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On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
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Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

--


Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they used to
sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as well... My late
wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I don't remember seeing
them still whenever I have gone into a Kentucky Fried outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't expect
to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. Few restaurants of any
type
offer sweetbreads. I like them, but have never had them from lamb, only
veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department store
that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. They often had scrambled
brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were delicious. This is also a
dish that is rarely found in the US.

--
Wayne Boatwright

I meant to comment on this as well...

I have never tried 'Calves' Testicles, only Lamb one's..As they are very
small, they would suit preparation for deep frying and in a fast food
place..

As for the 'Brains', I love them myself, but I have given up preparing them
and cooking them...And have not had them now for a couple of years...I used
to though... If someone would prepare and cook them I would be in
it...Yummmm

My late wife, Helen, she used to cook Bacon and Lambs Fry (Liver) and
crumbed Lamb Sweet breads quite often for a late breakfast or early
lunch....I love the 3 together...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

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"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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On Fri 09 May 2008 09:57:21p, Bigbazza told us...


"sf" . wrote in message
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On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

--


Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they used
to sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as well... My
late wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I don't remember
seeing them still whenever I have gone into a Kentucky Fried outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't
expect to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. Few restaurants
of any type offer sweetbreads. I like them, but have never had them
from lamb, only veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department
store that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. They often had
scrambled brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were delicious.
This is also a dish that is rarely found in the US.

--
Wayne Boatwright


Apologies, Wayne...When I read your post just now, It suddenly came to
me...It wasn't Kentucky Fried, it was a now defunct one...'Homestead'
fried Chicken.... It had a large chain of stores in the 70's and was
still around up to not many years ago in reduced numbers of stores.....
It may have been 'bought up' by Kentucky though as they occupied the
store immediately where we used to go down to from home..

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

No apologies Necessary, Barry. International, or national chains for that
matter, frequently have modified menus that are focused on local
foods/traditions.



--
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Countdown till Memorial Day
2wks 2dys 20mins
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would you say she had a fourth sense?
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On Fri 09 May 2008 09:57:21p, Bigbazza told us...


"sf" . wrote in message
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On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

--


Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they used
to sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as well... My
late wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I don't remember
seeing them still whenever I have gone into a Kentucky Fried outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't
expect to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. Few restaurants
of any type offer sweetbreads. I like them, but have never had them
from lamb, only veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department
store that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. They often had
scrambled brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were delicious.
This is also a dish that is rarely found in the US.

--
Wayne Boatwright

I meant to comment on this as well...

I have never tried 'Calves' Testicles, only Lamb one's..As they are very
small, they would suit preparation for deep frying and in a fast food
place..

As for the 'Brains', I love them myself, but I have given up preparing
them and cooking them...And have not had them now for a couple of
years...I used to though... If someone would prepare and cook them I
would be in it...Yummmm

My late wife, Helen, she used to cook Bacon and Lambs Fry (Liver) and
crumbed Lamb Sweet breads quite often for a late breakfast or early
lunch....I love the 3 together...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

I think, but could be wrong, that lamb is far more common and popular in OZ
than it is in the US. Lamb is treated more as a delicacy here than as a
staple meat. It's also quite expensive here. Our mainstays seems to be
beef, pork, and poultry. Of course, nothing is inexpensive today, but
apart from an expensive steak, lamb is probably near the top of the price
list. I love lamb, particularly chops, rack of lamb, and leg of lamb, but
I don't get to enjoy it all that often.

With that as my experience with lamb, I've never adjusted to eating mutton,
as it is even more uncommon here. I can't get used to the very strong
tastes it seems to have.l

Liver, bacon, and onion is a common enough entree here, but it's usually
calve's liver or pork liver.

Interesting how, in the 3 dominant English speaking countries, OZ, UK, and
US, how different what is popular and commmon in one place and not in the
other. Admittedly, I've had little exposure to authentic OZ food, but I'm
very fond of English cooking and the typical dishes they make, except for
anything containing kidneys. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright
-------------------------------------------
Friday, 05(V)/09(IX)/08(MMVIII)
-------------------------------------------
Countdown till Memorial Day
2wks 2dys 10mins
-------------------------------------------
Be yourself -- it's a dirty job, but
somebody's got to do it.
-------------------------------------------

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On Fri 09 May 2008 09:57:21p, Bigbazza told us...


