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Title: We need to be told...
Post by: aaronjb on 08 February 2013, 12:17:56
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People need to be told officially whether they should eat any processed beef foods in the wake of the discovery of horsemeat in Findus lasagne, the shadow environment secretary has said.

Really? We need to be told whether or not to eat processed beef? Aren't we all capable of making up our own minds anymore?

Wait, what am I saying.. of course we're not.
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Entwood on 08 February 2013, 12:33:45
I don't need any "official" to tell me what to eat or not .. I'm an adult with a brain.. and I'm well able to use it.. thank you.  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 08 February 2013, 12:33:55
Baaaaaah!

Hmm. Might be some Lasagne going cheap, though.  :-*

Right.. we need a scandal about what goes into a Naga Chicken next. ::)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: henryd on 08 February 2013, 13:46:38
Baaaaaah!

Hmm. Might be some Lasagne going cheap, though.  :-*

Right.. we need a scandal about what goes into a Naga Chicken next. ::)

Do we really want to know ??? :-X
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: TheBoy on 08 February 2013, 13:47:54
Who mentioned curry?

I could just do a naga to burn out this bloody cold  >:(
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: feeutfo on 08 February 2013, 15:34:42
Sniff... Someone mention curry? :)


Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: aaronjb on 08 February 2013, 15:37:51
Mmmm, curry.
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 08 February 2013, 17:12:16
I am just cooking my classic beef stew, with the finest ingredients Sainsbury's could sell me!

mmmmmmmm it smells lovely and it hasn't said "nay!!!!!!" once!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: ffcgary1 on 08 February 2013, 17:17:36
But Lizzie, will it give you the trots? if it does dont worry you will be in a stable condition.
HaHA

I'll get my coat. :-[
Gary
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 08 February 2013, 17:23:54
But Lizzie, will it give you the trots? if it does dont worry you will be in a stable condition.
HaHA

I'll get my coat. :-[
Gary

Nice try! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: pirate on 08 February 2013, 17:33:08
the horse meat is prob better than the crap thats normaly in the dam food to start with,some of the processed stuff if you saw it being made you would never touch it again i know ive seen inside some of these plants when i used to repart machinery. ::)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Rods2 on 08 February 2013, 17:39:14
Saw in the news the other day where the EU is setting new standards for beef mince. The UK government want an opt out where it will be defined as 2/3 meat to a 1/3 filler, where the filler is fat, sinuses etc., where they want to allow UK beef mince to continue to be up to 50% filler.  >:( >:( >:( >:(

Which just goes to show that you can't trust beef mince either and really need to be mincing your own!
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Jimbob on 08 February 2013, 21:10:12
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.

Sat here happily with a nice bowl of red rum and raison ice cream :)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Lazydocker on 08 February 2013, 21:50:38
Curry? ??? ;D

As for the meat thing... Just start selling horse in this country and all will be sorted :-X :D
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 08 February 2013, 21:57:36
Baaaaaah!

Hmm. Might be some Lasagne going cheap neigh!, though.  :-*

Right.. we need a scandal about what goes into a Naga Chicken next. ::)

Fixed that for you Kevin.  :)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Vamps on 08 February 2013, 22:01:09
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.

Sat here happily with a nice bowl of red rum and raison ice cream :)

So who had the steak pie tonight then?............. ;) ;) :-X
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Jimbob on 08 February 2013, 22:02:46
Wasnt me...Im in work :(
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Vamps on 08 February 2013, 22:04:36
Wasnt me...Im in work :(

swmbo out gallivanting again then...... :D :D :D
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Jimbob on 08 February 2013, 22:05:25
exactly....dinner with her Dad :y
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Vamps on 08 February 2013, 22:08:02
exactly....dinner with her Dad :y

 :D :D :y
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: bigegg on 08 February 2013, 22:15:53
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.

Sat here happily with a nice bowl of red rum and raison ice cream :)
Thought it would have been off by now - it died years ago
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: pscocoa on 09 February 2013, 08:58:47
Latest major to be hit by these scares is B & Q - investigators checking wooden flooring found "laminate".
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: TheBoy on 09 February 2013, 09:03:52
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.
Why?

