Food

CYOA - You must post reviews of the black puds.

New forum law now, innit.

Roger wilco. (Luckily I ordered a pair for my brother to take back to spain and a small one each for us to try while he's over)

But back to the meaty butter. I've never had salami like it - sensational texture and flavour. Suffering slight palpitations after all that artery clogging but gosh was it worth it.

Too much talk about meat and not enough cheese. CYOA - is it Caciocavallo that you have?

It looks just like it - but I'm sure he said the name began with an F. Might be wrong though. It's quite hard inside the waxy hardened surface (though I left it in the fridge over night which might explain the hardness). It's quite salty but very smoky and the texture is quite rubbery, almost like an edam or something. Very tasty though - he said to treat it a bit like halloumi I.e. grill it. His parents use it grilled over sauteed spinach with lemon juice :/ I'm just eating it as is : )

This looks amazing.
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just finished a lovely pepperoni, black olive and sweet pepper wood fired pizza from outside ye old rose and crown pub. Extremely nice, if a little on the small size for the price. Would recommend.

As a northerner I bury black pudding wins hands down every time for me, I am not sure where to get it down south though.

http://www.buryblackpuddings.co.uk/

Waitrose and sainsburys both do packs of slices, Waitrose sometimes do individual puddings.

Thats where I get my fix when my inner Scotsman escapes.

I just made sausage rolls. They look awesome. If there are any left in the morning I may treat you to a picture....

forum smoke and bake off

http://www.lfgss.com/thread91079.html

Too much talk about meat and not enough cheese.

Repped for talking sense.

Had some Roccolo last night for the first time - really interesting almost two-tone Italian cheese. Marvellous on a chiabatta with cured pork loin, sliced chorizo, rocket, tomatoes and a thick layer of chili jam.

Chesee and meat in equal measures.

Queso *Manchego courtesy of Morito Exmouth Mkt. Awesome.
Followed by Octopus and tomato salad, and a little bit of the mixed pepper tortilla, washed down with the castro * regio airen.

No meat in there...ok?

Octopus is meat.

Shellfish in my book. Whatever.

Did you mean seafood? There's definitely no shell.

Octopus is shellfish, as are all Cephalopoda.

No, you're a...

Going for a wankers breakfast at The Wolseley on Friday morning. Never been but I have a copy of the AA Gill book and it looks fun. Saw a film about their viennoiserie a while back - tasty and buttery.

Octopus is shellfish, as are all Cephalopoda.

Hmmmm.

Speaking of seafood, I had a pleasant trip to Santorini recently and ate seafood every single night for a week. In the south near Perisa it was super cheap and of a consistantly high standard. Ordered grilled squid in one place expecting a few bits of scored and grilled flesh, got a an entire grilled squid the size of a deflated rugby ball. Win. Starters, two mains including that and a half litre of passable local white usually came out around the 20 euro mark and usually with a half decent pud thrown in too. Happy days.

Food in the north round Oia was poncy and hugely overpriced. 10 Euro for an orange juice etc. Had a revolting spinach, goats cheese and toasted hazlenut salad that had at least half a jar of runny honey poured over it. Raw spinach drowned in honey. Bleurgh.

Pea but...

Last night I had 'The Devastator' @ Red Dog Saloon

The patties look a bit over cooked from that picture, were they medium?

Made this for my work colleague's birthday. Flourless chocolate cake made with ground almonds. Went down a great with some cream.

Wowsers! You must be popular at work!

Just ate a Cheese Steak from a place here in NYC called 99 miles to Philly. I feel like I am about to have Chronic Heart Failure. Yumzo.