Food, Food, and More Food Thread

ganmo wrote:Tu_triky...

Was that a pic of takoyaki? I don't think I could eat that...it's too...
intact. :bleh:

However, I do like calamari because there's no head attached.

i usually like to put black sesame seeds on them for eyes....before poppin' them into the ol' gullet

we then place the lil' guys on chopstix and act out scenes from jules verne's 20000 leagues under the sea.

Didn't your mama ever tell you not to play with your food? :shakehead:

Hen na hito. :beaten:

yeah i ususally eat the calamari headless, cut up in rings...preferably served with a garlic aioli ^_^


when mom's away the kids will play.

krim wrote:

yup! do you have one?

lol...no but i think it came to me in a dream.

must've been a nice dream then.

krim wrote:must've been a nice dream then.

it was devoid of takoyaki...so it was somewhat lacking.

Hi ganmo

I was born in Helensburgh, and apparently lived in a little town called Arrochar. I say apparently because I came here to Australia when I was 4. I don't really remember Scotland at all. Although I still have a LOT of relatives there - my dad was the youngest of 11. His oldest sister recently turned 100

Ahh...Helensburgh...I don't live too far away from there.

My husband and I usually spend our Sundays driving around looking for old castles and other sites to visit. Just a day trip to get out of the flat.

We've passed through Arrochar many times...on our way to the Rest and Be Thankful stopover to eat our Sandwiches before heading off to Inverary.

My goodness...100? That's amazing!!

(I'm so far behind in my replies because of the time difference) :grumble:

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dochira wrote:I thought I remember reading that you are from Calgary...somehow I remember eating at a Chinese buffet place when I was there years ago....I can't recall the name though.

Who me, doc? I'm from Ontario... about a 45 minute drive from Toronto. I've never been to Calgary... not that I can recall, that is. :beaten:

Was the buffet good? I've been to a few in my area and I haven't been too pleased with most of them. Mostly crappy service.

ganmo wrote:

Hi ganmo

I was born in Helensburgh, and apparently lived in a little town called Arrochar. I say apparently because I came here to Australia when I was 4. I don't really remember Scotland at all. Although I still have a LOT of relatives there - my dad was the youngest of 11. His oldest sister recently turned 100

Ahh...Helensburgh...I don't live too far away from there.

My husband and I usually spend our Sundays driving around looking for old castles and other sites to visit. Just a day trip to get out of the flat.

We've passed through Arrochar many times...on our way to the Rest and Be Thankful stopover to eat our Sandwiches before heading off to Inverary.

My goodness...100? That's amazing!!

(I'm so far behind in my replies because of the time difference) :grumble:

It's a small world huh. Only on the internet could a Scot living in Australia meet a Hawaiian living in Scotland in a place where Japanese drama is the subject :)

I still can't believe the food they have there. I would probably weigh 150kg if I was living there. Is there anything they won't fry?

Anime Dad wrote:

It's a small world huh. Only on the internet could a Scot living in Australia meet a Hawaiian living in Scotland in a place where Japanese drama is the subject :)

I still can't believe the food they have there. I would probably weigh 150kg if I was living there. Is there anything they won't fry?

In America's Deep South...they actually fry the dinner napkins as well.

Strangely enough, I believe that. I think Elvis was a fan of deep fried napkins :)

Anime Dad wrote:Strangely enough, I believe that. I think Elvis was a fan of deep fried napkins :)

he often wiped his brow with one before snacking on it.

It's a small world huh. Only on the internet could a Scot living in Australia meet a Hawaiian living in Scotland in a place where Japanese drama is the subject

I still can't believe the food they have there. I would probably weigh 150kg if I was living there. Is there anything they won't fry?

Yeah...the internet has made the world a much smaller place. I asked my husband, "Is there anything you Scots won't fry and he said, "Whisky". Very funny... :hehe:

In America's Deep South...they actually fry the dinner napkins as well.

Weren't the majority of the people in the Deep South originally from Scotland? There you go...the origins of the fried dinner napkins. I told you the Scots will fry anything they can get their hands on. :hehe:

ganmo wrote:

It's a small world huh. Only on the internet could a Scot living in Australia meet a Hawaiian living in Scotland in a place where Japanese drama is the subject

I still can't believe the food they have there. I would probably weigh 150kg if I was living there. Is there anything they won't fry?

Yeah...the internet has made the world a much smaller place. I asked my husband, "Is there anything you Scots won't fry and he said, "Whisky". Very funny... :hehe:

In America's Deep South...they actually fry the dinner napkins as well.

Weren't the majority of the people in the Deep South originally from Scotland? There you go...the origins of the fried dinner napkins. I told you the Scots will fry anything they can get their hands on. :hehe:

that was very funny! :hehe:

he often wiped his brow with one before snacking on it.

Eww... :bleh:

Mattaku hen na hito. :beaten:

ganmo wrote:

Yeah...the internet has made the world a much smaller place. I asked my husband, "Is there anything you Scots won't fry and he said, "Whisky". Very funny... :hehe:

That's only because they are drinking the whisky while eating deep-fried food.

ganmo wrote:

he often wiped his brow with one before snacking on it.

Eww... :bleh:

Mattaku hen na hito. :beaten:

so da yo.

That's only because they are drinking the whisky while eating deep-fried food.

I like that... :rofl:

(to my dear husband sitting next to me...you know I love you...honey. :muack: )

what about "traditional" Scottish food ganmo? Black pudding, haggis etc?

(Hi to ganmo's hubby :))

what about "traditional" Scottish food ganmo? Black pudding, haggis etc?

(Hi to ganmo's hubby )

My husband started rattling off a whole list of traditional Scottish foods so here goes:

Traditionally, anything with oatmeal and barley. Haggis has oatmeal in it. Porridge and Oat Cakes. Neeps (turnips) and Tatties (Potatoes). Beetroot. Leeks (in soup). Mutton. Smoked fish - salmon, haddock, cod. Venison, pheasant, grouse and a long, long time ago...pidgeon. Fish and Chips...used to be served on newspapers once upon a time and used to be fried in lard but today, fried only in oil.

Soups with some of the above ingredients. My favourite soup is Cullen Skink - Haddock soup. Excellent on a cold rainy day. :mrgreen:

Ah, fish & chips wrapped in newspaper. That brings back memories. Now they are only wrapped in plain paper, or worse, put into those polystyrene boxes :( not the same.