tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post4461974595318136012..comments2024-03-25T07:15:16.752+00:00Comments on white rabbit: The great British saladwhite rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-76633411972352149482008-01-24T10:47:00.000+00:002008-01-24T10:47:00.000+00:00D'oh ! ( smacks self in head) and there's me think...D'oh ! ( smacks self in head) and there's me thinking you WOULDN'T Go Gooling......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-70548604413455501042008-01-23T13:21:00.000+00:002008-01-23T13:21:00.000+00:00coriander :Dany suggestion that I googled this is ...coriander :D<BR/><BR/>any suggestion that I googled this is of course to be deprecated...white rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-30857837764387056782008-01-23T10:32:00.000+00:002008-01-23T10:32:00.000+00:00As a test of your culinary awareness, WR, ( not th...As a test of your culinary awareness, WR, ( not that this is "masterchef", of course) I wonder if you know what "Cilantro" is??!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-51657289687683522042008-01-23T09:33:00.000+00:002008-01-23T09:33:00.000+00:00Your minxness - I agree that Hellman's is just abo...Your minxness - I agree that Hellman's is just about acceptable but on my list of things to do before I die (but near the bottom - it isn't quite up there with 'see Bruce Springsteen live' etc) is to make home made mayonnaise one day. The rocketgardens website has me thinking seriously about having a go! Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Matthew - chick peas - okayyyyyyyy!!! Instant comprehension. We mostly consume them as hummus - confusingly spelt houmous over here - pureed with garlic, lemon juice and olive oil and eaten with toasted pitta bread (it's seen as a Greek thing here) and eaten with olives, stuffed vine leaves and other Greek goodies. Digressing slightly, some linguistic confusin is explained by Americans using the Italian word where we use the French: for example, zucchini to you (and Australians) and courgette to us (and New Zealanders).<BR/>All very curious...white rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-79791981023857118632008-01-22T22:47:00.000+00:002008-01-22T22:47:00.000+00:00Hi Andrew--Ha! Who would have realized that there...Hi Andrew--Ha! Who would have realized that there would be such problems in translation regarding food items. I will respond to your inquiries on my blog later. For now, I wanted to respond and let you know that garbanzo beans are what some call "chick peas" or "hummus." Perhaps you know them by one of those names. They grow primarily in mediterranean or tropical climates, and are often consumed by vegetarians because of their high protein content. I also find them to be quite tasty.Meatbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976111435346246886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-33935652294972850662008-01-22T15:24:00.000+00:002008-01-22T15:24:00.000+00:00You've hit upon a tasty topic here, WR. You know ...You've hit upon a tasty topic here, WR. You know that I am a vegetarian; as such, I enjoy nothing more than a fresh salad loaded with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, garbanzo beans, etc. My favorite dressing is raspberry vinaigrette. Fortunately, it is not difficult to find such salads where I live.Meatbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976111435346246886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-53635994952565407142008-01-22T14:29:00.000+00:002008-01-22T14:29:00.000+00:00The only Commercial Mayo - if I MUST use it - I h...The only Commercial Mayo - if I MUST use it - I have any Time for is Hellman's.<BR/>The profligation of silly little sachets of vingear/salt/ketchup (brown and red)/salad cream and tatare sauce makes eating out a hazzard! <BR/>I am entirely in agreement with your choice of respectable dressings WR, as well as your thoughts on the gassed, prepackaged and rubbish nonsense that passes itself off as " salad leaves"- its much nicer to grow your own - the leaves are sooo much tastier!! its not hard !! In this respect I would commend you to a wonderful website, www.rocketgardens.co.uk which will attend to all your salad needs and then some!