Thread: Lunch ... the second course

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

Oh lord, I suppose you put pineapple in that too?

There are lines even I won't cross....

mayo, mustard, pickle and onion for me

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

you need to get out the care home more often.

Get it out of where?

You're pissed again ... or still?

Originally Posted by Topper

There are lines even I won't cross....

mayo, mustard, pickle and onion for me

Oh my.

My brain is trying to process that.

Spam. Mayo, Mustard. Pickle. Onion?

In bread?

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Some homemade nachos

The nachos look shite but the dogs a beauty.

Have to agree

What's the mutts name?

^^
Nice Platter Plate

Originally Posted by English Noodles

The nachos look shite but the dogs a beauty.

That was just a pack of doritos plonked in there really

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

What's the mutts name?

Adolf

^ Not a common name in some parts any more.

I was routing around the fridge for some inspiration for lunch today, and low down, close to the back, right at the edge of view I thought I'd struck gold and found a tin of beaked beans.

Sadly... no.

I skipped lunch today.

^ never seen those in a can. I had some fresh about a year ago that we picked up in the market and they still had the odd ant mixed in. We included the eggs in a salad and had that with other dishes. Well its last time for me, i woke in the early hours of the morning and spoke for quite a while to the big white phone, i could feel the bloody formic acid burning on the way up - never again.

^ First time I've seen them in a tin as well. I thought about trying a small spoonful but they just didn't look right so I gave it it a miss.

The missus always tells me to leave alone the red ant nests in the garden so she can harvest the eggs come the season. I just say, 'yes of course', then cut them down and hoof 'em over the wall when she's out. It's not her who constantly gets bitten by the little buggers when doing stuff in the garden.

Originally Posted by Mendip

then cut them down and hoof 'em over the wall when she's out. It's not her who constantly gets bitten by the little buggers when doing stuff in the garden.

They are aggressive buggers and i got a shirt and shorts full when pruning some of the Mangoes last year - did a good impression of Tinikling (katie posted yesterday on the Flippa thread).

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ Not a common name in some parts any more.

I was routing around the fridge for some inspiration for lunch today, and low down, close to the back, right at the edge of view I thought I'd struck gold and found a tin of beaked beans.

Sadly... no.

I skipped lunch today.

I had a dish of Mekong river fish with these ant eggs and I was pleasantly surprised. Very tasty, a bit of sweetness from the eggs. The visuals weren't so positive, you can see the fully formed ant in many of the eggs.

No time to peel, boil and mash.

Smoked Mackerel, Peas & carrots (yesterdays), spinach, sauerkraut and offsensive mash.

Originally Posted by Shutree

I had a dish of Mekong river fish with these ant eggs and I was pleasantly surprised. Very tasty, a bit of sweetness from the eggs. The visuals weren't so positive, you can see the fully formed ant in many of the eggs.

I haven't seen cans of them very often, good to see a picture to show they do exist.

Wife buys them fresh and freezes them when we are in Germany. I have tried them fresh, picking out only the eggs, and found them quite refreshing. An American friend said they were tasty in an omelette and he wasn't wrong. Eaten raw, they have a certain 'pop' factor to them before releasing their refreshing juice. Not bad in small quantities...

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

No time to peel, boil and mash.

Smoked Mackerel, Peas & carrots (yesterdays), spinach, sauerkraut and offsensive mash.

Well....passable, I guess - except for the homogenous nature of the plate.

Ho Hum.

Originally Posted by Troy

I haven't seen cans of them very often, good to see a picture to show they do exist.

Wife buys them fresh and freezes them when we are in Germany. I have tried them fresh, picking out only the eggs, and found them quite refreshing. An American friend said they were tasty in an omelette and he wasn't wrong. Eaten raw, they have a certain 'pop' factor to them before releasing their refreshing juice. Not bad in small quantities...

Yes, the gf says they make a good omelette although tricky to cook as the eggs tend to explode. I shall have to investigate, from a safe distance.

[QUOTE=HuangLao;4115292]Well....passable, I guess - except for the homogenous nature of the plate.Ho Hum./QUOTE]

Its all about speed, 15 minute lunch what can i say. including consumption time

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Does your wife get them, the ant eggs, fresh in Thailand, freeze them and take them into Germany?

No, she buys them fresh, takes them to Germany and then freezes them. They are okay for a day or three before freezing. Kinda difficult to take frozen food in a suitcase for a 24 hour trip.

I do the same in reverse from UK to Thailand with sausages, bacon and cheese.

Whenever we visit the UK my wife always takes a myriad of chili and fish sauces and concoctions, but thankfully no ants eggs...yet.

Originally Posted by Troy

No, she buys them fresh, takes them to Germany and then freezes them. They are okay for a day or three before freezing. Kinda difficult to take frozen food in a suitcase for a 24 hour trip.

Does she 'declare' them at Customs?

Not having a go Troy, but I would have thought that bring the viable eggs of a proven pest into a Country would be prohibited?

^ Are you sure weaver ants are proven pests? I thought they were quite the opposite and kept fruit pests at bay. Can they survive outside the colony? Can they mature and hatch without assistance? I don't know the specifics for weaver ants.

You can be fined for destroying an ants nest in Germany, so I hope Dave wouldn't encourage such actions.

A Turkish friend of ours owns a very nice restaurant that serves Mediterranean food, mainly Turkish and Greek. Now that all C-19 regs are out business is booming again.

Two lovely meals a few days ago (lamb - Mrs Hat had meat as did the littlest Hat, as is her wont) backed by excellent Turkish coffee

I had the same, but vegetarian