Mahow's all new, all new, all new food thread

[-james-]

I agree there's too much going on there. On a plate, fine, but not in a sandwich.

[Giggles]

Was there not enough sauce?

Not enough salt.

[Spikey M]

I agree there's too much going on there. On a plate, fine, but not in a sandwich.

I'd rather have Giggles' raped roll.

[Giggles]

Chicken pathia for the tea.

https://i.imgur.com/WoQyOf8.jpg

[Ian]

That looks ace. I've got a portion of moussaka my mum made.

[Giggles]

I put a little too much lemon juice in it but it was still good.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.mala-gruzja.pl/index.php?lang=en

Went there last night and it was fantastic.

Got to try the meat chaczapuri (their style of pizza), Georgian soup dumplings and a special set of grilled meats.

[Giggles]

I got a weird korma last night, that was still lovely but unlike one that I ever tasted before, more lemony and none of the usual sweetness. Also got the worst-looking, nicest-tasting chips with it.


https://i.imgur.com/NCCCE8M.png

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://zebraikosci.pl/

Here for lunch today and it was a belter, proper meat lovers type place.

I had the Lamb chops with mash, leeks, oyster mushrooms, asparagus, spring onions and selection of sauces. Also got to try the chicken breast and some ribs.

https://s3.gifyu.com/images/IMG_20190526_140947.jpg

[John]

Those chips look like they've been left outside for a month before serving. They might taste lovely, but I don't think I'd have the bottle to put my hand in that box never mind lift one to my face.

[Giggles]

They were absolutely savage. I took some look at them when I opened the box though.

[randomlegend]

IDK how the fiance fucked the photos up so much but anyway:

https://i.imgur.com/OT8BfUL.jpg

Pork belly bao.

https://i.imgur.com/p8x0uHp.jpg

Venison, beetroot puree, potato fondant, roast beetroot, asparagus, blackberries, venison and port sauce.

https://i.imgur.com/kW0oHbn.jpg

Dark chocolate cremeux, mango jelly, chocolate sable, mango ice cream, passion fruit, passion fruit powder.

Starter and dessert I was really happy with. Both came out lovely.

The main needed work I thought. The recipes I used for both the puree and the sauce I thought seemed to have quite a lot of vinegar in, which came through at the end IMO (although nobody else seemed to notice). The venison itself was great though.

[-james-]

It's a shame you dropped the dessert.

[randomlegend]

Lewis did that joke last time.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It is apt though.

[randomlegend]

It's pretty bog standard dessert presentation for NOWADAYS tbh.

[Lewis]

I had a Pizza Hut pizza to myself and now I feel like shit.

[randomlegend]

The girl is 5 foot 2 and about 8 stone and can put away a large dominoes to herself. She can genuinely eat more than me. It's amazing.

[Lewis]

My manlet friend used to be like that when we were kids, and then his metabolism just went. He packs weight on these days looking at food.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's pretty bog standard dessert presentation for NOWADAYS tbh.

You're right although I'm not a fan.

[Shindig]

The girl is 5 foot 2 and about 8 stone and can put away a large dominoes to herself. She can genuinely eat more than me. It's amazing.

It's terrifying, to be honest. If I'm packing food away like that, I want repercussions.

[Pepe]

I had a Pizza Hut pizza to myself and now I feel like shit.

What size we talkin about?

[Giggles]

I got beef ribs yesterday that were savage.

[Giggles]

Yes.


https://i.imgur.com/o9netst.jpg

[Spikey M]

Cunt

[Ian]

:drool:

[John]

Not a bad looking box that. Salt & chilli?

[Giggles]

Not a bad looking box that. Salt & chilli?

Yep, chicken, chips, chicken balls, ribs, and wings. From a new spot that I ordered from on the bus home, but I'll get it again.

[Adamski]

Oh my. Terrific.

[Baz]

How much was it?

[Giggles]

€12.99.

[Ian]

I'm not the biggest fan of wings and I've never had salt and chilli ribs. I feel like I should rectify that.

[Spikey M]

I'm not the biggest fan of wings

You shut your whore mouth.

[Lewis]

Chicken wings are absolute shit. It's like trying to eat a slice of ham out of a closed fist.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Deviant pricks.

Wings are the best chicken piece.

[Pepe]

:face:

[Spikey M]

I've learnt some pretty distressing news about people I once loved and respected here.

[Ian]

They're tasty but also a faff.

[Giggles]

I never like the idea of wings til I have them and they're class.

[Spikey M]

They're tasty but also a faff.

