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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #540 - April 06, 2010, 03:33 PM
    Quote from: Iraqi Atheist on March 08, 2010, 01:59 PM
    No I don't but it's not that far.
    I've been to Manchester many many times. In fact I was there 2 weeks ago. I also spent my '05 summer holiday in Sale, Cheshire and used to take the bus to Picadilly everyday.
    I was lucky enough to attend a Man Utd match in Old Trafford. Sir Alex was literally 20 feets away. I could hear what he saying. Not that I understood any of it  Cheesy
    Try this one first "Ali Baba":
    http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?hl=en&safe=off&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=ali+baba+restaurant+manchester&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=ali+baba+restaurant&hnear=manchester&cid=11111171924650094876
    http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?layer=c&cbll=53.453676,-2.224043&panoid=Oa5KjlAgx4pHCdZVad42jQ&cbp=12,193.236359,,1,-32.840973&ved=0CBkQ2wU&sa=X&ei=3P2US56_M-CQjAek7pVI

    It's an Iraqi Restaurant run by Iraqi Kurds. All of their food is lovely but I recommend the Sheesh Lamb Kebab. Also ask if they have any "Liban"=Iraqi yoghurt. Please put in mind that:
    1-It's called "Ali Baba" NOT "Kurdistan". Kurdistan is another Iraqi restaurant just around the corner and also run by Kurds but it's very cheap and their food tastes like shit. While Ali Baba is newly-refurbished and has great service.
    2-You access it from the main road (Wilmslow Rd.) not from the side road. And it's on the 1st floor so you're gonna have to go upstairs. (I just wanna make sure you don't go to the wrong one)
    3-Contact details: Ali Baba, 100 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, Lancashire M14 5AJ  Tel:0161 248 5588‎

    IA - do you know if this place is still open, as I was planning on going there tonight, but the phone number is not working?
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #541 - April 06, 2010, 03:57 PM
    Quote from: Hassan on April 06, 2010, 02:25 PM
    lol... Well Kebabs are one thing the Arabs do very well - in fact I would say no one barbecues/roasts meat better than the Lebanese.

    Best Lamb Kebab (some times called Tikka or shikaf) is the Syrian



    Best kofta kebab is the Iraqi





    Quote from: IsLame on April 06, 2010, 03:33 PM
    IA - do you know if this place is still open, as I was planning on going there tonight, but the phone number is not working?

    I was there in Feb. so I would be very surprised if it's not open.

    Like I said IsLame, order the lamb kebab that looks like the 2nd picture above NOT the 1st picture. The Iraqi nomenclature differs from the Mediterranean (what we call kebab they call kofta and they call kebab we call Tikka) one so it's best to look at the pics in the menu. Or if you want try the Qoozi (lamb on rice).
    And let me know what you think.
  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #542 - April 06, 2010, 10:16 PM
    Just ate this.



    Really liked the people & atmosphere there.  Found the food was excellent quality, but not my type of cuisine.  Ive got a desi tongue, so need a little more flavour although it was obvious it was well made.  Meat was juicy, the nan was light & perfect
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #543 - April 06, 2010, 10:55 PM
    Yum  Smiley

    Chorizo, pepper, courgette and red chilli pasta with mixed salad for lunch:


    For dinner, kebab in flatbread (kind of, I rolled it out a bit thicker than I intended to) with mayo, ketchup, cucumber and lettuce:


    Pardon the poor quality in last shot
  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #544 - April 06, 2010, 10:57 PM
    Glad you liked it and I know what you mean by "desi tongue". You guys focus on flavors and spices more than we do.


    And you're right, they do have great nan:


  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #545 - April 06, 2010, 11:03 PM
    Yeah thats the kind of nan I like. 

    I hate this quasi western thick stodgey nan invention that you get in lots of restaurants & takeaways these days.

    For me, I still dont think anything comes close to the good old home-cooked chappatti

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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #546 - April 07, 2010, 12:13 AM
    Really? I prefer the thick naans, especially the ones my mum makes. They're so soft and yummy!!
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #547 - April 07, 2010, 12:21 AM
    Quote from: IsLame on April 06, 2010, 11:03 PM
    Yeah thats the kind of nan I like. 

