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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 23:09:41 GMT
I can imagine such a discussion in a movie but not so much in real life, not to mention whether or not one would want more egg when potatoes and spinach are available.
Yes, yes, I know that children can be weird.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 11, 2016 7:33:05 GMT
I bought some Gurnard fillets yesterday - they had them laid out on ice proclaiming they were fresh caught. Well I have my doubts after reading about where gurnards are caught... Anyway, the fish was not a disappointment. No bones found left in the fillet and the firm white flesh was soft and flavourful. I served it with Spanish spicy rice and made a salsa verde to drizzle over the fish. tinyurl.com/jfdy8md |
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Post by rikita on Oct 11, 2016 11:11:59 GMT
for today i plan to make a spinach-tomato lasagna. will use a sauce with less calories than the normal one, and probably add some mushrooms and carrots, hope the kids (little brother is visiting) will still like it - then again, both of them are used to being served a lot of vegetables ...
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Post by tod2 on Oct 11, 2016 17:11:53 GMT
I was going to make lamb kebabs. In the Middle East I think they are called Shishkebab and in Greece, Souvlaki. Well the hot weather turned blustery and a bit cold so instead of lighting the BBQ I switched on the oven and roasted the leg of lamb with Mediterranean potatoes. Served with gem squash and spinach plus gravy and mint sauce. Lovely tender lamb.
Lamb was R79 per kg (4.98 euros or $5.51) at a large Muslim owned supermarket - the Imam was calling the midday prayers as I arrived.
I was quite puzzled when I first heard the loudspeaker blaring out the voice as there is no sign of a minaret in sight - just a big warehouse. I believe they were inside.
The same lamb at Woolworths would be around R190 per kg (11.97 euros or $13.24).
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Post by lagatta on Oct 13, 2016 14:20:42 GMT
Lamb and mutton are cheaper at halal shops here too, but more expensive than in ZA.
I made quinoa and added a mutton flavoured cube - not too strong a taste.
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Post by rikita on Oct 13, 2016 15:04:23 GMT
yesterday was lentil soup with some potatoes and bacon inside. today i will make some chicken and vegetables in the wok with a sweet sour sauce, and rice.
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Post by whatagain on Oct 13, 2016 22:34:58 GMT
Tonight was Kebap at a small place in front of Bruxelles South trainstation, at 10 30 after landing at Zaventem airport and remembering my car was at the trainstation.
Lovely day.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 14, 2016 15:10:49 GMT
Near our hotel in Munich was a place in the Turkish section advertising Kepab. What is it exactly?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2016 16:26:11 GMT
Kebabs, maybe?
I'm pulling all the scraps of fish out of the freezer and I'm going to make an approximation of a Newfoundland fish pie tonight.
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Post by lagatta on Oct 14, 2016 16:49:31 GMT
What are the specifics of a Newfoundland Fish Pie?
I cut up and peeled a potimarron squash; I'm planning to simply roast it now: may do something else with the pieces later on.
Kebap is simply Kebab, surely with all your meat and people of different origins in ZA, you have something similar!
I much prefer kebab to burger places; usually I order chicken, but the quality of the meat and the hygiene levels vary widely. I wish more consumer information were available about the best kebab shops.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2016 17:15:09 GMT
Oh, I don't know, lagatta, a white sauce, maybe some mashed potatoes on top? All I knew is it won't be cod and brewis with scrunchions. Hard to get brewis in Seattle. Roast squash, yum. |
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Post by Don Cuevas on Oct 14, 2016 22:01:05 GMT
Big, fat, juicy cheeseburgers, cooked over chopped onions, on homemade buns.
pickles, lettuce, tomatoes. And Mexican Cokes.
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Post by htmb on Oct 14, 2016 22:55:31 GMT
I fixed bacon and eggs for the little girls, then made popcorn using some of the bacon grease so we'd have a treat to eat during the movie.
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Post by rikita on Oct 14, 2016 23:11:11 GMT
minced meat patties and red cabbage and potatoes.
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Post by lagatta on Oct 15, 2016 0:58:15 GMT
lizzyfaire, the roast potimarron squash bits are lovely. All I added was some salt and a brush of olive oil.
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Post by rikita on Oct 15, 2016 20:11:16 GMT
checked out a restaurant not so far from here (http://www.chutnify.com/) that i heard about recently. was not bad - had read before it might be expensive and with long waiting times, but actually was not too far above what we usually pay and service was friendly and fast, food was good too - i had masala dosa and then i had mango cream for dessert (very tasty and very rich).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2016 20:37:07 GMT
That looks delicious, Rikita! I'm ordering in Indian food tonight.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Oct 15, 2016 22:58:54 GMT
A rather thin Caldo de Res con Verdura. But it tasted all right.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 16, 2016 13:23:08 GMT
Until I know what KEPAB looks like or resembles in other countries , I cannot say Lagatta.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2016 20:45:38 GMT
curried pork last night  kebab meatballs tonight  |
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Post by rikita on Oct 16, 2016 22:21:43 GMT
beef gulash with spätzle and asparagus
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Post by Don Cuevas on Oct 16, 2016 23:40:56 GMT
Miscellaneous melange of soup leftovers plus freshly cooked noodles.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 17, 2016 11:07:10 GMT
Thanks Kerouac, now I know KEPAB or Kebab is a meatball. Probably made with lamb & spicey too!
I am assuming that KOFTA is just an elongated meatball on a stick.
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Post by questa on Oct 17, 2016 11:34:21 GMT
Here we have the Turkish/Greek meal called yiros, but Eastern states call them kebabs. It is usually made in front of you. A vertical spit holds a lamb which is cooking all the time. As it turns the cook slices small pieces of the meat.
He tips some batter from a jug onto a hotplate and forms it into a wrap.When cooked he fills it with sliced tomato, lettuce, onion, lamb, yogurt with cucumber and chopped mint. Folds it over like any wrap. It is about 20cm long and fills my fist for diameter. Costs $12 for it plus a can of drink
This may be what you call a kebab or a yiros?
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 17, 2016 13:33:26 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Oct 17, 2016 14:09:38 GMT
Now that explains everythang! So the meaning of the word is 'roast meats' in all kinds of weird and wonderful ways!
Thanks Bixa & Questa, I also call that pile of meat going round and round all day - a Yiro. Guess what....we don't have any near where I live. I have never seen one in South Africa but it wouldn't surprise me to find there may be a few in Johannesburg or Cape Town.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2016 15:09:54 GMT
I guess they call them yiro there so people know how to pronounce the word. They are called (correctly, in our alphabet) gyros here, which as you can tell, means something that turns around and around on a spit. Although people are always calling them jai-ros, so I suppose the spelling down south makes more sense.
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Post by breeze on Oct 17, 2016 15:43:38 GMT
We ordered kebab sandwiches at a small-town boulangerie in France expecting meatballs or small chunks of meat. We didn't discover any meat; there were a few brown flecks which might have been meat but I didn't think meat could be as small as that. The mayonnaise part of the filling did have a tasty north African flavor. We wondered if the harried woman working alone at lunchtime just forgot to put in the meat.
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Post by rikita on Oct 17, 2016 22:43:51 GMT
hm, the link above is the first time i read about people being allergic to lamb, didn't know that existed ...
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Post by Don Cuevas on Oct 17, 2016 23:06:41 GMT
hm, the link above is the first time i read about people being allergic to lamb, didn't know that existed ... Neither had I. But a friend in Morelia knew of it. |
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