"sf" . wrote in message
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On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

--


Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they used
to sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as well... My
late wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I don't remember
seeing them still whenever I have gone into a Kentucky Fried outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't
expect to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. Few restaurants
of any type offer sweetbreads. I like them, but have never had them
from lamb, only veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department
store that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. They often had
scrambled brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were delicious.
This is also a dish that is rarely found in the US.

--
Wayne Boatwright

I meant to comment on this as well...

I have never tried 'Calves' Testicles, only Lamb one's..As they are very
small, they would suit preparation for deep frying and in a fast food
place..

As for the 'Brains', I love them myself, but I have given up preparing
them and cooking them...And have not had them now for a couple of
years...I used to though... If someone would prepare and cook them I
would be in it...Yummmm

My late wife, Helen, she used to cook Bacon and Lambs Fry (Liver) and
crumbed Lamb Sweet breads quite often for a late breakfast or early
lunch....I love the 3 together...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I think, but could be wrong, that lamb is far more common and popular in
OZ
than it is in the US. Lamb is treated more as a delicacy here than as a
staple meat. It's also quite expensive here. Our mainstays seems to be
beef, pork, and poultry. Of course, nothing is inexpensive today, but
apart from an expensive steak, lamb is probably near the top of the price
list. I love lamb, particularly chops, rack of lamb, and leg of lamb, but
I don't get to enjoy it all that often.


Lamb was always a cheap meal here in Oz, Wayne...Until the drought, and
since the drought it has gone 'Sky High' in price..But when the drought is
over, it will then come right down as it historically has in the past...

I cook a lot of lamb chops .. The one's I prefer and buy come from the fore
quarter (Shoulder area) of the lamb....They always were around $1.99 a Kg
(454.4 Gms to the Lb)...for the last few years, but went up drastically
after all the lambs were sold off as there was no feed for them... But those
same lamb chops now go for around $5.99 Kg..(that's approx 2Lb 3 1/4
Ozs).... Legs of lamb now sell around $7.00Kg up... I love Lamb...I
personally could eat Lamb for say 3-4 days a week, 1 day with Beef Steak 2
days with Chicken and another day for Pork.... Which ,by the way I ma
cooking tonight..Pork Loin Chops...I am looking for a quick and nice recipe
at the present time...I always eat late of an evening, and it is now getting
near 9:20pm...




With that as my experience with lamb, I've never adjusted to eating
mutton,
as it is even more uncommon here. I can't get used to the very strong
tastes it seems to have.l

Liver, bacon, and onion is a common enough entree here, but it's usually
calve's liver or pork liver.

Interesting how, in the 3 dominant English speaking countries, OZ, UK, and
US, how different what is popular and commmon in one place and not in the
other. Admittedly, I've had little exposure to authentic OZ food, but I'm
very fond of English cooking and the typical dishes they make, except for
anything containing kidneys. :-)

Wayne Boatwright

I love 'Lambs Kidney, and have them reasonably often, for
breakfast...Devilled Kidneys...

I find Pigs Kidneys or liver far too strong a flavour for my liking...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

--

On Sat, 10 May 2008 06:43:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

No apologies Necessary, Barry. International, or national chains for that
matter, frequently have modified menus that are focused on local
foods/traditions.

I'm still focused on you two talking about eating opposite ends of the
beast... testicles or sweetbreads (just below the neck and behind the
top of the breastbone) and not clarifying the issue. Which end was it
Barry?

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"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about
fried shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

--


Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they
used to sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as well...
My late wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I don't
remember seeing them still whenever I have gone into a Kentucky
Fried outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as
well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't
expect to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. Few
restaurants of any type offer sweetbreads. I like them, but have
never had them from lamb, only veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department
store that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. They often had
scrambled brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were delicious.
This is also a dish that is rarely found in the US.

