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

[Jimmy Floyd]

I had an absolutely filthy burger just now. I just had a sudden tragic pang for one as I haven't had either a burger or chips for about three months.

God it was good.

[Baz]

I made “kfc” (fried chicken) tonight and it went okay. Cheers Tim Vickery and This Morning.

[Lofty]

I made a four egg omelette with sriracha sauce on it at lunch time. It has been a reckoning ever since.

[Spikey M]

The mrs wants a Thai tonight. Outside of Thai curries of various colours, what's good?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Pretty much everything is good and I never remember any of the dish names between visits, so if you just go for your favoured level of spice and principal ingredient, you can't really go wrong.

[Spikey M]

The menus don't help.

"Gai Ma Maung - Stirfried Chicken with Cashew Nuts"

Right, with what? Is there a sauce? Is it a cashew based sauce? I'm having to google every dish.

[Josh]

My favourite outside the curries is Pad Kee Mao (drunken noodles). Any meat will go with it but I prefer beef. Such great flavours.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Phad Kra Pao Moo - Pork Belly with basil leaves in a slightly spicy sauce is tremendous.

[mugbull]

Pad See Ew. Love the flat noodles

[Adamski]

Pretty much everything is good and I never remember any of the dish names between visits, so if you just go for your favoured level of spice and principal ingredient, you can't really go wrong.

100% this. It’s all excellent. One of my favourite cuisines.

[John]

My favourite pizza place has re-opened. :drool:

Which place?

CC's Wood Fired is supposed to be opening next week for deliveries, which will cost me at least 100 quid in the first week.

[Spikey M]

My favourite outside the curries is Pad Kee Mao (drunken noodles). Any meat will go with it but I prefer beef. Such great flavours.

Looks promising, but how spicy is it? I like spice, but I know Thai can be excessively spicy at times.


Pad See Ew. Love the flat noodles

Sounds bland bruv


Phad Kra Pao Moo - Pork Belly with basil leaves in a slightly spicy sauce is tremendous.

Don't have it. Would have been the winner.

[mugbull]

Then ask for maximum spice. Won't be bland then

[Spikey M]

Chicken Pad Kee Mao, Chicken Pad Thai, Tempura Vegetables with Chilli Dip and Deep Fried Prawns with Sweet Chilli Dip on the way.

[Ian]

Which place?

CC's Wood Fired is supposed to be opening next week for deliveries, which will cost me at least 100 quid in the first week.

Just a chippy called Divitos but their pizzas are the best I've tried round here.

No idea if they're a local chain, they might be.

[Adamski]

Which place?

CC's Wood Fired is supposed to be opening next week for deliveries, which will cost me at least 100 quid in the first week.

CC’s is great. Boh Cucina is near me and is also really good. As is Baffo in town.

[Josh]

Chicken Pad Kee Mao, Chicken Pad Thai, Tempura Vegetables with Chilli Dip and Deep Fried Prawns with Sweet Chilli Dip on the way.

How was the Pad Kee Mao?

[Luca]

I’m a big fan of Pad Gra Prao as Thai dishes that aren’t curry or noodles go. Mahow knows.

[Lewis]

For Eign Muck.

[Luca]

Josh, when things get better, you need to check out Talad Wat at 50th and 9th. $22 for two curries, rice, and a plate of greens. It’s the best deal in the city.

(Don’t look at the menu now; they’ve changed it to takeaway-only)

[Josh]

Josh, when things get better, you need to check out Talad Wat at 50th and 9th. $22 for two curries, rice, and a plate of greens. It’s the best deal in the city.

(Don’t look at the menu now; they’ve changed it to takeaway-only)

I've actually been there! I went when I was visiting the city for work a couple of years ago and it was fantastic.

[Spikey M]

How was the Pad Kee Mao?

It was great. It all was. Pad Thai is over-rated though.

The star of the show was a free dish they sent us. It was beef in a red, and very fiery, sauce with a tonne of onions and bean sprouts.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It was great. It all was. Pad Thai is over-rated though.

The star of the show was a free dish they sent us. It was beef in a red, and very fiery, sauce with a tonne of onions and bean sprouts.

Agreed. It's the one dish I've tried that I haven't loved.

[Spikey M]

It was fine, I was just expecting more from it considering it's the most famous Thai dish. It was basically just a noodle version of egg fried rice.

[niko_cee]

It doesn't travel all that well (and hence becomes worse in a takeaway situation).

[Giggles]

It’s just raw vegetables in water isn’t it?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It doesn't travel all that well (and hence becomes worse in a takeaway situation).

