Photo of your dinner (Vol 3)

[48k]

C70R said:

48k said:

C70R said:

48k said:

C70R said:

Crikey. That's the last wine I'd have picked with a lovely delicate side of salmon.

Did you guest know what you were cooking?

Peak Pistonheads.

Presumably you're one of those types who when asks what he wants to drink with dinner, might, if feeling a bit fruity, reply "wine"?

And, if pushed, you might go as far as "red wine"?

No, I'm one of those types who can comment on someone's post and provide constructive criticism if I think it would help, without coming across as condescending and rude.

Sadly these days on PH, there is too much attempt to belittle others and it's not a pleasant read.

You must have been so upset at some of the criticism that poor Richie3000 faced here.

Surely you jumped in to help there, didn't you?

Oh, you didn't? Was that because you wouldn't look cool and edgy?

Surely you read the thread last week where I did exactly that?

Oh you didn't? Was that so you could post replies such as you have here so that you could try and use sarcasm to be condescending?

There's a way of providing constructive criticism about someone's food photo without being rude or coming across as an 4rse. You should give it a try, you'll present yourself in a better light and help prevent another PH thread from being spoiled.

BrabusMog said:

He pollutes every thread with this nonsense, best ignored.

Looks like you're right, chap. A most odd individual. One for the ignore script.

[C70R]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

C70R said:

...Some hard and fast starting points exist for a good reason (e.g. so that you don't do things like ruin a well-cooked piece of salmon), and it can be as simple as:
- Fish and Seafood: White
- Chicken, Turkey etc.: White (unless in a very heavy stew)
- Beef or Lamb: Red
...

There's been lots of chat about matching wine with food, some of it useful, but I'm going to come back to the point raised above, about 'hard and fast starting points' (aka 'rules') stating that one only drinks white with fish. It's bks.

It's a fair point that a 15 degree full-bodied Italian red may not be a natural 'pairing' with salmon and in this case it wasn't, but as I said yesterday it was the juvenile humour of the name that prompted the post anyway.

There are many here that know much more than me about cooking, food and wine, but I've been in the rather odd position where I've been a taste judge on some fairly serious cooking competitions, and if there's one thing I've learned it's that foodies never stop experimenting. Some of those trials work and some don't, but whenever I'm faced with a diner that says 'oh it's fish so we have to have white' I know that I've met someone that doesn't really understand food.

They are "starting points", not "rules".

That's why I called them "starting points", not "rules".

HTH.

[C70R]

48k said:

Looks like you're right, chap. A most odd individual. One for the ignore script.

Keep fighting the good fight, chief.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

C70R said:

They are "starting points", not "rules".

That's why I called them "starting points", not "rules".

HTH.

You said 'hard and fast'.

Anyway, eat and drink whatever you enjoy.

[Blown2CV]

bit of a divided society this thread now isn't it. The turkey twizzlers and smiley potato faces brigade are just trolls trying to piss people off (which is working), but winegate appears to be a genuine class war.

[paulguitar]

Blown2CV said:

bit of a divided society this thread now isn't it. The turkey twizzlers and smiley potato faces brigade are just trolls trying to piss people off (which is working), but winegate appears to be a genuine class war.

It's all good classic PH stuff

[Digger]

Blown2CV said:

bit of a divided society this thread now isn't it. The turkey twizzlers and smiley potato faces brigade are just trolls trying to piss people off (which is working), but winegate appears to be a genuine class war.

What’s for dinner sunshine?

[Mr lestat]

Digger said:

Blown2CV said:

bit of a divided society this thread now isn't it. The turkey twizzlers and smiley potato faces brigade are just trolls trying to piss people off (which is working), but winegate appears to be a genuine class war.

What’s for dinner sunshine?

If it’s a class war is dinner at lunchtime or in the evening. Or is that teatime.

Personally lunch is in the day and dinner is at night.

[Chunkychucky]

illmonkey said:

fk it, might even have a bottle of lambrini with my rustlers tomorrow.

All this wine-chat, i'm hankering after a bottle of Buckfast to wash the monkfish provencal down with later...

[ZedLeg]

Someone's going to be getting the frozen sausages out any time now.

[Blown2CV]

Digger said:

Blown2CV said:

bit of a divided society this thread now isn't it. The turkey twizzlers and smiley potato faces brigade are just trolls trying to piss people off (which is working), but winegate appears to be a genuine class war.

What’s for dinner sunshine?

i'm off to amsterdam with work and whilst i don't know the establishment i am reliably informed that it's a really nice 7-course tasting menu.

[Mr lestat]

Chunkychucky said:

illmonkey said:

fk it, might even have a bottle of lambrini with my rustlers tomorrow.

All this wine-chat, i'm hankering after a bottle of Buckfast to wash the monkfish provencal down with later...

Or some Blue Nun or Mateus Rose

[Bacon Is Proof]

Funnily enough I was just chatting with my chef about wine hang ups the other day, and also how people are so set in their preconceptions it extends to cooking with the "wrong" wines.

Sadly the OH binned the white rioja bottle from last night's lasagne so no his n hers shot.


So much variety in wines out there* that unless you try an individual bottle one cannot be certain what it'll be like.

*Not in my local one stop...

[moorx]

Richieboy3008 said:

Leftover bbq pork, coleslaw & rocket sandwich and a sausage in the side

Just to change the subject - HEDGEHOG (I think?) again!

[R56Cooper]

moorx said:

Richieboy3008 said:

Leftover bbq pork, coleslaw & rocket sandwich and a sausage in the side

Just to change the subject - HEDGEHOG (I think?) again!

Needs cutting - trying to eat an uncut butty just doesn't work for me, needs cutting to get a decent angle of attack at it.

[eskidavies]

Mullagatony (or how ever it’s spelt)soup ,bahgis and nuggets,,yes it all went in when it got to the table
Bit of mish mash use stuff up ,quite enjoyed it as well



Rite back up the garage to finish my thatcher’s and piss about with the Zr

[Bear-n]

eskidavies said:

Mullagatony (or how ever it’s spelt)soup ,bahgis and nuggets,,yes it all went in when it got to the table
Bit of mish mash use stuff up ,quite enjoyed it as well



Rite back up the garage to finish my thatcher’s and piss about with the Zr

You're a legend, Eski, but from top to bottom that's a house fire, something potato and pile of vomit.

[illmonkey]

I’m famous for these…

[HM-2]

Chicken satay with mango salad

[vaud]

Bear-n said:

You're a legend, Eski, but from top to bottom that's a house fire, something potato and pile pool of vomit.

EFA