Has Ireland Gone Mad On Takeaways?

man.about.town · 11-07-2011 08:48AM

i only get a takeaway when im hungover so once a week max.

the groutch · 11-07-2011 09:21AM

"I've just losst my job, and we're in negative equity. Never mind, lets go get a chipper"

some people are idiots.

Crazy Horse 6 · 11-07-2011 09:25AM

I always find it's people from lower social economic backrounds that order take out most of the time. Makes no sense it's cheaper and more healthy to home cook.

jester77 · 11-07-2011 10:10AM

Pyr0 wrote: »

Berlin and Hamburg were the same, no takeaways at all. The only thing remotely close to a takeaway were Burger King or McDonalds.

They are full of takaways, take your pick.

kfallon · 11-07-2011 10:44AM

the groutch wrote: »

"I've just losst my job, and we're in negative equity. Never mind, lets go get a chipper"

some people are idiots.

Ah c'mon, even Jesus had a last (fish) supper :pac:

NewFrockTuesday · 11-07-2011 11:07AM

I don’t get take aways often, but I enjoy them when I do. I try not to balk at the price of them. Last night we got a take away from our local Indian – which is very good so I don’t mind paying - €30 for 2 starters and 2 main courses with rice delivered. That’s a lot of dough for basically some rice and curry, with a few deep fried veg and samosas for starters – but the food is really tasty and I know the effort that goes into making it as I’ve been in their kitchens before. So, personally, I don’t mind paying it. I worked as a chef for years and still work in the industry, so I know what costs what more or less. I also know what to expect for my dosh – most people do I think these days, so I choose carefully who I am giving that hard earned cash to.

I don’t mind paying for quality, but when you want me to hand out €12 for a small tray of slop and rice, then no. I’m not having it.

Ah nuts · 11-07-2011 11:18AM

ordinary_girl wrote: »

I still get takeaways but not as regularly as I used to, mainly due to lack of funds and the guilt! I think maybe there is a bit too much of a takeaway 'culture' here though, I have relatives in Italy who never get takeaways and think it's crazy that we do. I'm finally starting to appreciate home cooking

Those pesky Italians making us the size of your average American with their lovely fish n chips while laughing behind our backs.

11-07-2011 11:54AM

Usually get a take away after being on the beer so at least once a week and usually twice per week. If Im out more than twice in the week I wouldnt have a take away every night I was out it would be too much.

By take away I mean mcdonalds or a kebab etc. Don't know when I have a chinese etc last.

I dont like cooking so usually cook a big casserole of bolonaise and get two evenings out of that and a big casserole of beef curry for two more evenings. Often go home at weekends so get dinners there so can get away with cooking twice or three times per week usually, except for boiling some pasta or rice.

Dun laoire · 11-07-2011 11:59AM

Grilled fillet chicken (maybe two), Baked potato, Brocolli, Sugar Snaps, Carrots, covered with a bit of Knorr roast beef gravy (Can't buy it in the shops for whatever reason, got a massive big box of it in musgraves). Have that and come back to me.

Just thinking of having that makes me wanna thank my own post.

KungPao · 11-07-2011 12:05PM

I used to think Domino's was the king of pizza. The best of the best.

Then I learned how to make my own pizza. I don't think I could stomach a Domino's pizza nowadays....way too salty and greasy, and the calories are through the roof.

I'm like this

when I take a bite of my delicious, freshly made, light and ridiculously cheap pizza.

emeraldstar · 11-07-2011 01:32PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

im the op's fiance. if you saw her you would swear she never ate a takeaway once in her life

We can't see her arteries.

Mr. Denton · 11-07-2011 01:34PM

Apanachi wrote: »

Berlin is full of takeaways!!!!

Agreed. Berlin had the most takeaways I've seen anywhere I've been. They even have tonnes of these mini-kiosks (think like a chipper van operation but big enough for one person) that sell fast food.

Kintarō Hattori · 11-07-2011 01:46PM

I honestly don't know how people can eat takeaway multiple times per week. It's expensive and the healthy qualities of the food are just terrible.

Making your own dinners isn't hard, it's cheaper and you end up with much more variety. Honestly there are lots of complex recipes that involve lots of ingredients and time to make, but there is no shortage of recipes that are quick, easy and cheap to make.

Favourites of mine include:

Chicken fillets stuffed with cream cheese and served with coconut rice
Quiche (stupidly easy and you can put in anything you want)
Pasta (carbonara, lasagne..... the options are almost endless)
Roast pork, lamb, beef..... roast potatoes with the meat and cook some veg
Pies..... chicken, shepherd's etc. Easy and tasty

Look for an easy to follow cookbook. Decide what you want to try, buy the ingredients and set some time aside to actually cook. Tasty, healthy and cheaper.

temply · 11-07-2011 01:52PM

I like to get a takeaway on a Sunday as a treat.

