Follow the Manxman from South Korea

[Albert Tatlock]

On 9/9/2023 at 9:45 AM, Happier diner said:

I had to Google trebuchet 😬

Handy for Steam Racket breakfasts on bumpy journeys...when you end up throwing them up anyway.

[Happier diner]

23 minutes ago, quilp said:

Kosher? 

Full of bloody bones🐟

[2112]

1 hour ago, Happier diner said:

I don't think they have fryers on the mannanan. Oven cooked/grilled. 

The Mannanan is made of Alluminium which would melt in the event of a fire. 

[Roxanne]

1 hour ago, Manxman2000 said:

Good breakfast on the Ben,  carp on the Manannan

I didn't know you could eat carp. Aren't they poisonous?

[Roxanne]

15 minutes ago, 2112 said:

The Mannanan is made of Alluminium which would melt in the event of a fire. 

We can alway count on you to look on the bright side.

[quilp]

59 minutes ago, Roxanne said:

I didn't know you could eat carp. Aren't they poisonous?

I think there's an old Jewish (?) festival where they eat the Carp. It is brought home live from the local market in the week before it is required. Traditionally, the fish is then put into a large container of clean water, even the family bath, to then go through a purification process, being 'cleaned-out' by the clean water, the dirty water being changed daily. When the water is clear, the fish is considered cleansed, then prepared. Simples. 

[TheTeapot]

Don't some eastern europeans go big on Carp for christmas? 

[Capt_Mainwaring]

2 minutes ago, TheTeapot said:

Don't some eastern europeans go big on Carp for christmas? 

Yes, I'm sure you can get hold of them here near Christmas time. One of the specialist food places.

[Manxman1234]

1 hour ago, 2112 said:

The Mannanan is made of Alluminium which would melt in the event of a fire. 

Still shouldn’t stop them having fryers?

[Gladys]

1 hour ago, Roxanne said:

I didn't know you could eat carp. Aren't they poisonous?

I have eaten carp, years ago.  Tasted of mud.

ETA Just saw Quilp's helpful contribution which makes absolute sense. 

Edited September 10, 2023 by Gladys

[Gladys]

17 minutes ago, Manxman1234 said:

Still shouldn’t stop them having fryers?

Quite, imagine what havoc all that oil could do.  Good job the engines run on distilled seawater. 

[Happier diner]

2 hours ago, quilp said:

I think there's an old Jewish (?) festival where they eat the Carp. It is brought home live from the local market in the week before it is required. Traditionally, the fish is then put into a large container of clean water, even the family bath, to then go through a purification process, being 'cleaned-out' by the clean water, the dirty water being changed daily. When the water is clear, the fish is considered cleansed, then prepared. Simples. 

What a load of carp.

[Kopek]

Carp is aimed at the Polish community but they consider it too expensive.

 

*** ''aimed at''? I didn't mean by racists!!!

Edited September 10, 2023 by Kopek

[The Phantom]

15 hours ago, Gladys said:

I have eaten carp, years ago.  Tasted of mud.

ETA Just saw Quilp's helpful contribution which makes absolute sense. 

 

16 hours ago, Roxanne said:

I didn't know you could eat carp. Aren't they poisonous?

Yeah Eastern European thing, especially at Christmas. 

They are predominantly herbivores, unlike the majority of fish we eat that are carnivorous.  I think this is why the muddy taste.  I'm sure I've seen somewhere that you're supposed to keep them in super clean fresh water for a couple of days before eating to 'filter' out the mud. 

ETA Just read @quilp post.   Yeah what he said.

Edited September 11, 2023 by The Phantom

[John Wright]

17 hours ago, Roxanne said:

I didn't know you could eat carp. Aren't they poisonous?

I know you were joking, in response to a typo.

Carp is nice. But, yes, tastes muddy, even after purifying. So does catfish, pike, perch. 

Carp was the Catholic fish of choice on days of obligation, Fridays, high days and holidays, when meat was frowned on. Every nunnery and monastery had a fishpond. Stocked with carp. They’re just big browny green goldfish.

Not uncommon to see them live in barrels, bowls, tanks in markets in Europe, just before Christmas , and not just eastern, but middle, Balkan and southern Europe.