What’s It Called

[Vagus]

When you use two spoons to make a particular shape with maybe ice cream or similar, I just can't think of the word 🤔

[Vagus]

quenelle, doh!

[Neveracrossword]

Vagus, I'd got used to that term on MasterChef... but one episode included forming a 'rocher' (row-shay), and it looked very similar!

[Barsel]

I'm glad you knew the answer Vagus, I've never heard of it.😁

[Vagus]

I just looked that up, never, and it came up with two spoons of different sizes, to make a perfect quenelle!

I asked because I've put mashed potato on a quite sloppy fish pie base, and made these shapes with the mash, dotted all over it so the mash didn't sink.

im pleased to report it didn't sink..and the fish pie was really, really tasty. Just hope I can replicate it at some point as I didn't follow a recipe.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Vagus. I'm glad your posh pie (it's been elevated, seeing as it had quenelles) worked out well. I've just Googled 'rocher' and learned that it is a 'one handed quenelle'! I also learned that it is more refined than a quenelle - the latter has three sides, the rocher is smoother and has only one...

[Vagus]

Indeed, it was a posh pie...well, it cost an arm and a leg for the ingredients, which included squid rings and scallops!! Don't think I'll be making it too often.

I'd really like to see someone make a 'one handed quenelle', wouldn't you? Beggars belief to be honest.

Very interesting facts though, never, thanks 👍😊

[Barsel]

Very much out of my depth here. Too posh for me.😉

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Vagus. Your pie would be too posh for me - I'd be fine with haddock, cod, salmon, but nothing more exotic. I've quite enjoyed exploring the world of quenelles and rochers - I might unearth my very old ice-cream scoop, I can work with that...

[Vagus]

Well, never, I decided as I don't make a fish pie very often (as in once a year if that) Id push the boat out and bought about four bags of frozen fishy things from sainsburys, one of which was a bag of small scallops which we both really like. Waste of money to be honest as you really could distinguish the taste from all the other fishy bits.

I reckon your fishy pie ingredients would be just as nice and a heck of a lot cheaper!

Hmm, what can I quenelle tonight 🤔

[Vagus]

'couldn't

[Tilly2]

I have an ancient, nifty, little scoop thing to make butter curls. I don't know what its called though.

Butter curler?

[Vagus]

Flippin' 'eck, Tilly, you really are posh with a butter curler!

[Toorak]

Looks like it Tilly

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_curler

[Neveracrossword]

Very posh, Tilly2 - though the name of the implement is ... a little mundane!

[Vagus]

Mind you, I have a mellon baller, used once. No idea why I bought it, think I'm addicted to buying kitchen stuff 🥄🍴🥢🔧🔨🪚💉🧪

[Tilly2]

I use it only when we have guests. I hate people delving into my butter dish!

[Tilly2]

Vagus, so am I. Put me into Kitchenalia and I'll be in there for hours.

[Vagus]

Ooh, I know, all the little bits of crumbs, etc., which get stuck on the butter 😕

[Toorak]

We have a contraption for taking the tops off boiled eggs - but it doesn't work 

 

[Vagus]

😂😂😂 oh toorak, that made me laugh, I can just see you trying to use your contraption successfully.