Food

ha! cheers, that's mrs hell's christams presnet sorted.

I'm actually bringing to Italy cheese I got in Amsterdam this time, Gio's mum loves cheese almost as much as Gio.

Not sure what I'll bring back this time, but if I manage to smuggle some caramelized organic figs mum-made is that worth an invite next time your table is so well garnished with such a cheese feast?

The turkish shops on green lanes have raw olives - I need to cure them first right? can't just eat them as they are?

You can also cook them, they'll turn out very bitter tho..

I got the pan from Japanese supermarket (im in the USA) but japan centre, 19 Shaftesbury Avenue should have one,

recipe: not got a tried and tested, i followed this one
http://www.japanesecooking101.com/takoyaki-recipe/

and like mands said you can uses okonomiyaki mix too.

Pretty sure I've a stall selling Takoyaki there too

I'm sure I asked this ages ago, but can't remember if there was a general consensus answer - best frying pan (28cm ish). I'd like (long lasting) non stick but would consider cast iron.
Within reason, money is no object...

try tk maxx. important to get one with a metal handle that wont melt if you put the pan under the grill.

TK maxx isn't a bad shout for mid-range, but they tend not to have the sort of Le Crueset or Scanpan stuff I'm after. Though, any excuse to wonder round the Maxx is ok by me.

Saintsbury's cook range is good. And on sale I think.

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/sainsburys-cooks-collection-copper-triply-frying-pan-28cm

Not on sale.

Had a pan (from m&s i think) that had the exact same handle and shape, not copper though - non stick lasted just a couple of years. I'm gonna say the sainos one would be similar. Is there such a thing as long lasting non stick?

not really, best off getting a good steel one and seasoning over a year or so

have a look in nisbets, de buyer and the like

http://www.nisbets.co.uk/De-Buyer-Mineral-B-Iron-Frying-Pan-280mm/DN899/ProductDetail.raction

PM me if serious, come by tonight if ur free. Got Caz coming over to eat the left over cheese from the party (which is a shit tonne!) and i'm on holidays rest of the week so we got to Mangia! Mangia!

Yeah try one.

:(

How about carbon steel?

Have a hoo hing carbon steel pan with steel handle it cost around a tenner, season and they are really non stick. Also have a stainless steel pan with stainless steel handle that came from Gifi in france as it was cheapish...

I'm serious, but not for tonight, nor this week unfortunately. Thanks anyway

Lemongrass in pad thai.. Y/N?

noooo

chili, tamarind paste, shrimp paste, fish sauce, palm sugar, garlic, coriander, lime, peanuts - yes

http://www.thaitable.com/thai/recipe/pad-thai

Shrimp paste?

I do the sauce with fish sauce, tamarind paste, palm sugar and a splash of soy sauce.

Garlic, chili, ginger in the stir fry

Parsley (or coriander) halfway through

Peanuts, other parsley and lime on top

Was wondering if I could use lemongrass in the stir fry, maybe instead of ginger, or both..

@greenhell

get to it, your sorest talking point has made it into the guardian, go forth and vent

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/sep/16/plates-slates-backlash-gimmicky-serving-dishes

fucking guardian just daily-mailed that entire article from a twitter feed.
also - zero mention of squ*re plates.

2/10

lazy cunts.

welcome to our new age of journalism...

print journalism is dead. ne fule etc...