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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 16, 2020 12:27:13 GMT
Those are looking more like miniature blintzes.
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Post by bjd on Jul 16, 2020 12:37:21 GMT
Are those small crumpets? They look like what Mark's recipe shows.
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Post by onlyMark on Jul 16, 2020 13:37:39 GMT
Looking fine Cheery. Stick mine in the toaster to heat up. Give me some butter and I'm having them.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 16, 2020 15:53:15 GMT
What we called "biscuits" when I was a child, I now call "cookies". Bjd, I should have put Kerouac's name in my response to make it clear I was talking about biscuits for someone who grew up in the US. Scones and biscuits are made essentially the same way. The differences in their basic versions would be that biscuits are meant to be served as a bread, so aren't sweet at all and also lack the egg glaze of a scone. If you look at Cheery's picture, you can see that slight split in the scones where they could be pulled apart by hand. All biscuits will have the same split because of the similarity in ingredients and preparation. A person who had only ever eat scones would say "Oh, a scone" upon tasting a biscuit and vice-versa for a person who only knew biscuits upon trying a scone.
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Post by tod2 on Jul 16, 2020 15:54:16 GMT
Cheery your scones look like we had at the tea garden in Hampton Court. They also had raisins in them. Normally here we just make them plain or with cheese. Either way we always pile on the strawberry or apricot jam and a good blob of cream.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 16, 2020 16:31:20 GMT
When KFC first opened in France, they put the usual American biscuit in all of the meal boxes. It didn't take long for that to stop because they quickly discovered that absolutely nobody was eating them.
I'm not saying that they are bad -- they just didn't fit the local culture. If they had put a couple of pieces of baguette in the boxes, they almost certainly would have been eaten.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 16, 2020 16:51:52 GMT
It's been a long time since I've had a KFC biscuit, but I remember them as heavy and sort of gummy -- not nearly as nice as a homemade biscuit. If the ones in France were like the ones in the US & Mexico, it's no wonder no one ate them.
I can't speak for Popeye's now, but original, owned-by-Al-Copeland Popeye's fabulously delicious fried chicken also featured wonderful biscuits. It was said they were deep-fried and indeed they had a crunch and flavor no other biscuit has.
Sorry ~ veering away from British food. Is fried chicken a thing in Britain?
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Post by lagatta on Jul 16, 2020 17:19:11 GMT
It seems to be a thing now, just from reading the press, but most incarnations tend to be inspired by either Southern US fried chicken or various Asian versions. But we need some Brits or residents of the UK to weigh in. www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/the-best-fried-chicken-in-london Here is this for what it is worth, but there seems to be far too much breading and thus fried grease. I confess I liked the Shawarma place photo more than the others. Blintzes are very similar to crêpes. There is a smaller Russian pancake that looks more like those, but I forget the name. Delicious with smoked salmon or trout.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 16, 2020 17:25:50 GMT
Something I never eat out I'm afraid.
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Post by lagatta on Jul 16, 2020 17:40:21 GMT
I'd gladly eat the shawarma dish but the others are just simply too greasy; I'd be feeling unwell for a few days after. Today I bought a braised dish of 2 large turkey drumsticks, but it isn't at all greasy, from a good butcher's at Jean-Talon market. That will make 4 meals for me, with basmati rice and either a salad or a veg stir-fry.
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Post by bjd on Jul 16, 2020 17:46:27 GMT
Blintzes are very similar to crêpes. There is a smaller Russian pancake that looks more like those, but I forget the name. Delicious with smoked salmon or trout. Do you mean blini? They often sell them here for eating with smoked salmon but I prefer smoked salmon on rye bread.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 16, 2020 17:55:07 GMT
Actually it appears that blini and blintzes are the same thing except that blintzes are bigger and can be folded.
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Post by lugg on Jul 16, 2020 19:14:11 GMT
Banned?? How can they ban the world’s finest food? Who knows what the thought process is- - Australia and Canada and technically Denmark. Australia has Vegemite to replace it; but apparently even that can be used to make moonshine too , Canada but Ovaltine is banned too and Denmark because it is fortified .
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Post by lagatta on Jul 16, 2020 19:27:14 GMT
Yes, I meant blini.
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Post by lugg on Jul 16, 2020 19:28:05 GMT
I am not sure which I would want to eat most Cheery - your scones or your crumpets, both look yummy. . I am definitely going to have a go at Mark's recipe for crumpets. Sorry ~ veering away from British food. Is fried chicken a thing in Britain? Well kind of... we have KFC which my daughter loves and I despise. But some of our independent do some really delicious fried chicken. Anyway back to biscuits / scones in US - Biscuits and Gravy - its more than likely I have not had the best but ... it's quite nice... I am just not sure that its ok for breakfast.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 16, 2020 19:33:34 GMT
I'm not from the biscuits & gravy part of the US & don't think I've ever had it, so can't pronounce on that. Don Cuevas lived in Arkansas for a long time & I think he said it was okay.
What is interesting about a food like biscuits & gravy is that it's somewhat analogous to British bread & dripping -- home food made with what's available and economical.
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Post by tod2 on Jul 17, 2020 7:34:49 GMT
My eyes lit up as soon as I read the word 'Blintzes' - but then faded again when I saw it was not the Jewish blintzes I love and haven't had in a very long time! They are basically thin pancakes folded up with a stuffing of cream cheese that has been sweetened similar to cheesecake. , then fried in butter until the inside has cooked (has egg) then served hot with strawberry jam or sour cream or both.