Pomegranates are a faff and unless pre-prepared are not to be bothered with. Chicken wings, are not a faff. The only slight inconvenience is pulling the chicken from between the bones.

Regardless of any conceived faff, the skin:meat ratio is at it's most perfect, and for that reason alone should be enough to convince anyone to put in a bit of graft.

[Adamski]

Chicken wings are absolute god tier.

[phonics]

Depends. Think drumsticks are superior imo.

[Giggles]

I'd still rather a goujon any day. Or 12 of them.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Thighs >>>>

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wing > thigh > breast > leg.

[Shindig]

Thigh, leg, breast, other.

[Giggles]

Breast > processed > thigh > wing > leg.

It's all good though.

[Spikey M]

Arse > breast

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

No wonder you were telling Magic to go gay.

[Ian]

White chocolate Coco Pops are going to be a thing. Humanity has gone too far this time.

[Raoul Duke]

White chocolate Coco Pops are going to be a thing. Humanity has gone too far this time.

Sounds mega. I like both those things :drool:

[Disco]

If they get rid of the 'Coco' don't they have to change the name?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Honky Pops.

[Spikey M]

Snap, Cracker and pop.

[Ian]

Sounds mega. I like both those things :drool:

Yeah but I don't want white chocolate in my milk.

[John]

White chocolate is good on its own, but with the exception of Sainsbury's cookies and white Kit Kat Chunky it's crap in other things.

[Mazuuurk]

White chocolate is an odd one for me. It can be one of the best sweets there are sometimes (once I had a White Chocolate Ice Cream in France that is to this day the best Ice Cream I've eaten), and sometimes it can just taste really weirdly, artificially sweet.

[Disco]

Because it is, there's no cocoa in it to balance out the sugar so it's just sickly sweet most of the time.

[SvN]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/816PMFazkiL._SL1500_.jpg

:drool:

[Giggles]

Handy, though I don't know why you'd want to peel a peach.


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[randomlegend]

White chocolate is good with something sour like rhubarb or tropical fruits. On its own it's shit.

[Boydy]

White chocolate is good with something sour like rhubarb or tropical fruits. On its own it's shit.

You mean bitter.

[randomlegend]

Don't you fucking start...

[Boydy]

I suppose they're the same thing anyway.

[randomlegend]

https://i.imgur.com/JuXhKvK.gif?1

[igor_balis]

It's div chocolate for girls who drive fiat 500s.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Been a long time since I had Cypriot food so decided to go to Cyprus for a few days.

Had freshly made pitta bread (they had to bring over another table as it was so large), dolmades, sheftalia and lamb shish.

So fucking good.

[Ian]

Christ knows how much you must spend when you fancy a Chinese.

[Smjffy]

I'd just go to my local bookies and bite one tbh.

[Giggles]

Beige good.

https://i.imgur.com/LVRLezR.jpg

[Pepe]

Is that orange thing "cheese?" :sick:

[Giggles]

Is that orange thing "cheese?" :sick:

Yes, "cheddar".

[Giggles]

Though of all the targets on that plate, lol at a yank pointing out a dairy product :D

[Pepe]

I'm not a yank.

Everything else looks good. :thbup:

[Spikey M]

Cheddar isn't orange? Looks like Red Leicester or some shit.

[Pepe]

Looks like the junk they put on "tacos" over here. Vile stuff.

[Giggles]

Cheddar isn't orange? Looks like Red Leicester or some shit.

Says cheddar on the bag anyway.

[Spikey M]

Bag? You haven't bought pre grated cheese Giggs? It's about 90% potato starch. Come on lad.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You can see from the shape its pre-grated.

[Giggles]

Bag? You haven't bought pre grated cheese Giggs? It's about 90% potato starch. Come on lad.

It's too handy. I don't own a grater anyway apart from the little fine one with the handle.

I buy my cheese in slices or in a bag for everyday use. If I'm buying blocks then it'll be blue or brie or something.

[Giggles]

Also, the Mrs made a red velvet cake yesterday :drool:

https://i.imgur.com/CRhpg0K.jpg

[Smjffy]

Nice quick tea. Hake with some paprika and garlic with the creamy potato with a side of £1 bag veg. Bargain.

https://i.imgur.com/8pSCLAY.jpg

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I had mixed shish (some beef, pork, chicken, lamb and sheftalia) for late lunch and just had a scoop of mastic (tree sap) ice cream and one of rose and milk.

[Giggles]

I had mixed shish (some beef, pork, chicken, lamb and sheftalia) for late lunch and just had a scoop of mastic (tree sap) ice cream and one of rose and milk.

