Author Topic: A random thread for food things that don't really warrant a thread of their own (Read 516181 times)

Tim Hall · « **Reply #4250 on:** 20 December, 2021, 01:17:59 pm »

I was looking up the ingredients of an espresso martini at the weekend. I got directed to a recipe/advert page that had clickable links to preferred suppliers.
Ingredients:
45ml vodka
30ml espresso coffee
20ml Kahlua
2 drops saline solution.

My interest was piqued, although I may have used slighly less parliamentary language. I clicked the link on the saline solution. A 25ml bottle of salty water for a princely £2.97. That's over three times the price of the recommended vodka.

citoyen · « **Reply #4251 on:** 21 December, 2021, 11:14:45 am »

The last days of Rome...

cheese by citoyen, on Flickr

citoyen · « **Reply #4252 on:** 21 December, 2021, 11:18:00 am »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 20 December, 2021, 01:17:59 pm

I was looking up the ingredients of an espresso martini at the weekend.

No cheese in your recipe, I see.

My dad did one last week using a recipe he got from the Guardian. It was a lot more complex than yours - required buying a bottle of Black Irish whiskey, made with stout. I'm intrigued. Hoping he's saved some for next time I'm over there, because I quite fancy trying it.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #4253 on:** 21 December, 2021, 11:20:43 am »

It reminds me of a photo Clarion posted, possibly back in the old site, of mint choc chip cheese. I think that was also Wensleydale.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4254 on:** 21 December, 2021, 11:24:08 am »

Why Espresso Martini Cheesoid exist?

citoyen · « **Reply #4255 on:** 21 December, 2021, 11:28:19 am »

In other food news, make a note of 14th April in your 'awareness days' diary...

Caution, may be a tad NSFW:

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pcolbeck · « **Reply #4256 on:** 21 December, 2021, 11:36:04 am »

Strawberry flavoured After Eights in the supermarket yesterday. That's just wrong.

SteveC · « **Reply #4257 on:** 21 December, 2021, 11:45:54 am »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 21 December, 2021, 11:24:08 am

Why Espresso Martini Cheesoid exist?

I has some sticky toffee pudding cheese once. Actually far nicer than it sounds, but not to the extent that I actually bought some.

spesh · « **Reply #4258 on:** 21 December, 2021, 01:03:03 pm »

Quote from: citoyen on 21 December, 2021, 11:28:19 am

In other food news, make a note of 14th April in your 'awareness days' diary...

Caution, may be a tad NSFW:

(click to show/hide)
It's Cake & Cunnilingus Day!
https://www.lelo.com/sites/default/files/Cake%26CunnilingusDay_ThisApril14thLetThemEatCake.docx_.pdf

IIRC, a lapsed forumite killed two birds with one stone: https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=58181.0

T42 · « **Reply #4259 on:** 21 December, 2021, 02:26:04 pm »

ALDI had guinea-fowl capons today. Never seen such a beast before, got one to try.

citoyen · « **Reply #4260 on:** 21 December, 2021, 02:59:09 pm »

Quote from: spesh on 21 December, 2021, 01:03:03 pm

IIRC, a lapsed forumite killed two birds with one stone: https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=58181.0

I knew what that link was going to be even before I clicked it. A veritable yacf classic.

rafletcher · « **Reply #4261 on:** 21 December, 2021, 06:50:47 pm »

Quote from: T42 on 21 December, 2021, 02:26:04 pm

ALDI had guinea-fowl capons today. Never seen such a beast before, got one to try.

Mmmm the perfect Christmas roast! I wonder if they’re real (physically castrated) capons, or chemically castrated ones?

In other news, Costa has a radio ad for it’s Christmas sandwich. Turkey, stuffing, pig in blanket - so far so good. All served between 2 slices of.. cheese topped bread. Nope, never in a month of Sundays. Cheesy roast

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4262 on:** 21 December, 2021, 08:00:47 pm »

I still think it’s a shame no-one could actually be bothered to invent this in RL.

Above may contain traces of ~~cheese~~ Lie.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #4263 on:** 21 December, 2021, 09:26:58 pm »

https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/cheesy-peas/
?

cygnet · « **Reply #4264 on:** 21 December, 2021, 09:53:17 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 21 December, 2021, 08:00:47 pm

I still think it’s a shame no-one could actually be bothered to invent this in RL.

