Mid Roman Republican v Carthaginians battle

[Techno]

Clear: as if in written after the event through slightly rose tinted lenses, that were smeared in finest ghe and dipped in glitter, clear?

Ghe ?

Lost on that one. 

Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Ghe ?

Lost on that one. 

Cheers - Phil

Sorry, mistyped ghee! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghee

[Zippee]

Ghee, the stuff we no longer cook our curries in - staple to Indian cooking, also helps to prevent bloodloss by disabling arteries

[FierceKitty]

It was never needed for curries; mainly snob value. Where it is useful is in korma cooking. If you've marinaded your meat, chances are there'll be moisture on the surface, and frying may turn to half-hearted stewing. Ghee can, however, be safely heated to a much higher temperature than butter or most neutral oils, so you'll get your caramelised surface to develop into a ravishing flavour.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I now declare this topic, derailed! 

[Techno]

Sorry, mistyped ghee! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghee

Ta, Will.

I was trying to figure out if it was a predictive text foul up.....And couldn't guess what it could be.

I've learned something this morning.....Never heard of ghee, until today.

Cheers - Phil

[Zippee]

It was never needed for curries; mainly snob value. Where it is useful is in korma cooking. If you've marinaded your meat, chances are there'll be moisture on the surface, and frying may turn to half-hearted stewing. Ghee can, however, be safely heated to a much higher temperature than butter or most neutral oils, so you'll get your caramelised surface to develop into a ravishing flavour.

Nope, base ingredient for cooking absolutely anything* in my wife's family is ghee, whatever you make the base masala from it's fried in ghee.

*well unless making sweets in which case everything is just reduced condensed milk - same effect on arteries

Oh and there's never any meat involved - why would you assume there was?

[FierceKitty]

As I say, snob value. It's widely used because it's expensive and prestigious.

[Zippee]

Nope - cultural value, it's what has always been used and thus what is still used in traditional families.

[FierceKitty]

Explain the difference to me some day.

[Ithoriel]

I can buy ghee locally for less than an equivalent amount of butter, where's the snob value?