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

[Boydy]

Not really. They're only about 5g per 100g. Better than a lettuce, but no grown man is getting their protein needs from veg alone.

Not without eating an unholy amount, anyway. And even then, it's not the same quality of protein you get from meat.

The ones I buy are closer to seven. That's decent for veg but not replacing meat though, yeah. I suppose that's what Taz and Mahow were arguing about.

[randomlegend]

Amazing how a picture of a fish and some vegetables has stimulated as many posts on here as anything in the month.

[phonics]

Nah it’s just your posts about a wanky ‘tasting menu’ at ‘cote de fart sniffer’ are THAT boring.

[Shindig]

Lob that fish's head off and I'd be almost fine with it.

[randomlegend]

Nah it’s just your posts about a wanky ‘tasting menu’ at ‘cote de fart sniffer’ are THAT boring.

You alright mate?

[Spikey M]

He's not wrong tbf

[randomlegend]

He wouldn't be wrong if my posts about wanky restaurants were the only other posts on the board.

[Kikó]

Thirded.

[Boydy]

I like the wanky restaurant posts.

[Kikó]

I bet you like WFH as well

[Waffdon]

Watching Masterchef and my word Tom Kitchin might have the worst accent of all time

[Lofty]

My coffee machine died this morning, can't complain really as I got it second hand for free years ago but still, not looking forward to reverting to the aeropress as I can't afford a new one anytime soon.

[randomlegend]

Watching Masterchef and my word Tom Kitchin might have the worst accent of all time

He's apparently a HUGE cunt as well.

[Giggles]

He's Scottish.

[Waffdon]

Edinburgh*

We don’t claim them

[Dquincy]

My coffee machine died this morning, can't complain really as I got it second hand for free years ago but still, not looking forward to reverting to the aeropress as I can't afford a new one anytime soon.

I have this machine and it's a delight.

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/siemens-te651209gb-eq6-s100-bean-to-cup-coffee-machine-titanium-10237651.html?istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istFeedId=4d7eb93e-055f-499d-8ee5-1cdcc50d67d1&istItemId=pqlxmittw&istBid=t&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~2043+(Shopping+Ads)+SDA+-+SKA+-+COFFEE+MACHINES+-+Key+Deals+-+PMAX~~Exact~71700000114186222~&mctag=gg_goog_7904&kwid=GOOGLE&device=m&ds_kids=&tgtid=2043+(Shopping+Ads)+SDA+-+SKA+-+COFFEE+MACHINES+-+Key+Deals+-+PMAX&&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwjeuyBhBuEiwAJ3vuobC-zeoXN0_6k0X7zJ6iu1cC5Hkb2VXmaA3nNrsFvthQM2OiJo45Mh oCeO4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Spikey M]

I think the 7 grand pepper mill has you beat, but top work.

[Giggles]

I think the 7 grand pepper mill has you beat, but top work.

Maybe Lofty just means he can't stretch to 2 grand for one and Quincy has found him a bargain.

[AyDee]

After a decent amount of research we're likely going to buy this coffee machine soon: https://www.johnlewis.com/delonghi-rivelia-automatic-bean-to-cup-coffee-machine/beige/p111274818?s_ppc=2dx_mixed_technology_BAU&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwjeuyBhBuEiwAJ3vuoUoN_-joPjSTkADoKEhVqQoSFjNI2gi9gSahN3100BkHItAHPFco0BoC jbEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Uncharted territory though so it'd be interesting to see what machines TTH is using. Quite like a decaf so the interchangeable hopper seemed smart to me.

[Giggles]

I've the Barista Express. It's ok but I wouldn't get it if I had the choice again.

[Ben]

We’ve got the De’Longhi Dinamica. The milk frother is shite but I like my coffee black as arseholes so that isn’t a problem and otherwise it’s a very good and affordable bean to cup machine.

[Kikó]

We've got the DeLonghi magnifica. Been excellent for 5 years

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Coffee smells and tastes like shit.

[hfswjyr]

Coffee smells and tastes like shit.

I stand with Mahow.
Also, not food, so go get your own thread you coffee snobs.

[Lofty]

Fine, I will. With blackjack and hookers.

[SincereTheRebel]

Lads. Plain regular none brand chocolate. Anyone of them that are silky smooth?

[Spikey M]

Times can't be that hard lad.

[Baz]

Lads. Plain regular none brand chocolate. Any one of them that are silky smooth?
I rate the ‘milk and white’ one from Aldi.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lads. Plain regular none brand chocolate. Anyone of them that are silky smooth?

Treat yourself, dickhead.

[SincereTheRebel]

Times can't be that hard lad.


I rate the ‘milk and white’ one from Aldi.

I used to me into white chocolate but i grew up. Leave that for the kids


Treat yourself, dickhead.

Its usually Galaxy and Yorkie for me. Ive never gone down the route of budget chocolate and im running a taste tests.

[randomlegend]

Get yourself some Amadei Porcelana.

[Spikey M]

£10 a bar :D

[Manc]

Get yourself down to the local Polski Sklep and pick up some E. Wedel.

[randomlegend]

£10 a bar :D

I've only bought it once (during a finals revision inspired bout of impulse spending), but it's so fucking good.

