Dinner tonight

[Steve]

Round the World night at the pub.  This week:  France

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Nice yummy 

We got some pastry things (in place of snails) in Ratatouille; butternut squash (in place of chicken) Chaiseur, Root vegetables (in place of beef) Bourguignon,  le Puy lentils and Dauphinoise potatoes (so no Pommes Frites BM) and it was tres Yummy.  All for £7.50 each 

Tarte Tatin with Calvados was the desert and we cheated and just had a boulle of the boozy ice cream for £2.   Walked out spending less than £25 + tip

Globe and Rainbow, superb pub, lovely couple that work their hearts out running it with great staff and great food.

   imagine how good the real stuff was ........

Yep, but i never ate snails so no idea how to imagine that bit

[apc2010]

Round the World night at the pub.  This week:  France

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Nice yummy 

We got some pastry things (in place of snails) in Ratatouille; butternut squash (in place of chicken) Chaiseur, Root vegetables (in place of beef) Bourguignon,  le Puy lentils and Dauphinoise potatoes (so no Pommes Frites BM) and it was tres Yummy.  All for £7.50 each 

Tarte Tatin with Calvados was the desert and we cheated and just had a boulle of the boozy ice cream for £2.   Walked out spending less than £25 + tip

Globe and Rainbow, superb pub, lovely couple that work their hearts out running it with great staff and great food.

   imagine how good the real stuff was ........

Yep, but i never ate snails so no idea how to imagine that bit

Snail porridge........   yumster .......

[boogs]

Round the World night at the pub.  This week:  France

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Nice yummy 

We got some pastry things (in place of snails) in Ratatouille; butternut squash (in place of chicken) Chaiseur, Root vegetables (in place of beef) Bourguignon,  le Puy lentils and Dauphinoise potatoes (so no Pommes Frites BM) and it was tres Yummy.  All for £7.50 each 

Tarte Tatin with Calvados was the desert and we cheated and just had a boulle of the boozy ice cream for £2.   Walked out spending less than £25 + tip

Globe and Rainbow, superb pub, lovely couple that work their hearts out running it with great staff and great food.

   imagine how good the real stuff was ........

Yep, but i never ate snails so no idea how to imagine that bit

Snail porridge........   yumster .......

I like snails in garlic butter.       Looks nice Steve  shame I could not read the menus tho 

[Steve]

Are snails chewy like Squid is?

Please don't say they're like Mussels as I've never eaten them either.  But I have eaten squid - the stuff you chew and chew and chew . . . . . .  . and day turns to night and you chew and chew and chew . . . . . .  and winter comes and goes and spring returns and still you chew and chew and chew . . . . . .

So I guess not

[Grumpmeister]

If the squid you had was that chewy then it was overcooked. 

[boogs]

If the squid you had was that chewy then it was overcooked. 

Agreed and same with snails when I have had them they have been nice and tender except once chewy  overcooked as Grumpy says... 

[Just One More]

Round the World night at the pub.  This week:  France

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Nice yummy 

We got some pastry things (in place of snails) in Ratatouille; butternut squash (in place of chicken) Chaiseur, Root vegetables (in place of beef) Bourguignon,  le Puy lentils and Dauphinoise potatoes (so no Pommes Frites BM) and it was tres Yummy.  All for £7.50 each 

Tarte Tatin with Calvados was the desert and we cheated and just had a boulle of the boozy ice cream for £2.   Walked out spending less than £25 + tip

Globe and Rainbow, superb pub, lovely couple that work their hearts out running it with great staff and great food.

Looks and sounds good, great VFM too 

[Just One More]

Top Tip - when fasting prior to a blood test, don't go on to the food threads 

[Barman]

Top Tip - when fasting prior to a blood test, don't go on to the food threads 

[Steve]

If the squid you had was that chewy then it was overcooked. 

Agreed and same with snails when I have had them they have been nice and tender except once chewy  overcooked as Grumpy says... 

Ah and ta

Twas a long time ago (1979  ) on business trip to Turin and I never ate squid again.  And so far luckily no giant squid has eaten me either.  But the day is yet young.

[Steve]

Top Tip - when fasting prior to a blood test, don't go on to the food threads 

(or if you do that 2 days a week fasting lark and guess what today is)

[apc2010]

Combo tonight .....s/sour ribs and chilli n nacos........

[miss Tchevious]

Are snails chewy like Squid is?

Please don't say they're like Mussels as I've never eaten them either.  But I have eaten squid - the stuff you chew and chew and chew . . . . . .  . and day turns to night and you chew and chew and chew . . . . . .  and winter comes and goes and spring returns and still you chew and chew and chew . . . . . .

So I guess not

Snails are gorgeous.  Our local fruit and veg market has a big container full of mountain snails. They are massive at the moment. The taste and texture of a snail all depends on what they eat. If you pluck them out of the garden, they ming, but the ones from the hills feed on grass and herbs and are lovely. plucked out of the shell with a toothpick and dipped in lemon juice. nom nom nom 

 And they do taste a bit like mussels, sorry,

[Nick]

I saw them when I was there but bottled out. They are yummy though. ANd you can make things with the shells

[Steve]

Nah, not pour moi