PF Members: Which Roast Dinner Do You Prefer?

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The thread discusses preferences for roast dinners among members of the Physics Forums community, focusing on various types of meats typically served in roast dinners. Participants express their favorites and share experiences related to different meats, while also touching on related topics such as side dishes and cooking methods.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express a preference for traditional roast meats such as chicken, turkey, beef, and lamb, while others mention more exotic options like elk, moose, and wild game.
  • Several members discuss the appeal of wild game compared to domestic meats, suggesting that wild meats have more flavor.
  • There are mentions of side dishes that accompany roast dinners, with varying opinions on favorites like carrots, mac and cheese, and homemade bread.
  • Some participants share humorous or off-topic remarks about the nature of certain meats, such as pigeons and squab, leading to light-hearted debates about their edibility.
  • There are discussions about the mechanics of creating a poll for the thread, with some expressing frustration over technical issues.
  • Participants share personal anecdotes related to their experiences with different types of meat and cooking methods, including specific dishes they enjoy.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express a variety of preferences for roast dinners, with no clear consensus on a single favorite. Multiple competing views on the best types of meat and side dishes remain present throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention specific cooking techniques and personal experiences with different meats, which may not be universally applicable. The discussion also includes a mix of serious preferences and humorous asides, reflecting a casual tone.

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Readers interested in culinary preferences, particularly regarding roast dinners, or those looking for insights into various meat options and cooking styles may find this discussion engaging.

Which roast dinner?

  • Chicken

    Votes: 23 52.3%

  • Turkey

    Votes: 10 22.7%

  • Beef

    Votes: 20 45.5%

  • Pork

    Votes: 10 22.7%

  • Lamb

    Votes: 10 22.7%

  • Whale

    Votes: 4 9.1%
  • Total voters
    44
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Which roast dinner do PF members prefer?


Edit: And it would appear that my poll hasn't been created. Your options are as follows:

1. Chicken
2. Turkey
3. Beef
4. Pork
5. Lamb

I don't want to know about vegetarians, nor do I wish to hear from those showing preference for more esoteric roast options (quail, guinea fowl, stallion, wild boar, crocodile etc). I'm sure they're all very nice, but they're just going to throw spanners into my works. If you really insist, I'll allow option 6 to be gammon, but that's it.
 
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Turkey! :biggrin:

A bit off topic: Is uni of sheffield and uni of manchester close to each other?
 
Roast beef (rare) and roasted, seasoned potatoes! :approve: Yummy yummy!
 
Bladibla said:
Turkey! :biggrin:

A bit off topic: Is uni of sheffield and uni of manchester close to each other?

Within 30 miles of one another.
 
If you mean what kind of meat, I would have to say elk or moose, but wild boar or deer is good, and so are various kinds of reptiles such as alligator/crocodile, goana, various kinds of snake.
 
Astronuc said:
If you mean what kind of meat, I would have to say elk or moose, but wild boar or deer is good, and so are various kinds of reptiles such as alligator/crocodile, goana, various kinds of snake.

For Dave's sake Astronuc, at least wait until I've edited my post to stop fussy buggers like you from taking this to silly levels!
 
I didn't know that you were editing.

I could add kangaroo. I have had that and all the meats I posted. Oh, yeah, and buffalo.

You could combine 1 and 2 - domestic fowl.

Domestic meat is bland after eating wild game.
 
brewnog said:
For Dave's sake Astronuc, at least wait until I've edited my post to stop fussy buggers like you from taking this to silly levels!

I'm glad my response was within your acceptable list even before you posted an acceptable list. :smile:

I do kind of wish that when you check the box to post a poll that the first post going with it would wait to appear until you were done creating the poll. Can you go back and add the poll when you edit?

(Nevermind- it's there now)
 
Astronuc said:
I didn't know that you were editing.
Hah, neither did I until my poll didn't work! :smile:



Astronuc said:
Domestic meat is bland after eating wild game.

I completely agree with you, I've had wild boar a number of times and it's fantastic. My current favourite is roast stallion (check out the riverside restaurants in Ljubljana next time you're in Slovenia).

However, I was trying to keep it to "The Big Five", it's easier to keep a track of things...
 
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The thread has been visited by the poll fairy, everyone go back and vote.

I was going to add Tofurkey for vegetarians, but it's not my thread. No fish either?

What about squab? No roast squab? Or cornish game hens? :wink:
 
  • #11
Sweeeeeeeeeet! I want a poll fairy too!

Nope sorry, no fish, no fake meat, no nut roasts... and what the Fegg is a squab?
 
  • #12
Moonbear said:
Can you go back and add the poll when you edit?


Nope, you can't. You have to wait for a fairy.
 
  • #13
brewnog said:
Sweeeeeeeeeet! I want a poll fairy too!

Nope sorry, no fish, no fake meat, no nut roasts... and what the Fegg is a squab?

It's a pigeon.
 
  • #14
It's a baby pigeon. I would not eat one, poor little things. :frown:
 
  • #15
Evo said:
It's a baby pigeon. I would not eat one, poor little things. :frown:

Poor little things? Pigeons are everywhere! Actually, I wouldn't eat it because pigeons are sort of like rats with wings in my view. I know the ones people eat are not just plucked from the local park (well, who knows, maybe some are), but I just can't get that image out of my mind.

