My food rant
May 20th 2005, 6:29 pm
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My food rant
Just have to get this off my chest.
1) Crisps! Lays? Lay off! Give me my Walkers back. Pringles aren't the same here either - they're much thinner and less satisfying.
2) Bread. How much?? How crap??
3) Sausages. Pork and leek, Cumberland, Lincolnshire... all a thing of the past. Wtf are links? Do they actually have any meat content at all? I suppose it's all well and good if you like Italian spicy sausage and frankfurters.
4) Where are the baby new potatoes? What am I supposed to serve with quiche?
5) I'm really going to have to start making my own quiche, aren't I?
6) Pate. That's with an accent, not in the bald head sense. I wanna live near France again. MWAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
7) Cheese. How many different ways are there to grate Monterey Jack anyway? And if I wanted cheese that you can squirt out of a bottle, I'd just let my milk sit in the sun for a few hours. Thank you.
8) Rice. I want to make my own risotto thank you. With fresh ingredients. Not add water to your processed crap. Now give me some risotto rice. And while I'm on the subject, basmati is the best. No question. Can I have some please?
9) Ice cream for cats? This is some kind of joke, right? Why not just sell tins of cat food with "freeze" as the serving suggestion? Ah yes... because you couldn't sell them for $5 a go.
10) Wine boxes. That's wine in a box. Not that I don't like Hardy's, but I'm used to having a choice, if you see what I mean.
11) Cakes. Get rid of the gooey cack. And a lighter hand with the food colourings would go down well too. Apart from the cheesecake - keep up the good work in that arena.
12) Where are the choccie biccies? I want my Penguins and Breakaways and Wagon Wheels. There's only so many different kinds of cookie you can market before it starts to get very repetitive.
13) Betty Crocker does not rule the world. It is possible to make your own frosting.
14) Meat. Enough said, really. Particularly on the lamb front. I never saw fat on chicken breasts before so cutting it off was a new experience for me. Thank you.
1) Crisps! Lays? Lay off! Give me my Walkers back. Pringles aren't the same here either - they're much thinner and less satisfying.
2) Bread. How much?? How crap??
3) Sausages. Pork and leek, Cumberland, Lincolnshire... all a thing of the past. Wtf are links? Do they actually have any meat content at all? I suppose it's all well and good if you like Italian spicy sausage and frankfurters.
4) Where are the baby new potatoes? What am I supposed to serve with quiche?
5) I'm really going to have to start making my own quiche, aren't I?
6) Pate. That's with an accent, not in the bald head sense. I wanna live near France again. MWAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
7) Cheese. How many different ways are there to grate Monterey Jack anyway? And if I wanted cheese that you can squirt out of a bottle, I'd just let my milk sit in the sun for a few hours. Thank you.
8) Rice. I want to make my own risotto thank you. With fresh ingredients. Not add water to your processed crap. Now give me some risotto rice. And while I'm on the subject, basmati is the best. No question. Can I have some please?
9) Ice cream for cats? This is some kind of joke, right? Why not just sell tins of cat food with "freeze" as the serving suggestion? Ah yes... because you couldn't sell them for $5 a go.
10) Wine boxes. That's wine in a box. Not that I don't like Hardy's, but I'm used to having a choice, if you see what I mean.
11) Cakes. Get rid of the gooey cack. And a lighter hand with the food colourings would go down well too. Apart from the cheesecake - keep up the good work in that arena.
12) Where are the choccie biccies? I want my Penguins and Breakaways and Wagon Wheels. There's only so many different kinds of cookie you can market before it starts to get very repetitive.
13) Betty Crocker does not rule the world. It is possible to make your own frosting.
14) Meat. Enough said, really. Particularly on the lamb front. I never saw fat on chicken breasts before so cutting it off was a new experience for me. Thank you.
May 20th 2005, 6:32 pm
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Re: My food rant
Originally Posted by Wintersong
Just have to get this off my chest.
1) Crisps! Lays? Lay off! Give me my Walkers back. Pringles aren't the same here either - they're much thinner and less satisfying.
2) Bread. How much?? How crap??
3) Sausages. Pork and leek, Cumberland, Lincolnshire... all a thing of the past. Wtf are links? Do they actually have any meat content at all? I suppose it's all well and good if you like Italian spicy sausage and frankfurters.
4) Where are the baby new potatoes? What am I supposed to serve with quiche?
5) I'm really going to have to start making my own quiche, aren't I?
6) Pate. That's with an accent, not in the bald head sense. I wanna live near France again. MWAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
7) Cheese. How many different ways are there to grate Monterey Jack anyway? And if I wanted cheese that you can squirt out of a bottle, I'd just let my milk sit in the sun for a few hours. Thank you.
8) Rice. I want to make my own risotto thank you. With fresh ingredients. Not add water to your processed crap. Now give me some risotto rice. And while I'm on the subject, basmati is the best. No question. Can I have some please?
9) Ice cream for cats? This is some kind of joke, right? Why not just sell tins of cat food with "freeze" as the serving suggestion? Ah yes... because you couldn't sell them for $5 a go.
