I had just eaten the first half of a great sandwich from Zingerman's and was
preparing to tear into the remaining half when a big, juicy earthwork crawled
out from the lettuce onto the white paper plate.  Needless to say, I ended
my meal at that point.  I could not find another worm so I am hoping there
was only one.  

This was of ample size to put on a hook and go after bass!

This happened 12 days ago, but I left on a trip and have not been signed on
to Grex until today.  

Anyone else have such an experience?

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er, that should be earthWORM!

Do you know what's worse than finding a worm in your sandwich? Finding
half a worm.

Gack, no, I haven't had that experience. And I eat at Zingerman's
a lot.

Did you inform the management?

I rather liked earthwork.  Perhaps earthworker ;)  I'm shure the earth-
worm was happy too!  (Did you show it to the staff? Or just yell "Hay!
What's this earthworm doing in my sandwich!")

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I did not inform them.  I got the sandwich because I was taking off as soon
as possible.  

Jerry and I found a cockroach crossing our table as we were finishing dinner
at Seva a few months ago.  Needless to say we lost our appetites.  Jerry
caught it and gave it to the manager as a present.  She gave us our dinner
for free.  We almost gave it back to her.  Haven't been able to eat there
since.  But we will get over it.  we do like Seva a lot otherwise.
Marc, tell them at Zingerman's (they will probably give you a free
sandwhich-but order one without lettuce.)
I recently saw a TV program that talked about insects and insect parts in
prepared food and in restaurants.  Turned my stomach but hasn't stopped me
from eating out or buying prepared foods.

You just need to be less sensitive to the thought of foods that are
common elsewhere in the world, if not locally. Insects are eaten
with relish (even without) throughout the world. In fact, it is a rather
peculiar food preference of Americans that they react negatively to
insects. Next time you have lobster just think that it is just a large
insect (well, phylum Arthropoda - same idea).

I guess that knowing it is "probably there" but not seeing it is nowhere near
the revulsion you experience when you actually see it.  Actually the sandwich
from Zing's was quite good - smoked turkey!  If I order it again, it will
undergo a class A inspection before I munch.

Funny, it didn't bother Nancy (my wife) at all.  Her only comment was
something to the effect "you don't wash very many vegetables!"

You are probably corrct, Rane, in saying that I "should" become less sensitive
to the thought of eating food eaten very easily by others.  Unfortunately,
I don't even eat lobster because of it's appearance.  And worse of all, I find
it almost impossible to eat anything I see alive (by that I mean if I have
seen the exact creature being offered to me, before it is killed.)  

Now if I could do everything I "should" I would be a very special person
indeed.  

Worms and insects, IF they were planned as part of the meal, could be ok. 
At least the sanitary conditions under which they were kept would be a
controlled environment.  If the worm or cockroach is a "surprise" I think the
sanitary conditions are in question.  Who knows what rotting material is also
along for the ride?

I think I was desensitized to this sort of thing by going to school at Tappan
for two years.  There, it was not uncommon to see cocroaches walking across
the pizza in the cafeteria line.

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