Comments for GASTRONAUTICS http://gastronautics.podbean.com Podcasts, Recipes and Photos from around the world by Culinary Tutor Neil Armstrong Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:32:45 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 Comment on Food Phobias by Anonymous http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/11/25/food-phobias/#comment-64478 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:02:32 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/11/25/food-phobias/#comment-64478 I aslo have a weird sandpaper dream I aslo have a weird sandpaper dream

]]> Comment on Video Podcast: The Great Wall by orlando http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/11/19/video-podcast-the-great-wall/#comment-63543 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:18:50 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/11/19/video-podcast-the-great-wall/#comment-63543 Hi Neil! Loved it! I'm so jealous! Can't wait for the Shanghai installment. Also nice to hear Cyberjunkie again, if only in the background ;) Hi Neil! Loved it! I’m so jealous! Can’t wait for the Shanghai installment. Also nice to hear Cyberjunkie again, if only in the background ;)

]]> Comment on Food in Tajikistan by Nilufar http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/01/08/food-in-tajikistan/#comment-55317 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:29:43 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/01/08/food-in-tajikistan/#comment-55317 hi my name is nilufar i interested about the food of tajikistan hi my name is nilufar i interested about the food of tajikistan

]]> Comment on Seaweed by Mac Armstrong http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/08/31/seaweed/#comment-47793 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:47:56 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/08/31/seaweed/#comment-47793 Many thanks ,Neil, another excellent programme. You really have captured the atmosphere well. DXX Many thanks ,Neil, another excellent programme. You really have captured the atmosphere well. DXX

]]> Comment on Return to the Medoc by james http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-46612 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:33:59 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-46612 great work neil. maybe the beeb will pic you up for a your own show. you have a great natural way with food and bringing the best out of your collaborators. Drop by in amsterdam if you are ever in the city. james great work neil. maybe the beeb will pic you up for a your own show. you have a great natural way with food and bringing the best out of your collaborators. Drop by in amsterdam if you are ever in the city. james

]]> Comment on Breakfast in New York by Mac Armstrong http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/05/12/breakfast-in-new-york/#comment-39919 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:10:12 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/05/12/breakfast-in-new-york/#comment-39919 Great (and mouth watering) end to a great series of programmes. Mac Great (and mouth watering) end to a great series of programmes. Mac

]]> Comment on Xavier The Caterer by Annabelle http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/02/04/xavier-the-caterer/#comment-39510 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:03:23 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/02/04/xavier-the-caterer/#comment-39510 Fantastic podcast! I really enjoyed listening to it, it just made me really hungry mmmm.I really had a sense of actually being there and the sound effects are real! great fun Fantastic podcast! I really enjoyed listening to it, it just made me really hungry mmmm.I really had a sense of actually being there and the sound effects are real! great fun

]]> Comment on Breakfast in New York by fleeeg http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/05/12/breakfast-in-new-york/#comment-36844 Sun, 20 May 2007 21:40:32 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/05/12/breakfast-in-new-york/#comment-36844 Excellent stuff there from Mr Heil. Just wondering when the English vs Scottish Breakfast debate will be kicking off in earnest... Excellent stuff there from Mr Heil. Just wondering when the English vs Scottish Breakfast debate will be kicking off in earnest…

]]> Comment on Xavier The Caterer by gibson http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/02/04/xavier-the-caterer/#comment-36611 Fri, 18 May 2007 18:23:46 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/02/04/xavier-the-caterer/#comment-36611 thats a perfect podcast thats a perfect podcast

]]> Comment on Breakfast in the Maldives. by Armstrong http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/04/06/breakfast-in-the-maldives/#comment-30292 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:32:33 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/04/06/breakfast-in-the-maldives/#comment-30292 Another mouthwatering contribution. Interestingly the tuna dish described sounded very similar to a breakfast dish made with salt cod which we once had served to us by a friend in Tobago. Mac Another mouthwatering contribution. Interestingly the tuna dish described sounded very similar to a breakfast dish made with salt cod which we once had served to us by a friend in Tobago. Mac

