Food

The tinned stuff with the tripe and bits and pieces in? I don't use it...

It's only cumin and paprika anyway, the old skool recipe uses hot paprika... Easy to make, the key ingredients are veal bones for the stock...

I've never had the tinned stuff, only raciones from places, but always enjoyed it. I figured it was just cumin and paprika but did wonder if there was anything I might be missing. Cheers!

No worries!

Make sure you get nice soft chick peas... A trick to thicken the sauce (shouldn't be a problem if you use veal bones) is to boil a potato in the pot, take it out when it's cooked and mash it well before reintroducing it to the pot...

Callos is one of my faves, it's normally the first thing I eat when I get to my folks' place but I got caldo this time... No complaints here!

Pix when you've made it? I'll put a shot of my mum's up when she gets one going, that's only a day or two away I'm sure... 🙃

For sure, I will! Need to find a new morcilla source since A&C Deli on Atlantic Road closed but I managed to bring back some chorizo picante from my visit in June. Good shout on the soft chick peas too!

Try La Plaza on Portobello Road, just up from Honest Jon's, much cheaper than Garcias and lovely people...

Nice one, cheers!

Knowledge is power!

Get some of this... Just popped out to the butcher, veal shin bone and tripe... NomNomz...

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If you want seriously good mince then get a metal body one and put it in the freezer before mincing and keep the meat as cold as possible without actually freezing it.

The idea is that the cold metal combined with cold meat helps to keep the fat solid while mincing. If either are too warm the mincer will 'smear' the fat in the process.

Mince smear...

Duggard in Herne Hill has Chorizo Picanté.

Tonight, first baking of my minibrains (aka tomatoes).
With olive oil, thyme, shallots, salt. 2h at 100°C.
Tomorrow, second baking with breadcrumbs : bread/toats/schallots again/some dry orange cookies (Chamonix)... And more.

In association with honey and cumin pork "filet mignon".
Slow cooking, around 3h at 100°C.

Pics of tomatoes

Gonna have to session the Lambeth butchers harrrd!

damn how did I miss this!?

Crayfish Party
An all-you-can-eat buffet with soft drinks and live music, that's how we are celebrating this Swedish tradition.

https://events.myikeafamily.com/Tottenham

I reckon I can eat my body weight in crayfish!

so...right, for £40 we have https://belowboondocks.yapsody.com/event/index/40786/beas-crawfish-boil-at-below-boondocks

There will be no plates, no cutlery. Just lots of newspaper, wedges of lemon, and learn the 'rustic' way of enjoying these critters, which would not be out of place in any horror B-movie. Don't come dressed fancy! Come in clothes that you may need to burn in shame afterwards.

Anyone in for Bea's Friday sitting?!
calling @Aroogah

No can do this Friday but could book for the Beas event - despite the patronising B-horror film blurb.

@giofox88

TW is right, go to Nathan Outlaw. He is our restaurant stalker, going to places my wife and I have visited.

Matey from Pamela (on here, can't remember their name) has been doing a lot of crawfish and gumbo research, reckon that's the spot to hit soon.

Went out for lunch had callos as a starter, fucking delish...

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^ Tripe or cabbage?

tribbage.

Tripe... So nom...

@TW

Yeah, but fancy?

We will only have one change of casual clothes and trainers with us, other than lycra. Really can't be bothered to carry more weight for just one meal out in a nice restaurant.

So far we are thinking of Rick Stein's cafe in Padstow.

Shame, Paul Ainsworth's restaurant in Padstow is also nice but fancy

is any restaurant that requires you to dress a certain way really worth the ballache?

you dont get this sort of grief at nandos.

That's left to others to decide, I care about food and service, if I want an aseptic room I go somewhere else

Yes in my view. I've had some epic, unique meals off plastic tables or even a banana leaf whilst squatting in flip-flops, but also some culinary experiences in a jacket and tie which couldn't possibly be replicated in lesser surroundings. Try all the things I suppose.

Now realise your comment may have been a throwaway on to set up the Nando's gag, anyhow whatevs