What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[Worthy4England]

Is Davardis bring yer own?

If so, it's worked well for them


btw LK

The small place in Ainsworth that has long been high priced (for Bolton/Bury) is up for sale

Their opening hours have been reducing year on year - still the best steak's I've had in the UK

The owners are over 60 so that may have something to do with it, or is it more likely recession/everybody eating curries

Davardis was last time I was in it.

[thebish]

I'm starting a new men's group tonight to provide some kind of base and centre for referrals for some pretty feckless and clueless blokes who are struggling with broken relationships and massively complicated (and in some cases, pretty traumatic) child-care scenarios...

anyway - the first meeting (for various reasons - this won't be a habit) has to be in a Methodist church room - and (like most methodist churches - they have a strict no alcohol policy..)

as the plan was basically a curry and beer night - this is a bit of a problem..

so...... step forward:



anyone tried it?? I never have... have put in in the fridge in the hope that a sever chilling will make it more palatable..

will report back later!

(and - we'll probably walk round to the pub afterwards...)

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Yes, I have been unfortunate enough to try it. It was disguised in a glass. It was round the in-laws so I didn't swear. I asked a question that if you read between the lines would have come out as "What the fxcking hell is this rat's piss that I've been served up here in this glass; this rat's piss that tastes like it's been drained out of a dead rat and then watered down like what they do in homeopathy".
Apparently the FiL was concerned about me drinking and driving, but instead of saying so had devised this cunning plan. Well after he served it to me I was only bothered about me drinking, it was that poor.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

... can I add that I failed to finish even the half glass that had been served me, and the water I used to rinse my mouth out with afterwards tasted divine.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Found it to be sweeter than I'd like it. I'm currently trying out a few of the non-alcohol beers. Hollandia is next and chilling in the fridge. Beer is horrendously expensive here, so if one of these non-alcohol ones taste ok I'll be happy. Non alcohol ones are about 2.5 AED v 35AED!

[thebish]

ahhh - a triumph then!! did you try it after your palate had been destroyed by a curry??

(that was in response to LLS - but Abdoulaye nipped in!)

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Found it to be sweeter than I'd like it. I'm currently trying out a few of the non-alcohol beers. Hollandia is next and chilling in the fridge. Beer is horrendously expensive here, so if one of these non-alcohol ones taste ok I'll be happy. Non alcohol ones are about 2.5 AED v 35AED!

You'll probably find that 35cl of rat's piss, partially diluted, is 2.0 AED - but I'd still not recommend it on that basis!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

ahhh - a triumph then!! did you try it after your palate had been destroyed by a curry??

(that was in response to LLS - but Abdoulaye nipped in!)

No, It accompanied a rather strange turkey dish that was a triumph of exotic tastes - it was discovered later that the plastic bag full of innards had not been removed from the neck cavity during cooking. All in all it was a meal that having survived it I cannot eradicate from my memory much as I'd like to.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Found it to be sweeter than I'd like it. I'm currently trying out a few of the non-alcohol beers. Hollandia is next and chilling in the fridge. Beer is horrendously expensive here, so if one of these non-alcohol ones taste ok I'll be happy. Non alcohol ones are about 2.5 AED v 35AED!

You'll probably find that 35cl of rat's piss, partially diluted, is 2.0 AED - but I'd still not recommend it on that basis!

There is a shortage of rats though. The snakes eat them

[thebish]

ahhh - a triumph then!! did you try it after your palate had been destroyed by a curry??

(that was in response to LLS - but Abdoulaye nipped in!)

No, It accompanied a rather strange turkey dish that was a triumph of exotic tastes - it was discovered later that the plastic bag full of innards had not been removed from the neck cavity during cooking. All in all it was a meal that having survived it I cannot eradicate from my memory much as I'd like to.

[Bruce Rioja]

Bish - you'd be better off serving a selection of cans of fizzy pop. Well, that's what I'd prefer anyway. I remember drinking Barbican once and thinking that I'd prefer to suck the puss out of a boil than ever drink that stuff again. A dreadful business!

[thebish]

I've found AT's online video review... he knows what he's talking about!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71hHW_iao4Y

"you get all burpy.. all farty.. and you don't really want that at a christening!"

"there's that much hops... that much weetabix!"

[thebish]

Bish - you'd be better off serving a selection of cans of fizzy pop. Well, that's what I'd prefer anyway. I remember drinking Barbican once and thinking that I'd prefer to suck the puss out of a boil than ever drink that stuff again. A dreadful business!

I think Barbican is generally acknowledged to be dog-piss!! will report back on this one! (am also offering pepsi and orange juice...)

[General Mannerheim]

Always remeber this race trip we went on, we sent one lad into the shop with our cash to stock up on ale, he got on the coach, then when it set off he started passing them out... fkin Becks Blue!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Always remeber this race trip we went on, we sent one lad into the shop with our cash to stock up on ale, he got on the coach, then when it set off he started passing them out... fkin Becks Blue!

pie recipe on previous page.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

I've found AT's online video review... he knows what he's talking about!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71hHW_iao4Y

"you get all burpy.. all farty.. and you don't really want that at a christening!"

"there's that much hops... that much weetabix!"

[CAPSLOCK]

Mid afternoon in Madrid, the ale started drying up

Sent a straggler off ta shop

Non alcoholic came back

Typical blokes thyough, we'd been supping it until somebody happened to spot it was sin alcohol

Spat all over the floor

Just like Guimaraes

[General Mannerheim]

Always remeber this race trip we went on, we sent one lad into the shop with our cash to stock up on ale, he got on the coach, then when it set off he started passing them out... fkin Becks Blue!

pie recipe on previous page.

ooh ta, missed that...

[General Mannerheim]

Always remeber this race trip we went on, we sent one lad into the shop with our cash to stock up on ale, he got on the coach, then when it set off he started passing them out... fkin Becks Blue!

pie recipe on previous page.

ooh ta, missed that...

woah, had on a minute - you never mentioned owt about kidneys!?

will it still be ok without these vital organs?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Always remeber this race trip we went on, we sent one lad into the shop with our cash to stock up on ale, he got on the coach, then when it set off he started passing them out... fkin Becks Blue!

pie recipe on previous page.

ooh ta, missed that...

woah, had on a minute - you never mentioned owt about kidneys!?

will it still be ok without these vital organs?

Aye, it works as well without - mind you, that alters the gravy recipe a little bit too.
And you don't have to do the Bombay spuds bit, but that is more fundamental than the kidneys in a way.
Plus we love it with leeks, but sprouts and or carrots can work equally well.