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 I'm afraid
	I'm afraidthat this heralds the end of our beautiful relationship my dear Badger.
I simply cannot carry on with someone who dislikes Marmite.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:31, Reply)
 I agree
	I agreeThe food of evil.
Ban it. Now.
Oh, and parsnips. Don't like them either
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:31, Reply)
 parsnips are ace
	parsnips are aceespecially honey-roasted ones.
*goes into parsnip-related daydream*
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:33, Reply)
 Oooh, I wonder
	Oooh, I wonderhow many more of Vipros' favourite foods I can diss by accident?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:33, Reply)
 Parsnips are awesome!
	Parsnips are awesome!Vipros is our mixed view on marmite really going to tear us apart? *dramatic gestures*
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:33, Reply)
 hmmmmm, I'm not sure
	hmmmmm, I'm not sureit can probably bear the brunt of you not liking marmite, but tell me, how do you feel about cucumbers and bananas?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:34, Reply)
 I appear to be in a minority re parnsips
	I appear to be in a minority re parnsipsso let's chuck another foodstuff into the discussion -
Tapioca
Love it or hate it?
I'd rather starve than eat it.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:36, Reply)
 I don't like actual bananas
	I don't like actual bananasBut I love banoffee pie!
I don't really like cucumber either but I will eat it
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:36, Reply)
 ok
	okI think we are safe
for the record, cucumbers and bananas both repulse me.
although strangely enough I can manage to eat banoffee pie. must be because the rest of it is so awesome it makes up for having banana in it
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:37, Reply)
 my grandpa used to feed me marmite
	my grandpa used to feed me marmitewhen he was babysitting the toddler version of me , apparently he used to enjoy watching my little face screw up when the taste hit me . Now I love it and he's dead , so who's laughing now ?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:39, Reply)
 Scentless
	ScentlessI love peaches. Fresh, not tinned, mind.
nyom nyom
*drools*
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:39, Reply)
 How can you not like peaches!?
	How can you not like peaches!?Next you will be saying you don't like mango
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:39, Reply)
 Thank god
	Thank godthat this bilge hasn't made it across the pond. It sounds like it would taste like hobo jizz.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:40, Reply)
 happyjoy
	happyjoythat made me laugh like a bastard
Loon: you must seek out some marmite and try it.
it is a fact that you will either despise it more than anything you've ever tasted, or it will become your main reason for continued existence
either way, you have to find out
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:41, Reply)
 I don't like fish
	I don't like fishbut I love tarama salarta!
only the tacky pink stuff though.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:42, Reply)
 Fennel
	Fennelsmells worse than it tastes. That ain't easy.
Edit: hlt, I know life in the borders isn't exactly exciting, but how the heck do you know that?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:44, Reply)
 Parmasan is ok but
	Parmasan is ok butI looove gouda cheese. I am quite a cheese fan really....
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:45, Reply)
 Parmesan does smell sick and feet
	Parmesan does smell sick and feet(gruyere smells exactly like feet) but I will eat parmesan in stuff
actually I'll eat most cheese in stuff (not blue cheese though, bleurgh)
fondue is the business. my mate is swiss and has his family recipe framed on the wall. it's so good
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:46, Reply)
 elementary, my dear witch
	elementary, my dear witchmarmite = nastiest tasting substance on planet.
ergo hobo jizz is less nasty.
you didn't think I'd tried it do you?
mr tulip is not a hobo in any way whatsoever.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:47, Reply)
 Off topic in the off topic
	Off topic in the off topichow rebellious am I?
My little cat just absolutely shit herself. She's sprawled across the couch, and my mobile is resting on the arm of said couch.
A text message just came in and she nearly went into orbit. She's now giving me "that" look. The one that suggests if I die one night, she'll eat me.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:48, Reply)
 raw onions
	raw onionsTaste smell texture... any one of those things'll make me boak...
*edit* @weewitch for a minute i had visions of catpoo all over your sofa! ha ha ha!
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:49, Reply)
 Don't mind JD
	Don't mind JDCan't drink lambrini anymore though (not that I would really want to...)
Edit: haha TWW that's brilliant I can imagine the look now!
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:50, Reply)
 Yes Marmite does suck
	Yes Marmite does suckMy least favorite foodstuff? Mashed potatoes.
Yeuch.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:50, Reply)
 Steak!
