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

[igor_balis]

Korean food is quality. Kimchi :happycry:

And fuck knows, Giggles , mine were out of a jar from sainsbury's.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Freshly-Kimchi-Authentic-Korean-MR-KIMCHI/dp/B01B2V3DSG

That's what I usually buy but the stuff at that Superstar BBQ was absolutely spot on.

[igor_balis]

cheers. I was trying to acquire the ingredients for this korean recipe the other day, and i had to use about 8 different websites, it came to about 30 quid and half the stuff was sold out. got annoyed and made a curry instead.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Korean food strikes me as a bit elaborate to say you have to eat it whilst not looking away from your work station/StarCraft.

They've got the women to cook it for them, duh.

Promoting a woman to the top like Mrs Park was always going to end in tears, their society isn't ready for it.

[hfswjyr]

I'm having beef in black pepper sauce and rice tonight along with a bag of deep fried chicken balls from the Chinese. I had the same thing last night. I feel like a right fat bastard.

In all honesty, deep fried chicken balls are probably the most un-Chinese thing I've ever heard of.

[Jimmy Floyd]

According to this board, if you go north of Watford, 'Chinese' just turns into an all purpose greasy fast food emporium. I'm as mystified as you.

[Adamski]

http://superstarbbq.co.uk/

Went there today.

Tried the Korean Fried Chicken, Mandoo (dumplings), kimchi and for the table BBQ we had mixed mushrooms, belly pork, rib galbi and boolgogi with some fried noodles.

It was stunning and everything I hoped a Korean BBQ place would be. The KFC was a bit shit but everything else was brilliant, especially the rib galbi and boolgogi.

Only bad thing is that the kimchi was so good that I wont be able to eat the stuff I usually get as it's so much inferior. It had the perfect level of sourness from the fermentation and had the right amount of spice.

Love Korean food. Gochujang :drool:

[Giggles]

In all honesty, deep fried chicken balls are probably the most un-Chinese thing I've ever heard of.

They're a staple though and the best thing in it. About the only main that isn't full of raw vegetables and a watery sauce.

[Dquincy]

The Gig'miester is bang on. Chicken ball and chinese chips are the best.

[Adamski]

They're a staple though and the best thing in it. About the only main that isn't full of raw vegetables and a watery sauce.

The soggy batter inside is the best bit of it as well.

My staples from the Chinese takeaway are Salt and Chilli or Honey chicken Wings, Crispy chilli chicken/chicken balls with fried rice, chips and curry sauce.

No authenticity no fucks given.

[Adamski]

Talk to me about a spice bag Giggles. What goes on there?

[Giggles]

The soggy batter inside is the best bit of it as well.

My staples from the Chinese takeaway are Salt and Chilli or Honey chicken Wings, Crispy chilli chicken/chicken balls with fried rice, chips and curry sauce.

No authenticity no fucks given.

God yeah I forgot about all the salt and chilli stuff too that's arrived over the last few years. A spice bag is probably the best seller from any Chinese takeaway over here (not sure on naming there but it's salt and chilli chicken, chicken balls, and chips mixed together).

Love that chicken ball batter :drool:

[Giggles]

Talk to me about a spice bag Giggles. What goes on there?

Lol well that's a bit of timing right there.

You get variations on what i said above too. Sometimes no chicken balls or sometimes shredded beef instead of chicken. Normally red chillies and onions in the mix too.

Salty as fuck, it's awesome.

[igor_balis]

Chicken balls and sweet and sour sauce is great indulgent food, but I think kung pao is my favourite chinese dish.

[Adamski]

Lol well that's a bit of timing right there.

You get variations on what i said above too. Sometimes no chicken balls or sometimes shredded beef instead of chicken. Normally red chillies and onions in the mix too.

Salty as fuck, it's awesome.

Ah I didn't realise a spice bag was Chinese specific.

We get pizza boxes :D full of salt and chilli everything. Chips, chicken wings, spring rolls, ribs, chicken balls and a portion of sauce.

[Giggles]

Ah I didn't realise a spice bag was Chinese specific.

We get pizza boxes :D full of salt and chilli everything. Chips, chicken wings, spring rolls, ribs, chicken balls and a portion of sauce.

They call that one a munchie box here. I think the last one I had was identical to that but with some shredded chicken in it too.

[Ian]

Spicy bag at ours doesn't include chicken balls but it has the chips and chicken and it's absolutely fucking glorious.

[Magic]

Sweet and sour chicken balls. :drool:

[Shindig]

No need to get insulting, Magic. As soon as I'm back from my folk's this week, I'll start on the 'I need to cook more stuff' wagon. Curry looks easy to knock up whilst the mince and dumplings seems to be a case of "Put almost all of the things in the recipe in a bowl and mix."

The level I like to live on, basically.

[Ian]

I'm back in the habit of filling my freezer with bulk-cooked stuff and loving life. Making gumbo tomorrow. :drool:

[Magic]

Shredded anything in batter. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://codicotespice.co.uk/

Here tonight and despite the fairly shoddy website it was quite good.