[randomlegend]

This is what I've got in the cupboard at the moment:

https://firetreechocolate.co.uk/collections/baking-cooking-chocolate/products/new-create-with-firetree-easy-melt-philippines-mindanao-island-73-2kg

[Dark Soldier]

I've got five Curly-Wurlys and some Minstrels.

[Shindig]

Lindt's as fancy as I'll get. Maybe if I was on doctor money I'd completely lose all chocolate perspective.

[randomlegend]

I earn fuck all, as has been covered previously.

That big bag is also cheaper than Lindt.

[igor_balis]

the best chocolate is either really poncy plain 489184% cocoa stuff, or cornershop bars with loads of non-chocolate stuff, e.g. boost bars and stuff like that. the standard of your dairy milks and the like are just a bit too shit to be enjoyable without loads of other nonsense

[Ben]

Starbar :cool:

[Baz]

Strangely I had a meeting today and the first ten minutes were spent with everyone reminiscing about Texan bars and then some bloke I thought I knew quite well telling stories about his days working in a chocolate factory, somehow making Kit Kats and Cream Eggs in the same place. Apparently “the machines sometimes went nuts and produced a solid hemisphere [half an Easter egg] of chocolate.” Imagine that!

[Spikey M]

Strangely I had a meeting today and the first ten minutes were spent with everyone reminiscing about Texan bars and then some bloke I thought I knew quite well telling stories about his days working in a chocolate factory, somehow making Kit Kats and Cream Eggs in the same place. Apparently “the machines sometimes went nuts and produced a solid hemisphere [half an Easter egg] of chocolate.” Imagine that!

It's 7:20. What time do you start work ffs?

[Baz]

Soz, yesterday. The days blend into one

[Dark Soldier]

Didn't sleep last night as need to reset my sleep schedule so making sausage mash and gravy for breakfast yes lads

[Jimmy Floyd]

Bosh.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Rsrh1sUdz/

[Dark Soldier]

fuckin gravy had gone off ain't it

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

1612699305499820032

Did you go for the beans at least?

[Dark Soldier]

nah man 2 barms rammed to the cunt with mash and sausage

[Baz]

Sounds very dry.

[Dark Soldier]

stfu

[niko_cee]

These (https://groceries.asda.com/product/frozen-party-food/asda-party-20-piece-indian-selection/1000133331338) were 35p a pack in ASDA today.

Global hunger sorted.

[Giggles]

Need a spin up to an Asda soon when you see prices like that.

[Spikey M]

Yeah, but the cunts want about £50 for a Dove Deodorant, so swings and roundabouts.

[phonics]

As someone who has had them, I'm not sure there's a thing on earth that is edible and has less nutrients in it. It's air and sugar. They don't fill you up at all.

[Giggles]

I don't think he was serious about th global hunger thing. You're not buying those for nutrition.

[niko_cee]

I dunno.

2 packs gets you to about 2500 calories a day, only saturated fat tips over the RDA at 108% from that, all vegetables and other good for you shit, 70p. Obviously processed as fuck but that's probably fine.

But yeah, they're not that bad actually. I dunno if they'd found a joblot of Christmas shit out back in a freezer that needed moving. There were PIBs too, but they weren't being discounted nearly as much sadly.

Other top frozen bargain at the moment seems to be the big bag of quorn mince for 75p, think it's 500g. Obviously a bit of an acquired taste/tasteless thing but if you're one of those PROTEIN people is 13g per 100 any good? Can't go wrong.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I dunno.

2 packs gets you to about 2500 calories a day, only saturated fat tips over the RDA at 108% from that, all vegetables and other good for you shit, 70p. Obviously processed as fuck but that's probably fine.

But yeah, they're not that bad actually. I dunno if they'd found a joblot of Christmas shit out back in a freezer that needed moving. There were PIBs too, but they weren't being discounted nearly as much sadly.

Other top frozen bargain at the moment seems to be the big bag of quorn mince for 75p, think it's 500g. Obviously a bit of an acquired taste/tasteless thing but if you're one of those PROTEIN people is 13g per 100 any good? Can't go wrong.

You'd be so low on PROTEIN from 2 packs. The RDA for protein is seriously low too.

13g per 100 is alright, especially for plant protein. Not good enough when compared to lean meat protein sources though, like chicken breast.

[Giggles]

Alright Mr Motivator.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm now envisaging Mahow as that Eddie bloke who keeps being shared into my conscious on 'socials', or twitter, as that's the only one I have.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Eddie Abbew :lol:

Some of what he says is good but he talks shit far too much.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I do enjoy how caustic and non-corporate he is, but he's obviously talking complete balls.

[Luke Emia]

Eddie Abbew :lol:

Some of what he says is good but he talks shit far too much.

Wake the fuck up!

In all seriousness though have you looked at what the list of what he eats? Absolutely fucking mental. No we shouldn’t be eating UPF’s but he’s to the extreme.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wake the fuck up!

In all seriousness though have you looked at what the list of what he eats? Absolutely fucking mental. No we shouldn’t be eating UPF’s but he’s to the extreme.

Nope, I've just seen a few random videos of his whenever they pop up on Instagram.