The meat part sounds class but I'm not sure about tree sap ice cream. Plus the last time I used something called mastic I was fitting a sink.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastic_%28plant_resin%29?wprov=sfla1

It's delicious but really different to anything else. It's a bit like a sweet pine with a bit of nuttiness to me.

[Ian]

I don't have a picture of mine but I made this yesterday: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/pearl-barley-bacon-leek-casserole
Tasty but pearl barley is a bit weird.

Tonight it's gonna be this: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/super-smoky-bacon-tomato-spaghetti

[Pepe]

Mahow being a food wanker is one of the biggest mismatches on the forum. You would expect him to live on a Mountain Dew and Cheetos diet, not taking culinary trips and preparing cider gastrique in his kitchen.

[Ian]

And going to Cyprus because he fancies a kebab.

[Baz]

Plus the last time I used something called mastic I was fitting a sink.:D

Indeed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mahow being a food wanker is one of the biggest mismatches on the forum. You would expect him to live on a Mountain Dew and Cheetos diet, not taking culinary trips and preparing cider gastrique in his kitchen.

I could quite happily do beige food as well though.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is 'beige food' a thing, or just a TTH thing? I like it.

[Giggles]

I never heard it here if it has been said, herself always says it.

[SvN]

My wife calls it "brown food". Sometimes it's all I feel like eating.

[Ian]

Beige / brown food are used in our family too.

Love a beigebrown dinner.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://i.imgur.com/GAXvDDn.jpg

Octopus :drool:

Also had a couple of oysters, some whitebait and some calamari to start with freshly baked bread.

[Smjffy]

Fucking hell, Mahow. You went to space for Octopus?!

[Kikó]

Grilled octopus is brilliant.

[Ian]

I cooked myself a hache steak tonight. I mean it's just a really nice burger but.... well, yeah, it was a really nice burger. Fried up some onions and put some harissa mayo on it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kleftico:

https://i.imgur.com/mrzzx8U.jpg

Loukoumades:

https://i.imgur.com/7SxZdcB.jpg

Generally these little doughnuts (they're a bit lighter than a doughnut though) are doused in honey but the place I went to have a lot more variety so I went with praline chocolate sauce. I did also try the honey ones and they're just outstanding. Annoying that I only found the place today (the area is so touristy that not many places will do authentic stuff) but probably for the best as I don't get full on them.

[Giggles]

Is that the bottom one? They look like slugs.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They might not look the best but freshly made little balls of fried dough covered in what is basically warm Nutella sauce? Fucking delicious.

[Giggles]

I could see it better when I zoomed in (on the mobile). They do look good.

[mugbull]

I ate loukoumades once and have been trying to find it ever since. It’s so unbelievably good

[Adamski]

Anyone in Birmingham? Need a curry recommendation for tonight.

Also in Southampton/Brighton for the next week - anyone any food recommendations there? Can’t remember who lived there - SvN Andy Offshore Toon niko_cee

[Kikó]

I've been to east2east I few times and it's a good place for a curry
east2east - Birmingham
197 Broad St, Birmingham B15 1AY, UK
+44 121 643 4808
https://maps.app.goo.gl/yWZKtVCQN9TMKEgs7

[niko_cee]

Terre a Terre is good in Brighton, although it is a vegetarian gaff. Food for Friends too but same applies. But, you know, when in Rome and all that.

Otherwise, I don't know, that 62 degrees place is meant to be good (I think that's it's name) and there's a micro chain of places called the ginger x,y or z which is meant to be good (think it has something to do with masterchef).

I remember going to a Turkish/Persian place on Church Road in Hove a wile back which was decent.

The Chinese all flock to some fish and chip place called The Regency on the sea front, which, despite that billing, is meant to be good.

Casa Don Carlos is decent if you don't mind tapas places.

[SvN]

Anyone in Birmingham? Need a curry recommendation for tonight.

Also in Southampton/Brighton for the next week - anyone any food recommendations there? Can’t remember who lived there - SvN Andy Offshore Toon niko_cee

I haven't lived there in 5 years, but this was great back then - https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186402-d1741143-Reviews-Pushkar-Birmingham_West_Midlands_England.html

On the expensive side, but superb food and service. Great cocktails too, according to the wife.

[Kikó]

niko_cee do you have any recommendations for Jersey?

