What's your favourite take-away meal?

LirW · 10-09-2018 3:52pm #1

What's your favourite thing to order?
I never get take-away here in Backstickistan but we treat ourselves up in Dublin when we visit the in-laws, my two favourites:

Pad Krah Pao with Duck and steamed rice
Katsu Don

I also really love the cod and chips from the Italian takeaway in the next village, a shop run by an angry Italian family but their food is nice.

uch · 10-09-2018 3:52pm

Cake

10-09-2018 3:59pm

Double dead cow burger with sliced dead pig and made with sugary bread, with cheese and some deep friend onion rings. If they can put some barbecue sauce on it that’s even better.

DeanoG14 · 10-09-2018 4:04pm

JayZeus wrote: »

Double dead cow burger with sliced dead pig and made with sugary bread, with cheese and some deep friend onion rings. If they can put some barbecue sauce on it that’s even better.

Can you get this delivered?

Folkstonian · 10-09-2018 4:09pm

Freshly cooked battered cod and chips, plenty of salt, and a steaming pot of curry sauce to pour over the whole lot.

Mookie Blaylock · 10-09-2018 4:10pm

Fanny and chips....hold the sauce... smothered in vinegar

Hammer89 · 10-09-2018 4:12pm

It used to be a snack box, with two breasts. You pay a little extra for the second breast, but god damn it's worth it. I sometimes wonder why it doesn't come with two breasts automatically. In fact, does anyone even like the other bits, the drumstick, whatever bit of the chicken that is, and the leg?

With the drumstick you're eating a lot of grease, a lot of batter/breadcrumbs and a lot of tendons, but there's very little chicken isn't there? Don't get me started on that other piece, the piece only good for the skin, and once you take it off and eat it you lose your appetite because you realise 'white meat' isn't quite accurate, because it's not white. It's dirty white. It's traveller white. And fair balls to KFC here because they've managed to make you think all the pieces are as succulent as the rest, but they're not.

The only piece worth it's weight is the breast. Don't get me wrong, I realise some breasts are far from perfect, and some patently shouldn't have been fried at all, but I find the success rate on a breast is far higher than any other piece. It's the only piece that you can devour really if we're honest here.

van_beano · 10-09-2018 4:13pm

Two brown sauce sambos. Slap it on thick, no butter, two pints of Guinness.

Mehaffey1 · 10-09-2018 4:14pm

Peking Chicken and Chips from Eddie's Kitchen down the road, better when Eddie is having an argument with the wife which is most nights and the place is bouncing

chakotha · 10-09-2018 4:15pm

King prawns with green peppers, mushrooms and black bean sauce.

10-09-2018 4:15pm

Chicken cashew nuts with boiled rice and a heap of veg.
Or a dominos pizza with as much meat and bell peppers and seasoning as will fit.

I don't get them very often though.
I would also be as happy with a rotisserie chicken. Mmm

Ush1 · 10-09-2018 4:21pm

Hammer89 wrote: »

It used to be a snack box, with two breasts. You pay a little extra for the second breast, but god damn it's worth it. I sometimes wonder why it doesn't come with two breasts automatically. In fact, does anyone even like the other bits, the drumstick, whatever bit of the chicken that is, and the leg?

With the drumstick you're eating a lot of grease, a lot of batter/breadcrumbs and a lot of tendons, but there's very little chicken isn't there? Don't get me started on that other piece, the piece only good for the skin, and once you take it off and eat it you lose your appetite because you realise 'white meat' isn't quite accurate, because it's not white. It's dirty white. It's traveller white. And fair balls to KFC here because they've managed to make you think all the pieces are as succulent as the rest, but they're not.

The only piece worth it's weight is the breast. Don't get me wrong, I realise some breasts are far from perfect, and some patently shouldn't have been fried at all, but I find the success rate on a breast is far higher than any other piece. It's the only piece that you can devour really if we're honest here.

Drumstick is the leg and the other bit you're on about is the thigh. Drumsticks are great, the darker meat has the best chicken flavour.

Penn · 10-09-2018 4:22pm

Used to get from my local Chinese:

Fried Rice
Salt & Chili Chicken pieces
Chicken Satay skewers
Prawn Toast
Curry Sauce (for both the rice and the s&c chicken)

And occasionally to mix things up, typical 4-meat Pizza & chicken dippers combo meal from Apache.

However, no takeaways for the last 4 months, and none for the foreseeable future as I'm on a diet due to eating stuff like the above far too regularly. Mmmmm... salmon and broccoli...

Steve F · 10-09-2018 4:23pm

Ah Jaysus Lads will yiz STOP!! Feckin starving now and won't get anything till 6pm

Grandeeod · 10-09-2018 4:26pm

Ush1 wrote: »

Drumstick is the leg and the other bit you're on about is the thigh. Drumsticks are great, the darker meat has the best chicken flavour.

