"I've fried things you would never believe..."

who's trying to be French[1]? I never cook French food. The term I
used may be in French, but it's currently accepted usage comes from
America, IIRC.


[1] apart from you, natch.

 

I'll teach you - I'm a fucking god in the kitchen.

 

It's not just the use of a French expression. It's the attempts by a
crowd of unsophisticated, not very bright British motorcyclists -
themselves citizens of a country rightly regarded as a culinary disaster
area - to appear suave. It's the 'yes, daahling, I always have the best
ingredients to hand, what!' ... or the 'oh, luvvy, I absolutely
_scoured_ London for this olive oil, yah!' ... and (but like I say, not
limited to) the name dropping of Italian and French expressions ...

Sorry, call me all the names you want, but it just cracks me up. I'd
wager that most of the creations you (plural) come up with, wouldn't tax
an 11-year-old in a French 'home economics' class (if we had them), but
that's OK. I still think it's hilarious. A bit pathetic, a bit
tragicomic. But hilarious, nonetheless.

D.

 

Why would anyone except the mentally unstable want to be French? I'm
British/Maltese and as an easy start into this cooking lark I do mainly
Italian/Maltese, North African or Chinese meals. I've eaten at Maxim's
in Paris with an ex-boss and to be perfectly honest it was average at
very best - if that's the height of French cuisine, you can stick it.

 

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there's not a lot of point in discussing this further with you, as you
appear to be out of touch with the current state cuisine in the UK.

 

I *like* tamarind. I do a nice king-prawn in tamarind curry. Mind you -
while I was in Dubai I had a glass of fresh tamarind juice which is
distinctly... different.
Phil

 

Is there any race, religion or nationality that you _don't_ hate, Loz?

D.

 

What, can you find chicory in supermarkets now?

D.

 

He's out of touch with reality full stop.

 

Oh well in that case you can just cook for me, freeze it & stick it in
the post - sorted.

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I don't recall being in the original chicory-v-chicory argument, so I
can't remember what your stance on it was.

But if you mean the stuff that's called endive in France, then the
answer is: yes, of course.

You can also get radicchio in the UK.

Or do you mean the root chicory that they used to put in Coffee in the
'70s? The closest I've seen to that recently would be Camp Coffee.

 

But Des, some of these French and Italian culinary expressions are
pretty commonly used. Would you ask us to discuss skiing without using
the term 'schuss' or climbing without 'abseiling'?

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but it's commonly accepted jargon. Would you call a "wok" a "chinesey-
looking curved sided frying pan"?

not at all.

Well, I can only presume, for example that you've never cooked a multi-
dish indian meal for 8-10 people, where you grind and roast all your
spices yourself. Try to do that as you go along, and it'll be a
clusterfuck.

 

'I know this is an odd thing to say, but for something that's over 1,000
years old, it's in bloody good nick'
(Bullshit Bear talking about the Bayeux Tapestry)
http://minilien.fr/a0j57e

*snigger*

D.

 

Even cooking Indian for two can screw up badly if you don't get
everything ready beforehand. Or don't have a wif^Wsous-chef prepared to
follow your orders for food-prep while you are cooking..

When I'm cooking Chinese the prep usually takes 2-3 times as long as
the actual cooking. With Indian it varies depending on what I'm cooking
(Dhansak takes *much* longer to cook than prepare for example).

I fairly quickly learn the art of scheduling the cooking. "I've done
the first part of the first dish. Now while I'm doing the second part
the first dish I need to start the first part of the second.."

Phil.

 

My scheduling normally consists of "I've rang the Indian & ordered the
delivery. Now while I'm waiting for it I'll pour a glass of wine."

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Works for me except I tend to just open another bottle of beer to
accompany the meal.

 

No. Babies are cute and I seem to have an uncontrollable urge to coo
over them but I'm counting down to my freedom (one down, one to go)
and have no intention of starting again.

 

You need to talk to Adie to find out the truth behind "I'm not baby
sitting" before you start to spout off too much.

Spending cash on grandchildren is more addictive than nicotine.

 

They've both been told that I'll not be available for baby sitting.
Plus I expect them to get in at least 10 years of solid partying
before they sprog.