[niko_cee]

I like El Tico on the west coast. But maybe mostly for the vibe when it's sunny. The food is good and if you're there for an evening when it's warm and sunny I can imagine it's a pretty great place. I think they have loads of good places over there. I went to that Bohemia place years ago and thought it was really excellent, and comparatively bargainous for a starred joint. I think they have a few Michelin type places if that's your bag - they've defnitely had a few great british menu folk I think. Being the owner of multiple children most of the places I go to are't necessarily that great. The original crab shack in Gorey is decent, and there's another place there down by the harbour which I remember being good a few years ago. Offy's probably more your man though, even if he no longer lives there. I go over there most years, but tend to do the same things, none of which are particularly focused on food excellence.

Hierarchy of importance - Does it open at 5.30? Does it have a kids menu? Is is ostensibly decent?

Maybe I need a niko recommends tag.

[Kikó]

Still relatively useful. I'm thinking Offy will sort out the ket.

The British menu one is called Samphire. £130 for their taster menu. 😨

[niko_cee]

Yeah, things have changed and prices have aligned somewhat. When I did that Bohemia place it was c.£50 for 3 courses (with a few micro ones in between) when you'd have been looking at easily double that in London. Quality was equivalent.

There's also a cracking beach pizza place on, I think, Portlet beach. It's not necessarily the best pizza ever, but, again, the location on a good day is second to none.

[Adamski]

Cheers guys.

Forgot to check back after posting but Pushkar was where I picked SvN as it was top of Deliveroo. British curry of the year last year. Was awesome.

[Adamski]

Went to a BBQ place in Southampton after a loooooong day at Peppa Pig World.

This was worth the wait though :drool:

https://s3.gifyu.com/images/66944DF4-343A-4F92-8F0C-2F685F76EC08.gif

[SvN]

Are you doing a tour of the cities I've lived in?

[Boydy]

Went to a BBQ place in Southampton after a loooooong day at Peppa Pig World.


You took your kid to see Peppa then to go eat him?

[Adamski]

Peppa is a girl. Get with it Boydy.

SvN seems that way! I didn’t realise you had lived here to be fair. Didn’t see much of it really, heading to Brighton later on today.

[Boydy]

Peppa is a girl. Get with it Boydy.

Okay, but still a pig.

[Lewis]

How much was all that? Might be worth a trip over.

[Adamski]

How much was all that? Might be worth a trip over.

Not cheap : D. That was £45 worth.

[phonics]

Not cheap : D. That was £45 worth.

That's about a tenner more than a dirt delivery chinese meal here :moop:

[Spikey M]

It's about a standard Indian here so I'm not too sure what's going on.

[Ian]

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Might be an absolute disaster but I'm definitely going to try it.

For science, you understand.

[mugbull]

I tried poutine once, was shit. Didn’t even taste like anything, which is made worse by the fact that it’s literally the unhealthiest food you could possibly eat

[Ian]

That sounds almost impressive, to make something with a combination of cheese and gravy taste of nothing.

[Giggles]

Is the gravy on poutine like that American pale beige sauce or like English greehhveeehhhh.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

From pictures I've seen it looks to be closer to our stuff.

[mugbull]

That sounds almost impressive, to make something with a combination of cheese and gravy taste of nothing.

Gravy already tastes like warm nothing, and it’s not like the cheese curds were made from sumptuous brie. And soggy fries also have no taste or texture.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You've only tried American 'gravy' though, right?

[mugbull]

Well, the Canadian. Which is what poutine is.

[Ian]

If the gravy tastes of nothing then what the fuck are you lot up to?

[Boydy]

I doubt it's better than chips, cheese and gravy (proper gravy, not watery shite you get in the south of England, thick like tar) anyway.

[-james-]

I made a veg paella last night and it was pretty brilliant. Easier than I expected it to be, too. Like risotto but you don't have to spend your evening standing there stirring it.

[Boydy]

I made a veg paella last night and it was pretty brilliant. Easier than I expected it to be, too. Like risotto but you don't have to spend your evening standing there stirring it.

Did you follow a recipe?

[-james-]

Did you follow a recipe?

Yes, the one in this (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rose-Elliots-New-Complete-Vegetarian/dp/0007325614/ref=asc_df_0007325614/) excellent book.

Here's (https://imgur.com/a/ehjEB71) a picture of it because I'm a good guy. I wasn't overly sold on the artichokes so you could leave them out, or just chop them up smallish if you put them in. I lobbed some runner beans in which were good. Chickpeas or beans are probably good in it. Don't skimp on the paprika.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Raspberry lemonade gelato :drool:

[randomlegend]

dOn'T yOu MeAn IcE cReAm??!11??11

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It was a touch bitter too but it worked well.

