Last Weekend in March!

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

Have a gander at this grossness (content not compatible with vegetarians, vegans or people who think meat grows in vacuum packs in supermarket warehouses).

I was preparing a supermarket shop and the Spanish are not squeamish on the food front, which I like (new things to try) but I’ve finally found something I won’t be buying.
I’d try it if someone else served it up but yer it’s not for me. It’s suckling lambs head (ie it’s such a baby it’s not weaned and is only drinking it’s mothers milk - or it was You can see the brains hanging out the back. 

I then googled recipes for lambs head curious about how you’d cook the different textures at the same time squelchy brain, muscle, rubbery tongue, eyeballs and still get a good result. Mistake. The first recipe that springs up is this pic- 

 

Followed by this cooked version replete with burst eyeball. Yum yum.  


It’s cheap though £2.46 so as Petes going to be paying through the nose to keep his daughter in law in a style she does not wish to become accustomed to I thought it would make an excellent welcome dish for her arrival? 
Just a thought

[XTreme]

  On 27/03/2022 at 21:47, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Have a gander at this grossness (content not compatible with vegetarians, vegans or people who think meat grows in vacuum packs in supermarket warehouses).

I was preparing a supermarket shop and the Spanish are not squeamish on the food front, which I like (new things to try) but I’ve finally found something I won’t be buying.
I’d try it if someone else served it up but yer it’s not for me. It’s suckling lambs head (ie it’s such a baby it’s not weaned and is only drinking it’s mothers milk - or it was You can see the brains hanging out the back. 

I then googled recipes for lambs head curious about how you’d cook the different textures at the same time squelchy brain, muscle, rubbery tongue, eyeballs and still get a good result. Mistake. The first recipe that springs up is this pic- 

 

Followed by this cooked version replete with burst eyeball. Yum yum.  


It’s cheap though £2.46 so as Petes going to be paying through the nose to keep his daughter in law in a style she does not wish to become accustomed to I thought it would make an excellent welcome dish for her arrival? 
Just a thought

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[Sir Fallsalot]

  On 27/03/2022 at 21:47, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Have a gander at this grossness (content not compatible with vegetarians, vegans or people who think meat grows in vacuum packs in supermarket warehouses).

I was preparing a supermarket shop and the Spanish are not squeamish on the food front, which I like (new things to try) but I’ve finally found something I won’t be buying.
I’d try it if someone else served it up but yer it’s not for me. It’s suckling lambs head (ie it’s such a baby it’s not weaned and is only drinking it’s mothers milk - or it was You can see the brains hanging out the back. 

I then googled recipes for lambs head curious about how you’d cook the different textures at the same time squelchy brain, muscle, rubbery tongue, eyeballs and still get a good result. Mistake. The first recipe that springs up is this pic- 

 

Followed by this cooked version replete with burst eyeball. Yum yum.  


It’s cheap though £2.46 so as Petes going to be paying through the nose to keep his daughter in law in a style she does not wish to become accustomed to I thought it would make an excellent welcome dish for her arrival? 
Just a thought

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As much as i like eating dead animals i draw the line at heads hove's and genitalia everything else is on the menu  though oh except cockerel nope you can keep that as well 

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

  On 27/03/2022 at 22:33, Sir Fallsalot said:

As much as i like eating dead animals i draw the line at heads hove's and genitalia everything else is on the menu  though oh except cockerel nope you can keep that as well 

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Pigs cheek is good done well. What about brawn? Or sweetbreads?

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

Or in the UK most sausages

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

  On 27/03/2022 at 20:20, Tym said:

My bets on the seafood, anything that lives in water has to be poisonous. 

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But Tym you mostly live in the sea?!

[Tym]

  On 27/03/2022 at 22:48, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

But Tym you mostly live in the sea?!

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In the sea i pee, and you want me to eat what? 

[Catteeclan]

The IOW has a castle.

[XTreme]

  On 28/03/2022 at 06:18, Catteeclan said:

The IOW has a castle.

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Nice shots Dave!

[boboneleg]

  On 28/03/2022 at 06:18, Catteeclan said:

The IOW has a castle.

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Superb castle Dave, have they still got the donkey turning the millstone in one of buildings?

 I expect it’s been banned now

[Catteeclan]

  On 28/03/2022 at 08:13, boboneleg said:

Superb castle Dave, have they still got the donkey turning the millstone in one of buildings?

 I expect it’s been banned now

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Still there although we didn't get to see it.

[Buckster]

  On 27/03/2022 at 21:47, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Have a gander at this grossness (content not compatible with vegetarians, vegans or people who think meat grows in vacuum packs in supermarket warehouses).

I was preparing a supermarket shop and the Spanish are not squeamish on the food front, which I like (new things to try) but I’ve finally found something I won’t be buying.
I’d try it if someone else served it up but yer it’s not for me. It’s suckling lambs head (ie it’s such a baby it’s not weaned and is only drinking it’s mothers milk - or it was You can see the brains hanging out the back. 