Beef and horse taste very similar, IMO horse is fractionally tougher - though hard to tell in euro land, esp France, as their bef steaks are tough as hell. And probably horse anyway ;D
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: TheBoy on 09 February 2013, 09:05:43
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.

Sat here happily with a nice bowl of red rum and raison ice cream :)

So who had the steak pie tonight then?............. ;) ;) :-X
Absolutely gutted, I have a gay allergy to steak and kidney pies  :'(

So I chomped a mince horse beef pukka pie on Wed's trip to chippy :)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Varche on 09 February 2013, 12:14:55
Saw in the news the other day where the EU is setting new standards for beef mince. The UK government want an opt out where it will be defined as 2/3 meat to a 1/3 filler, where the filler is fat, sinuses etc., where they want to allow UK beef mince to continue to be up to 50% filler.  >:( >:( >:( >:(

Which just goes to show that you can't trust beef mince either and really need to be mincing your own!

Now who is behind that then? Food industry lobbying parliament maybe. I have got to say that todays interview with the environment minister was pretty uninspiring. I wonder if when they are testing for horse and find horse and no beef, if they dipped "pig" litmus in whether they would find pig! It all seems to have gone tremendously quiet on that front. maybe the government are frightened to death of a religous backlash and are creating a horse smokescreen to hide behind before /while it is all cleaned up. What a totally sad state of affairs we have stooped to in the interests of profit and ultimate cheapness in food, especially lasagne which is a simple dish to create from scratch. We reap what we sow.   

 
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Jimbob on 09 February 2013, 12:23:32
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.
Why?

Beef and horse taste very similar, IMO horse is fractionally tougher - though hard to tell in euro land, esp France, as their bef steaks are tough as hell. And probably horse anyway ;D


Read the rest of my post :y

For clarity there isn't a meat I won't eat :)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 09 February 2013, 19:09:03
I've got a chicken in the freezer, do you think i should get it tested in case its really a horse  :-\ ;D
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 09 February 2013, 19:23:38
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.
Why?

Beef and horse taste very similar, IMO horse is fractionally tougher - though hard to tell in euro land, esp France, as their bef steaks are tough as hell. And probably horse anyway ;D

If they cooked them it'd help... Coming from someone who likes them rare anyway. ;D
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Rods2 on 10 February 2013, 01:28:39
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.
Why?

Beef and horse taste very similar, IMO horse is fractionally tougher - though hard to tell in euro land, esp France, as their bef steaks are tough as hell. And probably horse anyway ;D

If they cooked them it'd help... Coming from someone who likes them rare anyway. ;D

Bifteck is basically frying steak, usually horse meat and is a cheap cut that is usually tough. I used to make the mistake of ordering this, but one I asked for the more expensive rumsteak, filet de boeuf or faux filet off the menu then you can get a steak as good as those in the UK. I agree they cook their meat rare, which also suited me, but not my ex-wife, who used to as for her steak "bien cuit" but it is difficult to get this where French chefs understand well cooked steaks are generally a bit tougher, so don't like leaving it to cook for longer.

http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-french/rump%20steak (http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-french/rump%20steak)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 10 February 2013, 01:33:06
I've got a chicken in the freezer, do you think i should get it tested in case its really a horse  :-\ ;D

Neigh!!!  :)



Sorry couldn't resist!!  ;D
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: omega3000 on 10 February 2013, 10:05:42
Beef and onion pie from chippa was nice  :P , wouldnt have those with kidney in though ...you dont know what your eating  :(
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: TheBoy on 10 February 2013, 10:56:15
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.
Why?

Beef and horse taste very similar, IMO horse is fractionally tougher - though hard to tell in euro land, esp France, as their bef steaks are tough as hell. And probably horse anyway ;D


Read the rest of my post :y

For clarity there isn't a meat I won't eat :)

 ???

Ive given up on meat while this is going on.

Sat here happily with a nice bowl of red rum and raison ice cream :)

I know my head is full of snot, and I have the attention spam of a goldfish, but I dont get it  :-[
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 10 February 2013, 11:04:25
I saw things like this a few times when I lived in Vietnam....  ::)

(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/tiggerhayes/vietdogs_zps7eb515c4.jpg)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Jimbob on 10 February 2013, 19:25:54
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.
Why?

