Retro Food
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:29 pm
The Prawn Cocktail Years by Bareham and Hopkinson is an excellent book, but relatively expensive and not so easy to find new these days. Even the updated version on Kindle costs £12.99.
Obviously prawn cocktail is the first to come to mind. I don't care if it's retro, I like it and any time I've served it, whether as a starter or scaled down as a canape, most people like it too! The traditional way is good but you can 'modernise' it too if you want. Westi has a good idea (posted in Christmas menus) and I plan to experiment with Bloody Mary and 'Mexican' versions too.
Coquilles St Jacques is another retro one. I'm planning to make that over the Christmas period, although some supermarkets are selling ready-made versions. (Scallop gratin)
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2018/d ... st-jacques
Nothing wrong with retro if it tastes good and people like it.
Obviously prawn cocktail is the first to come to mind. I don't care if it's retro, I like it and any time I've served it, whether as a starter or scaled down as a canape, most people like it too! The traditional way is good but you can 'modernise' it too if you want. Westi has a good idea (posted in Christmas menus) and I plan to experiment with Bloody Mary and 'Mexican' versions too.
Coquilles St Jacques is another retro one. I'm planning to make that over the Christmas period, although some supermarkets are selling ready-made versions. (Scallop gratin)
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2018/d ... st-jacques
Nothing wrong with retro if it tastes good and people like it.