If you were to emigrate, which of mammy's dinners would you miss most?

fro9etb8j5qsl2

The brother fecked off to New Zealand a few years back without a baldy notion of how to even boil an egg. He seems to have picked up a few bits of culinary wisdom along the way but still complains that the chops he fries and the spuds he cook don't taste the same as home. I went on a jaunt over to see him last year and one evening, after a mammoth wine tasting session we stumbled back to his house, mouldy and ravenous. The delia smith within me went to town on the contents of his fridge and the result was a big pile of salty fried mince laced with ketchup and chilli flakes. 'jaysus this is savage' he declared, as he mucked in. I couldn't understand his enthusiasm (it served the purpose but 'twas no doner kebab with garlic chip like) until he piped up 'ah tis like the stuff mammy used to make of a thursday when she used to fire the mealmaker into the mince and serve it with a big pile of buttery mash'. Aha!:D

I reckon I'd miss the bacon and cabbage the most :pac:

charlietheminxx

Chicken and stuffing! I can cook a fair bit myself like, but it never turns out quite like the mam's does

Looking at moving to London next summer, if it happens I'll be at the mercy of Ryanair for a fair few Sunday dinners back home

Paddy Cow

Roast chicken, stuffing, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, gravy and carrots.

syklops

I miss lamb the most. Cant get it here.

BraziliaNZ

My mother's cooking is terrible so I'm glad to be away from it. I'm a great cook though!

starlit

None to be honest not keen on mammy's dinners. Rather make it myself but if I had to choose there might be one or two dinners perhaps anything else no wouldn't miss!:p

cocoshovel

I can cook most of my mothers dinners, Spagetti bolognaise and Curry and the ones I mainly like. I don't really like boring bland arse Irish potato's and roast chicken (or any other plain meat). Yuck.

starlit

Eduardo Polite Summerhouse wrote: »

The brother fecked off to New Zealand a few years back without a baldy notion of how to even boil an egg. He seems to have picked up a few bits of culinary wisdom along the way but still complains that the chops he fries and the spuds he cook don't taste the same as home. I went on a jaunt over to see him last year and one evening, after a mammoth wine tasting session we stumbled back to his house, mouldy and ravenous. The delia smith within me went to town on the contents of his fridge and the result was a big pile of salty fried mince laced with ketchup and chilli flakes. 'jaysus this is savage' he declared, as he mucked in. I couldn't understand his enthusiasm (it served the purpose but 'twas no doner kebab with garlic chip like) until he piped up 'ah tis like the stuff mammy used to make of a thursday when she used to fire the mealmaker into the mince and serve it with a big pile of buttery mash'. Aha!:D

I reckon I'd miss the bacon and cabbage the most :pac:

He just have to learn to make something simple and convenient. Enough to keep him healthy and fed I suppose. Not cheap though but at least something nutritious!

If he can use an oven and throw in a pizza, or boil something like pasta or rice are both very nutritious. You can buy a packet of rice and heat them in a microwave! Simple!? Less prep and more time cooking it but doing so quickly is the best solution I suppose for someone who isn't much into cooking. No point slaving over a hot stove like!?

He will learn in time OP!? Just takes practice and patience!

starbelgrade

Bitty.

Tefral

Mams beef stew.. I could cook it but id be the only one eating it and its not right unless you have a giant pot full of ingredients.

starlit

A toasted sandwich is very easy to make though!?

shedweller

Beef stew and spuds.

You'd want to be putting in a good days work beforehand!

biko

The spaghetti with minced meat and shredded carrots sauce with extra cheese.

mandrake04

Been gone 7 years and the only thing I miss is Xmas dinner, although I did make it back in '06 & '09.

Although last year was great as my in-laws are Irish/Scottish and know how to cook a proper Xmas turkey/ham dinner as well as the old Seafood one.

ScumLord

Eduardo Polite Summerhouse wrote: »

He seems to have picked up a few bits of culinary wisdom along the way but still complains that the chops he fries and the spuds he cook don't taste the same as home.

That's because Irish spuds are very different from what the rest of the world passes of as spuds.


Mammy was back home last week and made bacon, cabbage and potato. Don't know how that simple meal tastes so good but damn it I horsed the lot into me and went back for seconds.

Karona

The only thing I miss is my Mams stuffing, she makes really really nice stuffing. I don't like her other cooking and have been cooking for myself since I was about 13.

Micky Dolenz

Karona wrote: »

The only thing I miss is my Mams stuffing, she makes really really nice stuffing. I don't like her other cooking and have been cooking for myself since I was about 13.

Your Ma does like a good stuffing all right.

Biggins

Homemade Irish stew.

Kasabian

I miss just watching my Mum pottering around the kitchen, didn't matter what she was cooking, it was always lovely, the smell of the roast on a Sunday, baked bread, even a fry-up seemed to have it's own special taste when my auld ma was doing it.

Folks enjoy your time with Mum, go and sit at the kitchen table and eat and chat with her, you will miss it when she won't allow you back in the house.

Timistry

I did emigrate and I miss all of them, merely cos my mammy made them:( Dammit, stop making my homesick!

Handsome Bob

Some chicken/cheese/cream/brocolli concoction, don't know the name of it.

geetar

dominios

BluesBerry

A coddle, I just cant make it the same as she does

FinnLizzy

I'd comeback from my exotic location and use my newly obtained culinary knowledge to teach her how to not cook shyte!

fro9etb8j5qsl2

syklops wrote: »

I miss lamb the most. Cant get it here.

:eek: Where are you???

doovdela wrote: »

He just have to learn to make something simple and convenient. Enough to keep him healthy and fed I suppose. Not cheap though but at least something nutritious!

If he can use an oven and throw in a pizza, or boil something like pasta or rice are both very nutritious. You can buy a packet of rice and heat them in a microwave! Simple!? Less prep and more time cooking it but doing so quickly is the best solution I suppose for someone who isn't much into cooking. No point slaving over a hot stove like!?

He will learn in time OP!? Just takes practice and patience!

Ha you don't know our lad, he loves the food but HATES the effort! Showed me some of the best restaurants and takeaways while I was there though

tan11ie

Toast!! she makes good toast

DEFTLEFTHAND

Boxty.

fro9etb8j5qsl2

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Boxty.

Do people still actually eat this?? Ditto coddle.....