10) Wine boxes. That's wine in a box. Not that I don't like Hardy's, but I'm used to having a choice, if you see what I mean.
11) Cakes. Get rid of the gooey cack. And a lighter hand with the food colourings would go down well too. Apart from the cheesecake - keep up the good work in that arena.
12) Where are the choccie biccies? I want my Penguins and Breakaways and Wagon Wheels. There's only so many different kinds of cookie you can market before it starts to get very repetitive.
13) Betty Crocker does not rule the world. It is possible to make your own frosting.
14) Meat. Enough said, really. Particularly on the lamb front. I never saw fat on chicken breasts before so cutting it off was a new experience for me. Thank you.
1) Crisps! Lays? Lay off! Give me my Walkers back. Pringles aren't the same here either - they're much thinner and less satisfying.
2) Bread. How much?? How crap??
3) Sausages. Pork and leek, Cumberland, Lincolnshire... all a thing of the past. Wtf are links? Do they actually have any meat content at all? I suppose it's all well and good if you like Italian spicy sausage and frankfurters.
4) Where are the baby new potatoes? What am I supposed to serve with quiche?
5) I'm really going to have to start making my own quiche, aren't I?
6) Pate. That's with an accent, not in the bald head sense. I wanna live near France again. MWAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
7) Cheese. How many different ways are there to grate Monterey Jack anyway? And if I wanted cheese that you can squirt out of a bottle, I'd just let my milk sit in the sun for a few hours. Thank you.
8) Rice. I want to make my own risotto thank you. With fresh ingredients. Not add water to your processed crap. Now give me some risotto rice. And while I'm on the subject, basmati is the best. No question. Can I have some please?
9) Ice cream for cats? This is some kind of joke, right? Why not just sell tins of cat food with "freeze" as the serving suggestion? Ah yes... because you couldn't sell them for $5 a go.
10) Wine boxes. That's wine in a box. Not that I don't like Hardy's, but I'm used to having a choice, if you see what I mean.
11) Cakes. Get rid of the gooey cack. And a lighter hand with the food colourings would go down well too. Apart from the cheesecake - keep up the good work in that arena.
12) Where are the choccie biccies? I want my Penguins and Breakaways and Wagon Wheels. There's only so many different kinds of cookie you can market before it starts to get very repetitive.
13) Betty Crocker does not rule the world. It is possible to make your own frosting.
14) Meat. Enough said, really. Particularly on the lamb front. I never saw fat on chicken breasts before so cutting it off was a new experience for me. Thank you.
May 20th 2005, 6:36 pm
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Re: My food rant
Originally Posted by Wintersong
Just have to get this off my chest.
1) Crisps! Lays? Lay off! Give me my Walkers back. Pringles aren't the same here either - they're much thinner and less satisfying.
2) Bread. How much?? How crap??
3) Sausages. Pork and leek, Cumberland, Lincolnshire... all a thing of the past. Wtf are links? Do they actually have any meat content at all? I suppose it's all well and good if you like Italian spicy sausage and frankfurters.
4) Where are the baby new potatoes? What am I supposed to serve with quiche?
5) I'm really going to have to start making my own quiche, aren't I?
6) Pate. That's with an accent, not in the bald head sense. I wanna live near France again. MWAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
7) Cheese. How many different ways are there to grate Monterey Jack anyway? And if I wanted cheese that you can squirt out of a bottle, I'd just let my milk sit in the sun for a few hours. Thank you.
8) Rice. I want to make my own risotto thank you. With fresh ingredients. Not add water to your processed crap. Now give me some risotto rice. And while I'm on the subject, basmati is the best. No question. Can I have some please?
9) Ice cream for cats? This is some kind of joke, right? Why not just sell tins of cat food with "freeze" as the serving suggestion? Ah yes... because you couldn't sell them for $5 a go.
10) Wine boxes. That's wine in a box. Not that I don't like Hardy's, but I'm used to having a choice, if you see what I mean.
11) Cakes. Get rid of the gooey cack. And a lighter hand with the food colourings would go down well too. Apart from the cheesecake - keep up the good work in that arena.
12) Where are the choccie biccies? I want my Penguins and Breakaways and Wagon Wheels. There's only so many different kinds of cookie you can market before it starts to get very repetitive.
13) Betty Crocker does not rule the world. It is possible to make your own frosting.
14) Meat. Enough said, really. Particularly on the lamb front. I never saw fat on chicken breasts before so cutting it off was a new experience for me. Thank you.
1) Crisps! Lays? Lay off! Give me my Walkers back. Pringles aren't the same here either - they're much thinner and less satisfying.
2) Bread. How much?? How crap??
3) Sausages. Pork and leek, Cumberland, Lincolnshire... all a thing of the past. Wtf are links? Do they actually have any meat content at all? I suppose it's all well and good if you like Italian spicy sausage and frankfurters.
4) Where are the baby new potatoes? What am I supposed to serve with quiche?
5) I'm really going to have to start making my own quiche, aren't I?
6) Pate. That's with an accent, not in the bald head sense. I wanna live near France again. MWAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
7) Cheese. How many different ways are there to grate Monterey Jack anyway? And if I wanted cheese that you can squirt out of a bottle, I'd just let my milk sit in the sun for a few hours. Thank you.