99% of what he says is absolute guff but he's entertaining.

[Spikey M]

He's a complete retard.

[Baz]

Anyway, food. There’s a cafe near me that does a triple stacker sausage bacon and cheese butty and it’s sensational. Going tomorrow morning while my daughters at her dance lesson, to line my stomach before going the pub. :drool: Honestly it’s incredible. I’ll take a pic.

[Baz]

https://i.imgur.com/9RTu8WW.jpeg

[Spikey M]

:drool:

[Shindig]

Looks absolutely tremendous.

[Spikey M]

The coleslaw seems an odd inclusion. I'd prefer a couple of eggs to dip it in.

[Giggles]

Even though I'd much prefer bread over toast for that, it does look fair nice.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That does look grand BUT, you said butty which is a roll not sandwich bread.

[Kikó]

Toasted bread is acceptable under the umbrella "butty".

[Spikey M]

A butty is exclusively a buttered roll with chips in it.

I would deem this a toastie.

[Lewis]

A toastie is where the filling is cooked/melted as the bread is toasted. What Baz posted is merely a sandwich made with toast, which does indeed place it under the butty umbrella.

[Manc]

Couldn't be further from a butty.

[Spikey M]

The cheese is melted. :dc:

[Clunge]

Looks mega. HOWEVER, loses points for being club style, i.e. three slices of bread per sarnie.

[niko_cee]

What if the middle slice was fried bread?

[Pepe]

It is just a sandwich you nerds.

[SvN]

Looks amazing.

[Dan]

What are the macros on that?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ramona's Heavenly Jalapeno Houmous is a game changer.

Great option for healthy fats in your diet

[Manc]

What are the macros on that?

Early grave.

[Baz]

Forgot I had some chicken curry leftover and have already put some pasta on for me and the kids. Don’t wanna waste it and do rice instead for me. I can have curry and pasta, right?

[Spikey M]

Just say it's fusion food.

[igor_balis]

Arguing about the regional terminology for bread is pineapple on pizza, is die hard a Christmas film levels of retard

[Baz]

I’ve taken banana butties to a whole new level by shoving a whole banana in a hot dog bun. What a man I am.

[Foe]

Up there as the oddest thing I’ve seen or heard done with banana in food. Is it good?

An ex used to chop one up into her coco pops and looked at me in horror as if I was a weirdo when i voiced concern for her well-being.

[niko_cee]

A friend of mine used to have banana sandwiches as a kid. Absolutely reprehensible stuff.

[Ben]

Exes are exes for a reason.

[randomlegend]

My child minder used to make us sugar sandwiches occasionally.

[Pepe]

Exes are exes for a reason.

You're talking to someone who ate lettuce in a movie theater. Not sure he has a leg to stand on here.

[Boydy]

I used to have sandwiches as a kid where the banana would be mashed up and then some sugar sprinkled over it.

[Foe]

Sugar sandwiches. :D

What in the fuck is that.

[Foe]

Might try a squashies sandwich for lunch tomorrow…

[Spikey M]

I used to have sandwiches as a kid where the banana would be mashed up and then some sugar sprinkled over it.

My cousin used to do this then put it in the toasted sandwich maker.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

My cousin used to do this then put it in the toasted sandwich maker.

That sounds banging tbf.

[randomlegend]

Sugar sandwiches. :D

What in the fuck is that.

Sugar, butter, white bread. They were great tbh.

[Raoul Duke]

Peanut butter + banana sarnies are Tier 1

[Ben]

Peanut butter and Marmite. Incredible.

[Manc]

PB on a cinnamon bagel is the one.

[Boydy]

Peanut butter + banana sarnies are Tier 1

I wouldn't put it on regular bread but this combo on toast or a bagel is great tbf.

[Giggles]

Peanut butter on toast, then eat the banana after.

[Baz]

You’re all sleeping on Banana Dogs.

Could probably try a Peanut B-Dog but I find it a bit claggy.

[Foe]

Anyone tried the flumps cereal?

Unbelievable. :drool:

[Shindig]

I went to an Italian with the work lot this evening. I started with a smoked salmon starter that seemed deliberately chilled. Is that a thing? 'cos it didn't feel right.

[niko_cee]

Pretty sure smoked salmon is almost always chilled.

I'm off to Plates tomorrow to eat some ping pong balls and a fancy vegan medal thing, hopefully.

[randomlegend]

Pretty sure smoked salmon is almost always chilled.

I'm off to Plates tomorrow to eat some ping pong balls and a fancy vegan medal thing, hopefully.

I've got my eye on Plates. It's booked up til Feb 2025 but hoping to get a table some time next year. Let me know what you think.

[Shindig]

Pretty sure smoked salmon is almost always chilled.

Well, that's disappointing. I wanted a proper smoky flavour to it and, without the heat, it just felt ... subtle.

[Baz]

Regular subscribers to my life will know I’m a big ambassador of “Athletic Greens” or AG1. Does it do anything? Who knows. Does it taste nice? Not at all. Do I drink it every morning without fail and pay £79 every month for the pleasure? You bet.

