The food thread

[Jamesdude]

Had 2 Corned beef and cream cheese sandwiches for dinner.

[bjmdds]

Cream cheese? I ett mustard with corned beef.

[kater23]

Not that odd of a combo-my mom used to make bagels with cream cheese and pastrami when I was a kid. I didn't like it when I was a kid(too spicy for me) but I love it now.


BJ, I make corned beef for St. Patrick's Day and I cook it with spicy mustard.Tastes SO good!

[bjmdds]

I like Gulden's spicy mustard, not French's yellow mustard. Bobby Brady likes pork chops and apple sauce from the tv show.

[kater23]

Gulden's is my favorite spicy mustard. I like using dijon when I make deviled eggs(one of my specialties!)

[carl stromberg]

In Britain corned beef is some muck that comes in a tin but I think in the US it is real meat that has been brined then cooked?

[kater23]

That's right, Carl.The stuff pictured is more like Spam.


We're having hot dogs and mac and cheese for my niece's birthday dinner tonight.

[Kristatos]

I actually like corned beef (British version). It was one of the things I missed when I lived in the States, along with Ribena and granary bread.

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[bjmdds]

This is a corned beef sandwich from Harold's Deli in Edison New Jersey: http://s3-media2.ak.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/ ... lqpA/l.jpg http://www.roadfood.com/photos/mini_18519.jpg "Harold's Famous In-Between Triple Decker: those are potato pancakes between the layers of corned beef and pastrami." How about topping it off with a hunk of this carrot cake too http://s3-media4.ak.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/ ... brjQ/l.jpg

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

I actually like corned beef (British version). It was one of the things I missed when I lived in the States, along with Ribena and granary bread.

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Did you miss Pot Noodles?

American sandwiches normally have a meal for five between two slices of bread.

[kater23]

There's a place here in San Diego(D.Z. Akin's) which serves deli sandwiches with a HUGE mound of whatever you like(pastrami, corned beef, etc.)..with a side of fries(as if the sandwich wasn't enough food!)

[Kristatos]

Did you miss Pot Noodles?

No, but it's weird the stuff you do miss when you live overseas. Now that I've moved back here, there's stuff from the States I miss, like biscuits and gravy (kind of tough to explain if you've never had it, as there's no real British equivalent, but delicious nonetheless).

[Jamesdude]

Made me some mushroom and cheese quesadillas for dinner. I love quesadillas

[carl stromberg]

I was always confused as to what biscuits and gravy was - but now I have watched it being made so many times on programmes like Diners Drive Ins and Drives.

[kater23]

I made corned beef in a slow cooker. All it was was corned beef, the seasoning packet, 1 bottle of Guinness, 4 and a half cups of water and 3 different types of mustard mixed together. Throw it in the crockpot for 4 hours and you're good to go. It's cooked perfectly and you don't need to check it or anything

[Kristatos]

I tried samphire for the first time recently. It's a type of seaweed that's delicious if you fry it in some butter for 2-3 minutes. It has a very salty taste, which I like, though some people might find it offputting. For that reason, it's best to use unsalted butter.

[bjmdds]

I hate mushrooms of any kind. I won't eat them.

[kater23]

I can see that.. the texture of mushrooms is offputting to a lot of people. I love 'em, though!


My mom and I have to watch what we eat,especially too much salt, but I love Asian food (Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, etc.) but it can be salty-well, salty and sweet depending on what you order-but SO delicious.

[carl stromberg]

Mushrooms are great fried on toast. It must be hard if you don't like mushrooms as they are put in lots of things.

I remeber before we were talking about instant coffee. This BBC article said 77% of coffee drank in Britain is instant, compared to 7% in the US.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazin ... r-26869244

I drink it as it is cheap and quick But strangely there are many upmarket instant coffee varieties here - why not but ground coffee instead?

[kater23]

There's a espresso brand called Medalgia De Oro that's readily available; it's almost exclusively used for cooking, AFAIK-it's what I see people on cooking shows use, in any case. It's a GREAT addition to brownies. Chocolate and coffee/espresso are a awesome combination.