The service wasn't the best though, I got a chicken Royal Bangalore having asked for a lamb one. It was tasty though so I didn't care too much.

Turkish tomorrow and then Japanese on Monday.

[Adamski]

Sir Andy Mahowry You'll know this quicker than I can google it. Who is it that hates each other the most out of Greeks Cypriots and Turks?

[Magic]

The wife's after a fucking Magic Pot Magic hahaha

Sounds like my kind of woman. Can we swap.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sir Andy Mahowry You'll know this quicker than I can google it. Who is it that hates each other the most out of Greeks Cypriots and Turks?

I'd say that there's a lot less hatred with the newer generations but I'd say that there is more hatred with the Greek Cypriots purely because the Turks are still in the north and many see that as them in 'our houses illegally'.

Personally I don't think that anything can really change, they've occupied the North for far too long now and it would be such a clusterfuck to sort out.

[Dquincy]

Onion rings. Breaded or battered?

I enjoy both, but breaded is my preferred choice of ring.

[Magic]

Neither. How to ruin onions 101.

[Dquincy]

Mentalist. So you like them warm and soggy...like snot.

[SvN]

Cajun breaded onion rings are delicious when done right. Onion rings are in that category of food that I know are shit, but I love anyway.

[niko_cee]

I'd go battered, although if the breading were done right (ie very lightly) I suppose that could work.

[Lewis]

Breaded, and those massive sloppy battered ones you get in pubs are the pits.

[hfswjyr]

Neither. How to ruin onions 101.

Agreeing with Magic. Shocker.

[Giggles]

Battered ones from the chipper are the best. Shit from a Chinese though.

[SvN]

I went to a pub a few months ago that had them stacked from big to small in a fucking mini frying pan. The one at the bottom must've been about 2 inches tall, it was fucking revolting.

They looked something like this:

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_sbryfjzwjY/U4Nn5GFbhCI/AAAAAAAAAk4/dSdjC1LDa4g/s640/blogger-image-746176008.jpg

[Giggles]

I remember going into a place once and ordering what clearly said 'onion rings' on the menu and ending up with one half inch whole slice of onion battered.

[Lewis]

Yeah, those ones (those are unusually thick though). You should also have made a point of removing everything from that box and handing it back to them.

[Giggles]

The chips in a bucket and whole thing in the box should have been enough to flip the table and walk out anyway.

[igor_balis]

fucking baked beans in little mugs what's the deal with that huh

[igor_balis]

battered sloppy spoons onion rings are something i crave when i'm hungover but i hate myself afterwards

[Ian]

I'm sure we've discussed this website before:
http://wewantplates.com/

Burger Meats Bun in Glasgow used to give you a paper place mat, the paper the burger was wrapped in and that was it. Which I now realised isn't nearly as offensive as some of the other shit restaurants are doing.

[Boydy]

I'm sure we've discussed this website before:
http://wewantplates.com/

Burger Meats Bun in Glasgow used to give you a paper place mat, the paper the burger was wrapped in and that was it. Which I now realised isn't nearly as offensive as some of the other shit restaurants are doing.

Fucking desserts in ashtrays and on sanitary towels. Jesus Christ. Some things are just annoying like those little chopping boards they use but those two would put me right off my food.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah, those two are taking things way too far.

[Giggles]

What the fuck even is that on the fanny pad? Even if it was on a plate it's a disgrace of a dessert.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.facebook.com/kazoku.hitchin/

Went here today.

Tried won ton fried dumplings, tempura oysters, a duck sushi thing, raw prawns, raw tuna, raw octopus, raw surf clam, garlic fried rice and sizzling steak.

Was really tasty but a bit expensive and small servings.

[igor_balis]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sweetpotatogumbowith_91317

Made that tonight, it was nice. First ever baking experience as well. Gonna enter bake off just to passive aggressively mock Noel Fielding.

[Giggles]

Lidl's inferno pizza, while disappointing overall, definitely isn't a let-down in the heat department.

[Dquincy]

Tonight I ate 16 chicken dippers. I'm not happy about it on reflection.

[igor_balis]

I made kofta balls tonight. Mushed chickpeas, flour, cornflour, bicarb of soda, various spices, oil and some other shit i've probably forgotten, in the oven for 20 minutes. Was alright. Had it with a cauliflower and tomato curry, which was also decent.

ALSO, got some more plantain crisps. I don't like non-potato crisps generally (the co-op's sweet potato and parsnip (or some shit) offerings were fucking gross), but these are amazing.

[Giggles]

Tonight I ate 16 chicken dippers. I'm not happy about it on reflection.

I wouldn't be either. Easily could do the 24.

[Shindig]

I made some accidentally good mash last night. Throwing some cheese into it worked out. Had a moment early one when I thought it would turn into slop but it wound up being nice and creamy.

[Offshore Toon]

Top that, Mahow.

[Dquincy]

I wouldn't be either. Easily could do the 24.
24?! Bollocks could you!

My 16 were in 4 tortilla wraps with cheese. Had to eat them to empty the freezer as were moving house next week, all things being well. Also, I'm quiting dippers. Time to move on.