[Adamski]

Went for some top quality lunching today at The Salt Room in Brighton.

Seafood haters looks away now:

Cider cured sea trout with ponzu, apple & kohlrabi..

https://i.imgur.com/qn9n7T0.jpg

Scallops with smoked paprika, lime & coral butter.

https://i.imgur.com/vTEJhYl.jpg

Octopus with white beans, cider and seaweed gremolata

https://i.imgur.com/rJvp6qw.jpg

Salt cod fritters with whipped smoked cods roe.

https://i.imgur.com/L8RcgIN.jpg

BBQ monkfish with char siu, crispy pork belly and sweetcorn

https://i.imgur.com/KkOzIQj.jpg

[Lewis]

I tried poutine once, was shit. Didn’t even taste like anything, which is made worse by the fact that it’s literally the unhealthiest food you could possibly eat

'This'. Calm down on gravy though lad.

[phonics]

Currywurst is my tip for 'National dish that everyone raves about but is actually awful'.

[mugbull]

Yeah I agree

[Jimmy Floyd]

Thirded. Weisswurst is the wurst you need. Preferably with a beer at about 8.45am.

[Spikey M]

What's the one with cheese in it? As in mixed in with the meat. That's the best'un. Extra cheese on top, onion, sauerkraut, mustard.

I'm fucking hungry now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm a big fan of currywurst.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've had a thing called Käsewurst which was a sausage with cheese piped into it like a jam doughnut. Interesting, quite nice, but ultimately quite perverted.

[Spikey M]

I've had a thing called Käsewurst which was a sausage with cheese piped into it like a jam doughnut. Interesting, quite nice, but ultimately quite perverted.

It wasn't that. The cheese was just within the sausage meat. It would have been mixed in before going in the skin. It was at a Garden Centres 'Bavarian Christmas Market' so it may not actually be a thing outside of the place. It was good though.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Googling käsewurst actually brings up what you say rather than what I said, so it might just have been another one of my sausage dreams.

[Shindig]

I'd prefer to watch a sausage being stuffed with liquid cheese, to be honest.

[niko_cee]

Funnily enough I went to The Salt Room at Easter but I wasn't that impressed.

Looks like taking the Jay Rayner approach and just ordering the menu might have been an idea though.

[randomlegend]

Adamski

That looks cracking. The octopus dish especially.

[Spikey M]

Googling käsewurst actually brings up what you say rather than what I said, so it might just have been another one of my sausage dreams.

Upon googling, it seems a likely suspect, although it seems to be served as slices over there. It was just a sausage in a roll here. Ergo, we do it better.

2 World Wars, 1 World Cup, 1 cheesy sausage*

*oi oi.

[niko_cee]

The Australians have something called a Cheese Kransky, which appears to derive from some kind of Balkan heritage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carniolan_sausage), that sounds a bit like that cheese in with the meat sausage.

[mugbull]

Googling käsewurst actually brings up what you say rather than what I said, so it might just have been another one of my sausage dreams.

Well played

[Adamski]

Funnily enough I went to The Salt Room at Easter but I wasn't that impressed.

Looks like taking the Jay Rayner approach and just ordering the menu might have been an idea though.

We got 3 starters and a main to share. It was really good, helps when the weather is good and you can sit outside I guess.

Thinking about 64 degrees north or The Coal Shed for tonight.


Adamski

That looks cracking. The octopus dish especially.

Yeah, that and the scallops were definitely my favourites. Great meal.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, being outside in the sunshine makes it better, particularly with seafood. I think it's more of a lunch place. Didn't help I was camped inside irritatingly close to an extremely drunk couple (the woman complained when they took the salt crust away as she wanted to eat it) who were very 'chatty'.

Bitch also pulled what I thought was an extremely clever (and I would imagine highly infuriating trick for a waiter) whereby she complained that they'd taken her drink (margarita) away before she had finished it. It clearly has only dregs/ice or whatever in it but she was adamant and they had to comp her another one.

[-james-]

Hooked on tamago kake gohan (https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/04/tamago-kake-gohan-egg-rice-tkg-recipe-breakfast.html) at the moment. It's so easy (especially with a rice cooker), and so fucking good that I'm finding it hard to not just have it multiple times a day. Just made it with camargue red rice and it was especially :drool:.

