Dirty Takeaway Pictures (Vol. 4)

[stongle]

Not seen it posted elsewhere, but this thread could get a lot more square soon. Wendy's is coming back to the UK. New stores in Reading and Oxford to open this year..... nom nom nom.

When I lived in Japan, I ate from Wendy's twice a week for 18months. The world needs more square burgers.

[hyphen]

SpeckledJim said:

Greshamst said:

Large haddock and large chips from the posh fish and chip shop, £11.
Really is one of the best fish and chip shops I’ve experienced.

Fish looks great. Chips look crap.

£11!? Are you posting from 2040? Cool!

What happens to Harry and Meghan?

I mark down chippes that use containers or boxes of any kind. Paper is all that you need.

I get large fish and regular chips, a little less calories

Passed through Colliers Wood the other day (town in London) and the chippy on the main road has the vinegar in a huge spray bottle, 1 litre or so size, like a hairdresser would use. How odd.

[hyphen]

amusingduck said:

If your chips aren't neon orange, they're doing it wrong!



Accept no substitutes

(not my pic)

[thetapeworm]

amusingduck said:

You can always make your own wok burner at home, if you're feeling brave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfxkrrndtMQ

I always enjoy his content, he helped me transform my mash (when my wife doesn't catch me adding so much butter). I haven't been allowed to try and make the oven better for pizza yet

The chap from Glasgow I linked above uses a Kahuna XL by Eastman that he imported from America, its about 60,000 btu compared with the 100,000 btu restaurants apparently use.

https://www.intraj.com/index.php?main_page=product...

He's modified his but garden wok action doesn't really appeal to me, I think I'd feel safer with a tandoor oven.

[spikeyhead]

C70R said:

rsbmw said:

RobbieTheTruth said:

I don't believe for a second you can cook Chinese meals that are nicer than chinese takeaways

I’ve put lots of effort in over the years to learn how to cook both Indian and Chinese takeaway/restaurant style. Now, in my opinion my efforts are not as good as the very good / my favourite establishments but they are certainly better than the majority of ropey efforts you get. My wife genuinely prefers my efforts at Indian to even the best takeaways.

That said, we still get takeaways. Doing a proper job at home is high effort.

The bar is pretty low, in my experience. Most Chinese takeaway food is pretty low quality.

I'm certain my curries are better than the average takeaways, and my girlfriends Chinese food also wins compared with the average takeaway.

[craigjm]

Most Chinese take away in this country is total crap and nothing like you would get in China or the really good restaurants. It’s not hard to exceed their standards at home as long as you have a wok and the ability to really get it hot.

[RC1807]

hyphen said:

I mark down chippes that use containers or boxes of any kind. Paper is all that you need.

I get large fish and regular chips, a little less calories

Passed through Colliers Wood the other day (town in London) and the chippy on the main road has the vinegar in a huge spray bottle, 1 litre or so size, like a hairdresser would use. How odd.

Paper is easier to recycle, too.

[RC1807]

craigjm said:

Most Chinese take away in this country is total crap and nothing like you would get in China or the really good restaurants. It’s not hard to exceed their standards at home as long as you have a wok and the ability to really get it hot.

I'd genuinely kill for a decent Cantonese takeaway around my area. We have a fairly good restaurant, but I don't think it's even as good as a UK based takeaway that would be 1/3 the price!

[vaud]

RC1807 said:

I'd genuinely kill for a decent Cantonese takeaway around my area. We have a fairly good restaurant, but I don't think it's even as good as a UK based takeaway that would be 1/3 the price!

Looking at your location... and I spend a lot of time in France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland - I'm often amused at the European stereotype that the British have terrible access to food.

And then pretty much any major UK city has access to Indian/Bangladeshi cuisine, sushi, Italian, Thai, Chinese... etc

Even places like Paris feel more poorly served for international cuisine than say, London (and I'm no fan of London).

[Greshamst]

RC1807 said:

Paper is easier to recycle, too.