    I hate this quasi western thick stodgey nan invention that you get in lots of restaurants & takeaways these days.

    For me, I still dont think anything comes close to the good old home-cooked chappatti

    (Clicky for piccy!)


    Would you believe my mum made great chappatis - taught by a Pakistani friend - we had them hot off the special pan she had - with butter - folded into quarters - butter drizzling down - before being packed off to school... lol
  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #548 - April 07, 2010, 02:49 AM
    Panini with chicken, Brie and cranberry with a rocket lettuce salad and tomatoes on the side Smiley
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #549 - April 07, 2010, 01:12 PM
    IA - its changed its name, thats why the number wasnt working - its called Andalous now

    Here are some photos I took yesterday
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #550 - April 08, 2010, 01:44 AM
    I didn't notice the name change tbh. I did notice it's been refurbished and redecorated though. Oh and they used to have an open-buffet with many rice-based Iraqi dishes, they no longer do sadly. So yeah it could very well be new management.

    BTW, that kebab looks delicious, how come you didn't like it?
  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #551 - April 08, 2010, 01:50 AM


    I had some Polish meatballs today, with some cucumbers and tomato slices today  Smiley
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #552 - April 08, 2010, 12:53 PM
    Quote from: Iraqi Atheist on April 08, 2010, 01:44 AM
    I didn't notice the name change tbh. I did notice it's been refurbished and redecorated though.

    They havent got round to changing the old name on the windows yet
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    BTW, that kebab looks delicious, how come you didn't like it?

    Its just a personal preference and I'm a fussy eater.  It needed more spice & chilli and less oil imo.  Like I said, it was very well made though along with the nan.
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    Oh and they used to have an open-buffet with many rice-based Iraqi dishes, they no longer do sadly. So yeah it could very well be new management.

    Didnt see any of that.  They had the meat for carving, and salad, and arabic deserts.  I ordered them too, and I normally like them.  Again they were well made and fresh, but too much cinnamon and the taste of the cinnamon took over the taste of all the deserts.

    I cant believe they used to have an open buffet- thats the way it.  They normally are more home-made and you can pick & choose a variety of dishes.  Do you know any place I can go to try Iraqi buffets?
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #553 - April 08, 2010, 01:25 PM
    Yeah they used to have a buffet and it was just £8 ! They did all the dishes including 2 types of biryani (chicken and lamb), Qoozi, Dolma, Tabsi Baytinjan... basically every dish in these posts and then some other:

    http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=5925.msg237553#msg237553
    http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=5925.msg228270#msg228270


    Quote from: IsLame on April 08, 2010, 12:53 PM
    Do you know any place I can go to try Iraqi buffets?

    I'm not sure I know any buffets but if you are ever in London and would like to try Iraqi smoked carp (Masgoof) this is a very good specialty restaurant:

    http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/restaurants/restaurant-9071.php
    http://www.masgouf.com/home.html (apparently website still under construction)

    (**go there only if you want to try the Masgoof. Don't order any grill there, they do great Masgoof but they should stick to it IMO)
    Oh and it's relatively expensive, a smoked carp enough for 2 with rice, appetizers and drinks can set you back £50-60


    Some pics of Masgoof:






    Here is how it is made:

  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #554 - April 10, 2010, 09:22 PM
    Yum

    http://foodporndaily.com/
    So once again I'm left with the classic Irish man's dilemma, do I eat the potato or do I let it ferment so I can drink it later?
    My political philosophy below
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #555 - April 14, 2010, 11:56 PM
    Today for Dinner I had a nice thin crust spinach pizza with a greek salad. and now for a treat, I am eating some honey dates, chocolate covered cranberries, cashews and almonds as I type this post  dance


    Dates is the prophet (saw) choice of food, its Sunnah Tongue
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #556 - April 15, 2010, 01:05 AM
    Quote from: Cool Canadian on April 14, 2010, 11:56 PM
    Today for Dinner I had a nice thin crust spinach pizza with a greek salad. and now for a treat, I am eating some honey dates, chocolate covered cranberries, cashews and almonds as I type this post  dance


