Re: I survived pre-historic times today

On 2025-06-06, Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

On 6/6/2025 5:04 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-06-05, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

On 2025-06-05 12:45 p.m., Ed P wrote:

On 6/5/2025 1:18 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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I think it'll be Turkish food for lunch today.  The menu at
the Turkish cafe changes daily, and they have my husband's
favorite dish today:  a spicy lamb ragu over a roasted eggplant
puree.  It sounds so good, I think I'll get the same.
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https://www.aysesturkishcafeannarbor.com/menu
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I used to be stuck on the roasted salmon, but I'm branching
out.  This is part of my plan to learn to like lamb.
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It's possible I won't have dinner, after this feast.  Or perhaps
just a small salad.
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I like lamb chops.  The few times I had other cuts, was not really
liking it.
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There was a time we had lamb chops most Tuesdays.  The local supermarket
put them out for the weekend and Tuesday morning, the ones not sold went
to half price.  After a time, they no longer sold lamb chops.

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I don't understand people's aversion to lamb (and mutton). But then, I
was brought up to eat it as well as an array of offal.

 
Lamb was never served in my childhood home.  To me it has an
unpleasant, strong, gamy taste.  Same thing for venison.  Even
the back half of beef (round, for example) has an unpleasant
liverish taste that I avoid.
 
After the day I barfed peas onto the dining table, they stopped
trying to make me eat things I didn't want.  They decided it
wasn't worth the hassle.
 
Why am I trying to learn to like lamb?  Because it's offered
at the restaurants at which we dine and I would like to have
more options.  Perhaps someday I'll even cook it at home.
 

You might enjoy an Ethiopian lamb stew.  I don't know the name of it
offhand.  When I lived in TN there was an Ethiopian couple who owned a
little convenience store near where I lived.  The wife made a delicious,
nicely spiced lamb stew and shared some with me.  The stew was mopped up
with homemade injera bread.  It was delicious!

There are at least a couple of Ethiopian lamb stews.

We have an Ethiopian restaurant here, but they're not open
for lunch anymore and we don't go out for dinner.

If I were going to cook Ethiopian food at home (which I've done
before), I'd probably do chicken or beef stew, lentils, and
salad.  With our best imitation injera, of course.

--
Cindy Hamilton