Monthly Archives: August 2010

Dinner, Food

Meal #57: Dinner

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Beef stir-fry over rice, Oriel College dining hall, Oxford, UK

I know it doesn’t look very tasty, but it actually wasn’t too bad.  Not a lot of veg on the plate, but hey, you can’t get veg with every meal in England, (because that would be healthy).  The beef was a little tough, but the flavour was there.  Not a bad meal.

Food, Lunch

Meal #56: Lunch

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Steak and ale pie with mash and veg, The Chequers, Oxford, UK
Obviously, I didn’t eat the chair; however, I thought it should be included in this photo so you can absorb this English pub in all its’ charming glory. The pie was salty, beefy and slightly sweet from the ale in the gravy. The pastry was crisp, tender, and flaky. Surprisingly, the veg was very good- not overcooked, just perfectly steamed. The mashed potatoes could’ve used a little more love, but overall this was a very pleasing lunch. The cask ale was a perfect accompaniment. It’s bitter-caramel notes complemented the pie nicely.

Dinner, Food

Meal #55: Dinner

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Lasagne with stuff that used to be veg, Oriel College dining hall, Oxford, UK
Lasagne, I think?  This was so bad, I’m having a hard time finding the right words to describe it properly.  Especially the veg, I ate it strictly for the microscopic shreds of nutritional value that was still hanging on after hours of being cooked.  Simply disgusting. 

Salmon with veg and potatoes, Oriel College dining hall, Oxford, UK
Charity’s salmon was not much better than my lasagne.  The veg was the same, simply disgusting.  This was an all-time low for the college dining hall.  I will not miss meals like this one.

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Meal #54: Lunch

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Greek panini, small sandwich shop, Oxford, UK

I had a Greek panini from a small shop on the High Street.  It was sort of lack luster, but terrible.  It had salami and feta and tomato and olives but there was no sauce, and the grill didn’t properly heat it up, so it was mostly cold.  I ate it though, for the nuritiousment it provided to my body. 

Ham and cheese on strange bread with a coffee, Oxford, UK
 There was way to much bread on this sandwich!  It was all bread I think.  No sauce, just ham and cheese with a bit of greens.  Not very good. 

Pecan danish, Oxford, UK
Delicious lunch dessert!

Food, Second Dinner

Meal #53: Second Dinner

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Fish and chips, The Head of the River, Oxford, UK
We decided to go to The Head of the River for a small second dinner so that Charity could have a taste of the famous English fish and chips.  The Head of the River is where our Aussie friend Shannon works/lives.  We tried to get her to come downstairs and eat with us, but she never showed up?  The fish and chips are good here though so it’s okay, even without Shannon?  The batter on the fish was super crispy and fatty?  The tartar sauce was excellent?

(The question marks are there because in my head I’m hearing Shannon’s accent?  If you know any Australians you’ll understand?)

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Meal #52: Dinner

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"Tacos" with rice and green beans and cheesecake, Oriel College dining hall, Oxford, UK
This was a funny one.  The menu said we were to have “tacos” but when we came through the line this is how it went:

COOK:  Rice?

ME:  Yes please.

COOK:  Taco?

ME:  Yes please.

COOK:  Chilli?

ME:  Wirp? …. oh, ah, yes please?

And he put the taco shell on the rice and filled it completely with beef and bean chilli.  I guess that’s an English taco.  It really wasn’t bad, the chilli was pretty tasty and the cheesecake was great.  No complaints.

Food, Lunch

Meal #51: Lunch

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A picnic lunch, Oxford, UK
While I was working on school stuff, Charity went out on the town to gather ingredients for a proper English picnic.  She got a baguette, some salad, raspberries, cherry tomatoes, green olives, soft cheese triangles, a bottle of cheap cider, and packet of Hobnobs, (the best biscuits ever).  Unfortunetly, it started raining, that’s English weather for ya.  So we ate it in my dorm room.  It was still really tasty, though not as scenic.

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Meal #50: Dinner

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Donner kebab with onions, cucumber, and tomato, Mehdi's kebab truck, Oxford, UK
Charity wanted to experience the glory that is Mehdi’s kebab truck, so we shared a kebab as we were still full from all the Indian food.  The donner meat was very tasty, as always, and the veg was okay.  The garlic mayonnaise pulled it all together, but the pita was less than amazing, it was just a plain old pocket bread like we have back home.  I’ll stick to chips and cheese from the truck I think, much better results.