Food

[bu11itt]

This one's for you Geoff; red wine and fish... (a nebbiolo)

[geoffbot]

I heard its not so much of a taboo even amongst type 2 wine snobs. Is that right?

[Der Amf]

The only problem is between the tannins in red wine and some fish, apparently they can combine to make bizarre metallic flavours (I don't eat fish so can't do better than that, sorry)

[whatmeworry]

Easter eggs I can live without, but hot cross buns really are the best

[Henry Krinkle]

Because I didn't realise how quickly Easter was coming , I did not have time to do a big bone in ham. So here are the "hams. I did four separate pieces totaling about ten pounds. Because I have several pieces I am doing them two ways. All the pieces cured for six days, pumped, in a Wiltshire style brine. Yesterday two got a six hour soak in water and then sat uncovered in the fridge for about fourteen hours to form a pellicle.

Here they are going into the smoker:



This is actually the first smoked ham I have ever made. I normally do "fresh, like this:



These two got only a one hour soak in water after the six day cure and then they went straight into the oven, wrapped. These will be saltier than the smoked version and much more like a store bought ham, though mine tend to be less salty. The two fresh hams will be getting a honey mustard glaze later this afternoon.

[geoffbot]

[bu11itt]

I heard its not so much of a taboo even amongst type 2 wine snobs. Is that right?

Yea, not too much; at least I don't think so, I tend to not hang out with type 2 snobs very much if at all.

The only problem is between the tannins in red wine and some fish, apparently they can combine to make bizarre metallic flavours (I don't eat fish so can't do better than that, sorry)

I don't eat a lot of fish either and my cellar is probably 90% red so I can't really say why they don't pair well. That red paired well actually. The fish had a blackened, spicy crust and the tannins in the nebbiolo had pretty well resolved themselves. It also had a ripping acidity that went well with the food.

[geoffbot]

Damn that was a fine bbq. Despite no seasoning whatsoever the steaks on the grill tasted epic.

[Martin]

Easter breakfast with the kids

[bu11itt]

Instead of a long write-up, I'll let the photos tell the story...









+15 hours...



^^^^^4 hours after that^^^^^