Sportman's on soi 13....

[Gabor]

The lamb kebab döner

I wanted something lamb and remember some lamb shank in the Sportmans... Sadly, it seems it was only a special. But hey... a promotional offer on the table: The lamb kebab döner... Ok let’s try it.

The meal was a good portion, generous portion lamb meat with very fresh salad items.

( I must to mention the fresh onion slices with hard smell, rarely meet in Pattaya. In Hungary we cry when slice the onions ) And again, two kind of sauces I didn’t knew how to use – ok, I know, my ignorance – I just guessed, the white sauce was for the salad part, the red one for the meat... The sauces were fine and tasty... but... BUT... I had a bite of sauceless part of the döner and decided so, no any sauces needed... The meat was juicy and tasty, I tasted the lamb. Anyway I wanted lamb, not sauces. Usually I don’t like the döners in Pattaya, because they made from tasteless chicken or pork and the sauces dominates the döners. ( And in Pattaya usually crap sauces ) So the rest of the döner was eaten without any sauces and it was good, exactly what I wanted.

The negative: The pita was light and I liked it, not the usual heavy dough..... But maybe too light, at the beginning it was bake away... also the open style not for my taste, I like more the wrapped ones... Explain why... döners, kebaps, shwarma you call it as you want are ancient „ peasant food „ and it is always a „ eat with your hands „ food... When the sauces already dropped down from my elbow I gave up and finished my meal in civilised mode with the fork and knive...

Anyway, I used the half of the napkins to clean myself...

The döner was 178 baht ( remember, it was lamb ) and if you wants the side french fries 50 baht

Verdict: It was good, I had what I wanted in good quality... if I like to eat in neanderthal style it is my own problem...

[Gary]

Years ago, yes MANY years ago when I was in hight school, there was an attractive girl who was very thin. We used to tease her about putting some meat on her bones. One day she surprised us by saying that her daddy told her that the closer the bone, the sweeter the meat. I have never forgotten that and still smile when I remember it. In the case of BBQ ribs, that is very true.

[Fatboyfat]

Years ago, yes MANY years ago when I was in hight school, there was an attractive girl who was very thin. We used to tease her about putting some meat on her bones. One day she surprised us by saying that her daddy told her that the closer the bone, the sweeter the meat. I have never forgotten that and still smile when I remember it. In the case of BBQ ribs, that is very true.

With all meats I would say Gary. Certainly any roast joint "on the bone" beats the de-boned rolled joints hands down for taste.

[jacko]

Or, if you fancy lamb, available at a place on soi 7, whatever it is...

 

 

[Gary]

Must be British spelling.

[jacko]

Must be British spelling.

Not a British place... not a British spelling.

[Gabor]

Or, if you fancy lamb, available at a place on soi 7, whatever it is...

Lamb.jpg

 

 

 

Thanx... but for 380 baht a not british " chank "... thank you... not... however I'm still in the search....

Edited March 12, 2016 by Gabor

[gs joe]

Must be British spelling.

 

It may be cockney rhyming slang for a citizen of the USA ,

 

 

Joe

[jacko]

Never mind British spelling, Thai spelling of English much more fun.

 

[Gabor]

I planned already long times ago to try the „ Yorkshire pudding „ ... what is looking on the pictures obviously not a pudding as I know, the desert jelly... I flirted with the idea long times with the Sportmans lamb roast and today arrived the day... I just flirted with the idea, because I knew the aftermaths.... I will tell you later...

So... the Yorkshire pudding... Writing this I must to say, I was a Yorkshire pudding virgin until today...so I don’t know if it was good or not, just my impressions... It was a disappointment for me, the dough was hard for my taste - I could imagine it soft and for a sweet dessert meal - the delicious stuffing I can’t recognise what it was, but tasted really good made the thing so heavy I would call it an oversized appetizer or even a light main meal... but no way a garnish or side dish...

The roasted lamb... Following the very first bite I almost started to cry because of my happiness... The strong, unmistakable taste of the genuine LAMB.... In Hungary our stupid traditions makes all possible cooking tricks to avoid it...( holding the meat in milk for days as one of them ) and our lambs are crap anyway... The taste I witnessed last time decades ago in London...and I can die for it.... It was like to meet an old lover, being me older, but she is still 19 year old.... The pure excellence...

