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From: Phil Hobbs on 19 Oct 2009 11:35 John Larkin wrote: > On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:13:54 +0100, Martin Brown > <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> Spehro Pefhany wrote: >>> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:03:12 -0700, John Larkin >>> <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:35:08 +0100, Martin Brown >>>> <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>> John Larkin wrote: >>>>>> Britain and even France are seeing increasing levels of obesity. Look >>>>> True enough. Wherever the US junk food diet is exported (even Japan) >>>>> obesity rapidly increases. McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken being >>>>> the worst offenders. Highly processed unhealthy food is far too common. >>> Here is one thing KFC is currently offering in Asia:- >>> >>> http://www.speff.com/kfc.jpg >>> >>> In USD terms, that's the equivalent of $1.97 and the magic wand is >>> making another of those breading-encrusted deep fried chicken patties >>> appear for a modest 15-cent adder. They offer delivery too, in case >>> you're too fat to waddle a few blocks. Total EUR 1.42 (tax included). >>> >>> Looks like lots of mayo oozing out too.. >> Eating at KFC was by far the worst meal I ever had when I lived in >> Japan. I had to take one of our UK engineers there for comfort food to >> steady his nerves after an earthquake. He was staying in a tall central >> Tokyo hotel at the time. It wasn't that much of an earthquake either. >> >> KFC is unusually popular in Japan at Xmas time as they have a slightly >> mangled idea of what a Christmas dinner should be. > > KFC is greasy and gross. Popeye's (which started in New Orleans) is > the best fried chicken chain. Their chicken is Grade A and cooked > right, and their sides - cajun fries, red beans and rice - are > excellent. > > But I can't rave over British cuisine. I did have some excellent > Italian food in Oxford, in a place run by Italians, but that's about > it. I'm not a fan of Indian food, so most meals in Britain were > ordeals. > > John > British home cooking can be amazing. My last birthday dinner was: Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, pan gravy, roasted potatoes, grilled root vegetables, with steamed 3-ginger pudding for dessert. My English grandmother would have made just about the same thing. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal ElectroOptical Innovations 55 Orchard Rd Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 845-480-2058 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
From: John Larkin on 19 Oct 2009 12:07 On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:35:34 -0400, Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless(a)electrooptical.net> wrote: >John Larkin wrote: >> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:13:54 +0100, Martin Brown >> <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Spehro Pefhany wrote: >>>> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:03:12 -0700, John Larkin >>>> <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:35:08 +0100, Martin Brown >>>>> <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> John Larkin wrote: >>>>>>> Britain and even France are seeing increasing levels of obesity. Look >>>>>> True enough. Wherever the US junk food diet is exported (even Japan) >>>>>> obesity rapidly increases. McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken being >>>>>> the worst offenders. Highly processed unhealthy food is far too common. >>>> Here is one thing KFC is currently offering in Asia:- >>>> >>>> http://www.speff.com/kfc.jpg >>>> >>>> In USD terms, that's the equivalent of $1.97 and the magic wand is >>>> making another of those breading-encrusted deep fried chicken patties >>>> appear for a modest 15-cent adder. They offer delivery too, in case >>>> you're too fat to waddle a few blocks. Total EUR 1.42 (tax included). >>>> >>>> Looks like lots of mayo oozing out too.. >>> Eating at KFC was by far the worst meal I ever had when I lived in >>> Japan. I had to take one of our UK engineers there for comfort food to >>> steady his nerves after an earthquake. He was staying in a tall central >>> Tokyo hotel at the time. It wasn't that much of an earthquake either. >>> >>> KFC is unusually popular in Japan at Xmas time as they have a slightly >>> mangled idea of what a Christmas dinner should be. >> >> KFC is greasy and gross. Popeye's (which started in New Orleans) is >> the best