Off Topic Chat. (MOD NOTE post# 3949 and post#5279)

Uinseann_16 · 07-12-2020 11:07am

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

So we have amongst us one who has eaten the stink fruit!Been described as like" eating custard in a sewer."Foul enough fresh so it would be hard to tell is it off.

Snails,meh...better done in a kind of pie than the shells.But still a rubbery bit of nothing that tastes of garlic.

Marlin is an excellent fish and whoever prepped if sounds like they had no clue on how to cook it or it was an old piece.

Ive picked and eaten winkles and baineachs (limpets) id assume the snails would be very similar in taste to winkles:p
Alot of older people here in the west think of winkles as a delicacy

Feisar · 07-12-2020 12:21pm

Uinseann_16 wrote: »

Ive picked and eaten winkles and baineachs (limpets) id assume the snails would be very similar in taste to winkles:p
Alot of older people here in the west think of winkles as a delicacy

Snails are pointless after the sauce wears off and yer still chewing and start getting an earthy taste. I had them once, wouldn't bother again.

My Granny used to go mad for winkles and dillisk.

Uinseann_16 · 07-12-2020 12:57pm

Feisar wrote: »

Snails are pointless after the sauce wears off and yer still chewing and start getting an earthy taste. I had them once, wouldn't bother again.

My Granny used to go mad for winkles and dillisk.

I grew up eating dilisk and baineachs and winkles and wrasse pollock etc

Winkles need to be boiled first then pan fried in butter with some black pepper and a few herbs

Feisar · 07-12-2020 1:13pm

Uinseann_16 wrote: »

I grew up eating dilisk and baineachs and winkles and wrasse pollock etc
Winkles need to be boiled first then pan fried in butter with some black pepper and a few herbs

I take it you had yer share of Carrageen Moss Pudding as well?

Feisar · 07-12-2020 1:15pm

Mellor wrote: »

Sounds like the swordfish was just badly cooked tbh. Should be a meaty fish, like tuna steak or other robust white fish.

Yea thinking back on it, it was either off or badly cooked. I spend the rest of the day burping and getting a fishy taste in my mouth, ugh.

BattleCorp · 07-12-2020 1:26pm

Feisar wrote: »

Snails are pointless after the sauce wears off and yer still chewing and start getting an earthy taste.

I've only had snails once and they felt kind of rubbery. Sort of like chewing on a rubber band. They didn't taste of anything much to be honest so I'd agree with you on your point about the sauce being the main ingredient.

Feisar · 07-12-2020 1:42pm

BattleCorp wrote: »

I've only had snails once and they felt kind of rubbery. Sort of like chewing on a rubber band. They didn't taste of anything much to be honest so I'd agree with you on your point about the sauce being the main ingredient.

Yea basically a rubber band, sort of pointless.

Grizzly 45 · 07-12-2020 2:56pm

Uinseann_16 wrote: »

Winkles need to be boiled first then pan fried in butter with some black pepper and a few herbs [

Sounds a lot better than the usual fare we got them in Limerick off street vendors of a certain minority. A brown paper bag with a pin and pick out what basically looked like a decent nose booger out of its crash helmet.:eek:

Uinseann_16 · 07-12-2020 3:49pm

Feisar wrote: »

I take it you had yer share of Carrageen Moss Pudding as well?

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Uinseann_16 wrote: »

Sounds a lot better than the usual fare we got them in Limerick off street vendors of a certain minority. A brown paper bag with a pin and pick out what basically looked like a decent nose booger out of its crash helmet.:eek:

I have indeed had a bit of that

The picking them out of their shells was the job for the kids with a sewing needle and alot of accidentaly stabbed finger tips
Theyd all be put into a pot for pan frying
Same process with baineachs but they fall out of their shell when boiled you just have to de back them :pac:

Birdnuts · 07-12-2020 10:58pm

BattleCorp wrote: »

I've only had snails once and they felt kind of rubbery. Sort of like chewing on a rubber band. They didn't taste of anything much to be honest so I'd agree with you on your point about the sauce being the main ingredient.

Have to say I'm a big fan of snails in garlic sauce(and French cuisine in general) . Apparently a growing demand here too with Irelands first snail farm down in Offaly going from strength to strength since starting back in 2016

Cass · 07-12-2020 11:54pm

Anyone tried Surströmming?

