What's your favourite take-away meal?

OldMrBrennan83

They're amazing. The non msg ones are basically a large bag of disappointment.

earlytobed

Nasi Goreng
Yum

Mackmatic

Woke Hogan wrote: »

I would never offer that opinion in a restaurant so your analogy is flawed from the outset.

I would gladly offer that same opinion on a bulletin board, they are typically used for the free exchange of ideas and debate.

Anyway, carry on. If you want to poison yourself with that ****e, be my guest.

You come across as such a twat.

Bet you're an absolute riot over a few pints too.

SEPT 23 1989

can the thread title be changed to

"What's your favourite take-away meal? DONT READ IF HUNGRY"

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Patww79 wrote: »

It's the nicer meat but each piece is 80% bone and gristle and 20% meat. I'd rather get the value of the breast which normally only has the half wishbone left.

Quality over quantity please. It’s plenty of food when you add in the chips.

OldMrBrennan83

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Quality over quantity please. It’s plenty of food when you add in the chips.

I'd rather more than a thimble full even if I'm having chips with it.

Even though it tastes nicer, there's no trust with brown meat either. You're only ever a millimeter away from a lump of something nasty.




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chupacabra

I hate fish but I love a good fish and chips. Fried haggis is also a must.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Patww79 wrote: »

I'd rather more than a thimble full even if I'm having chips with it.

Even though it tastes nicer, there's no trust with brown meat either. You're only ever a millimeter away from a lump of something nasty.




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I’m talking about succulence. If the chipper gives you a choice, I always get thigh and drumstick only and there’s always plenty of meat. And it’s juicy, not dry. And actually, in places that give you a choice, the brown meat is usually cheaper so you pay less for less meat. You can then order a bit more to make up the shortfall.

Graces7

I know you may discount this but getting home from the shops for me takes hours ... given that the attraction of a take away is that the meal is cooked by someone else and is thus easier and less costly?

My vote is for the ready meals that have caught on at most supermarkets etc.
Pop them in the microwave and there ye are..

I enjoy traditional meals so my favourite is either cottage pie or the bacon and cabbage but eg tesco have a huge range of international ready meals.

When I buy I add extras to freeze so I can have "take away" without leaving home as I already ... took it away...

jester77

Nothing beats a tasty dürüm

MarkY91

I'll usually order s chipper.

Always chips and either a cheeseburger, battered sausage, battered burger, kebab etc.

Sauces would be curry or kebab sauce.


A spice bag or mega box from the Chinese is great too.



Feck. Now I'm dying for Saturday until my takeaway night!!!

demanufactured

Indian

Lamb Bhuna.
Pilau rice.
Garlic Naan.
Popadoms with mango chutney.

RIGOLO

josip wrote: »

Hot and sour soup from the place in Shankill that closed a few months ago coz of mice and will probably reopen under a new name.

Mou-sey-yum-mi

Discovered a new favourite take out order at lunch today
Double cheese burger and McChicken sandwhich...hold the drink, fries and sauce (discoverd thats the gunk that leaves the bad after taste, the rest on its own was tasty and cheaper to boot)

Looks like a toss-up between Indian, pizza and Chinese for favourites.

Some of the Indian stuff mentioned I make at home for regular dinners, probably why I love burgers for treats.

CruelCoin

A big doner kebab.

Not the measly pita-bread pisstakes.

I'm talking the large naan stuffed to the hilt with kebab meat, sauce, onions, lettuce.

Nothing and i mean nothing is better for being good for what ails ye.

andekwarhola

tayto lover wrote: »

Pizza is not a meal in a million years.
It's the kind of thing I'd eat while I'd be waiting on my dinner.

Agreed. Each to their own but I just can't bring myself to buy takeaway pizza. The difference between it and supermarket pizza just isn't worth the prize difference.

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andekwarhola wrote: »

Agreed. Each to their own but I just can't bring myself to buy takeaway pizza. The difference between it and supermarket pizza just isn't worth the prize difference.

Its the sogginess that gets me.

I bought a pepperoni pizza for about 3 quid in lidl last week and loaded it up with chicken, jalapenos, tomato, mushrooms, a few doses of chutney and mozerella cheese and it was magic out of the oven.

Dominos or similar is just soggy stodge for a lot more money.

Star Bingo

Burgers and kebabs

LirW

andekwarhola wrote: »

Agreed. Each to their own but I just can't bring myself to buy takeaway pizza. The difference between it and supermarket pizza just isn't worth the prize difference.

