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Another one, but this time different

One of my favourite dishes from the Bristol street food scene is the bento box from She Sells Sushi. Virtually all the time when getting lunch from the stall I get the bento box with a portion of beef donburi and a hirata bao bun. 

After having a delicious bento box from She Sells Sushi with the beef and hirata bun, a week later I was back at the Finzel Reach street food market and decided I once more would have a bento box. However, this time I went with the chicken katsu curry and the beef donburi.

The beef donburi was slow cooked teriyaki beef rib on a bed of rice, topped with crispy onions and pickles. This was delicious as usual.

I have had the katsu curry before, this was crunchy chicken strips on a bed of rice with katsu curry sauce. It was a nice dish.

Overall I think I had too much rice, as the bento box was essentially two rice dishes. I did enjoy the curry and the donburi.

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Enjoyed that bento box again

One of my favourite dishes from the Bristol street food scene is the bento box from She Sells Sushi. Virtually all the time when getting lunch from the stall I get the bento box with a portion of beef donburi and a hirata bao bun. 

So, it was no surprise on a recent visit to the Temple Quay street food market I headed to the She Sells Sushi van and ordered my regular  bento box.

The beef donburi was slow cooked teriyaki beef rib on a bed of rice, topped with crispy onions and pickles.

This was delicious as usual. I would have though liked some more of the crispy onions. I really like this dish. One day I might try and cook it myself.

The chicken hirata bun contained two pieces of tempura battered chicken. It was dressed with sauce and pickles.

This was really nice; I like the contrast of the crispy chicken against the soft fluffy bao bun. The sauce is nice and spicy.

I really enjoyed by bento box and it was delicious.

The photograph doesn’t do it justice, this was after I had carried the bento box back to the office. It usually looks like this.

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Pan Roasted Chicken

We went to the Landing Light for a celebratory meal. We have been there quite a few times in the past few months.

I did think about the mixed grill, but I have had that before and had a grill recently at The Railway Inn.

As the place was really busy, we had booked a table in the bar area. Still a nice table, but the main difference was that we needed to order out food either via a QR code or from the bar.

I went with one of the specials, pan roasted bacon wrapped chicken with sautéed potatoes, Tenderstem® broccoli. It was served with a mushroom, pepper and chorizo sauce.

It was certainly not how I imagined the dish would be presented. The sautéed potatoes were at the bottom of the dish, on top of these was the Tenderstem® broccoli, and the pan roasted chicken. The sauce covered the heart of the dish.

I would have liked my potatoes to be smaller in size and crispier. The chicken was tender, I suspect it was pre-cooked and then pan-roasted. I have made chicken like this myself, but not for a while. I liked the addition of the broccoli, sometimes dishes like this are missing vegetables. The sauce was tasty, it contained peppers and chunks of mushroom. Even though it was in the menu description, I was initially a little confused and then surprised by the chunks of chorizo in the sauce. For a moment I thought the chunks were sweet potato. However, once I ate a chunk, I remembered it was chorizo. I am not sure it needed the chorizo; I think pancetta would have been a better option. 

I did enjoy the dish. It was nice to have something different, and it was very tasty. My choice was influenced somewhat by my recent experience at The Railway Inn, where I said after having the mixed grill.

Upon reflection and seeing the plate of food that a neighbouring table received, I think I should have gone with one of the specials. The pork special looked really good.

So, when we went to The Landing Light, I made the conscious choice to choose something different, and probably from the specials menu. 

I had a voucher for 30% of mains, which made the meal very reasonable.

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Time for that GDK Kebab

I wrote a lot about the German Doner Kebab branch in Weston-super-Mare, but until now I’ve not actually been there. I still haven’t, but I had a Three+ deal for a cheap main from GDK so needing lunch in Bristol recently. There is a new branch of GDK in Cabot Circus, so I went there.

I went with the mixed kebab. I had to order through the app to use the Three+ voucher. I was eating in, so took a seat, and wasn’t long before the kebab arrived.

It was, as kebabs go, quite tasty. There wasn’t a generous amount of meat in the kebab, but the flavours were good. I liked the accompanying salad in the kebab too.

Not sure I would go again, but as fast food goes it was different.

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Time for some Gurt Wings

Gurt Wings have been a regular on the Bristol street food scene for many years now. However until now I’ve never had a chance to try their food out. Normally I miss out as they always have a huge queue. However on this day it was a little shorter than usual, so I joined the queue. You can choose between wings, chicken strips, or squeaky cheese.

For a street food stall they have quite an extensive menu and variations. 

I went for a large Satay Wings Meal with Tater Tots. You order your food and then wait until your number is called.

This was quite a substantial box of food. I got five wings, a portion of tater tots, and sauces. It looked great.

The chicken was moist with a crispy coating. The sauce was nice and I liked the addition of chopped peanuts. These were tasty wings and sauces. Lush.

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Railway Mixed Grill

To celebrate a birthday we headed over to Sandford for a meal at The Railway Inn. Sandford is on the A368 between Weston and Churchill. The Railway Inn  is owned by the Thatchers cider company who are also based in the village. I remember passing this many times before it was taken over by Thatchers and refurbished. I have been there before for drinks, but this was the first time I had been there for a meal.

