Got chided by a cheese-monger yesterday when I asked for a pasteurized Brie and he realized I was pregnant. No joke. It went down like this:
Me: "Hi, we'd like a Brie for tonight - we're having cheese with two friends. We're thinking one brie and one other kind. Surprise us with something good!"
Cheese-monger: "Try this Brie, it's delicious." [Add in some other mumbo jumbo about flavors, etc.]
"Oh and it is a pasteurized cheese."
Me (smiling): "Oh great, we definitely want to do all pasteurized cheeses."
[At this point the cheese guy seems to comprehend what I was saying. He looks up slowly with an eyebrow raised as he slides over two samples of gooey Brie]
Cheese-monger: "I'm sure your doctor also told you that you shouldn't be eating soft cheese while pregnant, right?"
Me (still smiling - and totally while taking and eating my sample): "Brie is fine, as long as it's pasteurized. I'll take 1/3 lb of that one, please."
To his credit, he didn't say anything else after that, but man - leave the pregnant woman alone!
Sir, I promise I'm not putting my baby at risk.
Now give me my cheese.
Me: "Hi, we'd like a Brie for tonight - we're having cheese with two friends. We're thinking one brie and one other kind. Surprise us with something good!"
Cheese-monger: "Try this Brie, it's delicious." [Add in some other mumbo jumbo about flavors, etc.]
"Oh and it is a pasteurized cheese."
Me (smiling): "Oh great, we definitely want to do all pasteurized cheeses."
[At this point the cheese guy seems to comprehend what I was saying. He looks up slowly with an eyebrow raised as he slides over two samples of gooey Brie]
Cheese-monger: "I'm sure your doctor also told you that you shouldn't be eating soft cheese while pregnant, right?"
Me (still smiling - and totally while taking and eating my sample): "Brie is fine, as long as it's pasteurized. I'll take 1/3 lb of that one, please."
To his credit, he didn't say anything else after that, but man - leave the pregnant woman alone!
Sir, I promise I'm not putting my baby at risk.
Now give me my cheese.
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