I've had it at a restaurant.

It's alright but nothing special unlike every other Thai dish I've tried thus far.

[niko_cee]

I think you must have got a particularly bad one.
Giggles

[Spikey M]

It’s just raw vegetables in water isn’t it?

Their soups are from what I can tell.

[Luca]

Having Pad Thai from some 75-year-old hawker uncle in a random Bangkok back alley, fresh from the wok and with oil of questionable origin, is the proper way to enjoy the dish. Definitely translates poorly to takeaway.

I think my favourite Thai noodle dish is a toss-up between boat noodles and khao soi.

EDIT: Speaking of...for the Sydneysiders among us, Yok Yor on Castlereagh, just around the corner from the Surry Hills Hotel, does cracking boat noodles.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Oil of questionable origin in a Bangkok back alley.

[Luca]

Sounds like the 10th track of an obscure Estonian indie band’s album.

[Spikey M]

It's James' debut album title sorted anyway.

[Offshore Toon]

I think Jimmy was just having a flashback.

[Giggles]

Lamb curry arriving at 16:45 :drool:

It’ll have to go in the microwave but at least a curry can take it.

[Kikó]

These boxes look pretty fucking special
https://primefeast.co.uk/

[Giggles]

Lamb curry arriving at 16:45 :drool:

It’ll have to go in the microwave but at least a curry can take it.

It was excellent.


https://i.imgur.com/Y8cSmsn.jpg

[Giggles]

These boxes look pretty fucking special
https://primefeast.co.uk/

That looks class. Must look for something similar here.

I almost bought a box off one of the bbq places I do go to during the week but I think all the stuff is actually cooked when you get it so you’d need a big group which is fairly pointless at the minute.

https://shop.pittbrosbbq.com/collections/pitt-bros-bbq-home

[Kikó]

It was excellent.
https://i.imgur.com/Y8cSmsn.jpg

Oh fuck yes.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm finding food in this lockdown impossible. I am by definition and government mandate not as active as I generally would be, which means I have to eat less, but at the same time having a decent meal in the evening is one of the few things which doesn't involve abject misery. I also have to eat well at lunch (usually a bagel, an apple and a chocolate bar or something) or there isn't a prayer I complete the workday, either physically or mentally.

As such I've currently resorted to having chicken salads with various marinades/flavours put on the chicken for interest, because anything I actually want to eat is just going to make me fat(ter).

[mugbull]

2 Big Mac meals a day is about 2000 calories which is just the right amount to not gain weight

[Don]

I have the solution if you feel guilty for being a disgusting meat-eater. Greek yoghurt with whatever fruit toppings you like (banana and blueberries come recommended), seeds for texture (hemp, linseed, goji, sunflower, chia, pumpkin) and one of honey or peanut butter as a sweetener.

I was led down this path due to the great COVID milk shortage of spring 2020 and let me tell you, there's no looking back any more. 1500 calories can be had with none of the bloatedness that cereal gives you and it's piss-easy to make and transport.

I feel so strongly about it I'm giving serious thought into taking advantage of the broken high-street once this is over and getting it franchised cause it's a game-changer.

[Lewis]

Nonce.

[Don]

I would have said the same but I'm now swimming in a sea of underage minge guilt-free. If you're on your milk shit like I was, give it a go and you'll see what I'm saying.

[igor_balis]

I made “kfc” (fried chicken) tonight and it went okay. Cheers Tim Vickery and This Morning.

Would have thought he'd be more likely to show you to knock together some Pão de Queijo or something.

[Lewis]

It's the thought of you pinching seeds into it that did it. The rest is sound advice.

[Don]

The crunch is critical though. I hear Granola as an option but I don't trust someone else adding sugar to shit so that's not making it on to my menu and nuts are too big, as ever.

[Adamski]

Been making my own granola which is obviously pretty wanky but easy.

Oats - toasted in the pan then mix in:

Mixed fruit
Golden syrup
Peanut butter
Chia seeds
Nuts

Leave to cool. Quality.

[Don]

You having it with milk? Trial the good stuff from Stavros for a couple days and tell me it doesn't change your life.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I have the solution if you feel guilty for being a disgusting meat-eater. Greek yoghurt with whatever fruit toppings you like (banana and blueberries come recommended), seeds for texture (hemp, linseed, goji, sunflower, chia, pumpkin) and one of honey or peanut butter as a sweetener.