--
Wayne Boatwright

I meant to comment on this as well...

I have never tried 'Calves' Testicles, only Lamb one's..As they are
very small, they would suit preparation for deep frying and in a fast
food place..

As for the 'Brains', I love them myself, but I have given up preparing
them and cooking them...And have not had them now for a couple of
years...I used to though... If someone would prepare and cook them I
would be in it...Yummmm

My late wife, Helen, she used to cook Bacon and Lambs Fry (Liver) and
crumbed Lamb Sweet breads quite often for a late breakfast or early
lunch....I love the 3 together...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I think, but could be wrong, that lamb is far more common and popular
in OZ
than it is in the US. Lamb is treated more as a delicacy here than as
a staple meat. It's also quite expensive here. Our mainstays seems to
be beef, pork, and poultry. Of course, nothing is inexpensive today,
but apart from an expensive steak, lamb is probably near the top of the
price list. I love lamb, particularly chops, rack of lamb, and leg of
lamb, but I don't get to enjoy it all that often.


Lamb was always a cheap meal here in Oz, Wayne...Until the drought, and
since the drought it has gone 'Sky High' in price..But when the drought
is over, it will then come right down as it historically has in the
past...

I cook a lot of lamb chops .. The one's I prefer and buy come from the
fore quarter (Shoulder area) of the lamb....They always were around
$1.99 a Kg (454.4 Gms to the Lb)...for the last few years, but went up
drastically after all the lambs were sold off as there was no feed for
them... But those same lamb chops now go for around $5.99 Kg..(that's
approx 2Lb 3 1/4 Ozs).... Legs of lamb now sell around $7.00Kg up... I
love Lamb...I personally could eat Lamb for say 3-4 days a week, 1 day
with Beef Steak 2 days with Chicken and another day for Pork.... Which
,by the way I ma cooking tonight..Pork Loin Chops...I am looking for a
quick and nice recipe at the present time...I always eat late of an
evening, and it is now getting near 9:20pm...

Lamb rarely ever seems to be on sale here, whereas various cuts of beef,
pork, and chicken frequently are. I'm not very good at remembering prices,
or I'd quote you a sample.

With that as my experience with lamb, I've never adjusted to eating
mutton, as it is even more uncommon here. I can't get used to the very
strong tastes it seems to have.l

Liver, bacon, and onion is a common enough entree here, but it's
usually calve's liver or pork liver.

Interesting how, in the 3 dominant English speaking countries, OZ, UK,
and US, how different what is popular and commmon in one place and not
in the other. Admittedly, I've had little exposure to authentic OZ
food, but I'm very fond of English cooking and the typical dishes they
make, except for anything containing kidneys. :-)

Wayne Boatwright

I love 'Lambs Kidney, and have them reasonably often, for
breakfast...Devilled Kidneys...

I find Pigs Kidneys or liver far too strong a flavour for my liking...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

When I was growing up, my mother used pork liver more often than calves
liver, and I almost had to get used to the taste of calves liver after
leaving homme.

I also love chicken livers prepared many different ways.

Cheers!

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Saturday, 05(V)/10(X)/08(MMVIII)
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Countdown till Memorial Day
2wks 1dys 13hrs 20mins
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Never spell a word you cannot look up.
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

Lamb rarely ever seems to be on sale here, whereas various cuts of beef,
pork, and chicken frequently are. I'm not very good at remembering prices,
or I'd quote you a sample.

While I rarely see it on sale, I get a LOT of it marked down as it
reaches the "sell by" date. Wonderful thick yet tiny (pricey!) lamb
chops that I toss into the freezer until I have enough for a meal.
Lamb chops are to me the perfect mid-busy-week meal.

On Sat 10 May 2008 09:29:08a, sf told us...

On Sat, 10 May 2008 06:43:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

No apologies Necessary, Barry. International, or national chains for
that
matter, frequently have modified menus that are focused on local
foods/traditions.

