So it turns out that eating raw fish might not have been such a good idea after all

Across the west, millions of unadventurous eaters are feeling quite smug about this, I imagine.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...rs-anisakiasis

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Originally Posted by Burney

Across the west, millions of unadventurous eaters are feeling quite smug about this, I imagine.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...rs-anisakiasis

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So, you get a bit of a worm and feel unwell for a while? It's hardly ebola, is it?

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So, you get a bit of a worm and feel unwell for a while? It's hardly ebola, is it?

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"the condition can also trigger a host of other symptoms including severe allergic reaction, as well as complications such as digestive bleeding, bowel obstruction and peritonitis"

Seems the Congolians have got Ebola again, btw. Naive African immune systems imo.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Across the west, millions of unadventurous eaters are feeling quite smug about this, I imagine.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...rs-anisakiasis

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:-( I've only just started to like it - have to go back to being unadventurous

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

:-( I've only just started to like it - have to go back to being unadventurous

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I like Sushi, but am increasingly convinced that most of it basically tastes the same. Apart from some I had in Charlotte, North Carolina once, which was smoked eel, but covered for some reason best known to Americans with barbecue sauce. That tasted shít.

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Originally Posted by Burney

I like Sushi, but am increasingly convinced that most of it basically tastes the same. Apart from some I had in Charlotte, North Carolina once, which was smoked eel, but covered for some reason best known to Americans with barbecue sauce. That tasted shít.

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I have never fully got on the sushi bandwagon.

It’s okay, not offensive, but I have always felt you need to lather on the wasabi or ginger stuff in order to make it taste of anything other than nothing.

Much prefer a good bag of crisps.

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Originally Posted by SWv2

I have never fully got on the sushi bandwagon.

It’s okay, not offensive, but I have always felt you need to lather on the wasabi or ginger stuff in order to make it taste of anything other than nothing.

Much prefer a good bag of crisps.

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I would generally concur. It's possible, of course, that raw fish just doesn't taste of much.

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Originally Posted by Burney

I would generally concur. It's possible, of course, that raw fish just doesn't taste of much.

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The problem with sushi is that you get a wee bit of fish and a shedload of rice. For sushi I care little.

Sashimi, good sashimi, is an entirely different beast. Sashimi is the good shít.

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Originally Posted by Sir C

The problem with sushi is that you get a wee bit of fish and a shedload of rice. For sushi I care little.

Sashimi, good sashimi, is an entirely different beast. Sashimi is the good shít.

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Wasn't massively taken with that either.

Crisps win again.

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Originally Posted by Sir C

The problem with sushi is that you get a wee bit of fish and a shedload of rice. For sushi I care little.

Sashimi, good sashimi, is an entirely different beast. Sashimi is the good shít.

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But it is nonetheless fair to say that in general, raw, non-oily fish has at best a delicate flavour.

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Originally Posted by SWv2

Wasn't massively taken with that either.

Crisps win again.

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I don't think it's really fair to compare anything to crisps, though, sw. Crisps are the greatest foodstuff on earth, after all.

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Originally Posted by SWv2

Wasn't massively taken with that either.

Crisps win again.

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Yes, but you are aware that crisps are full of oils (fat) and salt, aren't you? Not going to assist you with maintaining a svelte & athletic physique.

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Originally Posted by Burney

But it is nonetheless fair to say that in general, raw, non-oily fish has at best a delicate flavour.

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You say, 'delicate flavour' as if that's a bad thing. There is a time and a place for big punchy flavours, and a time for delicacy, is there not? We aren't operating single note palates, surely?

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Yes, but you are aware that crisps are full of oils (fat) and salt, aren't you? Not going to assist you with maintaining a svelte & athletic physique.

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Your body functions without fat or salt? You're a scientific miracle, man!

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Originally Posted by Sir C

The problem with sushi is that you get a wee bit of fish and a shedload of rice.

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Sushi is vinegared rice. So you'll get a lot of rice; that is what sushi is.

Sashimi is raw fish or meat.

HTH

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Originally Posted by IUFG

Sushi is vinegared rice. So you'll get a lot of rice; that is what sushi is.

Sashimi is raw fish or meat.

HTH

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Thank you, Sensei.

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You say, 'delicate flavour' as if that's a bad thing. There is a time and a place for big punchy flavours, and a time for delicacy, is there not? We aren't operating single note palates, surely?

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Well, no. But - and here's the key thing for me - would that delicate flavour not be better served by being lightly fried and served with a beurre noisette? In other words, is raw fish as good as cooked fish? For me, the answer is no.

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Thank you, Sensei.

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previously worked for a Japanese company, sc-san. :bowwhilsthandingbusinesscardwithtwohands:

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Originally Posted by IUFG

Sushi is vinegared rice. So you'll get a lot of rice; that is what sushi is.

Sashimi is raw fish or meat.

HTH

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OooooooooooOOOOOOOH! Check out Mr Miyagi over here!

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Originally Posted by SWv2

Wasn't massively taken with that either.