Well my wife asked for some mushroom powder (https://spacegoods.com/collections/shop-all?tw_source=google&tw_adid=661501123391&tw_campaign=16993060939&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAoM9FjRBSNCTPXAPy3syLxsp-SLok&gclid=CjwKCAjw5Ky1BhAgEiwA5jGujt4s5pL5_m2wlzp2ImzV k8E23WbgDGAgvE05mk8f_wYoqFJi9Yy_fhoCsE0QAvD_BwE) for her birthday, which I duly obliged. She tried it once, said it made her feel sick and into the cupboard it went. Figured I’d give it a go this morning, after seeing Jeremy Carkson’s missus big it up on Clarkson’s Farm and to give me something to talk about in the office. Sure enough, I now feel sick.

[Manc]

Genuinely thought that was a bot post.

[Spikey M]

:D

[Baz]

Safe to say the lions mane mushroom powder had zero positive effects, and my brain was unchanged. And work was so dull I drove home at dinner time and walked back to pass time, then left early to walk home and avoid being at work.

[Spikey M]

It appears to have given you brain damage.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He already had that.

[niko_cee]

Plates was very good. It is quite amazing what they can do with vegan or plant-based food and the skill/effort that goes into it all is impressive. Would probably be better if they just did vegetarian and thus had access to dairy and eggs etc, but vegan's their thing I guess. The miso/chive bechamel was really good on the Feast of Farah dish. Bit disappointed not to get the ping pong balls one as that sounded interesting. The maitake mushroom thing was also tremendous.

'Kirk' came out and was very obliging of people who wanted awkward conversations with him or photos.

That said, if no one in your party is a vegan or a vegetarian then I would question why you would go [my wife is a veggie], other than as some sort of thought exercise or if you really do enjoy the skill of making these things. Personally, whilst the food was superb, I would have probably been happier with the same level of skill applied to not vegan stuff.

Also, whatever they use to substitute in for creaminess does have a quite distinctive coconuty taste so that comes through in a lot of the food.

£90 for 8 courses not too crippling.

[randomlegend]

Yeah I'll be going with my Mum who's vegetarian and wife who's pescetarian, but even that aside I just think his food looks really interesting.

[-james-]

Regular subscribers to my life will know I’m a big ambassador of “Athletic Greens” or AG1. Does it do anything? Who knows. Does it taste nice? Not at all. Do I drink it every morning without fail and pay £79 every month for the pleasure? You bet.

Well my wife asked for some mushroom powder (https://spacegoods.com/collections/shop-all?tw_source=google&tw_adid=661501123391&tw_campaign=16993060939&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAoM9FjRBSNCTPXAPy3syLxsp-SLok&gclid=CjwKCAjw5Ky1BhAgEiwA5jGujt4s5pL5_m2wlzp2ImzV k8E23WbgDGAgvE05mk8f_wYoqFJi9Yy_fhoCsE0QAvD_BwE) for her birthday, which I duly obliged. She tried it once, said it made her feel sick and into the cupboard it went. Figured I’d give it a go this morning, after seeing Jeremy Carkson’s missus big it up on Clarkson’s Farm and to give me something to talk about in the office. Sure enough, I now feel sick.

It's an 80 quid a month multivitamin with a fancy label. Sir Dave McLeod's dismissal is good (wank clickbait title aside):


https://youtu.be/lkMWgP-b46Y

[Jimmy Floyd]

I assumed it was some kind of pyramid scheme based on how hard they sell it. Generally in life, if they're coming to you unbidden then you don't want it.

See also, any kind of delivery subscription, or almost anything that advertises on podcasts.

[niko_cee]

Went to etch (https://www.etchfood.co.uk/home) for lunch today.

Absolutely superb. Would recommend.

[Spikey M]

I assumed it was some kind of pyramid scheme based on how hard they sell it. Generally in life, if they're coming to you unbidden then you don't want it.

See also, any kind of delivery subscription, or almost anything that advertises on podcasts.

Disagree on the subscription. As a member of the far right bald bloke having my razor blades turn up automatically every 6 months is pretty handy.

[igor_balis]

I noticed the ryvita box in the kitchen, and I think I've come up with an excellent advertising slogan. "...that's why I'm a ryvita eater."

It's a bit 2004, but just imagine the advert - some dopey fat mum is like "only 50 calories in every piece...that's why I'm a ryvita eater"(with her happily showing how far she can pull forward the hem of her gigantic trousers and some scales in the background to imply successful dieting) some cool black dad like "it goes great with everything, that's why I'm a ryvita eater" and so on. I'm wasted in the world of lorries, honestly.

I assumed it must have already been done, but it's borderline Googlewhack, with my first (admittedly misspelled) attempt only generating some forum post from 2005 where someone says "no problem rivita eater, I love it up my shitter". Maybe that can be the third demographic to hit in the advert. I love it up my shitter...that's why I'm a ryvita eater.

[Mike]

Had a Cruffin from Lunko on Lark Lane this morning having tried and failed in getting one in the city last week. It was pretty fantastic, though the sample of a normal croissant I had while paying was even better.

[randomlegend]

I noticed the ryvita box in the kitchen, and I think I've come up with an excellent advertising slogan. "...that's why I'm a ryvita eater."

