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Post by Big Lin on Jan 15, 2009 20:14:14 GMT
Lamb has to be cooked properly to bring out its full flavour. Half the time it isn't and the result is that it's far too bland and the texture is all wrong.
I'll post some recipes for GOOD lamb dishes tomorrow when I'll hopefully have more time! (It's been SUCH a manic week!)
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Post by everso on Jan 15, 2009 23:05:23 GMT
It is a sad reflection on our image-obsessed world that anorexia and dieting are fashionable while people in the Third World starve. If I absolutely had to choose I would vastly prefer an overweight person to an anorexic. Not if you were sitting next to them in economy on an airplane, you wouldn't  |
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Post by sadie1263 on Jan 16, 2009 1:12:51 GMT
Do you really want your questions answered? I love the " is a frog's azz watertight?" Now, has anyone ever checked to see if this is really true or is there some sort of leakage we aren't aware of? Excellent point.....from now on I concentrate on what is shiny!!!! Of course now I am kinda wondering about the frog's butt......hmmmmmm |
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Post by sadie1263 on Jan 16, 2009 1:13:55 GMT
I'm not fond of lamb; it just doesn't get my jumper jumping Silly Englishman I work with just drools over the thought of lamb with mint jelly............ I've tried it....can't say I ever need to try it again. |
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Post by chefmate on Jan 16, 2009 2:07:59 GMT
Lamb has to be cooked properly to bring out its full flavour. Half the time it isn't and the result is that it's far too bland and the texture is all wrong. I'll post some recipes for GOOD lamb dishes tomorrow when I'll hopefully have more time! (It's been SUCH a manic week!) don't hurry on my account  |
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Post by chefmate on Jan 16, 2009 2:09:21 GMT
Do you really want your questions answered? I love the " is a frog's azz watertight?" Now, has anyone ever checked to see if this is really true or is there some sort of leakage we aren't aware of? Excellent point.....from now on I concentrate on what is shiny!!!! Of course now I am kinda wondering about the frog's butt......hmmmmmm I remember I used the phrase "is the pope catholic?" and one girl about choked me for being disrespectful but her boyfriend got a good laugh!!!! |
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Post by Big Lin on Jan 16, 2009 12:22:46 GMT
I'm not fond of lamb; it just doesn't get my jumper jumping Silly Englishman I work with just drools over the thought of lamb with mint jelly............ I've tried it....can't say I ever need to try it again. He can't be a proper Englishman because mint jelly is disgusting! Mint SAUCE is the only proper accompaniment for lamb (along with perhaps a sprinkling of rosemary!) |
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Post by Big Lin on Jan 16, 2009 12:23:37 GMT
Excellent point.....from now on I concentrate on what is shiny!!!! Of course now I am kinda wondering about the frog's butt......hmmmmmm I remember I used the phrase "is the pope catholic?" and one girl about choked me for being disrespectful but her boyfriend got a good laugh!!!! Well, of course, according to the followers of Archbishop Lefevre he ISN'T! |
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Post by sadie1263 on Jan 16, 2009 19:38:54 GMT
He can't be a proper Englishman because mint jelly is disgusting! Mint SAUCE is the only proper accompaniment for lamb (along with perhaps a sprinkling of rosemary!) Ok....my silly Englishman says you are absolutely wrong. He likes mint jelly with rack of lamb and mint sauce with leg of lamb.......and then he added he doesn't use mint sauce or mint jelly in his Irish stew. |
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Post by Big Lin on Jan 16, 2009 20:39:17 GMT
Mint jelly is an American abomination! Mint sauce is the ONLY garnish any self-respecting Brit would use on lamb - other than a sprinkling of rosemary.
I can see I'll have to post some proper recipes for lamb.
As far as Irish stew is concerned, I should hope he DOESN'T use either mint sauce or jelly with it.
It's not exactly the greatest meal in the world but as someone whose Dad is from Ulster I know what a PROPER Irish stew should taste like.
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Post by trubble on Jan 16, 2009 21:07:57 GMT
I know what a proper Irish Stew should taste like too. If it's fairly horrible, you're eating the real thing. ;D
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Post by trubble on Jan 16, 2009 21:11:03 GMT
I wonder when mint jelly first appeared?
If you're eating lamb in the US you don't have to follow the English standard because it was the Spanish that brought lamb to America (apparently).