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Post by bjd on Jul 17, 2020 8:49:56 GMT
I learn something new every day. I didn't know the crepes my mother made very often were called blintzes. Reading Tod's post and looking them up, they are indeed related to central/eastern European desserts. My mother made crepes (pancakes but not small US style), then rolled them up with a filling of cream cheese and raisins, fried in butter to reheat. I just liked them sprinkled with sugar, but then I'm not a fan of sour cream on anything -- denying my Polish heritage, I realize.
Called naleśniki in Polish, palacsinta in Hungarian, etc.
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Post by lugg on Jul 17, 2020 9:50:57 GMT
Blintzes do sound delicious. I'm not from the biscuits & gravy part of the US & don't think I've ever had it Ah I did not realise it was not a US wide meal. I racked my brains trying to remember where I had it but failed - I think most likely was California but cannot be sure.
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Post by tod2 on Jul 17, 2020 10:57:04 GMT
bjd - - I looked at many recipes on YouTube and the one I liked the most was on 'My Mommy Jewish Life'. She used a South African recipe originally from a magazine. Her cheese filling incorporates orange zest, raisins, cinnamon, brown sugar and Vanderhum - which is an orange liqueur like Cointreau - but she did not have any so used brandy. Even put brandy in the crepe mix. Naturally if you don't like the orange flavour use plain old vanilla instead or experiment with another liqueur.
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Post by onlyMark on Jul 19, 2020 7:27:59 GMT
A staple nowadays of students and lazy workers who can't be bothered to make their lunch beforehand is the "Meal Deal". Don't think this has been mentioned yet. For many years supermarket pre-made sandwiches were very dire, but in the last few years a certain amount of quality and variance is being introduced. Couple that with a drink and a packet of crisps in one 'Meal Deal' and your midday repast is sorted. A little introduction is here -
Buzzfeed picked up on the fact that there is a tongue in cheek Facebook page dedicated to posting your Meal Deal and getting opinions on it -
Here is the original FB page and it is obvious Buzzfeed have picked a few of the more milder opinions when the original can state things like, "Fucking lucozade sport is for paedophile referees at a Sunday afternoon under 12s". www.facebook.com/mealdealtalk/
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 19, 2020 7:57:50 GMT
Back in the ‘80’s Boots had superb pre made sandwiches.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 19, 2020 9:25:51 GMT
I don't eat prepared sandwiches etc. I don't like mayonnaise, salad cream, mustard, tomato sauce, gerkins, or tomatoes...and one of these is invariably in prepacked sarnies.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 19, 2020 9:29:11 GMT
I like all of those....
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Post by tod2 on Jul 19, 2020 14:25:16 GMT
Woolworths have superb pre-made sarmies but are frightfully expensive/. R45-00 for a chicken salad or BLT. the contents are OK but the bread they use is disgusting. It is that pre-sliced bread that squirques down to nothing.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 19, 2020 16:00:12 GMT
M&S Foods in Paris (and also in London obviously) have some pretty good combination meal suggestions that bring the price down, and I would probably go for them if I were 50 years younger. On my rare incursions into those establishments, I generally find some sort of special deal to buy anyway, because I do love a (fictitious?) bargain.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 19, 2020 17:47:53 GMT
I don't like mayonnaise, salad cream, mustard, tomato sauce, gerkins, or tomatoes. *faints dead away* A staple nowadays of students and lazy workers who can't be bothered to make their lunch beforehand is the "Meal Deal". Don't think this has been mentioned yet. For many years supermarket pre-made sandwiches were very dire, but in the last few years a certain amount of quality and variance is being introduced. I have become familiar with those kinds of items while traveling. Since I'm almost always stuck for a few hours in Mexico City, my routine is to go to one of the 7-11 stores in the airport, where the packaged sandwiches are always fresh & quite acceptable, as are their cups of cut-up fruit & their coffee. As a tourist, I love looking at what is available in foreign supermarkets and have often availed myself of packaged meals, mainly salads. The meal deal you describe is surely an outgrowth of those snack pack lunches for little kids. Maybe the main consumers of meal deals are not even aware of the round-up-the-ingredients-&-prepare-them-yourself school of meal-making.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 19, 2020 18:58:17 GMT
Even in France, so many people hate preparing their own meals now that it is alarming.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 20, 2020 20:22:41 GMT
Bixa...you know how fussy I am. I was allowed to get away with it as a child as in a family of eight if one child will only eat bread, potatoes, cheese and chocolate spread then that child is easy to feed. Mum would drag me to see our family doctor worried about my health...but he said that I was fine...but to get me an apple occasionally. I ate raw carrots...I was ok. I've made up for it since but there are some things that I simply don't like the taste and/or texture of...aubergine, avocado, mushrooms, shellfish, tomatoes (I use pasata)....makes me an awkward dinner guest. Not that I get any invitations...wonder why ?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 20, 2020 20:36:35 GMT
I am always amazed at the number of people who are repelled by tomatoes, but almost always only fresh ones and not when they are cooked. My brother was more original because he could not abide by raw onions in anything but didn't mind if they were cooked.
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