	Steak!Further to a mini discussion the other day about steak, I've just picked up £7.80 worth of fillet steak for £2.20. So I'll be cooking it as per guidance from the other day. I'll report back later.
My, aren't we all culinaryary today?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:51, Reply)
 Could be worse.
	Could be worse.I hear that there's some stuff called Bovoril or something like that which also has homeless scrotal qualities about it, with essence of Anne Widdicombe's nadgers added for savor.
You lot eat far worse things than Cheez Whiz.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:52, Reply)
 Actually
	ActuallyBovril is alright, I like to drink it at the footy.
It used to be beef extract, but they made it vegetarian so basically it is a Marmite competitor now.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:54, Reply)
 bovril
	bovrilis also awesome
it's like concentrated salty steak in a jar
what's not to like?
note: I'm pretty sure they've put the beef back in bovril
yep
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovril
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:54, Reply)
 @resident
	@residentBovril is amazing too!
(really good for hangovers actually)
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:54, Reply)
 Loon
	LoonI have no idea what Cheez Whiz is.
Can it be as bad as Kraft Cheesy pasta I wonder?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:55, Reply)
 Marmite is a staple food stuff
	Marmite is a staple food stuffessential to any healthy diet.
It's the best way to get your RDA of beefy goodness without raised cholesteral.
Fish = yuck
Tarama Salarta= Yum
Go figure
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:55, Reply)
 Bovril is rank :(
	Bovril is rank :(I don't suppose anyone is clicking links anymore but I have passed a good 5 minutes looking at cute cats. And wondering if people get sad if their cat isn't declared the cutest.
kittenwar.com/ (you can type it into google instead if you are a linkophobe)
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:56, Reply)
 It sounds revolting.
	It sounds revolting.I prefer actual steak, if I'm to taste beef. Unless it's a good stew.
Liquid steak sounds like the quintessence of fail.
EDIT: Cheez Whiz is basically Velveeta in a jar- runny, fluorescent yellow-orange stuff that tastes like it has the same relation to cheese that Yorkies have to wolves. Rather nasty, but it has its uses at times.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:56, Reply)
 Now...
	Now...Bovril is good. On fluffy white toast with a smattering of butter... *drools*
I don't like it when it's a drink, though...
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:57, Reply)
 SQUEEEEEZY CHEESY PEAS!
	SQUEEEEEZY CHEESY PEAS!And now, new Strawberry flavour.
The Fast Show R.I.P.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:57, Reply)
 @weewitch
	@weewitchnoooooo!
I love cheesypasta too!
but you can't get it in irisher land!
Carepackage of british food for me anyone??
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 15:58, Reply)
 @PJM
	@PJMMashed potatoes bad?
Bet you were fed Smash as a kid and were warped and twisted for life....
Smash is truly awful.
*edit - Polenta. Eye-tie cocksnot on a plate.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:00, Reply)
 kirst
	kirstI can see the guy's at the airport's face when that package goes through the security scanner ....
Marmite AND cheesy pasta?
Edit: TGB, it's bright orange. You can't achieve that colour with cheese.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:01, Reply)
 @tgb
	@tgbnope. kraft cheesy pasta tastes absolutely nothing like conventional macaroni cheese. nothing at all :)
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:01, Reply)
 Smash is the Devil's nob scrapings
	Smash is the Devil's nob scrapingsproper mash is ace.
try whole grain mustard mash, cheesy mash, garlic mash or rustic mash (this involves being lazy and mashing potatoes with the skins on)
EDITED for less marshes
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:02, Reply)
 I went through a strange phase
	I went through a strange phaseof not liking mashed potatoes
don't know what was going on there
now I love to put other stuff in them, like roasted garlic, or chives, or spring onions and soy sauce
@NakedApe: agreed. I had rustic parmesan mash with my meatballs last night
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:02, Reply)
 mashed potatoes
	mashed potatoesfood of Badgers everywhere.
with bangers and gravy = comfort food.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:03, Reply)
 Care package
	Care packagei'd want... ironbru, Scottish white pudding, beef flavour monstermunch, em...
there's loads n loads of stuff i can't get!
Any suggestions folks?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:03, Reply)
 mashed potatoes
	mashed potatoeswith smoked cheese, a little sour cream and finely chopped red onion.
*drools*
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:04, Reply)
 Cheese and onion mash potato
	Cheese and onion mash potatoyummy yum yum
Edit: Ooh same wavelength TWW I like it!