]]> Comment on Breakfast in Bruges by Armstrong http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/04/01/breakfast-in-bruges/#comment-24867 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:34:38 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/04/01/breakfast-in-bruges/#comment-24867 Anothe excellent programme, Neil, and the first in an interesting series. Mac Anothe excellent programme, Neil, and the first in an interesting series. Mac

]]> Comment on Return to the Medoc by martin http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-15618 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:41:34 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-15618 nice again this little podcast whit our friend vidou.... will you put the mariage on line or..?anyway if you don't could you send it to me? So it was nice too meet you and its nice to listen to you... cheers.Martin (you should teach some english vocabulary to our friends...ahahaha) its makes me hungry to ear all those noises of cooking and drinking nice again this little podcast whit our friend vidou…. will you put the mariage on line or..?anyway if you don’t could you send it to me? So it was nice too meet you and its nice to listen to you… cheers.Martin (you should teach some english vocabulary to our friends…ahahaha) its makes me hungry to ear all those noises of cooking and drinking

]]> Comment on Return to the Medoc by gastronautics http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-13599 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:07:28 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-13599 Thank you very much Doug and Mac for tuning in and leaving your comments. It is really useful to get a bit of feedback. In order to rate this podcast just hover your cursor over the stars and they will turn from white to yellow, click once to establish the star rating(as far to the right as possible for the most stars). Until soon N Thank you very much Doug and Mac for tuning in and leaving your comments. It is really useful to get a bit of feedback.

In order to rate this podcast just hover your cursor over the stars and they will turn from white to yellow, click once to establish the star rating(as far to the right as possible for the most stars).

Until soon N

]]> Comment on Return to the Medoc by Doug Pickering http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-13593 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:12:50 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-13593 Now that my second visit to the Gastronautics site has left me drooling on the other side of the planet, I figured the least I could do was post a comment and a 5 * rating. Hopefully I've done it right. Very enjoyable, I look forward to future instalments. Doug Now that my second visit to the Gastronautics site has left me drooling on the other side of the planet, I figured the least I could do was post a comment and a 5 * rating. Hopefully I’ve done it right. Very enjoyable, I look forward to future instalments. Doug

]]> Comment on Return to the Medoc by Armstrong http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-13586 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00:27 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-13586 Should have left a five star rating ! How do I do that? Mac Should have left a five star rating ! How do I do that? Mac

]]> Comment on Return to the Medoc by Armstrong http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-13585 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:58:24 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/03/03/return-to-the-medoc/#comment-13585 Many thanks, Neil for another very enjoyable programme. The room, or at least my head, is now filled with the aroma of poulet roti and gauffres. Wonderful. Mac Many thanks, Neil for another very enjoyable programme. The room, or at least my head, is now filled with the aroma of poulet roti and gauffres. Wonderful. Mac

]]> Comment on Xavier The Caterer by Mac http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/02/04/xavier-the-caterer/#comment-9307 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 18:20:56 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/02/04/xavier-the-caterer/#comment-9307 Another very enjoyable podcast. I really felt I was there... and I could almost smell that lievre royale.I look forward to the next installment. DXX Another very enjoyable podcast. I really felt I was there… and I could almost smell that lievre royale.I look forward to the next installment. DXX

]]> Comment on Cyberjunkie by Kitty http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/10/08/cyberjunkie/#comment-9093 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:20:45 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/10/08/cyberjunkie/#comment-9093 Cybertastic! superubercyberchef! Cybertastic! superubercyberchef!

]]> Comment on Food in Tajikistan by Mac http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/01/08/food-in-tajikistan/#comment-6054 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:19:46 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2007/01/08/food-in-tajikistan/#comment-6054 Another fascinating interview. Keep them coming. Mac Another fascinating interview. Keep them coming. Mac

]]> Comment on Food in Iraq by Mac http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/12/04/food-in-iraq/#comment-3167 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:27:34 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/12/04/food-in-iraq/#comment-3167 Fascinating piece. Excellent interviewing. Fascinating piece. Excellent interviewing.

