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[Sappho]

There's a donut called Fastnacht? That is hilarious. Does anyone know if there's a donut called that *in* Germany, or is it like Berliners, where they're only called out *outside* of Berlin?

Unlike Scotch Pies, which they apparently are actually called even here in Scotland. They're a very proud people. Very proud of those pies. It's like if you went to America and ordered an American Hamburger.

[DJ]

I've got leftover steaks, anybody got any ideas of what to do with them for lunch?
(I had just normal steak for lunch yesterday so I want to do something different with them this time)

Dice up some onions, fry them a little bit, and then fry steaks on them for 10-15 minutes, add a glass of water, cover the pan and leave it on low heat for an hour or so. After that dissolve a spoon of flour in half a glass of water and add that to the pan, turn up the heat and stir until the sauce thickens. Season to taste, ofc. As an alternative to water you can use milk (creamier sauce, but less pronounced meat flavor), and as an alternative to flour you can use an egg yolk for thickening. If you got some mushroom throw them in when you add the steaks. Normally I use this recipe for tougher meat like beef, but I'm sure it'll be good with steaks, if a bit wasteful since steaks are best when grilled.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

..... I got hungry and cooked them anyways and did something close to that <_<
I cut off the fat and threw it in the pan and let the grease melt off, while that cooked I cut up half an onion, once the fat was mostly melted I took out the bits of meat and not melted fat and threw that out then added the chopped up onion to the grease. Put a lid over that then started cutting the steak into strips then cut the strips in half. Once the onions were half done cooking I added the steak and stored it up then put the lid on for a couple minutes. Stired it up and added some BBQ sauce then put their back on for another couple minutes sitting occasionally.


It was so delicious!

[RedKing]

No, I consumed an underground train.

And then Japa ate all the runaway slaves.

[KingofstarrySkies]

i am eating homemade fries

AND THEY ARE THE AMAZINGS

[Sappho]

I am having my first proper British beers tonight. First I had a "The Speckled Hen." It tasted bad. Like if you set some hops on fire and left them burning on top of a pile of sugar and added water to the melted mess and carbonated it a bit. Blech.

On the other hand, Old Peculier is turning out to be surprisingly nice, at least in comparison to that Speckled Hen. Also, it's 5.6% alcohol by volume. Holy crap. And it's relatively cheap. Considering an average beer here costs two pounds from the supermarket (five to seven pounds from a pub), and this one was only 1.60.

Two pounds is, like, 75 crowns. A beer in Prague (which is far, FAR better than this stuff) will cost 12 crowns from the supermarket. 20 if you get a really nice one. Cheap stuff can be found under ten. In a pub or bar, you'll pay 25-35. 40 if it's an expensive place. I've spent hours of my life grumbling about spending 40 kc on a single beer. now I'm paying 75 for each one. Something is horribly wrong with the universe.

Beer is expensive in the UK, is the message I want you guys to get here. I don't recommend coming here to drink.

[GiglameshDespair]

Considering an average beer here costs two pounds from the supermarket (five to seven pounds from a pub), and this one was only 1.60.

Five to seven pounds for a pint from a pub? Where in God's unholy brews are you buying beer at that price? All the pubs i've seen have it ~£2.50.

[Sappho]

Well, I'm in Edinburgh. I only went to one pub, and got scared off by the scary prices. It is entirely possible that it's cheaper in other places but... my flatmate, a genuine English Man who has lived here for a while, insists that this is standard.

I suppose this merits further investigation, if it doesn't bankrupt me.

[Jopax]

Orange and Grapefruit juice with a small spoon of honey is fucking ace. Tho I really need to find an alternative to honey since I'm gonna run out soon, any squeezable sweet fruits that I could use?

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

hmmm
Cherries? Maybe some sort of apples or peaches? Possibly watermellon or some other sweet melon?

[Jopax]

Should've probably specified that I'd prefer something not seasonal that won't cost me an arm and a leg when it isn't in season. Oranges and grapefruits are fairly cheap most of the time and they only get cheaper in season (plus I can nab oranges even cheaper in the caffeteria sometimes).

I'd use carrots but I don't have a proper juicer for those.

[Bauglir]

Apples? Might be a bit on the crisp side.

[penguinofhonor]

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[Jopax]

Heh, probably should've worded that better. Doesn't need to substitute it entirely, I just need something else that can add some sweetness, carrots are slightly sweet so I'd probably need a lot. I could just sugar the damn thing but I'm not too keen on that idea tbh, prefer to fruit it up as much as  I can nowadays ^^

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

But but but carats aren't fruit .-.
Nor are they sweet, to me....