I was led down this path due to the great COVID milk shortage of spring 2020 and let me tell you, there's no looking back any more. 1500 calories can be had with none of the bloatedness that cereal gives you and it's piss-easy to make and transport.

I feel so strongly about it I'm giving serious thought into taking advantage of the broken high-street once this is over and getting it franchised cause it's a game-changer.

Will this get me through 5 hours of morning work? Porridge + apricots and/or raisins is the current incumbent and it kind of does so but it's a bit touch and go some days.

[Boydy]

I've been similarly worried about eating too much and my fat ass getting fatter. Especially because I often eat out of boredom. Decided to start just eating one meal a day. Yesterday and today have gone fine so far but working tomorrow will be more of a test.

[Baz]

Would have thought he'd be more likely to show you to knock together some Pão de Queijo or something.Oh yeah. :rosebud:

Phil, I meant.

[Luca]

I've been similarly worried about eating too much and my fat ass getting fatter. Especially because I often eat out of boredom. Decided to start just eating one meal a day. Yesterday and today have gone fine so far but working tomorrow will be more of a test.

The key to this one is a slightly drink (e.g., a coffee) around midmorning and a large meal around 3.

[Boydy]

A slightly drink?

[Don]

Will this get me through 5 hours of morning work? Porridge + apricots and/or raisins is the current incumbent and it kind of does so but it's a bit touch and go some days.

I eat a large portion as one of two meals a day. Just up your portion till you're set, you can't OD off this shit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm going to give it a try for sheer variety but be warned, if this causes my stomach to rumble for three hours while selling metal it is on your head.

[Spikey M]

I'm doing the 5:2 diet combined with Intermittent Fasting on a 16:8 basis. It works for me. I'm starving on Tuesday and Thursday, but I can eat whatever the fuck I want between 1pm and 9pm on every other day.

[Giggles]

I have the solution if you feel guilty for being a disgusting meat-eater. Greek yoghurt with whatever fruit toppings you like (banana and blueberries come recommended), seeds for texture (hemp, linseed, goji, sunflower, chia, pumpkin) and one of honey or peanut butter as a sweetener.

I was led down this path due to the great COVID milk shortage of spring 2020 and let me tell you, there's no looking back any more. 1500 calories can be had with none of the bloatedness that cereal gives you and it's piss-easy to make and transport.

I feel so strongly about it I'm giving serious thought into taking advantage of the broken high-street once this is over and getting it franchised cause it's a game-changer.

Take a long hard look at yourself. Seeds.

[Luca]

A slightly drink?

Oh. Slightly 'sweet'. I accidentally a word.

[John]

I'm going to give it a try for sheer variety but be warned, if this causes my stomach to rumble for three hours while selling metal it is on your head.

The metal or your stomach?

[Andy]

Seeds and nuts for breakfast is sound advice. I find the extra fats in the morning really helps with hunger. Protein and fats in the morning works wonders for me.

My go to when I'm trying to be healthy is one of three things, over night oats with seeds and protein powder, 4 eggs with extra egg whites or greek yogurt mixed with protein powder and whatever toppings.

Eat breakfast at 7 and then full till lunch.

[Boydy]

I've been similarly worried about eating too much and my fat ass getting fatter. Especially because I often eat out of boredom. Decided to start just eating one meal a day. Yesterday and today have gone fine so far but working tomorrow will be more of a test.

Actually finding this easier when I have something to focus on. And I feel I can focus better. Only thing is I'm pissing more from drinking way more water than usual.

Still, I'll have built the new Twitter in no time.

[Adamski]

You having it with milk? Trial the good stuff from Stavros for a couple days and tell me it doesn't change your life.

Greek yoghurt and whatever fruit I have on the go.

[Don]

What a man :cool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

I got the full list of ingredients earlier (including 'milled seeds', the self-checkout thing asked me to confirm I was homosexual before it let me proceed), if this doesn't go right then Persia burns.

[Luca]

Taz fucking knows. I have only coffee for breakfast, but were I to bother with eating in the morning, I’d probably do some combination of yogurt, peanut butter, seeds ( :zink: ), fruit, and nuts.

[Foe]

Weetabix or why bother.

Sometimes crunchy nut cornflakes if I’m feeling saucy.

I’m an athlete!

[Don]

Today saw the product development team chuck pine nuts into the seed mix. Looks another winner.

[Baz]

Add me to the yogurt fam btw

[Kikó]

Greek yogurt is the one. Natural yogurt can die in a fire.

[Giggles]

Bought one of those half duck and pancake things from Tesco the other day. Must be 15 years since I tried one.

