Food Porn II

This week was Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, and Portugual. I was sick for Monday and Tuesday, so it will be a short week of pictures. But, a yummy week!

(Spain) Leche Frita. A dessert made of a cinnamon orange dough that is breaded and deep fried. Delicious.

 (Ireland) Colcannon. If you have never had colcannon, run to your nearest Irish/Scottish restaurant and order it now. Right. Now. Mashed potatoes, braised cabbage, bacon, scallions, and onions all mixed together with a pool of melted butter in the middle. Seriously, you guys. Do it. Now.

 (Spain) Chicken with Almond Sauce. I do not know the Spanish name off the top of my head, so deal. This was delicious. I saw a video the next day that showed traditional plating of this dish and this is not it. The sauce should be thinner (I would ALWAYS serve it this thick...so yummy) and the hard boiled egg, almonds, and parsley should make a sort of cross atop the dish. This picture makes the dish look like dog poop, but it was so good. I served it over rice.

 (Spain) Piquillo Pepper Dip. I made this to serve with a classmates deep fried egg plant. The dip was delicious, simple, and unexpected. 

(Ireland) We are into Friday, the day of my plated practical. This is my soup, Cheddar Beer Soup. I used Guinness as the beer, which was a mistake. It made it this poop brown color and it tasted like, well, Guinness. Not my crowning moment. But, the plating isn't awful. If it weren't for the color...

 (Great Britain) Chicken Curry. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, that makes me happier than a perfect curry. And this was it. I don't toot my own horn often, but this shit was bad ass. It is garnished with toasted coconut, roasted peanuts, and mango chutney. It was the perfect mix of spicy and sweet, just the way a curry should be. 

(Great Britain) This was my side, a minted pea puree. It was really good...for peas. Not my favorite vegetable. 

I also realized that I need to figure out a different angle for all my pictures. Yeesh. Just because it is a cell phone doesn't mean it has to make the food look like this...Believe it or not, some of these plates look beautiful. I think I need to make photography a bigger priority rather than quickly snapping pictures and then digging in!