Jinmyo

I like shepherd's pie!

I like pie!

Looking back on this, that is what I had thought. Oh well. I was also told to heavily pepper my food because it was like vitamins. Relatives.

It is far more customary to order bottle water in Europe than in the U.S. I would say the trends are reversing themselves. Far more people order bottled water in NY today than did 20 years ago and the reverse is true in France.Very small question. In the 1960s and 70s when I was in France (mainly Normandy) for months at a time, no one I knew drank tap water. I was told the calcium levels were too high. Water was boiled before using it to make a stock, coffee, whatever. I remember the tap water tasting like liking a metal pipe. Has the quality of the water improved?

There is a range of olive oil chips in Canada sold by the Loblaw's grocery store chain under their house brand, "President's Choice". Roasted garlic and onion. Black pepper. Rosemary. About another five kinds. They're thick cut, quite crisp. I don't much go in for packaged crisps, but these are better than most.

Stevie P, dear, no one has denied it except jokingly. There is however some objection to denigrating and exaggerating all of the culinary traditions and British product across the board. Again, as I have pointed out, I see agreement with your basic premise.

cabrales, therre can be "good" trolls and "bad" trolls, depending upon their intentions and the effect their behaivour has upon others. They "troll" discussion groups, looking for people who will rise to their "bait" and engage in "flaming", which is rude and pointless argumentation. As I am not a moderator or admin on this board, I'll say nothing further on this topic and leave it all up to them.

In any case, tutti-frutti is not contributing but simply flame-baiting. Ignore the troll. Unless you enjoy that kind of thing.

I just thought I would mention that John has some very interesting reviews of Paris bistros on his site. Well worth a look. Thank you, John.

I thought it was quite clear that tutti-frutti was Mr. P's troll. That's why on Page 6, I called it "tutti-frutti" and then later: "Steve P, um, I mean, 'tutti-frutti'." The fundamental rule for dealing with trolls who are flame-baiting is: Ignore the troll.

Jason, no. I was a vegetarian for many years but some allergies and age have made it neccesary to eat meat. I cook vegetarian meals and know a great deal about various vegetarian cuisines and maintaining a good protein/carbohydrate balance for each meal. The real "virtue" of vegetarian food is that almost anyone can eat it, so no arguments. And it can (and should, but often doesn't) help one to learn how to draw with a large palette of flavours. But I must say that over the past years, working with bones and flesh and silverskin and fat has given me a much deeper, more "organic" understanding of even celery.

Suvir, I know you like your sweets. But I'd rather finish with just some strong chai and perhaps another bit of paratha or naan.

What's all this then, eh? :wow: Canadian back bacon (usually known as "pea meal bacon" because it is dusted with, that's right, pea meal) is gorgeous stuff. As is any kind of bacon that isn't that grocery store pre-sliced stuff in the slimy plastic. It should be about 1/2 an inch thick, grilled until lightly blackened but still tender. Now do an eggs benedict, chop coarsely and mix with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, or make a sandwich with some ripe roma tomatoes and tallegio. Or open faced on a piece of buttered baguette with a swipe of Dijon or even Keene's. Or with scalloped potatoes or...

What I like about Thai foods are the combination of very cooked down and extremely fresh ingredients. So I would think that takeout for stockpiling should involve the highest ratio of glop because they'll rot less. Sticky rice can keep fairly well and is great cold.

I remember seeing Rhodes do an updated bangers and mash, actually, on some television show.

Oooh-ar, what's for tea? Toast and marmite? Well, if there's no pie... Mustn't complain... edit full disclosure: Added an "h" to "Ooo" which seemed a bit too French somehow.

Ah, baloney.

Clicke moi,, yooou Sahxon dog!

Oh my Cod.

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The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

Adam, I like pie!

Steve P, um, I mean "tutti-frutti," no one would suggest that.

I don't know. I think it's great if getting good produce is not only important to you but possible for you.

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