Lunch plans have changed.

@besweet (9862)
Ireland
March 6, 2020 9:00am CST
Every Friday, it has become a tradition to cook grilled fish. My husband's favorite is seabass and I also like a local fish from the market. The routine includes going to the vegetable market to buy the greens for the side dish and then go for the fresh fish. We finished all other tasks and arrived at the fish market, just to find out that today they didn't have any deliveries. They said that nothing is fresh and they will not have delivery until tomorrow. Tomorrow I am working, this means we have to wait for next Friday. I wonder if it has to do with the virus, everything seems to be slowing doing and many things are going out of stock. I didn't expect that to happen with fish deliveries but who knows. What did you have for lunch today?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458067)
• Switzerland
6 Mar 20
No meat today, is Friday and it's Lent. I had pasta for lunch, I will prepare salmon fillets for dinner. We have no problems with the food for the moment.
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@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
6 Mar 20
@LadyDuck We have the same tradition for Friday. Eventually we had take away chicken for lunch because I didn't have a back up plan. I never expected that, usually if our first choice of fish isn't available they will have something else fresh. Let's see what happens next week.I don't know exactly what was the reason for this fish delivery problem, it was my assumption. It's good that you don't have any issues with food.
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Marlina
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
6 Mar 20
Anna @LadyDuck Glad that you have no problem with the food supply.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458067)
• Switzerland
6 Mar 20
@besweet People are not stocking so much as they did two weeks ago.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
6 Mar 20
When we were in Greece many years ago and remember this well.We stop and visit with the fisherman/ My husband is Greek and he parents came from there.
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
6 Mar 20
The fresh fish in the mediterranean is amazing. Since you are married to a Greek you must have tried all the local food! Do you also have fish Fridays with the parents? It's very traditional in Greece, for Fridays and Saturdays. Currently I am not in Greece because of work, but we try to keep our tradition and feel like we are closer to home.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
6 Mar 20
@besweet Oh yes.Being Catholics we did.For a long time as I got older then things changes
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snowy
@snowy22315 (169937)
• United States
6 Mar 20
I haven't had lunch yet, as it is only 10:09 AM here. I think I will probably have soup though.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (169937)
• United States
6 Mar 20
@besweet Another good choice!
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
6 Mar 20
@snowy22315 Thank you! What kind of soup are you planning to make?
besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
6 Mar 20
Good morning for your part of the world! Soup sounds nice We ended up having grilled chicken instead of fish.
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rappeter13
@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
8 Mar 20
I like to eat fish, but I don't eat it that often. I had soup, mashed potatoes and schnitzel.
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rappeter13
@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
11 Mar 20
@besweet I can relate to that. You feel more connected to your culture once you don't live in it anymore.
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
11 Mar 20
@rappeter13 Yes it's some kind of nostalgia I think. When we take everything for granted it doesn't seem so important but when we go away it is different.
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@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
11 Mar 20
Sounds like a great meal! I wasn't eating before either. Only if someone cooked for me. But now being away from home is making me want to keep these traditions.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
6 Mar 20
Sorry you weren't able to get your fish and I'm sure it's disappointing especially when you were looking forward to it.
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@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
6 Mar 20
It was dissappointing indeed, and unexpected because it has never happened before. I wasn't prepared to cook anything else and we had take away for lunch eventually.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
6 Mar 20
I love fish and seabass is one of my favorites. I had a slice of rye bread with salami for brunch.
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
6 Mar 20
Are you having many small meals per day? I also decided to eat intermediate small meals it's healthier and I eat less during lunch time also.
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
6 Mar 20
@thelme55 It sounds like you have found what works for you! I am planning to follow this 6 meal per day plan and see how it goes. There are many different dietary plans that we can follow, it depends on what works for each one of us.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
6 Mar 20
@besweet No, I don´t. I only eat twice a day and have peanuts as snack for late evening.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (169937)
• United States
18 Feb 21
I had the remains of a pizza bowl. It was yummy.
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Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
21 Feb 21
Sorry to hear this I hope they get some in soon.
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Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
22 Feb 21
@besweet Glad to hear it
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
22 Feb 21
?es everything is back to normal now!
ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
7 Mar 20
I loved grilled sea brass too. In fact I loved all types of fishes.
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
7 Mar 20
They are very tasty and healthy, even without any spices or additional flavor. It's our favorite meal!
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
8 Mar 20
@id_peace Salt of course, I almost forgot! Salt and lemon.
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
7 Mar 20
Just a little salt
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86755)
• United States
1 Apr
No lunch today..Easter and we had just noodles.
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
1 Apr
That sounds nice, I like noodles too!
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134456)
• Roseburg, Oregon
1 Apr
What did you have in place of the fish. I just had a peanut butter sandwich.
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
1 Apr
I am trying to remember because it was a long time back. I usually have a frozen meal for back up, and pasta or a sandwitch would be a good idea as well.
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Sharon
@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
8 Mar 20
I'm so sorry you didn't get to have your fish dinner. Hopefully fish will be there next week.
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
8 Mar 20
I hope it will be! Thanks for your comment!
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Sharon
@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
12 Mar 20
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DianneN
@DianneN (246722)
• United States
11 Mar 20
I’m sure that lots of things aren’t being delivered due to the corona virus. I love sea bass, too.
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@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
11 Mar 20
That's true, although it was announced that all the products will continue to be imported normally. Fish came this week again, hope it will be fresh this Friday!
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DianneN
@DianneN (246722)
• United States
11 Mar 20
@besweet I’m sure it will be fresh.
jaishankar
@Shivram59 (31768)
• India
1 Apr
@besweet I'm a vegetarian and I eat only once a day.No breakfast;no lunch.Dinner at around 9 pm is sufficient for me.I'm absolutely fit.
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@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
1 Apr
I wouldn't be able to perform on my daily tasks with just one meal, it sounds really difficult.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (31768)
• India
1 Apr
@besweet I understand.Most people eat at least thrice a day.But for me it has been a part of my routine for last more than 10 years.
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aubrey
@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
9 Mar 20
Nice to learn your tradition of grilled fish every Friday. Here people usually cook ginisang munggo every Friday. Many are now affected by the virus
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besweet
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
11 Mar 20
What is ginisang munggo? I have never heard of it before.
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306120)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Mar 20
Maybe it's time to buy a fishing rod, lures, and bait. I've heard deliveries are slowing down all over. I haven't seen it here yet, but I'm sure it's coming.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 20
It's not just the worry about getting the virus but wondering what supplies are likely to dry up. Possibly anything made in China might become hard to get - things like batteries perhaps. It's all a bit of an unknown, isn't it?
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@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
7 Mar 20
Many items are made in China, and parts of other items produced elsewhere. I think it will be a big problem. Here we have the first problems with the materials in the companies, the orders are delaying and the prices are going up. So the clients are complaining and also the companies are losing money from the price difference if it's not included in the contracts.