Agreed. Oyster thighs are particularly good and as you say the thigh meat is meant to be the colour it is. I think deep fried chicken breasts are boring. So I'll go with a dinner box box with two Oyster thighs and a drumstick.

Lorelli! · 10-09-2018 4:31pm

Ush1 wrote: »

Drumstick is the leg and the other bit you're on about is the thigh. Drumsticks are great, the darker meat has the best chicken flavour.

I actually think the thighs are the nicest. The breast is very dry and I'm not too gone on the drumsticks.

Anyway if I have to pick my favourite, it would be Chinese. I like chicken curry or sweet chili chicken cantonese style with rice and a small few chips.

I can't stand those spice bag things! I'd prefer to get salt n'chilli prawns than one of those.

KwackerJack · 10-09-2018 4:37pm

Jasus now I'm starving!!

In no particular order........

Spicy Box for a good greasy spicy feed.
Shredded Crispy Chicken in Sweet Chille Sauce
Double Burger from Romayo's
SnackBox for a hangover
Big Tasty from Mc Donald's

Oh it's dine in but you can get take-away now.....Nando's :cool:

SEPT 23 1989 · 10-09-2018 4:41pm

Chilli Chicken Curry from the Injun

Pauliedragon · 10-09-2018 4:49pm

JayZeus wrote: »

Double dead cow burger with sliced dead pig and made with sugary bread, with cheese and some deep friend onion rings. If they can put some barbecue sauce on it that’s even better.

I prefer the single dead cow. More juice.

0ph0rce0 · 10-09-2018 4:57pm

Chinese all the way.

Honey Ribs, Special green pepper with black bean sauce, fried rice, noodles and chips.

Some arsehole will be in soon to tell us they never eat takeaway and home cooked is much better, blah blah blah....

FU CK OFF

eviltimeban · 10-09-2018 5:01pm

Hu Yu Gai Po from the Chinese (basically a shed load of pork, deep fried chicken, and vegetables in a sauce). Egg fried rice.

Singapore Noodles from Camile.

Pizza from Il Fornaio with chipper chips from place next door, for a side chip butty with fresh white bread. Carb fest.

Chicken balti or Lamb bhuna from the Indian takeaway. Naan bread and boiled rice.

While OF COURSE home made food is better for you, the whole point of takeaway is that you can't be arsed cooking, and you want something dirty.

fleet_admiral · 10-09-2018 5:03pm

Chicken tikka masala with a keema naan

Charlie19 · 10-09-2018 5:08pm

Indian.
Chicken jalfrezi.
Rogan Josh.
Phall.

Chinese.
Singapore chow mein.
Whole breast chicken curry.
Chicken in black pepper sauce.

CeilingFly · 10-09-2018 5:12pm

It has to be Smoked Cod and Chips - a classic that has stood the test of time

Aongus Von Bismarck · 10-09-2018 5:19pm

The Irish fascination with the Chinese takeaway both fascinates and disgusts me. The food is disgusting swill, and should come with a long series of warnings about the damage it is doing to your body. When I'm home you notice people queuing out the door of these places. Waiting patiently for a brown bag of diabetes-inducing and teeth cloying food to be handed out through a hatch to them. Rubber meat, vacuum packed vegetables, heat and pour sauces. A triumph of the cost effectiveness of a bank of microwaves, saturated fat, sugar, and salt.
Then home to eat this muck in front of the television while watching 'Ant and Dec' or Winning Streak. Combined with two or three bottles of Chateau Apple Green.
Pass.

van_beano · 10-09-2018 5:20pm

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

The Irish fascination with the Chinese takeaway both fascinates and disgusts me. The food is disgusting swill, and should come with a long series of warnings about the damage it is doing to your body. When I'm home you notice people queuing out the door of these places. Waiting patiently for a brown bag of diabetes-inducing and teeth cloying food to be handed out through a hatch to them. Rubber meat, vacuum packed vegetables, heat and pour sauces. A triumph of the cost effectiveness of a bank of microwaves, saturated fat, sugar, and salt.
Then home to eat this muck in front of the television while watching 'Ant and Dec' or Winning Streak. Combined with two or three bottles of Chateau Apple Green.
Pass.