The sauce ( gravy ? ) was also excellent... not too intrusive, but adding some extra to the whole experience....the perfect company to the meal, the great potato thing swam in it and no one drops on the plate when I finished my meal.... The huge portion veggies were just right for my taste, a great addition... crispy, fresh and absolutely not overcooked....

All in all, the portion was simple huge including the portion of the meat.... I left on my plate one potato thing, 3 piece of veggies and most of the yorkshire pudding ... and I was full, hard to move... And here, why I hesitated to try this menu so long... Wednesday is my movie day and I like some chocholates to chew , Fanta orange in the movie... but following this food no one cubic millimetres free in my stomach....

 

 

Verdict: I write it with trembling hands... I never do... 10/10... No matter my disappointed experience with the Yorkshire pudding... even without it 10/10....

320 baht, really high value... I can only whole heartly recommend... The good news: Not only a „ dinner” food... it was my lunch ...and on the daily menu....

The soda water was large bottle but on the very high side: 45 baht...

And the final terrorist attack against me.... Darren bragged about his new curry food and served me a degustation plate... like a full meal in many other places.... Despite I was already knocked out it still tasted great..... and I ate 5 bites instead of the one I should... The actual movie was cancelled, I had to walk 40 minutes to be ready to see the movie..

 

 

[jacko]

Glad to see a positive review......

For me Yorkshire pudding was always an accompaniment for roast beef rather than lamb.

Yours appears to be a stuffed one which I like the sound of.

[MM]

I think of Yorkshire pudding as a blank by itself. I use it to soak up gravy and juices that come with the meat and then it's a good to eat them together.

 

Yorkshire pudding on its own makes no sense.

[gs joe]

I think of Yorkshire pudding as a blank by itself. I use it to soak up gravy and juices that come with the meat and then it's a good to eat them together.

 

Yorkshire pudding on its own makes no sense.

The only dish I can think of when I could eat it dry is toad in the hole ,

 

Joe

[Fatboyfat]

They serve a yorkshire and sage&onion stuffing with all of their roast dinners (beef, lamb, pork, and even chicken). The roast chicken main is a "disturbingly" enormous plate of food.

[Butch]

Gabor, like "black pudding" a "Yorkshire pudding" is somewhat of a misnomer or misleading name.

 

It is made using a batter mix of eggs , flour and milk / water and is cooked in the oven, and as someone said is often served with gravy in the middle and is used as a "mop" for the juices of the dinner. A good "yorkie" should be crispy on the outside and soft in the middle, fluffy on the inside and to be honest, going by the pics the one in your meal looks pretty good.

 

Anyway thanks for the review. looked like a good, wholesome meal with nice roast potatoes.

[Gabor]

Gabor, like "black pudding" a "Yorkshire pudding" is somewhat of a misnomer or misleading name.

 

It is made using a batter mix of eggs , flour and milk / water and is cooked in the oven, and as someone said is often served with gravy in the middle and is used as a "mop" for the juices of the dinner. A good "yorkie" should be crispy on the outside and soft in the middle, fluffy on the inside and to be honest, going by the pics the one in your meal looks pretty good.

 

Anyway thanks for the review. looked like a good, wholesome meal with nice roast potatoes.

 

Thank you for the reply... No... it wasn't crispy, just hard... any ideas what was the stuffing in my case ?

Edited March 31, 2016 by Gabor

[jacko]

 

Thank you for the reply... No... it wasn't crispy, just hard... any ideas what was the stuffing in my case ?

The on-line menu simply says 'stuffing' which suggests the most common 'sage and onion' is likely used as Fayboyfat says.

My mother made such stuffing using the chicken giblets and it never came with roast beef. It is simply breadcrumbs, onion, butter, egg, sage.

 

I have never had a Yorkshire pudding served 'on-it's-own', but a few UK restaurants have served them separate from the main. They are usually large ones and come with a rich gravy. As a frugal Yorkshire man may tell you, it is an attempt to fill you up before the expensive meat is offered!

Edited March 31, 2016 by jacko