Jamie's School Dinners
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Come to think of it, the Brits often come up with interesting concepts for cooking shows.
They have the Two Fat Ladies, where yup, you literally get two fat ladies travelling around sometimes on their motorbikes, cooking classic (and sometimes very fatty) traditional English food.
Then, there was Cooking with Nancy, where the protagonist was this flambouyant ex-Singaporean lady with flaming red hair and bold glass frames who married an African guy and opened her own restaurant in UK.
Jamie Oliver, Ainsley, Bobby Flay, Delia Smith and a few other chefs regularly appear on shows on BBC too.
And then, there's Nigella Lawson, she of the 'How To Eat' and 'How to be a Domestic Goddess' cookbooks fame. She's pretty popular amongst the guys because she's beautiful and sensuous. Widowed not too long ago too, so maybe, she's the fantasy woman for many a guy!
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bittergourd is nice.. you just need to know how to cook it
by scalding the sliced gourd, most of the bitterness is gone...
the worse vegetable is the horrific Broccoli.. now THAT is bitter..
however, studies show that the thing is less than useless now.. the bitter and sick smell of stale sewage that broccoli has, is the active stuff in preventing cancer... yet, the growers have been slowly breeding the stuff or GM-ing it out of the broccoli...
which means the hell-spawned vegetable we refer to as "broccoli" now, is kinda useless
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they don't use pesticides on the organic stuff. The pesticides are what gives a vegetable that bitter tasteOriginally posted by laurence82:question
i never bothered to check it up
what the heck is organically grown stuff and non organically grown stuff?
they use alternate methods like using ladybugs, spiders and praying mantises roam their fields to get rid of pests. -
but i still love em brocolli and cauliflowersOriginally posted by the Bear:bittergourd is nice.. you just need to know how to cook it
by scalding the sliced gourd, most of the bitterness is gone...
the worse vegetable is the horrific Broccoli.. now THAT is bitter..
however, studies show that the thing is less than useless now.. the bitter and sick smell of stale sewage that broccoli has, is the active stuff in preventing cancer... yet, the growers have been slowly breeding the stuff or GM-ing it out of the broccoli...
which means the hell-spawned vegetable we refer to as "broccoli" now, is kinda useless
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hmm, that means straight from the veggie patchOriginally posted by HENG@:they don't use pesticides on the organic stuff. The pesticides are what gives a vegetable that bitter taste
they use alternate methods like using ladybugs, spiders and praying mantises roam their fields to get rid of pests. -
Me too! Me too!!Originally posted by laurence82:but i still love em brocolli and cauliflowers 
I guess I only really dislike beetroots and I've never tasted artichokes, but other than that, there are no vegetables I resent.
I love broccoli, asparagus, brussel sprouts, etc etc etc!!! -
cauliflower is nice
however.. broccoli is evil
now, does anyone know what to do with an artichoke? coz that's the most silly vegetable i've ever seen -
broccoli bitter?! since when? I've been eating it for years. the only vegetable i'll eatOriginally posted by the Bear:bittergourd is nice.. you just need to know how to cook it
by scalding the sliced gourd, most of the bitterness is gone...
the worse vegetable is the horrific Broccoli.. now THAT is bitter..
however, studies show that the thing is less than useless now.. the bitter and sick smell of stale sewage that broccoli has, is the active stuff in preventing cancer... yet, the growers have been slowly breeding the stuff or GM-ing it out of the broccoli...
which means the hell-spawned vegetable we refer to as "broccoli" now, is kinda useless
broccoli with bamboo shoots, broccoli with oyster mushrooms, some of my fav broccoli dishes! -
yup!Originally posted by laurence82:hmm, that means straight from the veggie patch -
me three me three!!!Originally posted by Rhonda:Me too! Me too!!
I guess I only really dislike beetroots and I've never tasted artichokes, but other than that, there are no vegetables I resent.
I love broccoli, asparagus, brussel sprouts, etc etc etc!!! 
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and em marvellous fruits!!!!Originally posted by Rhonda:Me too! Me too!!
I guess I only really dislike beetroots and I've never tasted artichokes, but other than that, there are no vegetables I resent.
I love broccoli, asparagus, brussel sprouts, etc etc etc!!!
been chewing on apples since young
but preference goes to watermelon (does thing have any nutritional value?)
and honeydew
i dont know if there is any fruits i dont like, mabbe pineapple, not because of the taste, but the scratchy feeling i get on my tongue -
you've been eating the GM broccoli.. or you do not have the taste-buds that only about 25% of the people have.. they are termed the "super-tasters"
people who cannot stand broccoli (because they can actually taste the evil decomposing whiff) have heck of a lot of more taste buds on their tongues than the majority of the people..Originally posted by HENG@:broccoli bitter?! since when? I've been eating it for years. the only vegetable i'll eat
broccoli with bamboo shoots, broccoli with oyster mushrooms, some of my fav broccoli dishes! -
All the more we should eat strawberries. HahahOriginally posted by the Bear:which means the hell-spawned vegetable we refer to as "broccoli" now, is kinda useless
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The nyonyas do it differently. My nyonya colleague says to slice the bittergourd thinly, throw a generous amount of salt onto them and kinda mix them about to get the salt to spread evenly. Leave to stand for about 15-20 mins or longer. Then, rinse off the salt and voila! Bittergourd sans the bitterness!Originally posted by the Bear:bittergourd is nice.. you just need to know how to cook it
by scalding the sliced gourd, most of the bitterness is gone... -
Eh...how to cook brussel sprouts? Do they have worms inside the core? I've only had them at Ponderosa.
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Cook them in boiling water for a while. Remove and drain off the water. Prepare either a can of Campbell's creamy soup or chicken gravy, pour over the brussel sprouts. Yummy!!Originally posted by Wanda:Eh...how to cook brussel sprouts? Do they have worms inside the core? I've only had them at Ponderosa. -
how long has the GM altered broccoli been going on for? as far as i know we get our broccoli from the organic farm fresh so there shouldn't be any GM done to the ones i eat. and maybe those super tasters just have the luck to eat some really Shitty broccoli.Originally posted by the Bear:you've been eating the GM broccoli.. or you do not have the taste-buds that only about 25% of the people have.. they are termed the "super-tasters"
people who cannot stand broccoli (because they can actually taste the evil decomposing whiff) have heck of a lot of more taste buds on their tongues than the majority of the people.. -
strawberrrrrrries!Originally posted by choco B:All the more we should eat strawberries. Hahah -
what you guys' typical weekend meals like?
mine would be porridge, with canned stuff, or fried ikan bilis and all that if we are not that lazy -
varies between prawn mee, chicken flavoured instant mee with added chicken slices and egg, pancakes, grilled pork chops, or something else i fancy cooking.Originally posted by laurence82:what you guys' typical weekend meals like?
mine would be porridge, with canned stuff, or fried ikan bilis and all that if we are not that lazy -
I would be scoffing down blueberries too if they weren't so expensive here.Originally posted by HENG@:strawberrrrrrries!
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pic of the prawn mee i cooked -
No vege dish?Originally posted by laurence82:what you guys' typical weekend meals like?
mine would be porridge, with canned stuff, or fried ikan bilis and all that if we are not that lazy
Home-cooked meals for me usually means a protein (chicken/salmon/toufu), and a vege dish or two. Or one-dish meals - fried beehoon, spaghetti or fried rice. -
ncie, but the egg is salted ones?Originally posted by HENG@:
pic of the prawn mee i cooked -
do u want some? i reckon they're cheaper here.Originally posted by choco B:I would be scoffing down blueberries too if they weren't so expensive here.