Icarus Wings

Not hot but tasty!

Discovered some hot sauces in the supermarkets a few days ago and seeing as ive become a big fan of them, it would have been rude for me not to have picked them up. The sauce in the pic cost just £2 from Tesco, a Heinz ~ Yellow Habanero. "A fiery yellow chilli sauce with sweetness to balance its searing heat." The guff on their website claims. "Ideal for splashing over pizza, pasta, stir fries, chicken, burgers and much more."
Now its a tidy sauce, lush as we say here in Wales but its certainly not "searing heat." Not even close! Hell if Heinz call this "searing heat", Id love to see them try Blair's Death range sauces. It IS tasty though, has a gentle sweetness to it with just a tiny nip to let you know that its trying to be a hot sauce and I will get more. They have two others as well: Chipotle & Garlic (a smokey, medium spiced sauce with a tasty note of garlic) and Green Jalapeño (a hot sauce with a very tangy, almost pickled taste) so will check those out too.

Hail the Humble Snail!

I will eat almost anything. You know by this by now huh? Snake hearts, kangaroo testicles, blood soup, im willing to push my taste buds and stomach to the limit in the search for weird culinary experiences. Man wouldn't have discovered anything if it wasn't for daredevils and crazies like yours truly, and if I can get YOU to discover just one tasty treat to spice up your dinner table, then i'll consider it job done.
In these videos I get to much on snails (Escargot if youre feeling posh) again and if you want to try them (and you really should) then head on down to Lidl where you will find a pack of 12 for just £1.99p in their French food selection.






Now like I said in an earlier post, snail doesn't really have a taste of its own. (Although I dare say it would if I went out and ate one of the slimy buggers raw in the garden.) It most definately doesn't taste like chicken and in all honesty after the strong garlic butter has gone, the meat is rather bland. Most people (those who would never summon up the courage to try one) would think of snails as pure ICK but they are wrong. Its got such a plain tatse that without the garlic you wouldn't even register it, nevermind go EWWWW! I can understand snails don't look very appetising but in my opinion they are no worse looking than the rubbish served up in fast food joints. (Note to self: must not mention 'chicken' nuggets.)
You can cook snails with a dash of cognac too which helps take away the clout from garlic but its a little early in the day to hit the cognac. (Once I pop I can't stop.) Do yourselves a favour and go get a plate of escargot in garlic butter sauce today. Taste not just snails but the freedom of an adventurous palate.

Italia Fabula!

Perfect!


And more perfection with added cheese

As was the case for the Roast Pork dinner, I cannot claim to have made the two Spaghetti Bolognese dishes above. My Better Half did and all credit must go to her. And it must be good too because I wan't much of a Spag Bol fan before she cooked it for us. In the first photo it was topped with Parmesan cheese, whilst the pic below was grated Mature Cheddar cheese.

**Warning**
This is not a good meal after a session on the booze. Unless you fancy making a terrible foody mess before bed. Eating spaghetti whilst inebriated is much like we imagine herding cats to be. Or squid. Ever herded squid before? I did it in a dream once and I don't recommend it at all. And this meal is not really first drunken choice is it? Chips beat pasta after a night out.

Music to eat to ~ System Of A Down