[Ian]

Duck. :drool:

[Manc]

I'm doing the 5:2 diet combined with Intermittent Fasting on a 16:8 basis. It works for me. I'm starving on Tuesday and Thursday, but I can eat whatever the fuck I want between 1pm and 9pm on every other day.

I've been all over IF for a few weeks now (16-8). Main benefits are the amount of water I'm consuming and how well I'm sleeping. Weight loss not so much.

[Kikó]

I'm not fasting but I have upped water now to around 3-5 litres a day. Does mean I'm pissing all the time.

[Giggles]

I still can’t do it at all.

[Clunge]

Speaking of duck, we're doing arroz de pato tonight. What's not to like about a combination of duck, bacon, chorizo and rice? :henn0rz:

[Spikey M]

Apart from the heart disease, nothing.

[Boydy]

Made my own pizza for the first time today. Turned out pretty decent for a first go. My crust was a bit too dense though.

[Giggles]

Throw some flour at it and you’ve authentic Italian.

[Boydy]

Authentic Italian is more light and airy, no? With the big air bubbles in the crust. That's what I was hoping for but didn't get.

[Giggles]

I mistook dense for tough.

[-james-]

https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes/fried-pizza-pizza-fritta/

This is the best pizza I've made. I think it works best if you smear the sauce and toppings onto the dough as soon as you start frying it, cook it for a couple of minutes on the hob before putting it under the grill for 3-4. The dough needs more salt than he says too.

[Kikó]

Georgian tonight:
https://i.imgur.com/DzNy9Eq.jpg

[Shindig]

I'll ask because I'm an uncultured swine: What are those white things in the middle?

[Lewis]

It looks like a spoon.

[Giggles]

Dumplings but they probably have a different name. They look like a loose gyoza.

[CJay]

@Jimmy and whoever else: my top tip for making porridge is to chuck a handful of All Bran on top of your porridge before you cook it. Turns into a lovely rich brown colour as the All Bran breaks down. Add seeds (yes, Taz :drool:), drizzle of honey, sultanas, etc. as desired. So filling.

And man does it keep you regular...

[Kikó]

Dumplings but they probably have a different name. They look like a loose gyoza.

I think they're called dumplings in Georgia as well. Googled it - Khinkali.

[Don]

Porridge? Who do I PM about giving CJ a week ban to reflect on his mistakes?

[Shindig]

I did just that. They look quite decent. The dumplings, I mean.

[Lewis]

You could just put wheat bran into it, since bran cereals are just that and sugar. It's already broken down for you as well.

[CJay]

You could just put wheat bran into it, since bran cereals are just that and sugar. It's already broken down for you as well.

Interesting. That’s on the shopping list for next time.

[Giggles]

Isn’t wheat bran just like a powder? Would make it even more claggy.

[Kikó]

I did just that. They look quite decent. The dumplings, I mean.

Tolma is the top right, Lobo beans,Khachapuri is the pizza.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Georgian food is stunning.

Those look like the dumplings with a little bit of soup inside too which are great.

[Lewis]

Interesting. That’s on the shopping list for next time.


Isn’t wheat bran just like a powder? Would make it even more claggy.

I tried it for a while. It just makes the porridge taste a little bit more like nothing.

[niko_cee]

Made my own pizza for the first time today. Turned out pretty decent for a first go. My crust was a bit too dense though.

Without wanting to disappear down the spaghetti show-off wormhole, what sort of flour did you use?

You need high protein 00 (ideally something like Caputo) and use a breadmaker to make the dough if you have one. Pizza peels, expensive home pizza ovens or heavy things you put in your oven are all well and good but not really necessary imo.

[Boydy]

Without wanting to disappear down the spaghetti show-off wormhole, what sort of flour did you use?

You need high protein 00 (ideally something like Caputo) and use a breadmaker to make the dough if you have one. Pizza peels, expensive home pizza ovens or heavy things you put in your oven are all well and good but not really necessary imo.

Yeah, I only had plain flour so that might be part of the problem. There are recipes out there for plain flour though but maybe that is just how they turn out. I don't have a breadmaker, no.

Might try again later in the week with longer kneading and a longer proving time.

[Andy]

You dont need a bread maker. I have a kitchen aid I use quite often but it's just convenient. We have been making dough for years without any extra fancy equipment. Try and get some stronger flour if you can or even go down the sourdough route.

[CJay]

I tried it for a while. It just makes the porridge taste a little bit more like nothing.