The main part of the pub is the bar area. A large mainly wooden extension was added to provide a restaurant area. We had booked, but the place wasn’t busy, and we were given a great table.

I had looked over the menu online, but it was a sample menu. They say on the menu:

Our dishes change with the seasons and the fresh local produce that goes into each and every one of them.

So I was prepared for a different menu, however I had liked the sound of some of the specials.

The menu we had at the table was different to the one online (as expected). I did think about having one of the specials, however in the end I decided I would have the Railway Mixed Grill. The menu didn’t describe what would be in the grill, so did wonder what I would get.

The food was cooked fresh to order and my plate arrived.

On my mixed grill I had a steak, lamb chop, chicken, gammon, and sausages. Alongside was a grilled field mushroom, a herby tomato. I had chosen a heritage tomato salad as my side.

Now I wasn’t to keen on the presentation, but then again it was a mixed grill. The steak was excellent, nicely cooked, good char on the outside and pink in the middle. The lamb chop was small, but nice. The gammon was rather salty, probably a little too salty for me. The chicken was slightly overcooked.

I liked the heritage tomato salad, which was fresh and tasty.

Alongside I had a flight of cider, three small glasses of different ciders.

The Railway Inn, as you might expect had an excellent range of draft ciders. I like the idea of a flight, enabling a range of ciders to be tasted.

Upon reflection and seeing the plate of food that a neighbouring table received, I think I should have gone with one of the specials. The pork special looked really good. I do plan to visit the Railway Inn again in the future.

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Time for some Tapas

Went out for Tapas at La Rueda Spanish Tapas Bar in Ealing. We were there in the early evening, so it wasn’t busy, and we could sit in the (open) window area looking out onto the street. With the hot weather, we weren’t that hungry, so we had only a few dishes.

We had the Patatas Bravas, triple fried potatoes, spicy brava and infamous Spanish aioli garlic mayonnaise sauce. Not sure if the triple frying helped, as the potatoes weren’t that crispy. However they were nice, I liked the spicy brava, and the mayonnaise was an interesting addition. 

Another of our dishes was the Pollo a la Plancha, described as grilled spicy boneless chicken thighs served with Spanish alioli garlic mayonnaise sauce. Now the photograph in the online menu shows whole chicken thighs, so I was a little surprised when we were served with chicken skewers. They were served on a flat bread, well more of a wrap than a flat bread. The chicken was moist, tender and full of flavour. 

Alongside the chicken we had the Pinchos Morunos, grilled spiced lamb skewers, chimichurri served with humus. These were tender chunks of lamb with peppers and onions. Like the chicken cooked well and full of flavour, as well as being served on a flat wrap. It came with a small portion of hummus, I probably would have liked more hummus, but then I probably needed to order hummus off the menu.

Out final dish was the Calamares, fried squid rings in batter. Lovely crispy batter and tender squid. Delicious.

Completely forgot to take photographs of the dishes, which is unlike me.

The service was excellent, I liked how they served ice with their tap water, I also had an alcohol free beer. If I wasn’t driving I would probably have had a red wine.

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Time for Sushi

There are a number of places for sushi in Weston-super-Mare and after doing some research decided we would visit Sakura Finest on the Boulevard. They had a good gluten free offer. They don’t really have an online presence, so I actually went there to check the gluten free options and to book a table. They limit the number of covers they do, so to ensure that everyone has a better experience; over filling the place with people.

On the day itself, we arrived a little early and were given a warm welcome, we took our seats and poured over the menu. There was a lot of choice. I found it difficult to make a decision but got there in the end.

I had some tempura soft shell crab maki.

This was a beautifully presented dish. The crab had a crispy tempura batter and tasted of crab. They were delicious.

I also had a portion of Tori Kuwayaki, crispy chicken in a teriyaki sauce and sesame seeds. 

We had this made gluten free. I did think the salad garnish was a little bit on the large side. The chicken was tender and tasty.

I had some maguro (tuna) nigiri.

The nigiri was presented lovely, and looked fantastic. The tuna was lovely and fresh.

Feeling a little peckish, we ordered some more sushi, and this time I had some hokigai (surf clam) nigiri.

It was very interesting, and I was intrigued about the dish. It again was beautifully presented. The clam was a little chewy, but it was tasty.

Overall we had a delicious meal. 

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Citrus Brazilian BBQ is back!

It was nice to see that the Schwartz Citrus Brazilian BBQ seasoning is back in stock at Aldi. This is one of a temporary range, which also includes Monterey Steak and Shish Kebab.

I wrote about this seasoning pack back in September 2022 and how I used it to cook some chicken thighs.

I picked up some packs from Aldi and will use them to cooks some chicken. I might even try cooking it on the barbecue this time.

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Spicy Korean Chicken with Rice and Takoyaki

I was visiting the University of Birmingham and wanted a bite to eat. There was a branch of Kimiko. I had seen it on a previous visit to the university. I went in and ordered the spicy Korean chicken, with rice, and a portion of fried octopus takoyaki.

The spicy Korean chicken came with rice and was garnished with spring onions. 

chicken dish

The chicken sadly wasn’t freshly cooked and was a little dry, even with the sauce. The sauce was good though.

The takoyaki was presented with sauce and pickled ginger.

takoyaki

These were excellent and very tasty. I enjoyed these (more than the chicken).