Britain's Best Dish

mustard dressing on green beans

joshua21 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:52:11 GMT

Does anyone know the recipe to the mustard dressing on the green beans that was made in the final. It's not on the website recipe as it was a modification suggested by the judges in the final day or two. Any suggestions?

Best Dish Finals Judges

fissionchips — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:19:04 GMT

I do hope the contestants never see the Judges that have been drafted in for the finals. I've never seen such a sour faced bunch in all my life. They all look as though they have been chewing lemons. A smile cost nothing and it doesnt mean you going soft in your judgement.

funny moment 29-10-09

alik67 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:29:49 GMT

did anyone spot the kids reaction, when he didnt win the pudding round last night? he looked like he was going to murder someone.

Roast Sussex partridge online recipe

ceebod — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:48:48 GMT

It seems the the main ingredient "partridge" and the bits that go in it and on it to roast are missing from the ingredients list in the online recipe. (Bacon, garlic, sprigs of thyme and rosemary).

http://www.itv.com/lifestyle/food/britainsbestdish/recipes2009/roastsussexpartridge/default.html

I guess you could look in the preparation method and start from there, but it might be easier to include them in the ingredients. Looks lovely.

Britains best dish

porkcheese — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:52:22 GMT

Super programme but I can confidently say that the spelling of the "chipole" pudding is not correct. I am a born and bred devonian "maid" and I have used the term CHIPPLE ( correct spelling) for a spring onion since a child. I have checked the spelling in Clement Martins dictionary of devonshire words and phrases and he also corroberates this.

It was quite funny to hear the "experts" trying to pin down the origin of this word - Mexican? I think not.

Naive critics in the finals

ceebod — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:53:05 GMT

I think that Mary's comment that she expects to see seasonal produce is a little naive. The series was shot in one season (summer I think) so to expect all the dishes to be summer based is not realistic as it is "Britains Best Dish" and not "Britains Best Summer Dish".

It is interesting to see that they believe that if they haven't heard of it it must be "amateur". As far as Monkfish (starters) not being "indigenous" whereas shrimp and trout are, what was she on? I look forward to more classical "opening mouth before engaging brain" statements over the week.

Britain's Best Dish...

sillypurpleeyes — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:19:28 GMT

I don't think so - it is more like England's Best Dish. This week is supposed to be Scotland's first heats but so far there have been precious few Scots in it - 2 French even! And surprise surprise when it comes to the judging the English person will undoubtedly will. I don't know why the Scots bother with anything that classes the COUNTRY of Scotland as a REGION. No wonder foreigners think that Britain is only comprosed of England.

Britain's Best Dish - If you say so

sonsy70 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:26:52 GMT

I dont see how you can have critics who are so narrow minded and dont appear to have stepped out of the country commenting on food they dont have any understanding of? There dont appear to be any "experts" who are not typically "English" lets say!!!

Yesterday, 19th October. Great Chicken Tandori/Masala??

maltabob — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:03:45 GMT

I think it was a starter, but can't find the recipe? Nice Indian lady prepared chicken rolled with spices etc. It won.

Can anyone send a link or tell me where I cxan find it? Looked after the programme yesterday and it was not there! Unless they are ca day or two later?

Honey in meat and poultry cookery

belj — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:27:10 GMT

There was a meat recipe, lamb I think, with honey last week. One judge said honey can blacken when cooked, which it can obviously, and he uses olive oil, I think he said with it. I often cook honey roast chicken, and just about 20 mins before taking out of the oven, add about 2/3 tbspns honey and also a few squirts of lemon juice, just takes the sweetness off slightly. Then cover with foil, not touching on the honey of course. It doesn't blacken if the foil completely covers the pan. Occasionally I add a sprinkle of cayenne pepper to give zing. Just made me think of that when listening to the discussion about honey and meat.

Irish soda bread!

rosie n — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:23:00 GMT

I am watching Britians Best Dish and the starter includes Irish soda bread, sorry but that is nothing like irish soda bread, there should not be any wholemeal/ wheaten meal in IRISH SODA BREAD. Why do many on the mainland claim to know what it is, even John Burton Race got it wrong. Come to Ireland and taste the real thing, it's white, not brown.

Finding a Recipe

rogojo — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:29:02 GMT

Finding a recipe from Britains Best Dish seems to be virtually impossible ! Why can't we have a facility to key in a date and see all the recipes ? I am after the pudding recipe made by the 14-year old boy last week (might have been 24th Sept). I can see no way of doing this. Can anyone help ?

