What kind of meat (or cheese) is it?

[scarface]

Tonight, I'm going to present another recipe.

Look carefully at the photo below.





I guess that humbert and shadow.97 must be wondering what it is. It is a Pot-au-feu, one of France's most iconic dishes. You need a beef shank as seen in the first photo. The secret is that a simple, slow-cooked stew of tender beef and vegetables create a hearty, flavorful meal.

[humbert]

Tonight, I'm going to present another recipe.
I guess that humbert and shadow.97 must be wondering what it is. It is a Pot-au-feu, one of France's most iconic dishes. You need a beef shank as seen in the first photo. The secret is that a simple, slow-cooked stew of tender beef and vegetables create a hearty, flavorful meal.

Do you eat all this in a single sitting? That's a ton of vegetables not to even mention the meat itself.

[scarface]

Tonight, I'm going to present another recipe.
I guess that humbert and shadow.97 must be wondering what it is. It is a Pot-au-feu, one of France's most iconic dishes. You need a beef shank as seen in the first photo. The secret is that a simple, slow-cooked stew of tender beef and vegetables create a hearty, flavorful meal.

Do you eat all this in a single sitting? That's a ton of vegetables not to even mention the meat itself.

Humbert was visibly flabbergasted and pointed out how copious the meal was. It turns out that my recipe suggestions often come with a generous quantity of food, indeed. For a everyday and dietary meal, an avocado and a small portion of rice are certainly better, but it wouldn't be funny to post it on the forum.
Note that the piece of meat is smaller than the photo may suggest (330 grams).

[scarface]

Tonight, I'm going to show you a new stuff.

Look at the photos below.






Vasudev and shadow.97 probably know what it is: a saucisson with a piece of bread.
But look at the use-by date: the saucission expired four months ago.
Actually, I didn't pay attention to the use-by date when I chose the saucission, and the cashier noticed that the saucisson was expired, so I was given the saucisson since it's not allowed to sell expired food in France.
Now, humbert and aa1234779 probably want to know if I'm going to get sick from eating an expired saucission.
First off, let's cut this saucisson to check it. At first glance, it seems good. There is no foul smell. The saucisson is as hard as wood but it seems eatable.
We are going to drink a beer too: alcohol will help sterilize the saucisson.
To conclude, it seems it's safe to eat an expired saucisson. However I wouldn't recommend to do that with any kind of food, especially seafood (Consuming expired seafood can result in scombroid poisoning, caused by high levels of histamine, or other bacterial infections). If humbert or Maher stumble upon expired seafood, they will likely be warned by the stench anyway. 

[humbert]

Humbert was visibly flabbergasted and pointed out how copious the meal was. It turns out that my recipe suggestions often come with a generous quantity of food, indeed. For a everyday and dietary meal, an avocado and a small portion of rice are certainly better, but it wouldn't be funny to post it on the forum.
Note that the piece of meat is smaller than the photo may suggest (330 grams).

OK fine, the recipe call for all that food. The question becomes: in how many sittings do you eat it all? I'd assume you'd eat 1/3 of it and put the rest in the fridge for tomorrow. Vegetables are notorious for taking away your hunger quickly.

[scarface]

OK fine, the recipe call for all that food. The question becomes: in how many sittings do you eat it all? I'd assume you'd eat 1/3 of it and put the rest in the fridge for tomorrow. Vegetables are notorious for taking away your hunger quickly.

Actually I ate it all. But I had not eaten much at noon. In fact the picture is probably misleading. The carrots and green peas came from a tin can, and the carrots were very small.

[scarface]

Tonight, I'm going to show you another recipe.

Look carefully at the photos below.






For Shadow.97 and Maher, the thing in the first photo probably has a distinctive shape. They must be thinking that is a "boudin". Actually, it is a farm sausage, made of pure pork. In the second photo, you can see the sausage after it was cooked in a stockpot. You can also see some fingerlings potatoes. You may have noticed that the potatoes were topped with fines herbes for added flavor.
The guests of humbert and Vasudev would certainly appreciate such a dish.

[humbert]

For Shadow.97 and Maher, the thing in the first photo probably has a distinctive shape. They must be thinking that is a "boudin". Actually, it is a farm sausage, made of pure pork. In the second photo, you can see the sausage after it was cooked in a stockpot. You can also see some fingerlings potatoes. You may have noticed that the potatoes were topped with fines herbes for added flavor.
The guests of humbert and Vasudev would certainly appreciate such a dish.

So the first photo is uncooked pork, just like you got it at the supermarket. OK. How do you cook it in s stockpot? Do you boil it in hot water or what? For how long?

The last photo looks like an awful lot of food. Do you eat it all in a single sitting? I'm asking because the potatoes can fill you up pretty fast.

[scarface]

So the first photo is uncooked pork, just like you got it at the supermarket. OK. How do you cook it in s stockpot? Do you boil it in hot water or what? For how long?

The last photo looks like an awful lot of food. Do you eat it all in a single sitting? I'm asking because the potatoes can fill you up pretty fast.

Actually, it can be grilled in a saucepan, but for such a big sausage, it's more convenient to boil it in a stockpot. It was cooked for 20 minutes. Pork meat must be well cooked, so if it's still pink when you cut it, then the sausage requires additional cooking.

It's a pretty substantial meal indeed. I didn't eat everything, and the rest was put in the fridge. Note that the photo can be misleading since fingerlings are small potatoes. They are considered as healthier than regular potatoes because they have a lower glycemic index. They are a bit more expensive too.

Now I assume that humbert's guests can be picky. Imagine that shadow.97 or Vasudev are not eating their fingerlings. Then you can use a decisive argument by telling them that the cheese will be served for those who are eating their potatoes.
In the photo below, you can see a very old camembert. This one is very smelly. It's probably the kind of cheese that Maher and aa1234779 appreciate. Cambembert is not allowed in the USA because it's made of unpasteurized milk. However, you can probably find some Roquefort, an excellent cheese. It's made of raw milk too, but in the USA a cheese made of raw milk is legal if it is aged for more than 60 days and Roquefort is aged for at least 5 months.

[scarface]

Tonight, I'm going to show you another good dish.
Look at the photo below.



This is a pizza with goat cheese (you can see the slices of cheese). It's certainly a good dish in winter. I'm enjoying this pizza with a glass of red wine.
There is a cold spell here in Grenoble, with freezing temperature. I was afraid humbert might be cold in Texas, but it turns out it's 20 degrees in San Antonio.
Still, it's probably a good time for hot dishes.