the friday five for jan 13 2023

[amw]

This one was about food, so how could i not? Check out the comm on thefridayfive.

1. What's a food you liked when you were younger but don't anymore?I never really like-liked American-style junk food when i was younger, but i did eat it now and then. In particular i remember Hungry Jacks (aka Burger King) which i mostly ate when i was living in the Brisbane

Comments

[geminiwench]

I had such a memorable breakfast in a Portsmouth dockside bar that is been in operation since like 1604.

Half of a traditional English Breakfast... banger, eggs, beans, grilled tomato, toast (no blood sausage, no mushrooms, no ham...) and a pint of cask ale or cider... for £5. That is a hell of a good meal, any time of day but daaaamn it started out that day good.

[amw]

That sounds... really good. I don't really like heavy breakfasts, but replacing half the heavy with heavy booze feels like just the ticket on a cold English day, assuming you're on vacation.

[geminiwench]

I love a cask ale so when you tell me "full breakfast plus a beer" I am excited. Sailor had a bright cider with his breakfast. The price couldn't be beat for the caloric intake of fresh-cooked food, and it really was the perfect compliment. Remove half of the meat... add a beer. Plus it was already 10am or later. I don't eat in the early morning,... so when most people eat lunch is when I am ready for breakfast.

[dadi]

Yuck, I hate the processed cheese. I love the fresh one though, feta is my comfort food.

[biodanzero]

My favourite food is french fries, made from home-grown potatoes, with mayonnaise and mustard.

[amw]

I love home made french fries! I remember the fantastic sense of discovery i had when i lived in a house with an oven and realized you can just slice potatoes into batons and put them in the oven with a smidgen of oil and they come out more delicious than anything from a fast food place. Sadly, i have not lived in a house with an oven for a long time now, almost 10 years.

[biodanzero]

Hi, I have a hot air fritteuse for making fries, it is small and very efficient. I think you can place it everywhere.

[king_of_apathy]

'It's sustenance, for chrissakes, not a local anaesthetic for your teeth.' - I enjoy ice-cream as much as most people, but this still strikes me as way too true!