I then googled recipes for lambs head curious about how you’d cook the different textures at the same time squelchy brain, muscle, rubbery tongue, eyeballs and still get a good result. Mistake. The first recipe that springs up is this pic- 

 

Followed by this cooked version replete with burst eyeball. Yum yum.  


It’s cheap though £2.46 so as Petes going to be paying through the nose to keep his daughter in law in a style she does not wish to become accustomed to I thought it would make an excellent welcome dish for her arrival? 
Just a thought

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@Pedro would be loving this shit if he hadn’t blocked you.

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

  On 28/03/2022 at 17:46, Buckster said:

@Pedro would be loving this shit if he hadn’t blocked you.

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I have a vague memory he unblocked me but dont think we’re quite ready for a first date yet

[Pedro]

  On 28/03/2022 at 17:46, Buckster said:

@Pedro would be loving this shit if he hadn’t blocked you.

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Actually, although having had roasted baby lamb lots of times, when they're that small and haven't had proper pasture there is no flavor to the meat, it's also got very little texture so not my kind of thing. It's considered a delicacy all over Spain and northern Portugal, though, but the meat does improve a lot after some growth in my opinion. I prefer to eat nice meat that had a chance to live instead of factory farmed.

The brains and head (except fish) aren't really a Portuguese thing, though, I've got nothing against eating brain but never have. 

[XTreme]

  On 28/03/2022 at 18:09, Pedro said:

I've got nothing against eating brain

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[Tango]

This was lying around on our local beach on Saturday! Maybe a bit underdone, @Slowlycatchymonkey?

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

  On 28/03/2022 at 19:57, Tango said:

This was lying around on our local beach on Saturday! Maybe a bit underdone, @Slowlycatchymonkey?

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He’s just having a little snooze, be alright in a minute. 

[Tango]

The local beach was a scene of devastation after the recent rain and storms. Had a nice hour or two sitting watching the fishermen catching fuck all!

[XTreme]

  On 28/03/2022 at 20:07, Tango said:

The local beach was a scene of devastation after the recent rain and storms. Had a nice hour or two sitting watching the fishermen catching fuck all!

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The electric bikes make things a lot easier I suppose Bob?

How long does the charge last?

[Tango]

  On 28/03/2022 at 20:40, XTreme said:

The electric bikes make things a lot easier I suppose Bob?

How long does the charge last?

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Yes, they do make life a bit easier, Pete, but they are pedal assist, so you still have to pedal and the assistance cuts out above 25kph.

There's 4 modes on these ones, which give varying degrees of assistance.  The higher the assistance the shorter the range. On Eco mode I could probably get around 100km, but on Turbo mode I'd probably not see 25km.

I tend to use Eco or the next mode (tour) most of the time, with a bit of EMBK ( e mountain bike) mode for short bursts on tricky bits. I've never used the Turbo mode.

[Pedro]

  On 29/03/2022 at 09:20, Tango said:

Yes, they do make life a bit easier, Pete, but they are pedal assist, so you still have to pedal and the assistance cuts out above 25kph.

There's 4 modes on these ones, which give varying degrees of assistance.  The higher the assistance the shorter the range. On Eco mode I could probably get around 100km, but on Turbo mode I'd probably not see 25km.

I tend to use Eco or the next mode (tour) most of the time, with a bit of EMBK ( e mountain bike) mode for short bursts on tricky bits. I've never used the Turbo mode.

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I tested a properly nice one a year or two ago, a real big wheels and suspension mountain bike, wearing jeans and going 25kmh on a slight uphilll, if you've never ridden a normal non assisted bicycle it'll fool you into thinking that's a normal pace. It's like you're spiderman waking up the next morning after being bit by the spider 

[Tango]

  On 29/03/2022 at 09:24, Pedro said:

I tested a properly nice one a year or two ago, a real big wheels and suspension mountain bike, wearing jeans and going 25kmh on a slight uphilll, if you've never ridden a normal non assisted bicycle it'll fool you into thinking that's a normal pace. It's like you're spiderman waking up the next morning after being bit by the spider 

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Ours have 29" wheels, but only front suspension. It's classed as a hybrid, but the chunky tyres are meant more for offroad, although it is ok on road. 

I was amazed at the difference compared to a standard bike. Hills are no longer avoided, in fact I actually pick routes with a few hills now!

[Pedro]

  On 29/03/2022 at 09:29, Tango said:

Ours have 29" wheels, but only front suspension. It's classed as a hybrid, but the chunky tyres are meant more for offroad, although it is ok on road. 

I was amazed at the difference compared to a standard bike. Hills are no longer avoided, in fact I actually pick routes with a few hills now!

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Funny enough, when I used to ride a bicycle I would love downhills, on the motorcycle I prefer corners uphill too  ...