Ara but sure aren't we happy :rolleyes:

Odhinn · 10-09-2018 5:21pm

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

The Irish fascination with the Chinese takeaway both fascinates and disgusts me. The food is disgusting swill, and should come with a long series of warnings about the damage it is doing to your body. When I'm home you notice people queuing out the door of these places. Waiting patiently for a brown bag of diabetes-inducing and teeth cloying food to be handed out through a hatch to them. Rubber meat, vacuum packed vegetables, heat and pour sauces. A triumph of the cost effectiveness of a bank of microwaves, saturated fat, sugar, and salt.
Then home to eat this muck in front of the television while watching 'Ant and Dec' or Winning Streak. Combined with two or three bottles of Chateau Apple Green.
Pass.

You're a batter burger traditionalist then.

Shlippery · 10-09-2018 5:22pm

Supermacs, all day every day.

Christ if there's one thing I missed for the two years I left Ireland it was Supermacs.
Has to be a Galway Supermacs though, it doesn't travel well.

The Dublin ones just aren't up to par..do ya see what they do to the Cheese burgers? Ketchup in them. Madness

Anyways, theres the snack box, with two thighs (can polish those bad boys) and a portion of burger sauce for the chips. Or a lunch box, (two thighs AND a breast) if I've a right hunger.

Or a curry cheese chips & chicken breast sandwich.

And for dessert? The staple chocolate muffin and ice cream. Perfection.

....... · 10-09-2018 5:27pm

I dont think Ive had a takeaway in over a year - very very rarely get one.

But if I do, my favourite is:

Snack box with a breast of chicken, and 2 battered sausages. Sure - I dont NEED two - but I love them. Gallons of vinegar, drown those babies.

or

Special box with curry sauce - literally havent had that one in so many years that Im not sure if they even serve it anymore. A special box had chips, 2 chicken balls and a spring roll in it back in the day.

or

Roast duck cantonese, chips and curry sauce.

I absolutely abhor delivery pizzas, always soggy. Im not a mad fan of Indian takeaway either.

Subcomandante Marcos · 10-09-2018 5:34pm

There's a pretty good Indian place near me that does a nice Madras which is the closest approximation I've found in Ireland to the every day curry chicken you'd get in southern India (Madras being the old name for Chennai).
I usually have to ask them to crank up the heat a little extra. They also do a decent channa masalla and a very good biryani. Their fresh naans and rotis are spot on too.

So my current favourite take away is chicken madras, chana masalla, pilau rice and roti. If I'm in the mood for comfort food I'll go for the biryani and a naan.

Usually get a starter or aloo tikki or veg pakoras with with some nice chutney.

Ipso · 10-09-2018 5:37pm

Green curry, steak burrito (no cheese).
Chinese food always seems like a good idea a the time, then you wonder why you bothered.

Lorelli! · 10-09-2018 5:38pm

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

The Irish fascination with the Chinese takeaway both fascinates and disgusts me. The food is disgusting swill, and should come with a long series of warnings about the damage it is doing to your body. When I'm home you notice people queuing out the door of these places. Waiting patiently for a brown bag of diabetes-inducing and teeth cloying food to be handed out through a hatch to them. Rubber meat, vacuum packed vegetables, heat and pour sauces. A triumph of the cost effectiveness of a bank of microwaves, saturated fat, sugar, and salt.
Then home to eat this muck in front of the television while watching 'Ant and Dec' or Winning Streak. Combined with two or three bottles of Chateau Apple Green.
Pass.

Yea but sometimes you get a free calendar!

Bunny Colvin · 10-09-2018 5:41pm

Dominos - BBQ base with pepperoni, jalapenos, chorizo and AN Other.

Chinese - Dry hot and spicy chicken with boiled rice and a side of satay sauce.

I've had neither for a while though

Noveight · 10-09-2018 5:43pm

Pizza - any decent meat feast. BBQ base can be beautiful too.

Chipper - double cheeseburger and a garlic chip. Maybe onion rings too.

Bottle of Fanta with both, please!

10-09-2018 5:46pm

DeanoG14 wrote: »

Can you get this delivered?

I don’t know. But I can walk in, order it and take it away. That’s generally the meaning of ‘take away’ food, isn’t it?

B0jangles · 10-09-2018 5:51pm

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

The Irish fascination with the Chinese takeaway both fascinates and disgusts me. The food is disgusting swill, and should come with a long series of warnings about the damage it is doing to your body. When I'm home you notice people queuing out the door of these places. Waiting patiently for a brown bag of diabetes-inducing and teeth cloying food to be handed out through a hatch to them. Rubber meat, vacuum packed vegetables, heat and pour sauces. A triumph of the cost effectiveness of a bank of microwaves, saturated fat, sugar, and salt.
Then home to eat this muck in front of the television while watching 'Ant and Dec' or Winning Streak. Combined with two or three bottles of Chateau Apple Green.
Pass.

This post is just like a bad takeaway - not enough meat, far too much filler and very very overdone.