You’re going the wrong way about it. Porridge is a long-lasting, filling vehicle for other nutritious and delicious ingredients - being as adventurous as you like.

And it shouldn’t be claggy at all, Giggles. It should be smooth and almost creamy.

[Boydy]

You dont need a bread maker. I have a kitchen aid I use quite often but it's just convenient. We have been making dough for years without any extra fancy equipment. Try and get some stronger flour if you can or even go down the sourdough route.
I tried a sourdough starter earlier in lockdown and it went mouldy. :D

[niko_cee]

I only said breadmaker as something to mix the dough for you, so I guess any sort of mixer would do, although the breadmaker adds the yeast etc without you needing to activate it in warm water and other shit which always pissed me off. No massive sticky mess either. It's probably not worth getting one just to make dough, although, once you have one, you'll find after a while that making dough is the only thing you use it for.

This flour is great (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-Farina-Molino-Caputo-Pizzeria-by-Pizza-Napoli-Pizza-Flour-Pizza-Flour-1kg/153545409125?hash=item23c0050265:g:I1YAAOSw2x1dFis z)

Fancy chopped tomatoes are also worth a look although it can be tricky to source them inexpensively.

[Pepe]

I tried a sourdough starter earlier in lockdown and it went mouldy. :D

My wife tried too and failed miserably.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

And she's still your wife?

[Spikey M]

My wife tried too and failed miserably.

Don't put yourself down like that.

[randomlegend]

The sourdough starter my fiancee has on the go seems to be indestructible.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

RL's fiancee > Pepe's wife > Boydy.

[Andy]

My sourdough started was fine, first day nothing happened as a think the lid was too tight. After that it was fine every day and chilling in my fridge now.

Made some amazing pancakes with the waste starter as well.

[Pepe]

And she's still your wife?

Yes, I couldn't care less about sourdough starter.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I bet you could.

[Lewis]

Reminder: sourdough is shit.

[Don]

Some dead bitch at work attended some sourdough course (lolololol) and started dishing out 'starters' at work as if they were some fucking gift she was bestowing upon us. I obviously took a dose [for the same reason I throw those crying laughter emojis about in the work chat] and flushed it down the toilet as soon as I got home.

I appreciate a decent sourdough sandwich but die in a fire if you start dedicating your life to it like the twats.

[mugbull]

And she’s dead now, or what?

[Don]

Did she ever live?

[mugbull]

Well, sourdough is the best bread, and beer is bread, so...

[Lofty]

Wife is looking to board the keto diet bandwagon which means I am too since she is in charge of the shopping. Anyone tried it, got any tips?

[Ian]

Wife is looking to board the keto diet bandwagon which means I am too since she is in charge of the shopping. Anyone tried it, got any tips?

Do separate shopping and buy lots of cake.

[mugbull]

Wife is looking to board the keto diet bandwagon which means I am too since she is in charge of the shopping. Anyone tried it, got any tips?

I lasted 10 days before a chocolate chip cookie appeared in my line of sight. If you're going for proper ketosis it fucking sucks. I'm guessing she's going more for a low-carb diet, which is a lot more reasonable and easier to do.

Cauliflower rice is an underrated gem

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

As someone who likes cauliflower, it's horseshit.

[Giggles]

Split the shopping money and do your own.

[mugbull]

As someone who likes cauliflower, it's horseshit.

Yeah but you're a 10 year old child

[Manc]

Discovered a blinding Indian takeway tonight. Arrived inside 30 minutes.

[Kikó]

I'm in Manchester next week, I might have to get a ruby in as well.

[Manc]

Spent a large portion of the morning on the toilet. Such a shame.

[Boydy]

:lol:

[Giggles]

What’s the difference between shawarma and doner?

[Disco]

Nothing.

[niko_cee]

National origin?

[Giggles]

Happy days as I ordered the former and instantly regretted it.

[phonics]

Shwarma is cut into smaller pieces and fried on a griddle.

[Giggles]

So long as it’s dirty filth with poor meat content then it’s all good.

[Giggles]

It was a regular proper kebab :drool:

Not a vegetable in sight either (always dodgy with online orders).

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Red cabbage and onion elevate a kebab though.

[Giggles]

They do if you like them. No point in me getting one if they’re going to mask everything else with the taste of onion.

[Spikey M]

Mrs went to the butchers earlier for tonight's dinner. Said it cost more than normal and she couldn't work out why.

https://i.ibb.co/tqTKC6L/20200704-172640.jpg

I think I've worked it out.

Cunt's about an inch thick as well.

