What I ate today - the food thread

[QF WP]

Last Sunday’s lunch at friends house - he made them (was a talented chef back in his day in London). Prosciutto, salmon, cheese, quince paste, crackers and antipasto. I was in heaven.

Now to get him to do Ebi (prawn) ones.

 

[Denali]

Burgers on our balcony tonight. No fresh bread here so adapted with toasted bagels that I brought with us for just in case.

 

[Denali]

Nothing fancy but our wilderness survival continues with Porterhouse steak on the barbie.

 

[JohnK]

Marinated lamb and pork for tomorrow morning's BBQ.

 

[OZDUCK]

My DIL made this platter for a light Sunday lunch. She is off to KL for Christmas with her parents and my son flies up on Boxing Day. The 'Santas' are Strawberries sitting on Peppermint Cream. Interestingly, Woolworths are starting to sell the Chinese Roasted Red Pork (Char Siu) in the cold meat section. The cheese was Truffle infused. Our small contribution was the homemade basil pesto and Canadian Haskap Berry Maple Syrup - bought in Nova Scotia.

 

[Quickstatus]

Woolies charsiu is pretend charsiu

 

[OZDUCK]

Woolies charsiu is pretend charsiu

I am sure it is but it is still a bit "different" than the other cold meats. And, it was our ethnic Chinese daughter-in-law who brought it to our attention.

 

[blackcat20]

Dinner with some of my family last night .TV did a fabulous job of the chicken and pork. I attempted his family's pudding recipe for the first time and I think I nailed it.


Went beautifully with this number.

 

[JohnK]

Christmas morning BBQ.

 

[amaroo]

Arrived in London today .... for lunch we did Japanese - OKA, Carnaby Street







For dinner we did Indian - Chutney Mary, St. James’s






Both meals were excellent - highly recommended!

 

[love_the_life]

Woolies charsiu is pretend charsiu

I am sure it is but it is still a bit "different" than the other cold meats. And, it was our ethnic Chinese daughter-in-law who brought it to our attention.

I suspect that any commercial charsui is not particularly authentic but it dies make a change on an Asian style antipasto dish.

 

[Denali]

Bluestone Bar Launceston and to be honest, it could be a free meal here and I wouldn't eat here. I dislike confusing flavours, I dislike deconstructed and I dislike when sad things happen to good pork (angry sad).

Salmon marinaded in gin.


This week's pork wasn't crispy. When I told the staff the response was, "I'll tell Chef after service". After? Why not now? Last week's pork was so tough I wanted a steak knife and staff said, "you get that some times"




This thing is suppose to be beef cheek. I can only describe it as its been in a slow cooker too long, shredded then pushed into a shaping pan to resemble beef. Flavour was strange.



Hubby had both desserts but uggh, pretentious coughs who watch too much Master Chef.

Black forest cheesecake. Hubby said this was the star of the night.


Apple goyza with miso caramel

 

[VPS]

I hate it when they try too hard and get it wrong - better luck tomorrow @Denali

 

[Denali]

I hate it when they try too hard and get it wrong - better luck tomorrow @Denali

I'm wondering if the Ron's will take one for the team and if they love it, then it's my lack of good taste

Tomorrow night is my own home made Lasagna and I know that's good because mum in law asks for it

 

[VPS]

Are you back home tomorrow already?

 

[Denali]

Are you back home tomorrow already?

Tomorrow. It was only a week break this time as back to the office on Friday.

 

[Denali]

When you go to a Chinese restaurant and it's full of Chinese tour bus pax and the menu is in mandarin, is that a good thing?

Dynasty Rest, Launceston because nearby Wang's was booked out with a waiting queue out the door. Lots of tour groups coming and going, which I'm going to take as a good sign.

Food was good although over priced but we enjoyed it.

Vegetable tempura and coconut prawns


Beef something, really nice


Pork with peking sauce.


Fried rice inc scallops.

 

[amaroo]

Lunch - Covent Garden

 

[amaroo]

NYC favourite, first time visit to their London establishment..... perfect in every way.

 

[VPS]

I did wonder if if it was as good as NYC - thanks for taking one for the team to try it out