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Derek27
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"I hope this email finds you safe and well"!

Are you talking about me or the flipping email??
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Derek27
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Just took a long detour to a pharmist only to find it's a flipping bank holiday!

What do we need them for?
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Derek27 wrote:
Mon Aug 29, 2022 2:52 pm
Just took a long detour to a pharmist only to find it's a flipping bank holiday!

What do we need them for?
Do they not publish their opening times on their website?
Nontheless, a total pain. Hopefully not literally. :-)
BTW if you've cooked sorpotel, what cut of pork did you use?
And what the hell does a "golf ball" of Tamarind mean. Paste? Raw Tamarind?
And assuming parboiling pork and offal would be about 20 minutes?
Sorry but the recipe has ignited interest and now I'm "johnny on the spot" to deliver it. :shock:
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greenmark wrote:
Mon Aug 29, 2022 7:34 pm
Derek27 wrote:
Mon Aug 29, 2022 2:52 pm
Just took a long detour to a pharmist only to find it's a flipping bank holiday!

What do we need them for?
Do they not publish their opening times on their website?
Nontheless, a total pain. Hopefully not literally. :-)
BTW if you've cooked sorpotel, what cut of pork did you use?
And what the hell does a "golf ball" of Tamarind mean. Paste? Raw Tamarind?
And assuming parboiling pork and offal would be about 20 minutes?
Sorry but the recipe has ignited interest and now I'm "johnny on the spot" to deliver it. :shock:
Yes but I forgot it was a bank holiday.

I've only cooked it using a jar of cook-in sauce that I got from a Goan restaurant in London, but I'll have a go at making it properly. You usually use pork belly strips. It's not the healthiest of meals but I think the fat is an important part of the flavour. It can be eaten straight away but people usually cook it a few days early and reheat it every day to improve the flavour.
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greenmark wrote:
Mon Aug 29, 2022 7:34 pm
Sorry but the recipe has ignited interest and now I'm "johnny on the spot" to deliver it. :shock:
I've just found a copycat recipe site. You can look up your favourite fast foods and find a recipe to cook them yourself. :D

https://copykat.com/
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Derek27 wrote:
Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:28 pm
greenmark wrote:
Mon Aug 29, 2022 7:34 pm
Sorry but the recipe has ignited interest and now I'm "johnny on the spot" to deliver it. :shock:
I've just found a copycat recipe site. You can look up your favourite fast foods and find a recipe to cook them yourself. :D

https://copykat.com/
:lol: Can Feel my arteries stiffening as I write. But fling a few salads and veggie recipes in and you're good to go.
But a proper burger....... and I'm gone!!!!
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Derek27
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Kosher salt (or fleur de sel if you can get it)!!!

WTF do they expect us to get this stuff? Do I need a separate cupboard just for all my salts and sugars??
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Derek27 wrote:
Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:06 am
Kosher salt (or fleur de sel if you can get it)!!!

WTF do they expect us to get this stuff? Do I need a separate cupboard just for all my salts and sugars??
MrsW says you won't tell the difference between kosher and normal salt. If you don't tell your rabbi.

Meanwhile I just saw this and thought of you, :D
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ShaunWhite wrote:
Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:43 pm
Derek27 wrote:
Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:06 am
Kosher salt (or fleur de sel if you can get it)!!!

WTF do they expect us to get this stuff? Do I need a separate cupboard just for all my salts and sugars??
MrsW says you won't tell the difference between kosher and normal salt. If you don't tell your rabbi.

Meanwhile I just saw this and thought of you, :D
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Thanks'. It would be nice if they explained what it is.

Kosher salt or kitchen salt[1] (also called cooking salt, flake salt, rock salt, kashering salt or koshering salt) is coarse edible salt without common additives such as iodine.[2][3][4][5] Typically used in cooking and not at the table, it consists mainly of sodium chloride and may include anticaking agents.
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Derek27 wrote:
Tue Aug 30, 2022 3:08 pm
ShaunWhite wrote:
Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:43 pm
Derek27 wrote:
Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:06 am
Kosher salt (or fleur de sel if you can get it)!!!

WTF do they expect us to get this stuff? Do I need a separate cupboard just for all my salts and sugars??
MrsW says you won't tell the difference between kosher and normal salt. If you don't tell your rabbi.

Meanwhile I just saw this and thought of you, :D
20220830_144419.jpg
Thanks'. It would be nice if they explained what it is.

Kosher salt or kitchen salt[1] (also called cooking salt, flake salt, rock salt, kashering salt or koshering salt) is coarse edible salt without common additives such as iodine.[2][3][4][5] Typically used in cooking and not at the table, it consists mainly of sodium chloride and may include anticaking agents.
fleur de sal and sea salt are less harsh than table salt. Although it may simply be down to increased surface area of fine grain table salt compared to those flakier alternatives. I use table salt for roasties and sea salt elsewhere. But I use salt sparingly anyway. Can't handle salted crisps anymore, but that might be due to the dismal quality. Seabrooks used to be great but went downhill. Mutter, mutter, grumble!!
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When I said 'normal' salt I meant sea salt. Is that a sign I've gone all middle class? Shot me now. :roll:
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So tomorrow is last day of summer :evil:
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ShaunWhite wrote:
Tue Aug 30, 2022 4:26 pm
When I said 'normal' salt I meant sea salt. Is that a sign I've gone all middle class? Shot me now. :roll:
Sticking to your roots while living the middle class lifestyle - put me in mind of Micky Flanagan at the 'posh' resaurant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9iXK-QAH9s
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Emmson wrote:
Tue Aug 30, 2022 4:36 pm
So tomorrow is last day of summer :evil:
Is it? I always get a bit grumpy as we hit the longest day on 21st June. It's then management till 21st Dec. Evidently there''s lots of good stuff between those two dates, late summer, autumn leaves etc, but 21st june is a bit like rounding the top of a parabola.
Perhaps I'm a glass half full person. :-)
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It's not even September yet and shops have scrapped their gardening products. It's not as if weeds stop growing when we hit autumn!!
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