it didn't miss me :(victorian bucake
― Henry Frog (Frogman Henry), Saturday, 7 March 2009 13:51 (fifteen years ago) link
They need to send Gordon Ramsay in there to clean that shit up ASAP.
― Too Into Dancing to Argue (ENBB), Saturday, 7 March 2009 14:31 (fifteen years ago) link
What's really weird is they haven't worked out what it could be yet.
Erm, well, yeah precisely. It seems to be a bit odd that people who hadn't said anything until now are suddenly piping up. "Oh, yeah I was sick after being there" when asked by someone. And at the height of the vomiting big season too.
― Ned Trifle II, Saturday, 7 March 2009 15:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Vomiting bug.
conversely no-one has died from eating at Little Chef since the revamp. really makes you think.
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Saturday, 7 March 2009 15:39 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm betting 50:1 that something on the Sounds Of The Sea course is what's making people sick. Some weird clam or something.
This seems to have been ruled out.
The entire menu was tested but all results proved negative. Final tests are being carried out to see if an airborne virus caused the sickness.
― Ned Trifle II, Saturday, 7 March 2009 15:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Isn't Blumenthal just a media-friendly Ferran Adrià aping baw?
― Blackout Crew are the Beatles of donk (jim), Saturday, 7 March 2009 15:45 (fifteen years ago) link
No.
Despite this being reported on Tuesday the news is still being reported as "food poisoning". There's a certain amount of schadenfreude in much of the reporting.
― Ned Trifle II, Saturday, 7 March 2009 15:45 (fifteen years ago) link
"Essence of polonium"
― swedes put dill on fields of salmon (fields of salmon), Saturday, 7 March 2009 23:15 (fifteen years ago) link
i can see how a virus could spread in there: it's VERY tight quarters and people are coming from all over Britain to congregate in a little room and eat snailz
― ⓔⓥⓞⓞ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 8 March 2009 00:20 (fifteen years ago) link
Fat Duck re-opening tomorrow.no evidence has been found during the 15-day inquiry that could link the illness to food poisoning.
― Say what you like Professor Words (Ned Trifle II), Thursday, 12 March 2009 10:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Those of you looking for Heston food can go to the Little Chef he took over instead.
is that still running? that TV show was some of the most excruciating/fascinating TV on Channel 4 of late.
― that sounds so sad but am 18 so suck ma b*ws (stevie), Thursday, 12 March 2009 11:45 (fifteen years ago) link
I think the Popham branch is still using the Blumenthal menu and according to the Little Chef facebook page "the trial is being reviewed and we're looking forward to our next meetings with Heston.".
― Say what you like Professor Words (Ned Trifle II), Thursday, 12 March 2009 12:04 (fifteen years ago) link
had my first steak & kidney pie on monday. will be eating the second shortly (like 15 minutes.)also, cornish pasties.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Thursday, 23 June 2011 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
Blimey, my leaping to the defence of the Fat Duck upthread is weird and harsh on people who were very obviously ill. It's not like I had a stake in the place. Incidentally I don't think much of his steak and kidney pies, or indeed most of Waitrose range.
― i can't, i won't (Ned Trifle II), Thursday, 23 June 2011 09:28 (twelve years ago) link
I mean Heston Blumenthal's range, not Waitrose as a whole, obv.
― i can't, i won't (Ned Trifle II), Thursday, 23 June 2011 09:29 (twelve years ago) link
Does anyone know of a good history book focusing on British food, rather than a cookbook?
― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Thursday, 23 June 2011 10:27 (twelve years ago) link
Waitrose are really crap at soup. Never had a nice one from there.
― the Sandalled Vandal (dog latin), Thursday, 23 June 2011 11:06 (twelve years ago) link
Does anyone know of a good history book focusing on British food, rather than a cookbook?― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Thursday, 23 June 2011 10:27 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Thursday, 23 June 2011 10:27 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I refer you in part to my earlier answer. British Food: Classic or Dud (S&D too)It's got a lot of history in it but it's not a history book.
The classic history is probably Dorothy Hartley's 'Food in England' from the 50s. Taste by Kate Colquhoun is a very readable more up-to-date version.
― Ned Trifle (Notinmyname), Thursday, 23 June 2011 12:16 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks, Ned, for responding. I read 'Traditional Foods of Britain', but it wasn't quite what I was looking for. And as a Scot I'm more interested in Britain than England. I'll ask around anyway. Thanks again.
― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Thursday, 23 June 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/yr8p7NE.jpg
― 乒乓, Thursday, 5 December 2013 22:49 (ten years ago) link
that's obv fake, broccoli isn't traditional wtf
― kinder, Thursday, 5 December 2013 23:31 (ten years ago) link
Looks like a core sample.
― fashionably early Christmas themed display name (snoball), Thursday, 5 December 2013 23:40 (ten years ago) link
Like when scientists go to the Antarctic and drill through the ice.
― fashionably early Christmas themed display name (snoball), Thursday, 5 December 2013 23:55 (ten years ago) link
Should be fired into space along with an mp3 of Hey Jude to represent humankind to the cosmos tbh.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 6 December 2013 01:28 (ten years ago) link
The English, imo, tend to excel in breakfast. They are often adequate in most other categories, but have few outstanding non-breakfast dishes and the majority of those are desserts.
