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[webbo]

can't profess to have tried any of these delicacies...

the things we learn.... here I was signing up to the Cyprus Forum to find out about a little old lady that lives in Apostolos Andreas and I learn all about 'Minstrel Breakfast'!!!!!!!! and how to cook (and not to cook) Renghess
LOL We live in a wonderful world

Hope you find her..............

Never mind the food; have you seen any of the many threads about alcohol yet? Very informative


Bubbles x

[Oracle]

Renga is fantastic, amazing masterpiece treat! Ignorant Brittons don't know how to cook right!

Generalisation there mate!

b

Sorry let me rephrase:
Ignorant Oracles don't know how to cook right!

Precisely! ... I shall never cook again!

..... Besides the darn thing has left me unquenchably thirsty into the next day! ..... (and the oven still stinks!)

YUK!
Salad are the order of the day then!

Bubbles

Actually, I've since cleaned it with fresh lemon juice. Mmmm ... It is the wonder stuff of the future!

[webbo]

Precisely! ... I shall never cook again!

..... Besides the darn thing has left me unquenchably thirsty into the next day! ..... (and the oven still stinks!)

YUK!
Salad are the order of the day then!

Bubbles [/quote]

Actually, I've since cleaned it with fresh lemon juice. Mmmm ... It is the wonder stuff of the future! [/quote]




Ah! Another good use for lemons then!

Bubbles

[kangaroo]

lemon juice.... wonder stuff of the future??? or the wonder stuff of the past... I remember my yiayia told me she use to use lemon (and salt) to clean her big copper pot. Good thinking:)

[Oracle]

OK... Can they help solve the Cyprus Problem?

I don't think they can. But...

The Swedish specialty called "Surströmming" (Soured Baltic Herring) can!

It's fermented herring. As you can imagine the smell is quite 'orrible.

It could be considered a biological weapon I guess. It can be used to ethnically cleanse the north from mainland Turks without any bloodshed. Make sure you inform the true TC's about the plan and supply them with gas masks. Then drop thousands of cans of fermented herrings over the residential areas of settlers. The cans will break as they hit the ground and its "exotic" smell will spread all over the "TRNC". As the Turks have never encountered this foul stench before they will immediately think the GC has drenched them with some nasty WMD and head back to the mainland quicker than they can say hoşça kalın.

Just funnin' some. I hope nobody was offended.

The herring smells like Death itself entered the room though. You won't believe how bad it is until you actually smell it for yourself. Its taste is salty and nothing like the smell. But since the nose is way too close to the mouth to allow a smell free bite this is a type of food I'd rather avoid.

If anybody is interested you can read more about this bizarre type of herring here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstromming

Even cats raise their hair and run away when they encounter the smell of this fish from hell.

No wonder nobody has attempted to invade Sweden!

Maybe IKEA can become a Weapons Supplier to the RoC

BTW .... Do they sell them there

[tessintrnc]

I believe IKEA are specialists in meat balls............

[Oracle]

lemon juice.... wonder stuff of the future??? or the wonder stuff of the past... I remember my yiayia told me she use to use lemon (and salt) to clean her big copper pot. Good thinking:)

I can see you are going to be useful in resurrecting old traditions....

BTW .... welcome Kangaroo

[kangaroo]

Thank u for the welcome.... I did love listening to the wonderful stories yiayia use to tell me (she passed away many years ago) AND I love finding out about our traditions, old wives tales etc. and I especially love to hear about the origins of our customs as well as reading about the cyprus solution of course

[denizaksulu]

What is the point of rhenghess ... the smoked salted herrings

I just thought I'd try little variety in my diet and bought a rhengaa.

I put it in the oven for about 10 minutes and the darned thing has exploded leaving bits stuck all over the oven and the whole house stinks like a fishmongers ....

The remnants taste disgusting ...

The dog won't leave me alone whilst I try to clean up ...

Why?

This had be laughing for a good 2 minutes Still having a hard time getting over it!!!!!

Well how do you heat things up in the north little tyke?

Oracle. calm down. Simply ask Halil. I am sure he will instruct with pictures too.

[Agios Ionas]

BTW .... Do they sell them there

They don't. At least not yet. But trust me, you don't want them.

These herrings are not a typical Swedish thing but rather a typical thing of the northern Swedish parts. Especially at the northern Baltic coastline.

Since it smells like rotten fish I find it hard to believe that it would sell well. So I think IKEA will stick with "Swedish meatballs" for a while. I reckon smoked reindeer (poor Rudolph) would sell much better. It's very tasty. Anyone who likes hiromeri would like smoked reindeer even though no wine is involved in the preparation process.

However, east asians, the Japanese in particular, seem to like surströmming. And the French have been successful in promoting smelly cheese worldwide. So it's not impossible that IKEA will promote smelly herrings worldwide sometime in the future.