8) Rice. I want to make my own risotto thank you. With fresh ingredients. Not add water to your processed crap. Now give me some risotto rice. And while I'm on the subject, basmati is the best. No question. Can I have some please?
9) Ice cream for cats? This is some kind of joke, right? Why not just sell tins of cat food with "freeze" as the serving suggestion? Ah yes... because you couldn't sell them for $5 a go.
10) Wine boxes. That's wine in a box. Not that I don't like Hardy's, but I'm used to having a choice, if you see what I mean.
11) Cakes. Get rid of the gooey cack. And a lighter hand with the food colourings would go down well too. Apart from the cheesecake - keep up the good work in that arena.
12) Where are the choccie biccies? I want my Penguins and Breakaways and Wagon Wheels. There's only so many different kinds of cookie you can market before it starts to get very repetitive.
13) Betty Crocker does not rule the world. It is possible to make your own frosting.
14) Meat. Enough said, really. Particularly on the lamb front. I never saw fat on chicken breasts before so cutting it off was a new experience for me. Thank you.
just to let you know.
you do live in a foreign country.
May 20th 2005, 6:40 pm
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Re: My food rant
I'm with you on most of what you wrote. However, I like the beef here better.
May 20th 2005, 6:42 pm
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Re: My food rant
Originally Posted by Manc
just to let you know.
you do live in a foreign country.
you do live in a foreign country.
May 20th 2005, 6:46 pm
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Re: My food rant
There are baby spuds, not the same though...
Cheese, sausages and bread, if you want decent, it does suck, but can be found for a price at various health type co-ops, well around here, but it's not cheap.
Same with the rice and other fresh ingredients....all at the co-op...does bug me when you can't get the stuff at the supermarket....but on the plus, prawns are cheap here
Cheese, sausages and bread, if you want decent, it does suck, but can be found for a price at various health type co-ops, well around here, but it's not cheap.
Same with the rice and other fresh ingredients....all at the co-op...does bug me when you can't get the stuff at the supermarket....but on the plus, prawns are cheap here
May 20th 2005, 6:50 pm
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Re: My food rant
Ice Cream for cats......OMG :scared:
May 20th 2005, 7:00 pm
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Re: My food rant
Two words, Trader Joes! 
May 20th 2005, 7:04 pm
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Re: My food rant
Originally Posted by bored-silly
Two words, Trader Joes!
The Walkers you'd have to mail order, but at least crisps don't weigh very much
May 20th 2005, 7:06 pm
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Re: My food rant
Publix sells some great whole grain bread, found in the breakfast refrigerator. But you pay 4.69 to 4.99 a loaf! :scared: :scared: My one kid alone will eat a loaf a day! (teenager)
In S.A., every corner shop has a bakery that churns out fresh Portuguese bread rolls every hour or so. The thing I miss most about the place is the bread
In S.A., every corner shop has a bakery that churns out fresh Portuguese bread rolls every hour or so. The thing I miss most about the place is the bread
May 20th 2005, 7:19 pm
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Re: My food rant
I seem to have a fond childhood memory of putting sausages in the oven and cooking them until the skin goes crispy, leaking juices that turn to bronzed goo on the pan. More and more I'm growing suspicious of these memories, Blade Runner-style.
Last week, in Trader Joes, I found real sausages. The usual happy-hippy packaging, but real sausages none the less, made with pork, not chicken, or turkey, or mushroom rerived reconstituted proteins. I rushed home, tore open the pack, and was instantly hit with that salty, smokey smell...sure enough, they're pre-boiled, Frankfurter-style shite!
I know you feel my pain.
Last week, in Trader Joes, I found real sausages. The usual happy-hippy packaging, but real sausages none the less, made with pork, not chicken, or turkey, or mushroom rerived reconstituted proteins. I rushed home, tore open the pack, and was instantly hit with that salty, smokey smell...sure enough, they're pre-boiled, Frankfurter-style shite!
I know you feel my pain.
May 20th 2005, 7:19 pm
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Re: My food rant
Originally Posted by bored-silly
Two words, Trader Joes!
The one thing that pisses me off about TJ's, is that when I go there to get some lunch, they never have the express lane open, despite the fact that it's lunch time and plenty of people are in there buying lunch. So I have to queue behind Old rich folks or organic food munching hippy looking people, buying their entire months worth of food while all I have is some Beef Flautas and a drink.
May 20th 2005, 7:24 pm
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Re: My food rant
Originally Posted by bored-silly
Two words, Trader Joes!
May 20th 2005, 7:26 pm
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Re: My food rant
Aargh Ive just been listening to BBC Radio 2 on the internet while working and Johnnie Walker couldnt make up his mind whether to have an Indian or Chinese takeout for tea as he fancied a curry but also had a hankering for some crispy fried duck and hoi sin sauce.....now I cant stop thinking about both of them!! I would kill for a decent Chinese take out.
May 20th 2005, 7:27 pm
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Re: My food rant
Originally Posted by Bob
you know your living in a state that isn't cared about as half these stores you guys ever mention like trader joes don't exist here *lol*