Some places invented the jet engine others gave us spray cheese, some introduced high heels and the fork to society at large but Ireland gave us mankinds greatest achievement Tayto cheese and onion. The only problem is you have two Tato cheese and onion companies...tbc
You got me. Whiskey is Irelands gift to the world. Though the first mention of distillation in a historical text attributes it to someone called Mary the Jew. It's possible but unlikely that the said Mary was Jesus's Mom which would tie in nicely with the emerald isle.
Like Ironside, I'm no fan of crisps but would buy salt and vinegar. Cheese and onion, or cream cheese and chives, no thanks. Pringles (p,sin or salt and vinegar) are good and when in Africa I quote like the chilli and lemon ones they have there.
Cheese and onion in a buttered bap is quite the thing.
I'm not much of a crisps fan but cheese and onion are the only flavour I like. Don't think I could eat them in a bap though. I know quite a few people that enjoy crisp sandwiches. I find it a bit weird.
boiled peanuts, a street food/snack in the US South
The Cajun boiled peanuts sound really nice. Didn't know that different flavourings can be added to the water or that boiling them was a long process. We don't have anything like that here, at least that I've seen, just bags of salted KP nuts or the raw nuts in their shells.
We don't have them over here......I think. They look like big prawns. No way would I go near the head part!
My cousin has been spending the best part of 10 years trying to get me to visit her in the States.....but I have no real desire to go. The only parts I would be interested in visiting if I change my mind are New Orleans and the south in general ( for the food ) and New England in the fall.
Thanks for the photo link. That's a giant vat of crawfish! You've seen bigger amounts being prepared?
They look a bit like something between a large type of langouste or a spiny lobster. The former and similar varieties are very tasty. There are a lot off the western coasts of Britain.
These are I think freshwater though. Rather than seawater. Despite not liking river fish. I'd try them.
About crustaceans in Poland, since they simply weren't in the shops a few years ago, when they appeared, they were a rather nouveau riche thing with people wanting to show off by serving the biggest ones, often with shell still on. I still see echoes of this.
In fact, apart from lobster (and even then....) crustaceans tend to be better smaller rather than larger. If you haven't tried Dublin Bay Prawns, I recommend them.
crustaceans in Poland, since they simply weren't in the shops a few years ago
I've heard more than one Pole refer to crustaceans as 'robaki'... (they have a point if they didn't live in water and were crawling around on land there's no way I'd eat them....)
crustaceans tend to be better smaller rather than larger
My particular favorite used to be rock shrimp... ugly and so unpopular and a b7tch to clean (hard shell esp) but really delicious
if they didn't live in water and were crawling around on land there's no way I'd eat them.
The same. Crustaceans (at least in some countries) have to be kept in clean water for several days before they're killed.
Rock shrimps (I googled them) sound nice (for me all crustaceans are ugly) however I've not seen them in Europe.
Have you had potted shrimp? You make it with Morecambe Bay Shrimps (tiny brown ones). Just the shrimps, cooked in melted butter and pepper and pressed in a small dish. You'd need to add salt if it's Polish butter. Traditionally served with toast. I've had some Morecambe Bay shrimp in freezer for the past 11 years. Too risky to eat now, however if I ever need to make a salad for r*SSians...
If you want a 'cat fountain' wait until a tomcat is asleep next to a Roomba then remotely turn it on.. Whether you do it accidentally or deliberately, one thing is sure. You will get something similar to a fountain.