What the Lord Giveth, the Lord taketh away - T5 F lounge catering
Apr 15, 2018, 10:58 pm
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What the Lord Giveth, the Lord taketh away - T5 F lounge catering
So, first the good news. The Conviviality supply difficulties mean Tattinger is back in the F lounge.
Sadly this appears to mean reductions elsewhere. Apparently this is smoked salmon and scrambled egg from the menu. Anyone know chickens that lay something this colour?
Just in case you're wondering - yes, it did taste at least as bad as it looks...
Sadly this appears to mean reductions elsewhere. Apparently this is smoked salmon and scrambled egg from the menu. Anyone know chickens that lay something this colour?
Just in case you're wondering - yes, it did taste at least as bad as it looks...
Apr 15, 2018, 11:39 pm
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Apr 16, 2018, 12:12 am
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So, first the good news. The Conviviality supply difficulties mean Tattinger is back in the F lounge.
Sadly this appears to mean reductions elsewhere. Apparently this is smoked salmon and scrambled egg from the menu. Anyone know chickens that lay something this colour?
Just in case you're wondering - yes, it did taste at least as bad as it looks...
Sadly this appears to mean reductions elsewhere. Apparently this is smoked salmon and scrambled egg from the menu. Anyone know chickens that lay something this colour?
Just in case you're wondering - yes, it did taste at least as bad as it looks...
Apr 16, 2018, 12:53 am
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That looks like the normal colour for BA Lounge scrambled eggs.
I've found a way round it, is to ask for poached eggs - as they have to make them fresh.
M
I've found a way round it, is to ask for poached eggs - as they have to make them fresh.
M
Apr 16, 2018, 2:14 am
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A hen owner (I've got about 40 of them) writes:
The colour of an egg product is entirely due to the diet they eat, and to some extent the breed of hen. If they eat a diet rich in alfafa, grains and corn the yolk will go bright yellow. Hens love this, but it's not that good for them, they best have a more varied diet with greens and other vegetable products (and dare I suggest, insects and slugs). They are true omnivores, they will even eat coffee grinds. It has very little to do with the taste (if you do a blind tasting few people can tell the difference) or the nutrition. With scrambled eggs the colour is also dependent on using butter or not, and some chickens have larger white / lower yolk proportions (and what was last in the pan, mushrooms will darken scrambled eggs if that's the next item).
You can get deep red scrambled eggs by feeding the chickens peppers, or deep green by giving them olives.
I personally like a nice yellow hit, but it's entirely cosmetic and the egg in the photo is probably just as tasty and nutritious.
The colour of an egg product is entirely due to the diet they eat, and to some extent the breed of hen. If they eat a diet rich in alfafa, grains and corn the yolk will go bright yellow. Hens love this, but it's not that good for them, they best have a more varied diet with greens and other vegetable products (and dare I suggest, insects and slugs). They are true omnivores, they will even eat coffee grinds. It has very little to do with the taste (if you do a blind tasting few people can tell the difference) or the nutrition. With scrambled eggs the colour is also dependent on using butter or not, and some chickens have larger white / lower yolk proportions (and what was last in the pan, mushrooms will darken scrambled eggs if that's the next item).
You can get deep red scrambled eggs by feeding the chickens peppers, or deep green by giving them olives.
I personally like a nice yellow hit, but it's entirely cosmetic and the egg in the photo is probably just as tasty and nutritious.
Apr 16, 2018, 2:32 am
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Apr 16, 2018, 2:50 am
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Apr 16, 2018, 2:55 am
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I buy eggs from a lady across the road from my building site in Cornwall. The eggs are always a dark yellow colour, I never see this with eggs elsewhere. They are very tasty free range and seem to be in great demand so they must be ok.
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