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Grilled chicken breast, spinach linguine served al dente, and peppercorn white sauce; coupled with a side salad of spring greens, roasted almonds, and a light raspberry vinaigrette.

"What do you think of supper?" I asked.

"Um. It is good," came the somewhat hesitant reply.

I could tell that my husband was holding something back.

"Seriously, what do you think? You can be honest. I won't be hurt," I lied.

I really was not expecting this negative review of my cooking.

"Well... I am a little confused as to why there is biscuit gravy on my noodles."

Stunned silence was quickly followed by a search of the internet for recipes.

The dude was right.

White sauce is, in fact, served as biscuit gravy in the south.

We finished the meal amid a gastronomical haze of confusion and appreciation of yet another cultural difference.