crispy1978
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One of those sleepless night posts, something I started on Twitter earlier but thought I'd bring to the forum too.
Basically you have free reign to create your favourite food item from the following list - I've been inspired for this by some places I've visited, or places my friends have been to and just been inspired.
Anything goes so long as it fits in the category - be as detailed as you can, so we can try and envisage what's on your plate. It can be something you've had, something you've designed yourself/cooked at home or something you've always wanted to try.
I'll add mine once I've hopefully got some sleep in a few hours!
Here we go:
1) Starter - having arrived at your restaurant, you have choice of anything for starter; nothing necessarily connected to your main; what are you fancying?
2) Burger - meat type, accompaniments, bread, salad, etc
3) Pie - what you putting in? Mash, peas and gravy or you want other veg?
4) Pub Meal - usually loads of choice - sometimes basic stuff, or you get some posh nosh
5) Curry - you like them spicy or mild? Poppadoms? Side dishes, standard korma or something not usually seen on the menu? Meat choice, or even fish can be popular.
6) Chinese or other oriental - strictly sweet and sour chicken, or have you a taste for Vietnamese/Japanese food - is it restaurant or street food?
6a) Takeaways - obviously part of British cuisine nowadays, is there a particular takeaway which tantalises your tastebuds when you fancy a night off cooking?
7) Roast of the Day - what's your dream roast? What veg you having with it?
8) Italian - pasta, pizza, etc - the world is your oyster, so many possibilities here!
9) Other - so something not listed above (Mexican, Carribean, French, Greek, Tapas, etc) - be inventive, what else would you want to try?
10) Dessert - you need something to finish, what's it going to be?
Then finally, what one thing makes your stomach dance when you see it on a menu or on your plate? A particular meat on the specials board, a vegetable, etc?
Really interested to see what different foodstuffs come out here!
Feel free to post links to menus to try and inspire others too!
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Had a few hours kip, so here we go:
1) Starter - I love goats cheese, so something incorporating that would go down well. On a bed of beef tomato and bacon or parma ham with balsamic vinegar and a light salad - almost bruschetta style.
2) Burger - definitely beef, or mainly beef - you can home-make them with a bit of pork, apple, herbs, etc to increase the moisture content, as it has to be moist. Can be marinated in a BBQ glaze whilst cooking - can never be too dry. I like my burgers with minimal salad - a bit of onion and a big chunk of tomato (beef again is good) - some relish, or similar is good. Finish it with either a potato rosti or a chunk of pineapple. The bread must be firm but fresh.
3) Pie - definitely taking inspiration from here - my local pie pub restaurant. They serve 50 different pies, I've had 9 of them to date. My favourite to date being the Iberian, Appaloosa and Zanskiri! Suffolk Punch will probably be my next one, as that's one which has been on my list for a while. One thing they don't have on is a Chinese themed pie, which I have suggested, but they are adding two new pies to their menu at the next taster evening. I like their pies with mash, mushy peas and gravy!
4) Pub Meal - I aren't a massively posh eater, so your lobster, etc can stay in the sea! I'm more a traditional pub grub guy, so cottage pie, hunters chicken, X of the day (roast, pie, curry, etc) - I had recently a sizzling chicken dish with peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, etc which was delicious as well.
5) Curry - I never used to eat curries, I was probably 20 before I had first one from here, and I only went back a few weeks ago with my parents to try it again after 10+years! No other reason than it isn't in the town where I live, but it isn't a massive distance away. My first dish was the Bindiya Chicken - but since that I've tried everything on the scale from Korma to Vindaloo. I'm settled on medium curries, or flavoursome milder curries. The experience for me is the poppadoms and accompanying dishes, so things like pakoras, bhajis, chaats, aloos, etc are an essential part of the feast. So, I'd take a pretty standard dish (chicken dupiaza, saag, balti, etc) with rice and add 2-3 side dishes to go with it, usually with a garlic naan bread.
6) Chinese/Other Oriental - I've tried Thai food, but my experience is limited pretty much to just a simple Thai Green curry - it wasn't unpleasant, but we have very little exposure to that kind of food round us. Chinese food, again I like the side dishes (prawn crackers, spring rolls, etc) - the duck rolls in the hoi sin sauce are again very nice followed by a reasonably standard dish - chicken in a sauce (sweet and sour, satay, cantonese, OK, etc)
6a) Takeaways - curry or a chinese really, not a huge kebab fan. Pizza, Calzone or a Parmesan are OK too.
7) Roast - has to be chicken (breast), beef or turkey. Yorkie, stuffing, roasties, carrots, peas, parsnips, cauliflower, broccoli, etc with lashings of gravy. Typical sauces (horseradish, cranberry, etc) - even like apple and mint sauce regardless of whether it goes with the meat!
8) Italian - favourite pizza is actually rather plain - ham and pineapple; prefer a thin base. Our local restaurant does a great cheese and tomato garlic bread. Pasta - not an egg fan, so any pasta has to be more minimal than lasagne or canneloni style dishes - can get away with penne, etc. Sauces generally I prefer tomato style with bits of meat (meatballs, ham, bacon, chicken, etc) with a few bits of veg (peppers, onion, peas, etc) work well. A creamy cheesy/bacon sauce works as well.
9) Other - our local Mexican is delicious! Always start with the Nachos, and then I tend to look at the Fajihtas, Burritos, Enchiladas, etc - again, generally the chicken ones. I moved to the Carribean menu last time, and tried the Cuban Chicken and it was divine! I've tried Tapas in Spain - croquettes with chicken, chorizo, etc - quite nice, and a pleasant experience having a small bite to eat as you move from bar to bar.
