Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

zagubov

vivatifosi wrote: »

I don't eat fish or meat being a vegetarian, however there is one thing I did used to really like that could turn me: Arbroath smokies. Now that has to be the most delish fish in the world.

I do like smoked fish. In fact someone once said if you had to impress a foreigner with a genuine great native bit of British cooking, kippers or smokies would fit the bill nicely!:beer:

CKhalvashi

lostinrates wrote: »

I think viva is sort of right.....fish HERE can be a bit...yerck. Not all of it, we have some good fish besides salmon and haddock ( and cod and makeral).....but good fish is expensive.

We're lucky enough to buy fresh fish at wholesale rates (A fishmonger comes into the town, twice a week), but even that is getting more expensive now.

1kg of Salmon is now £16 (£14 to him, on the Norfolk coast), and cod, haddock etc is getting so stupidly priced we're thinking of stopping serving it altogether.

I remember, a few months back, being able to get a side of salmon from the same guy for about £12 (same profit for him, he's always been honest about this), so something will have to give.

I prefer his to Tescos, too!

CK

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

lostinrates wrote: »

but good fish is expensive.

One of the advantages of growing up in rural, coastal, Scotland is that you know both the lads who end up as fishermen or ghillies, and also those who end up working in the distilleries.

From there it's a simple matter of figuring out a barter system....:D

PasturesNew

Home networks ... grrr....

Last week I managed to get my laptop and my PC to transfer files between them via the BTHub. Just spent half an hour trying to work out how I managed to achieve that .... with no joy.

Edit: Got it, finally.

lostinrates

zagubov wrote: »

I do like smoked fish. In fact someone once said if you had to impress a foreigner with a genuine great native bit of British cooking, kippers or smokies would fit the bill nicely!:beer:

Me too.

I kinda fancy kedgeree now.

PasturesNew

I've always fancied a kedgeree. Never seen/had one.

lostinrates

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

One of the advantages of growing up in rural, coastal, Scotland is that you know both the lads who end up as fishermen or ghillies, and also those who end up working in the distilleries.

From there it's a simple matter of figuring out a barter system....:D

That sounds heavenly. Yep. Delicious. I feel quite hard done by with my hot climes childhood with wonderful fish and lobsters that come the 'real' ' size not like the overgrown crayfish here:D
Mind you, I did not like turtle.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've always fancied a kedgeree. Never seen/had one.

Mine is more curry- ish that most. A bit like a smoked fish and egg biriyani

neverdespairgirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

Unless you're spending money/buying stuff - there's nowhere to go when it's cold/wet/windy. At least if it's hot you can just shuffle and amble about for free.

There is in London. The place is packed full of world-class museums, exhibitions and galleries, most of which are free.

Generali

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

There is in London. The place is packed full of world-class museums, exhibitions and galleries, most of which are free.

I miss London. Sydney doesn't compare on that level.

Still the crime rate is lower and the weather's better but the Aussies are such a bunch of bloody philistines.