I saw a person order hot water and a lemon recently. First time I had ever heard of that. What's the deal with hot water and a lemon? Do the lemon juices extract better or faster in hot water? Does it taste better in hot water as opposed to cold water? I just don't get it....
This makes sense although I have known people who do drink just the hot water w/lemon, no sneaky tea , claiming it helps their digestion, or they will add a spot of honey to it for a sore throat. While a valid point, not everyone does it just to screw with the wait staff or restaurant. I imagine this non-tea water is probably the exception not the norm but my late stepfather did this (just straight hot water/lemon, sometimes honey if it wasn't a bother and which he happily paid and/or tipped extra for) , so I hope the wait staff could wait a bit before assuming the worst in this case, Not everyone has ulterior motives, that's all I wanted to say :) Great tips otherwise!
I saw a person order hot water and a lemon recently. First time I had ever heard of that. What's the deal with hot water and a lemon? Do the lemon juices extract better or faster in hot water? Does it taste better in hot water as opposed to cold water? I just don't get it....
ReplyDeleteUsually women ask for hot water and lemon because they have a tea bag in their purse.
ReplyDeleteThis makes sense although I have known people who do drink just the hot water w/lemon, no sneaky tea , claiming it helps their digestion, or they will add a spot of honey to it for a sore throat. While a valid point, not everyone does it just to screw with the wait staff or restaurant. I imagine this non-tea water is probably the exception not the norm but my late stepfather did this (just straight hot water/lemon, sometimes honey if it wasn't a bother and which he happily paid and/or tipped extra for) , so I hope the wait staff could wait a bit before assuming the worst in this case, Not everyone has ulterior motives, that's all I wanted to say :) Great tips otherwise!
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