It's a bit 2004, but just imagine the advert - some dopey fat mum is like "only 50 calories in every piece...that's why I'm a ryvita eater"(with her happily showing how far she can pull forward the hem of her gigantic trousers and some scales in the background to imply successful dieting) some cool black dad like "it goes great with everything, that's why I'm a ryvita eater" and so on. I'm wasted in the world of lorries, honestly.

I assumed it must have already been done, but it's borderline Googlewhack, with my first (admittedly misspelled) attempt only generating some forum post from 2005 where someone says "no problem rivita eater, I love it up my shitter". Maybe that can be the third demographic to hit in the advert. I love it up my shitter...that's why I'm a ryvita eater.

Shitter doesn't rhyme with eater/Rvyvita.

[phonics]

Both top tier

https://i.imgur.com/E9AzZUC.png

[Spikey M]

Shitter doesn't rhyme with eater/Rvyvita.

and that's why I'm a Ryvita eater.

[igor_balis]

and that's why I'm a Ryvita eater.

thanks

[randomlegend]

Made this:
https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/mepssalgaru

To make these:
https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/garaetteok
'
To make this:
https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/tteokbokki

Added some green and runner beans a mate grew and served alongside some Korean fried chicken:

https://i.imgur.com/q2proFb.jpeg

[Baz]

Just realised I forgot to eat all day so I’ve ordered a ‘salt and pepper munchie box’ from a scabby Chinese takeaway.

2 ribs, 4 chicken wings, 4 chicken balls, chicken strips, chips and curry sauce.

[Pepe]

Pizzas are $30+ now. Madness.

[Shindig]

Are they at least the size of trashcan lids?

[Giggles]

Wings are so shit. There's about 4 times the meat in a chicken ball.

[randomlegend]

Wings were half decent when they cost absolutely fuck all, but those days are gone.

[Spikey M]

Thigh > leg > wing > breast.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I can't get on with a leg.

It's all the extra bones and cartilage which puts me off.

I have a much younger cousin who when he was around 8 he would eat a chicken leg pretty much whole. The mother fucker would chomp down on the bone and put as much of it away as he could.

Fucking chilling.

I personally eat mainly breast now due to the low fat high protein. GAINZ.

[Spikey M]

I personally eat mainly breast now due to the low fat high protein. GAINZ.

Same, but it's easily the most boring part.

[Lewis]

Now that I've learned to cook thighs properly (frying pan, slow cooker, frying pan) I will have those in front, but breast is still way better and more versatile than the others.

[Pepe]

Are they at least the size of trashcan lids?

I wish.

[Pepe]

Thighs are the obvious best, with legs obvious second. I think I'll take breast over wings. There is just not enough meat in a wing to treat it seriously.

[phonics]

Bone in skin on thighs.

[randomlegend]

https://nestfarmhouse.co.uk/

Went here the other night and it was really very good.

Had the chicken liver parfait, the duck and the chocolate ganache. Absolutely beautiful setting as well.

[randomlegend]

We've got a place a few minutes from us which does raw milk now so had a go at making mozzarella. Came out pretty well.

https://i.imgur.com/rVwRtsW.jpeg

[randomlegend]

Made my mozzarella into pizzas. It's so much better than anything I've been able to buy in the UK.

https://i.imgur.com/EtNlpr6.jpeg

[Waffdon]

Any large pizza at dominos is £10 when you collect if you’ve never tried that

[Shindig]

Would you like some pizza with your crust?

[Lewis]

That does look nice, but it's still only a pizza, so there can't be many things with a more lopsided fucking about:reward ratio.

[Manc]

We've got a place a few minutes from us which does raw milk now so had a go at making mozzarella. Came out pretty well.

https://i.imgur.com/rVwRtsW.jpeg

Did you walk there barefoot?

[Spikey M]

Poor overworked doctors. :(

[randomlegend]

That does look nice, but it's still only a pizza, so there can't be many things with a more lopsided fucking about:reward ratio.

I enjoy the "fucking about" part, though.

[niko_cee]

Had a little French woman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesinha) for lunch. Would recommend.

[Clunge]

Are you in Porto? And if so, which francesinha place did you go to?

[niko_cee]

Nah, I went to a local Portuguese cafe (https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g580419-d17209649-Reviews-Tasca-Horsham_Horsham_District_West_Sussex_England.html) . It was epic.

[Lewis]

I had one of those in the local Porko restaurant and I thought the sauce (or at least their version of the sauce) ruined it.

[niko_cee]

The sauce I had was a lot lighter in appearance than most of the pics. It was also served on a massive heap of fries with an egg on top, so it was like some sort of ham, egg and chips meets chips, cheese and gravy leviathan.

[Giggles]

I wasn't expecting that description as I'd clicked the link earlier and thought it was some sort of chocolate tart in the picture.

[randomlegend]

Going to Trishna in a few weeks for my birthday, looks so good.

https://www.trishnalondon.com/

[Clunge]

I went for my birthday a couple of years ago. It was… good. But it was my second Michelin star Indian meal and I’d say the jump in class from classic fare for other cuisines to Michelin level is greater than it was with either of the Indian meals I’ve been for.