[Foe]

Great meal ahead. Worth it.

[Shindig]

Providing you can cook the bugger through. :D

[Spikey M]

I have it down to an art. The mrs likes hers ruined, so I give mine a minute on high each side with hers, put it back on the plate then give it another couple of minutes each side to finish it off.

[Giggles]

Get them seasoned and into the fridge for tomorrow.

[Spikey M]

Nah, I seasoned after the picture was taken and they sat on side for 2 hours to get to room temperature.

I may never eat again though.

[Luca]

Cevapi with ajvar for dinner tonight. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cevapi with ajvar for dinner tonight. :drool:

I always wondered what that red pepper paste was called, cheers.

[Spikey M]

It's called Red Pepper Paste.

[Giggles]

Not on that planet.

[Luca]

Red pepper and eggplant paste :baz:

[Spikey M]

Eggs come from animals, dickhead.

[Clunge]

Cevapi with ajvar for dinner tonight. :drool:
First thing I did upon arriving in Split was smash an enormous platter of cevapi with about a whole jar of ajvar. I still dream about that meal.

[mugbull]

Cevapi with ajvar for dinner tonight. :drool:

The Balkans is the best place on earth

[Luca]

Picked up some kajmak cheese as well for a truly authentic experience. It was delicious. You can’t stop eating them.

Clunge, I christened my first night in Croatia in much the same manner.

[Giggles]

Red pepper and eggplant paste :baz:

Aubergine.

[Luca]

Aubergine.

I’m with you on this one, to be honest. Canadian English borrows haphazardly and without obvious logic from US and UK English.

We should just stick to the UK variant.

[Giggles]

Zucchini and cilantro can follow it to the bin.

[phonics]

The person who delivered by UnerEats was called Kibab.

[Pepe]

What else would you call cilantro?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Coriander.

[phonics]

What else would you call cilantro?

Rocket.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Rocket.

That's Arugala in America.

[mugbull]

Yeah i’ve always defaulted to coriander, even in America, where most people have absolutely no idea what i’m talking about. It’s super weird

[Jimmy Floyd]

I can't use American recipes for these reasons and also because they measure everything in 'cups'. What the fuck is a cup?

[Spikey M]

What Jimmy is drinking out of in your avatar.

Not to be confused with the double P cups in mine.

[Giggles]

I can't use American recipes for these reasons and also because they measure everything in 'cups'. What the fuck is a cup?

Even worse is that, like their gallons/tonnes/pints/etc, their cups are different to imperial cups.

A US cup is 237ml and an imperial cup is 284ml which needs to be watched if you have a US recipe.

[Pepe]

Coriander.

Gotcha.

[Adamski]

Even worse is that, like their gallons/tonnes/pints/etc, their cups are different to imperial cups.

A US cup is 237ml and an imperial cup is 284ml which needs to be watched if you have a US recipe.

I always just use 250ml every time I see cup. Wild.

[Lewis]

Wouldn't different things weigh different amounts if you filled a cup with them?

[Luca]

Yes, beyond “one cup” being imprecise and impossible to measure perfectly accurately, different things will compress into a cup differently, affecting the weight of the ingredients in your recipe. Weight is the superior method of measurement here.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I called US cups shit on the old board and was lolled at.

[Pepe]

Yes, beyond “one cup” being imprecise and impossible to measure perfectly accurately, different things will compress into a cup differently, affecting the weight of the ingredients in your recipe. Weight is the superior method of measurement here.

Yes but what if you are measuring weight at a different latitude than the person who wrote the recipe did? Then what?

[Giggles]

Kitchen explosions.

[Luca]

Yes but what if you are measuring weight at a different latitude than the person who wrote the recipe did? Then what?

Your souffle might not rise in Quito the same way it rises in New York. Hold on, there's a joke in there somewhere...

[Foe]

Made cupcakes today for the first time.

Nearly lost a thumb due to inadvertent operation of an electric whisk, but a tremendous success otherwise.

Distressing knowing what the ingredients are.

[Ian]

Why?

[Foe]

Easier to shove 3 or 4 down your face when you’re blissfully unaware that it’s for the most part sugar and butter.

[Giggles]

Buns. You’re not American.

[Disco]

Who doesn't know what cake is made from?

[Foe]

Athletes, like me.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Buns. You’re not American.

You call cupcakes, buns?

[Disco]

They were always just 'cakes' because no cups were ever involved.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fairy cakes for the ones with no icing on, cupcakes for those with.