[Baz]

Bitch also pulled what I thought was an extremely clever (and I would imagine highly infuriating trick for a waiter) whereby she complained that they'd taken her drink (margarita) away before she had finished it. It clearly has only dregs/ice or whatever in it but she was adamant and they had to comp her another one.I got kicked out of a club in Chester for posing for a photo with someone elses empty cocktail jug. He took exception to me "stealing his drink" and had a word with the bouncers, who he clearly knew.

Was satisfying seeing the bouncers immediately regret asking me to leave when my mates stag party of about 20 followed me out, before they had chance to buy any drinks.

[Adamski]

About an hour outside of Liverpool where we’re stopping for the night.

Are Almost Famous burgers worth the hype? If not, anything else?

[Shindig]

Hooked on tamago kake gohan (https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/04/tamago-kake-gohan-egg-rice-tkg-recipe-breakfast.html) at the moment. It's so easy (especially with a rice cooker), and so fucking good that I'm finding it hard to not just have it multiple times a day. Just made it with camargue red rice and it was especially :drool:.

I might be into that. Something simple to rattle off after a late shift.

[Pen]

About an hour outside of Liverpool where we’re stopping for the night.

Are Almost Famous burgers worth the hype? If not, anything else?

I think they’re great 👍

I myself just had a delicious shis kebab.

[Adamski]

It was indeed fantastic.

[Giggles]

Curry on the way (as soon as they confirm at 5) :drool:

[Giggles]

The eagle has landed.

https://i.imgur.com/8BngXid.jpg

[Spikey M]

Large doner here for 7.

[Adamski]

Large doner here for 7.

What’s your mum having?

EDIT: Shit, thought that was Mahow.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:harold:

[Giggles]

Making a proper dirty Sunday dinner. It's been too long.

[Kikó]

Xianing (sp) beef noodles for lunch - awesome.
https://i.ibb.co/Bq3K1mz/Whats-App-Image-2019-07-07-at-15-07-37.jpg

[Giggles]

https://i.imgur.com/Y53wjcD.jpg

[Kikó]

What are the bottom two fritter things?

[Giggles]

What are the bottom two fritter things?

Potato croquettes. Just mash mixed with some flour and onion, and breadcrumbed.

[Kikó]

Fuck that's good.

[Giggles]

Mash Direct do ones nice enough that there's barely any point making them.

[SincereTheRebel]

Im not the biggest fan of ready meals but I had one of those on Saturday night and it was ridiculously tasty.


https://centra.ie/thumbnail/800x800/var/files/brandbank/5010228000893-9655-64bb0f-McCain-Oven-Baked-Jackets-4-Jacket-Potatoes-800g.jpg

[Smjffy]

:nono: Ready made jackets.....FML. It would have probably been cheaper to buy four spuds, slap some olive oil and sea salt on then bang it in the oven.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck microwaved jackets too.

[-james-]

:nono: Ready made jackets.....FML. It would have probably been cheaper to buy four spuds, slap some olive oil and sea salt on then bang it in the oven.

Cheaper, yeah, but real ones take well over an hour vs about 5 minutes for Sincere's.

[Spikey M]

Those jacket potatoes are fine for a quick lunch.

[Ian]

Yeah they're fine if speed is the key thing.

[SincereTheRebel]

I dont own a microwave and it took her about 40 minutes in the oven. I thought it would be awful, but I was shocked. For 40 minutes, I would rather do a proper one but still. Surprised.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Are all jacket potatoes female or was it just that one?

[Smjffy]

:D You have got to be kidding me.....I'm surprised they weren't inedible. It's all about the skin for me, a jacket needs to be crunchy. I imagined the microwaved ones would be a soggy mess.

[Ian]

The skin stays firm enough so it doesn't fall apart as it's already been baked or par-baked or whatever but they definitely don't crisp up in the microwave.

[SincereTheRebel]

I know you can shortcut it in the microwave for 5 minutes and then put it in the oven.

[mugbull]

Baked sweet potatoes are the shit

[Smjffy]

I'm so curious that I might go and grab a box. Four in a box, are they a decent size or do they shrink, Sincere?

[SincereTheRebel]

No, they are a good size. I dont trust microwaves so dont know what happenes if you use it. Probably explode so I would just oven it for an hour.

[Pepe]

Sweet potatoes might be the worst thing in the whole planet. Vile stuff.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sweet potatoes might be the worst thing in the whole planet. Vile stuff.

I don't understand all the 'hype' they get.

[Pepe]

People seem to like all of their food to be sweet, so I guess that's why they are popular. Another thing I hate is sweet BBQ, which is the only kind you can get over here.

[Smjffy]

BBQ sauce on a pizza....it's up there with pineapple. It just does not go!