[Offshore Toon]

That's a disgusting yet delicious meal with shitloads of mayo. :drool:

[Adamski]

What kind of cheese?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-2797116/britain-s-poshest-grub-c-te-boeuf.html

I made this today (well sans brandy butter), genuinely brilliant.

Got enough left over for a couple of sandwiches tomorrow too.

[Giggles]

I had that a couple of weeks back on a night out with work. 65 fucking euro. For beef.

[Boydy]

That looks delicious but then serving it with those shitty little skinny fries. :sick:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah, I swerved them.

I just thickly sliced up some baby potatoes and roasted them.

Like sauteed potatoes but in the oven to cut down on oil.

[Boydy]

Yeah, that sounds much better. Basically any other type of spud would be better than skinny fries.

[Adamski]

http://i68.tinypic.com/25p0o4j.jpg

[Jimmy Floyd]

Pity they had to include the world's largest carrot and some poo.

[Adamski]

That was definitely the biggest carrot I've ever seen. Ridiculous.

Mushroom duxelle thing and it was very very savoury.

[Shindig]

"No, the bar logo needs to be DEAD CENTRE or you're all fired!"

[-james-]

The Alston is brilliant. I'd have it second to Porter & Rye in terms of Glasgow steak houses. Going to the latter for my birthday tomorrow. :alan:

[Adamski]

Not been yet but heard it's better than Alston which is definitely the best I've been to.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've started making job lots of this: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jamie-oliver/mango-lassi-recipe in the blender. I don't think there's any coming back from this, homosexuality-wise, but I'll go down on any number of gentlemen if it means I can sample some of this nectar every day.

[Giggles]

That stuff is brilliant.

[Boydy]

I've started making job lots of this: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jamie-oliver/mango-lassi-recipe in the blender. I don't think there's any coming back from this, homosexuality-wise, but I'll go down on any number of gentlemen if it means I can sample some of this nectar every day.


I don't objectify women. Is there a prize?

:sherlock:

[Jimmy Floyd]

You'll have to proposition me to find out.

[Ian]

That sounds right up my fucking alley.

....

As it were.

[Giggles]

Just had sushi delivered. Until now I think it was the only thing I couldn't get on justeat. Not bad either.

[Shindig]

Okay, my first curry went as follows:

Naturally, I went with some store-bought sauce because I don't like storing the excess. Ragman Joshi or some shit. Turned out alright, although taking 30 minutes to do it seems a little excessive. It went well with the diced beef I'd bought. Took 5 minutes to seal the meat and then bundled it with the sauce.

The rice was mayhem. Soaked it in some water to begin with to take some of the starch off and then sieved it. Then I added some water and slapped it into a pan for 15 minutes. Thing is, I brought it to the boil and couldn't bring it back down to simmer. Tried starting another one at a lower temperature and that still brought it back to the boil. So I ended up nursing it on and off the hob. Faff. Didn't get all the starch out of it as some did stick together. Shame but at least I got the portion size right.

Made a nice change from the usual stuff. The jar of stuff can do one with its "Use immediately once opened." nonsense. It serves four.

[-james-]

Depends on the rice, but the way that tends to work for most is bring it to a boil, put the lid on and put it right down to the lowest heat. The steam will cook it.

Or you can get easy cook where you just boil it uncovered for 15 minutes or whatever.

I get boil in the bag when i'm feeling really, spectacularly lazy. Which is usually the case.

[Disco]

Rice is a piece of piss. Measure out twice as much water as rice, pinch of salt and leave it on very low with the lid on. Done.

[Giggles]

I gave up years ago, even bought a rice cooker once and it wasn't worth a fuck. Tilda microwave pouches all the way, they're constantly on offer in Aldi.

[Giggles]

Rice is a piece of piss. Measure out twice as much water as rice, pinch of salt and leave it on very low with the lid on. Done.

Leave it for....

10 minutes? Half an hour? Until the next leap year?

[Disco]

Yes.

[Giggles]

When you're claim it's a piece of piss and giving instructions on how much of a piece of piss it is, cooking time is normally one of the vital parts of a method.

[Disco]

Until it's done, which is when all the water is gone.

[Giggles]

Until it's done, which is when all the water is gone.

There's an extremely fine line between water gone and having to scrape it off the bottom of the saucepan.

Ah, feck it anyway, there's no need to be cooking it these days.

[Shindig]

Timing's fine. 10-15 minutes. It's the heat. Bringing it up to the boil and then having it simmer with the lid on caught me out. Short of having one hob on to simmer and one to boil.

[-james-]

Timing's fine. 10-15 minutes. It's the heat. Bringing it up to the boil and then having it simmer with the lid on caught me out. Short of having one hob on to simmer and one to boil.


What sort of hob do you have? When you turn it down the heat will change instantly.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I just boil rice like pasta.

Loads of rice, roughly 10-12 minutes (when it's just right) and then drain it.

Starchy rices like basmati will get a rinse before but stuff like long grain will go straight in.

[Offshore Toon]

Rice is incredibly difficult to balls up.

[Disco]

There's an extremely fine line between water gone and having to scrape it off the bottom of the saucepan.

