Xann Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: A sausage roll has caught his eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 On 07/08/2020 at 13:45, HanoiVillan said: First thing in ages that has restored a little faith in the British public tbh Latest YouGov food polling significantly less reassuring IMO: How the **** have bow ties finished equal last there? They're the best IMO, and definitely top 3. I don't get spaghetti; why do people like a pasta shape that is hard to get onto a fork and usually leads to smearing tomato sauce all over the face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Action man bow ties and tagliatelle are the staples in my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Action man bow ties and tagliatelle are the staples in my house. Definitely prefer tagliatelle to spaghetti, but generally only have it with one meal (veal medallions). Otherwise don't think to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 This offering didn’t even make the top 10? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: How the **** have bow ties finished equal last there? They're the best IMO, and definitely top 3. I don't get spaghetti; why do people like a pasta shape that is hard to get onto a fork and usually leads to smearing tomato sauce all over the face? probably because of people like my mom who thinks that spaghetti Bolognese and spaghetti carbonara could in no way shape or form be made with spaghetti german pasta is the one! spätzle is better than anything the Italians are producing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted August 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, villa4europe said: probably because of people like my mom who thinks that spaghetti Bolognese and spaghetti carbonara could in no way shape or form be made with spaghetti german pasta is the one! spätzle is better than anything the Italians are producing It sounds like a German word (I imagine) that would describe the discharge a male would produce at the end of intercourse or maybe more so its female equivalent Edited August 25, 2020 by Follyfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: It sounds like a German word (I imagine) that would describe the discharge a male would produce at the end of intercourse or maybe more so its female equivalent shaped like it too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Had to Google it, I have to admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Anyone know what the etiquette is when someone's shed roof lands in your garden? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, villa4europe said: probably because of people like my mom who thinks that spaghetti Bolognese and spaghetti carbonara could in no way shape or form be made with spaghetti german pasta is the one! spätzle is better than anything the Italians are producing Bolognese (Ragu alla Bologna) is traditionally made with fresh tagliatelle as it is better at picking up the chunkier meat sauce. Cabonara is normally spaghetti though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: Anyone know what the etiquette is when someone's shed roof lands in your garden? Chuck it back over the fence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: Anyone know what the etiquette is when someone's shed roof lands in your garden? Finders keepers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Tortellini FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Re the best pasta chat, it's gotta be.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted August 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 25, 2020 ^^^^ Rack worthy of page 3000 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 26, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 26, 2020 17 hours ago, villa4europe said: german pasta is the one! spätzle is better than anything the Italians are producing I do like spätzle but come on, the German kitchen is absolutely appalling! I would go as far as to say it's the worst in Europe I remember being really jet-lagged after a flight to Milan from New York via Brussels then having to drive to Lake Como. After a marathon journey upon arrival I was eventually I was presented with a lasagna of your dreams and after the first mouthful I actually started crying. I went into the kitchen to hug the lady that had made it. The rest of my time there only got better food wise. Italian food is sent from heaven, the Germans just treat it like fuel. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 26, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 26, 2020 4 hours ago, TheAuthority said: I do like spätzle but come on, the German kitchen is absolutely appalling! I would go as far as to say it's the worst in Europe I remember being really jet-lagged after a flight to Milan from New York via Brussels then having to drive to Lake Como. After a marathon journey upon arrival I was eventually I was presented with a lasagna of your dreams and after the first mouthful I actually started crying. I went into the kitchen to hug the lady that had made it. The rest of my time there only got better food wise. Italian food is sent from heaven, the Germans just treat it like fuel. I've never been to Germany, so it's hard to compare, but I do rather like the idea of lots of beer, bread, sausages and cheese. On the other hand, the most mind-blowing meals I've had have been in Italy and France, so you may well be right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I really like Germany, it’s a better version of the UK in many respects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I spent a fair bit of my yoof in Germany. Quite a few summers where the full 6 weeks of school hols were all spent in Germany, going on grand camping tours, using RAF bases as, er, bases. My memory of the food out on the road away from relatives in the RAF, I’d say it was pretty basic. It was mostly sausage and chips, versions of pork and chips, chips with mayo on them, various versions of meat stew. This could be down to me being the nominated translator and the ‘food words’ I knew would have been fairly basic, plus as a teenager I’d have probably steered them away from anything containing vegetables. We once dipped our toe in to Italy, by about 100 yards, had a pizza, didn’t rate it. This probably says far more about my parents willingness to throw themselves in to another culture, than what was truly on offer in Germany. I remember we all went to De Efteling in the Netherlands - and we tried their chips too. People super chuffed ketchup was available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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