Drake66 · 11-07-2011 01:53PM

eternal wrote: »

This is disturbing.Of course you may be busy ,but every night ? Can you cook ?
The reason the world has gone made on convience food is that the pace of life has increased.This is pretty obvious in itself.People eat on the go a lot now.Still there is no reason to eat a takeaway every night .What does your boyfriend think ? He must really love you if he doesnt mind the fact that you dont cook for him.Im not a 1950's housewife but one major sign of love is creating a meal for someone you care about ,no matter how bad of a cook you are.No matter who you meet ,everyone has one 'special' meal they can prepare.Even if it taste awful youre not going to tell them.
If you or when you have kids I would sincerely worry about their health.
To be fair though ,I treat myself to a takeaway maybe once week or so.I love Indian food and even though Im ok at cooking I know I could never cook an Indian like chefs that have been ten years working in that cuisine.Its a completely different kind of cooking ,would take a long time to learn.I try to avoid chinese ,but once in a while you will find a decent restaurant that does good Chinese.I think a lot of places try to pass themselves as decent as Chinese food has become more mainstream .People also have become more tolerant of international cuisine .I bet nobody can look back 15 years and remember any Thai food in Ireland.Well not outside of Dublin anyhow.
Now nearly everyone can make a Thai curry .Funny in a way.

No

Novella · 11-07-2011 01:57PM

Jesus, I don't know how anyone could eat takeaway every night. I'm just back from a weekend at Oxegen and if I never see another chip again, I'll be happy. I'm actually craving some fruit.

WealthyB · 11-07-2011 02:28PM

Being able to cook a nutritious dinner (and by that I do not mean throwing a few oven chips on a baking tray and frying up a sausage) should be a basic requirement of any would-be parent.

keano_afc · 11-07-2011 03:33PM

OP, I really hope your current condition and the fact that your other half is a cook has cut down on your consumption of take-aways.

Dyr · 11-07-2011 03:41PM

It's because most irish wimmens can't cook like their mammies did, the lazy mares.

the_syco · 11-07-2011 03:47PM

kfallon wrote: »

I haven't got one sober for over 2 years!

Had a few drunken taco chips but not often at all, the Japanese flag arse and cost of savlon cream is a great deterrent!

I can barely eat half a bag of the greasy chips whilst sober. A burger only when sober. When drunk it'll be burger, chips, and a hash brown, depends on how drunk I am...

ShadowHearth · 11-07-2011 04:05PM

hmmmm well i am a chef. baker more these days.

i do get takeaway now and then, but more as a treat i guess

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when you cook for 200 people, then coming back and cook for 2 more is just freaking annoying... i havent cooked in awile at home. ussually misses does it.

a pizza or some takeaway delevery sometimes when we are just too tired after work to cook Or weekend when we just want to relax, but i could not see myself eating it all week long... i get bored of it after 1-2 times.

TheVoodoo · 11-07-2011 04:46PM

While i myself would have one or two a month, a guy i was in school with is up in Athlone for college. Without fail, 5 nights a weeks he orders a takeaway. Spends about 15e a night on it.

Not the smallest guy, by any stretch of the imagination, but he's lazy, it's there as an option and he has money.

I'd love to not have to cook, but i'd rather have my health, not to mention an extra chunk of money.

sadman18 · 11-07-2011 05:30PM

Well I am almost 19 and I have just finished my leaving. My father is a farmer so my parents used have there dinner at about 1pm every day because that's when my dad wanted to have it. So in the evening my parents would have something light and I would have to cook my own dinner in the evening's. Most day I would make an eort but there were just times when I used go into phases of take away's. I never really find take away's illing to be honest but there better than nothing.
When I cook I normally like to get good ingredients so my evening meal. I normally get a bottle of olive oil and seasonings every couple of months. I allways try and get fresh ingredients such as meat and fish.

JerryHandbag · 11-07-2011 05:44PM

kfallon wrote: »

Ah c'mon, even Jesus had a last (fish) supper :pac:

..and nobody crucified him over it!

Soby · 11-07-2011 05:59PM

Is it true Tallaght Dominos is there busiest store ?

Sergeant · 11-07-2011 06:03PM

Fish and chips about once a month.

suicide_circus · 11-07-2011 06:23PM

Live in houseshare, single, work long varying shirts and busy social life. Very little time for shopping or food prep. I cant really do big fresh meat, veg, fruit shops cause the hours I keep are all over the place and I rarely know when I will definitly be able to cook and thus things tend to go off.

Alter-Ego · 11-07-2011 06:27PM

I eat pretty healthy so I try to avoid takeaways when I'm sober. Also if I get a Chinese or whatever, its great when I'm eating it, but I feel like sh1t afterwards. So food hangovers are real!

When I'm on the lash it's a different story altogether. Nothing beats tearing into the filthiest kebab/garlic cheese chip/taco chip while slumped outside the takeaway at 2am watching "Anto" and "Mad Yoke" trying to box each others jaws off.

sunflower27 · 11-07-2011 07:09PM

Last takeaway I had was a few months ago and that was only because my then housemate said he fancied one and kept saying go on, go on....

I really enjoy cooking so I prefer to do my own dinner than a takeaway.

From a cost perspective, a takeaway every night does add up. I'd much rather spend money on something else

Ally Dick · 11-07-2011 07:11PM

When I was in my 20s I got very lazy about cooking for myself and started eating takeaway five nights a week. I soon got very fed up with it. The best day of my life was when I bought a big bag of spuds and decided I was going to peel and cook them every night until they ran out. That soon got my diet back on track. It's the only way

Has Ireland Gone Mad On Takeaways?

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