I'm still focused on you two talking about eating opposite ends of the
beast... testicles or sweetbreads (just below the neck and behind the
top of the breastbone) and not clarifying the issue. Which end was it
Barry?


Sweetbreads is the thymus gland which is gradually absorbed by the body as
the animal gets older. The same with humans. I've always know the
testicles to be "rocky mountain oysters", but have never eaten any.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Saturday, 05(V)/10(X)/08(MMVIII)
-------------------------------------------
Countdown till Memorial Day
2wks 1dys 13hrs 5mins
-------------------------------------------
When the going gets tough, everybody
leaves.
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On Sat 10 May 2008 10:53:26a, Goomba38 told us...

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

Lamb rarely ever seems to be on sale here, whereas various cuts of beef,
pork, and chicken frequently are. I'm not very good at remembering
prices, or I'd quote you a sample.

While I rarely see it on sale, I get a LOT of it marked down as it
reaches the "sell by" date. Wonderful thick yet tiny (pricey!) lamb
chops that I toss into the freezer until I have enough for a meal.
Lamb chops are to me the perfect mid-busy-week meal.


If you have enough of them, that type of chop makes a wonderful company
meal, too, as many folks won't bother getting those for homemade meals, but
only order them out.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Saturday, 05(V)/10(X)/08(MMVIII)
-------------------------------------------
Countdown till Memorial Day
2wks 1dys 12hrs 40mins
-------------------------------------------
There's never a day so bad that
tomorrow couldn't be worse.
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"sf" . wrote in message ...
On Sat, 10 May 2008 06:43:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

No apologies Necessary, Barry. International, or national chains for that
matter, frequently have modified menus that are focused on local
foods/traditions.

I'm still focused on you two talking about eating opposite ends of the
beast... testicles or sweetbreads (just below the neck and behind the
top of the breastbone) and not clarifying the issue. Which end was it
Barry?

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Lower regions I talk about, sf....The term Wayne uses, 'Rocky Mountain
Oysters', is an American term for the testicals....A term unknown here in
Oz.

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

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On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about
fried shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

--


Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they
used to sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as well...
My late wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I don't
remember seeing them still whenever I have gone into a Kentucky
Fried outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as
well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't
expect to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. Few
restaurants of any type offer sweetbreads. I like them, but have
never had them from lamb, only veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department
store that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. They often had
scrambled brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were delicious.
This is also a dish that is rarely found in the US.

--
Wayne Boatwright

I meant to comment on this as well...

I have never tried 'Calves' Testicles, only Lamb one's..As they are
very small, they would suit preparation for deep frying and in a fast
food place..

As for the 'Brains', I love them myself, but I have given up preparing
them and cooking them...And have not had them now for a couple of
years...I used to though... If someone would prepare and cook them I
would be in it...Yummmm

My late wife, Helen, she used to cook Bacon and Lambs Fry (Liver) and
crumbed Lamb Sweet breads quite often for a late breakfast or early
lunch....I love the 3 together...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I think, but could be wrong, that lamb is far more common and popular
in OZ
than it is in the US. Lamb is treated more as a delicacy here than as
a staple meat. It's also quite expensive here. Our mainstays seems to
be beef, pork, and poultry. Of course, nothing is inexpensive today,
but apart from an expensive steak, lamb is probably near the top of the
price list. I love lamb, particularly chops, rack of lamb, and leg of
lamb, but I don't get to enjoy it all that often.


Lamb was always a cheap meal here in Oz, Wayne...Until the drought, and
since the drought it has gone 'Sky High' in price..But when the drought
is over, it will then come right down as it historically has in the
past...

I cook a lot of lamb chops .. The one's I prefer and buy come from the
fore quarter (Shoulder area) of the lamb....They always were around
$1.99 a Kg (454.4 Gms to the Lb)...for the last few years, but went up
drastically after all the lambs were sold off as there was no feed for
them... But those same lamb chops now go for around $5.99 Kg..(that's
approx 2Lb 3 1/4 Ozs).... Legs of lamb now sell around $7.00Kg up... I
love Lamb...I personally could eat Lamb for say 3-4 days a week, 1 day
with Beef Steak 2 days with Chicken and another day for Pork.... Which
,by the way I ma cooking tonight..Pork Loin Chops...I am looking for a
quick and nice recipe at the present time...I always eat late of an
evening, and it is now getting near 9:20pm...