The boxes are vegware, so fully compostable. Although I think that’s only so they can charge a few quid extra!

[castex]

vaud said:

Looking at your location... and I spend a lot of time in France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland - I'm often amused at the European stereotype that the British have terrible access to food.

And then pretty much any major UK city has access to Indian/Bangladeshi cuisine, sushi, Italian, Thai, Chinese... etc

Even places like Paris feel more poorly served for international cuisine than say, London (and I'm no fan of London).

Spot on. The only thing the French get that we don't seem to is couscous. Oh and the snails of course. And horse... Don't miss that!

[HM-2]

vaud said:

RC1807 said:

I'd genuinely kill for a decent Cantonese takeaway around my area. We have a fairly good restaurant, but I don't think it's even as good as a UK based takeaway that would be 1/3 the price!

Looking at your location... and I spend a lot of time in France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland - I'm often amused at the European stereotype that the British have terrible access to food.

And then pretty much any major UK city has access to Indian/Bangladeshi cuisine, sushi, Italian, Thai, Chinese... etc

Even places like Paris feel more poorly served for international cuisine than say, London (and I'm no fan of London).

It's a weird one. Most major European cities seem to typically have higher quality food across the board than you get in the UK outside of places like London in my experience...but do sometimes lack the variety. Then you get weird outliers like the odd saturation of Nepalese restaurants in Helsinki.

My perspective might be muddied by the fact I'm usually eating in company dime and we get quite good allowances for meals...

[vaud]

castex said:

Spot on. The only thing the French get that we don't seem to is couscous. Oh and the snails of course. And horse... Don't miss that!

Oh, agreed. Lebanese in Paris is excellent!

Not bothered about snails. Horse in salami is ok / on pizza but don't like it as a steak.

[kowalski655]

stongle said:

......When I lived in Japan, I ate from Wendy's twice a week for 18months. The world needs more square burgers.

Try Scotland-square sausage in a roll is awesome

[SpeckledJim]

kowalski655 said:

stongle said:

......When I lived in Japan, I ate from Wendy's twice a week for 18months. The world needs more square burgers.

Try Scotland-square sausage in a roll is awesome

Ahem, point of fact, Mr Chairman?


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A square sausage in a roll is a tube sausage.


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Thank you.

[soad]

kowalski655 said:

stongle said:

......When I lived in Japan, I ate from Wendy's twice a week for 18months. The world needs more square burgers.

Try Scotland-square sausage in a roll is awesome

These are alright for the fry up breakfast: most supermarkets stock something similar.

[BrabusMog]

soad said:

kowalski655 said:

stongle said:

......When I lived in Japan, I ate from Wendy's twice a week for 18months. The world needs more square burgers.

Try Scotland-square sausage in a roll is awesome

These are alright for the fry up breakfast: most supermarkets stock something similar.

I bought these once as I wanted a square sausage in a well fired roll, they're nothing like a decent Lorne sausage.

[Dyl]

SpeckledJim said:

Ahem, point of fact, Mr Chairman?


...


A square sausage in a roll is a tube sausage.


...


Thank you.

Unless I'm due a parrot, I'm sure he meant roll as a bread roll (bap).

[deadslow]

BrabusMog said:

soad said:

kowalski655 said:

stongle said:

......When I lived in Japan, I ate from Wendy's twice a week for 18months. The world needs more square burgers.

Try Scotland-square sausage in a roll is awesome

These are alright for the fry up breakfast: most supermarkets stock something similar.

I bought these once as I wanted a square sausage in a well fired roll, they're nothing like a decent Lorne sausage.

you need steak lorne, otherwise taste foul

[stongle]

It would never occur to me to eat a square sausage. Square burger too, but if that's how Wendy's did it; who am I to argue. Seem to remember the spicy Chicken burger to be good. Far, far superior to a McChicken Sandwich.

I basically lived on takeaway or restaurant food my whole time there. Whats worse, I don't like fish, so the only local food was yakktori the rest was US fast food joints.