[Giggles]

Fairy cakes is acceptable. Cupcakes, no.
It can go in the bin along with period for a full stop and calling a series of a TV show a season.

[randomlegend]

Fairy cakes are the ones with a bit cut out, cut in half to make 'wings', the hole filled with jam and icing/cream and then the wings put back on top.

https://realfood.tesco.com/media/images/2726-CedarRecipes-FairyCakes1-h-650cf889-16e2-40a0-8820-f76699b0a2f3-0-472x310.jpg

Like so.

[Disco]

Fairy/butterfly cakes. Although if you eat them with a fucking fork you can get in the bin with Mahow.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fairy/butterfly cakes. Although if you eat them with a fucking fork you can get in the bin with Mahow.

Why am I in the bin? :(

[Disco]

Cupcakes.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You'd still call this a fairy/butterfly cake?

https://food-images.files.bbci.co.uk/food/recipes/cupcakes_93722_16x9.jpg

The icing turns it into a cupcake for me.

[Disco]

Those are just cakes.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

If someone said to me "I've got cake" and then gave me one of those I would not be happy.

[Disco]

A cake.

https://i.imgur.com/73COFhI.png

Some cakes.

https://i.imgur.com/KnIej9T.png

Iced or otherwise makes no difference.

[Giggles]

They’re buns with icing (note, not frosting) on them.

[Disco]

To me a bun is more of a bread based thing.

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

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Buns are bread. Burger or iced.

"Frosting" is a shit word.

[Giggles]

You don’t ice bread.

[phonics]

That fucking roll with some icing on is so British. It’s a hot dog bun with sprinkles.

[Foe]

Interested what you guys call these.

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/415246028124033277/

Only ever seen them in the highlands but that sort of iced bun thing above is similar.

They’re bloody brilliant though.

[Disco]

Looks like an iced bun of sorts, although if we can all get behind the name 'Dorset Knob' the world would be a better place.

[Foe]

If anyone decides to holiday in the highland area during corona take it as a personal recommendation from Foe to ask for a dream ring (in a bakery).

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Foe loves a good dream ring.

[Kikó]

I didn't even know there was a debate about cupcakes being called cupcakes.

[Shindig]

Fairy cakes are a kind of cupcake, aren't they? They have that little flourish on the top that distinguishes them from other cupcakes.

[Spikey M]

If anyone decides to holiday in the highland area during corona take it as a personal recommendation from Foe to ask for a dream ring (in a bakery).

Last person I know that went Scotland spent the week being told to 'fuck off back to England'. I'll give it a miss.

[Lewis]

I would say buns, but I'll go with Disco over 'cupcakes'.

[Kikó]

Last person I know that went Scotland spent the week being told to 'fuck off back to England'. I'll give it a miss.

Currently here and that hasn't happened (or ever happened).

Was out picking strawberries and cherries today. So much better fresh 😍

[Spikey M]

Currently here and that hasn't happened (or ever happened).

Was out picking strawberries and cherries today. So much better fresh ��

Yes but he went to a proper part of Scotland.

[Lewis]

When I was local cuisine in Thurso somebody in the chippy asked me what I was doing there. I told them I had come all the way from England for a deep-fried Mars Bar.

[Kikó]

Yes but he went to a proper part of Scotland.

Fuck off back to England.

[Foe]

Thurso. Fucking hell. If you didn’t take a surfboard you’re wasting your time up there.

[Giggles]

Currently here and that hasn't happened (or ever happened).

Was out picking strawberries and cherries today. So much better fresh 😍

I’d say your circles wouldn’t be a good example of the general population anywhere.

[Lewis]

The council were going door-to-door all week warning the local scum not to approach him or his entourage.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

"Do not even look at him".

[Kikó]

I’d say your circles wouldn’t be a good example of the general population anywhere.

What are my circles?

[Giggles]

What are my circles?

Snooty and something else I can’t think of the word right now. Like greasy smarmy office but there’s a better description.

I’d say you’ve never seen a real Scottish person.

[phonics]

Holy shit the door is open again. :drool:

[phonics]

Fuck off giggles you racist piece of scum. Just because you’re in your 60s you don’t have to act like it.

[Giggles]

Fuck off giggles you racist piece of scum. Just because you’re in your 60s you don’t have to act like it.

Lol what? Are you back on the crack?

[Kikó]

Snooty and something else I can’t think of the word right now. Like greasy smarmy office but there’s a better description.

I’d say you’ve never seen a real Scottish person.

My mates are from Fallowfield and live mainly in Whythenshawe. If that's snooty then fuck, you must live with the travellers.

