactly how to prepare that omelet. She cooked it - apparently very well - and said she would introduce that new dish in the menu and call it "Joao´s Omelet".

I obviously made my husband promise to go back to this restaurant and check how loyal the owner of the restaurant was to her word. Guess what? She did add the omelet with ham to the menu. Did not call it "Joao´s Omelet" though. Half loyal to her word then :)

Anyway, the Portuguese don´t disappoint their predecessors! Even accidentally they are still good at introducing new cooking techniques to different people and cultures. I like it!