No granola left since I polished the last of it off yesterday so this morning I had to cook a full English. Ah well. Gotta build up my strength before the stretch and flex class at 10.30. Be arite.
Tis quiet in da hoose as THG has already set off for the gym by hoof. Interesting innit, language. I assume most people will understand what I’m saying although some may be confused by the acronym. Depends on the sitch obvs but it is more important that people understand what I’m saying than how well the words have been put together grammatically.
The one exception to this rule is American spellings. I don’t mind Americans using their own language but certainly not people this side of the pond. There is one recently opened pub in the Bailgate whose website talks about flavors. I pointed out their error on their Facebook page but they ignored it.
On that basis I’ve never been in the pub. If a business has such a careless approach to detail I can’t imagine what it is trying to sell is any good. Won’t last. Pubs and restaurants at this particular location never do. People don’t learn. Mind you I don’t often get to pubs nowadays. Only on speshul occasions and the occasional early doors with the boys.
One exception is a week Monday where we are off to the Tower Hotel for lunch. Our Golfing trip to Northumberland has been postponed until next spring but we figured we shouldn’t waste the opportunity to discuss holes in one, swings and how to cure a fade. I daresay the cognoscenti could point at many other exceptions to my pub visiting statement but for now I’m sticking to the line.
Outside the binmen are working their way along the road. One bloke seems to be able to work two wheelie bins simultaneously. Probably been specially trained. The road is otherwise quiet, it being half term. An occasional burst of traffic whizzes by when the lights change at Ruskin Ave. This traffic design feature makes it really easy for us to get in and out of our house as there are often longish gaps between cars. Fortunately we don’t usually need to reverse out anyway as there is loads of room to turn in our drive.
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Following on from our fish finger sandwich conversation the other day and noting Andy Davidson’s comment regarding mayo, aioli or even tartare sauce for the genre explorers amongst us I feel it worth making a statement. The humble ffs is food of the gods but it is also a staple, nay delicacy of the mass market.
On this basis it is perfectly reasonable to assume (Heinz – point taken @michael) tomato ketchup as an accompaniment. The point being that radical ingredients such as aioli have no place in the fridge of “the common people” in 2024. I include myself in that demographic.
It is unlikely that Mr & Mrs Smith of 10 Abercrombie Crescent, Sheffield have even heard of aioli and whether it is sold by Tesco I know not. This is to a certain extent because I hardly ever go to Tesco but that’s another discussion :).
The Smiths will know of tartare sauce as it will be a regular accompaniment to their large haddock and chips with mushy peas when on a day out in Skegness. It is unlikely that they will associate tartare sauce with the ffs they regularly make at home.
Does this matter we ask ourselves. Should the fact that Mrs Smith “wouldn’t touch that aioli muck with a bargepole” colour our own judgement?
Ordinarily I’d side with Andy. My typical views are if it is popular it must be crap. However on matters of supreme importance such as the choice of accompaniment to a ffs I have to say I’m with the Smiths, ffs.
This is not to say that Andy isn’t within his rights as a well travelled individual and thus an experienced gastronome to express his own preferences. We should simply state that these are very much Andy’s views and not in any way representative of the feelings of most. He should not strive to influence here, merely to inform, his comments reserved for page eleven of the Daily Mirror. I was going to say Daily Mail but I wouldn’t want to insult the lad.
Smith btw happens to be the most common surname in Sheffield – looked it up after writing this.