Cheese & Pickle ~ Help me do it right?
Dec 13th, 2015, 02:50 AM
#42
Branston is what happens when chutney and pickle meets a marketeer,
1) more flavour, (add salt)
2) more crunch, (cook less and chop less)
3) more attractive (add sugar)
4) Lower cost (see above)
5) Higher price (add adverts)
If Western world standards can be seen anywhere it can be seen in Branston pickle, a bit like Kraft (a tasteless cheese maker) buying Cadburies and improving the brand so that Americans now have to buy British imports to get around the c&&p.
1) more flavour, (add salt)
2) more crunch, (cook less and chop less)
3) more attractive (add sugar)
4) Lower cost (see above)
5) Higher price (add adverts)
If Western world standards can be seen anywhere it can be seen in Branston pickle, a bit like Kraft (a tasteless cheese maker) buying Cadburies and improving the brand so that Americans now have to buy British imports to get around the c&&p.
Dec 13th, 2015, 03:28 AM
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I am with Bilbo. I cannot imagine using Branston pickle in a sandwich, as it's far too lumpy and also likely to ooze a vinegry brown liquid over your hands. There are far better chutneys and pickles available with a smoother consistency, although they do cost more.
The Branston brand is now owned by Mizcan, a Japanese company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branston_brand
The Branston brand is now owned by Mizcan, a Japanese company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branston_brand
Dec 13th, 2015, 03:51 AM
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I wasn't saying I liked it [though I don't mind it with a pub ploughmans, if that's all that's on offer], I was trying to explain what it looks and tastes like.
It actually works quite well in a tongue sandwich; I don't like cheese sandwiches at all, with or without chutney, though I like cheese and bread.
It actually works quite well in a tongue sandwich; I don't like cheese sandwiches at all, with or without chutney, though I like cheese and bread.
Dec 13th, 2015, 04:47 AM
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Dec 13th, 2015, 04:59 AM
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Does living near a pickle factory confer some sort of authenticity for Londoners?>>
of course - people used to queue up to live near the Walls sausage factory in Edmonton!
[in looking for that, found this fascinating website featuring the London that tourists [hope they] don't see:
http://www.derelictlondon.com/north-...arehouses.html ]
of course - people used to queue up to live near the Walls sausage factory in Edmonton!
[in looking for that, found this fascinating website featuring the London that tourists [hope they] don't see:
http://www.derelictlondon.com/north-...arehouses.html ]
Dec 13th, 2015, 10:22 AM
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God, turning Branston pickle into a lecture on Western mores.
It "works" just fine in a sandwich or if your sensibilities are offended by large junks or possible run- off, there's a small chunk version.
It "works" just fine in a sandwich or if your sensibilities are offended by large junks or possible run- off, there's a small chunk version.
Dec 13th, 2015, 11:52 AM
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Having been raised in a civilized country (not an island and 'overthere' accross the ocean), I'm not into pickles a lot.
I ate relish sauce about 3 times in my life (mostly in Canada), and have some pickles on my 'sandwich au pâté'.
I've never really eaten cheddar, the ones I tried had no taste for me.
Now I've rediscovered pickles in Krakow, and I buy 'ogorki'.
I'll try some magic buns with some pickles, cheddar, pickle.
I hesitate on the olive oil - an european touch ?
I ate relish sauce about 3 times in my life (mostly in Canada), and have some pickles on my 'sandwich au pâté'.
I've never really eaten cheddar, the ones I tried had no taste for me.
Now I've rediscovered pickles in Krakow, and I buy 'ogorki'.
I'll try some magic buns with some pickles, cheddar, pickle.
I hesitate on the olive oil - an european touch ?
Dec 13th, 2015, 11:56 AM
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I've never really eaten cheddar, the ones I tried had no taste for me.>>
in that case you've probably never had a proper one, Pariswat. the best are definitely full of taste, and quite sharp.
I can't see it really going with olive oil but whatever floats your boat!
in that case you've probably never had a proper one, Pariswat. the best are definitely full of taste, and quite sharp.
I can't see it really going with olive oil but whatever floats your boat!
Dec 14th, 2015, 10:55 AM
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OK, so a Ploughman's Lunch is some Cheddar, nice crusty bread, butter, and a small, pickled onion ? Anyway, that's how I remember it at my local in the New Forest. Perhaps it's different in other places ?