Ah, feck it anyway, there's no need to be cooking it these days.

In which case take it off the heat entirely and let it sit in the pan for a little, the residual heat will take care of the last bit of water.

[Giggles]

Rice is incredibly difficult to balls up.

It is if you know how to cook it. Like anything really.

[Offshore Toon]

It is if you know how to cook it. Like anything really.
I agree. I don't understand how most cooking disasters happen. As long as you don't get distracted by the wind changing there shouldn't be any issues.

[Shindig]

Define disaster. Undercooking shit is something I simply can't imagine myself doing. I can bugger prep up like the best of them but to heat a thing enough to ensure it's cooked is simple.

[Shindig]

What sort of hob do you have? When you turn it down the heat will change instantly.

Electric (probably metal) but the heat remains ages after bringing it down.

[randomlegend]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf75I9LKhvg

Perfect every time.

Obviously alter the amount depending on how many you're cooking for.

[Adamski]

Okay, my first curry went as follows:

Naturally, I went with some store-bought sauce because I don't like storing the excess. Ragman Joshi or some shit. Turned out alright, although taking 30 minutes to do it seems a little excessive. It went well with the diced beef I'd bought. Took 5 minutes to seal the meat and then bundled it with the sauce.

The rice was mayhem. Soaked it in some water to begin with to take some of the starch off and then sieved it. Then I added some water and slapped it into a pan for 15 minutes. Thing is, I brought it to the boil and couldn't bring it back down to simmer. Tried starting another one at a lower temperature and that still brought it back to the boil. So I ended up nursing it on and off the hob. Faff. Didn't get all the starch out of it as some did stick together. Shame but at least I got the portion size right.

Made a nice change from the usual stuff. The jar of stuff can do one with its "Use immediately once opened." nonsense. It serves four.

By first curry do you mean first time you opened a pre-bought jar and added it to meat? Not sure that counts as your first curry.

Also what the fuck, aren't you like 30?

[Shindig]

As in first time I thought, "I fancy a curry that requires more effort than bundling a Tesco 'something' in the oven." First time I've cooked rice. Bizarre, I know.

[Giggles]

There's not too much to making one from scratch if you have the stuff to do it. Having all the stuff is a pain in the hole though so if you like the jar then it's a happy win.

[Adamski]

As in first time I thought, "I fancy a curry that requires more effort than bundling a Tesco 'something' in the oven." First time I've cooked rice. Bizarre, I know.

Jesus, you're like a pre-war Giggles.

[Shindig]

I could never get any cooking in when I lived with my folks. When I moved out, rice wasn't on my radar. I mainly stuck with pasta, egg dishes and pizza.

[Giggles]

I could never get any cooking in when I lived with my folks. When I moved out, rice wasn't on my radar. I mainly stuck with pasta, egg dishes and pizza.

Better with chips for a curry anyway.

[niko_cee]

I have a rice cooker which is mostly just a bucket you stick in the microwave, but it's pretty good.

On the hob it really helps to have a glass lid for your pan, and preferably a large diameter pan, so it can cook evenly and you can see when the water is gone.

Varying degrees of difficulty for different rices though. Sushi rice, for example, is not easy if you want it to be good.

[randomlegend]

I have a rice cooker which is mostly just a bucket you stick in the microwave, but it's pretty good.

On the hob it really helps to have a glass lid for your pan, and preferably a large diameter pan, so it can cook evenly and you can see when the water is gone.

Varying degrees of difficulty for different rices though. Sushi rice, for example, is not easy if you want it to be good.

https://www.japancentre.com/en/recipes/15-how-to-make-japanese-rice-and-sushi-rice

I just followed this for sushi rice and it came out perfect.

[niko_cee]

Aye, but that's pretty fucking involved (I would agree with the methodology). Requiring, as it does, large wooden/bamboo bowls and electrical fans, not usually standard kitchen paraphernalia. Scaling up is also a massive pain in the arse.

[randomlegend]

Aye, but that's pretty fucking involved (I would agree with the methodology). Requiring, as it does, large wooden/bamboo bowls and electrical fans, not usually standard kitchen paraphernalia. Scaling up is also a massive pain in the arse.

??????

You literally wash it and put it in a pan.

The faff at the end isn't required for just making decent sticky rice. Even if you ARE doing that, I'm sure a fan and a bowl (I really don't think it being bamboo is going to make much of a difference....) won't be too hard for most people to come by.

[niko_cee]

The bowl needs to be porous to help dry the rice and the fan is needed to arrest the cooking so it doesn't turn into a sticky mess. If you want to make a sticky mess, then yes, you don't need the end bit. But that isn't sushi rice. And like I said, as soon as you scale up quantity it becomes exponentially harder to stop it stodgifying.

[Lewis]

Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

[randomlegend]

The bowl needs to be porous to help dry the rice and the fan is needed to arrest the cooking so it doesn't turn into a sticky mess. If you want to make a sticky mess, then yes, you don't need the end bit. But that isn't sushi rice. And like I said, as soon as you scale up quantity it becomes exponentially harder to stop it stodgifying.

