Beekay 5,134 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 SG, you can buy roasted parsnips and they are lovely. Shall I bring me own knife and fork? Got me own condiment set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Love parsnips in any form but we cant get them here. One year after a visit to Nottingham i brought back 2 packs of parsnip seeds. Lovingly sowed them and watered them, protected them and the ::::::::::mice ate the seeds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 I've just eaten my lunch mozzarella and tomato with a glass of Barbera. Nothing spectacular about that but after all these lockdowns and preparing meals that I'd got out of habit doing, I'm on my own and its heaven. Eat what I want when I want and take as much time as I want. Husband gone back to work as restaurants are now open. So when the cats away........ Not really but it makes a lovely change. Shame the bottle is empty. There was only a glassful left. But it was good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavertongirl 1,719 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Have those with my Sunday dinners BK special treat. Don’t like stews or casseroles without parsnips in them either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,271 Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 I like to eat Parsnip and Turnip raw, in fact i prefer most vegetables raw, except potatoes. I think parsnip in a stew overpowers the taste of the other veggies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 Raw Parsnips ! Now we know why you were transported. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 616 Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 4/26/2021 at 9:42 AM, Stavertongirl said: Tonight I am going to have my favourite meal ... egg and chips (crinkle cut), tomato sauce (Heinz) with bread and butter and a cup of tea. Heaven. The only thing that would make it better would be some parsnip chips in with the potato ones but as I don’t own a chip pan will have to make do with potato ones only. Simple I know but sooooo tasty I've always loved egg(s) and chips. I agree crinkle cut chips are the best. Sausages are a tasty addition and HP sauce is a must. The late Beatle George Harrison was a big fan of egg and chips too and used to complain that they were hard to get in the posh hotels they stayed in when the band became superstars. I don't know what it is about crinkle cut chips that make them so much more delicious than straight cut ones. In the early sixties most Saturdays when Notts were playing at home my dad would take the family for lunch in The Elizabethan restaurant on the top floor of the big Co-Op on Parliament St. The chips they served there were crinkle cut and I think that's when I got into them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 There is only one way to eat egg and chips, and that is with mushy peas and GRAVY. Heaven on Earth with a slice of bread and butter to dab up. End of ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,409 Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 Gravy... with fried egg.... disgusting.... no wonder they banished you darn sarf.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 616 Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 I'm a big fan of mushy peas too but have never tried them with egg and chips. Fish (cod or haddock), chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce are a regular Friday or Saturday night favourite in our house. When I moved from Elstree Drive to Russell Rd in the summer of 1961 I was well chuffed to discover a choice of chippies on Berridge Road. In Elstree Drive the nearest chippie was on Radford Bridge Rd and with no car in the family we rarely had fish and chips and when we did they were usually cold. My mum would warm them up in the oven (no microwaves in the 1950s) but they never tasted as good as when they were fresh. After we moved I think I had a 4d mix of chips and mushy peas whenever I could for at least 6 months until the novelty wore off lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 Come off it Brew ! You've never lived if you ain't tried egg chips wiv gravy. Trust me, I would never deliberately lead you off the straight and narrer. Tell ya what, try it and if ya don't like it, I'll give you ya money back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,409 Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 Tried it at a friends house as a kid......................................................... DISGUSTING I tell yer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 In that case dear friend, I'll just plead insanity and trust in your forgiveness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,271 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Monday dinner was often cold roast beef, from the Sunday joint, chips and fried eggs with lashings of HP sauce. Quick and easy for mum after washing day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 It's still known in this house as 'lickups' on a Monday! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,271 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Never heard that expression before where did it come from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
West Bridgfordian 144 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Mondays was always bubble and squeak from Sundays left overs. Fried egg on top if we had any! Loads of pepper and brown sauce with bread and butter. Still love the taste of it now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 'Lickups' comes from my wife's side. Maybe from her Norfolk father as her mother came from Kinoulton in Notts. I must say I've never heard it locally. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 12 hours ago, Beekay said: Come off it Brew ! You've never lived if you ain't tried egg chips wiv gravy. Trust me, I would never deliberately lead you off the straight and narrer. Tell ya what, try it and if ya don't like it, I'll give you ya money back. I have nothing planned for today's lunch so I will serve egg chips and gravy. Maybe putting the gravy in a separate bowl to dip the chips in or is that cheating, if my next post comes from a hospital bed.....I shall find you and extract retribution. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Since living in Italy my eating habits have changed. Sunday roast as in England doesnt exist. Its called roast but not in the english sense. The "roast" is cooked in Barbera wine for many hours until tender. The juices and "gravy" is made into a sauce to accompany tagliatelle. ( hence tagliolin con sugo d'arrosto) A typical sunday lunch here is usually 5-6 starters, 2 pasta dishes or/and rice, a main course of beef, rabbit, chicken, guinea fowl or veal and 2 sweets one usually being fruit. After that you dont want anything else to eat but many go out and eat a pizza. That is typical of a Piemontese Sunday lunch, we just sometimes have a plate of pasta or just an ordinary meat or chicken dish and fruit. In the case of eating at a typical Piemontese restaurant the serving staff pass round after each course offering you seconds. I used to love going out for sunday lunch to eat like that but can't do it now. The food is very good and the region has plenty of tourists looking for the food that has a good reputation but saying that most restaurants have the same things although different interpretations. I love English food but dont think I could eat many strange combinations. May be to the English our food may seem strange but as the saying goes " don't knock it til you've tried it" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Gem, good morning. If you do decide to experiment then the gravy should be on your plate. That way the egg gets it share. Don't forget a slice of bread and butter for dabbing up. Or better still, a chip sarnie dipped in egg yolk. Bon appetite mon Cherie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Do you have custard on your kippers Barrie or do you call it 'Creme Anglaise'? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,271 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 nonnaB I wouldn't need anything until Wednesday if I had that for Sunday lunch and to go out for pizza afterwards, have they got hollow legs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha 176 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Nonna, your eating habits sound delightful. I don't knock it but would enjoy that particular menu with relish. Not the relish, relish! I've always enjoyed far-eastern and continental dishes. We have a fairly local restaurant specialising in |French cuisine, really missing it during lock-down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 From my extensive experience of European cuisine, Italian food is by far the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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