    Dates is the prophet (saw) choice of food, its Sunnah Tongue


    But you're not allowed to eat Watermelon because according to Hanbal, there was no evidence that Muhammad ate it lol
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #557 - April 15, 2010, 01:23 AM
    Quote from: kaiwai on April 15, 2010, 01:05 AM
    But you're not allowed to eat Watermelon because according to Hanbal, there was no evidence that Muhammad ate it lol


    If we go by his logic, than 99% of the foods you would see at your grocery store are not allowed. I don't think Muhammad ate broccoli, ice cream, apples, or whole wheat bread lol.
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #558 - April 15, 2010, 08:31 PM
    I can't cook unless it involves deep frying. Or shallow frying.  :(

    Hmm, I need to learn to cook, don't want to have to live off 8p Asda noodles all the way through uni.
  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #559 - April 15, 2010, 09:01 PM
    They used to be 6p last year. Ah, the highs of student life for some  Cheesy
  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #560 - April 15, 2010, 09:03 PM
    thats a 30% increase, bloody rip-off.

    btw how many servings of noodles do you get for 8p?
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #561 - April 15, 2010, 09:05 PM
    Dunno, never bought them. But with my cooking you'd be lucky to get 1.

    I can almost boil an egg without setting something on fire now. I'm getting there.
  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #562 - April 15, 2010, 09:22 PM
    Breakfast: Toast and bananas. Lunch: Fava bean soup, hummus and carrots with pitta bread. Dinner: Spaghetti bolognese. Now: Chocolate ice cream. Om nom nom...
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #563 - April 15, 2010, 09:42 PM
    Breakfast: Nowt.  
    Lunch: egg & achovy sandwiches  + 2 scotch pancakes drizzled with butter and jam.  
    Dinner: baked sea bass with fennel, tomato, onion & chilli + mashed potato

    +2 cups of tea

    Unusally healthy day for me


    Question is: What have you eaten today -  Anyone else?

    ETA: just eaten 5 mikado's, 3 biscuits and spoilt it all after seeing how good I'd been  Cry
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #564 - April 15, 2010, 09:48 PM
    Quote from: IsLame on April 15, 2010, 09:42 PM
    ETA: just eaten 5 mikado's and spoilt it all after seeing how good I'd been  Cry

    ... and I'm drinking beer. It's ok, we'll work it off tomorrow.  dance
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #565 - April 15, 2010, 09:49 PM
    Just eaten 3 more biscuits  Cheesy

    So what have you eaten today?
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #566 - April 15, 2010, 09:55 PM
    Don't feel bad IsLame. Check what I have eaten and you will cheer up:

    A Subway 6" Italian BMT with a chocolate chip muffin a Sprite for breakfast (12 pm). A large bacon cheese Whopper meal from BK for dinner + 6 mini pancakes with syrup as a dessert grin12 (7 pm). And now I'm having some shortbread fingers with iced tea. Not to mention the fuckload of cigarettes.

    Very unhealthy day for me. Although I was on the road all day so it's not a typical day. 
  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #567 - April 15, 2010, 09:57 PM
    Quote from: IsLame on April 15, 2010, 09:49 PM
    So what have you eaten today?

    Yeah, Islame and I have exposed our gluttony to the world, now we want other people to fess up to make us feel better. Tongue
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #568 - April 15, 2010, 10:00 PM
    Ive just realised I ate 2 scotch pancakes too, drizzled with butter and jam
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  • Re: Food, Food, Glorious Food - what you having for dinner?
     Reply #569 - April 15, 2010, 10:04 PM
    Quote from: Iraqi Atheist on April 15, 2010, 09:55 PM
    Don't feel bad IsLame. Check what I have eaten and you will cheer up:

    That's the spirit!

    Quote from: Iraqi Atheist on April 15, 2010, 09:55 PM
    Very unhealthy day for me. Although I was on the road all day so it's not a typical day.  

    I feel for you. Eating while travelling can be a pita, nearly always come back a few pounds lighter after working away from home.
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