I've made it numerous times without it ending up a sticky mess.

[Lewis]

Shame you can't say the same about leaving the house.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Savage.

[randomlegend]

Shame you can't say the same about leaving the house.

Nor about leaving your mother's bedroom.

[Lewis]

She's fifty-six lad. Good on her.

[Giggles]

Resorting to 'your mother' insults :D/:face:

[randomlegend]

:cool:

[-james-]

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/scallops-on-the-shell

Just made these.

Whipped them out after 15 minutes and they were fucking perfect.

[Giggles]

Does butter change volume when you melt it?

I technically it shouldn't, but it always looks like less when you do.

[Disco]

I suppose it might be marginally larger in volume as it's warmer but you'd never notice it by eye.

[Giggles]

I suppose it might be marginally larger in volume as it's warmer but you'd never notice it by eye.

Grand job. I've a pie recipe needs 3tbsp of melted butter, so getting the 3tbsp off the block and then melting it after should do fine.

[Magic]

Chicken breast skillet burger with ceaser sauce and sweet potato fries tonight. Sounds fairly simple but a bit of a pain in the arse especially lemon zest on my shitty grater.

[Giggles]

:drool: Glorious.

http://i66.tinypic.com/ng9j78.png

[Spikey M]

What is it?

[Samadini]

Chips with salt, chilli and a year's supply of MSG.

[igor_balis]

i made prawn curry for me and mummy tonight, it was nice.

[Spikey M]

Needs a sauce

[phonics]

They've finally started selling Brocolli here. It's glorious to have the stuff back.

[Giggles]

Chips with salt, chilli and a year's supply of MSG.

It's the MSG that makes it.


Needs a sauce

Hoi Sin on the side for dipping.

[Spikey M]

Crack on then. It's no Crispy Beef but looks like good nosh.

[Giggles]

Crack on then. It's no Crispy Beef but looks like good nosh.

Another spot nearby does the same thing but with crispy beef instead of the chicken. The chips are always a bit on the limp side though.

[Dquincy]

Did a slow roast leg of lamb yesterday. Was bloody marvelous. Made a garlic, rosemary and thyme rub.

[randomlegend]

Saw that William Curley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Curley) was advertising for an apprentice, but caught the ad a couple of weeks late and he's already offered it to someone.

He has invited me to come spend a week in his kitchen though, with the view that he'll have me in mind for future opportunities.

I'm sure this isn't that interesting to most of you, but I'm genuinely really excited.

[Reg]

:cool: Good stuff.

[Boydy]

Have you given up on medicine then?

[randomlegend]

Pretty much.

I may try and finish just so it gives me some earning potential. The idea being that that would allow me to fund starting a chocolate business on the side before moving into it full time in the future, I'm not entirely sure yet. I have a meeting with someone from the med school on Friday to discuss my options.

I think really I know that this is what I want to do in the long-term, I'm just trying to work out the best way of going about it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's going to be fun seeing you on Bake Off Creme de la Creme in a few years sweating like a bastard whilst being bossed around by a cocky foreigner and then breaking down when Cherish destroys you.

Good luck.

[randomlegend]

Benoit is a top lad but Cherish can suck my nuts.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I meant your captain by 'cocky foreigner' not the beast that is Benoit,

Cherish would rip you to shreds for being unable to achieve uniformity in your petit fours.

[phonics]

Do you lot get these over in the U.K.? Phwoar it's good stuff.


http://i.imgur.com/ukbV9GC.jpg

[Lewis]

There is a big clue on the bag.

[Giggles]

They're lovely. I'd rather Real Roast Ox though :drool:

[phonics]

The amount of stuff they sell as 'British' that I've never seen on the main land.

That image is massive. I'm trying to fix it.

[Lewis]

Aren't foreign crisps all paprika covered shit?

[phonics]

Hence why you have to pay 3 quid seventy for that 40g packet.

[Offshore Toon]

Hence why you have to pay 3 quid seventy for that 40g packet.
Jesus. How much are Space Raiders?

[Giggles]

I just had my last turkey til December :(

[Disco]

Are Brannigans still around? Their mustard flavour was great.

[phonics]

Jesus. How much are Space Raiders?

They don't exist. Cheapest pack of a similar size would be a quid twenty.

[Ian]

They're lovely. I'd rather Real Roast Ox though :drool:

:nodd:

[Adamski]

The amount of stuff they sell as 'British' that I've never seen on the main land.

That image is massive. I'm trying to fix it.

Aren't you in Geneva? That's the main land you tit :D

[Magic]

Had some Ayran at the weekend. It tasted like sour Bull cum. Off or is it a thing?

[Magic]

Ratatouille tonight.

Also how awesome is beef billtong?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Another classic Magic combination.

[-james-]

Got given Rick Stein's Venice to Istanbul book for my birthday, made a couple of things so far and both superb. Not many things in the book I don't fancy the look of, actually.

Cılbır, basically poached eggs in yoghurt, is a fucking revelation, and shallot stifado makes you wonder why they ever bother with beef. The shallots are always the best bit anyway.

