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Kerry
05-08-2011, 12:32 AM
OK, maybe 'snob' is a bit too far. But one thing that gets right on my tits is people (usually quaffing on TV) saying certain drinks must be drank with certain foods. Certain wines "compliment" certain fishes or red wine suits certain meats. Bollocks

If I want white wine and pork scratchings I'll have it. It's just food and drink :conf:

Smithy
05-08-2011, 12:33 AM
no, ill drink what i want/eat whatever i want

Joelle.
05-08-2011, 12:34 AM
No im a grazer. I'll basically eat anything whenever.

Shaun
05-08-2011, 12:34 AM
only in the sense that I generally only eat/drink branded stuff. No store's-own-brand ty

Firewire
05-08-2011, 12:36 AM
As long as Diet Coke's available, I'm fine.

Boothy
05-08-2011, 12:37 AM
Nah, I'll eat anything and drink whatever I want with it.

Stu
05-08-2011, 12:39 AM
I smoke pot so I'll eat an A4 sketch pad if it takes my fancy.

Marsh.
05-08-2011, 12:40 AM
I used to be quite snobbish about supermarkets "own brands". And I still am when it comes to Tesco cola or something because it tastes like ****. But other than that the rest of the own brand food is exactly the same (as in all from the same factory) just wrapped in different packaging.

Silly of me to not know but it was only when my auntie was telling me about working in a Jacob's biscuits factory that she was going on about making all the clubs in one place and then just wrapping them up differently. Not to mention I've never eaten another club biscuit since after hearing how they made them. Makes me wanna heave.

Joelle.
05-08-2011, 12:43 AM
I will eat Morrisons Malties and Choco Dots instead of Shreddies and Coco Pops.

Kerry
05-08-2011, 12:44 AM
I used to be quite snobbish about supermarkets "own brands". And I still am when it comes to Tesco cola or something because it tastes like ****. But other than that the rest of the own brand food is exactly the same (as in all from the same factory) just wrapped in different packaging.

Silly of me to not know but it was only when my auntie was telling me about working in a Jacob's biscuits factory that she was going on about making all the clubs in one place and then just wrapping them up differently. Not to mention I've never eaten another club biscuit since after hearing how they made them. Makes me wanna heave.


My OH used to work at Bassetts many moons ago. Lets just say the least said the better......

Kerry
05-08-2011, 12:45 AM
I smoke pot so I'll eat an A4 sketch pad if it takes my fancy.

:laugh:

CharlieO
05-08-2011, 12:57 AM
Yes I am snobish with food.

Chuck
05-08-2011, 03:55 AM
I'm a food snob but I'll drink everything as long as it's alcoholic.

joeysteele
05-08-2011, 08:05 AM
No I am not a food and drink snob, if I was at a formal occassion I would do what appeared to be the right etiquette but with meals, I near always drink water anyway.
The wine tasting bit, really makes me want to laugh.

Ammi
05-08-2011, 08:16 AM
I'm not a food or drink snob, but am a finicky eater and not very adventurous in trying new things. I know nothing about wines and don't drink alcohol anyway so I have no interest in the 'right wine'. I don't take any of the 'experts' on TV seriously, but it's not a bad job. It doesn't matter what they say, we will like and dislike what we want. I'm sure I could eat at the best restaurant in the world and pick fault with the food. That's just me:hugesmile:

Marc
05-08-2011, 08:23 AM
I'll buy smirnoff over any other vodka brand. :hmph:

Ammi
05-08-2011, 08:29 AM
I'll buy smirnoff over any other vodka brand. :hmph:

Yeah we know, we keep tripping over the empty bottles, lush:hugesmile:

Livia
05-08-2011, 11:29 AM
OK, maybe 'snob' is a bit too far. But one thing that gets right on my tits is people (usually quaffing on TV) saying certain drinks must be drank with certain foods. Certain wines "compliment" certain fishes or red wine suits certain meats. Bollocks

If I want white wine and pork scratchings I'll have it. It's just food and drink :conf:


I don't mind if someone suggests that a certain wine might go better with a particular food. Other than that I'll eat and drink pretty much what I want. I hate it when people say that lamb must be pink and the fat all white and floppy, and steak must be flushed red in the middle. I like my meat cooked so it looks like a hockey puck, and if the chef doesn't like it, then the place I'm eating at is probably a bit pretentious.