Is it as bad as they say?

tudderone · 08-12-2020 12:38am

Cass wrote: »

Anyone tried Surströmming?

Is it as bad as they say?

Is that the fish thats been piddled on ?

Cass · 08-12-2020 1:02am

The fermented stuff. Smells like death and apparently doesn't taste much better. Classed as the world's smelliest food.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJZYieU6Cgw

tudderone · 08-12-2020 2:04am

Cass wrote: »

The fermented stuff. Smells like death and apparently doesn't taste much better. Classed as the world's smelliest food.

I think i'll swerve that to be honest. It was Icelandic Hakarl i was thinking of, rotten shark meat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEk6cKaIbqs

Mellor · 08-12-2020 9:36am

Feisar wrote: »

Snails are pointless after the sauce wears off and yer still chewing and start getting an earthy taste. I had them once, wouldn't bother again.

I definitely wasn't chewing them. Swallowed whole with the butter. Like an oyster.

I get that this foods all had time and a place where they made sense. But honestly no idea why anyone would choose snails with shellfish readily available.
Similarly, not sure why anyone would choose fermented, pisss-fish, when modern refridgeration exists.

Grizzly 45 · 08-12-2020 1:26pm

Apparently a growing demand here too with Irelands first snail farm down in Offaly going from strength to strength since starting back in 2016

In 1986, fresh out of school and Ag college with a green cert and with all the piss& vinegar of a youngster willing to take on the world. Me and a mate of mine had this idea of snail farming, as there was a demand for them even back then on the Continent. Doesn't require a huge amount of space, and is not very labour intensive either, and just some patience and basic knowledge of snails and their wily ways. All of which we had, just needed some cash to get it operational to source the markets.

Our idea was as well-received as the first bottle of Ballygowan water was received by Gay Bryne on the Late late show by everyone in Ireland who was in charge of money or farming and food exports...:(:mad:

35 years later... Always said it.it takes about 30 to 35 years for Ireland to catch up with anything everyone else has been doing for decades.:rolleyes:

tudderone · 08-12-2020 2:22pm

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

In 1986, fresh out of school and Ag college with a green cert and with all the piss& vinegar of a youngster willing to take on the world. Me and a mate of mine had this idea of snail farming, as there was a demand for them even back then on the Continent. Doesn't require a huge amount of space, and is not very labour intensive either, and just some patience and basic knowledge of snails and their wily ways. All of which we had, just needed some cash to get it operational to source the markets.

Our idea was as well-received as the first bottle of Ballygowan water was received by Gay Bryne on the Late late show by everyone in Ireland who was in charge of money or farming and food exports...:(:mad:

35 years later... Always said it.it takes about 30 to 35 years for Ireland to catch up with anything everyone else has been doing for decades.:rolleyes:

In fairness, in the ireland of the 80's, paying for water to drink was liable to get you certified as a card carrying nutter.

tudderone · 08-12-2020 2:40pm

Haim Eshed, former head of Israeli security services, says the Earth has made contact with the little green men from Mars, its been known a while and Donald Trump was on the verge of blabbing about it.

I for one welcome our new overlords

https://meaww.com/haim-eshed-ex-space-security-chief-boss-israel-aliens-exist-galactic-federation-contact-touch-us

He continued, “Trump was on the verge of revealing, but the aliens in the Galactic Federation are saying: Wait, let people calm down first. They don’t want to start mass hysteria. They want to first make us sane and understanding.” Eshed further said, “There’s an agreement between the US government and the aliens. They signed a contract with us to do experiments here. They, too, are researching and trying to understand the whole fabric of the universe, and they want us as helpers. There’s an underground base in the depths of Mars, where their representatives are, and also our American astronauts.”

