Re: Tea
"I have a friend who drinks boiling water with milk in it!"
See if he likes it with lemon...
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave me tea... pigs-in-blankets-flavoured tea
It's common knowledge that the British are a nation of tea drinkers but – yikes – Sainsbury's launch of pigs in blankets and Brussels sprout-flavoured teas ahead of the Christmas mania are a little beyond the pale brown water. Greggs_sausage_roll_manger Pastry in a manger: We're soz, Greggs man said READ MORE The UK …
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Wednesday 10th October 2018 13:41 GMT Aristotles slow and dimwitted horse
Re: Tea "not this poncey green stuff."
You do realise that that "poncy green stuff" is exactly the same as the "non poncy black stuff" right?? (I'll make the assumption that that is how you pigeonhole things).
The only difference is that the leaves are not withered or steamed prior to being air dried, sliced and diced and then packed etc. The only reason it is called "black tea" is because the leaves are withered i.e. blackened prior to packing.
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Wednesday 10th October 2018 17:23 GMT I ain't Spartacus
Re: What's in a name?
I never saw a single Brussels sprout when I lived in Brussels. I don't remember them being on sale in the supermarkets, and they weren't on restaurant menus either. So I'm not if we haven't blamed them unfairly on the Belgians.
Like what we call Danish pastries are actually called Viennese pastries in Denmark.
Oh and the Belgians don't eat Belgian buns either, the bastards! I was rather disappointed when I couldn't find those in my extensive Brussels bakery research field trips. Though I did manage to find plenty of Danish pastries, cream things, chocolate other things and of course the lovely pain au chocolat that tempted me on my daily commute to the Metro station with on-platform bakery-access. That's a cruel (but delicious) trick to play on an early morning commuter's weakened willpower.
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Thursday 11th October 2018 08:15 GMT Anonymous Coward
Re: What's in a name?
I never saw a single Brussels sprout when I lived in Brussels.
Interesting, in France they're called "choux de bruxelles" (Brussels cabbage) so there must be some link.
Of course names do show old enmities/friendships. What the British call "taking French leave" (i.e. going AWOL) the French refer to as "filer a l'Anglaise" (sneaking off English-style).
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Thursday 11th October 2018 18:01 GMT JohnFen
Re: What's in a name?
OK, I had to look up the etymology of "Brussles Sprouts". According to Wikipedia (I never said I spent a lot of time on this):
"Although native to the Mediterranean region with other cabbage species, Brussels sprouts first appeared in northern Europe during the fifth century, later being cultivated in the 13th century near Brussels, from which they derived their name.[1][2] In common names and misspelling, they may also be called brussels sprouts, Brussel sprouts, or brussel sprouts."
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Wednesday 10th October 2018 13:21 GMT JimmyPage
Maybe they could get the fucking basics right, first ?
Before this wankfest of hipster shite, why not work on stocking your stores with the shit you are supposed to sell ? Because the past few months have seen us missing at least one if not two items that are on our list. Last weeks being "12 eggs". Oh, yes you had eggs in 6s. Eggs in all sorts of boxes. But 12 large eggs in one box ? May as well have asked for an elephant ear in a bun.
(We just happen to use Sainsburys, as trialling Tesco, Morrisons, and Waitrose demonstrated you can't get a rizla paper between them for anything.)
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Wednesday 10th October 2018 13:25 GMT Aristotles slow and dimwitted horse
Christmas...
Christmas. I don't like Christmas. I do enjoy the time off though and thank the Pagans for the nice midwinter holiday. Anything that can be done to parody the Christians at their most hallowed time of year should be done - and hats off to Greggs for the laughs.
Anyway, I love Pigs in Blankets - but draw the line at the Xmas tree flavoured crisps on sale at Iceland (Bejams to the over 40's contingent).
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Wednesday 10th October 2018 13:31 GMT tiggity
sprout lovers or haters
.. might be beyond your control
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2011/nov/01/brussel-sprout-gene
I can even taste PTC from when OH steams brassica with other vegetable in same steamer (even if in different steamer modules) and the other veg is thus contaminated with brassica chemicals.
It can affect other things such as wine preferences too.
Though just because you can taste the bitterness, does not necessarily mean you will hate sprouts etc. (though I do!)
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Wednesday 10th October 2018 14:54 GMT IsJustabloke
Sprouts Are little green globes of gorgeousness!
They also make excellent substitutes for Ferraro Roche chocolates when wrapped in the carefully removed wrappers from actual Ferraro Roche choccies and given out on Halloween :)
I find the parents think it's hilarious, the kids not so much but there's nothing in the rules that says my "treats" can't also be "tricks"
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Wednesday 10th October 2018 23:03 GMT Martin an gof
Re: Sprouts Are little green globes of gorgeousness!
excellent substitutes for Ferraro Roche chocolates
Boss at a previous job had a particular fondness for removing the paper lid and confetti from party poppers, then jamming a sprout in and firing it across the room at work Christmas parties. Priceless.
M.
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Wednesday 10th October 2018 17:29 GMT I ain't Spartacus
pdebarra,
I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Please start a campaign to re-educate your countrymen immediately. The bacon-wrapped sausage is a thing of piggy beauty, and should be treasured by all. Admittedly it's not the healthiest foodstuff, but then I believe you guys eat white pudding, so I'm sure that shouldn't be a problem.
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Wednesday 10th October 2018 19:41 GMT Dazed and Confused
Re: which is vegan, don't you know?
Yes, we can just see little Timmy's eyes light up at the thought of slurping down a nice hot cup of meat-flavoured liquid (which is vegan, don't you know?)
I call cultural appropriation!
I've no problem with people deciding to be vegan, but if they want to be vegan they shouldn't be allowed to enjoy the flavours belonging to meat eaters.
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Thursday 11th October 2018 10:15 GMT Juan Inamillion
Potatoes
A bit off topic but...
Many years ago when I was a roadie it took a while before catering was brought along on a tour. 'Food' on the road was usually at the behest - or mercy- of the promoter and usually consisted of pizzas and cheap beer. Early tour catering companies were often chancers who lacked some of the necessary cooking skills, which often led to some confrontations and redecorated kitchen areas..
We reckoned one such nameless company should have had as a moto 'If it can't be made with potatoes, it can't be made at all', such were their limits. The same company carried pallet loads of baked beans when touring Europe too...
Brussel sprouts would have been a luxury.
And celery is most definitely Satan's food of choice.
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Thursday 11th October 2018 16:57 GMT jimbo60
Good sprouts
Forget boiling. Baking / blackened is great. Here is one approach:
Cubed butternut squash, sliced red onion, sprouts cut in half (preferably smaller ones). Oil a baking pan, spread the above on the pan, season with salt and generous amounts of garlic powder, and bake in the oven at baking temp (350F in the US). Stir and turn occasionally. Done in about 45 minutes, or whenever the sprouts are cooked through, preferably with some nice blackened crispy edges. Bonus points if you can find some specialty butternut squash oil to sprinkle on everything.
Three of us consumed an entire pan of that along with some pan seared salmon the other day. Yum.
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