Is there anything better than......

[mjn]

....the crispy skin on roast chicken?

yum yum

[Dave]

While I am rather fond of crispy chicken skin, on balance salty crispy pork crackling is far more satisfying.

So yes, pork crackling is better.

On a side note how do any of you veggies out there live without meat? I'd go insane and I'm sorry but quorn sausages simply don't compare.

[Ian J]

Just returned from Spain where I ordered roast suckling pig in one restaurant.

It was the whole leg including crispy skin and cost the equivalent of £12 - absolutely delicious

We are having roast duck tonight and the skin on that should crisp up rather well.

[John 1987]

I agree with both of those. But I also enjoy the hard bits of end meat you get on a nice piece of beef and also the nice chunk of meet on a leg of lamb kind of sperate to the main body, further down the leg.

I also love hog roasts, stunning meat.

On a side note how do any of you veggies out there live without meat? I'd go insane and I'm sorry but quorn sausages simply don't compare.

I totally agree, I love my meat far to much and meat substitutes are shockingly bad.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Ian J

Just returned from Spain where I ordered roast suckling pig in one restaurant.

It was the whole leg including crispy skin and cost the equivalent of £12 - absolutely delicious

We are having roast duck tonight and the skin on that should crisp up rather well.

I had a wicked lamb shank for lunch but that just made me dribble.

[TOM ALLEN]

Hi, whoever coined the phrase the "Great British Banger" should be taken out & shot, I just lover sausages with a mixed grill but I don't eat them anymore 'cos they're full of . Thing is, whilst we keep buying them the manufacturers will continue to supply us with ALL of offal that should be discarded.Many years ago in Brussels I had a sausage on a crusty roll, delicious,no brain, no rusk, no grissle, just pure meat!!! Why can't I get that in this country, 'cos as usual nobody gives a Now where's that rope

[Ian J]

Originally Posted by TOM ALLEN

Why can't I get that in this country,

You can but you just have to look a bit harder. We have a farm food shop near us that sells wonderful sausages. They are expensive but well worth it.

[Philly112]

Originally Posted by Daerve

I had a wicked lamb shank for lunch but that just made me dribble.

Aah, the oldies are the best!
What did you have to eat?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Philly112

Aah, the oldies are the best!
What did you have to eat?

Roasted lamb shank, mashed potatoes, cabbage, carrots, roast potatoes and peas at the the wheatsheaf near junction 11 on the M6.

God it was nice, the lamb fell off the bone.

[Philly112]

Originally Posted by Daerve

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God it was nice, the lamb fell off the bone.

I'm sure it did!!!

[Ian J]

The problem with lamb shanks is the high prices that you have to pay for them since the so called celebrity chefs started using them on TV.

Morrisons sell large ham shanks for £1 each and you can make a wonderful stew with just one of these, some lentils, a tin of tomatoes and a few other sundry bits & pieces. I hope that Ainsley Haricot never catches on

Originally Posted by Ian J

The problem with lamb shanks is the high prices that you have to pay for them since the so called celebrity chefs started using them on TV.

Morrisons sell large ham shanks for £1 each and you can make a wonderful stew with just one of these, some lentils, a tin of tomatoes and a few other sundry bits & pieces. I hope that Ainsley Haricot never catches on

I am worried about the amount of humour that is creeping into your posts.....Has the real Ian J been abducted by aliens

[la gran siete]

Originally Posted by TOM ALLEN

Hi, whoever coined the phrase the "Great British Banger" should be taken out & shot, I just lover sausages with a mixed grill but I don't eat them anymore 'cos they're full of . Thing is, whilst we keep buying them the manufacturers will continue to supply us with ALL of offal that should be discarded.Many years ago in Brussels I had a sausage on a crusty roll, delicious,no brain, no rusk, no grissle, just pure meat!!! Why can't I get that in this country, 'cos as usual nobody gives a Now where's that rope

There is absolutely nothing wromg with offal- sweetbreads, kidneys, chitlins etc . Good quality sausages are available now from Sainsburys which are well worth trying.

[mjn]

Originally Posted by TOM ALLEN

Hi, whoever coined the phrase the "Great British Banger" should be taken out & shot, I just lover sausages with a mixed grill but I don't eat them anymore 'cos they're full of . Thing is, whilst we keep buying them the manufacturers will continue to supply us with ALL of offal that should be discarded.Many years ago in Brussels I had a sausage on a crusty roll, delicious,no brain, no rusk, no grissle, just pure meat!!! Why can't I get that in this country, 'cos as usual nobody gives a Now where's that rope

Make your own?

[Mr.D]

Originally Posted by la gran siete

There is absolutely nothing wromg with offal- sweetbreads, kidneys, chitlins etc . Good quality sausages are available now from Sainsburys which are well worth trying.

I'm very partial to liver ( both pig and lamb) and kidney. I can eat a moderate sized haggis on my own in one sitting although I do have to be careful the next day as the heat can be driving the gases frae oot ma belly.

The butcher in our local Morrisons is quite up on his stuff I have to say. Although I do think its because he fancies my missus who is a vegetarian and has to ask him lots of advice.

she asked me how to cook a haggis once ...I told her just to boil it ....unfortunately she took it out the skin first! And another time she let it boil dry ( she manages to do this quite a lot , she's the only woman I know who can burn a boiled egg!)