Merry Christmas to all on the group

[Tim Lamb]

Now we have progressed? to a Quooker, I have taken to powdered soup. Takes the same time to prepare as 2 rounds of bread in the toaster:-)

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[T i m]

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Is it the same without the chili?

Cheers, T i m

[ARW]

Maybe the breadknife was to scape them clean?

I have managed to upset the gf's lad for New Year. We have got the chance to use my parent's apartment in Filey.

He announced that we were too old and uncool to go with. All I said was "Great that means we can have sex with waiting for you to go to bed".

Now there is no changing his mind, he is definitely not going, and he hates us:-)

[T i m]

I guess it depends what you are comparing it with?

It's like the white label baked beans. Basically they generally contain the same haricot beans, all be it not quite so many, a bit more sauce and a bit less salt and sugar than say Heinz, but then I guess it's what you are, or get, used to.

So, a Sainsburys tinned Chicken Korma [1] isn't the same as a Curry House chicken Tikka (our personal favourite) but it's a fraction of the price and with the (Sainsbury's) vegetable curry, the basmati rice and some popadoms, makes for a perfectly serviceable 'curry' type meal (that isn't too hot for my Mrs to eat).

Cheers, T i m

[1] Sainsbuy's chicken korma is basically just great big chunks of chicken in a korma sauce.

[tabbypurr]

I don't think it does

I tested all the baked beans I could find for quality years ago. Heinz was near the bottom. Most of the budget brands were fine.

NT

[Andy Burns]

I noticed TV adverts for their latest model that can dispense

cold water hot water boiling water chilled/filtered water carbonated/chilled/filtered water

[T i m]

Ok, and your personal tastes. ;-)

I'm pretty sure most people would be hard pressed to find any fault with a tin of Sainsbury's Chicken Korma. Big chunks of clean white chicken in a nice Korma sauce?

When my Dad came ashore from the Merchant Navy he first became a ships chandler and would often take me down to the docks on a Saturday morning and we would take some provisions to the small ships there, often crewed by Indians. So we were regularly offered a meal and that was inevitably curry (that seemed to be on the go 24/7). ;-)

So, I feel I've had my share of 'authentic' Indian (cooked) curries and can't remember their chicken Korma tasting much different to the Sainsbury's tinned offering? (Curry was also eaten regularly at home as it was one of Dads favourite meals).

And that would seem to conflict with many who feel they are 'tasteless' compared with Heinz?

And my point was that yes, they do taste 'different' and may not be as 'rich' (thinner sauce etc) but in general, are better for us because of the lower levels of sugar and salt.

Cheers, T i m

[tabbypurr]

As usual we disagree on a lot.

NT

[Richard]

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That's a plus then.

[T i m]

Well, why would we have the same opinions on everything?

What I have stated above is both factually correct (where it was fact not opinion) and where it was my opinion it was also true for me.

Or alternatively:

So we aren't the only people who disagree on that.

On Curry ...

Yes, yer delivered curry of choice might be nicer than a Supermarket option but at what cost:?

"Takeaways are thought of as a convenient option, however CASH found large variations in the salt content of the same curries from different restaurants in London?s famous curry street Brick Lane. CASH found the lowest takeaway to be a Vegetable Korma (1.37g per portion) and the highest a Chicken Tikka Masala (6.81g per portion), so a simple swap could cut your salt intake by up to 4 times in the main meal alone.

If you do need a quick meal solution, ready meals don?t need to be totally ruled out. Similar products can vary hugely in their salt content; for instance the Sainsbury?s Be Good To Yourself Chicken Korma with Pilau Rice contains only 0.91g salt per portion, nearly 5 times less salt than the frozen Kan Pur Garden Chicken Korma with Pilau Rice (from Lidl) at 4.50g salt per portion."

So, how big is the picture you are looking at re your curry preferences?

And why I said "I guess it depends what you are comparing it with?"

YMWSV of course. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

p.s. The Mrs has two sweeteners with her tea / coffee and if I get her cup by mistake I find it disgusting. Not only is it sickly sweet (and I have a sweet tooth) but the aftertaste is disgusting. When she tried to go without sweetners recently, she said that our std brew of tea tasted like 'hot water' so I wonder what she is actually tasting when drinking tea? Sweetner?

I had two sugars in my tea / coffee when a youth but gradually cut down to 1, then half and now none.

[charles]

I had to stop taking sugar in tea when I became engaged. Ny fiancée's parents never put in on the table.

[T i m]

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That's one way of leaning to cut something out. ;-)

We do something similar by not normally having any sweets, chocolate, biscuits or crisps in the house or we will eat them. We do buy them to keep my Mums cupboards stocked up and then we can have one (or 3) when we go round there. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

[spuorgelgoog]

I'm quite good if they're in the cupboard and I can't see them.

If they're visible, I will open them.

If they're open, I will finish the packet.

So far the only Christmas sweeties I have eaten are two boxes of mince pies.

The drawback to this system is when I forget there's something in the cupboard and find the maderia cake after three months.

Owain

[T i m]

Same here (given the chance). ;-)

That's not too bad.

I think that's like finding a untouched mug of tea you were given a while back and forgot about. ;-(

Cheers, T i m

[spuorgelgoog]

If it's not got too cold and scummy I "refresh" it in the microwave.

Owain

[tabbypurr]

I'd regard not eating that as a good thing. Sugar is so destructive to health.

NT

[Andrew]

Where does the limescale go ?? Often wondered.

[ARW]

On 28/12/2019 15:58, [e-mail] wrote: Sugar is so destructive to health.

That's why I live on a healthy diet of tobacco and alcohol, boosted with the natural additives that are available from high fat and high salt content foods.

[Andrew]

Was sugar still on rationing then ?

[Andy Burns]

It collects in the tank