Tomahawk
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You are a real sailor when you know when you should not go sailing.
Am I a "real" sailor now?
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Birdseye
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Dead animal contents? Are there any in an FB pie? I dont know whether they make you a real sailor but they certainly give you enough dead ballast in your guts.What makes a "proper" sailor? Crossing the channel? Crossing an ocean? Surviving a storm? Surviving psittacosis? Reading this forum I've long been aware that there's one significant experience you "proper" sailors have all had which I haven't.
Fray Bentos. The dead animal contents were a bit of a blocker, but hey, it's 2020 now.
I just ate my first. I'm not down to the boat until wednesday so cheated and cooked it in a domestic oven. Is the under-pastry supposed to be that soggy? I have to say that the gelatinous "gravy" or whatever it's supposed to be was not appealing and I'm not loving the idea of another one but if the full initiation ritual requires me cooking and eating one onboard I'll do it.
The qualifications for a real yottie include: antifoul specs on face and in hair, an empty wallet and maxed out cards, frequently spotted rooting in boatyard skips, going to the boat show dressed up as for the southern ocean, an obsessive interest in weather forecasts, withering contempt for mobo drivers.
John the kiwi
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Fray Bentos pies are available in little old hometown NZ. Given the status these things have on these forums i felt duty bound to at least try one. To be honest i have eaten worse and i felt that improved cooking technique may have made it better. (not good, just better!)
The same food outlet had some canned luncheon "meat". In the interests of science and wondering whether it would be good in the emergency rations i bought a can.
The can was covered in mostly Chinese writing, and with photos of happy smiling Chinese. They had obviously never tried the product, because if you have tried the product, you don't feel like smiling for a very long time!
Truly the nastiest thing ever! It even made spam seem attractive for a few minutes!
The same food outlet had some canned luncheon "meat". In the interests of science and wondering whether it would be good in the emergency rations i bought a can.
The can was covered in mostly Chinese writing, and with photos of happy smiling Chinese. They had obviously never tried the product, because if you have tried the product, you don't feel like smiling for a very long time!
Truly the nastiest thing ever! It even made spam seem attractive for a few minutes!
newtothis
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New Zealanders have been inured to the quality of Fray Bentos through the consumption of Big Ben pies. A nation that can live on Big Bens (or Rat Packs, as we called them) can eat anything.
Fantasie 19
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Bugger the pies (and no that isn't an invitation) it's been a while since I had one of their S&K puddings... must re-visit...
HissyFit
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Wasn't that scene from "American Pie"?
nicho
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Oh I dunno, someone recently found a dead mouse in one. Tripled the meat content!There's buggerall meat in the "meat" versions, so the fake ones are probably the better option these days
Pete
Denek
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We have an FB in the cupboard and I suspect that it where it will remain unless we have a dire emergency. Our stand by is tinned potatoes, tin corned beef and beans. I always try my best to make sure we have good food on board so these are not required though. We did bring a home made Chilli out of the freezer at home this time and it was curry? not a bad thing though.
PlanB
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A Spanish marinero told me I was a real sailor after I had fallen in.
ryanroberts
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Real sailors probably don't make tempura on board right.
AntarcticPilot
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Interested in that - it looks incredibly versatile. Do you have a link?
ryanroberts
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Slightly bigger ones have more functions Ninja Cooking - Ninja Kitchen but that one is a good smallish boat size and draws 1.4Kw max. Need another bowl to swap veg / rice etc.
Jungle Jim
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Does a native of Yarmouth count?
JumbleDuck
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Only in base 12.
AntarcticPilot
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Provided they're NFN!
Sybarite
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Beat you. I did it in a winter N.Atlantic storm in 1949. First and last time.
dulls
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Having a bean in it puts it into the category of "Super yacht pie." True yachties only eat steak and kidney. The bean is for power boaters and snobs.What makes a "proper" sailor? Crossing the channel? Crossing an ocean? Surviving a storm? Surviving psittacosis? Reading this forum I've long been aware that there's one significant experience you "proper" sailors have all had which I haven't.
Fray Bentos. The dead animal contents were a bit of a blocker, but hey, it's 2020 now.
I just ate my first. I'm not down to the boat until wednesday so cheated and cooked it in a domestic oven. Is the under-pastry supposed to be that soggy? I have to say that the gelatinous "gravy" or whatever it's supposed to be was not appealing and I'm not loving the idea of another one but if the full initiation ritual requires me cooking and eating one onboard I'll do it.
mbroom
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I had a tin of that a couple of weeks ago whilst in the Outer Hebrides.... it was actually surprisingly good and had a decent chilli kick!
langstonelayabout
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Oh my goodness. A tin of Spam will cost it’s own weight in gold in some parts of the Middle East. I recall a Friday breakfast with fried Spam. True luxury and fabulous taste too.
Fantasie 19
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...and has anyone seen the price of corned beef these days? They were practically giving ti away when I was a much much younger version of the one I am now, but these days it costs an arm and a leg!