(*observes the Minx Chilli Plant, grown from seed, waving its little arms in agreement*)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-38049168654058168002008-01-22T14:24:00.000+00:002008-01-22T14:24:00.000+00:00Well, not every one I'm aware of, but damn close. ...Well, not every one I'm aware of, but damn close. The Big List does seem to keep growing, too. I'm about to add a new post - finished another this weekend. <BR/><BR/>Okay, so salad dressing is salad dressing, but on this side of the world we call it by the specific flavor. That is, you'd usually not just ask for dressing and take what they give you. It'd either already be dressed as befits that particular salad or you'd ask for bleu cheese, ranch, thousand island, etc. Ranch is actually sort of an across the board condiment this days, people dip everything in it. Fried chicken, pizza crust, fried dill pickles, fish sticks - you name it.That Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514310999129694443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-10554057011519669862008-01-22T14:04:00.000+00:002008-01-22T14:04:00.000+00:00Sorry barely does them justice (I can think of muc...Sorry barely does them justice (I can think of much stronger language). As regards the question as to the nature of salad dressings, I think we have some transatlantic issues here. Basically stiff you pour over salads to sharpen up the taste. I looked at Wikipedia and it gave examples:<BR/><BR/>Balsamic vinegar <BR/>Caesar dressing <BR/>Creamy mayonnaise or yoghurt-based dressings: <BR/>Bleu cheese or blue cheddar dressing <BR/>Louis dressing <BR/>Ranch dressing <BR/>Russian dressing <BR/>Thousand Island dressing <BR/>Oil and vinegar, lemon, or soy sauce based dressings: <BR/>French dressing <BR/>Italian dressing <BR/>Vinaigrette <BR/>Wafu dressing <BR/>Tahini <BR/><BR/>adding 'The concept of salad dressing varies across cultures'<BR/><BR/>quite so...<BR/><BR/>To introduce downtown guy to a wider bloggership - he lives in Florida and has an interesting project - he's setting about reading every piece of dystopian literature he's aware of. This includes my novel 'twentytwelve' so I like him a lot! Have a look at his blog - well worth a visit!white rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-58519697785820921892008-01-22T13:51:00.000+00:002008-01-22T13:51:00.000+00:00I've heard legends of these things you Brits think...I've heard legends of these things you Brits think are salads, but seldom run across anything that sorry. When you say salad dressing, what do you mean? Bleu cheese? Ranch? Mayo? Ginger? Green Goddess?That Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514310999129694443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-48108174947746364042008-01-22T12:44:00.000+00:002008-01-22T12:44:00.000+00:00hoisted by own petard: only one 'l' in always...ti...hoisted by own petard: only one 'l' in always...<BR/><BR/>time to do something else for now methinks..white rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-62603492265506901142008-01-22T12:38:00.000+00:002008-01-22T12:38:00.000+00:00Chips not chios. Memo to self: allways edit before...Chips not chios. Memo to self: allways edit before postingwhite rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-8296401127510274792008-01-22T12:36:00.000+00:002008-01-22T12:36:00.000+00:00Your minxness is of course quite correct. A relate...Your minxness is of course quite correct. A related issue is the overpackaging of everything. Why do catering establishments have an array of sachets: vinegar, tomato ketchup (yuck!), brown sauce, mayonnaise, thingy sauce they always put out for fish and of course - salad cream. Not to mention little blue sachets of salt.<BR/><BR/>What's the bloody point? Why can't offer the salt in cellars and the rest in bottles/jars. Is it that they don't trust us not to do anything VERY BAD INDEED if they did?<BR/><BR/>Commercial Mayonnaise is a slight improvement on the dread salad cream but IMO is better on chios in the continental manner as opposed to salads.white rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-45797855215902762742008-01-22T11:28:00.000+00:002008-01-22T11:28:00.000+00:00Bieng of Mediteranean blood, I whole heartedly con...Bieng of Mediteranean blood, I whole heartedly concur with your views on the "british" version of salad i.e. tasteless, limp and pathetic, such that not even the most pathetic sachet of salad cream ( the contents of which is never enough to cover the entire salad to begin with) can redress its failures!<BR/>I say Ban iceberg lettuce (which appears in EVERYTHING these days, from Hydrogenated Fat Death Burgers to an appalling garnish to what would otherwise be a respectable sandwich) and Jail Salad Cream forthwith!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046172520958527381.post-3643658826233620492008-01-22T08:26:00.000+00:002008-01-22T08:26:00.000+00:00Enjoyed your blog - have added to my blogroll.Enjoyed your blog - have added to my blogroll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com