Scallion Gratin

20221015 #breakfastdiary 570, 20°C/partly cloudy I ate breakfast so slowly today that it was already time for lunch by the time I finished. Make a #roux with butter, flour, milk, and heavy cream, seasoned with pepper, salt, and Parmesan. In a heated pan with olive oil, blanch the prettiest scallions in the world, cut into bite-sized pieces. Pour some roux into a baking dish and lay the scallions neatly on top. Pour more roux over them, add scallions, chopped salami, and green peas, then bake at 180°C for 30 minutes. Finish with pepper and pink peppercorns before eating. #scalliongratin This is my #myfrenchstyleovendish recipe. At Belgian and German train stations, announcements are mostly about departure times and locations, delays, or platform changes. On subways and buses, they announce destinations, and in Germany, where masks are mandatory, mask announcements come in both German and English. That's about it. Korea is different. Every time a subway car's doors open and close, there's an announcement telling you they're opening, they're closing, be careful. Since COVID-19, every bus ride comes with a mask reminder — not just when you board, but every time anyone else boards too. In other words, what Germany and Belgium reserve for truly necessary announcements, Korea treats as a kind of customer-care service. At first glance, Korea looks more customer-centered. But think again, and it seems more about the service provider showing off their diligence through that so-called consideration than about the customer at all. Robert Fouser, Announcements: Between Consideration and Control