[randomlegend]

Fair. Indian food in general where I am is not great so I think it's worth giving one a go for me.

Then got L'Enclume in December :drool:

[Baz]

Anyone got any good slow cooker recipes? :henn0rz:

[Ben]

You haven't got the skills.

[Baz]

Picked up some of this (https://amzn.to/3zshrnC) from Heron:

https://www.drinksupermarket.com/media/catalog/product/cache/8b581ff15af3d0f5c66f4d11bd96034e/p/e/pepsi-max-electric-blue-12-x-x500ml.jpg

And it’s one of the worst liquids I’ve ever tasted. Couldn’t even hazard a guess at the flavour.

[randomlegend]

Try it in the slow cooker.

[phonics]

Made these frittatas last night but with smoked trout instead of salmon.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/sep/16/quick-easy-hot-smoked-salmon-frittatas-watercress-radishes-recipe-rukmini-iyer

The final product was fine but a little bland and I'm not sure what I could do to bring a bit more life to them.

Think next on the list is these: https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/aug/31/vegan-sweet-potato-falafel-harissa-mayo-and-pickled-cabbage-recipe-meera-sodha but swapping out the sweet potato falafel for actual falafels and some lamb koftas stuffed with feta.

[Manc]

Picked up some of this (https://amzn.to/3zshrnC) from Heron:

https://www.drinksupermarket.com/media/catalog/product/cache/8b581ff15af3d0f5c66f4d11bd96034e/p/e/pepsi-max-electric-blue-12-x-x500ml.jpg

And it’s one of the worst liquids I’ve ever tasted. Couldn’t even hazard a guess at the flavour.

I genuinely picked this up the other day, thinking it was full of electrolytes. Nope. Just blue drink.

[Giggles]

You deserved it for falling for marketing like "electrolytes".

[Lofty]

The wife was conned into one the other week at Spar and it was rank.

[Spikey M]

Glad I fucked it off and went for a lime Pepsi Max when I saw it the other day.

[Baz]

Mango Pepsi max is better. Unlucky.

[Boydy]

OG Pepsi Max is perfect. No need to fuck with it.

[Dark Soldier]

Chicken pieces, chicken balls, curry sauce. Heaven.

https://i.imgur.com/Dsf1Pmw.png

[Giggles]

That's me this Saturday night, near to the letter.

[Spikey M]

About as Chinese as Mahow (nearly said Kiko, but you never know) but it looks good.

[Dquincy]

What's the difference between chicken pieces and chicken balls? The latter I've had, but never heard of the former.

Also need a portion of chips added in.

[Spikey M]

Chicken pieces are presumably bits of chicken breast / thigh in batter, where as the chicken in the balls is processed shite.

[niko_cee]

I would have gone the other way.

Balls the bigger breast chunks, pieces more of a suped up shredded affair. Both look superb.

[Dark Soldier]

Balls are chunks of proper chicken in batter, pieces are just bits ripped off a breast or thigh and banged in coating and fried. Both banging, both surprisingly not processed.

[Dquincy]

Bravo. I want both. Need to find out if my Chinese does them or if it's some sort of regional delicacy.

[phonics]

I had the Quattro Stagioni from Waitrose tonight. It's good but the base is weak so you have to overcook it and the crusts are poor. For 6 quid I think you're better off buying a Dr Oetker and adding your own stuff.

[Lofty]

Anyone been to Murano?

[Giggles]

We're so fucking old.

[randomlegend]

Anyone been to Murano?

Looks nice but apparently Angela Harknett is a total bitch, which would put me off.

[Lofty]

She is the reason the wife wants to go, thanks to her podcast.

[Clunge]

Will be arriving in San Sebastian in about four/five hours. Any gems we must hit?

[Ben]

Oh god here we go.

[randomlegend]

Will be arriving in San Sebastian in about four/five hours. Any gems we must hit?

It's worth doing a tour through someone like Devour to get a feel for it and go to some of the places famous for things.

This thread is good:
https://www.reddit.com/r/finedining/comments/1djucpw/san_sebastianpinxtos/

Generally the things you order from the board are much better than the things that are out for you to point at. The way to do it is to have 1/2 Pintxos at a place with a glass of Txakoli then move on to the next place and just crawl round til you're full.

For the tortilla at Bar Nestor you have to go in the morning and get your name down in the book, then come back for it at lunch time. You can't phone and if you just turn up at lunch time you won't get any.

If you go to La Vina for the cheesecake a glass of the Pedro Ximenez to go with it. So fucking good.

[Spikey M]

Oh god here we go.

:(

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Oh god here we go.

:D

[randomlegend]

I do feel for you all having to read me answering a question someone has asked but hopefully you'll make it through.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Pintxos (as distinct from tapas) are the best way to eat food, I think. I've had this argument with my brother so many times, who is a meat and two veg man and basically starts quivering with rage if he sees a small amount of food rather than a large amount (despite this, I'm fatter than him). But sometimes you just have to admit when someone's perfected something, and the Basques have.

[Clunge]

Ta all. Smashed into the old town hard last night with a skinful of cider. Tapped out at about our tenth pintxo (which was cheesecake from La Vina and excellent it was too). Lunch today at Bar Antonio (arroz de gambas) was also A++.

