Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Tu_triky wrote:

:hehe:

At least it was fresh squeezed...it's really good for you though...the enzyme in the pineapple juice, called bromelain, cleans out your lungs.

hahah now that i didn't know.
I should give this juice another chance :beaten:

K.T.Tran wrote:

hahah now that i didn't know.
I should give this juice another chance :beaten:

Hehe.

S'all good man...we can't all be fans. Honestly I rarely even drink pineapple juice, truth be told. If I didn't drink fresh I probably wouldn't have had it. :)

Tu_triky wrote:Here you, Eve.....pictures aren't sharp but you get the idea.

Gordon Ramsey's Murano, London.

Serrano Ham
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Veal Carpaccio with Sardine beignets
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Beef with mushrooms
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Potatoes au gratin
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Various dessert courses
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Looks delicious, Tu.
And up to the caliber he demands on his show as well. :victory:

Eve wrote:

Looks delicious, Tu.
And up to the caliber he demands on his show as well. :victory:

Yeah it was pretty tasty. My friend and I walked away satisfied for sure. At the time the restaurant was fairly new so some of the food, aside from the amuse buche, was actually thrown in for free. The dinner was still really expensive though, as you might imagine.

Tu_triky wrote:At least it was fresh squeezed...it's really good for you though...the enzyme in the pineapple juice, called bromelain, cleans out your lungs.

And that same enzyme keeps Jell-O from gelling, I believe.

*Useless trivia* :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:And that same enzyme keeps Jell-O from gelling, I believe.

*Useless trivia* :beaten:

Home Chemistry:

Pineapple dissolves Jell-O: http://homechemistry.blogspot.com/2008/03/breaking-molecular-bonds-jello-and.html :mrgreen:

Tu_triky wrote: The dinner was still really expensive though, as you might imagine.

Yep, I can imagine. :sweat:

Eve wrote:

Yep, I can imagine. :sweat:

Well you know everything in London is expensive, fine dining or otherwise.

bmwracer wrote:
And that same enzyme keeps Jell-O from gelling, I believe.

*Useless trivia* :beaten:

Nice. Didn't know that but the blog experiment demonstrates the point effectively.

Tu_triky wrote:

Well you know everything in London is expensive, fine dining or otherwise.

When I was living there it cost a pound for a pound of chicken. :shocked:

The exchange was $2.36 to £1. It was no surprise all my pals there were thin. The funny thing was they all got fat when they visited here for a couple months. :hehe:

Eve wrote:

When I was living there it cost a pound for a pound of chicken. :shocked:

Dayem!

The exchange was $2.36 to ’1. It was no surprise all my pals there were thin. The funny thing was they all got fat when they visited here for a couple months. :hehe:

:hehe: Go USA!

Geez, the exchange rate was crazy back then...for Americans that is. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:

:hehe: Go USA!

Land of plenty! :victory:

We beat 'em with calories. :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:Geez, the exchange rate was crazy back then...for Americans that is. :sweat:

Still is a bear over there for us. :sweat:

Eve wrote:

Still is a bear over there for us. :sweat:

No doubt, but when I went back in Fall '08 that exchange rate was 1.60 USD to 1 GBP...much better than 2 to 1...still though traveling to the UK as an American is a costly experience. I stayed at a friend's apartment which saved me tons of money.

Reminds of my trip to Japan last October...I got to chatting in my feeble Japanese with this bartender at a bar called Kuro (means Black) in Kyoto. I asked him if he'd ever been to America and he said once 22 years ago he went to Hawaii. At the time the exchange rate was 300 Yen to 1 dollar; now it's 90 Yen to 1. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:now it's 90 Yen to 1. :sweat:

I'd be losing weight on a trip over there. :beaten:

This is interesting re the amount of food and weight gain from Uk to US.

In general Americans eat two or three times as much in one meal than most British do. The portions served in restaurants is far too big here in US.
I remember years ago that a relative came to visit and thought she would try a 'Roast Beef Sandwich 'at lunchtime. I gently tried to dissuade her. I knew that what she would be served would shock her and she would not be able to eat all that serving. True enough she gasped at the huge OVAL plate with slices of beef and mashed potates and gravy etc. She was expecting bread with beef slices in between. Maybe a sprig of parsley....Of course the bread sat on the underneath soaking up all that gravy..

It was also interesting to note that during the second world war the food rationing in Englandwas very strict. Nevertheless we all had enough of what was good for us and all the orange juice was set aside for the babies and indeed no-one went hungry. We could not have white bread but the whole grain was so good for the system and when I came to US I did not like the white fluffy bread and always had wholewheat. I believe now you can buy 'white' whole grain and it is really good.

I keep watching the rate of exchange..It is pathetic at times.

I could not afford to live in UK these days. Everything is overpriced and it is the tax that does it. If you are a visitor you can avoid all that tax by filling out forms when you shop. Also if you get sick or have an accident there is no way you can pay for the services involved unless you give a contribution to the Almoner at the hospital. Too many forms have to be filled in for National Health. That will be our lot here soon it seems.

Peggy

Eve wrote:

I'd be losing weight on a trip over there. :beaten:

Forex be damned...when I go there I eat and drink without thinking twice, or even once...the food is too good!

Surfing around the internets for foodie stuff, I came across this photo of cottage bacon, which is from the pork shoulder as opposed to the pork belly which is where regular bacon is sourced from... :drooling:

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Tu_triky wrote:

Forex be damned...when I go there I eat and drink without thinking twice, or even once...the food is too good!

I meant Id be too poor. :beaten:

Eve wrote:

I meant Id be too poor. :beaten:

Yes, that's called the aftermath. :)

Tu_triky wrote:Surfing around the internets for foodie stuff, I came across this photo of cottage bacon, which is from the pork shoulder as opposed to the pork belly which is where regular bacon is sourced from... :drooling:

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Wow. :drooling:

I know better than to visit this thread before dinner. :banghead: