Comments on: Nigel Slater’s Thai-inspired Soup

By: Thai Prawn Soup Again | Dinner Diary

Thai Prawn Soup Again | Dinner Diary — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:25:59 +0000

[...] We were planning on cooking moules mariniere tonight, but neither of the shops that we visited had mussels, so we scrapped that idea. Then we thought we would do some sort of spaghetti with prawns, so we bought some prawns. When it came to discussing exactly what sort of “spaghetti with prawns” we would have, we strayed from that plan too and decided to have a Thai style soup with rice noodles, similar to Nigel Slater’s one that we cooked recently. [...]

By: Thai Muslim Oxtail Soup | Dinner Diary

Thai Muslim Oxtail Soup | Dinner Diary — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:43:18 +0000

[...] south of Thailand, where many dishes are heavy influenced by the proximity to Malaysia. After the recent discussion on how common turmeric was in Thai food, I can confirm that this one definitely includes it because [...]

By: Sylvie

Sylvie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:21:21 +0000

What a wonderful looking soup. I don’t like Nigel Slater on TV that much either, but you can never really go far wrong with any of his recipes.
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By: goodshoeday

goodshoeday — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:53:59 +0000

Totally agree that Nigel on the telly is dire. I could only bear the first 10 mins of the first program. If he hates it he should have gone with his instinct and not done it. He has a big enough following and by the look of his kitchen and garden he doesn’t need to do it. The recipe looks good but I think I’ll stick to him in the written word.
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By: The Ginger Gourmand

The Ginger Gourmand — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:41:49 +0000

Stunning photograph. The colours are fantastically bright!

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:43:04 +0000

Oh, while I don’t object to the use of turmeric in the soup, I do object to the use of ginger. I mean, if you’re going to use something as exotic as turmeric, might as well try to get some fresh galangal and use that instead of ginger.
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By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:41:05 +0000

We’re loving all the cooking shows we get on the Asian Food Channel and the Travel Channel here in Kuching. (well, not all the shows. “License to Grill” is pretty unbearable for me to watch). Much better than the Food Network dreck we had in the US.
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By: fran39

fran39 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:06:50 +0000

Completely agree about Nigel on telly: I adore his writing but it seems like BBC1 at 7.30pm can’t take that much intelligence. Lovely picture of your soup.
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By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:33:47 +0000

So glad to hear someone else isn’t keen on Nige on t’telly. Like a foodie Alan Bennett. Re: what grows together goes together, is that why he paired rhubarb and mackerel on last weeks show?

The soup does look good though!
Alex x
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By: The Curious Cat

The Curious Cat — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:56:20 +0000

The thing about Nigel Slater (used to market his books when I worked at HC) is that he actually doesn’t like doing TV from what I have heard. He has always shyed away from it because he doesn’t like how he comes across on camera. I’ve only seen one of the episodes of the new show but I was kind of pleased he was doing it because I thought ‘hey good on him for giving it another go’. I rather enjoyed it and I liked how he was going for the ‘use anything in the cupboard approach’ – it isn’t a bad concept – it is rather environmentally friendly and good for budding chefs who lack confidence. I love his books and writing, maybe TV isn’t for him but one good thing is that it means his profile will increase and others, who have not been aware of him before, will be now. This soup looks excellent! Hmm…soup season is really upon us now isn’t it?! xxx
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