Boo Khaki Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 My Godmother took great delight in recounting the tale of how she got her nine year old arse tanned for asking her mother 'what the f**k is that?' the first time her maw presented her with a banana in the mid 50's. And yes, I remember well the days before anyone had heard of pasta, couscous, bell peppers, etc etc. Endless diet of grey/brown stodge, green stuff boiled to within an inch of its life, and deep fried/battered beige things everywhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: Is it because it's simple to export a finished product whereas exporting knowledge and expertise is incredibly difficult? India, Bangladesh, China, Italy and France didn't find it too hard. Could be partly because they have a much wider range of traditional dishes to offer, and many of their expats left with the express intention of getting in the business of selling their countries cuisine, however modified for local tastes and what they found they could get away with. Edited January 11, 2021 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academically Deficient Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Boo Khaki said: My Godmother took great delight in recounting the tale of how she got her nine year old arse tanned for asking her mother 'what the f**k is that?' the first time her maw presented her with a banana in the mid 50's. And yes, I remember well the days before anyone had heard of pasta, couscous, bell peppers, etc etc. Endless diet of grey/brown stodge, green stuff boiled to within an inch of its life, and deep fried/battered beige things everywhere. My granny used to make a really sophisticated modern thing called, wait till you hear this.....a "salad". It had corned beef, half a boiled egg, wee bit of lettuce (with Heinz salad cream dolloped on top. And chips. Loads and loads of chips. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, Academically Deficient said: My granny used to make a really sophisticated modern thing called, wait till you hear this.....a "salad". It had corned beef, half a boiled egg, wee bit of lettuce (with Heinz salad cream dolloped on top. And chips. Loads and loads of chips. For desert a sugar sandwich I presume? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Boo Khaki said: My Godmother took great delight in recounting the tale of how she got her nine year old arse tanned for asking her mother 'what the f**k is that?' the first time her maw presented her with a banana in the mid 50's. Should have waited till she was quite a few years older. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 13 minutes ago, Academically Deficient said: My granny used to make a really sophisticated modern thing called, wait till you hear this.....a "salad". It had corned beef, half a boiled egg, wee bit of lettuce (with Heinz salad cream dolloped on top. And chips. Loads and loads of chips. Wow! That sounds brilliant. Could murder a plate of that right now - especially with the "wee bit of Lettuce" removed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, Academically Deficient said: My granny used to make a really sophisticated modern thing called, wait till you hear this.....a "salad". It had corned beef, half a boiled egg, wee bit of lettuce (with Heinz salad cream dolloped on top. And chips. Loads and loads of chips. When I was a kid a salad was diced pork luncheon meat, a sliced boiled egg, grated cheddar and a tomato. My dad only ever ate stuff like steak pie, mince 'n' tatties and fish suppers. He would never entertain any Indian, Chinese or Italian cuisine. Would only drink Nescafe, would not touch any espresso based drinks, even though they're more traditional than any new fangled instant coffee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Oh dearhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2021/0111/1189061-sandwich-brexit/[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Academically Deficient said: My granny used to make a really sophisticated modern thing called, wait till you hear this.....a "salad". It had corned beef, half a boiled egg, wee bit of lettuce (with Heinz salad cream dolloped on top. And chips. Loads and loads of chips. .. and if you ordered it in a fancy restaurant it would come with a "garnish". Actually just a dried out piece of parsley that didn't smell or taste of anything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academically Deficient Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 2 hours ago, tongue_tied_danny said: When I was a kid a salad was diced pork luncheon meat, a sliced boiled egg, grated cheddar and a tomato. My dad only ever ate stuff like steak pie, mince 'n' tatties and fish suppers. He would never entertain any Indian, Chinese or Italian cuisine. Would only drink Nescafe, would not touch any espresso based drinks, even though they're more traditional than any new fangled instant coffee. Good shout. Think it came in a can with a delicious layer of jellied fat. Forgot about the grated cheese. A wee continental touch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academically Deficient Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 2 hours ago, GNU_Linux said: For desert a sugar sandwich I presume? Good grief, no. Dreem Topping with a can of, ahem, "fruit". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 18 minutes ago, Academically Deficient said: Good grief, no. Dreem Topping with a can of, ahem, "fruit". Cornettos and Vienettas were the epitome of divine decadence when I were a lad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, tongue_tied_danny said: Cornettos and Vienettas were the epitome of divine decadence when I were a lad. A bla chocolate nougat wafer was quite the thing when I were a lad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 10 hours ago, John Lambies Doos said: Oh dear https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2021/0111/1189061-sandwich-brexit/ Reverse the whole thing. This has gone too far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Reverse the whole thing. This has gone too far. The Dutch have been over zealous for years with this shit. I can remember the ferry to Amsterdam for a Scotland game, they must have robbed hundreds of litres of vodka and whisky off Scottish fans, and who knows how much cocaine. Scandalous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aDONisSheep Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, tongue_tied_danny said: Cornettos and Vienettas were the epitome of divine decadence when I were a lad. I still think a Vianetta is the height of sophistication! Other foreign muck (as my dad described it) included garlic bread, which I first tasted in my late teens in 1985 (i know this because I was on my way to a Dire Straits concert, and the tour was called 'Live in 85'. Yours, the Sultan of Swing aDONis Imagine being in your late teens these days before you've had the chance to taste garlic bread? Edited January 12, 2021 by aDONisSheep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Boo Khaki Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Academically Deficient said: Good shout. Think it came in a can with a delicious layer of jellied fat. Forgot about the grated cheese. A wee continental touch Potted hough was one of my father's wee indulgences. Used to stand looking in the window of the butchers at all these things I couldn't place as somehow being an animal product. Butchers had their own distinct smell back then as well. Edited January 12, 2021 by Boo Khaki 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Oh dear, what a shame.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55617849 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 The last couple of pages have brought back all sorts of horrific childhood memories. No wonder people from foreign lands thought we were culinary barbarians. There'll be folk in their twenties reading this stuff about "salads", and Viennetta being the height of sophistication, and they'll think you're all joking. Just wait 'til we go to war with Europe and the real rationing kicks in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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