What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[bobo the clown]

I'm allergic to anchovy.

Loved the salty little bighters too.

Can you imagine how many migraines ... & bloody severe ones sometimes ... I had before homing in on it being anchovy that was causing them ??

Not to life-affecting. It's only the blighters themselves, not 'essence of' or things like Worcestershire Sauce. So, simples. Avoid the things.

About 15yrs ago in a restaurant I ate a canape & as I did, realised it has anchovy. "Oh well, it's been a long time ... & it was a very small piece" thought I. 5 minutes later the roof of my mouth started blistering ... it became a bit like the inverse of a golf-ball. Then my tongue started thickening & going numb .... then I woke up in hospital wired-up to "the machine which goes 'ping' " and nurses and lights and things.

I avoid the little fckrs now. In fact I try not to touch the tins.


I'm also allergic to canned beer ! Some people view that as pretty close to having a disability.

[bobo the clown]

Spag Bol tip, finely chopped carrot, celery, onion and garlic sweated down in olive oil act as a fantastic base.........

Celery is the devil's food.

The veg' equivilant of kidneys.

[thebish]

Spag Bol tip, finely chopped carrot, celery, onion and garlic sweated down in olive oil act as a fantastic base.........

Celery is the devil's food.

^ is the right answer - though I suspect in this case it will not carry that raw celery taste and would be barely noticeable!

[Lord Kangana]

Celery is a natural flavour enhancer.

[Bruce Rioja]

Had the lamb pinwheels that I bought at Westmorland for dinner. Truly delicious but clearly a piece of piss to knock up oneself.

[Wandering Willy]

Celery is a natural flavour enhancer.

No - we've had this discussion. It's not even on the food chain.

How do you expect to get on X factor/ get me out of here/ chef wanker if you don't know that?

[Bruce Rioja]

Celery's ace in any form.

[thebish]

Celery's ace in any form.

it works grated into onion and stuff as a base (as explained by BWFCi) - I'm willing to accept the flavour enhancer theory - I used some this very evening in a very tasty lasagne...

BUT - eaten raw - yeugh!!

[bobo the clown]

Celery's ace in any form.

it works grated into onion and stuff as a base (as explained by BWFCi) - I'm willing to accept the flavour enhancer theory - I used some this very evening in a very tasty lasagne...

BUT - eaten raw - yeugh!!

these men knew what he was talking about ;

"To the ancient Greeks it was associated with the cult of death. Augustine of Hippo referred to it as the Devil's Fingers. Matthew Hopkins, the 17thc. Witchfinder General, regarded possession of it as proof positive of being in communion with the Diabolical One."

[Bruce Rioja]

One assumes that one named "Augustine of Hippo" might well struggle to grasp the concept of non-calorific foodstuffs, yes.

I'm not at all sure that this supports your "these men knew what he was talking about" point.

[Harry Genshaw]

To warm up and get todays match out of our minds we called at India Gates on way home.

Several bottles of cobra and a red hot chicken samber and all was well with the world again by the time we came out.

[bobo the clown]

To warm up and get todays match out of our minds we called at India Gates on way home.

Several bottles of cobra and a red hot chicken samber and all was well with the world again by the time we came out.

Till tomorrow !!!

[William the White]

Spag Bol tip, finely chopped carrot, celery, onion and garlic sweated down in olive oil act as a fantastic base.........

Celery is the devil's food.

The veg' equivilant of kidneys.

Kidneys are very, very good.

So is celery. Especially in soup.

[bobo the clown]

Spag Bol tip, finely chopped carrot, celery, onion and garlic sweated down in olive oil act as a fantastic base.........

Celery is the devil's food.

The veg' equivilant of kidneys.

Kidneys are very, very good.

So is celery. Especially in soup.

William, your disagreeing with me it proof positive that I am correct ... thanks for that.

[Gary the Enfield]

Love celery. Raw with a sprinkle of salt it's just delightful.

[CrazyHorse]

Celery's alright, but I'd rather have a couple of tins of Strongbow.

[thebish]

Love celery. Raw with a sprinkle of salt it's just delightful.

no - actually - it isn't. FACT!

[Bruce Rioja]

Love celery. Raw with a sprinkle of salt it's just delightful.

Indeed. I'll tell you another one. You know that cheese that comes in a toothpaste tube? Well, squeeze a line of that out down the middle of it.

It a perfect accompaniment to blue cheese too.

[thebish]

Love celery. Raw with a sprinkle of salt it's just delightful.

Indeed. I'll tell you another one. You know that cheese that comes in a toothpaste tube? Well, squeeze a line of that out down the middle of it.

It a perfect accompaniment to blue cheese too.

your gourmande status has taken a knock there, Bruce!

[Bruce Rioja]

Love celery. Raw with a sprinkle of salt it's just delightful.

Indeed. I'll tell you another one. You know that cheese that comes in a toothpaste tube? Well, squeeze a line of that out down the middle of it.

It a perfect accompaniment to blue cheese too.

your gourmande status has taken a knock there, Bruce!

We all have a weakness somwhere.