I do like game birds though. My sister has a friend whose wife won't eat any of the birds he shoots, so he has to give most of them away (I guess he's allowed to eat some of them by himself). We had pheasant for Christmas dinner. :approve: Oh, duck is really good too, even farm-raised is good when it comes to duck.
 
  • #16
Roast chicken! It all tastes like chicken anyway. :smile:
The strangest I had was roast octopus.
 
  • #17
Moonbear, your thought process was exactly the same as mine!

"Pigeons? Eat the little buggers, they're all over the place, they're horrible! Eurgh, they're horrible! Why would I want to eat that? Incinerate the buggers!"
 
  • #18
Moonbear said:
Roast beef (rare) and roasted, seasoned potatoes! :approve: Yummy yummy!

Do you like the carrots also, and don't forget homemade bread and mac and cheese.
 
  • #19
Sign for the Saskatoon (Steakhouse?) Restaurant which serves steaks, fish and wildgame.

"There's plenty of room for all God's creatures.

Right next to the mashed potatoes." :biggrin:
 
  • #20
Pigeons are virmin! I once watched a cookery program hosted by a guy called Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall, in with he cooked and ate a squirrel! with i thought was a little bit strange!

maybe this should have gone in the "What weird food do you eat?" thread
 
  • #21
lawtonfogle said:
Do you like the carrots also, and don't forget homemade bread and mac and cheese.

I'm neither a fan of cooked carrots (love 'em raw though) nor mac and cheese (no, stuff out of a box doesn't even begin to count there). Homemade bread is great though! :approve:
 
  • #22
I love carrots sauteed with butter and garlic, it's the only way my girls will eat them. I also was given some carrots with cheese sauce and they were wonderful, those are the only two ways I like carrots. No sweet gunk for me.

Leg of lamb with tons of garlic inserted and roasted on a spit. :!)

I'm not a huge fan of roast beef, prime rib is an exception.

Pork tenderloins marinated in lemon and garlic is good.
 
  • #23
hypermorphism said:
Roast chicken! It all tastes like chicken anyway. :smile:
I was going to say that!
zanazzi78 said:
Pigeons are virmin!
That's what I thought too!

I've had brain (cow), tongue, rattlesnake, etc., but don't think I could eat goats eyes, termites, etc. Though...in watching a survival program about how to find sources of nutrients (mostly insects) and how to cook these (if you have a way to start a fire, water, etc.) I suppose squirrel, pigeons, rats, etc. would begin to look pretty darn good.

Until that day comes (hopefully never) I'm with Evo -- lamb, yum!
 
  • #24
Moonbear said:
We had pheasant for Christmas dinner. :approve:

So very jealous. Very, very jealous. I love pheasant. Hadn't had it in years. My Dad has a buddy who runs a game farm and when his clients would miss a couple birds in their hunt, he would call us up and we would get to try at them for free. There aren't very many wild pheasants in Wisconsin, atleast that I ever found, so farm raised taste as good as I have ever had. I agree with Astronuc about wild game vs. farmed game, though. Nothing like fresh game.
Cheers.
 
  • #25
I've never had pheasant, I've eaten just about every other type of fowl that is eaten though. I guess I've missed out.
 
  • #26
I made a nice beef roast tonight :-p

Cooked it with potatoes, carrots and parsnip - nothing fancy. Gravy was excellent. Next time I'll add a few more veggies.

Meat was nice and tender, and juicy. :biggrin: :-p
 
  • #27
Astronuc said:
I made a nice beef roast tonight :-p

Cooked it with potatoes, carrots and parsnip - nothing fancy. Gravy was excellent. Next time I'll add a few more veggies.

Meat was nice and tender, and juicy. :biggrin: :-p
Damn you, I have been starving all day and nothing I eat seems to stop it. I'd give anything for a slab 'o beef right now. :cry: With yorkshire pudding. :cry: :cry:

I also had a craving for pickles tonight, I've almost polished of a quart jar of them. :bugeye: I can't eat a pickle anymore without thinking of Arildno's mom's pickles. I want one of those pickles.

Cottage cheese, now I want cottage cheese, with olives, stuffed in celery. :cry:

Is this a psychological substitute for something missing from my life? What could that be?
 
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  • #28
I'm a chicken-man. Nothing better than shoving an onion and some garlic up its jacksie and then slow roasting it.

Plus my parents roast potatoes of course. They put paprika on them before they get cooked. Awesome stuff.

Last night I had roast pork with homemade apple sauce. And then a strawberry and rhubarb crumble. Dad is getting creative.
 
  • #29
Beef! Well done!
 
  • #30
Evo said:
Damn you, I have been starving all day and nothing I eat seems to stop it. I'd give anything for a slab 'o beef right now. :cry: With yorkshire pudding. :cry: :cry:

I also had a craving for pickles tonight, I've almost polished of a quart jar of them. :bugeye: I can't eat a pickle anymore without thinking of Arildno's mom's pickles. I want one of those pickles.

Cottage cheese, now I want cottage cheese, with olives, stuffed in celery. :cry:

Is this a psychological substitute for something missing from my life? What could that be?
:redface: You should've let me know. I'd bring some roast and fixings right over. :smile:

Roast and Yorkshire pudding - you mean like this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sunday_roast_-_roast_beef_1.jpg

And I made celery sticks with a "veggie" dip. I prefer Philadelphia Cream Cheese with chopped olives or a savory cheese, e.g. Monterrey Jack with jalapeño or a not-so-sharp cheddar with pimento, in celery sticks.