Cheesy Fish Anyone?
********************************************************Story Donated By Sarah Howells
Not a combination that immediately springs to mind when considering a snack, this Cheese Sardine Set is very prescriptive for a somewhat challenging taste sensation (in my book at least).
It is a celebration of stainless steel and teak, and, judging by the picture on the box they should have called it Sardines in Tomato Sauce and Edam Set - but if you felt rebellious I am sure you could serve something else on it. I’m sad enough to look at the box and really wish I also had that formica topped table that the set has been photographed on.
This was another 20p (!) purchase made eagerly by me, whilst the lady behind the counter of The Community Shop, Armley, tried gamely to hide her incredulity at my enthusiasm.
Sarah Howells
July 10th, 2008 at 5:17 am
I can’t conceive of a finer dish than cheesy sardines, I will have to look through my Margueritte Patten recipe cards to see if there is anything as special!
July 20th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I have been reliably informed that this is a traditional Portugese dish. I suspect the Cheese and Sardine Set was produced by someone who had been on a romantic holiday on the Algarve.
July 25th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Thanks for that Mr Shipley. Now if the box had only said ‘jogo da sardinha do queijo’* I would have been in the know from the get go. I’m finding out loads about my inexplicable purchases on this website, though it’s making me feel very ill informed about life at the same time.
*I do hope Babel Fish hasn’t let me down there.