Food

Why is it that everyone always tries to please amey? What is this hold that he's got over the world?

I meant to answer this ages ago - Waitrose sell Natoora purple garlic, which is rose de lautrec.

It's nice. But pricey.

Meera Soda has a good naan recipe.

I'll upload photos when I'm at a desktop.

Natoora also do nationwide delivery as of this week.

Thanks, I'll check my local branches.

🙏

Seems to need an account in their app complete with payment details to see what they sell and how much for. That's a bit of a turnoff for me.

It's a well-respected rule that if you express strong opposition to something:

this is naan bread all over again .. you said pickle pickle

(@amey)

You're then going to be summoned whenever it appears again.

Cf. @greenhell and his square plate fetish

I know, it was a joke. :)

It's not our fault that amey keeps getting himself into such chutney pickles, after all. :)

(NB I agree with him.)

Made breakfast burritos this morning - so good!

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Actually, that reminds me--on the RASA menu, it's always said 'pickles and chutneys'.

http://rasarestaurants.co.uk/menu/rasa_n16.php#pickles

The two that are called 'chutneys' are smooth, whereas the ones called 'pickles' are small bits of vegetables in sauce, i.e. not smooth. I assume that they've used this distinction for a reason, or perhaps it's just been the way a distinction has been made in English for some time, using a loan word in a way it's not used in Hindi?

I expect that amey will have remonstrated in the strongest possible terms on his visits to RASA. :)

Still joking, obviously. I prefer it if loan words are used in ways analogous to their use in the original language, but of course the very nature of loan words means that that is often not going to be the case. There are plenty of examples in German that I dislike.

I need this.

Here you go

The only difference is that I used fresh yeast, which is active af, and ghee, not oil / butter.

I also cooked them in a heavy frying pan, not in the over (or in a tandoor. which would have been fun).

Pitta for reference (I used this recipe).

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Oliver gets a pass as i didnt get the joke he made about my daughters name :(

The wife wanted to kill something today.

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I love breakfast tacos/burritos when I’ve been in the states but for some reason have never made them. Wrapping them in the foil I thought would be an un-necessary step but actually really improves them as it means the cheese melts and they hold a better shape.

These guys out near Tring/Leighton Buzzard are exceptional. My mate lives out there and we get both the Wagyu and the Longhorn on a regular basis and it's without doubt the best beef I've ever tried: https://www.marbledmeats.co.uk/wagyu-bee­f

Thanks for the recommendation, I live in Tring and cycle past this place all the time and to my shame I’ve never popped in. Next week I’m 100% calling in. There’s a really really big PYO farm just around the corner that we try to visit often just to burn the kid out digging potatoes.

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Made Nigella's ruby noodles for tea.

They're pretty good and definitely look more exciting than the effort they take implies.

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Thanks, going by those pics my first attempt was definitely closer to pitta.

The wagyu rib-eye is clearly the king but the longhorn rump gives such a beefy mouthful (snarf) and almost half the price I'd thoroughly recommend for value. The wagyu burgers are next level, sausages some of the best I've ever had and the lamb fillet also highly recommended.

I know the PYO! Lived out there for 4 months last summer, was great but with such an amazing farmshop just down the way we usually took the lazy option....

Today's attempt. With a Sri Lankan green bean curry. Baked in the Ooni again as I had a bread in the oven, far better than the previous attempt but not sure if they're exactly authentic.

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That looks great. Is there a recipe?

Read bonAp recipe and watched a youtube and then did my own version.
Get all your stuff prepped, keeping it warm. With the scrambled eggs make nice and slow and add some burger cheese as its nearly finished, turn off at about 85% cooked.
Warm your wraps and then place on a sheet of foil and construct. Wrap tightly. Make all your burritos and by the time you're done the first one should be ready. Slice through the foil and eat (I find this means it holds better as eating inside > out)

Is Eataly a great big tourist trap or does it have good points? One's opening in Broadgate in the new year

A bit of both, the one in NYC is fantastic and you can do anything there, from grabbing a quick coffee/snack/icecream, to completely uload your bank account in groceries. It might have some restaurant areas as well.

I actually worked on the fit out design of the project, it's going to be pretty massive.