baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
sounds delicious. the tahini-lemon-garlic thing is so moreish, can imagine it working in carrot soup really well. Anyone else with good tahini ideas? Roast beetroot/tahini/mint/cumin dip is one I want to try
Cooking tips and wonderful flavour combinations
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viktorvaughn
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A nice salad is a cauliflower, blanched in boiling water for 10 mins so half cooked, a tin or two of chickpeas, chopped preserved lemons with a tahini dressing with pom molasses and some sherry vinegar, olive oil. Tasty.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
if only i liked cauliflower, but i imagine broccoli'd be a fairly good substitute
mistersloane
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Nice article by Fuschia on mianland Chinese food in the UK, with restaurant lists and also list in the comments by people, she lists quite a few I don't know :
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jan/29/regional-chinese-food-britain-sichuan-hunan
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jan/29/regional-chinese-food-britain-sichuan-hunan
mistersloane
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Just went to the Maotai Kitchen, as mentioned in article above, Guizhou food. It's expensive, exceedingly good though, up in my top three. Had a chilli and coconut pork dish which was like something from Malaysia; sour beef with vinegar; pickled cabbage and fried rice with pickled beans, all of which were unlike anything I've had before and all were superb.
Shame it's pricey otherwise I'd go more. If you get a chance have the Maotai (obv not the 260 quid bottle) if you haven't had it, it's a really nice drink. Gets you fucking slaughtered though., and it's stupid money in there.
Shame it's pricey otherwise I'd go more. If you get a chance have the Maotai (obv not the 260 quid bottle) if you haven't had it, it's a really nice drink. Gets you fucking slaughtered though., and it's stupid money in there.
Fuchsia Dunlop was on From Our Own Correspondent today talking about a museum of cuisine in an eastern Chinese city featuring a mock up of the Man Han banquet with a bear paw surrounded by fish tongues as one of the dishes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03s9tm5 about 22 minutes in
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03s9tm5 about 22 minutes in
mistersloane
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That sounds great HM will check it out
Went to another of her recommendations tonight (two in a week, I'm a lucky boy) called Local Friends. It's just down the end off Brick Lane, the Bagel end, and is easily the best mainland food I've had in London, was fucking spectacular. Had the aubergine and green beans, paper wok-ed mutton and dried wok chicken, all of which were really fucking spectacular and all of you should go.
Went to another of her recommendations tonight (two in a week, I'm a lucky boy) called Local Friends. It's just down the end off Brick Lane, the Bagel end, and is easily the best mainland food I've had in London, was fucking spectacular. Had the aubergine and green beans, paper wok-ed mutton and dried wok chicken, all of which were really fucking spectacular and all of you should go.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Slothrop
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Just found this site:
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/
which looks pretty amazing, as in it pretty much blows every Indian veggie cookery book I've ever seen out of the water.
We used the masala dosa recipe tonight - we cheated and used a dosa mix, but the cocout relish and the potato sabzi filling seemed pretty legit. It also has the crucial http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/grilled-cheese-sandwich-recipe/
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/
which looks pretty amazing, as in it pretty much blows every Indian veggie cookery book I've ever seen out of the water.
We used the masala dosa recipe tonight - we cheated and used a dosa mix, but the cocout relish and the potato sabzi filling seemed pretty legit. It also has the crucial http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/grilled-cheese-sandwich-recipe/
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Checked out Local Friends last night, thanks mister s. Had the paper wok mutton cos I remembered you'd written about it here, and they'd sold out (!) of my first choice - really good, and great presentation, bunsen-burner style.
Still haven't had anything in London to compete with the fish-fragrant aubergine at Chilli Cool though
Still haven't had anything in London to compete with the fish-fragrant aubergine at Chilli Cool though
mistersloane
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mistersloane
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A Bite of China - 7 part Chinese doc with English subtitles about food in China.
Looks totally ace, this is the one about Chengdu :
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Looks totally ace, this is the one about Chengdu :
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I'm a bit ill at home, and I'm wasting time reading this ridiculous blog about cooking Heston Blumenthal's stuff at home: http://www.insearchofheston.com/
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
asparagus linguine - divide the asparagus into three (unequal - most of it is the asparagus middles) parts (stalks/middles/tips), throw away the stalks or use them for stock or something, then steam/boil/microwave the remaining parts until reasonably tender. Then put the tips aside, and bludgen the asparagus middles to a paste with a food processor or handheld whisk, along with mint and pine nuts and some lemon juice. Mix into decent-quality linguine, and top with the tips. Amazing.
Slothrop
Tight but Polite
I can't remember if I've said this before, but black pudding is basically a cheat code for beef stews. If you stick a couple of slices in at the same time as the liquid then it breaks down and amalgamates with the gravy, turning it into a big pile of rich, thick, unctuous deliciousness. It's not massively subtle but it's incredibly effective.
