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[bigjonny]

To really lower the tone, Tesco some great own brand tinned makerel with a chilli sauce on it.

Actually don’t think I have seen mackerel on a menu more than a couple of times which is a shame.

Great stuff that mackerel in chilli sauce , I’ve tried a few brands and theirs is the best.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Me neither. Odd isnt it? You would have to pay a kings ransom for a sea bass in a restaurant, and they taste of nothing. But the cheaper fish, like Mackerel, or Sardines, are way tastier.

Grilled sardines on a slice of chibatta, (sic) with some peppery relish, is just lovely.

That sings of holidays to me Roydo.

If you brought it to me with a nice red I’m all yours.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Fresh. Must be fresh. And you live a few miles from where they live!

I'm afraid I like smoked mackerel too mate. I do buy fresh ones and cook o the barbie in the summer.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Great stuff that mackerel in chilli sauce , I’ve tried a few brands and theirs is the best.

We are the Tesco mackerel disciples in here Jonny, spreading the word and the love.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

I know Fred. I'm a bit worried about him. Hopefully he's on some marathon gaming session! Your afternoon sounds very nice - sitting in the back garden with a cider. I might do a bit of that myself over the weekend. The forecast looks reasonable.

I'm also liking your menu for tomorrow. I think we'll be having prawn salad for lunch and then salmon and mash for tea.

Last time I read some of @Terrarian post he had said he was planning to be doing some house remodeling, let’s hope he is focusing on such a task ??

 

[roydo]

That sings of holidays to me Roydo.

If you brought it to me with a nice red I’m all yours.

You tease. Nah, it was sommet me and Nik would have on the patio, in the summer.

Bottle or 2 of said red, a setting sun, grilled sardines with her peppery relish, just the dogs danglies.

 

[Barnfred 55]

It was always possible to get a drink here if you knew the right knock.

Is that 9pm shut even at weekends Fred?

Yeah. Stays open until around 10 in the summer but people don't stay out late in the village AT. Sometimes closes earlier if theres nobody in.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

You tease. Nah, it was sommet me and Nik would have on the patio, in the summer.

Bottle or 2 of said red, a setting sun, grilled sardines with her peppery relish, just the dogs danglies.

You knew and appreciated what you had right there in the moment. That is pure contentment in life.

 

[Barnfred 55]

To really lower the tone, Tesco some great own brand tinned makerel with a chilli sauce on it.

Actually don’t think I have seen mackerel on a menu more than a couple of times which is a shame.

You see it a lot in daytime menus in fishing villages down here. Fresh from the sea.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

No. Just do enough for 1 Sass. I'm always a bit wary of recooking a rice dish a few days later.

The peas I use are frozen garden peas. not that keen on mushy peas personally. Literally all I do is blanch them in hot water twice, once to defrost them and once to warm them up. Mackerel is an oily fish and you can get it in abundance freshly caught locally and is great cooked on a barbie with some marie rose sauce on the side. I like the smoked version which you can get in all UK supermarkets and which I serve simple with fresh tomatoes and spring onions (scallion to you).

It makes total sense, especially since rice can easily become poisonous.

My daughter likes peas, I usually make cook them for her with some butter and garlic salt, but I usually like peas in salad such as with beets or in potato salad. Is mackerel like a sardine?

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Yeah. Stays open until around 10 in the summer but people don't stay out late in the village AT. Sometimes closes earlier if theres nobody in.

Stay off the moors, eh?

 

[Barnfred 55]

It makes total sense, especially since rice can easily become poisonous.

My daughter likes peas, I usually make cook them for her with some butter and garlic salt, but I usually like peas in salad such as with beets or in potato salad. Is mackerel like a sardine?

Similar but a bit bigger.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Mackerel is soooo under rated. The only fish I have eaten that comes close to the flavour is a Red Snapper. And that was in a dead posh restaurant in Cape Town. @Sassy Colombian , remember that salad recipe I sent you? The one with bacon and feta? That is perfect with a grilled/baked/BBQ mackerel.

I’m gonna have to give it a try once I visit you all as I don’t think we can find it here.

The arugula salad with bacon and feta is one of my favorite salads. I make it at least a couple of times per month so thank you for that!

 

[roydo]

Is mackerel like a sardine?

In size, no. You would be hard pressed to have mackerel on toast, its like a proper sized fish. But in taste, they both have a distinctive, er, taste. Put it this way, if you like fish, and sardines, you will deffo enjoy mackerel.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

In size, no. You would be hard pressed to have mackerel on toast, its like a proper sized fish. But in taste, they both have a distinctive, er, taste. Put it this way, if you like fish, and sardines, you will deffo enjoy mackerel.

I love fish and sardines too with lots of lime juice and onion. Growing up in Colombia my dad used to love it and we had it often with crackers. My husband is not big on sardines so I don’t eat it s often as growing up.