[Dark Soldier]

Wagyu beef burgers, two strips of crispy bacon on each, melted mature cheddar with onion. Amazing :drool:

[Giggles]

I've two steaks marinading for later. Can't wait.

[Dark Soldier]

McDonald's New York Stack

aka I didn't have the chicken selects why didn't I have the chicken selects

2(Two) British/Irish beef patties, bacon, cheese, coleslaw, ketchup, mustard, lettuce and pickles all jammed into a tiny pretzel bun which is too small to hold the contents and as such everything slips all over the place. The consistency is that of wetness, zero flavour to the patties, limp, fatty horrible bacon. Pickles ga-fucking-lore, and coleslaw which has the overriding taste of egg. I can still taste egg an hour later. Egg egg egg egg if you love eggs buy this.

[8]

[Giggles]

The McMór is the only burger of theirs I bother with. But like yourself, it's only when they've no chicken selects. They are Godly.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I just looked up 'McMór' as I assumed it was an Irish special edition, and the first thing I see is an article about a Sinn Fein politician complaining that McDonalds is sectarian as said burger is only available in the Republic.

Got to love norn iron.

[Giggles]

I just looked up 'McMór' as I assumed it was an Irish special edition, and the first thing I see is an article about a Sinn Fein politician complaining that McDonalds is sectarian as said burger is only available in the Republic.

Got to love norn iron.

Head cases the lot of them. It's the Ballymaloe relish that makes it, but i presume that's available over there too (or something the same).

[Magic]

Should I add porridge to my pressure cooker beef stew?

[Magic]

Omg Reese's chocolate peanut spread on malt loaf. :drool:

[Disco]

Should I add porridge to my pressure cooker beef stew?

I wouldn't. Have you got any pearl barley in there yet?

[Magic]

I wouldn't. Have you got any pearl barley in there yet?

Nah, recipe said cheesy grits (lol) so someone suggested porridge instead.

I'm putting cornflower and serving it with mash.

[Lewis]

Omg Reese's chocolate peanut spread on malt loaf. :drool:

Anything on malt loaf.

[Giggles]

Reese's chocolate peanut spread on anything.

[randomlegend]

Crappy photos as always:



http://i.imgur.com/Oc8aD3H.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/2j80l0M.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dTa66HE.jpg



That's a blackcurrant ganache, apple gel and dark chocolate shell.

Really chuffed with how they came out.

[Giggles]

:drool:

That's some nice work.

[Shindig]

That looks fantastic.

[John]

I bought a bottle of 'Pepsi Max Ginger', not really expecting much but hoping it would at least be drinkable.

It's fucking putrid. Avoid. I doubt anyone would be buying it anyway, but to be safe don't even get your shopping from somewhere that sells it.

[wullie]

I tried it the other week, although I hate ginger beer so I really don't know what I was expecting.

[phonics]

I had a mojito flavoured energy drink. It was foul.

[SincereTheRebel]

I had some concoction from Five Guys (https://www.fiveguys.co.uk) yesterday. I've now increased the chance of a heart attack before 30 by at least 60%.

[hfswjyr]

The burgers are mega tasty and probably not horrible health wise unless you add absolutely everything. It'll be the concrete shake that'll kill ya!

[randomlegend]

Five guys just seems absurdly expensive to me.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You're paying for them to import their nasal vowels and terrible wrapping from the States. GBK shits all over it for what is the same price, if not cheaper.

[Spammer]

I went once, it was alright. Glad I went as I was curious but won't be going again anytime soon.

Taco Bell has opened up in Leeds. What's that like?

[Jimmy Floyd]

The clue's in the name.

[Spammer]

Lots of taco places though. I was wondering if it was any good.

[Lewis]

'GBK' is surely more than Five Guys, and doesn't it sell those stupid cunt burgers that need a stick to stop them slopping to pieces? God I hate those.

[Jimmy Floyd]

'GBK' is surely more than Five Guys, and doesn't it sell those stupid cunt burgers that need a stick to stop them slopping to pieces? God I hate those.

Have you been to Five Guys? It's genuinely impressive how expensive it is.

[SincereTheRebel]

Five Guys is ridiculously expensive. Never been to GBK, and I dont think I will.
Pizza > Burger & Chips

[Jimmy Floyd]

Lots of taco places though. I was wondering if it was any good.

Your existing taco/burrito places will be better and cheaper. It's the 'Bell' part I was referring to.

[Lewis]

Have you been to Five Guys? It's genuinely impressive how expensive it is.

I have, and it is better than your alternative.

[Boydy]

GBK is far better than Five Guys and it is cheaper.

[Giggles]

Burger from a proper chippers is better than any of that shit.

[Raoul Duke]

Taco Bell tastes like AIDS

[Baz]

Taco Bell tastes like AIDSBut Dan Ryckert. (http://people.com/food/taco-bell-wedding-las-vegas/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_twitter_peoplemag) :cool:

[Shindig]

Ryckert, who met Monda online

Because of course he did.

[hfswjyr]

GBK has got to be the most overpriced burger going.

[Giggles]

The Mrs is away so I fended for myself.