Grizzly 45 · 08-12-2020 2:52pm

Ooookaaaayyyy...Keep taking them tablets there General...Be grand in no time!:eek: Otherwise the two lads in the white coats and the big butterfly net will be calling around again!

tudderone · 08-12-2020 2:54pm

Ok, something more realistic, and worrying, another mystery illness in India.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/300-hospitalised-by-mystery-illness-in-eluru-in-andhra-pradesh-india/news-story/c4facf5b9c57ce42a5980c71809023aa

Grizzly 45 · 08-12-2020 3:12pm

Sad to hear, but a very well-lived life at 97
RIP Brig/General Charles "Chuck" Yager.
The first man to break the sound barrier, WW2 air combat ace, one of the first aces to shoot down a ME 262 jet fighter in a P51 Mustang
incredible pro-gun and 2A supporter and hunter.
Truly "The right stuff!"
Kick your tyres and light your fires on your final flight Gen Yager

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chuck-yeager-pilot-who-broke-the-sound-barrier-dies-at-97/ar-BB1bJgx5?ck_subscriber_id=560992113

tudderone · 08-12-2020 6:32pm

Sainsburys, the UK supermarket chain getting abuse for using footballer/actor in their adverts, as he is a "Wildlife terrorist" :rolleyes:.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9030351/Sainsburys-slammed-anti-hunt-campaigners-decision-use-Vinnie-Jones-ad-campaign.html

yubabill · 08-12-2020 8:08pm

Texas just filed suit in US Supreme Court against Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin at the state level, alleging that the four swing states did not select their presidential electors constitutionally.

The argument by Texas seems robust and looks to be the result of huge amounts of work.

Forget about election fraud - which the Guardian article in the link presents as a straw man - the issues in question are the procedures followed in the 4 swing states to introduce mail-in voting.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/08/texas-lawsuit-donald-trump-election-georgia-michigan-pennsylvania-wisconsin

Rosahane · 08-12-2020 9:50pm

Just see the enormous economic impact the Chinese covid virus has had on it's host country - China, where exports have surged by over 20%!

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/07/china-trade-surplus-sets-record-high-as-world-reels-from-pandemic/

BattleCorp · 08-12-2020 9:59pm

Rosahane wrote: »

Just see the enormous economic impact the Chinese covid virus has had on it's host country - China, where exports have surged by over 20%!

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/07/china-trade-surplus-sets-record-high-as-world-reels-from-pandemic/

China were never truthful with their economic figures in the past. Doubtful they would start now.

tudderone · 08-12-2020 10:20pm

The Chinese are not to be trusted, they are ruthless and very underhand. For some reason Russia is portrayed in the media as the bogieman who is up to all kinds of evil, but in reality its the Chinese. I wouldn't be in the least surprised if they developed this horrible virus deliberately.

Personally i try to buy as little as i can from China.

tudderone · 08-12-2020 11:56pm

The auction of Teddy Roosevelts Colt revolver, it got out of my price range really quickly

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLQOvPMAjqk

tudderone · 09-12-2020 4:02pm

I see in the Mejia, that former senior public servants, like Bertie Ahern, Fatty Cowen, and the bank regulators who were asleep at the switch when it all went seriously wrong, are to get a big hike in their pensions, 15k a year in the case of Ahern and Cowen.

Does your heart good to see it doesn't it :mad: ?

Feisar · 09-12-2020 5:15pm

tudderone wrote: »

I see in the Mejia, that former senior public servants, like Bertie Ahern, Fatty Cowen, and the bank regulators who were asleep at the switch when it all went seriously wrong, are to get a big hike in their pensions, 15k a year in the case of Ahern and Cowen.

Does your heart good to see it doesn't it :mad: ?

Where is that ignore button gone to!

yubabill · 10-12-2020 12:01pm

A barrister has formed a new privately-funded org called Irish Council for Human Rights which is going to challenge the constitutionality of an aspect of the Covid lockdown here.

Doesn't appear to be an amateur attempt like the one brought by Gemma and John, which actually did more harm than good IMHO.

I'm on the record as saying the lockdown is/was unconstitutional, had a letter printed in Sunday Times where I say it in passing, as part of a critique of Golfgate/Woulfe.

The lady barrister says she has advice to challenge infringements of either the right to work or the right to worship and as Declan Ganley is preparing a challenge wrt the latter, her org will prepare a challenge based on work. They are looking for plaintiffs from the small business community who have been impacted by the lockdown.

My own opinion is now, that there have been at least two lockdowns in 2020, there is an argument around the proportionality of the legislation; most people would probably agree with the first lockdown (as I do) because so little was known about the virus at the time, but I really worry that lockdowns could in future be imposed more-and-more casually, so I wish the ICHR well in their effort.

She has some interesting takes on lockdown in her previous vids, but here is the latest detailing the challenge;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH1xbDrEerc

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