Supermarket Hot Meat
The best thing is to combine it with one of their microwaveable bags of mixed veg. An instant respectable meal that can charm the pants off Pot Noodle.
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Previously on "Supermarket cooked meat counter appreciation thread"
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How do you think supermarkets get rid of all their 'past Best-Before date' sausages, chicken, ribs etc etc etc??????? Oooohh yessss.
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That’s quite shocking indeed, but this evening I’ll go to my favourite restaurant in Haarlem and eat some game terrine and then grilled duck breast with port sauce. There might be a recession on, but one mustn’t let standards drop, you know.Originally posted by Rantor View PostIts the Buttermilk thing - loads of adults sitting around drinking little retro triangly milk cartons full of buttermilk. Boak
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Its the Buttermilk thing - loads of adults sitting around drinking little retro triangly milk cartons full of buttermilk. BoakOriginally posted by expat View PostSomeone described the best of Dutch food as being grey meat, mashed, with grey vegetables, mashed. The worst looks like something the cat dragged in; and then mashed.
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That’s a fair description, but things have improved lately, just that office canteens seem to be stuck in the 70s. However, I have the rare condition of liking sauerkraut, which puts me at an advantage in any Germanic culture.Originally posted by expat View PostSomeone described the best of Dutch food as being grey meat, mashed, with grey vegetables, mashed. The worst looks like something the cat dragged in; and then mashed.
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busted!Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYou obviously haven’t tasted the offerings in the average Dutch office canteen.
but I do "enjoy" the German offerings every day. urgh most of the time.
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No. Less edible.Originally posted by Jog On View PostAre they anything like the offerings in the average dutch coffee shop?
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You obviously haven’t tasted the offerings in the average Dutch office canteen.Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Posturgh.
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urgh.Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYou could even take it with you in a thermos flask.
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No, cook it in the evening and warm it up in the office microwave. You could even take it with you in a thermos flask.Originally posted by Jog On View Postin a lunch break?
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in a lunch break?Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostBetter to go to your local butcher and buy some cheap cuts of lamb or mutton, get some spuds, onions and carrots at the greengrocer then make yourself a Lancashire hotpot. Best comfort food in the world.
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