]]> Comment on Truffled White Bean Soup by gastronautics http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/10/15/truffled-white-bean-soup/#comment-921 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 08:56:49 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/10/15/truffled-white-bean-soup/#comment-921 There have been rumours regarding seeding of truffles going round for years! Most recently there was a chap called Paul Thomas featured on "The Dragon's Den" who successfully pitched for £75,000 to start up his truffle farm in France. Other than that common belief is that they cannot be cultivated. Truffles are however found in six of the seven continents—none have been found on Antarctica, yet. Chinese black truffles, which are often passed off as higher quality French fungi, have been in the marketplace for years. Special pigs or dogs are typically employed to root out the fragrant fungi—with the downside being that they often eat the truffles before they can be picked up by the eager hunters. For now then, until trials are proved successful we must presume that truffles can’t be cultivated and are only found in the wild, growing underground near certain types of oak trees. I will leave you with the thoughts of the French 19th Century writer Alexandre Dumas... "The most learned men have been questioned as to the nature of this tuber, and after two thousand years of argument and discussion their answer is the same as it was on the first day: we do not know. The truffles themselves have been interrogated, and have answered simply: eat us and praise the Lord." Info about Paul Thomas: www.plantationsystems.com & www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/episode4.shtml Info about truffles: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle Info about Australian Truffles: abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/june2002/default.htm There have been rumours regarding seeding of truffles going round for years! Most recently there was a chap called Paul Thomas featured on “The Dragon’s Den” who successfully pitched for £75,000 to start up his truffle farm in France.

Other than that common belief is that they cannot be cultivated. Truffles are however found in six of the seven continents—none have been found on Antarctica, yet. Chinese black truffles, which are often passed off as higher quality French fungi, have been in the marketplace for years. Special pigs or dogs are typically employed to root out the fragrant fungi—with the downside being that they often eat the truffles before they can be picked up by the eager hunters.

For now then, until trials are proved successful we must presume that truffles can’t be cultivated and are only found in the wild, growing underground near certain types of oak trees.

I will leave you with the thoughts of the French 19th Century writer Alexandre Dumas…

“The most learned men have been questioned as to the nature of this tuber, and after two thousand years of argument and discussion their answer is the same as it was on the first day: we do not know. The truffles themselves have been interrogated, and have answered simply: eat us and praise the Lord.”

Info about Paul Thomas: www.plantationsystems.com & www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/episode4.shtml Info about truffles: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle Info about Australian Truffles: abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/june2002/default.htm

]]> Comment on Truffled White Bean Soup by Mac http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/10/15/truffled-white-bean-soup/#comment-896 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:45:36 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/10/15/truffled-white-bean-soup/#comment-896 Hi Neil, loved the recipe and the presentation. By the way, I think I read recently that some enterprising chap in Australia has succeeded in seeding the truffle fungal spores in Oz so that Australian white truffles are appearing in European markets. Is it true? Hi Neil, loved the recipe and the presentation. By the way, I think I read recently that some enterprising chap in Australia has succeeded in seeding the truffle fungal spores in Oz so that Australian white truffles are appearing in European markets. Is it true?

]]> Comment on Basic Potato Gnocchi by Mac http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/10/08/basic-potato-gnocchi/#comment-745 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:53:00 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/10/08/basic-potato-gnocchi/#comment-745 Enjoyed the chat and it sounds a scrummy treat! Enjoyed the chat and it sounds a scrummy treat!

]]> Comment on Cyberjunkie by Mac http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/10/08/cyberjunkie/#comment-744 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:45:26 +0000 http://gastronautics.podbean.com/2006/10/08/cyberjunkie/#comment-744 Great track! Great track!

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