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Mikey wrote:Most people on this forum wouldn't know what a Scotch egg is, but you wouldn't use a different term for one if you were describing a scenario involving one.

I would. But I'm the kind of guy who likes to live life on the edge.

Oh how I'd kill for a Scotch egg right now!

Fixed for my own tastes.

Mikey wrote:

Oh how I'd kill for a Scotch egg right now!

Fixed for my own tastes.

Heh. I'd not object to that either. Haven't mixed the two though. Scotch egg and scotch ale, on the other hand...

I don't mind a nice wee heavy myself.

Mikey wrote:Most people on this forum wouldn't know what a Scotch egg is, but you wouldn't use a different term for one if you were describing a scenario involving one.

Clearly the population seems to disagree with you. Two Americans seem to know what it is. I've still no idea what it is.

IanKennedy wrote:

Mikey wrote:Most people on this forum wouldn't know what a Scotch egg is, but you wouldn't use a different term for one if you were describing a scenario involving one.

Clearly the population seems to disagree with you. Two Americans seem to know what it is. I've still no idea what it is.

A hard or soft broiled egg baked inside a meatball like shell.

Here's Chef Ramsey's recipe



It actually looks delicious. I though Mikey and Bryan were talking about some alcoholic treat. When I hear/read "Scotch" I think turpentine-like alcohol.

Sorry, I know what a scotch egg is, I don't know what a sewer (or what ever spelling you care to use) is.

Sauer pronounced "sour." I think Mikey originally spoke of sour beer, made by a local brewer. I can't be 100% sure since I avoid sour anything. I'd rather drink Scotch.

It's kind of interesting that we saw "sauer," had different pronunciations for it, ended up creating confusion. I pronounced "sauer" as "sour" because of the firearms manufacturer "Sig Sauer," and I watched a video on the P226 handgun. Otherwise my inclination to pronounce "sauer" would have been "saw-er."

I used the German term, because it's a reference from German, which uses the German term. Just like Belgian lambics are called "lambics" and Czech-style pilsners are called "pilsners," so too in this case. Sauers are actually a category of beers rather than a particular style, in that there are darker sauers, lighter ones, etc. In fact, lambics are truly sauer beers... it's just that the sour taste is usually mitigated by the fruit addition that's common to lambics.

Nutso wrote:When I hear/read "Scotch" I think turpentine-like alcohol.

I... I don't even know who you are anymore.

Mikey wrote:I used the German term, because it's a reference from German, which uses the German term. Just like Belgian lambics are called "lambics" and Czech-style pilsners are called "pilsners," so too in this case. Sauers are actually a category of beers rather than a particular style, in that there are darker sauers, lighter ones, etc. In fact, lambics are truly sauer beers... it's just that the sour taste is usually mitigated by the fruit addition that's common to lambics.

Nutso wrote:When I hear/read "Scotch" I think turpentine-like alcohol.

I... I don't even know who you are anymore.

You see me say I hate it? Man do I love it. I recognize it's taste isn't for everyone. Put hairs on your nipples. Although my favorite is the rather tame, Grand Old Parr. And the Johnny Walker Double Black. Tastes of the burnt cask, the opposite of the Grand Old Parr, and I love it.

I had a doctor's appointment at 8 AM today. Nothing major, routine ear-cleaning for me. I leave early, not know how the traffic's gonna be. Get there around 7:30. The receptionist tells me they'll get me in as soon as they can, but it won't be too soon. I got no problem with that. About five minutes later the nurse comes in and says she's ready for me. Like I said, it's a routine ear-cleaning, so it takes about five minutes. Paperwork and scheduling for my next appointment is smooth. So for my 8 AM appointment, it's all over and I'm on the road by 7:55.

It was a good day today.

That's about the exact opposite of every other doctor's appointment ever.

Mikey wrote:That's about the exact opposite of every other doctor's appointment ever.

Yeah. I'm not complaining.

Nutso wrote:Sauer pronounced "sour." I think Mikey originally spoke of sour beer, made by a local brewer. I can't be 100% sure since I avoid sour anything. I'd rather drink Scotch.

It's kind of interesting that we saw "sauer," had different pronunciations for it, ended up creating confusion. I pronounced "sauer" as "sour" because of the firearms manufacturer "Sig Sauer," and I watched a video on the P226 handgun. Otherwise my inclination to pronounce "sauer" would have been "saw-er."

Interesting, I've never heard of a sour beer. I'm pretty sure they either don't exist or are extremely rare in the UK. If you get a sour beer in the UK you would send it back as gone off. I once bought a banana milk drink in Switzerland and it turned out to be deliberately sour, I nearly threw up.

It's also interesting that I thought this was either a venue or a company name rather than a type of drink.

It is true that they're native to the Low Countries and Germany, and don't lend themselves to the traditional English and Scottish types of beers; but while the sour flavor isn't strong in them even Belgian lambics and witbiers can be sauers, and surely those are common enough at least in southern England?