Onion Rings

The great onion-ring battle

I never intended this to happen, but it turned out that I had onion rings twice today, at two different places. Onion ring aficionados will know that it's very easy to make poor onion rings, but that the finest onion rings are food fit for the gods.

I experienced both today. At the Lane end Inn in Carlisle, they were frozen onion rings, cooked in fat that was not quite hot enough, and so had taken in too much oil. Actually not very nice at all.

Then tonight, I ordered stir-fried onions and they brought me onion rings by mistake. However, I kept them and ordered more stir-fried onions. I like onions, borderline love them. Anyway, the point is that these, unexpected, onion rings were quite the finest I have ever tasted. They were everything the earlier ones were not.

Richmond Oriental in East Kilbride. Highly recommended.

These were the main course dishes that we chose. Shredded beef and chicken in crispy batter, and chicken lar chee. The latter is a spicy dish with peppers and fresh chilli. I felt it was lacking in body, but it was pleasant none the less. The crispy shredded beef and chicken was out of this world. Completely sublime. It's a hard dish to get right, but they really carried it off.

So, a nice drive up, a pleasant hotel and an enjoyable meal out. Friday was a success. Let's hope the wedding goes well tomorrow, and let's hope even more that the reception in the evening goes well, as that is when our make-shift band is playing. I was down to play keyboards, but then the bass player was unable to attend due to family reasons. So, I may have to do a strange hybrid role of both bass and keyboards. Might be quite a test, as I do not know the material well.

I'll let you know.

I do so wonder how the Amarylis is doing. I miss it.

My final hope for the night is that I can sleep well on this bed....

Comments

[Jason Thompson]

As it happens I had onion rings myself last night also, and Frankie and Benny's. They are consistently superb, as not only are they crispy and not too oily, the batter has chilli in it, making them fabulously spicy too. I also had the New York Deli pizza - a classic. I'd be fascinated to know how many other AndyBlog readers are onion ring fanciers, and where the best ones can be found.

[AndyC]

I think it shows great quality in you that you would choose the two best items that F & B's prepare.