I think I look more fashionable alive.

[dolari]

So I'm hitting the international stores in Austin for groceries. This includes Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Mexican and British.

Seeing that I have friends from all over the globe, and have never even knew WHAT Toad in the Hole was till last night...

What shoukd I get?

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[emilydm.livejournal.com]

I asked Debbie about British food, like you asked. :-) The answers I got:

Kippers
Fish & Chips (with halibut, not cod; preferably wrapped in newspaper)
Marmalade or Marmite (my warning on these - I can't stand them, they're too yeasty for my Canadian pallette)

She also noted that British food isn't so much the food, as it is the way it's prepared.

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

British food isn't so much the food, as it is the way it's prepared.

Boil everything until it's yellow.

Or deep fry it.

There ends your lesson on British cooking : )

[debbie-ann.livejournal.com]

I didn't know what Toad in the Hole was until Lola cooked some the other day. I was relieved to discover that the dish requires no amphibians of any kind.

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

What should I get?

What do you like? Think of restaurants you've gone to and dishes you've had that you simply must recreate, then get the ingredients for them. There are many wonderful meals out there just waiting for you to discover them.

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

You've obviously never heard about my exploits in cooking.

I've made cooking teachers cry, and my dinners are sins against nature.

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

Making teachers cry is just part of learning : )

Dinners that are sins against nature? Well okay, now you can learn how not to do that : ) What exactly do you call such a sin? More importantly, what would you like to learn? Cooking can be as easy and hard as you want to make it. There are only so many ways to apply heat to food after all...

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

The problem with the way I cook is that I never learned how. In my parents house that was "woman's work." Men DID NOT DO IT. So mom never taught me ("if you want to eat good, get a good woman to cook for you")

I took a cooking class one, that said it wss basic, but I didn't know the first thing about half the techniques everyone took for granted.

Its why I cook very simply or VERY slowly. When I want some thing good, that isn't just a broiled slab of meat, I eat frozen dinners.

I actually consider the fact that I can't cook beyond a basic subsistence level a failure of mine.

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

That's okay. Anyone can learn at any time. If you want to continue this discussion off-line, drop me a line at jessie_c_2(at)hotmail(dot)com and I'll offer to coach you through some simple techniques if you want...

What are those techniques "everyone takes for granted"? If I can walk you through them perhaps that class wouldn't be so intimidating next time around?

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

>What are those techniques "everyone takes for granted"?

Too many to ask right now. ;)

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

Well, my offer stands. If you ever want to talk about cooking, just drop me a line.

learning to cook

[primalsoul.livejournal.com]

watch a lot of tv food network it really does help

[aadroma.livejournal.com]

Is there Korean? If so you should totally get bulgogi marinade...

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

There is one Korean shop in Austin, I'll pick some up, as I love Bulgoki.

Just a note - Korean ramen is TERRIBLE.

[kireishojo.livejournal.com]

i'c say invest in some miso paste. it's good for using in maranades and miso soup.

[amw.livejournal.com]

Nasi goreng mix (Indonesian, sometimes Malay) is a great way to make a quick meal base.

There's plenty of English food i could think of suggesting for curiosity's sake, but none of it's actually much good ;-)

[(Anonymous)]

There's nothing wrong with a good British Balti and you can't beat a traditional Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Pudding.