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My husband, son and I ate at the Bath Priory in September to celebrate my birthday and we were also underwhelmed; ordered a starter which was described on the menu as including sweetbread which was, unfortunately, a brioche on the side rather than the offal as we imagined. My main was a lamb dish which was chewy to say the least and when I mentioned this when asked the waiter, who was, by the way, very pleasant and obliging, told us it was new to the menu, but thought I meant it tasted like chewing gum, so a language difficulty there. We could hear the staff talking to each other around the corner quite loudly which was not professional at all, especially when one of them complained very audibly about their treatment by the kitchen. My son has been an apprentice chef at a Michelin starred resto for 14 months and was very disappointed, especially as it was his treat for my celebration. Unfortunate, as in my opinion the ambience at the Priory is superb.

unfortunately I seem to have lost all self control and lately have taken to cooking the tastiest looking items on the'what I had for dinner', 'Chinese home cooking', 'Korean home cooking' , 'cuisine of Umbria' etc etc etc. I made the Korean pancakes 3 nights in a row and drank the dip after (if any was left) and I have bought pretty well all the cookbooks being used in various threads. Had to email a friend in Canada to get Au Pied de Cochon i.e. I am a total egullet addict. ....my family think it could be worse so for the time being no planning ahead............

Hey Doddie, we have an 11 year old Filipino boy living with us (my godson) and he just went crazy looking at the pix of all his favourite snacks...he started off telling me which ones he liked the best, which ended up to be all of them

I made a beef braise last night and used aka miso to season for salt. Deelish

Yam nuea (thai beef salad)

I have been collecting cookbooks since my mid teens and when I'm in the mood I will open some of the oldest and the foodie splatters on favourite pages are as evocative of times long gone as songs and certain fragrances can sometimes be. So I see these cookbooks as a sort of diary of my life.

Hey Doddie - mum used to give us kids crumbed brain sandwiches to take to primary (elementary?) school which were delicious and I swapped them with some success until it became known what the mystery ingredient was

Yeah, you'd be getting a post from a Huli saying the wackiest thing he'd ever eaten was an Australian Seriously, at that time kuru, which is a disease like CJD or mad cow disease was affecting one particular tribe badly, mainly the women, because they would eat certain portions of a just dead relative as part of the burial process.

I spent the whole of my chidren's youth in HK pleading with them NOT to chew chicken/other bones like their friends did as they would damage their digestive system....well that's what I was told by my mother.....the kids are not children any more and not a perforation in sight BTW I love marrow, just not getting at it the way they do

Grabriel, I am referring to the long skinny purplish white ones, not the round ones

well, I don't measure out my ingredients but this is an approximation of what I do Mix a yam sauce using lime juice, nam pla, sugar and green chilis to taste. Either BBQ or char the eggplants, (I use 3-4) until they are soft inside and then put them in a bag to steam for a few mins so it is easy to peel off the skin. Don't worry about a few black spots as they make the salad taste smokey and earthy. Soak some gung haeng in hot water for a few mins and drain. Slice up a few shallots and some cilantro. Shred some steamed crab meat. Slice the eggplant lengthwise and halve (or whatever) Throw it all together, pile the salad on lettuce leaves and enjoy

I use them for yam makeua which is basically roasted or BBQ eggplant in a spicy yam dressing with gung haeng (dried shrimp) and crab

I think it's a cultural difference...all the things SheenaGreena likes to chew on are favourites of most Philippinos, HKers, Chinese, Koreans, etc etc....my kids were born and raised in HK and like to eat all those things too...they even fight over fish-eyes but hate fish fingers

I notice that people here in the U.K.(or at least in my area) cut all the stalk from broccoli and cook only the florets

then pop into the Old Spot in Sadler St. for lunch. Can highly recommend it.

A woman after my own heart Mrs W. ....and unnecessary remarks like 'chav slag' say more about the remarker than the remarkee

The wackiest thing I've ever SEEN anyone eat.......I worked for a year in a very remote region of Papua New Guinea up near the West Irian border in the late 1960's. A lone and intrepid southern Baptist minister from Alabama (I think) opened a small tradestore to sell things like canned mackerel pike and bully beef to the locals, in the hope that they would come to his church. He was bemused when the Heinz babyfood sold out in record time. I asked one of the 'customers' why. Yep, you guessed it, everyone believed that they were canned babies, a logical conclusion given that there was a photo of a fish on the can of mackerel and a cow on the tin of beef. Opinion was that they would gain the white man's 'know how' if consumed. I didn't have the heart to put them right.

The Tandoor used to be in the building I had my office.......unfortunately. Far too handy.

I made rice like that once.....no need for food colouring.....just forget about it in a warm kitchen for a few days,..... and it's hairy too

ham sup lo

My kids loved to eat raw noodles until I told them their stomachs would explode And I guess wah mui and haw flakes don't count. Last year's mooncakes found in the back of the cupboard

Ah Leung, Cantonese not a prob. as lived in HK for 18 yrs (still commuting between there and UK) and as a consumately nosy person it drives me crazy if I can't understand what people around me are talking about I went to Cantonese classes for a year, so sek gong........ (normally HKers are talking about food, the Hang Seng or the property market ) My favourite 'eating' tea is sau mei....I find bo lei a tad strong and the flower based teas really do stick in the teeth

Wasn't he at the Montacute Arms?

hot buttered toast with vegemite and my daughter and I eat the Chinese tea leaves out of the pot (when do-one's looking)...then recommend checking teeth in mirror..........

My thoughts exactly...it was that half profile shot with the big shirt collar...mind you I think Harry Hill is brilliant too