Photo of your dinner (Vol 3)

[Gone a bit AMG]

Had another crack at firecracker beef and a spicy Korean cucumber salad. Definitely going to be a regular over the summer.

[generationx]

First fresh asparagus of the year, with new potatoes, pork schnitzel and hollandaise sauce

[sean ie3]

A duck 'pot pie', parmentier, kale, carrot and very recently harvested purple asparagus,
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tasty

[Blown2CV]

I've never quite understood why white asparagus is such a delicacy in germany. It makes me feel a bit queasy!

[Chris Stott]

Blown2CV said:

I've never quite understood why white asparagus is such a delicacy in germany. It makes me feel a bit queasy!

Yeah, it’s often available on the starters menu here in Andalucia, at a daft price. Doesn’t do anything for me.

Thick green asparagus, roast with a bit of lemon zest and garlic… lovely.

[dickymint]

Carrying on from the Pie and Asparagus theme. Our local garden centre has a fantastic butchers and top veggie area. I whent there primarily to see if they had any Jersey Royals in and they did and were lush (unlike the crap we've had for several years from Waitrose and the like) straight out the box so can be 'hand picked'....................



The pie was meh! I prefer crumbly short crust. Sparoguts were decent. Definitely going back for more spuds even at 8 quid a Kilo

Pudding was not as good as my version but passible.......

[daqinggregg]

^ ^ ^ 8 quid a Kilo, someone call the nurse.

[Short Grain]

Chris Stott said:

Blown2CV said:

I've never quite understood why white asparagus is such a delicacy in germany. It makes me feel a bit queasy!

Yeah, it’s often available on the starters menu here in Andalucia, at a daft price. Doesn’t do anything for me.

Thick green asparagus, roast with a bit of lemon zest and garlic… lovely.

Had it at a business lunch in Holland. We were told beforehand they were proud of their white asparagus
and should bear this in mind when commenting on it. Think that was because they expected a negative reaction to it. I left more than half of it because I was full It was awful, watery, tasteless mush! Think it had been boiled, for hours Served with melted butter, no hollandaise to save it!
Our green version at least has taste and texture in it's favour, even though it's not a particular favourite of mine.

[dickymint]

Short Grain said:

Chris Stott said:

Blown2CV said:

I've never quite understood why white asparagus is such a delicacy in germany. It makes me feel a bit queasy!

Yeah, it’s often available on the starters menu here in Andalucia, at a daft price. Doesn’t do anything for me.

Thick green asparagus, roast with a bit of lemon zest and garlic… lovely.

Had it at a business lunch in Holland. We were told beforehand they were proud of their white asparagus
and should bear this in mind when commenting on it. Think that was because they expected a negative reaction to it. I left more than half of it because I was full It was awful, watery, tasteless mush! Think it had been boiled, for hours Served with melted butter, no hollandaise to save it!
Our green version at least has taste and texture in it's favour, even though it's not a particular favourite of mine.

The only difference between white and green is that white asparagus is grown without sunlight to subdue Chlorophyll via photosynthesis. Like producing forced rhubarb in caves or in chimney pots with lids on.

[Blown2CV]

Short Grain said:

Chris Stott said:

Blown2CV said:

I've never quite understood why white asparagus is such a delicacy in germany. It makes me feel a bit queasy!

Yeah, it’s often available on the starters menu here in Andalucia, at a daft price. Doesn’t do anything for me.

Thick green asparagus, roast with a bit of lemon zest and garlic… lovely.

Had it at a business lunch in Holland. We were told beforehand they were proud of their white asparagus
and should bear this in mind when commenting on it. Think that was because they expected a negative reaction to it. I left more than half of it because I was full It was awful, watery, tasteless mush! Think it had been boiled, for hours Served with melted butter, no hollandaise to save it!
Our green version at least has taste and texture in it's favour, even though it's not a particular favourite of mine.

i've worked for 2 dutch companies and i can say that I don't believe the dutch would be justified in feeling proud of any of their cuisine.

[Stella Tortoise]

Sticks. said:

daqinggregg said:

Sticks; that looks, very appealing, excuse my ignorance, what is the meat, duck?

Sorry, yes, smoked duck and orange salad. It's a starter x1.5. It didn't have too much smoked flavour, and everything is made on site.

Here's a look at the menu. We usually have the lamb chops.

Lamb chops you say?

Friday dinner:

[Chris Stott]

daqinggregg said:

^ ^ ^ 8 quid a Kilo, someone call the nurse.

Indeed… that’s ridiculous

[dickymint]

Chris Stott said:

daqinggregg said:

^ ^ ^ 8 quid a Kilo, someone call the nurse.

Indeed… that’s ridiculous

Indeed but that's the going rate I'm afraid - or you buy the crap from supermarkets I've had for years. In fact I gave up for years and grew my own Charlottes which are superb picked early.

Apparently the 'big boys' on Jersey were forced to stop using seaweed as fertilser by the EU then that made a big difference on the taste?

10 quid with free postage direct from Jersey here..............

https://jersey-royals.com/

[RC1807]

Chris Stott said:

dunkind said:

What’s wrong with 4 glasses of wine each?

Nothing at all... price just seemed more in line with 4 glasses each.

I got it. Sadly not.
Mains are €30+, wine at €8.50/glass
Desserts were 12+ ea. for 2
Soon adds up
No Spoons here, nor twofer or early bird deals…..

Downside of a strong minimum wage - be careful what you wish for

[Sticks.]

Stella Tortoise said:

Lamb chops you say?

Friday dinner:

Very nice indeed, they look very good chops. I mean to try some Romney Marsh lamb at some point.

[Chris Stott]

RC1807 said:

Chris Stott said:

dunkind said:

What’s wrong with 4 glasses of wine each?

Nothing at all... price just seemed more in line with 4 glasses each.

I got it. Sadly not.
Mains are €30+, wine at €8.50/glass
Desserts were 12+ ea. for 2
Soon adds up
No Spoons here, nor twofer or early bird deals…..

Downside of a strong minimum wage - be careful what you wish for

Yeah, I was being a bit facetious… Northern Europe meal out pricing (particularly the price of wine) had become ridiculous.

[ChevronB19]

dickymint said:

The only difference between white and green is that white asparagus is grown without sunlight to subdue Chlorophyll via photosynthesis. Like producing forced rhubarb in caves or in chimney pots with lids on.

Wife is Dutch and won’t touch green asparagus, preferring the white. I think the white is horrible. It’s fun in our house!

[generationx]

San Bei Ji chicken (three cup chicken) with rice

[Jer_1974]

generationx said:

San Bei Ji chicken (three cup chicken) with rice

Looks good and easy to make. Will need to give this go.