RTE writes:
On tonight’s episode of What Are You Eating? on RTÉ One at 8.30pm, chef Hilary O’Hagan-Brennan reveals the uncomfortable truth about the meat in many ready meals.
Many people turn to a ready meal for something quick and convenient to eat after a busy day at work – on average twice a week – and the roast dinner is a favourite. But there is a process – not listed on the ingredients – that goes into creating that roast dinner that may surprise you.
Transglutaminase is an enzyme used in food manufacturing to bond – essentially glue – pieces of meat together to create a more valuable “joint” of meat.
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What is philip boucher hayes eating to make him look so unhealthy?
He’s has very bad posture
Sit and drink pennyroyal teaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
“bad posture”
yeah, right. you’re a glutton for punishment*, aren’t you?
(*and for anything edible)
He’s has. I need a dialing wand.
Your constant bullying makes me think of this, for some reason:
https://youtu.be/1PsKw__7f-c
Mmmmmm…..Transglutaminase…..
” Heavy on the miracle thickener there Harry ! “
Can you get Miracle Whip anymore?
Whhhhhhhhhhhhhip.
the last thing you need is miracle whip
processed = evil
I read that as
protestants = evil
(apparently they store butter in the cupboard)
I store it in my tummy. What does that make me?
Don’t answer that.
I don’t think anyone with any understanding of language would describe THAT was a “tummy”.
An infant child has a “tummy”; it’s cute and only slightly rounded.
https://youtu.be/qlscgf7xjcs
This one has the right idea.
I store it in ma belly :) proper order.
I do that…
Does that make me a protestant?
Do you say s’gone for scone? Do you enjoy making preserves? Are you fond of gardening?
If yes, then you definitely are even if you aren’t.
I most certainly do not say ‘sgone’. It’s a scone. I do make the odd preserve the odd time, though.
And I am thoroughly gifted in the art of killing plants.
Hmm. You’re more Catherine of Aragon than Anne Boleyn then.
I’m okay with that. Poor Catharine was, by all accounts, a truly lovely and remarkable woman. Henry didn’t know a good thing when he had it.
Typical man ;)
familiarity doth breed contempt
I bought Mr Andy the new book about her: I must read it when he’s finished. It’s by Giles Tremlett, who’s an excellent author.
Oh, must have a goo at that.
I read the Antonia Fraser one, the one about all the wives. It’s very good, but rather a dedicated undertaking.
….turns out I’m a Protestant…haven’t yet made preserves but have made compote, same difference really. Sterilising jars is too fiddly..
Growing your own food is just common sense, and not eating weird additives isn’t rocket science- if you just eat actual unprocessed food you’d see a huge difference in your health.
Hey- I still love a doughnut every once in a while, but if you care about your body and bothered to read about basic nutrition, you’d stop eating “food” from packets
don’t forget the singing and knitting and marching even for kids ( girls brigade )
Ha, yes! Singing. I like singing in church.
Would you respond to a direct and inappropriate remark about your genitalia with “oh goodness” and adopt a slightly bashful expression. My neighbour’s a protestant and she does that.
I believe you already know the answer to that…
No truer word, Brother :-D
why yes yes we do !
Processed = profit
Profit=evil*
*when prioritised over everything else
muck
basically if your food has been “processed” you’re eating muck
fair play to Boucher Hayes…although out of every 10 that watch likes of this program 1 will pay attention
anyone for some nice oul billy roll?
Ah come on. Cooking is a process so all home cooked food has been processed.
Yoghurt, cheese, butter, milk, bread and orange juice are all processed. Remove processing and all you’re left with is raw veg, fruit and nuts.
I think most people understand ‘processed’ to mean a certain level of industrial intervention beyond basic preservation techniques such as salting, freezing, drying, pickling. Washing lettuce you just picked in the garden is a ‘process’ but let’s not broaden the term ‘processed’ out of all usefulness.
Where do you draw the line, though, Nige?
WHERE?
When they start hammering rusty nails into slabs of rotting meat to keep them together my eyebrows start to go up.
When you cant recognise the ingredients listed on the packet, For starters…when food like bread lasts longer than 3 days, em wtf is in it?!
” basically if your food has been “processed” you’re eating muck ”
Lazy criticism and conclusions like that are for the other 9 out of 10 silly billy’s that don’t retain the programme info…. in fairness like.
Eh I’m far from lazy thanks very much. Nor was it a conclusion, ’twas just a comment. Everyone to their own conclusions Clampers.
But I do like my Bacon to consist of 100% pork.
Bacon that consists of 88% pork and 12% other injected stuff is in my view muck.
it’s just as easy to cook real food
buy a steamer feck everything in and hey presto
+ slow cooker. Bung in, turn on, go about your day, hey another presto.
The slow cooker enjoys a position of worship in my house.
The slow cooker doesn’t even let me into my kitchen. Even tosses me a cold beer when I get in and winks at me.
I find that a distasteful way to refer to your partner.
;)
That sounds dreamy. Like a diet coke ad, but better.
has visions of Mr Hoop wearing only an apron holding cold beer and a wooden spoon
Jaysus Janet – I’m having visions too. He’s gotta be out there somewhere (echoes).
Thats not news, Ever wonder why bread chicken from a butcher can sometimes split in two easy pieces when you cook it, food glue. Its no secret, I worked in a supermarket years ago and every single meat/ poultry supplier did this.
‘Open secret’ is probably the term. That doesn’t happen to me, but it’s hard to find chicken you can brown in pieces without it turning into a soup.
They’ve been injecting water into chicken fillets for a long time now. Food is a competitive business and all about appealing the eye, which in turn strokes the appetite. It’s only when you take it home it misbehaves. Yes I’m still taking about chicken.
Rashers, too.
anything good on any of the other channels. BS do tell!
All these new Be3 channels or whatever they’re called really clog up the aul telly. Awful bilge.
Every second show seems to be about travellers, for some reason.
Target audience.
You mean Travellers are the one group their target audience feel they can look down
I just use the oul Pritt Stick to glue together my burgers. Mmmmmm
People are essentially too lazy to prioritise their health in terms of food. They are happy to purchase 0% fat yoghurts- without bothering to notice that the vast majority of these are full of sugar/ artificial sweeteners..they screamed blue murder during the horse meat scandal, and then promptly stopped caring again.
Subway’s chicken was recently tested in Canada and was as low as 42% chicken DNA.
Yup
May I point you to a comic I’m working on about similar shenanigans set in Vancouver:
http://www.avclub.com/article/cannibalism-meets-gentrification-exclusive-preview-247772
dark
Fine work though!
Ooh I love that. Dark stuff.
It’s not made easy for them. Chicken that requires DNA investigation in order to establish how much of it came from a chicken shouldn’t be called chicken.
No, clearly it’s the government’s fault. People can’t be expected to take responsibility for what they eat!
Sausages are made of some mad stuff. And don’t even start with the amount of salt. Thankfully being in the EU we aren’t exposed to the famous “pink slime” from America.
I don’t really care.
Processed food isn’t good for you. It never will be. Meat paste in a tube or ready meal will never be healthy.
Let me have my ignorance. It’s tasty.