[Giggles]

Sorry this is all about phonics’ episode now.

[Kikó]

Apologies, as you were.

[Spikey M]

I am intrigued by what the racist angle is here. Anti-English? Anti-Scotch? Because Keeks is a bit Italian?

[Boydy]

What door is open again?

[Spikey M]

There's a lot to unpack here.

[Giggles]

I’d say he has no idea what he’s posting. Junkies gonna junk.

[Lewis]

'I live in North London, but I'm *originally* from Manchester.'

[Kikó]

That's nothing like me. I would never use italics mid sentence.

[Spikey M]

You just did.

[Lewis]

'Erm, "bob on". It means "very good".'
'Ooooh is there a "bob off" for "very bad"?'
*all your new mates pissing themselves at manc sean*

[Kikó]

https://youtu.be/79MjrLGIZwo

[Lewis]

He says 'monkunian', which 'Pep' now uses for Benjamin Mendy.

[randomlegend]

https://youtu.be/79MjrLGIZwo

When that story came out about him getting in a strop about not getting a birthday cake I assumed he was being a petulant twat, but seeing that I think he was just genuinely sad :(

[Don]

Ngl page 109 lost me in its monotonous nature bit 110 is a certified banger. Who wants some?

[Luca]

Citeh or not, Yaya is impossible to dislike.

I somehow missed this. Legend :D


On 13 December 2016, Touré pleaded guilty to drunk driving. He was arrested by police on 28 November after being pulled over and found to be more than twice over the legal driving limit. Touré said he had not "intentionally consumed alcohol", explaining to the court he had consumed diet cola from a jug at a party without realising there was brandy in it.He conceded that his drink tasted "odd" and that he felt tired after consuming it, but did not suspect he was drunk. Judge Gary Lucy said it was "inconceivable" that he was unaware that he was drinking alcohol. Touré was banned from driving for 18 months, and was fined £54,000 – at the time the largest fine for drink driving in British legal history.

[Raoul Duke]

oh noes, fined 10 minutes wages

Yaya :cool:

[Shindig]

I want an audiobook of Yaya reading Michael Owen's autobiography.

[Spikey M]

Jimmy's WDYTOE can fuck off until Yaya reads it.

[Disco]

Does he know which door is open?

[Giggles]

Holy shit the door is open again. :drool:


Fuck off giggles you racist piece of scum. Just because you’re in your 60s you don’t have to act like it.

Don’t forget to fill me in on these if you haven’t OD’d phonics.

[phonics]

Semi food related.

Does anyone else end up stumbling across a youtube video and then losing the next 6 hours to Anthony Bourdain episodes. A food show that gets me genuinely emotional and the food still feels the centre.

[Luca]

Semi food related.

Does anyone else end up stumbling across a youtube video and then losing the next 6 hours to Anthony Bourdain episodes. A food show that gets me genuinely emotional and the food still feels the centre.

I've been down this rabbit hole before many a time. Gordon Ramsey is trying to reinvent himself as the new Bourdain with his most recent effort, but it's not in the same ballpark.

[randomlegend]

https://www.youtube.com/c/GavinWebber/videos

Only food program worth watching.

[Shindig]

You clearly haven't seen Jack Scalfani's work. You really should before the next stroke kills him.

[Spikey M]

In 18 months time I'm going to make you look a right cunt.


I'll be ready.

I diarised this mother fucker just to call you a cunt. Cunt.

[Giggles]

:cool:

[Ian]

Maz got him this morning thinking it was gonna be just another day and then BOOM. Spikey'd.

[Disco]

Context? Nobody remembers that.long ago.

[Spikey M]

In 18 months time I'm going to make you look a right cunt.


Context? Nobody remembers that.long ago.

If you click on the 'fastforward' signs next to the names in the quotes it takes you to the post, but the context - as always - was me being a mong.

[hfswjyr]

Legitimately impressed.

[Mazuuurk]

Not sure I will ever really recover from this.


Hat off.

[Ian]

On the ropes.

[Mazuuurk]

Maybe in 24months I'll get back at you.

If I can think of something.

[Offshore Toon]

Looks like we've found a way to secure the forum's future.

[Spikey M]

Maybe in 24months I'll get back at you.

If I can think of something.

:drool: 2 years between fights. We're basically boxers.

[Dquincy]

I made a really nice butter chicken in the slow cooker today.

https://i.imgur.com/qSN5nYa.jpg

.

That looks immense. And chips on the side, well played.