Lamb rarely ever seems to be on sale here, whereas various cuts of beef,
pork, and chicken frequently are. I'm not very good at remembering
prices,
or I'd quote you a sample.

With that as my experience with lamb, I've never adjusted to eating
mutton, as it is even more uncommon here. I can't get used to the very
strong tastes it seems to have.l

Liver, bacon, and onion is a common enough entree here, but it's
usually calve's liver or pork liver.

Interesting how, in the 3 dominant English speaking countries, OZ, UK,
and US, how different what is popular and commmon in one place and not
in the other. Admittedly, I've had little exposure to authentic OZ
food, but I'm very fond of English cooking and the typical dishes they
make, except for anything containing kidneys. :-)

Wayne Boatwright

I love 'Lambs Kidney, and have them reasonably often, for
breakfast...Devilled Kidneys...

I find Pigs Kidneys or liver far too strong a flavour for my liking...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

When I was growing up, my mother used pork liver more often than calves
liver, and I almost had to get used to the taste of calves liver after
leaving homme.

I also love chicken livers prepared many different ways.

Cheers!

--
Wayne Boatwright



I make a breakfast/brunch dish of chicken livers that has Lots of cream and
Sherry in it.....Chicken livers have a lot of flavour to them....

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

On Fri 09 May 2008 09:57:21p, Bigbazza told us...


snip


Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they used to
sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as well... My late
wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I don't remember seeing
them still whenever I have gone into a Kentucky Fried outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't expect
to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. Few restaurants of any type
offer sweetbreads. I like them, but have never had them from lamb, only
veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department store
that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. They often had scrambled
brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were delicious. This is also a
dish that is rarely found in the US.



Very posh indeed. The department store employee's caff I worked in in
secondary school didn't serve anything like that. Just run-of-the-mill
food and dismal coffee.

On May 8, 8:53*am, sf . wrote:
On Thu, 08 May 2008 07:01:07 GMT, Wayne Boatwright





wrote:
On Wed 07 May 2008 11:08:23p, sf told us...

On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:

Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

You're kidding! *They've been commonplace in most places I've lived. *Other
favorites are breaded and deep fried zuchinni, cucumber, pepper strips,
whole green beans and others. *Several restaurants we used to frequent back
in Ohio offer a mixed platter of all these goodies as an appetizer, served
with various dips. *Yummy, and half healthy...the veggies, not the deep
frying.

I dunno. *Maybe it's because I don't do appetizers unless I'm going
straight for the goodies like a plate of fried calamari. *Why fill up
on vegetables and fries when you can stuff yourself with those babies?

Price?

That reminds me that I need to make my wife a lobster for Mother's
Day.

--Bryan

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On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about
fried shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

--


Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they
used to sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as
well... My late wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I
don't remember seeing them still whenever I have gone into a
Kentucky Fried outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as
well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't
expect to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. Few
restaurants of any type offer sweetbreads. I like them, but have
never had them from lamb, only veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department
store that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. They often
had scrambled brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were
delicious. This is also a dish that is rarely found in the US.

--
Wayne Boatwright

I meant to comment on this as well...

I have never tried 'Calves' Testicles, only Lamb one's..As they are
very small, they would suit preparation for deep frying and in a
fast food place..

As for the 'Brains', I love them myself, but I have given up
preparing them and cooking them...And have not had them now for a
couple of years...I used to though... If someone would prepare and
cook them I would be in it...Yummmm

My late wife, Helen, she used to cook Bacon and Lambs Fry (Liver)
and crumbed Lamb Sweet breads quite often for a late breakfast or
early lunch....I love the 3 together...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I think, but could be wrong, that lamb is far more common and popular
in OZ
than it is in the US. Lamb is treated more as a delicacy here than
as a staple meat. It's also quite expensive here. Our mainstays
seems to be beef, pork, and poultry. Of course, nothing is
inexpensive today, but apart from an expensive steak, lamb is
probably near the top of the price list. I love lamb, particularly
chops, rack of lamb, and leg of lamb, but I don't get to enjoy it all
that often.


