What a bunch of wowsers. Of course I’ll be having a Turkey and Ham with all the veggies. Always do!
I cannot remember ever eating Turkey.
Is it better than roast chicken?
Yes. Of course. But it can also be worse if not cooked correctly.
Starter
Amuse Bouche , joss, Prokofieff Right of Spring
Lays Crisps with Wasabi dip, twiglet earbuds if available
Pipe Smoked Salmon with lump fish Russian Eggs, stuffed olives, shaved Parmesan, garlic bread, pistachio crumb , prawn spring rolls yum cha served with single malt on the rocks.
Garden Tomato and avocado salad with vinegrette
Intermezzo
Palette rinsed via Lemon sorbet, finger bowls, breathar, gifts speeches, burp interval while part pissed chef tries to bring all hot elements over various steps furry animals, toys, battery hazards, stray plug leads, then (Luxury easy feckin' clean slippery tiles that replace perfectly grippyones) to the terrace.
Ride of the Valkyries full blast, Candles, Fireworks, Naked blindfolded seated in a seafood bouillon barrel. Temporary sentimentality, Buddhist Bonhomie/Christian spirit, truce to all family siblings for the duration of the special nosebag as the baby Jesus would. Mewling cats babes silenced/ penned. Smokers at garden end, awkward folks/ washer ups on bum numbing uncushioned teak stools
Main Course jerk marinated free range cruciform tikka goat stuffed with shitake, nuts, peppercorns and grain mustard, salt sauteed courgette, Dauphin potatoes , broccoli, carrot discs, roast onions, taro ,for the youngster posers rat fritters in oyster sauce disguised as goujons de farang, brandy butter sauce. Jacobs Creek or better if available locally.
Desert Minced elf pies, blueberry juice with lashings of cream.
Hup Seng and Walkers biscuits served with Danish and Wench cheeses and a treasured Marques de Requena Rioja reserva for sole cheese eating monkey me! Voila,
lashings of soft drinks, thai snacks for the washers up under 40s and surplus relatives/ gate crashers.
Chef to flop into comfy chair in study remains of plonk, fart at will.
Here in the heart of Issan, surrounded by Thais , anything that does not contain stinky stuff is lost on them.
I Usually cook for myself, my wife always politely says that what I cook is good, but the truth is revealed in the fact that she does not eat very much of it.
So,, like Mendip a roasted large chicken , with some baked lemon potatoes . If I could find one, perhaps a spiral ham would be nice.
Any ideas where I can order one?
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
Apparently the British shop.
Virginia Ham Whole - 430 THB/kg (approx 2-3 kg) at BritiShop, Thailand
What made me laugh, a Virginia Ham in the UK. Is there a Virginia there?
As usual at Christmas I will cook for the extended family and perhaps the odd guest. Roast pork with good crackling and lots of veg - roast & mashed potatoes, carrots, cabbage, brussel sprouts, parsnips, if I can get them and peas.
Maybe Wilshire ham is too expensive? I also enjoyed an invite to Boxing Day cold cuts with massive dressed Salmon as the centerpiece. As is customary, invitees would bring along hams and other cooked meats, because the host was a Brit Innkeeper who would not expect any payment. (My contribution was a very large Aussie made Pork pie).
Probably a family BBQ, salads with home made dim sum.
^ I have been warned Turkey is not as tasty as chicken and is usually tough unless it is cooked perfectly.
I hate everything about Christmas including Santa Claus and the commercial activities and it seems Turkey as well if it is as bad as what people say.
Give me some good ham, a well cooked chicken, some fresh seafood and a decent trifle and I'm set like a jelly.
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