[Clunge]

And yes, pintxos does appear to be eating taking to a near logical perfection.

[Spikey M]

Someone in my office had a Lasagne sandwich for lunch today. This is the second person I've seen do this in my lifetime and I'm actually more concerned now than last time.

This can't actually be a thing, can it?

[Clunge]

I reckon a leftover lasagne panini/toastie would be superb.

[niko_cee]

Chip butty, cottage pie in a roll, PIE BARM, lasagna sandwich, all part of the rich heritage of carb filled bread items.

Edited to reflect the proper name for the barm thing before some Wigan person comes along and loses their shit.

[Clunge]

India has vada pav, which is basically just a spicy potato cake in a soft bap. Underrated cul-de-sac of the full repetoire.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shepherd's pie in between two Greggs steak bakes.

BOSH.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I actually admire any work-lunch solution that doesn't require the use of cutlery, and this is of course where the sandwich is king, so full marks from me.

[Ben]

Wigan kebab.

[Dark Soldier]

Shepherd's pie in between two Greggs steak bakes.

BOSH.

Fucking hell I am gonna be all over this.

[Spikey M]

You're all disgusting apart from Mahow who has concocted something so insane that it might just work.

[Giggles]

I’ve put mince in a sandwich before, so lasagne seems a logical step.

[Shindig]

A quick google seems to confirm a lasagne sandwich is definitely not a one-off. Although the ones I'm looking at have it as a grilled cheese setup.

[Raoul Duke]

Spaghetti Bolognese on a jacket potato. Trust me, I'm a professional.

[Baz]

I’ve bought something I’ve never had, seen or even heard of before, and I’m very excited to try it:

https://digitalcontent.api.tesco.com/v2/media/ghs/b16da9a8-2cf4-4c52-8731-7db796d41212/0eb40664-0b51-41f6-87a5-676571b8499a_1537687944.jpeg?h=960&w=960

[Spikey M]

Absolutely not.

[niko_cee]

Wouldn't that just be Dr Pepper?

[Baz]

Tastes like Christmas.

Would be good with a bit of rum or brandy, I bet.

[randomlegend]

Just finished at Trishna and thought it was absolutely brilliant, but my god I've never been served so much food in my life. I think I may die.

[randomlegend]

Realised I was old when we went to a cocktail bar after (Kwant) and it was full of what appeared to be 12 year old Asian children dressed as anime characters.

They all just sat on their phones on social media not talking to each other. Most of them had headphones in.

[Raoul Duke]

Sounds like it was full of Kwants

[randomlegend]

The waiters were so done with their shit. At one point one of them snapped their fingers to get a waiter's attention and he just held one finger up telling them to wait without even looking at them. :D

When we left he apologised for the slow/poor service (the service we received was neither); it was very clear he was actually apologising that the bar was full of, as you say, Kwants.

[wullie]

While odd pop is on the menu

https://jessicassweets.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/limited-edition-coca-cola-oreo-flavour-250ml-690163.jpg?v=1724354311

To its credit it actually tastes like what it claims to be, it's just a combination nobody should have come up with.

[randomlegend]

Saw that the other day. Oreos are fucking rank as it is. They taste like packaging.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I tried that today.

I had heard that a lot of people couldn't taste the Oreo just a faint vanilla but I absolutely got Oreo.

I actually didn't mind it but I can't see myself ever buying it again.

[niko_cee]

That stuff is, unsurprisingly, abominable.

[hfswjyr]

It's an interesting little marketing gimmick. You can also get Coke-flavoured Oreos, which taste like exactly what it says on the tin.

[randomlegend]

Photos from Trishna, because I know how much you all love my restaurant wanker posts:



"VARIETY OF PAPADS AND CHUTNEYS" (shared)

https://i.imgur.com/SU8dnTS.png

"PARTRIDGE PEPPER FRY" (mine)

https://i.imgur.com/ITSs55q.jpeg

"COCONUT & CURRY LEAF SCALLOPS" (wife's)

https://i.imgur.com/WyfTndD.jpeg

"HIRAN KI BOTI" (mine)

https://i.imgur.com/uSt9Jcx.png

"HARIYALI BREAM" (wife's)

https://i.imgur.com/1dW7RnD.jpeg

"HALF LOBSTER GHEE ROAST" (wife's)

https://i.imgur.com/fVpp7ox.jpeg

"TANDOORI LAMB CHOP" (mine)

https://i.imgur.com/pi1ueT6.jpeg

"CHEMMEEN MANGA CURRY; DORSET BROWN CRAB: NAAN; SPINACH AND CORN; DAAL; BASMATI RICE" (shared)

https://i.imgur.com/TeiqNLZ.jpeg

"BRAMLEY APPLE & PISTACHIO KULFI" (mine)

https://i.imgur.com/qbIWP9Q.jpeg

"VALRHONA MANJARI CHOCOLATE CHIKKI" (wife's)

https://i.imgur.com/9W8vv3p.png



Menu with more details of the dishes:

https://www.trishnalondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Koliwada-Tasting-Menu-2024.pdf

[Jimmy Floyd]

'Partridge Pepper Fry' looks good but sounds like Alan's motivational talk to himself before his debut appearance on QI.

