What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[LiOC]

I'm on the Brothers Toffee apple cider. I think this is the strangest thing I've ever drank. Quite nice though. Was on offer, also got some ginger cider but not got round to that yet!

Good stuff, that. Bit sweet. Can't drink more than one bottle in a sitting. I recommend the strawberry one though...

Ooh not had the strawberry one yet. Had a lemon one and a pear one. Ginger one was nice too, didn't really taste like cider at all, just like (non-alcoholic) ginger beer.

[Bruce Rioja]

Well, until William's post I'd never even heard of a tagine, and now I've looked it up and I'm still hardly any the wiser. What do you do with it? Stick it on the stove? Stick it in the oven?

[Gary the Enfield]

Well, until William's post I'd never even heard of a tagine, and now I've looked it up and I'm still hardly any the wiser. What do you do with it? Stick it on the stove? Stick it in the oven?

Either. That's the beauty of it.

[Lord Kangana]

Its just a terracotta stew pot Bruce.

[William the White]

Its just a terracotta stew pot Bruce.

Interesting. Mine's not terracotta... but they mostly are in morocco, I guess... The claim is the conical shape of the lid means that steam is directed round the pot in a way that keeps the contents more moist and succulent than other forms of casserole... I'm only one dish into the tagine experience so not in any place to argue, though that first experience was very positive, but are you sceptical, LK?

[Lord Kangana]

Most cultures influenced by The Moors have a version. The southern French have the Cassole, the Spanish Cazuela. They're all just a variation on a theme. I'm not sceptical, but its the ingredients not the the vessel thats really making the difference.

[William the White]

so - if i'd used the same ingredients in the normal casserole (cast iron) last friday I'd have had the same dish? Not saying it's unlikely - but I've just spent £65 on this...

[thebish]

so - if i'd used the same ingredients in the normal casserole (cast iron) last friday I'd have had the same dish? Not saying it's unlikely - but I've just spent £65 on this...

who's to say? some say "belief" plays a part in taste...

why else would someone imagine that a "stonebaked" pizza tastes any better/different to gas-oven baked pizza? yet - to many people - it simply does...

some say that water from a plastic bottle tastes better than water from the tap.... who am I to argue with the gullible morons??

[William the White]

Anyway - spice valley as brilliant as ever tonight - such good curry... tonight two chicken, one lamb, one aubergine... after brilliant fish and puri starters... And the house rioja red is excellent...

[Lord Kangana]

£65 on a tagine? Dooes it do the washing up aswell?

I'd honestly expect about a dozen for that. Really.




It is one of these, right

And to answer bish's point, well actually theres a reason behind the stone ovens. Though most are a concrete-like base these days. Its because they can retain a much higher heat without buckling, which you would get with metal. I can atest to their ferociousness because I once lost half my hair in one. Instantly. They are f*cking hot.

[William the White]

so - if i'd used the same ingredients in the normal casserole (cast iron) last friday I'd have had the same dish? Not saying it's unlikely - but I've just spent £65 on this...

who's to say? some say "belief" plays a part in taste...

why else would someone imagine that a "stonebaked" pizza tastes any better/different to gas-oven baked pizza? yet - to many people - it simply does...

some say that water from a plastic bottle tastes better than water from the tap.... who am I to argue with the gullible morons??

If you live in london or bristol it definitely does... stuff's not fit to wash in...

[William the White]

£65 on a tagine? Dooes it do the washing up aswell?

I'd honestly expect about a dozen for that. Really.




It is one of these, right

And to answer bish's point, well actually theres a reason behind the stone ovens. Though most are a concrete-like base these days. Its because they can retain a much higher heat without buckling, which you would get with metal. I can atest to their ferociousness because I once lost half my hair in one. Instantly. They are f*cking hot.

It's not that one - but, obviously, similar... there were huge numbers much cheaper - and the customer reviews were saying they cracked first time on the hob, even with a heat diffuser - and ours - emile henry - said - put us on the hob, we don't care, heat diffuser not needed, throw it at us, we can take it... We obviously fell for the machismo...

[Gary the Enfield]

so - if i'd used the same ingredients in the normal casserole (cast iron) last friday I'd have had the same dish? Not saying it's unlikely - but I've just spent £65 on this...

who's to say? some say "belief" plays a part in taste...

why else would someone imagine that a "stonebaked" pizza tastes any better/different to gas-oven baked pizza? yet - to many people - it simply does...

some say that water from a plastic bottle tastes better than water from the tap.... who am I to argue with the gullible morons??

If you live in london or bristol it definitely does... stuff's not fit to wash in...

Which you don't.

I've lived here 22 years and can attest to the cleanliness of Thames Water's system and cleansing processes (having also worked for them for a time).

The water we use is perfectly fine for drinking. It's different because of the London Chalk which it filters through and is therefore 'Hard' water.

[thebish]

so - if i'd used the same ingredients in the normal casserole (cast iron) last friday I'd have had the same dish? Not saying it's unlikely - but I've just spent £65 on this...

who's to say? some say "belief" plays a part in taste...

why else would someone imagine that a "stonebaked" pizza tastes any better/different to gas-oven baked pizza? yet - to many people - it simply does...

some say that water from a plastic bottle tastes better than water from the tap.... who am I to argue with the gullible morons??

If you live in london or bristol it definitely does... stuff's not fit to wash in...

with respect - that's utter bollox.

[Gooner Girl]

I reckon having done 2 and a half hours 'work' before 8.30am deserves a breakfast of a cup of tea and a cadburys caramel bar, in bed, before I join the twins in taking a morning nap.

[Lord Kangana]

London tap water still tastes like shit. Whether it contains it or not.

[thebish]

London tap water still tastes like shit. Whether it contains it or not.

nahh... that's bollox too! it tastes fine!

in 2008 a blind-tasting of 10 regional tap waters (plus a bottled mineral water thrown in for good measure) produced the following table:

1. Severn Trent Water
2. Anglian Water
3. Thames Water
4. Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
5. Southern Water
6. Scottish Water
7. South West Water
8. Yorkshire Water
9. United Utilities
10. Wessex Water

(The mystery mineral water came in ahead of Yorkshire Water in 8th place.)

[CAPSLOCK]

Plenty southerners like the taste of Harry Monk so dodgy tap water isn't going to put them off

[TANGODANCER]

Never forget my first taste of Courages Ale in London. Tasted vile.

[CrazyHorse]

Plenty southerners like the taste of Harry Monk so dodgy tap water isn't going to put them off

C'mon then bish, find us a 2008 blind tasting survey to disprove this one.....