Lorelli! · 10-09-2018 5:56pm

It is rubbish food but it's alright every now and then.

I'd like to try a place that does actual Chinese food. I think most of the stuff we get here has evolved slightly from American Chinese food.

r93kaey5p2izun · 10-09-2018 6:03pm

Chipper chips and onion rings. My favourite would be from the little kiosk on Bray seafront. Pity about the massive queues. I have it maybe 2/3 times during the summer.

ouxbbkqtswdfaw · 10-09-2018 6:09pm

Handed out through a hatch. Spot on. You can't see how your order of crap is made up. Just as well. Food for drunks.

theteal · 10-09-2018 6:15pm

For a place that's supposed to have invented fish & chips I've still yet to find a good chipper over here, definitely nothing to rival a Borza (Walkinstown) or Romayos (Carpenterstown). So my taste for take-away has changed since venturing yonder.

The Indian closest to us does a lamb tikka korai that is possibly the best take-away meal I've ever had. Throw in the a couple of bowling ball (the old people version, not the 10 pin type) sized onion bhajis and you've got a quality feast.

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-09-2018 6:18pm

An Indian or the odd spicy box.

Or to give the proper boards answers:

#1 Some rare Nepalese thing I had backpacking once that I have to drive 27 miles for to the only takeaway that sells them. Made by blind monks. Only sold 2 weeks of the year.

#2 something about conjealed swill and msg.

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BurnUp78 · 10-09-2018 6:29pm

Is it me or have Chineses gone to ****e? Can't remember the last time I enjoyed one. MSG riddled spice bags in particular leave me feeling lethargic and groggy.

Gwynplaine · 10-09-2018 6:45pm

I usually go for pizza and chips, or breastbox and quarter pounder with a curry dip.
I used to get a Chinese maybe 3 times a year, it's lovely at the time, but I just feel sick after it.

Grandeeod · 10-09-2018 7:05pm

blhgumj9iwz451 wrote: »

Handed out through a hatch. Spot on. You can't see how your order of crap is made up. Just as well. Food for drunks.

Still like that in a lot of places, but it's changing rapidly. An increasing amount of Chinese takeaways have open plan kitchens. The Peking franchise attached to Apache Pizza has gone that route. Charlies in Dublin have been that way for years, with an ethnic menu as well.

BurnUp78 wrote: »

Is it me or have Chineses gone to ****e? Can't remember the last time I enjoyed one. MSG riddled spice bags in particular leave me feeling lethargic and groggy.

Chinese takeaways have indeed gone to **** in general. Its been debated to death here. But the MSG thing about it being the cause of feeling crap after it has been debunked. Its more a case of either being allergic to MSG or eating too much.

Four Phucs Ache · 10-09-2018 7:43pm

Lamb bhuna hot
Pilau rice
Garlic+coriander naan
Mint - onion - mango dips
Poppadoms

Nyom nyom fooking nyom

LirW · 10-09-2018 9:44pm

BurnUp78 wrote: »

Is it me or have Chineses gone to ****e? Can't remember the last time I enjoyed one. MSG riddled spice bags in particular leave me feeling lethargic and groggy.

There aren't many good Chinese take-aways around unfortunately.
I prefer to stick with Thai, the one I usually order from has really nice and fresh food.

Greyfox · 10-09-2018 9:56pm

Spice bag, curry sauce and chicken balls...god I'd love some now

McCrack · 10-09-2018 9:59pm

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

The Irish fascination with the Chinese takeaway both fascinates and disgusts me. The food is disgusting swill, and should come with a long series of warnings about the damage it is doing to your body. When I'm home you notice people queuing out the door of these places. Waiting patiently for a brown bag of diabetes-inducing and teeth cloying food to be handed out through a hatch to them. Rubber meat, vacuum packed vegetables, heat and pour sauces. A triumph of the cost effectiveness of a bank of microwaves, saturated fat, sugar, and salt.
Then home to eat this muck in front of the television while watching 'Ant and Dec' or Winning Streak. Combined with two or three bottles of Chateau Apple Green.
Pass.

You used to be funny

metaoblivia · 10-09-2018 10:01pm

Thai fried rice with prawns, possibly with some spicy chicken wings as an appetizer, always with a Thai iced tea.

Jimbob1977 · 10-09-2018 10:07pm

Chicken Rogan Josh with Pilau Rice

Slice of plain Naan Bread with mango chutney sauce.

Possibly with a Chicken Pakora or Shashlik Kebab starter.

irishguitarlad · 10-09-2018 10:08pm

Every 2-3 weeks myself and herself eat a largo cuattro formaggi pizza with two cans of coke. The amount of cheese is crazy but I love It.

What's your favourite take-away meal?

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