[thechat] Recipe: Tom Yam Gai (Thai Hot n' Sour soup)
Martin Burns
martin at easyweb.co.uk
Wed Jan 8 05:11:01 CST 2003
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Madhu Menon wrote:
> >old style cook, personified by Deliah Smith. They tend to be very specific
> >about amounts, stages etc.
>
> Naah, doesn't sound like me. I'm an "improvise with what you've got" kind
> of chef.
mmm - Wombling cuisine.
I must admit, my basic recipe quantities are:
* a wee bit
* some
* a load of
> >I use the word "unfortunately" with Jamie Oliver because throughout his rise
> >to fame (and fortune) he's come across as a horrible mockney (fake Cockney)
> >tw at t.
>
> Why the "tw at t"? Is he arrogant? Otherwise annoying? More importantly, how
> is his food?
Can't speak for him cooking in person, but his recipes are damned good
(subject to Wombling and recipe quantities as above).
Cheers
Martin
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