VMF

[Rip Van We Go Again]

And you don't eat meat? Freak.

Only at home when I know where it's sourced from, occasionaly I will take my life into my hands and have King Prawns.

[peter w]

Easy for you to say Mark but the potato is a dirty creature. Spends its whole life living in dirt, mud and squalor. It can be riddled with worms, and other such creatures. You even have to WASH them before eating them. I understand that in the middle east they had a preoblem preserving their veg before the days of freezers and added spices to try and keep the mould off, and understandably that caused the illnesses associated with the unclean potato.

But I think its more symbolic. Its trying to highlight that we should all be washed and clean and not just the potato per se. If you aren't going to be clean then you may as well kill yourself a certain way - like the potato - as that's what you are doing to your insides.

Have you not actually read the tha Qu'ran?

[peter w]

And you don't eat meat? Freak.

Only at home when I know where it's sourced from, occasionaly I will take my life into my hands and have King Prawns.

With its big shit bag down its back? You dirty get.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

And you don't eat meat? Freak.

Only at home when I know where it's sourced from, occasionaly I will take my life into my hands and have King Prawns.

With its big shit bag down its back? You dirty get.

I eat them, not fuck them.

[peter w]

And you don't eat meat? Freak.

Only at home when I know where it's sourced from, occasionaly I will take my life into my hands and have King Prawns.

With its big shit bag down its back? You dirty get.

I eat them, not fuck them.

So you've never smelled your fingers afterwards and got confused?

[DBTW]

Halal..... is it meat you're looking for?

Can I be a bit naieve and ask why you want the Halal meat so badly?

Given a choice, i'd eat non halal,  but I'm not really too fussed.

[Captain Trips]

Just discovered that Maris Piper make excellent chips

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Just discovered that Maris Piper make excellent chips

I'd ask you 'Why?'
But you'd probably just reply 'Wot?'

[Lee]

I think that it's a great idea even if a little pricey

[pauliewalnuts]

Just discovered that Maris Piper make excellent chips

Aren't Maris Piper the sort of potatoes used in chip shops?

I remember my friend at school's dad ran a chippie, and my friend disclosed this fact when we had a "give a talk about what your Dad does for a living" afternoon.

Of course, the potato world has probably moved on since then (1978) but hey ho.

[adrenachrome]

Speaking of potatoes and curry, I have to say that Bombay Aloo is my favourite side dish. Most Indian restaurants do a pretty good job with this, and it a top notch establishment it can be sublime.

Strange thing though; never been able to cook this dish myself, even though I do a mean curry. Equally, I have yet to find a good prepared version in the shops, and that includes M&S and Waitrose.

[TheSandman]

This is the best thread on here in ages.

Really, it is brilliantly surreal.

[robbo1874]

Me and my wife did an Indian cooking class last weekend at our local Curry House (Kings Indian Cuisine, Manly QLD)  it was really good. It was all veggie but you could add meat to any of the curries. We did Roti - made the dough and the breads, Idian salad, a Masala and a Dhal, Rice and  peas and Raita. Epic. I reckon I'd get a job up the Villa now in VMF!!

[Lizz]

Sadly, watching Come Dine With Me hasn't translated into me being a cookery expert. My one tip for cooking potatoes - if you want potato chips that are slightly healthier and tastier than oven cooked or deep fried ones, cut potatoes into chip shapes, then steam cook them for about 7 or 8 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and vinegar, and they taste almost like deep fat fried chips.

[peter w]

Halal..... is it meat you're looking for?

Can I be a bit naieve and ask why you want the Halal meat so badly?

Given a choice, i'd eat non halal,  but I'm not really too fussed.

I don't and never said that I did. I pointed out that as most of us eat it and don't care a crap about it, if it helps get people into the ground who do prefer halal meat then why not just have halal.