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Post by Bentley on Jul 17, 2024 11:28:45 GMT
The conversation wasn’t about you . It was about the quality of food found in high streets . Try to keep up. If so, why reply to my post, thus?
Jul 16, 2024 18:06:45 GMT 1 Bentley said:
If you want to look for shit food then you can find it anywhere . You weren’t looking.
Try to be consistent...
Exactly. The conversation was about the quality of food in high streets . You tried to make it about you .. You “We frequently spend time in France — mostly south-west-ish of Paris in 78100 — and I can assure you the food shops and markets generally offer much better choice and quality of food than is usually available around UK places we shop (ie, London N16, Bromley, Sevenoaks, and Tunbridge Wells).” Maybe you should try to remember your own posts . In other words , try to keep up . |
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Jul 17, 2024 16:40:21 GMT
One thing noted is the cheapness of ready-meals in many UK supermarkets compared to making meals from fresh ingredient equivalents. God help the health of the UK population when so many cannot afford to buy and cook fresh food...
I wouldn't worry about the ready meals, the oldies love them and those working exec types who are in a rush to eat do too, though not the same brands. Always enough cooking programs on tv for those who want to learn. Worth mentioning disposable income will always be a factor on what people eat and affect their choices. I used to eat out a lot, but it just isn't worth it anymore. It's expensive, it is poor quality, often the portions are minute, there is never enough salt in things, the meat content is very low and you just don't know what kind of crap and poor hygiene went in to making it. A general rule of thumb with restaurants is if one aspect is below par, chances are it all is. And one more thing that I never see people comment on, but it bugs the hell out of me is, the seats in resultants are hard and wooden. Indeed if the seats are proper dinning chairs, you can be pretty certain all the other details have been attended to. So I'm developing Plan B and have been investing in a bit of kitchen machinery and doing it myself. |
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Jul 17, 2024 16:44:55 GMT
Yes it does, just as the food improves as you move from East End to West End in London.
You are a very rude person you know. Just because I don't agree with all you believe, does not give you the right to be so on the attack all the time. Now please grow up. Nonsense , Brick Lane East London some of the best Curry Houses, Gastro Pubs, all sorts of Cuisines from around the world Turkish, Greeks Oriental etc , same right across North London West London and South London. In the West End Knightsbridge etc you will pay more as properties are more expensive plus of course that is where the Luvvies go, It's a simple rule. If you are OK with paying a hundred quid for a meal, chances are you have eaten at many places which know what they are doing, hence your taste becomes far more refined. They can't sell crap in these rich areas, but they are expensive. Hampstead is good for food. That includes the food shops as well. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 17, 2024 16:46:50 GMT
It's just you described Asian food as fried cockroaches. This implies to me that you think British food is so much better. Get out the friggin marching band and all, and proclaim Brits are best, except they fucking well are not. They are an embarrassment and that is why our high streets only sell shit. I'm not interested in your diet. This is about our high street and those who think they can get away with this pisstake. If you think everyone else is shit compared to your own country you will carry on in the shit. You won't want to do anything. The usual Brit whinge is !It's just the way it is/can't do anything about it. It's always excuses, yet my question is how come they can do it all over there. How come most of them are skilled cooks. Like i say, our country needs to pull its head out of its arse. As if putting down foreigners sovles the problem. I sincerely hope you felt better after that little rant BvL. |
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Post by Handyman on Jul 17, 2024 16:58:34 GMT
It's just you described Asian food as fried cockroaches. This implies to me that you think British food is so much better. Get out the friggin marching band and all, and proclaim Brits are best, except they fucking well are not. They are an embarrassment and that is why our high streets only sell shit. I'm not interested in your diet. This is about our high street and those who think they can get away with this pisstake. If you think everyone else is shit compared to your own country you will carry on in the shit. You won't want to do anything. The usual Brit whinge is !It's just the way it is/can't do anything about it. It's always excuses, yet my question is how come they can do it all over there. How come most of them are skilled cooks. Like i say, our country needs to pull its head out of its arse. As if putting down foreigners sovles the problem. I sincerely hope you felt better after that little rant BvL.  I only lived and worked in London for 50 odd years what the Feck do I know about the place  |
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Post by Dogburger on Jul 17, 2024 17:11:37 GMT
If you post nonsense then you should expect to be asked why you post nonsense . The food on the average UK high street is no worse than the food in any other high street. Did you really just ask me what I am going to do about the food on UK high streets ? lol. We frequently spend time in France — mostly south-west-ish of Paris in 78100 — and I can assure you the food shops and markets generally offer much better choice and quality of food than is usually available around UK places we shop (ie, London N16, Bromley, Sevenoaks, and Tunbridge Wells).
One thing noted is the cheapness of ready-meals in many UK supermarkets compared to making meals from fresh ingredient equivalents. God help the health of the UK population when so many cannot afford to buy and cook fresh food...
PS — plenty of good quality, reasonably-priced, seafood in France, but no Chippy...
I was in Amiens in May and they had a chippy . Good portions as well , loads of chips with anything you could want , apart from fish . But yes markets are generally good in the UK as well as are local butchers if you still have one . Farm shops even better IMO. Pretty much sums up why the high street is failing , no shops that would attract people , good quality butchers , greengrocers ,bakers ect are hard to find and of course as mentioned the big supermarkets undercut them and road them out of town .So we are left with the supermarkets and cheap mass produced produce and high streets full of Barbers and chicken shops |
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Jul 17, 2024 17:38:34 GMT
I sincerely hope you felt better after that little rant BvL. I only lived and worked in London for 50 odd years what the Feck do I know about the place How do I know? I'm not your biographer. |
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Post by patman post on Jul 17, 2024 17:43:11 GMT
Buying fish, meat, veg, etc, for cooking at home shouldn’t vary in quality — though prices will obviously vary. Restaurants across London go from greasy-spoon, through specialist, to fine dining and there’s good and bad in any class, nationality and type.
I’ve noticed “farmers’ markets” around north-east London are a bit of a con, trying to lure in the City families. Ridley Road does us. But we occasionally venture down into Kent to some farm shops we know.
Apologies everyone for bringing this back to my personal experiences, but it’s how I compare and judge the results of our shopping…
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Jul 17, 2024 17:43:55 GMT
We frequently spend time in France — mostly south-west-ish of Paris in 78100 — and I can assure you the food shops and markets generally offer much better choice and quality of food than is usually available around UK places we shop (ie, London N16, Bromley, Sevenoaks, and Tunbridge Wells).
One thing noted is the cheapness of ready-meals in many UK supermarkets compared to making meals from fresh ingredient equivalents. God help the health of the UK population when so many cannot afford to buy and cook fresh food...
PS — plenty of good quality, reasonably-priced, seafood in France, but no Chippy...
I was in Amiens in May and they had a chippy . Good portions as well , loads of chips with anything you could want , apart from fish . But yes markets are generally good in the UK as well as are local butchers if you still have one . Farm shops even better IMO. Pretty much sums up why the high street is failing , no shops that would attract people , good quality butchers , greengrocers ,bakers ect are hard to find and of course as mentioned the big supermarkets undercut them and road them out of town .So we are left with the supermarkets and cheap mass produced produce and high streets full of Barbers and chicken shops The bakeries were so much better in Britain in the 70s. It's all bloody cream-free hamster food in our local one and it has the audacity to call itself a craft bakery. The food has been messed with these days. No longer for example do they cook chips in animal fat as you are supposed to and as everyone did before the health Nazis took over. |
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Post by patman post on Jul 17, 2024 17:47:59 GMT
Harry Ramsden’s fish & chips fried in beef dripping — great….
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Jul 17, 2024 18:08:37 GMT
Harry Ramsden’s fish & chips fried in beef dripping — great…. I've sussed the chip thing now. I've got myself an air fryer and have been experimenting with it. First of all you have to dehydrate the chips, then air fry then, and I do it with beef dripping. They were a bit naff to start with, but by using Maris Piper potatoes they are how they should be. |
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Post by Handyman on Jul 17, 2024 18:14:04 GMT
Harry Ramsden’s fish & chips fried in beef dripping — great…. They don't use Beef Dripping anymore sad to say , nor do many other Chippies in the Yorkshire and Lancashire |
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 17, 2024 19:13:41 GMT
Harry Ramsden’s fish & chips fried in beef dripping — great…. It is great, in moderation. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 17, 2024 19:22:39 GMT
I've sussed the chip thing now. I've got myself an air fryer and have been experimenting with it. First of all you have to dehydrate the chips, then air fry then, and I do it with beef dripping. They were a bit naff to start with, but by using Maris Piper potatoes they are how they should be. We bought an air fryer a couple of years ago and initially because we were new to it we followed advice in the form of information that came with the air fryer, and of course advice from the font of knowledge. However today, now we're used to it we don't follow any of that advice. We got used to it and we do things our way. It's not as versatile as the adverts claim, but it's defo a handy bit of kit that we would miss. |
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Post by patman post on Jul 18, 2024 11:04:27 GMT
Air fryer seems the thing to try, but Mrs says she's confused by different models and types. Anyone got any tips of what needs to be looked out for...?
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