just what the hell is meatloaf anyway?

[Marc]

no not the fat singer but the actual food, I understand that Oatmeal is Porridge (pretty much) but this meatloaf.....is it actually Corned Beef or something?! bloody yanks

 

[Frutos]

I'm not sure quite how to describe it, I just know that I felt an urge to run to the loo like a Bat Out Of Hell the only time I ever ate it.

 

[clapham_gull]

Mince, Onion, Breadcrumbs, Egg (and I believe traditionally a dash of Ketchup) mashed up and cooked on a bread tin and let to go cold.

Actually not as bad as it sounds, a sort of rough and ready terrine.

Corned beed is something entirely different, essentially beef submerged in
brine for ages and cooked.

( The brine changes the texture of the meat making it very tender )

I've led to believe that REAL corned beef, i.e. that which you make yourself is something quite special and quite different to the tinned stuff.



( Although tinned corned beef is similiar to meat loaf )

 

[Marc]

hmm...meatloaf sounds like CRAP to me, cheers guys

 

[Vicar!]

Back off! The lot of you. Its my favourite food. http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/256/Easy_Basic_Meatloaf2393.shtml

You might want to go easy on the celery!

Gimme a tacky American Diner, bubble gum chewing waitress, a plate of meatloaf and tickets to the ball game. I'm happy.

Go Mets Go!

 

[tedebear]

Actually meatloaf done well is mighty fine grub - a little gravy and some mash on the side and its delicious!!

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Actually meatloaf done well is mighty fine grub - a little gravy and some mash on the side and its delicious!!

Absolutely agree, fond childhood memories of my mums meatloaf. Long time since I've had some - that'll be something for this weekend then.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Corned beed is something entirely different, essentially beef submerged in
brine for ages and cooked.

( The brine changes the texture of the meat making it very tender )

I've led to believe that REAL corned beef, i.e. that which you make yourself is something quite special and quite different to the tinned stuff.



( Although tinned corned beef is similiar to meat loaf )

Why is "Corned Beef" so called?

Old-time butcher shops closed every weekend. Ice, the only refrigerant available, could not dependably hold fresh meat for two days. To keep unsold meat from going to waste, the butcher soaked the meat in a strong brine or covered it with coarse salt to trigger osmosis. The grains of salt were called "corn" in England, and the name "corned beef" stuck with the product.


Corning is a form of curing; it has nothing to do with corn. The name comes from Anglo-Saxon times before refrigeration. In those days, the meat was dry-cured in coarse "corns" of salt. Pellets of salt, some the size of kernels of corn, were rubbed into the beef to keep it from spoiling and to preserve it.

 

[tinx]

mmmm meatloaf. Whats not to like?

Meat GOOD
Bread GOOD
Egg GOOD.

 

[Starry]

Actually meatloaf done well is mighty fine grub - a little gravy and some mash on the side and its delicious!!

As long as there was a tiny bit of ketchup on the top while it was cooking it is fine, without it tastes icky!

 

[Man of Harveys]

Meatloaf is lovely. It's basically a Polish dish, I believe.

 

[tedebear]

Meatloaf is lovely. It's basically a Polish dish, I believe.

who cares where its from I always polish it off!! Like that Polish war museum on the way the Heathrow - sure must have shiny knives and forks by now with all the polishing that must go on...

 

[withdeanwombat]

Sounds great.Is there a vegetarian option?

 

[Simon Morgan]

Meatloaf is class. FACT.

 

[Tubby Mondays]

hmm...meatloaf sounds like CRAP to me, cheers guys

Exactly like the fat singer then.

 

[Scotty Mac]

it sounds bloody horrible