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Post by sadie1263 on Jan 17, 2009 3:19:25 GMT
Mint jelly is an American abomination! Mint sauce is the ONLY garnish any self-respecting Brit would use on lamb - other than a sprinkling of rosemary. I can see I'll have to post some proper recipes for lamb. As far as Irish stew is concerned, I should hope he DOESN'T use either mint sauce or jelly with it. It's not exactly the greatest meal in the world but as someone whose Dad is from Ulster I know what a PROPER Irish stew should taste like. Ok....I had to call my friend/co-worker (the Englishman) because he wanted to know what you replied. He only likes salt and paper, absolutely no rosemary. He says he always had mint sauce when he was growing up (Farnham in Surrey, South of London).......it wasn't until he was older that he had the rack of lamb and he prefers the mint jelly with that. His daughter doesn't like the mint sauce at all, says it is too vinegary. |
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Post by drewsmom595 on Jan 17, 2009 3:25:43 GMT
I actually LIKE mint jelly with my baby lamb chops...but I am American and probably have never had lamb cooked the way it should be. I've never had mint sauce...(sigh).
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jan 17, 2009 18:53:11 GMT
I actually LIKE mint jelly with my baby lamb chops...but I am American and probably have never had lamb cooked the way it should be. I've never had mint sauce...(sigh). Mint jelly isn't as tastesome as proper mint sauce. I always add a big table spoon of mint sauce to the gravy when cooking a roast...it's luverly.  AH |
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Post by Big Lin on Jan 17, 2009 20:42:43 GMT
Mint jelly is an American abomination! Mint sauce is the ONLY garnish any self-respecting Brit would use on lamb - other than a sprinkling of rosemary. I can see I'll have to post some proper recipes for lamb. As far as Irish stew is concerned, I should hope he DOESN'T use either mint sauce or jelly with it. It's not exactly the greatest meal in the world but as someone whose Dad is from Ulster I know what a PROPER Irish stew should taste like. Ok....I had to call my friend/co-worker (the Englishman) because he wanted to know what you replied. He only likes salt and paper, absolutely no rosemary. He says he always had mint sauce when he was growing up (Farnham in Surrey, South of London).......it wasn't until he was older that he had the rack of lamb and he prefers the mint jelly with that. His daughter doesn't like the mint sauce at all, says it is too vinegary. If he's eating salt and paper no wonder he doesn't like it!  ;D |
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Apr 14, 2009 23:56:10 GMT
I enjoy most foods but there are a few that really turn me off.
Number 1 on my list to avoid would be bananas. Just the sight or smell of them makes me nauseous. Can't stand the thought of eating bananas in any form.
Other items I dislike include parsnips, barnacles, and monk fish.
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Post by drewsmom595 on Apr 18, 2009 9:56:07 GMT
I've never had monk fish but I've seen it on some cooking shows and it looks disgusting!!!! What the heck are barnacles...I'm guessing oysters.
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Post by chefmate on Apr 18, 2009 11:45:24 GMT
barnacles are those things that cling to the underside of boats and you need to hire a scuba diver to go and scrape them off; never knew anyone would eat the danged things
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Post by chefmate on Apr 18, 2009 11:48:14 GMT
Lamb is never ever going to touch my taste buds again; other than that, oxtail soup not great either
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Post by motorist on Apr 18, 2009 11:48:51 GMT
I wonder when mint jelly first appeared? If you're eating lamb in the US you don't have to follow the English standard because it was the Spanish that brought lamb to America (apparently). I am not a fan of mint sauce with lamb myself (though I do like lamb otherwise), and monk fish just look freaky I did eat some honeyed cuttlefish that someone had brought back from Thailand once, that was tasty |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Apr 18, 2009 13:13:06 GMT
If it comes from the sea, I'm probably giving it a miss (unless it's a fish finger or a fishcake...they be-ith ok).
AH
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Post by motorist on Apr 18, 2009 15:39:07 GMT
If it comes from the sea, I'm probably giving it a miss (unless it's a fish finger or a fishcake...they be-ith ok). AH Hooly, I can definitely recommend pollock or hake. Both used to be buyable from Sainsbury's, hopefully they still are |
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Post by Liberator on Apr 18, 2009 16:26:37 GMT
I can't stand any marine creature that looks like some kind of overgrown insect. They all taste of sick. As for mint sauce! After the first numbness it doesn't really taste of anything much. Horrible stuff, the only decent sweet accompaniment to lamb is redcurrant jelly.
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Post by everso on Apr 21, 2009 0:17:13 GMT
I can't stand any marine creature that looks like some kind of overgrown insect. They all taste of sick. As for mint sauce! After the first numbness it doesn't really taste of anything much. Horrible stuff, the only decent sweet accompaniment to lamb is redcurrant jelly. Huh? My sick tastes like sick, not sea food. Don't you just hate being sick though? Bleughhhhhhh! |
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