That could be. But to be honest, in recent years, I think I have noticed more under cooked veggies than overcooked in a restaurant setting. Sort of lightly steamed seems to be the trend these days in restaurants. If you are going to cook a veggie, at least cook it a little.
Yup. We aren't into 'wham bam, thank you ma'am' style service at a sitdown restaurant. Beyond the food itself, we prefer some background entertainment, a few courses, and a good relaxed atmosphere. Some nights, sure, we would hop over to a buffet or even order room service, but a leisurely meal and great evening entertainment are really what set cruising apart.
DCL does cook the vegetables. There isn't any problem with them in my experience of 6 cruises. Vegetables aren't supposed to be soggy.
I feel the same way. To me, if the vegetable doesn’t have some bite to it, it’s overcooked. No mushy veggies please. Definitely seems to be subjective though—I never realized there was such a big divide on vegetable cooking!
This sounds more like they might be having staffing training issues in the kitchen with cruising so recently resumed. Reminds me of last summer at WDW—some of the restaurants were just “off” when they reopened as staff were moved around between roles. That’s too bad.
LOL. See to me, cooked vegetables would be close to soggy because......drum roll....they are cooked. Steamed vegetables would be crisp, warmed but closer to raw. Like I said, it appears to the cooking trend to cook veggies less. And for a cruise line it is pretty amazing that they can prepare hundreds of meals without overcooking something.
You mean overcooked.
No, seriously, there is a difference between steamed and cooked. And cooked does not have to be overcooked.
Steaming is a form of cooking.
Cooking........lite.
There is an middle ground between crunchy and mushy that is the perfect cook for a vegetable. You don't need to go so far as to have the vegetable lose it's integrity for it to be cooked. My mom used to boil the heck out of vegetables and, not surprisingly, none of us liked vegetables growing up. It was only after I had them cooked properly, meaning not mushy, that I started loving veggies. Anyone who says that they don't like certain veggies should learn how to properly cook them. It makes a huge difference.
Except kale. Kale is a lost cause.
100% agree with you. Kale is horrendous. It should have stayed as the greenery in the seafood case. I am pretty sure we were not meant to eat kale. Lol
I love kale. You probably just haven't had it well prepared. It does need some seasoning, but when it's well made, it's very good.
Nah, kale is very bitter. I am a super taster so I taste things more then the average person. I eat a huge variety of food but there are a few that are so off putting to me, no matter how they are prepared. I love onions, garlic, broccoli, cabbage, etc but to me, kale, brussel sprouts, and avocados are horrible.
Unfortunately, it seems there is a big divide over everything these days, go figure.
I have had a couple of people say the same thing. To the point they brought me samples. Nope. Still kale, not fit for human consumption
