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Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:43 pm
by ZedLeg
Mito Man wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:27 pm
Processed foods give you aids.
I was on a wholefoods plant based diet reddit the other day and people there would 100% believe that.
Apparently you can't use any type of oil in your cooking now or you'll definitely get cancer

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Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 4:23 pm
by Mito Man
Just heating food changes it’s state and causes it to be processed which will kill you according to a raw vegan eater I know. Sadly I have no retort as I’m not exactly healthy for my age

Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 5:25 pm
by Richard
ZedLeg wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:04 pm

even considering his history of posting hilariously snobby shite, that's incredible.
It’s not snobby
I’d rather make it better and cheaper at home. Or not eat it at all
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 5:29 pm
by Richard
ste wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:31 pm
Do you go for a large meal or stick at regular?
Always large. The chips are often the best bit IMO.
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:30 pm
by ste
Agreed.
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:12 am
by unzippy
Matty wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:17 pm
Richard wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:46 am
I hate shit food. I really hate being ripped off in restaurants serving me shit food
I basically only eat in places with Stars these days or if I’ve been given a recommendation from someone I can trust. Most people can’t be trusted
But have you tried the Bombay Badboy pot noodle?
On toast...
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:30 am
by dinny_g
I have never had a Pot Noodle...
I’m not a food snob, just never had one and have no desire to try...
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:35 am
by Richard
dinny_g wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:30 am
I have never had a Pot Noodle...
I’m not a food snob, just never had one and have no desire to try...
Have you ever had a similar pot of noodles?
Sometimes I’ll have one for lunch at work. They’re absolutely as ok as you’d expect them to be. I prefer the more “noodle in broth” style ones, over the Pot Noodle which is more a “noodle in sauce”
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:40 am
by mik
Our local supermarket stocked Oolongmen noodles for a while. Seem to have stopped now unfortunately.
If you are looking for a quick, tasty lunch snack with minimal nutrients - they are great.

Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:47 am
by GG.
Nissin are the definitive and original instant noodles (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_Noodles) but you'll probably need to take a trip down to a Chinese supermarket for those. At least you can then buy a box of them for near wholesale price though.
ETA: Tesco seems to stock them also so maybe they're more widespread now
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/p ... /276826574
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:11 pm
by dinny_g
Richard wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:35 am
dinny_g wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:30 am
I have never had a Pot Noodle...
I’m not a food snob, just never had one and have no desire to try...
Have you ever had a similar pot of noodles?
Nope...
I’ve been to Wagamama’s a few times but no, I’ve never eaten noodles at home.
My lad likes the Super Noodles Ones with the little flavour sachet - chicken flavour.
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:45 pm
by Broccers
Weird how topics go

Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:24 am
by Explosive Newt
Richard wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:28 am
Unless you’ve only eaten one thing in basically the last month, it’s impossible to tell where you got “food poisoning” from
Depends on your definition of food poisoning. The E. coli or Campylobacter trots for 5 days stuff is hard to pin down but if you get Staph aureus / Bacillus cereus (onset in 2-6 hours, 24H of really very impressive heaving) it's not hard.
Re: places with stars, I have only ever eaten in one that has truly impressed me (Michael O'Hare's Man Behind the Curtain in Leeds). Otherwise I would rather have a cosy local bistro any day.
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:42 am
by Barry
I had a dodgy take away years ago, within fifteen minutes of eating it I was violently vomiting and stomach cramps. Pretty sure I know what caused it..
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:15 pm
by McSwede
mik wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:40 am
Our local supermarket stocked Oolongmen noodles for a while. Seem to have stopped now unfortunately.
If you are looking for a quick, tasty lunch snack with minimal nutrients - they are great.
See Woo Chinese supermarket on Saracen Street in Glasgow has all the kinds of noodle pots a chap could ever desire. Not pot noodles though as they are utter filth


Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:18 pm
by mik
I do keep meaning to pop into Sea Woo. This could give me a reason.....
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:22 pm
by Matty
mik wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:18 pm
Sea Woo.
Who?
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:27 pm
by Matty
FWIW, the last Pot Noodle I had just tasted of salt. More recently I did try Sainsbury's "Kabuto" noodles, and they were the same. They all have about 80% of your RDA of salt in there.
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:25 pm
by mik
McSwede wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:15 pm
mik wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:40 am
Our local supermarket stocked Oolongmen noodles for a while. Seem to have stopped now unfortunately.
If you are looking for a quick, tasty lunch snack with minimal nutrients - they are great.
See Woo Chinese supermarket on Saracen Street in Glasgow has all the kinds of noodle pots a chap could ever desire. Not pot noodles though as they are utter filth

By coincidence we were passing earlier.
Box of Nissin Cup Noodles purchased, along with several other (rather more nutritious) items.
Fascinating shop....
Re: Substandard food in hotels
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:54 pm
by McSwede
mik wrote: Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:25 pm
McSwede wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:15 pm
mik wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:40 am
Our local supermarket stocked Oolongmen noodles for a while. Seem to have stopped now unfortunately.
If you are looking for a quick, tasty lunch snack with minimal nutrients - they are great.
See Woo Chinese supermarket on Saracen Street in Glasgow has all the kinds of noodle pots a chap could ever desire. Not pot noodles though as they are utter filth

By coincidence we were passing earlier.
Box of Nissin Cup Noodles purchased, along with several other (rather more nutritious) items.
Fascinating shop....
It's great isn't it. I used it all the time when I lived in Scotland and go stock up whenever I'm up in Glasgow.