Chicken Cottage
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han
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tarannau said:
KFC put the coating on themselves?! There and then?
Well bugger me sideways.
(er, on second thoughts...)
tarannau said:
So what's the absolute best/leanest/freshest fried chicken in South London, then? It's looking like a toss between <shudder> KFC
eek: ) and Morley's....Hmm, must try Judy's Divine for the jerky stuff.
Oi, I live in Streatham and I sure don't stick 
Speaking of Streatham, there's a fish & chip place on Shrubbery Road that does Jerk fish and Jerk chicken! Gonna have some tonight methinks, which one should I go for though?
Speaking of Streatham, there's a fish & chip place on Shrubbery Road that does Jerk fish and Jerk chicken! Gonna have some tonight methinks, which one should I go for though?
vince noir
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My mate Gaz is obsessed with Nandos. It's the only place he ever wants to eat. I remember asking him, if I gave him unlimited money and he could visit any restaurant in the world, where would he go?
"Nandos."
What if he was taking some deeply sophisticated lady out on a date?
"If she didn't like Nandos, I wouldn't want to go out with her..."
"Nandos."
What if he was taking some deeply sophisticated lady out on a date?
"If she didn't like Nandos, I wouldn't want to go out with her..."
vince noir said:
You should introduce him to the Gallery on Brixton Hill. It's been there for 20 odd years, serving beautful piri piri (pre Nandos) and amazing seafood. Had great reviews as one of the best affordable eateries in many national papers over the years.
You can tell him it's a posh Nandos. For dates and things...
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tarannau said:You should introduce him to the Gallery on Brixton Hill. It's been there for 20 odd years, serving beautful piri piri (pre Nandos) and amazing seafood. Had great reviews as one of the best affordable eateries in many national papers over the years.
You can tell him it's a posh Nandos. For dates and things...
Might do that, he lives in Tooting. Have to make sure he uses some spit to comb his hair first since it's all sophisticated, like.
You can't take Gaz anywhere. Once he started a new job and everyone in his office went out for a curry to get to know each other. It was BYOB and the 12 of them brought six bottles of wine between them. He brought 15 cans of Stella, in a blue carrier bag from a corner shop, and proceded to arse the lot of them on his own
I think he'd like the Gallery then. It looks like a kebab shop from the outside, with a big charcoal grill cooking chunks of piri piri at the front. But there's a small door at the back, leading to a 'secret' galleried restaurant complete with Portuguese waitresses in tabards, huge portions and great value for money. It's a pig out home cooking feast kind of place, no fancy napkins or pretences.
vince noir
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Never mind Gaz, might have to pop in myself next time I'm in Londonshire...
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I overheard a conversation amongst the techies at my work yesterday - one had been to Cornwall on his holidays for the first time and was extolling its virtues. He was raving about it, everything about it: the countryside, the beaches, the people, the food - 'the KFC tastes way better than in London'
*Miss Daisy*
Suck a Big Hairy....
I watched some programme about the chicken fillets that are used in some fast food places,, they tested them and found the fillets had been injected with pork and beef protein and lots of water to beef them up and make them bigger,,just a thought like,,
PacificOcean
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Blimey, I get pillored for eating at Subway but you lot have no problem with these E-coli express stores?
I do quite like fried chicken, but like someone said it can be very hit and miss depending on how long it has been sitting there for.
I do quite like fried chicken, but like someone said it can be very hit and miss depending on how long it has been sitting there for.
Sadly, the same water-holding injected chicken fillets have been used in many a supermarket ready meal and 'reputable' brand breadcrumbed children's chicken goujon-bits and burgers as well. It's not just the crappy fast food chains, although they're as prone as most. Identifiable bits of meat on the bone tends to be a safer bet - ruthless producers will compromise a lot to satisy the increasing demand for veinless bits of cheap white fillet meat.
Still, I know what Orang's train-bound talker is on about. There's something less appetising about getting served your chicken by a chupsty trainee teenager and then eating it on an urban bus stop, surrounded by a mound of litter and a graveyard of discarded chicken bones. Seaside air and vistas aren't just for fish and chips...
Still, I know what Orang's train-bound talker is on about. There's something less appetising about getting served your chicken by a chupsty trainee teenager and then eating it on an urban bus stop, surrounded by a mound of litter and a graveyard of discarded chicken bones. Seaside air and vistas aren't just for fish and chips...
ChrisFilter
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PacificOcean said:
I think the problem people had with your Subway obession is that you seemed to think it was good for you.. not what it actually is.