Spicy box :cool:

[Magic]

Eating grilled haloumi is like eating congealed cum with too much salt in it. Fucking disgusting.

[phonics]

Philistine.

[Magic]

No, Lebanese.

[Giggles]

:D

[Adamski]

Philistine.

Don't you eat dog food?

[phonics]

I think you're confusing me with someone else, I don't even have a dog? I mean I once said Korean BBQ is nice but that's about it?

[Adamski]

I'm sure you said once you were so poor you ate a can of dog food.

Either way, it seems like something you would do.

[phonics]

If it was me, it was a euphemism. Would that be the correct term?

http://i.imgur.com/nrfP7eC.png

This site sucks, fuck the admins, lazy etc.

edit: Didn't see 'exact name' ticked

http://i.imgur.com/QiXy3qd.png

Soz

[igor_balis]

my mum just made fish and chips was good

[Adamski]

If it was me, it was a euphemism. Would that be the correct term?

http://i.imgur.com/nrfP7eC.png

This site sucks, fuck the admins, lazy etc.

edit: Didn't see 'exact name' ticked

http://i.imgur.com/QiXy3qd.png

Soz

I like how you couldn't rule out eating dog food without searching the forum.

[phonics]

I know but I was just wondering where the idea might have originated from.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I went to Five Guys for the first time.

I absolutely loved it.

Wasn't so expensive either as they didn't make us pay for one bacon cheeseburger or the large fries we split between 4.

[Ian]

I think everybody I know who's been to Five Guys says it's decent but not worth. Prices competing with the "gourmet" joints but not enough better than the fast food places to just not choose either one of those or a better burger place.

[AyDee]

Yummy banana bread!!!

http://i67.tinypic.com/11k8nzc.jpg

:face:

[Disco]

Well someone was pleased with it at least.

What did you cook it in?

[Magic]

Soggy biscuit.

[Magic]

Can't believe I overcooked my £10 fillet steak because my stupid pressure cooker acted up and distracted me. Bastard. It's medium to well. Tragic.

[Adamski]

You didn't cook it in your pressure cooker did you?

[Giggles]

Fillet steak in a pressure cooker?

[Magic]

:D

Aye gid ane lads.

[Lewis]

He means he left it out and the household tension got to it.

[randomlegend]

Fillet steak is for plebs.

https://www.eatingthaifood.com/thai-recipes/

Been making some of the recipes from here lately and they have been awesome so far (although I did put 50 grams of green chillies in the thai green curry paste as opposed to the suggested 150g - and it was still hot - so I've no idea what the fuck kind of asbestos coated mouths they have in Thailand).

[Kikó]

Anyone else do hello fresh?

[Adamski]

Fillet steak is for plebs.

https://www.eatingthaifood.com/thai-recipes/

Been making some of the recipes from here lately and they have been awesome so far (although I did put 50 grams of green chillies in the thai green curry paste as opposed to the suggested 150g - and it was still hot - so I've no idea what the fuck kind of asbestos coated mouths they have in Thailand).

Thai food in general is pretty awesome. Can't really go wrong, all the amazing flavours in there.

I've made a few things from that site before, it's really good.

Thai Food https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1862055149/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_2z7DzbDSZMECS

This is my go to for Thai recipes at the moment. Such a good book.

[Boydy]

Anyone else do hello fresh?

You lazy bastard.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm with the broken headed one.

I'd have pretty much any cut of steak over fillet. It's tender but the lack of fat means that it's bland compared to a ribeye or sirloin.

[randomlegend]

You lazy bastard.

The appeal of hello fresh is more that you get the right amount of ingredients so you don't end up wasting stuff (like when you buy a whole bunch of coriander but only need a bit and it just ends up sitting in the fridge til it gets chucked).

You still have to cook it.

We had it for a while but stopped it I think because of the cost.

[Boydy]

I know you still have to cook it. The lazy part was about not doing his own shopping. And surely it defeats the purpose of not having waste if costs as much as, if not more than, having the waste anyway.

It just seems like one of those stupid tech start-up type things that is basically just doing something you can already do in a perfectly fine way but with some internet added in.

[randomlegend]

I don't know, not liking waste isn't just about cost.

[phonics]

I did it for a month because I got a free pass. Great if you can afford it but the idea of spending what it costs is ridiculous.

Opening the app, seems a lot cheaper in the UK though. Over in Switzerland, it's about 18 quid per day.

[Boydy]

What are the portion sizes like? If they're anything like the portion sizes on food packaging, they're must be tiny.

[phonics]

Portions are crap but I like that because I don't eat much.

[Boydy]

3 meals a week for 2 people is £34.99. Fucking hell.

[SvN]

Yeah, my worry with things like that is that I'd probably end up ordering a pizza at 10pm when I was still famished after eating a spoonful of rice and a few cubes of chicken.

[randomlegend]

I don't remember the portions being that bad.

[phonics]

Yeah, my worry with things like that is that I'd probably end up ordering a pizza at 10pm when I was still famished after eating a spoonful of rice and a few cubes of chicken.

