Had a little French woman for lunch. Would recommend.
Had a little French woman for lunch. Would recommend.
Are you in Porto? And if so, which francesinha place did you go to?
Nah, I went to a local Portuguese cafe. It was epic.
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.
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.
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.
Going to Trishna in a few weeks for my birthday, looks so good.
https://www.trishnalondon.com/
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.
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
Anyone got any good slow cooker recipes?
I'm a twit
You haven't got the skills.
Picked up some of this from Heron:
And it’s one of the worst liquids I’ve ever tasted. Couldn’t even hazard a guess at the flavour.
I'm a twit
Try it in the slow cooker.
Made these frittatas last night but with smoked trout instead of salmon.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/202...e-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/art...pe-meera-sodha but swapping out the sweet potato falafel for actual falafels and some lamb koftas stuffed with feta.
I genuinely picked this up the other day, thinking it was full of electrolytes. Nope. Just blue drink.Originally Posted by Baz
Picked up some of this from Heron:
And it’s one of the worst liquids I’ve ever tasted. Couldn’t even hazard a guess at the flavour.
You deserved it for falling for marketing like "electrolytes".
The wife was conned into one the other week at Spar and it was rank.
Glad I fucked it off and went for a lime Pepsi Max when I saw it the other day.
Last edited by Spikey M; 21-09-2024 at 07:13 PM.
Mango Pepsi max is better. Unlucky.
I'm a twit
OG Pepsi Max is perfect. No need to fuck with it.
Chicken pieces, chicken balls, curry sauce. Heaven.
That's me this Saturday night, near to the letter.
About as Chinese as Mahow (nearly said Kiko, but you never know) but it looks good.
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.
Chicken pieces are presumably bits of chicken breast / thigh in batter, where as the chicken in the balls is processed shite.
I would have gone the other way.
Balls the bigger breast chunks, pieces more of a suped up shredded affair. Both look superb.
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.
Bravo. I want both. Need to find out if my Chinese does them or if it's some sort of regional delicacy.
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.
Anyone been to Murano?
We're so fucking old.
Looks nice but apparently Angela Harknett is a total bitch, which would put me off.
She is the reason the wife wants to go, thanks to her podcast.
Will be arriving in San Sebastian in about four/five hours. Any gems we must hit?
Oh god here we go.
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/...astianpinxtos/
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.
I do feel for you all having to read me answering a question someone has asked but hopefully you'll make it through.
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.
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++.
And yes, pintxos does appear to be eating taking to a near logical perfection.
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?
I reckon a leftover lasagne panini/toastie would be superb.
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.
Last edited by niko_cee; 11-10-2024 at 02:48 PM.
India has vada pav, which is basically just a spicy potato cake in a soft bap. Underrated cul-de-sac of the full repetoire.
Shepherd's pie in between two Greggs steak bakes.
BOSH.
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.
Wigan kebab.
Fucking hell I am gonna be all over this.
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