I'm going to go through this thread later to see if I can tax any ideas. Any suggestions wouldn't go amiss either tbh.

[Ian]

No, they are a good size. I dont trust microwaves so dont know what happenes if you use it. Probably explode so I would just oven it for an hour.

I mean I use my microwave a lot and it hasn't exploded even once. You'd probably be safe.


I'm so curious that I might go and grab a box. Four in a box, are they a decent size or do they shrink, Sincere?

They've already been partly cooked so the size they are when you take them out the box is the size you're getting once it's cooked.

[mugbull]

Sweet potatoes might be the worst thing in the whole planet. Vile stuff.

Sorry, what? How could they possibly be vile?

[Pepe]

You order some food, which is supposed to come with fries. Your food comes and you get fucking sweet potato fries. One of the worst feelings in the world.

A place around here serves homemade chips (which are almost always shit) with their sandwiches, which is quite common obviously, but in a stroke of absolute evil, they put sugar on them. What the fuck is wrong with these people.

[mugbull]

So you don't like being duped. The first few times I ever tried them was when restaurants would give them to me in fry form when i was expecting real fries and I felt pretty neutral about em. Then I went to a dinner where we were making a bunch of dishes and someone taught me how to make sweet potato fries. They were the best thing I'd ever had. Now I'll bake a sweet potato for fun and eat it with nearly every meal (when I'm living alone). Cut it open, lather it in butter and salt and chives. Oh baby.

Way healthier than pretty much anything else that's equally sweet.

[Pepe]

I don't like being duped. I also don't like sweet potatoes in any form. Not too hard to understand.

[Pepe]

In Mexico some people push carts around that make a really loud whistling noise. They sell sweet potatoes bathed in condensed milk. Can't be the best business around, but who knows.

http://www.elmanana.com.mx/imgs/noticias/original/bc5806db1b9c42a_3bb0f2675a245191e6ba954854364ffc

[Boydy]

Sweet potatoes are okay in their own right but basically anything you try to do with them is better done with an actual potato.

[Pepe]

The state of these fucking cunts. :D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjXGE7TDeKA

[Lewis]

I feel like 'I dont trust microwaves so dont know what happenes if you use it' has gone unnoticed.

[Boydy]

I feel like 'I dont trust microwaves so dont know what happenes if you use it' has gone unnoticed.

:D

When I saw his post about not having a microwave, I just thought 'I bet he's got some weird thing about microwaves'. I wasn't disappointed.

[SincereTheRebel]

I dont know what happenes if you put a spud, inthe microwave.
If you put cold chocolate tea in a microwave. I know it heats it just fine.
If you put a plate of food in a microwave. In the middile with be cold.

[Pepe]

If you put a plate of food in a microwave. In the middile with be cold.

Not if you use a lower power setting.

[John]

'Chocolate tea'. :D

[SvN]

Chocolate tea is what I'm using from now on.

[mugbull]

I think microwaves are overrated for sure. Anything you can do with one you can do with way better results in an oven. They are useful for liquids and little quick things though

[mugbull]

I don't like being duped. I also don't like sweet potatoes in any form. Not too hard to understand.

It isn’t the easiest to understand, to be fair

[Giggles]

I like those McCain baked spuds. They're no different to a potato you do yourself except they don't take about a week to cook.

[Pepe]

I don't have a microwave and I can't remember a single time when I have wished that I did.

[SvN]

We went about a year without one and barely noticed.

[Ian]

I could easily live without one but it can be handy for a quick, no-faff reheat after work.

[Giggles]

I heat beans in mine, or reheat dinners in it. I've also perfected scrambled egg in one and would never eat it again if I had to make it on a pan.

[Pepe]

I don't have a microwave and I can't remember a single time when I have wished that I did.

Scrap that, once I wanted to eat a mealsquare (:cool:) at home and due to the lack of microwave I had to attempt grilling it. It did not go well.

[Boydy]

How do you make rustlers burgers if you don't have a microwave?

[Giggles]

How do you make rustlers burgers if you don't have a microwave?

Quicksters.

Aldi :cool:

[-james-]

We never had a microwave in the house growing up, and I could never figure out if it was my mum or dad that was the nutter behind the policy. I think it was both.

[SincereTheRebel]

Ive had this conversaation with TTH before about microwaves and toasters.

[Smjffy]

Prawn and salmon salad, avocado, teardrop peppers, alfalfa sprouts and a simple Picante Marie Rose sauce. Greens are just rocket, watercress and baby gem.

https://i.imgur.com/7D0YUOG.jpg

It's surprisingly nice.

