Food

Shirako

It's good though. Have you guys tried it? I have only once but totally would again. It's like a delicate fish mousse. Except, you know, spermier.

ace, thanks.

serano ham & wine would be my go-to position
eat with figs or melon
so lucky, u should probably marry ur gf.

shirako - im too scared! I suppose I would try if given opportunity

Russian blini - would

re shirako, its funny I am not squeamish about fish sperm, but I don't think I could eat mammal balls.

have you had https://dailyfoodporn.wordpress.com/2011/04/30/komochi-shishamo-fertile-hokkaido-fish/ I love those full on, even though it is a little sad I guess.

Not as many as I'd hoped for. But what they lack in number....
Yes that is 1,463,700 scoville. The Trinidad scorpion...
@spotter

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I'm a big fan of Courgetti but it don't half make ya trump.

Is there one single thing in Russian cuisine which is edible?

Vodka?

@eyebrows My gf gave me some dried Trinidad maruga scorpions as part of my Xmas gifts last years... They are HOT.

Happy Chinese New Year

Chicken prawn sweetcorn and chive

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Moar

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Chopped chicken
Sweetcorn water squeezed out
Prawns chopped and water squeezed out
Chives
Onion softened in oil and butter and left to cool

Wrapped in a flour and water skin
Then boiled

Dumpling dressing
Oil
Sesame oil
Chives
Onion
Garlic
Soy sauce

Steamed chicken thigh
Water retained stock chilled and fat skimmed

Pork marinade in
Soy sauce
Onion
Chives
Honey
Sugar
Remove all the bits from marinade and oven cook 180c on rack

Celery
Shitake mushrooms
Carrot
5 spice tofu

Soften carrot, then add five spice tofu. Pinch of salt. Add the celery and then chicken consome. Lid on for 2 minutes

Soften garlic in oil, add shitake mushrooms and salt
Drape choi on top
Then add chicken consome, cover for 5 mins.

Whole fish butter and chives inside, wrapped in foil oven cooked

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Y nobody pancake yesterday?

Wholemeal pancakes, filled with mushroom, pancetta, spinach, onion, crème fraiche, and heavy on the nutmeg, with an egg on top.

Lemon & syrup and rhubarb pancakes for pudding.

Totally euro.

crispy duck & pancakes tonite. two birds, one stone, wallop.

Y nobody pancake yesterday?

Peanut butter on toast... Ex-pagan Catholic foo(dho)lidays can ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ►

Fuck yeah.

I'm going to buy a bumper back of frozen dumplings on the way home I think #doingitwrong

nowt wrong with frozen dumplings. just make sure you don't get the ones that are made in a bath by people from the wrong part of china who can't even afford shoes and don't cut their toenails.

#thisiswhatmymotherinlawtellsherchildren

srs - don't get those ones.

Made pancakes with mashed up bananas, ground almonds, egg and almond milk - mi gusta

oriental dumpling without rice vinegar !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OHMYGOD !!!!!

We had vinegar for dipping.

We made 90 dumplings.

I walked through Chinatown today. I thought it was a bit busy, and now I feel really dumb listening to the New Year stuff on the radio.

@Cazakstan gave me some amazing chilli jam the other day, nice warmth with loads of flavour!

I bought some local hot sauce yesterday after eating some in a cafe. Mama V's hot pepper sauce from somewhere in Newham. Tastes a bit like Encona but comes with extra smug. I bought some honey and hot pepper dipping sauce too, which jiggles in a funny way but will hopefully taste nice.

Though I've just realised I forgot to take it out of my bag earlier, and we're on the train to the airport now with hand baggage only. Fuck.

Twice in similar situations (except with pocket knife not hot sauce) I managed to find a hiding spot in the airport. Then, when I returned, I retrieved it. Maybe try that? Or put it in your plastic bag with your toothpaste.

It's too big for the latter, 125ml.

I'll try and find a Jiffy bag and a post office in the airport. Hamburg Airport came up trumps for posting a socket wrench last summer, let's see how Stansted compares. I'm not confident.

Down in one, down in one...