Beef and horse taste very similar, IMO horse is fractionally tougher - though hard to tell in euro land, esp France, as their bef steaks are tough as hell. And probably horse anyway ;D


Read the rest of my post :y

For clarity there isn't a meat I won't eat :)

 ???

Ive given up on meat while this is going on.

Sat here happily with a nice bowl of red rum and raison ice cream :)

I know my head is full of snot, and I have the attention spam of a goldfish, but I dont get it  :-[
:y
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: dbug on 10 February 2013, 19:39:20
I've got a chicken in the freezer, do you think i should get it tested in case its really a horse  :-\ ;D

Has it got hooves ?  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Personally have eaten horse meat many times - its ok but as said slightly tougher than beef. 

In Sweden used to have roast "bambi" with chips.

The issue is the products sold were not as described - but being pragmatic no one was at any risk as a result
 ;)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: TheBoy on 11 February 2013, 08:36:42
Ive given up on meat while this is going on.
Why?

Beef and horse taste very similar, IMO horse is fractionally tougher - though hard to tell in euro land, esp France, as their bef steaks are tough as hell. And probably horse anyway ;D


Read the rest of my post :y

For clarity there isn't a meat I won't eat :)

 ???

Ive given up on meat while this is going on.

Sat here happily with a nice bowl of red rum and raison ice cream :)

I know my head is full of snot, and I have the attention spam of a goldfish, but I dont get it  :-[
:y
Oppps. I blame it on snot. Skipped ove the rum bit, due to bad memories of a voyage with Captain Morgan, so missed Red Rum quip  :-[

Me undeerstumble now. At last  :-[
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Jimbob on 11 February 2013, 19:25:50
:y
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: cleggy on 11 February 2013, 19:36:36
This could be a good thing in the long run, perhaps people will support their local butcher and farmers markets, by buying British Beef. :y

Let's face it, it's not difficult to cook a cottage Pie or Bolognese Sauce. If times an issue then make a big batch and freeze portions for later :y
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: STMO123 on 11 February 2013, 19:43:53
A lot of people simply can't afford what the butcher charges. Plus, most of the butchers round these parts are in town. Local ones driven out of business long ago.
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: TheBoy on 11 February 2013, 19:49:51
This could be a good thing in the long run, perhaps people will support their local butcher and farmers markets, by buying British Beef. :y

Let's face it, it's not difficult to cook a cottage Pie or Bolognese Sauce. If times an issue then make a big batch and freeze portions for later :y
I have no desire to support our "local" farmers market, as sure is shit stinks, they ain't local.
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Lazydocker on 11 February 2013, 19:52:13
A lot of people simply can't afford what the butcher charges. Plus, most of the butchers round these parts are in town. Local ones driven out of business long ago.

If people looked hard enough they'd probably find an affordable one ;)

We're lucky... We have 2/3 reasonably close who aren't dramatically more than half decent supermarket meat but taste is 100 times better :y
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: STMO123 on 11 February 2013, 19:58:34
A lot of people simply can't afford what the butcher charges. Plus, most of the butchers round these parts are in town. Local ones driven out of business long ago.

If people looked hard enough they'd probably find an affordable one ;)

We're lucky... We have 2/3 reasonably close who aren't dramatically more than half decent supermarket meat but taste is 100 times better :y
I'm afraid I disagree. I live in an area where lots of folk are on benefits, and they really can't afford anything other than what asda have to offer.
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: albitz on 11 February 2013, 20:15:01
A lot of people simply can't afford what the butcher charges. Plus, most of the butchers round these parts are in town. Local ones driven out of business long ago.

If people looked hard enough they'd probably find an affordable one ;)

We're lucky... We have 2/3 reasonably close who aren't dramatically more than half decent supermarket meat but taste is 100 times better :y

Same here. :y Worth cutting down on other things if need be - fags/booze/junk food etc....
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: STMO123 on 11 February 2013, 20:17:41
A lot of people simply can't afford what the butcher charges. Plus, most of the butchers round these parts are in town. Local ones driven out of business long ago.