fried chicken chain. Their chicken is Grade A and cooked >> right, and their sides - cajun fries, red beans and rice - are >> excellent. >> >> But I can't rave over British cuisine. I did have some excellent >> Italian food in Oxford, in a place run by Italians, but that's about >> it. I'm not a fan of Indian food, so most meals in Britain were >> ordeals. >> >> John >> > >British home cooking can be amazing. My last birthday dinner was: >Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, pan gravy, roasted potatoes, grilled root >vegetables, with steamed 3-ginger pudding for dessert. My English >grandmother would have made just about the same thing. As Mo says about cooking in the Northeast, everything on the plate is white or brown or grey. Sort of like the cars. John
From: ChrisQ on 19 Oct 2009 12:16 John Larkin wrote: > > You haven't been around here on a Saturday morning. 80% of the runners > are female. > That would be agood enough reason to get fit :-)... > Regards, Chris
From: ChrisQ on 19 Oct 2009 12:21 John Larkin wrote: > > As Mo says about cooking in the Northeast, everything on the plate is > white or brown or grey. Sort of like the cars. > > John > I was born on the the north and wasn't true even that long ago. Things have moved on as well. The vegetables (white, green, orange) are steamed and often al dente to preserve the nutrients... Regards, Chris
From: Phil Hobbs on 19 Oct 2009 12:38
John Larkin wrote: > On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:35:34 -0400, Phil Hobbs > <pcdhSpamMeSenseless(a)electrooptical.net> wrote: > >> John Larkin wrote: >>> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:13:54 +0100, Martin Brown >>> <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> Spehro Pefhany wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:03:12 -0700, John Larkin >>>>> <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:35:08 +0100, Martin Brown >>>>>> <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> John Larkin wrote: >>>>>>>> Britain and even France are seeing increasing levels of obesity. Look >>>>>>> True enough. Wherever the US junk food diet is exported (even Japan) >>>>>>> obesity rapidly increases. McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken being >>>>>>> the worst offenders. Highly processed unhealthy food is far too common. >>>>> Here is one thing KFC is currently offering in Asia:- >>>>> >>>>> http://www.speff.com/kfc.jpg >>>>> >>>>> In USD terms, that's the equivalent of $1.97 and the magic wand is >>>>> making another of those breading-encrusted deep fried chicken patties >>>>> appear for a modest 15-cent adder. They offer delivery too, in case >>>>> you're too fat to waddle a few blocks. Total EUR 1.42 (tax included). >>>>> >>>>> Looks like lots of mayo oozing out too.. >>>> Eating at KFC was by far the worst meal I ever had when I lived in >>>> Japan. I had to take one of our UK engineers there for comfort food to >>>> steady his nerves after an earthquake. He was staying in a tall central >>>> Tokyo hotel at the time. It wasn't that much of an earthquake either. >>>> >>>> KFC is unusually popular in Japan at Xmas time as they have a slightly >>>> mangled idea of what a Christmas dinner should be. >>> KFC is greasy and gross. Popeye's (which started in New Orleans) is >>> the best fried chicken chain. Their chicken is Grade A and cooked >>> right, and their sides - cajun fries, red beans and rice - are >>> excellent. >>> >>> But I can't rave over British cuisine. I did have some excellent >>> Italian food in Oxford, in a place run by Italians, but that's about >>> it. I'm not a fan of Indian food, so most meals in Britain were >>> ordeals. >>> >>> John >>> >> British home cooking can be amazing. My last birthday dinner was: >> Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, pan gravy, roasted potatoes, grilled root >> vegetables, with steamed 3-ginger pudding for dessert. My English >> grandmother would have made just about the same thing. > > As Mo says about cooking in the Northeast, everything on the plate is > white or brown or grey. Sort of like the cars. > > John > You say that like it's a bad thing. The 'root vegetables' had beets and squash and leeks as well as onions, carrots, and parsnips, plus the pudding was like gingerbread and was served with nice yellowish custard. Amazing. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal ElectroOptical Innovations 55 Orchard Rd Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 845-480-2058 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net |