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Why shouldn't we import they way another country cooks their food when we eat it?
Restaurants where you cook your own meat? (London)
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Why shouldn't we import they way another country cooks their food when we eat it?
It depends very much on the meat. Chicken flesh, for example, is very much prone to bacterial contamination (see, for example). Since these infections are very often present in the chicken while it still lives, it's not only a case of improper handling - the meat itself can often be a source of disease. The chicken would need to come from a carefully controlled source, AND be properly handled. Very few farmers can reliably declare their poultry to be truly "disease free", as many poultry diseases show no obvious symptoms in the birds themselves.
This is the main reason it's necessary to ensure that chicken is properly cooked. Also a reason why a lawsuit for food-poisoning could occur - even if the responsibility is partially on the diner to ensure that their food is properly cooked, it's also on the restaurant to ensure that the meat they provide to the diner is disease free - something which is incredibly difficult to do.
If anyone has been to one of these places, I'd be interested to know the range of meats that can be "self-cooked". It wouldn't surprise me to see them limited to the "safer" meats, like beef or lamb, with meats like chicken and pork being absent.
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With the broth it is called Steamboat - you call find it in China town.
Only hot stone I know is in Crystal Palace at a Portugese restaurant - A Torre.
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Only hot stone I know is in Crystal Palace at a Portugese restaurant - A Torre.
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Obviously standards are different, but I both chicken and pork were available in Japan and everyone there seemed to cope.
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Holy moly, thats ridiculously good value. Going to London in December, so will take my lady there to get her paralytic.
Its not as bad you think once you try it. The technique is more common with korean resteraturts than any other. Honestly most koran resteratunts in central london i have been to provide this service.
There is two very good ones in tottenham court road, although tucked away in teh back streets. 2 very good ones near Piccadilly/regents street area and few more scattered about. But if you dont have any experience cooking korean food then might be best to get help from the staff on cooking instruction or demonstration.
http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/korean-restaurants.php
Assa is good and there is another one not included in the guide I posted, its just behind
boots on tottenham court road, but not sure if its still there. EDIT it is in the Guide its called Han kang.
They are not plush IVY or NOBU like places so if that is what you are after it wrong place to look.
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Well last time I had a BBQ I cooked the steaks, two of my friends cooked chicken and lamb. My Gf prepared epic vegi stuff and friends partner cooked fish. Everyone cooked. It was fun. We didn't have to pay for the privilege of cooking our own food.
Dinner nights we normally all aid in preparation. Have a couple focus on the drinks.
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There's a Swiss restaurant in Soho I went to a few years back, famous for its fondue but they did two types of beef fondue as well, one in hot oil with beef chunks and one in hot water where the beef was sliced very thinly. There's no problem under cooking the beef as long as you like it rare
Edit: found it - http://www.stmoritz-restaurant.co.uk/
That website is glorious. Amazing.
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Might have to try this....
The Swiss are a strange bunch tbh.
There is a Korean BBQ restaurant about 50 yds from the Bodeans, down D'Arblay which may be the one you're talking about. Been there a couple of times and it is very nice (but I can't remember the name of it). We normally have someone cook it for us at the table but a lot of the Koreans who dine there appear to do it all themselves so I assume it's an option.
No, chicken and pork are the staples. It is no different to buying raw chicken breasts from teaches and cooking them at home - you are responsible.
Meat is sent to you raw. If it wasn't the business would go bust as it wouldn't be seen as traditional. I know this for a fact because I supply to 90% of the Sichuan Restaurants in London. Most of the meat is sliced fairly thin so the threat of under cooking is fairly low
For Korean restaurants look at the BBQ section for meat you cook yourself on a hot plate.
Sichuan Chinese restaurants for Hot Pot where for pay a set price and they bring you a variation of raw meat,veg and seafood of which you can order as many times as you like for you to cook yourself in either a mild or spicy soup.