Comments on: What does it take to make a Lord’s Test match quintessentially Irish? (a match report)

By: Balladeer

Balladeer — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:34:13 +0000

In reply to King Cricket. Ciabatta doesn’t rely on structural integrity either. Good choice.

By: Edwardian

Edwardian — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 18:37:32 +0000

In reply to King Cricket. Thinking of all that gravy seaping into the bread. Sounds great.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:02:04 +0000

In reply to King Cricket.

Well first of all, you don’t want to choose your bread… poorly. We went for what they described as a ‘soft ciabatta’ that was thick enough to provide leeway. I’m not sure sliced bread would be the way to go.

Secondly, it’s quite thick gravy and the spuds are quite broken up, so they absorb a fair amount.

We’re not quite sure how they’ve managed it, in all honesty, but it honestly works. There’s a bit of extra potato and gravy on the side, so you can always dip to add moisture, if necessary.

By: The Right HonouraBalladeer

The Right HonouraBalladeer — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:35:45 +0000

In reply to King Cricket. How does the bread maintain its structural integrity in the presence of gravy?

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 10:52:00 +0000

In reply to Edwardian.

The cafe near us started doing roast of the day sandwiches this week. We gave the gammon a run.

What we didn’t realise – and were delighted to discover – was that it’s a full roast on a sandwich. Roasties, stuffing, gravy, the works.

By: Edwardian

Edwardian — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:34:58 +0000

Top notch, old boy, but perplexed by the addition of cheese into a Turkey sandwich. What do I know, I eat my avocados with Worcestershire Sauce and melt Stilton into mince pies.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:07:39 +0000

Super stuff, Ged, had you included cabbage in this somewhere, you would pretty much have covered the gamut of Irish cuisine in your efforts.