― Aimless, Friday, 6 December 2013 02:56 (ten years ago) link
You've obviously never had slowly cooked oxtail and Guinness stew with herby suet DUMPLINGS!.
― I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 6 December 2013 07:07 (ten years ago) link
Why the hell did my iPhone do that to the word DUMPLINGS!.
― I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 6 December 2013 07:08 (ten years ago) link
Ok, ilXor does it to the word DUMPLINGS!.
I am now craving Sticky Toffee Pudding thanks to this thread, ya bastards.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 6 December 2013 07:19 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/95qUFmF.jpg
― 龜, Sunday, 29 May 2016 14:21 (eight years ago) link
Those particular ones are awful, like chewing on a bicycle inner tube.
― get on (down) / to the funky (sound) / of (snoball), Sunday, 29 May 2016 14:27 (eight years ago) link
the frozen quorn ones are far nicer
― calzino, Sunday, 29 May 2016 14:34 (eight years ago) link
http://home.bt.com/images/tesco-doughnuts-136390147564303901-140514144519.jpg
― get on (down) / to the funky (sound) / of (snoball), Sunday, 29 May 2016 14:48 (eight years ago) link
http://cdn.foodbeast.com/content/uploads/2014/11/Weirdoughs.jpg
― get on (down) / to the funky (sound) / of (snoball), Sunday, 29 May 2016 14:51 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/BPpf3WO.gif
― get on (down) / to the funky (sound) / of (snoball), Sunday, 29 May 2016 14:55 (eight years ago) link
imagine dayo's face when he sees what passes for chinese food here!
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Sunday, 29 May 2016 14:57 (eight years ago) link
The mighty Vesta Chow Mein!http://images2.mysupermarket.co.uk/ProductsDetailed/82/024782.jpg?v=7
― get on (down) / to the funky (sound) / of (snoball), Sunday, 29 May 2016 15:02 (eight years ago) link
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Sunday, May 29, 2016 10:57 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
as long as its made by a chinese person ill be ok
― 龜, Sunday, 29 May 2016 15:03 (eight years ago) link
http://www.potnoodle.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2014/09/STANDARD-POTS-Chinese.jpg
― get on (down) / to the funky (sound) / of (snoball), Sunday, 29 May 2016 15:05 (eight years ago) link
I'm pretty sure that even if I hired a Chinese person to pour the boiling water into a Chinese Chow Mein Pot Noodle, it'd be as far away from Chinese cuisine as the Home Counties are anyway.
― get on (down) / to the funky (sound) / of (snoball), Sunday, 29 May 2016 15:06 (eight years ago) link
http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_311100572999_-1The ideal gift for any Pot Noodle enthusiast, this set includes their Chinese chow mein flavour. Tasty and perfect at home or work, pour into the mug and enjoy with the spinning fork.
― get on (down) / to the funky (sound) / of (snoball), Sunday, 29 May 2016 15:07 (eight years ago) link
― get on (down) / to the funky (sound) / of (snoball), Sunday, May 29, 2016 11:06 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
the important thing is that a chinese person is getting paid
― 龜, Sunday, 29 May 2016 15:08 (eight years ago) link
And following on from the 'Christmas Tinner' upthread, 'Pot Noeldle':https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/article-1288339892394-0bd1fbf4000005dc-340645_466x310.jpghttps://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/article-1288340004453-0bd1fc66000005dc-635186_466x310.jpg
― get on (down) / to the funky (sound) / of (snoball), Sunday, 29 May 2016 15:10 (eight years ago) link
flashback to the cover of royal trux' sweet sixteen with that last pic
― benzarro ghazarri (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 29 May 2016 18:05 (eight years ago) link
https://theoutline.com/post/8586/why-is-british-food-so-bad
A poor article with a largely unconvincing rationale imo
'Why people think British food is bad' is probably what I really want
― nashwan, Thursday, 23 January 2020 16:19 (four years ago) link
British cheeses are excellent on the whole. So are Dutch cheeses, another country the article picks on.
I think British food is better than German food on the whole. Pies are excellent.
Is offal eaten commonly in Britain these days? when French people go to restaurants I find they're much more fond of offal than the impression I'd had, from French/"continental" restaurants elsewhere, before moving here.
― juntos pedemos (Euler), Thursday, 23 January 2020 16:28 (four years ago) link
was basically onboard with the article until it started with the amateur psychology theory, then quit.the problem (if it is a problem) is not that "british food is bad" it's that most British people do not really care about / love food the way they care about / love music, tv, films, etc. there was a good bit in kate fox's "watching the english" about us having a concept of "a foodie" which has a hint of moral degeneracy to it, and is an alien concept to other cultures.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 23 January 2020 16:31 (four years ago) link
xp vast majority of british people won't eat mussels, let alone offal, ime
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 23 January 2020 16:32 (four years ago) link
Jacques Chirac reportedly had this to say about British cuisine whilst dining with Tony Blair: 'La cuisine anglaise, au début, on croit que c’est de la merde et après, on regrette que ça n’en soit pas.' Roughly translated: 'English cuisine: at first you think it's shit then you regret that it isn't.'
― pomenitul, Thursday, 23 January 2020 16:37 (four years ago) link