Looks delicious, but there's no way I'd order from them. So I get my food, and then get to prepare it while it's too hot to touch? So I need to wait for it to cool down to extract the mussel, and shell the shrimp. And then I get to eat lukewarm paella. It bothers me to have to shell food that's been cooked, but know not everyone is neurotic as me.
Have you had a mussel that the separated from the shell just by stabbing it and then picking it up? I've always had to hold the shell in place while doing so. Which gets the sauce on my hands, which is functionally not that different than peeling the shrimp that will "get my hands dirty", at least in my mind. And I could manage it all just fine, if I wanted to, but clearly do not.
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fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 160d
Not a paella, but it does look good.
guillem@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 161d
Arròs amb coses.
teft@piefed.social · 1 pts · 160d
username968142@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 161d
I like my paella without everyone's hair in it.
Gonzako@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 161d
Tbh, virtually imposible to distinguish from shrimp hair
ByteJunk@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 160d
Oh, this at least gives some perspective into the dislike for gingers.
Nurgus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 160d
Prawns
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 161d
but that's the best part
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 4 pts · 161d
Well, that looks amazing.
Also, as a Fawlty Towers fan, I'm just grateful there's not a huge fight going on upon the making of such. XD
negativenull@piefed.world · 2 pts · 160d
You mean "WARTY TOWELS"?
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 2 pts · 160d
"FLOWERY TWATS"
Saeveo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 160d
Borough Market, right? Great spot.
notsosure@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 160d
A bit overrun.
Zatore@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 160d
Ya it's way too busy, you can barely walk through the busy sections
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 160d
Staple grain + A lot of things mixed together is my favorite food gender.
mystrawberrymind@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 161d
I’m getting in line!
Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio · 2 pts · 160d
Get those peas the fuck out of there!
notsosure@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 160d
This is England 😏
Jikiya@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 161d
Looks delicious, but there's no way I'd order from them. So I get my food, and then get to prepare it while it's too hot to touch? So I need to wait for it to cool down to extract the mussel, and shell the shrimp. And then I get to eat lukewarm paella. It bothers me to have to shell food that's been cooked, but know not everyone is neurotic as me.
ickplant@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 160d
“Extract the mussel” you mean use a fork to pick the tender meat out of an open shell? I don’t know how you will manage.
The shrimp, I can definitely see your point. I don’t want to get my hands dirty.
Jikiya@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 160d
Have you had a mussel that the separated from the shell just by stabbing it and then picking it up? I've always had to hold the shell in place while doing so. Which gets the sauce on my hands, which is functionally not that different than peeling the shrimp that will "get my hands dirty", at least in my mind. And I could manage it all just fine, if I wanted to, but clearly do not.
yum@lemmy.eco.br · 1 pts · 161d
Wait, are those shrimp really that huge?
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 160d
I think those are prawn, which are like shrimp but big
notsosure@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 160d
The people were a bit smaller than usual and I used a wide angle lens.
i_am_somebody@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 156d
Wow, the British do really love their peas! Paella has no peas, but even if you wanted to add some, that is an insane amount.
But hey, all dishes get adapted to the target culture, and if that’s how they want to enjoy paella, more power to them. Let them have nice things.
Skyrmir@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 161d
Can you put it in a burrito?
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 160d
There's no law against it, but the starch ratio might be off
Skyrmir@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 160d
Gotta be mindful of the Paella appreciation society.
victorz@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 160d
I had paella on the south coast of Spain. It was... Food. It was aight. I can make better food myself. And I'm not exactly a good chef.