missuscluck Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Love Jamie but did anyone see tonights program. Is it just me or was that dish with the Quail, partridge and chicken bits on Polenta just the most unappetising thing you have ever seen. Euggh what a mess. If someone served that to me I would think they were having a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Looked nice to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I thought the roasted birds looked really nice, but the polenta looked nasty. Would have been much better with roasties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Yep.....roasties for me too!. Not a massive fan of polenta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 But he did have a quick dig a battery chickens. He said that the bird he shot and plucked had had a much better life than 90% of the chickens you buy in the supermarket which have been kept in terrible conditions. So I'll forgive him the polenta (which I normally quite like but he made that look disgusting!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Think it was rustic prefer mash myself but he's a lovely chap and is making a huge impact on the public. I noticed his flavour shakers had sold out and the chilli stall at the local farmers market was doing a roaring trade BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I have a flavour shaker on my Christmas list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Actually it was nice for me to see an English person serving polenta that way, we used to eat it all the time at home like that, usually covered in braised lamb. I cant get my family to eat it 'au naturel' like that but they will eat it cooled sliced and fried. As he sadi it's no more bizarre than mashed spuds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 The polenta 'nest' was leaking, it would have made a right mess of the average dining table, no wonder he was in the garden. My OH looked at the polenta and shuddered to much like semolina, or thick porridge for him. Did anyone watch the Wild Gourmet after Jamie? How come that woman is so thin, must have an eating disorder surely. She looked absolutely frozen for most of the programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 Yes, he is a love and good on him for having a go about poor battery hens. I will forgive him. It was the oozing pollenta/porridge/semolina effect which made me go eeuch . However its better than Turkey Twizzlers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I didn't see the programme, but I like polenta, especially when served with lots of lovely juices, great with roast summer veggies, loads of olive oil and basil........... yum, yum. I'll be looking out for this recipe, might be worth a try I've never been an artistic cook I'm afraid, most of my meals taste OK, but presentation lets me down every time . So if Jamie can fall down with the way his polenta meal looks there might be hope for me yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I haven't watched it yet - but I like polenta as well. I'll have to watch it soon and see what he did. It can't look any worse than my choice of Indian takeaway - Vegetable Biryani - I've never seen such 'brown' food but it tastes delicious. I suppose we're all so used to seeing 'staged' food on foodie programmes that we forget that some meals just don't look as good as they may taste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 . I suppose we're all so used to seeing 'staged' food on foodie programmes that we forget that some meals just don't look as good as they may taste That remind me of the Russian Salad I had on holiday (in Greece?!) tasted divine but was described by my OH as "The only dish inspired by vomit" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 . I suppose we're all so used to seeing 'staged' food on foodie programmes that we forget that some meals just don't look as good as they may taste That remind me of the Russian Salad I had on holiday (in Greece?!) tasted divine but was described by my OH as "The only dish inspired by vomit" Not the only one. My son said that Nigella's scrambled egg with chilli's, spring onions and chopped up fajitas looked like a plateful of puke. He's right....it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Have to say I thought it looked unappetising as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 I've watched it now - and I thought it looked OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