CharlieO
05-08-2011, 12:01 PM
I'll buy smirnoff over any other vodka brand. :hmph:

Smirnoff tastes horrid. But its better than glens in fairness.
Absolout >

Marc
05-08-2011, 12:17 PM
Yeah we know, we keep tripping over the empty bottles, lush:hugesmile:

You're my kind of... woman (Are you a woman? :conf:)

Lewis.
05-08-2011, 12:29 PM
Not really fussed what I eat/drink together. Can only have own brand pizza though - can't stand it when the tomato sauce is too rich on the posh pizza's. :(

Stu
05-08-2011, 01:00 PM
I'll buy smirnoff over any other vodka brand. :hmph:
You say that like it's a good thing.

Smirnoff is Mickey Mouse vodka. Ask anyone who knows vodka.

InOne
05-08-2011, 01:12 PM
Vodkas from the Baltic States are by far the best. Also all around that area

Livia
05-08-2011, 01:29 PM
Vodkas from the Baltic States are by far the best. Also all around that area

Have you tried Kalashnikov vodka? You can get a bottle in the shape of an AK47.

Niamh.
05-08-2011, 01:30 PM
I don't mind if someone suggests that a certain wine might go better with a particular food. Other than that I'll eat and drink pretty much what I want. I hate it when people say that lamb must be pink and the fat all white and floppy, and steak must be flushed red in the middle. I like my meat cooked so it looks like a hockey puck, and if the chef doesn't like it, then the place I'm eating at is probably a bit pretentious.

lol, ew it goes all hard and chewy when it's cooked to much, soft and bloody is so much better!

InOne
05-08-2011, 01:32 PM
Have you tried Kalashnikov vodka? You can get a bottle in the shape of an AK47.

No :joker: But there are loads and loads of Eastern European shops near where I am so I'm def gonna look out for it :amazed: Might even be a Russian shop too

Does look cool though

http://www.moosemother.com/img-products/kalashnikov-vodka.jpg

Livia
05-08-2011, 01:32 PM
lol, ew it goes all hard and chewy when it's cooked to much, soft and bloody is so much better!

I can't eat anything that looks like a good vet could have it back on its feet in half an hour.

Joelle.
05-08-2011, 01:32 PM
http://www.moosemother.com/img-products/kalashnikov-vodka.jpg

Livia
05-08-2011, 01:33 PM
No :joker: But there are loads and loads of Eastern European shops near where I am so I'm def gonna look out for it :amazed: Might even be a Russian shop too

Does look cool though

http://www.moosemother.com/img-products/kalashnikov-vodka.jpg

It is cool... I've had the vodka but only from an ordinary bottle. I've always thought assault rifles and drunkenness were like a natural pairing.

Niamh.
05-08-2011, 01:34 PM
I can't eat anything that looks like a good vet could have it back on its feet in half an hour.

:laugh: just close your eyes when you're eating it :tongue:

Marc
05-08-2011, 01:38 PM
You say that like it's a good thing.

Smirnoff is Mickey Mouse vodka. Ask anyone who knows vodka.

I wasn't aware there were vodka conosurs :joker:

Vicky.
05-08-2011, 01:39 PM
Nope

CharlieO
05-08-2011, 01:42 PM
lol, ew it goes all hard and chewy when it's cooked to much, soft and bloody is so much better!

Rare meat :worship:

Jords
05-08-2011, 01:43 PM
Nope although we rarely buy any shop-branded stuff because its generally mank and the packaging is not as pretty.

Livia
05-08-2011, 01:46 PM
:laugh: just close your eyes when you're eating it :tongue:


I just couldn't. I'm proper squeamish about bloody meat. And I hate fish, but I really like crab sticks. What's that all about?

Niamh.
05-08-2011, 01:49 PM
I just couldn't. I'm proper squeamish about bloody meat. And I hate fish, but I really like crab sticks. What's that all about?

You were pinched by a crab when you were a child and want revenge?

Ammi
05-08-2011, 02:10 PM
You're my kind of... woman (Are you a woman? :conf:)

I'm all woman:evilgrin:

Typically TIBB's style, a thread on food and drink has turned into one about vodka and crabs:joker:

Livia
05-08-2011, 02:12 PM
You were pinched by a crab when you were a child and want revenge?

So many crab jokes... so little time.

Niamh.
05-08-2011, 02:19 PM
So many crab jokes... so little time.

:laugh: If we take the thread off topic, the OP might get their claws out :shocked:

Ammi
05-08-2011, 02:26 PM
So many crab jokes... so little time.

You pinched my line:joker:

abbey97
05-08-2011, 02:43 PM
As long as it's edible, I will probably eat it!

Kerry
05-08-2011, 08:20 PM
I can't stand meat thats still running around the plate either. Though tbf I no longer cremate it. I used to cook meat until it was like an old boot