Above may contain traces of ~~cheese~~ Lie.

What passes for a tele-box chez moi has caught the Christmas perfume disease.

But nothing comes close to
Pois de Fromage pour l'homme du Nord.

hellymedic · « **Reply #4265 on:** 21 December, 2021, 10:24:38 pm »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 20 December, 2021, 09:20:33 am

I'm on my fourth bag of Lidl lebkuchen so far this season. Oops ...

I had a bag of Sainsbury's Lebkuchen stars, which I hid from D who Does Not Like. I have eaten these and ordered more but are now unavailable.

ElyDave · « **Reply #4266 on:** 22 December, 2021, 07:30:22 am »

Christmas shortages running in my favour so far, last week Waitrose credited me for a £25 bottle of wine bought for Christmas because of some imagined slight on their part. This week, running short of good single malt, I ordered a bottle of standard Laphroaig, they substituted it with a bottle of 10yo. I happily nursed a dose of that last night.

T42 · « **Reply #4267 on:** 22 December, 2021, 08:40:33 am »

Quote from: rafletcher on 21 December, 2021, 06:50:47 pm

Quote from: T42 on 21 December, 2021, 02:26:04 pm
ALDI had guinea-fowl capons today. Never seen such a beast before, got one to try.

Mmmm the perfect Christmas roast! I wonder if they’re real (physically castrated) capons, or chemically castrated ones?

I doubt if the law allows anything but physical castration, but I'll let you know if I notice any effects from residual hormones. Mind you, at my age...

Jacques' 7-Ages speech from AYLI has been running through my mind since I plonked the unfortunate fowl into the trolley.

rafletcher · « **Reply #4268 on:** 22 December, 2021, 01:00:37 pm »

Quote from: T42 on 22 December, 2021, 08:40:33 am

Quote from: rafletcher on 21 December, 2021, 06:50:47 pm
Quote from: T42 on 21 December, 2021, 02:26:04 pm
ALDI had guinea-fowl capons today. Never seen such a beast before, got one to try.

Mmmm the perfect Christmas roast! I wonder if they’re real (physically castrated) capons, or chemically castrated ones?

In the UK physical castration is banned. I’m not sure capons here are anything more than fat chickens, they certainly don’t have the flavour of the real thing.

I doubt if the law allows anything but physical castration, but I'll let you know if I notice any effects from residual hormones. Mind you, at my age...

Jacques' 7-Ages speech from AYLI has been running through my mind since I plonked the unfortunate fowl into the trolley.

citoyen · « **Reply #4269 on:** 22 December, 2021, 07:23:49 pm »

And another one…

https://twitter.com/revrichardcoles/status/1473647591296585731?s=21

What I want to know is, why are they picking on Wensleydale? What heinous crime did Wensleydale commit to deserve this?

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #4270 on:** 22 December, 2021, 07:42:52 pm »

I don't know. Is it something to do with Wallace and Grommit?

ian · « **Reply #4271 on:** 22 December, 2021, 08:19:11 pm »

My opinion on cheese are known, but really, what is this horror? What errant marketdroid thought a little media coverage was worth the birth of such horror? Is there not enough horror in the world without espresso martini flavoured Wensleydale. That's not even a question.

ian · « **Reply #4272 on:** 22 December, 2021, 08:25:27 pm »

I've opened a portal now. Northern Monk have a cheese and onion lager and a prawn cocktail gose.

STOP THIS!

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #4273 on:** 22 December, 2021, 08:57:39 pm »

Quote from: ian on 22 December, 2021, 08:25:27 pm

a prawn cocktail gose.

How is that even possible?

ian · « **Reply #4274 on:** 22 December, 2021, 09:20:09 pm »

I dunno, but what are prawn cocktail crisps? I'm pretty sure they don't include prawns. Krazy khemikalz.

Reminds me of the Tiny Rebel tzatziki sour, which was alright. For one mouthful. The second made me give it back.

I have a box of Northern Monk in the porch beer pile (along with Verdant, Deya, Howling Hops, 360 degrees, Pressure Drop, and probably some other stuff, I've not got to the bottom, cold weather has some perks like turning the porch into a giant walk-in beer fridge). I am assured there are no crisp flavour novelty beers in there.

I have bought my wife some watercress gin for the Christmas though, mostly because I like watercress.