Alan B wrote:Especially when they 'hover', expecting 'something'...

That thing they do when you're having a conversation at the table, and they hang around "are you enjoying your meal?"

'Biscuits and gravy'?

Goldenmane wrote:The fuck is that muck?

I'm inclined to concur.
Looks more like a bread roll and lumpy soup.

Alan B wrote:'Biscuits and gravy'?

Goldenmane wrote:The fuck is that muck?

I'm inclined to concur.
Looks more like a bread roll and lumpy soup.

Not very appetising to me.

What's wrong with lumpy soup?

Horwood Beer-Master wrote:

NineOneFour wrote:A place that almost exclusively sells Cornish pasties just opened across the street.

OH MY GOD THEY ARE AWESOME.

Are they actually Cornish pasties though? Under European law they could only be sold as Cornish pasties if they were actually made in Cornwall (just as champagne can only come from the Champagne region of France).

I suspect such a law does not apply in the US though.

Actually, the law might apply, which is why they refer to them merely as "pasties".

Onyx8 wrote:What's wrong with lumpy soup?

Lumpy soup is the best soup. Up here in Scotland we almost never liquidise soup.

Cullen Skink.

Omnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnom... etc.

Scarlett wrote:

Onyx8 wrote:What's wrong with lumpy soup?

Lumpy soup is the best soup. Up here in Scotland we almost never liquidise soup.

Yeah. But I wouldn't call it 'gravy'!

We like our fried stuff down here in the South, must be the Scots influence. As a country singer once said, you dip the dead thing in batter and drop it in hot oil, then you eat it. Someone mentioned fried okra, and I must admit it's one of the tastiest things on the planet. Here ya'll are:



And some chicken-fried steak in milk gravy:



One of my personal favorites, fried catfish and hushpuppies



And of course deep-fried turkey

Jesus wept.

Indeed, everyone likes fried. Our dog would eat socks if fired. In South, however, either you don't sit on your ass in the office or how to say it .. aren't living up to your potential ;) I know diets are for idiots but still. Not that our food is different. Sometimes I go to pub just for something "pub fried" knowing it wont be fresh olive oil I will be eating. We even fry cheese like schnitzel.

Can I just list 20 particular forum members?

BlackBart wrote:Cullen Skink.

Omnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnom... etc.

It's one of the few dishes I can actually make. I love it but it stinks the house out!

I live about 15 miles from Cullen, beautiful place by the way.

Alan B wrote:'Biscuits and gravy'?

Goldenmane wrote:The fuck is that muck?

I'm inclined to concur.
Looks more like a bread roll and lumpy soup.

Yep. That ain't biscuits, and that definitely ain't gravy.

Frankly, it looks like an infant threw up on a cushion.

Yeah whatever, fucking eat it or go hungry.

Goldenmane wrote:

Alan B wrote:'Biscuits and gravy'?

Goldenmane wrote:The fuck is that muck?

I'm inclined to concur.
Looks more like a bread roll and lumpy soup.

Yep. That ain't biscuits, and that definitely ain't gravy.

Frankly, it looks like an infant threw up on a cushion.

And what ugly pile of shit do you enjoy, if I may ask?

Fallible wrote:Jesus wept.

I agree.

Goldenmane wrote:

Alan B wrote:'Biscuits and gravy'?

Goldenmane wrote:The fuck is that muck?

I'm inclined to concur.
Looks more like a bread roll and lumpy soup.

Yep. That ain't biscuits, and that definitely ain't gravy.

Frankly, it looks like an infant threw up on a cushion.

My thoughts exactly.

Oh my god, that fried catfish...! That looks awesome!
Down here a "catfish" is stinking, slimy, loathsome fish that has flesh that tastes like a burning tyre.

And deep fried turkey? Every single year around your Thanksgivings time, we here notice a lot of "warnings" and "cautions" on the internet about safety when "deep frying your turkey", and pictures of massive stainless steel pots on gas burners, full of oil, with helpful suggestions like "do it in your garage and not inside the house" and so-on.
It puzzles the hell out of us...why would you not just throw it in the oven like normal people do around the world...?

However, I will reserve being too harsh in judgement until I have tasted some deep fried turkey.


My late father used to make "lumpy gravy"...I think it started out as a mistake, but it became traditional in our family, especially with sausages.

johnbrandt wrote:Oh my god, that fried catfish...! That looks awesome!
Down here a "catfish" is stinking, slimy, loathsome fish that has flesh that tastes like a burning tyre.

And deep fried turkey? Every single year around your Thanksgivings time, we here notice a lot of "warnings" and "cautions" on the internet about safety when "deep frying your turkey", and pictures of massive stainless steel pots on gas burners, full of oil, with helpful suggestions like "do it in your garage and not inside the house" and so-on.
It puzzles the hell out of us...why would you not just throw it in the oven like normal people do around the world...?

However, I will reserve being too harsh in judgement until I have tasted some deep fried turkey.


My late father used to make "lumpy gravy"...I think it started out as a mistake, but it became traditional in our family, especially with sausages.

Or, alternatively, cut the thing into manageable pieces before deepfrying it?