[Boydy]

Ive had this conversaation with TTH before about microwaves and toasters.

What have you got against toasters?

[Pepe]

You never know when they are going to pop.

[Giggles]

Ive had this conversaation with TTH before about microwaves and toasters.

Do you not eat toast or do you use the grill?

[SincereTheRebel]

I use a grill and dont tell me a toaster prevents burning the bread becuase where I work. Every week we have to evacuate the building becuase some wasteman is using a toaster which sets of the fire alarm for the whole block.

[Boydy]

I'm not going to tell you that, I'm going to tell you a toaster is a lot less fucking hassle.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Prawn and salmon salad, avocado, teardrop peppers, alfalfa sprouts and a simple Picante Marie Rose sauce. Greens are just rocket, watercress and baby gem.

https://i.imgur.com/7D0YUOG.jpg

It's surprisingly nice.

Your presentation needs work.

That plate is too small for a salad.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I use a grill and dont tell me a toaster prevents burning the bread becuase where I work. Every week we have to evacuate the building becuase some wasteman is using a toaster which sets of the fire alarm for the whole block.

Wasteman needs to learn how to change the setting.

[Pepe]

Looks like mac and cheese.

[Smjffy]

Your presentation needs work.

That plate is too small for a salad.

I shall take that on board. Next one I'll have Mahow in mind. :thbup:

[Smjffy]

Toasters are essential for arguably one of the greatest foods on the face of the planet.

Gents...I dare you to dispute this claim.


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jioAAOSw9mFWNZxN/s-l300.jpg

[mugbull]

Pop Tarts really suck

[mugbull]

Bagels singlehandedly make toasters worthwhile though

[Smjffy]

Pop Tarts really suck

CuNtRoVeRsIaLbUlL makes an appearance!

[mugbull]

I sure hope the people of TTH are on my side

[Smjffy]

You just need four then I've got a new top 5 for the other thread.

[John]

Pop Tarts are repellent.

[Lewis]

http://i66.tinypic.com/mj0iop.jpg

Bonding with Smiff over Pop-Tarts as some slag looks on.

[Smjffy]

http://i66.tinypic.com/mj0iop.jpg

Bonding with Smiff over Pop-Tarts as some slag looks on.

Me right now.

https://media.giphy.com/media/xT39DnTRc0z1qCj3Qk/giphy.gif

We've come a long way.

[Boydy]

I've never had a pop-tart.

[Pepe]

I use to like them as a kid, but haven't had one in years. My guess is that I probably wouldn't rate them nowadays.

Bagels though. :drool: I even go to the local bagel place at six in the morning just to get the fresh ones. :drool:

[niko_cee]

I've never had a pop-tart.

Me either.

I reckon they're something that looks quality in theory, but are rubbish in practice.

Sweet potatoes are also the pits, and in chip form they're genuine abominations.

[mugbull]

We’re gonna have a TTH cookout and i’ll make all of you some sweet potato fries and you’ll have so many you’ll be shitting baby yams the next day

[Disco]

I've never had a Pop Tart either, they look shite and are surely just rubbish for children.

Sweet potatoes have their place and I have enjoyed them in chip form but they very easily turn into mushy awfulness.

[Pepe]

Sweet potatoes have their place

Yes. In the bin.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yes. In the bin.

Correct.

[Giggles]

Sweet potato chips need to be fried to within an inch of their lives in something good like lard or dripping. These shitty oven or air fry versions that places do are like eating carrots.

[mugbull]

They’re not a substitute for regular fries, so if you’re eating them like that then the problem is you

[Boydy]

They’re not a substitute for regular fries, so if you’re eating them like that then the problem is you

That's what everywhere fucking sells them as.

[Giggles]

They’re not a substitute for regular fries, so if you’re eating them like that then the problem is you

They are though. Tens of thousands of eateries do this so I'll be taking their word for it over Professor Contrary.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They’re not a substitute for regular fries, so if you’re eating them like that then the problem is you

So you ask for both?

[SincereTheRebel]

We’re gonna have a TTH cookout and i’ll make all of you some sweet potato fries and you’ll have so many you’ll be shitting baby yams the next day

TTH links don't go well. Ive been requesting some type of audiobook/podcast for TTH digitally, but nobody gives a fuck

[Giggles]

TTH links don't go well. Ive been requesting some type of audiobook/podcast for TTH digitally, but nobody gives a fuck

For what? There's about 12 poster here and I doubt 10 want to listen to the other two.