It's not that bad but if I was to compare the pasta portions to what I'd have at a family dinner, it'd be about 2/3 to a 1/2.

[Giggles]

They do send out the finest tomatoes.

[Raoul Duke]

3 meals a week for 2 people is £34.99. Fucking hell.

- Hello Fresh = £5.60 per meal
- Big Mac Meal = £4.95

So less than a quid for better/cheaper ingredients.

I've not done HF but used Gousto for a bit. Similar kinda deal. It was alright but the stuff didn't have a long enough shelf-life, meaning I had to eat it all within a short timeframe. I don't have time to/want to cook every night, so it was a bit of a faff. Food was nice though and I made a bunch of dishes I'd never have attempted otherwise.

[Boydy]

- Hello Fresh = £5.60 per meal
- Big Mac Meal = £4.95

So less than a quid for better/cheaper ingredients.

I've not done HF but used Gousto for a bit. Similar kinda deal. It was alright but the stuff didn't have a long enough shelf-life, meaning I had to eat it all within a short timeframe. I don't have time to/want to cook every night, so it was a bit of a faff. Food was nice though and I made a bunch of dishes I'd never have attempted otherwise.

:D

I'm not comparing it to fucking McDonald's, you gimp. Of course you're into it though.

[Giggles]

Comparing it to McDonalds is an odd one.

[Kikó]

I do 5 meals for £50 so it's actually £5 a meal. I've never found the portion sizes too small (only once actually).

It lets you cook things you normally wouldn't as well like duck. It's great value imo.

[Giggles]

I do 5 meals for £50 so it's actually £5 a meal. I've never found the portion sizes too small (only once actually).

It lets you cook things you normally wouldn't as well like duck. It's great value imo.

Eh?

[Kikó]

Per person.

[Adamski]

Dominos :drool:

[Giggles]

I've switched to Pizza Hut of late. Those stuffed crusts are hard to beat.

[Kikó]

I think I prefer Papa John's but it's really much of a muchness.

[SvN]

Pizza Hut seemed to have stepped their game up lately. Plus they regularly offer 50% off over £15 which is much better than the BOGOF that Dominos offer.

[Adamski]

Dominos at ours always seems to have a collection deal.

Large pizza, stripper combo and cookies for £16 tonight.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The 'pizza kitchen' in the back of my local corner shop does 2 for 1 large pizza deals at weekends and the pizza is both half the price, and better quality than Domino's and friends. Yes I'm fuelling the global drug trade and probably people trafficking/honour killing by ordering from there, but sometimes you've got to look after number one.

[Offshore Toon]

You guys had me so close to ordering Domino's. I was on the PayPal page but managed to click cancel.

[Offshore Toon]

I've ordered from a local place and got 2-for-1. I'm such scum. \o/

[hfswjyr]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/09/why-is-dominos-so-expensive-in-the-uk-6432174/

https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/mg_dominoes_pizza_gpx04.png?w=768&h=402&crop=1

[Jimmy Floyd]

Over there they have to try and undercut the swagmen offering fresh roadkill.

[niko_cee]

I was always amazed at the Dominos prices in the downunderverse.

[SincereTheRebel]

The bqq sauce is fire from aldi. Easily the best bbq sauce ive ever tasted. Ive going back to see if they have anymore. Looking to scrape up all the remainders, not sure if they have a long date on them until they are out-dated.

I suspect the beer sauce isnt pad either.



https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20621900_1893449387538444_2186853580073178899_n.jp g?oh=a9175162d39677a4dc05f3ade35ddc74&oe=5A24CAA5

[Disco]

It's just vinegar with something brown in it, it won't go off.

[Giggles]

I love that beer one. One of the nicest I've tried.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Had been a while so I made Stein's vindaloo last night along with some pilau rice.

So fucking good.

[Spikey M]

I made this curry (https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1403642/low-fat-chicken-curry) yesterday.

I had to add more Chilli as it wasn't hot enough, but it was decent for a low calorie affair.

[Ian]

I went to the Fish People Cafe in Glasgow yesterday and it was absolutely superb. Had a fish stew that had mussels and clams and stuff through it. Also tried oysters for the first time because they sold them individually. They look fucking vile as I'm sure everybody knows but other than an odd texture I quite liked them.

[Boydy]

Were they raw?

I tried them raw once and thought they were disgusting. Then had them grilled somewhere and they were delicious.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Raw ones are great if they're proper fresh. I had some in Croatia and they were delicious.

They were so refreshing as well.

[Ian]

They were raw. As accompaniments they gave us a bottle of tabasco, some chopped and pickled shallots, lemon and a little bottle that sprayed out a malt whisky blend.

[phonics]

Moules Frites is the ultimate summer dish.

[Giggles]

On hols last year I was in a pub where they were handing out them with little halves of Guinness as part of some festival. Was very surprised I liked them but they were lovely.

[Boydy]

Raw ones are great if they're proper fresh. I had some in Croatia and they were delicious.

They were so refreshing as well.

I think it was Borough Market I had them at. The guy levered them open and handed you them with a drop of lemon on. I spat mine into a nearby bin.