10) Dessert - I'll come back to this once my stomach has settled - get the sticky toffee pudding on standby!
Basically you have free reign to create your favourite food item from the following list - I've been inspired for this by some places I've visited, or places my friends have been to and just been inspired.
Anything goes so long as it fits in the category - be as detailed as you can, so we can try and envisage what's on your plate. It can be something you've had, something you've designed yourself/cooked at home or something you've always wanted to try.
I'll add mine once I've hopefully got some sleep in a few hours!
Here we go:
1) Starter - having arrived at your restaurant, you have choice of anything for starter; nothing necessarily connected to your main; what are you fancying?
2) Burger - meat type, accompaniments, bread, salad, etc
3) Pie - what you putting in? Mash, peas and gravy or you want other veg?
4) Pub Meal - usually loads of choice - sometimes basic stuff, or you get some posh nosh
5) Curry - you like them spicy or mild? Poppadoms? Side dishes, standard korma or something not usually seen on the menu? Meat choice, or even fish can be popular.
6) Chinese or other oriental - strictly sweet and sour chicken, or have you a taste for Vietnamese/Japanese food - is it restaurant or street food?
6a) Takeaways - obviously part of British cuisine nowadays, is there a particular takeaway which tantalises your tastebuds when you fancy a night off cooking?
7) Roast of the Day - what's your dream roast? What veg you having with it?
8) Italian - pasta, pizza, etc - the world is your oyster, so many possibilities here!
9) Other - so something not listed above (Mexican, Carribean, French, Greek, Tapas, etc) - be inventive, what else would you want to try?
10) Dessert - you need something to finish, what's it going to be?
Then finally, what one thing makes your stomach dance when you see it on a menu or on your plate? A particular meat on the specials board, a vegetable, etc?
Really interested to see what different foodstuffs come out here!
Feel free to post links to menus to try and inspire others too!
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Had a few hours kip, so here we go:
1) Starter - I love goats cheese, so something incorporating that would go down well. On a bed of beef tomato and bacon or parma ham with balsamic vinegar and a light salad - almost bruschetta style.
2) Burger - definitely beef, or mainly beef - you can home-make them with a bit of pork, apple, herbs, etc to increase the moisture content, as it has to be moist. Can be marinated in a BBQ glaze whilst cooking - can never be too dry. I like my burgers with minimal salad - a bit of onion and a big chunk of tomato (beef again is good) - some relish, or similar is good. Finish it with either a potato rosti or a chunk of pineapple. The bread must be firm but fresh.
3) Pie - definitely taking inspiration from here - my local pie pub restaurant. They serve 50 different pies, I've had 9 of them to date. My favourite to date being the Iberian, Appaloosa and Zanskiri! Suffolk Punch will probably be my next one, as that's one which has been on my list for a while. One thing they don't have on is a Chinese themed pie, which I have suggested, but they are adding two new pies to their menu at the next taster evening. I like their pies with mash, mushy peas and gravy!
4) Pub Meal - I aren't a massively posh eater, so your lobster, etc can stay in the sea! I'm more a traditional pub grub guy, so cottage pie, hunters chicken, X of the day (roast, pie, curry, etc) - I had recently a sizzling chicken dish with peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, etc which was delicious as well.
5) Curry - I never used to eat curries, I was probably 20 before I had first one from here, and I only went back a few weeks ago with my parents to try it again after 10+years! No other reason than it isn't in the town where I live, but it isn't a massive distance away. My first dish was the Bindiya Chicken - but since that I've tried everything on the scale from Korma to Vindaloo. I'm settled on medium curries, or flavoursome milder curries. The experience for me is the poppadoms and accompanying dishes, so things like pakoras, bhajis, chaats, aloos, etc are an essential part of the feast. So, I'd take a pretty standard dish (chicken dupiaza, saag, balti, etc) with rice and add 2-3 side dishes to go with it, usually with a garlic naan bread.
6) Chinese/Other Oriental - I've tried Thai food, but my experience is limited pretty much to just a simple Thai Green curry - it wasn't unpleasant, but we have very little exposure to that kind of food round us. Chinese food, again I like the side dishes (prawn crackers, spring rolls, etc) - the duck rolls in the hoi sin sauce are again very nice followed by a reasonably standard dish - chicken in a sauce (sweet and sour, satay, cantonese, OK, etc)
6a) Takeaways - curry or a chinese really, not a huge kebab fan. Pizza, Calzone or a Parmesan are OK too.
7) Roast - has to be chicken (breast), beef or turkey. Yorkie, stuffing, roasties, carrots, peas, parsnips, cauliflower, broccoli, etc with lashings of gravy. Typical sauces (horseradish, cranberry, etc) - even like apple and mint sauce regardless of whether it goes with the meat!
8) Italian - favourite pizza is actually rather plain - ham and pineapple; prefer a thin base. Our local restaurant does a great cheese and tomato garlic bread. Pasta - not an egg fan, so any pasta has to be more minimal than lasagne or canneloni style dishes - can get away with penne, etc. Sauces generally I prefer tomato style with bits of meat (meatballs, ham, bacon, chicken, etc) with a few bits of veg (peppers, onion, peas, etc) work well. A creamy cheesy/bacon sauce works as well.
9) Other - our local Mexican is delicious! Always start with the Nachos, and then I tend to look at the Fajihtas, Burritos, Enchiladas, etc - again, generally the chicken ones. I moved to the Carribean menu last time, and tried the Cuban Chicken and it was divine! I've tried Tapas in Spain - croquettes with chicken, chorizo, etc - quite nice, and a pleasant experience having a small bite to eat as you move from bar to bar.
10) Dessert - I'll come back to this once my stomach has settled - get the sticky toffee pudding on standby!
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