[phonics]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gcqsq2OWIAAg_PN.jpg

[niko_cee]

I'll need an example of a woke filling before passing judgment.

[Kikó]

Avocado

[niko_cee]

Is avocado still woke given it's ecological credentials?

If this is just an expression of disgust at Pret's menu, or perhaps the wider concept of Pret itself, then I'm probably on board with that.

[Pepe]

Avocados from Mexico are glorious. The things that they sell as avocados in France should rightfully be called woke and vilified.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've sought out the article so you don't have to, the following are confirmed therein as being woke fillings:

- Chicken
- Continental cheese (defined as anything except cheddar)
- Avocado, peppers, chillies or olives (these are labelled as 'upmarket extras')
- Mayonnaise

Cutting off your crusts is apparently woke as well. I'm with the golden oldies on that one. You shouldn't be allowed to eat bread if you don't eat the crust.

[Yevrah]

Avocados are about as woke as I am and the crusts are a glorious part of any loaf. As per the cafe discussion earlier, absolutely not when it's full crust mind.

[Spikey M]

Regardless of their political leanings, Avocado's taste like shit.

[Kikó]

Nonce alert.

[-james-]

Avocado on its own tastes like grassy butter, but if you put it in a sandwich it becomes nondescript fibre and fat, which can only be good.

[-james-]

They probably shouldn't be sold in the UK though. The regularity with which I see a crate full of them that are obviously inedible/shite in Tesco is ridiculous.

[Giggles]

Avocado is fine with rashers. Hold the avocado.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Avocados from Mexico are glorious. The things that they sell as avocados in France should rightfully be called woke and vilified.

Can't be worse than 99% of the avocados you get in England.

"Ripe and ready" is a proper scam too and not just for avocados.

[niko_cee]

Waitrose is your only reasonable chance of a halfway decent avocado in an English supermarket, and even then the standard is pretty low.

Isn't there a woke alternative anyway using pea protein or something?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't mind the taste but can't be doing with the texture, it's like eating a baby's liver.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

A delicacy in France.

[SvN]

I like it when it's one of many ingredients on a burger or sandwich.

[Pepe]

Even here most supermarkets sell shit avocados. Need to buy them in Walmart and they must come from Mexico. Not surprised many of you think that they are bad. Need to try the real thing.

Back in the day we had avocado and lime trees in the yard. They were so good. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I like avocado and eat it fairly often now (good fats and a lot of fibre).

I get them at a local "farm" shop (it's called farm fresh, no idea where the farm they get their stuff is from) and even then they can be a bit hit or miss.

I've tested loads and they've felt and looked perfect in store and when I go to eat them it's a lottery whether they're actually good or over ripe with brown flesh.

Never had a "proper" avocado that Pepe has had and I imagine the ones I get are still miles behind them.

[niko_cee]

The green skinned 'fuerte' ones are miles better than the hass ones, imo, but sadly the latter seem to be almost ubiquitous in supermarkets

[phonics]

I've sought out the article so you don't have to, the following are confirmed therein as being woke fillings:

- Chicken
- Continental cheese (defined as anything except cheddar)
- Avocado, peppers, chillies or olives (these are labelled as 'upmarket extras')
- Mayonnaise

Cutting off your crusts is apparently woke as well. I'm with the golden oldies on that one. You shouldn't be allowed to eat bread if you don't eat the crust.

By definition doesn't this make a Coronation Chicken Sandwich the definition of woke. A dish made for the Queen.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Don't think they were putting it in sandwiches back in 1953. It was the wokerati that did that because they were too fancy-dan for jam and ham.

[Shindig]

I was expecting them to be dead against brown bread.

[phonics]

Don't think they were putting it in sandwiches back in 1953. It was the wokerati that did that because they were too fancy-dan for jam and ham.

Combining the inventions of Lord Sandwich with a Dish for the Queen?

[Spikey M]

The Far Right now love the Jews and the LGBTQ community are now pro-Muslim. Up is down and left is right. It's pointless trying to rationalise anything.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Even the same foods can have different connotations. I'm thinking a fish finger sandwich I could make now from the freezer section at Aldi versus a woke fish finger sandwich served for £17.95 with tartare sauce and pea puree in the gourmet pub up the road.

No one is safe.

[phonics]

You just bought the Frozen Fish Fingers from a German supermarket. Woke.

[Lofty]

Avocado in BLT :drool:

[Spikey M]

You just bought the Frozen Fish Fingers from a German supermarket. Woke.

Aldi was founded by 2 Nazi soldiers the year after the war ended. Let him eat his far right sandwich in peace.

[niko_cee]

There's a new Aldi here and everyone seems to be losing their minds but, having ventured in today, it's shit. More expensive than the neighbouring Sainsbury's for most things and nowhere near the curious foreign offerings, or value, or feeling of being on the precipice of societal breakdown of Lidl. Boo!

[Spikey M]

I looked up Lidl's founder too and his surname is Schwarz, so I thought we had a Jew, but no. Just a boring Christian. Stick your fish fingers up your arse, lad.