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:04, Reply)
 Bangers mash and gravy FTW
	Bangers mash and gravy FTWbest way to have this is an enormous pile of mash in the middle of your plate and the sausages stuck in it, so it looks like a plate of food out of the Beano
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:04, Reply)
 @ Vipros
	@ ViprosYou just made me very, very hungry!
*comtemplates filth in vending machine*
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:05, Reply)
 @Vipros
	@ViprosI thought I was the only one who did that!
I absolutely love Bangers 'n Mash with a bit of Dijon mustard in the mash.
Yum!
(These last two threads have made me very hungry indeed!)
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:06, Reply)
 Yep, mashed potato
	Yep, mashed potatoEvery single evening meal, for the first sixteen years of my life.
I think it's something to do with the blandness. They're the Lighthouse Family of root vegetables.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:06, Reply)
 Mashed potato is...
	Mashed potato is......the devils shit.
Back in the poor days when we had no carpets, the Scentless family often had to rely on this.
Praise the lord for the day that my mum decided to start putting cheese in it.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:07, Reply)
 Meal of the Gods
	Meal of the GodsBig yorkshire pudding filled with rustic, cheesy mash, with 4 linconshire sausages sticking out of it smothered in rich red onion gravy.
and a pint of Adnams.
*is an M&S advert*
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:07, Reply)
 wow, 4 replies at me in a row!
	wow, 4 replies at me in a row!you people love your mash!
:-)
*wishes he was having bangers and mash for dinner*
balti chicken pilaf unfortunately...
@NakedApe: dear god, my stomach is about to eat itself after that description
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:08, Reply)
 speaking of mash
	speaking of mashif you whizz up some cauliflower in the blender with butter and cream it makes yummy, but less stodgy, mash.
and butternut squash mash with mascarpone cheese is almost indecently tasty.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:09, Reply)
 PJM
	PJMmy mum did her very own special "lumpy" mash with nothing added. No butter, no milk, nothing.
I only started liking it when I started making my own and adding things to spice it up. Also gravy. Mum treated gravy powder like an endangered species. I make it almost thick enough to stand the spoon in!
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:09, Reply)
 Childhood  Scoff
	Childhood  ScoffThat your healthy-eating brain screams 'Noooooo' at but is just so nice...
Tinned meatballs
Tinned burgers in gravy
(made out of the rejected 'meat' from the Whiskas factory, but schlurpy gravy)
Mince & Tatties
(Sole vegetable aside from the tatties being the onion)
Corned beef hash
Stovies
(Higher fat content than a spermwhale butty)
Any more?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:09, Reply)
 Sweet potato makes a good mash
	Sweet potato makes a good mashwell, more of a puree really
good with slow roast belly pork and roast shallots (had it with prunes too. this was good)
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:10, Reply)
 Bolognese
	BologneseCan be delicious, but beware I once had mince fried with an onion, that was all.
I also once had mince fried with red wine, that was also rubbish.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:11, Reply)
 Osok
	Osokour mothers went to the same cooking school!
You forgot stew - the cheapest cut of meat with the taste boiled out of it!
Edit: DiT, tonight, if you missed the announcement earlier, is chips (proper ones, homemade), beefburgers (again proper homemade big thick burgers with onion and Worcester sauce) and some sweetcorn. If you can get here in the next 20 minutes, you can have some too.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:13, Reply)
 Tartiflette
	TartifletteAny skiers/snowboarders out there will appreciate the hot cheesy, bacony yummy gloopiness of this alpine dish.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartiflette
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:15, Reply)
 TWW
	TWWIn Embra in the 70s/80s that was what you ate. She is actually a superb cook, coming from a farming family helps, but we were very poor in those days.
She also likes brawn (wobble).
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:16, Reply)
 The optimal dinner
	The optimal dinnerFilet mignon, cooked so that the center is still red but warm, with mashed potatoes (with sour cream, butter, salt, pepper and some parmesan mixed in), broccoli lightly steamed so it's still crunchy with butter and lemon on it, and a bottle of Chimay Grande Reserve to go with it. A little highland malt to serve as dessert, and I could die a happy man.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:16, Reply)
 @Naked Ape
	@Naked ApeTartiflette is wonderful, I only discovered it last month.