Lamb was always a cheap meal here in Oz, Wayne...Until the drought,
and since the drought it has gone 'Sky High' in price..But when the
drought is over, it will then come right down as it historically has
in the past...

I cook a lot of lamb chops .. The one's I prefer and buy come from the
fore quarter (Shoulder area) of the lamb....They always were around
$1.99 a Kg (454.4 Gms to the Lb)...for the last few years, but went up
drastically after all the lambs were sold off as there was no feed for
them... But those same lamb chops now go for around $5.99 Kg..(that's
approx 2Lb 3 1/4 Ozs).... Legs of lamb now sell around $7.00Kg up...
I love Lamb...I personally could eat Lamb for say 3-4 days a week, 1
day with Beef Steak 2 days with Chicken and another day for Pork....
Which ,by the way I ma cooking tonight..Pork Loin Chops...I am looking
for a quick and nice recipe at the present time...I always eat late of
an evening, and it is now getting near 9:20pm...

Lamb rarely ever seems to be on sale here, whereas various cuts of
beef, pork, and chicken frequently are. I'm not very good at
remembering prices, or I'd quote you a sample.

With that as my experience with lamb, I've never adjusted to eating
mutton, as it is even more uncommon here. I can't get used to the
very strong tastes it seems to have.l

Liver, bacon, and onion is a common enough entree here, but it's
usually calve's liver or pork liver.

Interesting how, in the 3 dominant English speaking countries, OZ,
UK, and US, how different what is popular and commmon in one place
and not in the other. Admittedly, I've had little exposure to
authentic OZ food, but I'm very fond of English cooking and the
typical dishes they make, except for anything containing kidneys. :-)

Wayne Boatwright

I love 'Lambs Kidney, and have them reasonably often, for
breakfast...Devilled Kidneys...

I find Pigs Kidneys or liver far too strong a flavour for my liking...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

When I was growing up, my mother used pork liver more often than calves
liver, and I almost had to get used to the taste of calves liver after
leaving homme.

I also love chicken livers prepared many different ways.

Cheers!

--
Wayne Boatwright



I make a breakfast/brunch dish of chicken livers that has Lots of cream
and Sherry in it.....Chicken livers have a lot of flavour to them....

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz


Sounds lovely, Barry. I would truly enjoy that.

One of my favorites begins by quickly searing the chicken livers in butter
and removing to a plate. Next I sauté or stir fry wedges of sweet onion,
red and green pepper strips, and slivered garlic, until tender-crisp. Last
of all I return the livers to the pan with the heat lowered, along with
wedges of roma tomatoes, and add a small quantity of basic brown sauce,
cooking until the livers are the doneness you prefer. This all to be
served over a bed of rice.

A snack I paticularly like is chopped chicken livers. Chopped onions
sauteed in schmaltz, then removed and reserved. The chicken livers cooked
in schmaltz until somewhat pink throughout. Using a fork, mash the livers
coarsely, combine with onion and a finely chopped hard boiled egg or two,
seasoned with salt and pepper. You can also add a dash of sherry or
brandy, but I usually don't.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

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Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they used
to sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as well... My
late wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I don't remember
seeing them still whenever I have gone into a Kentucky Fried
outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't
expect to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. Few restaurants
of any type offer sweetbreads. I like them, but have never had them
from lamb, only veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department
store that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. They often had
scrambled brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were delicious.
This is also a dish that is rarely found in the US.



Very posh indeed. The department store employee's caff I worked in in
secondary school didn't serve anything like that. Just run-of-the-mill
food and dismal coffee.

That's certainly more typical of employee's cafeterias. I was fortunate on
two occasions to have great cafeterias where I worked.

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