I'm really not a pizza enthusiast in general and if I have my once every 18 months-moment where I'd like to have a pizza it needs to be a good one. Like an out of this world Pizza. And the very most places don't deliver anything remotely acceptable.
And the one place that does, isn't in our area in Dublin and then it's easier to order Japanese because they deliver.

I don't get pizza. It's basically cheese on toast, but I guess people are finding something different in it than I do.

Cienciano

Candie wrote: »

I don't get pizza. It's basically cheese on toast, but I guess people are finding something different in it than I do.

I always think of this thread title and rant when I think of pizza. I have to agree:

Pizza - World's Most Expensive Bread

Degsy wrote: »

Fcucking tasteless muck.
Do you know how much it costs these shysters to sling a ball of dough in the oven with a few grams of crap on top?
About 50 pence and they shovel them out to people at 11 quid a pop.
You're being had no matter who they are.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60986075

LirW

Candie wrote: »

I don't get pizza. It's basically cheese on toast, but I guess people are finding something different in it than I do.

Exactly this. I don't find it very exciting and so hard to find a really good one. I'd choose pasta over Pizza every time.
What's even more annoying: when the man wants Pizza and I don't, there's a near-divorce conflict because the places do Pizza and maybe some pitiful salad. No pasta or anything for people that don't fancy Pizza. And they can keep their manky wedges, they don't deliver well and I'm no friend of potato goo.

With a Chinese you have options if you don't fancy a noodle dish. At the Indian you can order different things if you don't want a curry. The BBQ place has something for everyone. But Pizza places do Pizza and that's it.

Star Bingo

Pizzas rarely do anything for me. I search high and low but it’s just so difficult to find one with that.......

pizzaz. If you don’t live in a well off area and aren’t on terms with an Italian restauranteur of who gives you a complimentary bottle of vino with your customary 2 for 1 deal then what’s the point?!

B0jangles

CruelCoin wrote: »

A big doner kebab.

Not the measly pita-bread pisstakes.

I'm talking the large naan stuffed to the hilt with kebab meat, sauce, onions, lettuce.

Nothing and i mean nothing is better for being good for what ails ye.

There's a place near me that does a doner kebab that is quite literally the size of your forearm.

For obvious reasons, I only get one very very occasionally

demanufactured

CruelCoin wrote: »

A big doner kebab.

Not the measly pita-bread pisstakes.

I'm talking the large naan stuffed to the hilt with kebab meat, sauce, onions, lettuce.

Nothing and i mean nothing is better for being good for what ails ye.

Only if it's good doner meat...

demanufactured

LirW wrote: »

Exactly this. I don't find it very exciting and so hard to find a really good one. I'd choose pasta over Pizza every time.
What's even more annoying: when the man wants Pizza and I don't, there's a near-divorce conflict because the places do Pizza and maybe some pitiful salad. No pasta or anything for people that don't fancy Pizza. And they can keep their manky wedges, they don't deliver well and I'm no friend of potato goo.

With a Chinese you have options if you don't fancy a noodle dish. At the Indian you can order different things if you don't want a curry. The BBQ place has something for everyone. But Pizza places do Pizza and that's it.

Proper Italian pizza is the only way.

CruelCoin

B0jangles wrote: »

There's a place near me that does a doner kebab that is quite literally the size of your forearm.

For obvious reasons, I only get one very very occasionally

Aye, it's ****ing huge. 2 full slapup meals in it easy.

demanufactured wrote: »

Only if it's good doner meat...

It's actually pretty good. Town has 6 takeaways, and this is the only busy one.

The Pheasant2

Indian

Onion bhajis
Butter chicken or Lamb pasanda or something similar, I actually love spicy food but generally prefer the creamier/nuttier Indian curries
Pilau rice
Peshawari naan
Poppadoms

ouxbbkqtswdfaw

Takeaways Irish, Chinese, Indian are great once you don't think about the quality of the meat.

Deja Boo

Beef Lo Mein and Crab Puffs... Takeaway perfection.

demanufactured

CruelCoin wrote: »

Aye, it's ****ing huge. 2 full slapup meals in it easy.



It's actually pretty good. Town has 6 takeaways, and this is the only busy one.

That's always a killer for me .
Charcoalgrill in Galway near flood st does lovely kebab meat.
So does the one in Athlone.

The kebab shop in Athlone does terrible kebab meat....like soggy cardboard.

BeerWolf

Indian food from Cinnamon Gardens in Ashbourne.

JupiterKid

It's a toss up between a good Indian from Namaste or grub from Macaris chipper (good ol' greasy batter burger, chips or curry chips, onion rings and garlic mayo dip.)
I'm hungry now...

Mookie Blaylock

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-spent-6700-on-pizza-with-neighbours-bank-card-as-she-lay-dead-in-flat-for-two-years-37307681.html


Clearly it's pizza!!!?

Temptamperu

BBQ ribs with extra sauce and a half portion of chicken balls and a can of Coke.

tayto lover

Hard to beat a nice fresh cod and chips.

ginandtonicsky

Dominos garlic cheesy bread, followed by extra cheesy pepperoni and pineapple pizza (yes I am a sociopath), followed by a tub of magnum white ice cream.

Been months since I've had it though, trying to be boring and healthy these days.

fussyonion

Chicken Karahi with pilau rice and naan from Bombay Pantry.

Also like a portion of onion rings from the chipper.

JupiterKid

IMO 90% of Chinese take away food in Ireland is utter rubbish - rubbery water injected chicken, MSG addled sauces, poor hygiene standards.

The minority of Chinese eateries that are good can be excellent but standards among Chinese take aways are abysmal IMO.

Thai, Japanese or Indonesian are so much better in terms of standards when it comes to East Asian cuisine.

Pizza places like Dominos are a total and utter rip off. A virtual licence to print money. If you want real pizza, go to Italy or try a few good eat in places in Dublin like Ciao Bella Roma or Little Caesar's.

I also like burritos from Boojum but prefer to eat in than take away.

OldMrBrennan83

JupiterKid wrote: »

IMO 90% of Chinese take away food in Ireland is utter rubbish - rubbery water injected chicken, MSG addled sauces, poor hygiene standards.

The minority of Chinese eateries that are good can be excelkent but standards among Chinese take aways are abysmal IMO.

Thai or Indonesian are so much better in terms of standards.

Pizza places like Donimos are a total and utter rip off. A virtual licence to print money. If you want real pizza, go to Italy or try a few good eat in places in Dublin like Ciao Bella Roma or Little Caesar's.

I also like burritos from Boojum but prefer to eat in than take away.

Italian type pizzas are doughy floury disappointment. Base is rotten. Give me US style pizza any day.

Ginger83

JupiterKid wrote: »

IMO 90% of Chinese take away food in Ireland is utter rubbish - rubbery water injected chicken, MSG addled sauces, poor hygiene standards.

The minority of Chinese eateries that are good can be excelkent but standards among Chinese take aways are abysmal IMO.

Thai or Indonesian are so much better in terms of standards.

Pizza places like Donimos are a total and utter rip off. A virtual licence to print money. If you want real pizza, go to Italy or try a few good eat in places in Dublin like Ciao Bella Roma or Little Caesar's.

I also like burritos from Boojum but prefer to eat in than take away.

I used to eat chinese until i started a delivery job and saw what they do with the food......never again.

Fish n chips.

mistersifter

Ginger83 wrote: »

I used to eat chinese until i started a delivery job and saw what they do with the food......never again.

Fish n chips.

what do they do? I used to deliver but never really had much business in the kitchen. Heard one or two stories of uncleanliness alright.

Ginger83

mistersifter wrote: »

what do they do? I used to deliver but never really had much business in the kitchen. Heard one or two stories of uncleanliness alright.

They store all their waste cooking oil outside drawing rats, etc then bring it in and make all the sauces with it

mistersifter

Ginger83 wrote: »

They store all their waste cooking oil outside drawing rats, etc then bring it in and make all the sauces with it

Lovely!

Frozen pizza it is this weekend.

:eek:

Ginger83

mistersifter wrote: »

Lovely!

Frozen pizza it is this weekend.

:eek:

I used to collect their waste oil and there was never any :mad:

mistersifter

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/lifetime-of-free-pizza-offer-dropped-after-too-many-people-got-dominos-tattoos-37310077.html

In Russia they were giving free Dominos Pizza for life to anyone who got a tattoo of their logo. They had to stop doing it as too many people getting it done!

If it comes in here my missus is definitely getting sent down to the local tattoo parlour!

Dravokivich

Dinner box and donnar kebab with no garlic sauce.

yogi37

Base Pizza is my new fave. Hard to choose so I get half ruspante half calabria. Delicious!!

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Ginger83 wrote: »

I used to eat chinese until i started a delivery job and saw what they do with the food......never again.

Fish n chips.

I worked in a proper restaurant and if you saw what they did with the food youd never eat out again.

satguy

Batter Sausage + Chips ... From an Italian Chipper .. Loads of salt and vinegar.