Got a brilliant recipe for it, anyone wants it, GAZ me
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:18, Reply)
 Osok
	OsokI see your brawn and raise you ....
potted haugh
and
tongue
Edit: time to go and get some food cooked. Probably be back later.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:18, Reply)
 TWW
	TWWTongue not soo bad.
Still don't like kidneys, though.
How about some stewed tripe?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:21, Reply)
 I don't think I am going to last until dinner time!
	I don't think I am going to last until dinner time!But I am going to my friends and there is home made banoffee pie *is a happy badger*
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:21, Reply)
 something I've discovered recently is
	something I've discovered recently isMalt loaf
fucking ace with butter.
then I decided to toast it. it's amazing. cut a thick slice of soreen (any variety although cinnamon one is nicest) and whack it in the toaster (you'll need tongs to get the bugger out again)
It goes deliciously crispy on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside.
mmmm
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:22, Reply)
 The best and only new years resolution
	The best and only new years resolutionThat I've kept was to eat new things.
Sometimes horrid, mostly enlightening and delicious!
It's incredible how much food prejudice the average person has that is unfounded or out of date.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:25, Reply)
 @Naked ape
	@Naked apeWell if you missed it from the other thread I highly recommend horse :)
And if you have never had it haggis is yummy :)
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:31, Reply)
 haggis is good
	haggis is goodfinally got to try it in scotland last year
perfect setting too, it was in a castle, with my hangover cure fry up after a wedding
I prefer black pudding though
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:33, Reply)
 Black pudding is yummy
	Black pudding is yummyI go through phases of eating it cold though, first time you try it I would recommend heating it through though.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:36, Reply)
 black pudding, a big scallop and a poached egg
	black pudding, a big scallop and a poached eggare what you want
right my pretties, I think it's time I left
have to get the bus home today. boo.
*marmitey hugs all round*
smell you later
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:37, Reply)
 Bye Vipros *hugs*
	Bye Vipros *hugs*I should probably go back to pretending to work :p
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:41, Reply)
 @TGB My mum fed me horse once
	@TGB My mum fed me horse onceWhen I was wee, I only really remember it tasting like tough beef.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:41, Reply)
 How did you have it?
	How did you have it?In a stew is nice I was going to try steaks but I was debating if it would taste better cooked medium rare like steak or more well done like venison.
Edit: I read your sig as you wanting badgers and mash!
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:46, Reply)
 Stewed, I think
	Stewed, I thinkIt was a very long time ago! I would ask your friendly butcher waht he suggests for the particular cut.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:47, Reply)
 Venison?  Well-done?
	Venison?  Well-done?Sacrelige, Madam! It should be lovely and pink!
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:50, Reply)
 I need to find a new friendly butcher who sells horse
	I need to find a new friendly butcher who sells horseI can only think of one butcher and I think he may be too mainstream
Edit: DiT sorry I meant I have my cow steak rare to medium rare but I like venison steak more medium (so more well done than the cow steak)
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:51, Reply)
 butchers
	butchersI'm not sure i'd get it over here at all! :O
They do love their horses here. I see them tied to bricks all over the place! ;)
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:51, Reply)
 Any 'shoppers on?
	Any 'shoppers on?Fancy spending two mins with a scan I've got to optimise for /board? I'm on a friends 'puter with no shop or gimp *pouts*
Gaz pls ithankyouverymuchinadvance
Edit: Pixlr is really very limited =o[
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 16:57, Reply)
 Hello...
	Hello...I would like to whore out Mrs. Devil, please:
www.b3ta.com/board/8692534
Thanks!
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 17:04, Reply)
 Sorry...
	Sorry...I meant whore out Mrs. Devil's work.
Apols if I've given you a red hot tip.
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 17:16, Reply)
 Chortles
	Chortles*wonders if Mrs Devil's gaz-box is overloading*
I didn't realise Mrs Devil was a b3tan?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 17:17, Reply)
 Yeah...
	Yeah...She just doesn't ever post, really. Which is a shame, as she makes some really good pictures!
EDIT: You ok, squire?
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 17:25, Reply)
 See, I CAN be nice
	See, I CAN be niceI just went and clicked on both of those pictures.
They are good, I didn't just click 'cos you guys asked me to ...
Edit: DiT, its a shame you couldn't make dinner - was mucho scrummy. Best of all, eldest witchlet brought home choccie muffins made in Home Ec. God bless education!
(, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 17:48, Reply)
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