Britains best dish recipe

bamse — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:21:54 GMT

Please could someone write out the Salmon Pate recipe - it won't come up on my computer, and shows a "cannot display this page" . Does anyone else have this problem?

Britains Best Dish

eliz.p — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:52:40 GMT

Is there nowhere on here that I can find out the three who won Friday's heat please. My husband and I watched every night but were at friends when the Friday edition was screened. Can anyone help? I'd like to know the dishes that are going into the final please?

Contestant's Hair

sccg — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:50:01 GMT

How can professional "foodies" eat dishes prepared by cooks with hair dangling over the food? It makes me feel quite sick to see loose hair on a cook - who wants hairs in their dinner? I hope someone will bring this to the attention of the show's producers ASAP.

Britain's best dish

bamse — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:03:51 GMT

Looking for a recipe from a particular day is the most frustrating thing out! Why don't you put the date the dish was broadcast so we can find it if we have missed the show?

chilli dumplings found

belj — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:42:18 GMT

Recipe now appearing - great to know it was green chilllis and not just powder in the dumplings.

Looks like a great winter meal.

chocolate and cinnamon beef recipe

belj — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:05:37 GMT

Just tried to get this and it kept taking me to the pistachio ice cream, which delicious though it no doubt is, was not what I was looking for! The beef recipe isn't showing up. I was interested the judges seemed to find it so unusual because chocolate and beef stew is a well known Mexican recipe, although the young cook seemed to have a great new 'take' on it.

I want those chilli dumplings!

Goat Curry Recipe

koko — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:27:34 GMT

Now available, called 'Nihari Goat Shank'. Can anyone help who saw the whole thing - I was interrupted by a double glazing phone call! - just HOW much of that whole nutmeg was used? The recipe doesn't specify as far as I can see.

Recipe missing

jmc2000 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:08:18 GMT

Did anyone discover how to access the recipe for today's program. There was a recipe for Goat curry that could be used with Lamb.

Vegan Cupcakes

happy vegan — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:13:32 GMT

I have loved watching all of the 'Britain's Best Dish' shows. Even though I follow a vegan diet, I still enjoy watching good food being prepared and learning about cooking techniques. I was thrilled to see the vegan cupcakes on today's show and was very happy that they won. However, I was really disappointed at the ridiculous and short-sighted comments made about veganism by the judges. (Ed Baines and Jilly Goolden). I love food, have a rich and varied diet and don't feel like I miss out, but I eat with a clear conscience. If they are true foodies, they should understand all food tastes, diets and cultural differences. Who made up the rule that the food is only great if it contains meat or fish? Cooking is about combining ingredients and flavours to make something which is delicious to eat, whether it is meat, fish, vegetarian or vegan.

john burton race always sniffing

mo1ra1000 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:58:21 GMT

i can't bear to watch that man...he is arrogant and that constant sniffing drives me potty. disgusting to watch. what is wrong with that mans nose that he sniff sniff sniffs all the time???

Foods - hayden chittell

haydenchittell — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:35:34 GMT

I have to say British puddings are the best in the world.

Who could ever forget the taste of a treacle tart, a spotted ***, a jam roly poly

the distinct flavour of apple pie and rhubarb crumble

home made custard (especially if its made by a granny)

cherry pie

the list is endles.........

The Temperature of served food

francisraymond — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:50:40 GMT

Why do the judges not tackle the issue of the temperature of food.

I was taught to serve hot food hot, on a hot plate.

It seems to me that all the food served on televison programs do not address this issue.

If I served tuna fish, or lamb cutlets RAW in the centre which is suggested by many of the food programs I watch, It would be handed back to me with a comment "can you cook this please"

Now come on you chefs and judges, is this a new trend then?....... cold raw food?

Ray

The Judges!

ms lightfoot — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:04:06 GMT

I watched this programme a little last season when it was John (can't remember his surname) and Gilly and thought it was an interesting programme giving really good amateurs a real challenge however having tuned in to this current series I'm afraid I am very put off by the female judge Henrietta. I've never seen this woman on TV in any other programme and frankly find her patronising and rather churlish. She seems to turn her nose up at everything and finds nearly every dish 'egg bound' - I doubt that every dish they [the judges] are going to taste is going to be either perfect or to their own personal taste but come on - a little praise isn't going to kill her is it? ITV is always being compared to the BBC as the 'cheaper' alternative - does that run to it's judges as well? By the way I tuned in because I was delighted that Nick Hancock is back on TV and I actually admire the way he steers things away from her or cuts her off before she really gets her claws in - well done Nick!