Does anyone like olives ?

RE: Does anyone like olives ?

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:22:21 GMT

Remember that movie "Prime Cut"?

"You're eating guts"

"Yeah. I like 'em."

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Clive Ansell — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:09:28 GMT

Love both Olives and asparagus.

I am Worcestershire born and bred, near Evesham, which is renowned for its Asparagus. Needs to be cooked properly, al dente, just still slightly crispy. Ideally use an asparagus pan; an upright cylinder pan where the more fibrous part of the spear stands in boiling water while the more delicate spear head is lightly steamed. Serve with a knob of butter and fresh ground black pepper. Yum.

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Martin Atkinson — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:04:57 GMT

[quote user="Dinu Catilina"]

[quote user="Arlo Guthrie"]I must admit, I've never tried a Polish sausage (I will now), but it's hard to imagine it beating a good old lincolnshire:[/quote]

A life lived in darkness! Polish are the second best, hungarian or romanian are really the ones. But hard to get in UK.

[/quote]These are not what I would classify as sausages - not as we know them Jim. They are more akin to Saucisson, Salami, Salchichón or Charcuterie. A way of preserving meat and eaten alone cold as a snack or Tapas rather than with a meal. I'll eat them but I'm not a huge fan and yes I've tried the Polish version - I have a Polish friend who takes them as emergency rations when we're skiing.

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Elivet — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:49:02 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]

[quote user="bob lehner"]?[/quote]Did you know the Welsh invented the condom, making the first one out of sheep's intestine? The English later made it more universal by removing it from the sheep first!

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:09:20 GMT

[quote user="bob lehner"]Why would you want to eat a condom full of greasy dead pig ?[/quote]

Cos it's yummy!

[quote user="bob lehner"]

Have you tried Linda McCartney sausages?

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Surely they must have used her all up by now?

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Dinu Catilina — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:49:16 GMT

[quote user="bob lehner"]Why would you want to eat a condom full of greasy dead pig ?[/quote]

Couse I can't squeeze it in alive!

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Lucy Fleming — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 12:41:30 GMT

I'm going to go against the grain and say I don't really like cheese. Would choose chocolate any day.

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Martin Atkinson — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 12:23:29 GMT

[quote user="bob lehner"]Why would you want to eat a condom full of greasy dead pig ?[/quote]Did you know the Welsh invented the condom, making the first one out of sheep's intestine? The English later made it more universal by removing it from the sheep first!

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bob lehner — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:47:17 GMT

[quote user="Dinu Catilina"]I really can not think of any country with worse sausages than the UK[/quote]

Why would you want to eat a condom full of greasy dead pig ?

Have you tried Linda McCartney sausages? - fabulous!

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Martin Atkinson — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:12:26 GMT

[quote user="Dinu Catilina"]I really can not think of any country with worse sausages than the UK.[/quote]Germany, Holland?! I'm partial to a nice Bratwurst mind you. Otherwise what Michael says.

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Dinu Catilina — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:06:48 GMT

[quote user="Arlo Guthrie"]I must admit, I've never tried a Polish sausage (I will now), but it's hard to imagine it beating a good old lincolnshire:[/quote]

A life lived in darkness! Polish are the second best, hungarian or romanian are really the ones. But hard to get in UK.

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Glen McIntosh — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:35:59 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

and plumbers

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but usually with nuts

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Arlo Guthrie — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 07:58:14 GMT

[quote user="Dinu Catilina"]Sausages.

I really can not think of any country with worse sausages than the UK. Thank GOD for the polish shops. [/quote]

Whaaaat?

Dinu Catilina I'm looking around for my duelling pistols.

Surely Germany, specifically Frankfurt holds the title of 'world's worst sausage'. I for one can think of no worse abomination than:

I must admit, I've never tried a Polish sausage (I will now), but it's hard to imagine it beating a good old lincolnshire:

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Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 01:25:37 GMT

and plumbers (I wonder what percentage of the membership get that without googling....)

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:48:56 GMT

Going back to the original question, I know Popeye does.

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Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:23:56 GMT

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Dinu Catilina — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:17:59 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]Seriously there are some very fine sausages in this country, you just won't find them in a supermarket.[/quote]

I have been threaten with a good sausage for over 7 years and I am still waiting for one. From the personal butcher to the most famous butcher in the Lake District or Hull or Lincolnshire they all disappointed the same :( . I pretty much did a Tour de Britain in sausages and gave up.

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]Depends what you mean by sausages. Do you want to eat them hot or do you want to slice them thinly and eat them cold?[/quote]

Loads of meat squeezed in an intestine. Some fat wouldn't hurt. Cold if dry or fried if very fat. I'm not fussy

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 23:04:00 GMT

[quote user="Dinu Catilina"]I really can not think of any country with worse sausages than the UK. [/quote]

Depends what you mean by sausages. Do you want to eat them hot or do you want to slice them thinly and eat them cold? If the latter, Germany leads the world.

The best Polish bread comes from Bradford.

In Italy I have eaten plain grilled cuttlefish. I believe the waiters were peering round the corner laying bets on whether I would finish all three. (I did).

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Kate Richardson — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:11:40 GMT

Some of the worst sausages I ever had were in Australia- the country of snags....

Parma ham

Talking of sweet sandwiches, I remember rolling down High and Over in Sussex overlooking the meandering Ouse after eating brown sugar and sultana sandwiches!

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Gillian Mostyn — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:01:54 GMT

Agree with Michael...dont ever buy the plastic wrapped mass produced type..awful! But proper butchers sausages.... Nom nom nom

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Michael Woodhouse — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:26:38 GMT

[quote user="Dinu Catilina"]I really can not think of any country with worse sausages than the UK[/quote]

Wash your mouth out! You come to our fine country and have the audacity to slate our fine sausages? Maybe I'm glad we voted for Brexit

Seriously there are some very fine sausages in this country, you just won't find them in a supermarket. The ones from our own pig were pretty special. We have some great butchers around here who make excellent sausages.

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Dinu Catilina — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:09:18 GMT

Sausages.

I really can not think of any country with worse sausages than the UK. Thank GOD for the polish shops.

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Rob Loxley — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:18:43 GMT

Spaghetti alla puttanesca - combines lots of lovely olives, anchovies and capers, yum!

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Mark Hedberg — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:21:01 GMT

I prefer green olives to black, but black olives luvely on pizza!

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J G Wray — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:17:57 GMT

This dog is 6 today and he likes olives and all cheeses, habits acquired from spending time in the South of France