Mashed Potato

[TVRKing]

Just wondering how people like to eat their mashed potato?

I like it with mint sauce (though not every day, I usually just have it as it is.)

 

[Robin2]

i have it a few ways.

either with some raw onion mixed in, peas mixed in or some tomato sauce!

 

[Talentless]

And we see why your food is made fun of.

j/k.

Mint sauce??

 

[GilesGuthrie]

I love mashed potato! (Or should that be mashed potatoe, Talentless?!!!)

Made with lots of butter, salt, pepper and cream. Or with some Jerusalem artichokes boiled in with the potatoes, or with wholegrain and Dijon mustard.

Mashed potato is fantastic!

Anyone see the Harry Hill mashed potato monologue? "Two scoops"

 

[vat_man]

Oh man I love mash - bit of a fan of the ol' dab of olive oil based margarine in it, but I'm quite happy to have it plain. Mash with gravy's good too (a rare restaurant treat!).

 

[slip2rock]

Oh mate.......mmmmm........ As per GG's recipie with bangers, the ones with bit's in (from a decent old school butcher) and onion gravy. Make sure the potato's have been mashed al dente (?) so that there are still hard bits in with the creamy smooth.

Cheese over the bangers and mash before the gravy so it melts. Don't prick the bangers so the skins split...... oh god.... mmmmm

 

[Der Alta]

I tend to use a hot biscuit to scoop up a mouthful.

Mashed w/ gravy on top. Throw in some finely diced onions, and some chives...

I'm hungry now...

AO

 

[TVRKing]

Cool. I like the sound of that 😈

 

[GTO_VR4]

I like mine with any type of gravy and a **** load of bacon bits...

mmmm... meeeaat
::drools::

 

[sn00pie]

I like my mash with a creamy, but rather spicey gravy and mustard.

 

[Duke]

Salt, pepper, roasted garlic, and butter.

Bangers? Those things are just like chewy mash with a skin on it. Aren't they mostly sawdust?

 

[slip2rock]

Originally posted by neon_duke
Salt, pepper, roasted garlic, and butter.

Bangers? Those things are just like chewy mash with a skin on it. Aren't they mostly sawdust?

You've been to England then?

Seriously though, not if they're from a decent butcher.

Alternatively some of the better supermarkets or stores (Sainsburys or Marks and Spencers for example) make some very nice sausages. The best ones use Scotch beef and have stuff like leek or apple or herbs and spices or combinations of ...... well, stuff.

And i don't even like sausages that much.

 

[TVRKing]

I quite like Cumberland sausages.

Either them, or Tomato ones.

 

[Duke]

Yes, about four years ago. I don't like fish (so F&C were out) but I did have to try bangers and beans on toast. The first set of bangers I got were marginal, and the second set were inedible. In fact the two best meals I had in England were both at Italian restaurants in London, though I did have a few quite good variations on the ploughman's while we were out west.
:thumbsup:
I'm proud to say we only ate at McDonalds once (the kids were dying for a taste of home). We did a bit of our own cooking (we rented a farmhouse out there), though trying to buy frankfurters at the local supermarket in Malmsbury was quite an adventure. We wound up with something (after the words of Douglas Adams) almost, but not quite entirely, unlike hotdogs. In America, hotdogs don't come in a can...
:smilewink
And don't get me started on Twiglets. After watching the original Whose Line Is It Anyway shows, we had to try a packet. Even the ducks wouldn't eat them.

 

[TVRKing]

No I can't stand Twiglets. I tried one once and nearly emptied the contents of my stomach all over the floor. Whoever invented them must have been seriously disturbed in the head.

And what about those chocolate covered pretzels?

 

[GilesGuthrie]

OH MY GOD TWIGLETS ARE FANTASTIC!!!!

How can you say those nasty things about them?

I ADORE Twiglets!

 

[TVRKing]

Each to their own I guess, but I wouldn't touch them.

 

[slip2rock]

Originally posted by neon_duke
Yes, about four years ago. I don't like fish (so F&C were out) but I did have to try bangers and beans on toast. The first set of bangers I got were marginal, and the second set were inedible. In fact the two best meals I had in England were both at Italian restaurants in London, though I did have a few quite good variations on the ploughman's while we were out west.
:thumbsup:
I'm proud to say we only ate at McDonalds once (the kids were dying for a taste of home). We did a bit of our own cooking (we rented a farmhouse out there), though trying to buy frankfurters at the local supermarket in Malmsbury was quite an adventure. We wound up with something (after the words of Douglas Adams) almost, but not quite entirely, unlike hotdogs. In America, hotdogs don't come in a can...
:smilewink
And don't get me started on Twiglets. After watching the original Whose Line Is It Anyway shows, we had to try a packet. Even the ducks wouldn't eat them.

You poor bugger. I'm so sorry. You're absolutely right a lot of places here totally screw up food. You do have to know where to get this stuff to get a good meal.

I hope you enjoyed England, If you've got any other memories, photo's or whatever please post them. I love to hear how you Americans found our.... hospitality.

I do recall seeing a doccumentry once by an English film maker that followed around an American family that were visiting London. One girl had brought a spare suitcase full of real American food. This poor girl had been convinced by others in America that we eat Squirrels, Woodchuck and I think Possum or Skunk..... (don't quote me on the skunk, not 100% on that) the poor girl didn't even know that the only Woodchuck / possums / skunk you'll find here are in a zoo.

I hear that the favourite British takeaway food is.... wait for it .... Chicken Tikka Massala or Chicken curry as it's more commonly known.

 

[slip2rock]

Yep, I have to be incredibly drunk before pretzels or twigletts become the least bit intresting.

 

[TVRKing]

Just thought of a new way of eating mashed potatoes.

Butter and Dill.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Originally posted by slip2rock
Yep, I have to be incredibly drunk before pretzels or twigletts become the least bit intresting.

twigletts

 

[TVRKing]

They looks like twigs from a tree, and taste like Marmite.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Originally posted by TVRKing
They looks like twigs from a tree, and taste like Marmite.

Marmite
is that a type of salt?

 

[TVRKing]

It's a vegetable extract.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

never heard of that stuff

 

[TVRKing]

Taste nice on toast, but not on crisps

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

crisps?

 

[TVRKing]

try here: http://www.geocities.com/shellorama/wl/twiglets.htm

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

weird, they sound gross

 

[boombexus]

Roasted garlic mashed potatoes have got to be my favorite. Although, while at work, I have been know to drizzle some truffle oil on top of my mashers as well.
Ohhh, and also sometimes I will add a bunch of cajun seasoning to some mashed potatoes and then saute them to get some carmelization on them. The taste is Brilliant!

"Twiglets"
Haven't got many rave reviews have they? Is it supposed to be a relative of the pretzel?