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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby karadekoolaid » Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:45 pm

How much food can Italians eat - 100g of smoked salmon each + mayonnaise dressed salad as a starter


My inlaws are from an Italian family, near Rome. My BIL´s father would invite us for lunch, many years ago.
Antipasto. Soup. Salad. Pasta. Fish course. Meat course. Sweet.
Wéd be eating for 3 hours.

And then Dino would walk out with chocolates and grappa.

And to answer your question - plenty! :gonzo

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Stokey Sue » Sun Nov 15, 2020 11:35 pm

It was a rhetorical question - I’ve been to Italy several times, and in Sicily in particular I was regularly served 5 course, each of which was of the size I’d serve as one of 2 courses in England, each enough for a light lunch
But I really don’t think I could force down 100g of smoked salmon as a starter, it’s so rich.

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Amyw » Sun Nov 15, 2020 11:45 pm

I do think it’s a bit of an overload , I love smoked salmon but like you said Sue , it’s very rich and think loses its appeal if you eat too much of it

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Lusciouslush » Mon Nov 16, 2020 1:11 pm

100gms of ( good quality) smoked salmon ....?
Eeeeasy!!

Oink.......!!!!

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby mistakened » Mon Nov 16, 2020 1:34 pm

Lusciouslush wrote:100gms of ( good quality) smoked salmon ....?
Eeeeasy!!
Ditto.

My personal dilemma, is it too early to download Elf Bowling?
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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Pampy » Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:38 pm

Lusciouslush wrote:100gms of ( good quality) smoked salmon ....?
Eeeeasy!!

Oink.......!!!!

Me too! Make room for me at the trough!

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby northleedsbhoy » Mon Nov 16, 2020 3:05 pm

Lusciouslush wrote:100gms of ( good quality) smoked salmon ....?
Eeeeasy!!

Oink.......!!!!


Me too, especially if it’s on a bed of cream cheese between 2 slices of bread :yum :yum

Cheers
NLB :thumbsup

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Stokey Sue » Mon Nov 16, 2020 3:27 pm

What a load of oinkers! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I could maybe eat 100g smoked salmon as the main protein in a meal but the point was that Locatelli served it, with mayo, as a starter to duck and 3 other courses

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Lusciouslush » Mon Nov 16, 2020 3:32 pm

And your point is Sue.........??
:yum :lol:

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Uschi » Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:21 pm

I'll have the salmon with cream-horseradish, please.

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby karadekoolaid » Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:08 am

I´m with Sue here. I´m no oinker :lol: :lol: :lol:
25-30 gms is probably more than enough as a starter; it´s a deliciously oily fish, but if you´ve got 2 or 3 or even 4 courses to follow... :shock:

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby herbidacious » Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:16 pm

mistakened wrote:
My personal dilemma, is it too early to download Elf Bowling?


I'd forgotten about elf bowling :)

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Uschi » Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:55 pm

herbidacious wrote:
mistakened wrote:
My personal dilemma, is it too early to download Elf Bowling?


I'd forgotten about elf bowling :)

:?: :?: :?:

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby mistakened » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:15 pm

herbidacious wrote:I'd forgotten about elf bowling

Try Goggling, Uschi :lol: . Norad Santa is not available until 1st December

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Hickybank » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:20 pm

Bottled my Bullace & Blackberry Gin yesterday, discarded the Bullace but mixed the Gin infused Blackberry's with Apples to make a pie. should be interesting.

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby aero280 » Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:07 pm

Christmas may be postponed. Long delays on imports at the docks. Especially Felixstowe.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54908129

Mind you the port have employed Failing Grayling as an advisor, so things will probably improve. He might know a man who can rent him a new port. It will probably be somewhere like Stafford!! :roll:

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Earthmaiden » Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:55 pm

For some reason that reminds me of the episode of 'The Good Life' where everything for Margot's Christmas depended on the Harrods van turning up in time - and it didn't. Perhaps we'll be making crackers from newspaper and loo roll ends, drinking rhubarb plonk and having a jolly good time anyway ;) .

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Earthmaiden » Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:02 am

Will the Charcuterie Chalet grace your table this year?

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/build-c ... d=74273364

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby jeral » Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:04 pm

Blimey, talk about excessive food handling! As a guest, I'd be happy with a photo of that charcuterie chalet.

Going to the other extreme, here are 50 vegan appetizers to browse through. It's a pain having to open almost all sites to get details and then zooming down for the ingredients/recipe bit :roll: Some good ideas though:
https://theclevermeal.com/easy-vegan-appetizers/

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Re: I hate to mention Christmas, but?

Postby Stokey Sue » Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:38 pm

Some of those look really good - I very much like the idea of cauliflower florets treated like chicken wings

Even if not vegan, it’s handy to have a dairy free repertoire, and you don’t always want meat before a main such as a roast

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