The **Now Eating** Thread

[marinersfan]

Pineapple tarts all the way from Singapore.

 

[Gilbert89]

Nice plate, don’t ya think?…

Meanwhile, the holiday found me (Perfect timing as I pulled onto the driveway after work)

 

[Merlin5]

I'm out shopping and they've done it again. Put temptation in my way by reducing individual items to between 29 and 42p.

I've had to buy these which come to a grand total of £2 because.. it would be rude not to

 

[HoneyBadger]

I'm out shopping and they've done it again. Put temptation in my way by reducing individual items to between 29 and 42p.

I've had to buy these which come to a grand total of £2 because.. it would be rude not to

£2!! Amazing. I wish you sweet dreams in your diabetic coma!

 

[aVdub]

Never tried Bass, then when I wanted to it was scorned at... Might also explain why Cod is struggling as well.

North Sea cod : Why is it off the menu again?


North Sea cod has had a troubled history, and despite years of work to bring it back to sustainable levels, the state of the stock has once again declined to a worryingly low level. A combination of fishing pressure and environmental changes, the population is so small that its ability to reproduce may be impaired. All of the cod populations around the UK are in a similar position, making this iconic species one of the least sustainable fish to be caught in UK waters, and urgent action is needed to bring it back to healthy levels.


And is sea bass coming back?


UK sea bass has come off the Fish to Avoid list. This shows what can be achieved when management of fish stocks starts to improve. After being heavily fished for decades, a series of measures brought in over the last few years have reduced fishing pressure, the first step in giving sea bass a chance to recover. Populations are still at very low levels and there is a long way to go to get this fishery well managed and in a healthy state, but this species shows how beneficial good fisheries management can be.

TBH I've always ignored what is and what is not on the limited Brit's menu this day/week/month. (If it ain't cod bs)

The bass I cooked was farmed and tbh I gave 99% of it to my old age pensioner cat (she loved it) as it for me lacked texture, taste and flavour.

If you get the chance to eat locally caught bass (Eastbourne produces some of the best locally) I feel you should really try it (Was on The Gun menu recently)

Back to coming back and going out...Just eat what you want and ignore the ******** merchants

 

[Merlin5]

£2!! Amazing. I wish you sweet dreams in your diabetic coma!

I didn't take the Kipling pastries in the end. The rest I'll mostly be giving away or putting in the freezer.

 

[Ad_Augendae]

TBH I've always ignored what is and what is not on the limited Brit's menu this day/week/month. (If it ain't cod bs)

The bass I cooked was farmed and tbh I gave 99% of it to my old age pensioner cat (she loved it) as it for me lacked texture, taste and flavour.

If you get the chance to eat locally caught bass (Eastbourne produces some of the best locally) I feel you should really try it (Was on The Gun menu recently)

Back to coming back and going out...Just eat what you want and ignore the ******** merchants

I might just do that at some point, I do love Cod and was looking for it on the Menu there, I saw Haddock and chips and thought nope. But the burger did make up for it.

 

[suenstar]

Grilled bacon & cheese sandwich for lunch

Then a nice juicy steak (looks more cooked than it is because of I put it over a flame, inside it's a little over medium) for supper.

 

[SpartaP]

Chicken Tikka Masala
Pilau Rice
Cheese Naan
Bhaji's

No pic as it's in my belly, I was too hungry!

It wasn't bright red this time either

 

[m@rty]

Roast chicken, colcannon mash, coleslaw

 

[Merlin5]

Nice plate, don’t ya think?…

Meanwhile, the holiday found me (Perfect timing as I pulled onto the driveway after work)

Looks great. I must admit though, I thought you'd stuffed a blue microfiber cloth into a cup.

 

[robfosters]

Lamb koftas, coconut, mango and lime chicken with salad and spicy potato salad. Meat was done on our new Ninja woodfire BBQ

 

[aVdub]

 

[mithrandir]

Had a hazelnut croissant, having the almond croissant now

 

[aVdub]

UK sea bass has come off the Fish to Avoid list. This shows what can be achieved when management of fish stocks starts to improve. After being heavily fished for decades, a series of measures brought in over the last few years have reduced fishing pressure, the first step in giving sea bass a chance to recover. Populations are still at very low levels and there is a long way to go to get this fishery well managed and in a healthy state, but this species shows how beneficial good fisheries management can be.

Yes we have locally policed bass nurseries and area's that netters are not permitted to net, which has resulted in a really large and healthy population of bass and also the same for many other species that fell foul of the nets that were mostly placed to collect bait for lobster and crab pots.
I have seen that same on my travels, with Poole harbour being a recent one that is also a bass nursery and you can expect a fast response if caught lure fishing in these areas.

Personally I would love to see more done as you see in America and the Republic of Ireland when it comes to fishing and conservation, with tougher fines and bodies that actually work.

I grew up on game and seafood due to living near the coast and countryside and have carried that with that throughout my life and will eat just about every/any thing.

This seems to be growing more in the UK (esp restaurants doing the 25m [The gun for example]) and I would love to see less of our brilliant seafood being exported and used more in the UK, to replace the fish 'we always eat' that is becoming harder to find and more expensive.

I thinking it was time before my last visit that the Gun had Rye Bay bass and scallops on the menu...

 

[aVdub]

Freshly steam/air fried roast garlic chicken sourdough sandwich

 

[Ad_Augendae]

Yes we have locally policed bass nurseries and area's that netters are not permitted to net, which has resulted in a really large and healthy population of bass and also the same for many other species that fell foul of the nets that were mostly placed to collect bait for lobster and crab pots.
I have seen that same on my travels, with Poole harbour being a recent one that is also a bass nursery and you can expect a fast response if caught lure fishing in these areas.

Personally I would love to see more done as you see in America and the Republic of Ireland when it comes to fishing and conservation, with tougher fines and bodies that actually work.

I grew up on game and seafood due to living near the coast and countryside and have carried that with that throughout my life and will eat just about every/any thing.

This seems to be growing more in the UK (esp restaurants doing the 25m [The gun for example]) and I would love to see less of our brilliant seafood being exported and used more in the UK, to replace the fish 'we always eat' that is becoming harder to find and more expensive.

I thinking it was time before my last visit that the Gun had Rye Bay bass and scallops on the menu...

Fun fact. The OH used to work for a Fisherman who caught scallops local and sold them into the spanish market, he always used to give us a big bag full of 'em when in saeson which we used to pass onto the our neighbour as we didn't like to offend. As you can tell none of us are big shellfish eaters. Infact I tried some crab once in eastbourne which sent me into quite a strange spin

 

[mithrandir]

Had some cake during weekly meeting, colleague leaving.

He baked this Guinness cake, was amazing




This was shop bought, but amazing too:


download my pics

 

[robfosters]

Had a chorizo and beef chilli for lunch

 

[Rai200]

Stir fried seabass, crispy onion and garlic and a sesame/soy/ginger stirfry sauce.