ChrisFilter said:
....and that you eat it everyday for 5 days a week
After a week of healthy eating, that's actually given me a bit of a craving for a subway now. That strangely doughy white 'air' bread, the glorious bread-tasting artificiality of the meatballs, the shock of the hugely sweet tomato sauce, the strips of reassuringly tasteless lettuce and watery tomato, the slice of chemically meltperfect cheese and some tinned jalapenos. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure, a taste of something from another world.
Nowt wrong with admitting that you fancy a bit of crap - fried chicken, McDs or Subway - once in a while or indulging occasionally. It's when you can convince yourself that Subway represents a healthy sandwich, or McDs a real burger, with good quality ingredients that you should start worrying.
Nowt wrong with admitting that you fancy a bit of crap - fried chicken, McDs or Subway - once in a while or indulging occasionally. It's when you can convince yourself that Subway represents a healthy sandwich, or McDs a real burger, with good quality ingredients that you should start worrying.
tarannau said:Nowt wrong with admitting that you fancy a bit of crap - fried chicken, McDs or Subway - once in a while or indulging occasionally. It's when you can convince yourself that Subway represents a healthy sandwich, or McDs a real burger, with good quality ingredients that you should start worrying.
And it's worth remembering that these foods, and all other junk foods, are addictive. Salt, fat and sugar. They all contain high amounts of them and once our palate is used to those tastes a plate of veg becomes disgustingly bitter (although I've always loved veg).
I have a crisp addiction and I think I'm suffering from withdrawal symptons. I'm having major cravings for crisps and other salty, fatty snacks
I also have a little blob of extra fat on my belly - that's from eating badly.Beware! and always remember that these foods should make up 10% of your diet max, if not less.
han said:
Nope but I'd like to. Boyfriend says it's not that amazing but I'd like to try, is it vegetarian or vegan? (It's right next to KFC
)PacificOcean
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tarannau said:After a week of healthy eating, that's actually given me a bit of a craving for a subway now. That strangely doughy white 'air' bread, the glorious bread-tasting artificiality of the meatballs, the shock of the hugely sweet tomato sauce, the strips of reassuringly tasteless lettuce and watery tomato, the slice of chemically meltperfect cheese and some tinned jalapenos. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure, a taste of something from another world.
Nowt wrong with admitting that you fancy a bit of crap - fried chicken, McDs or Subway - once in a while or indulging occasionally. It's when you can convince yourself that Subway represents a healthy sandwich, or McDs a real burger, with good quality ingredients that you should start worrying.
But their trademark is 'Eat Fresh'. I want to believe them and not you.
han
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SubZeroCat said:Nope but I'd like to. Boyfriend says it's not that amazing but I'd like to try, is it vegetarian or vegan? (It's right next to KFC
It's veggie but does vegan stuff too.
Some of the stuff is a bit generic, but they do lovely organic brown rice dishes.
It's more of a cafe, not somewhere you'd go for a posh meal.
PacificOcean
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SubZeroCat said:
Bollocks to that
I'd rather eat crap and die at 60 then eat healthy food and live to be 90.
I drink, smoke, do drugs. I think one of those will get me first, though it is a four horse race and any of them can get me first. Place your bets!
han said:
Yeah, it looks that way (although it does look nice). Be nice to pop in there for some soup and stuff.
PacificOcean said:Bollocks to that
I'd rather eat crap and die at 60 then eat healthy food and live to be 90.
I drink, smoke, do drugs. I think one of those will get me first, though it is a four horse race and any of them can get me first. Place your bets!
Well I dunno about you but eating badly makes me feel crap whilst I'm alive. Not really my idea of fun
My mood plummets, I feel a bit ill, tired, hard to wake up etc....I'd rather eat well (which can be equally tasty though not so naughtily tasty) and feel good
I drink, smoke and do drugs too which is even more reason to eat well, support my body's natural abilities to detox etc....innit.
edit: on a serious note what you say is flawed. Eating badly means suffering later, not necessarily just dying younger. I don't want my last years having bowel cancer or being obese etc...
pootle said:
Me too, which really isn't helping my craving problem but I gotta be strong man
(I have last night's leftover veg curry + brown rice for lunch anyway, just 1hr to go!)
PacificOcean said:Bollocks to that
I'd rather eat crap and die at 60 then eat healthy food and live to be 90.
I drink, smoke, do drugs. I think one of those will get me first, though it is a four horse race and any of them can get me first. Place your bets!
Hehe. But there again, better food leads to better drug experiences imo. For longer.
PacificOcean
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tarannau said:Hehe. But there again, better food leads to better drug experiences imo. For longer.
Isn't fat the most important thing for seratoin (sp?) production?