Crisps win again.

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Crisps or spuds ?

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Originally Posted by IUFG

previously worked for a Japanese company, sc-san. :bowwhilsthandingbusinesscardwithtwohands:

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I have to work with the sadistic bástards regularly, i.

A hard people.

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previously worked for a Japanese company, sc-san. :bowwhilsthandingbusinesscardwithtwohands:

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Is that where your predilection for that gay tea kicked in?

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Originally Posted by SWv2

Much prefer a good bag of crisps.

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Asda own brand Cheese and Onion are the greatest of all crisps, I have recently discovered.

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I have to work with the sadistic bástards regularly, i.

A hard people.

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Fiercely and unashamedly racist, though. You have to give the little buggers that.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Well, no. But - and here's the key thing for me - would that delicate flavour not be better served by being lightly fried and served with a beurre noisette? In other words, is raw fish as good as cooked fish? For me, the answer is no.

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That depends entirely on the fish. A plump Dover Sole? Get in the pan. A rigor mortis-fresh seabass? Sounds like ceviche material to me. A fatty lump of tuna? Sashimi, sashimi, sashimi.

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Originally Posted by IUFG

Asda own brand Cheese and Onion are the greatest of all crisps, I have recently discovered.

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You revolt me, young man.

Lays 'Poulet roti au thyme'. Every. Time.

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Originally Posted by SWv2

Is that where your predilection for that gay tea kicked in?

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that occurred in Sri Lanka, sw.

I fear you may have missed the point of Orange Pekoe Tea, sw. It is the finest part of the leaf that makes regular tea, only it tastes much betterer than your PG tips and Typhoo style ****. The latter two are made from the stuff that falls through the sifting process. Or tea dust, if you will.

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Originally Posted by Sir C

That depends entirely on the fish. A plump Dover Sole? Get in the pan. A rigor mortis-fresh seabass? Sounds like ceviche material to me. A fatty lump of tuna? Sashimi, sashimi, sashimi.

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Yes. I'd make an exception for oily fish, I think. But even there, is one not depriving oneself of the flavour of the searing by eating it raw? The jury is out for me.

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Originally Posted by Sir C

I have to work with the sadistic bástards regularly, i.

A hard people.

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especially the useless ones who have been flown to the UK for a 'window seat' job

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Originally Posted by IUFG

that occurred in Sri Lanka, sw.

I fear you may have missed the point of Orange Pekoe Tea, sw. It is the finest part of the leaf that makes regular tea, only it tastes much betterer than your PG tips and Typhoo style ****. The latter two are made from the stuff that falls through the sifting process. Or tea dust, if you will.

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I assume these Orange Pekoe teabags are triangle in shape?

Makes better tea you know, something to do with flow, science stuff.

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Originally Posted by IUFG

that occurred in Sri Lanka, sw.

I fear you may have missed the point of Orange Pekoe Tea, sw. It is the finest part of the leaf that makes regular tea, only it tastes much betterer than your PG tips and Typhoo style ****. The latter two are made from the stuff that falls through the sifting process. Or tea dust, if you will.

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Sir C and his glw came back from SL and informed me with glee that my surname is the word for the sweepings on the floor of a tea factory.

I got my own back when I found out that their surname contained a 17th Century Dutch slang word for something very naughty.

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Originally Posted by SWv2

I assume these Orange Pekoe teabags are triangle in shape?

Makes better tea you know, something to do with flow, science stuff.

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Loose tea, always, sw

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Originally Posted by IUFG

that occurred in Sri Lanka, sw.

I fear you may have missed the point of Orange Pekoe Tea, sw. It is the finest part of the leaf that makes regular tea, only it tastes much betterer than your PG tips and Typhoo style ****. The latter two are made from the stuff that falls through the sifting process. Or tea dust, if you will.

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Did you go up the tea country? Around Hatton? I love it up there.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Yes. I'd make an exception for oily fish, I think. But even there, is one not depriving oneself of the flavour of the searing by eating it raw? The jury is out for me.

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I hope you don't feel that way about meat? Your mince in a bun for supper might not hit the spot :-(

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You revolt me, young man.

Lays 'Poulet roti au thyme'. Every. Time.

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Thyme? in a bag of crisps?

What next? Oregano in pork scratchings?

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Originally Posted by IUFG

Thyme? in a bag of crisps?

What next? Oregano in pork scratchings?

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French, innit.

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Originally Posted by IUFG

Thyme? in a bag of crisps?

What next? Oregano in pork scratchings?

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sw loves Star Anus in his bacon sandwiches. :nod:

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I hope you don't feel that way about meat? Your mince in a bun for supper might not hit the spot :-(

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:-( :-( :-(

I think I've worked out what your treat for g is, btw.

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Originally Posted by Burney

:-( :-( :-(

I think I've worked out what your treat for g is, btw.

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Worked out, or guessed? Hmm?

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Originally Posted by Sir C

Worked out, or guessed? Hmm?

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Deduced if you prefer.

Does it rhyme with 'ships in navy'?