If people looked hard enough they'd probably find an affordable one ;)

We're lucky... We have 2/3 reasonably close who aren't dramatically more than half decent supermarket meat but taste is 100 times better :y

Same here. :y Worth cutting down on other things if need be - fags/booze/junk food etc....
I thought you lived on potcheen and chips. :-\
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: albitz on 11 February 2013, 20:25:44
A lot of people simply can't afford what the butcher charges. Plus, most of the butchers round these parts are in town. Local ones driven out of business long ago.

If people looked hard enough they'd probably find an affordable one ;)

We're lucky... We have 2/3 reasonably close who aren't dramatically more than half decent supermarket meat but taste is 100 times better :y

Same here. :y Worth cutting down on other things if need be - fags/booze/junk food etc....
I thought you lived on potcheen and chips. :-\

Tut,tut.The correct spelling is poteen. ::)..........and thats only for special occasions,Christmas,birthdays etc. ;D
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: STMO123 on 11 February 2013, 20:28:43
I know how to spell it, Albs, but google made me think I was wrong. Google potcheen.
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: albitz on 11 February 2013, 20:32:18
Yeah yeah. ::)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: Lazydocker on 11 February 2013, 20:43:17
A lot of people simply can't afford what the butcher charges. Plus, most of the butchers round these parts are in town. Local ones driven out of business long ago.

If people looked hard enough they'd probably find an affordable one ;)

We're lucky... We have 2/3 reasonably close who aren't dramatically more than half decent supermarket meat but taste is 100 times better :y
I'm afraid I disagree. I live in an area where lots of folk are on benefits, and they really can't afford anything other than what asda have to offer.

But if they spent just a fraction more for decent meat they wouldn't need as much ;)

And let's not go into the fact that many of them probably have the latest gadgets, full Sky subscription, go to the pub a few times a week and smoke 20 a day :-X ::)
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 11 February 2013, 20:45:13
A lot of people simply can't afford what the butcher charges. Plus, most of the butchers round these parts are in town. Local ones driven out of business long ago.

If people looked hard enough they'd probably find an affordable one ;)

We're lucky... We have 2/3 reasonably close who aren't dramatically more than half decent supermarket meat but taste is 100 times better :y

Same here. :y Worth cutting down on other things if need be - fags/booze/junk food etc....
I thought you lived on potcheen and chips. :-\

Tut,tut.The correct spelling is poteen. ::)..........and thats only for special occasions,Christmas,birthdays etc. ;D

its the accent that fools you like 1 2 3 won too tree :D :D :-*
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: TheBoy on 11 February 2013, 21:23:35
A lot of people simply can't afford what the butcher charges. Plus, most of the butchers round these parts are in town. Local ones driven out of business long ago.

If people looked hard enough they'd probably find an affordable one ;)

We're lucky... We have 2/3 reasonably close who aren't dramatically more than half decent supermarket meat but taste is 100 times better :y
I'm afraid I disagree. I live in an area where lots of folk are on benefits, and they really can't afford anything other than what asda have to offer.

But if they spent just a fraction more for decent meat they wouldn't need as much ;)

And let's not go into the fact that many of them probably have the latest gadgets, full Sky subscription, go to the pub a few times a week and smoke 20 a day :-X ::)
Lotto tickets. You forgot Lotto tickets ;D
Title: Re: We need to be told...
Post by: STMO123 on 11 February 2013, 22:01:49
A lot of people simply can't afford what the butcher charges. Plus, most of the butchers round these parts are in town. Local ones driven out of business long ago.

If people looked hard enough they'd probably find an affordable one ;)

We're lucky... We have 2/3 reasonably close who aren't dramatically more than half decent supermarket meat but taste is 100 times better :y
I'm afraid I disagree. I live in an area where lots of folk are on benefits, and they really can't afford anything other than what asda have to offer.

But if they spent just a fraction more for decent meat they wouldn't need as much ;)

And let's not go into the fact that many of them probably have the latest gadgets, full Sky subscription, go to the pub a few times a week and smoke 20 a day :-X ::)
Lotto tickets. You forgot Lotto tickets ;D
And mcdonalds.