Has there ever been a food pedanrty thread in here before?

[StNiChaolas]

Inspired by Morrison's claim that vegetarians should spice up their Christmas dinner with a Naice 3 Fish Roast from their Fishminger.



Tomatoes and cucumber arre fruit.

Roobarb is a dog.

Okra is bleurgh.

You must eat a doughnut without lickling your lips.

Aspargus and cutlery are not friends.

Marathons were far superior to Snickers.

[HaveYourselfAMardyLittleXmas]

The oil needs to be nice and hot too.

However, I'm never sure whether to parboil parsnips or not.

[FellatioNelson]

Pizza bases should always be very thin.

Whipped cream out of a can is only fit to top the hot chocolate of an 8 year old.

Steak should always be medium rare, or on occasion, medium or rare. 'Very well done please' people don't deserve to eat steak. They should be given polystyrene or an old shoe to eat. They clearly can't tell the difference. People who make a big attention-seeking deal out of telling the waiter they want it 'cremated' should be given a lifetime ban from every restaurant in the land.

[HazeltheMcWitch]

I know that this is not really about food pronunciation, but I must insist that bruschetta is brew-sketta. Not brew-shetta. And if you correct me in a patronising manner, I will judge you BIL.

[FellatioNelson]

I don't tend to parboil parsnips as they go to mush too quickly and I am not good at remembering to watch them. I find they don't take too long as they are if you cut them up small enough, and they don't really go fluffy/crisp like potatoes anyway, so not really worth the effort. If I could be bothered I would parboil them lightly, and leave them cut a bit thicker, but I'm a bit too lazy for that.

[LadyClariceCannockMonty]

Arf at 'Fishminger'.

[FellatioNelson]

Yes Hazel, but bizarrely, we should still call chorizo 'chore -itzo' because saying 'hor-eeth-o' makes you sound like a bit of a knob.

It's one of those anomalies of the rule.

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

Panini is already a plural. There are no such things as "paninis". Or even "panini's" (arrrggghh).

[GrimmaTheNome]

If you want to parboil parsnips, the trick is to start your spuds off first and then bung the parsnips in a few minutes later. If you forget its not a disaster and you only need to watch the one pot.

[doireallywant3]

if you have a fry up, the beans must never touch the egg or the bacon (or mushrooms or tomato), but they are allowed to touch the sausages
cheese and jam sandwiches are best made with cheshire cheese
croissants do not need butter or jam but can be dipped into a latte/hoc chocolate (never tea, never. but tea can be drunk with the C&J sandwich)
crisps & chocolate in the same mouthful - very good, but crisps can only be plain/CnO/SnV
kitkats must be eaten in a certain way - chocolate ends nibbled off first, then sides, then top & bottom (without breaking the now delicate wafer). then attempt to separate the wafer but give in a scoff it
scone (rhyming with gone), butter, jam, clotted cream
porrige with sprinkly of brown sugar on top, with toast & marmite dipped in (toast must be white, warburtons medium sliced small loaf)

i need to get out more

[doireallywant3]

also, only butter allowed in my house. no substitues. margarine should be illegal. olive oil spreads are beyond vile

[FunnysFuckingFreezing]

Fruit and meat are an awful conbo - Hugh FW I am looking at you. Years and years of rubbish recipes every Saturday. Stop It.

The white of an egg must never be jellyish, it is better to have a hard yolk than jellyish white.

Offal is offal

[Allalonenow]

Pudding should have alcohol with it, chocolate and port go together woderfully, and what cake type pudding is not improved by a shot of liqueur?

I do parboil potatoes, but not parsnips, prior to roasting.

Pizza should never have sweetcorn or pineapple as a topping.

[HazeltheMcWitch]

Ah, yes oh wise Fellatio it can be a fine line between pedantry (but right, natch) and knobbishness. I, of course, remain firmly on the correct side.

[LittleChiefRunnyCustard]

I suspect I may be alone in this matter but... it's mincemeat pies NOT mince pies (which are in fact minced meat pies of the savoury variety).

[CatPussRoastingOnAnOpenFire]

Scone, butter, jam, cream.
Knife, fork, spoon.
Tea, sugar, milk.
Yorkshire pud goes with any roast, but should be eaten first ti dampen the appetite.
Neeps and Tatties are SWEDE and mashed potato, NOT turnips!
Ketchup should NEVER be kept in the fridge.

[FellatioNelson]

haha - doireeally I read that as 'the beans are allowed to touch the sausages, the cheese, the jam sandwiches...' I thought WTF kind of weird fry-up is that?

[voddiekeepsmesane]

Another who may be alone in this ....it's kiwifruit NOT just kiwi. A Kiwi is an endangered bird ( or a colloquial term for a New Zealander)

[nickelbabylyinginamanger]

food pedantry would be pantry.

[FellatioNelson]

I used to loathe fruit and meat together but I have had a fruit/meat epiphany and I have come to my senses. I can be wonderful. Not on a pizza though. Oh no.

[FellatioNelson]

Instant coffee is only for plumbers and my mother.

[CatPussRoastingOnAnOpenFire]

Fruit and milk do not go together! Especially in the form of milk jelly!

[FellatioNelson]

Yes! Milk jellies are a heinous crime.

Also middle eastern style meat things swimming in pools of hot yoghurt.

[ReinDearPrudence]

The correct drink to have with sandwiches is a cup of tea.

Eggs should be sieved before scrambling.

Jaffa cakes - edges, then chocolate, then remaining cake and finally smashing orangey bit.

[nickelbabylyinginamanger]

oy !
cutlery drawer argument was won by me

that means it has to go spoons forks knives

don't make me rant about this one.#

talking of ranting:

it's called a Victoria Sandwich - it's not a Sponge cake, it's a creamed cake.

Brussel sprouts must not be soft.

Best gravy is Bisto ~(the veggie one)

Roast dinners may comprise: mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, roast veg (of any type as suits you), stuffing, Yorkshire puddings, boiled/steamed veg (of any type that suits you), mushrooms, meat or meat substitute (of any type that suits you), gravy and any other type that suits you.