World famous chef Anthony Bourdain, is on the show, along with Nose to Tail eating author and chef Fergus Henderson, they're cooking crispy pigs tails with Frisee aux Lardons. Ed Baines cooks Galician Lamb and its chocolate week! We taste the most unusual flavours on the market and Paul Young cooks marinated chocolate pears with a Stilton Ganache! Any questions? The team are waiting..

The obvious question I have is...'where do I buy pigs tails?'

*wonders if my butcher will laugh his socks off*

I read between the lines (or maybe not) on Fergus's web-site, that theyre both bringing out books. Ive read Anthonys 'Kitchen Confidential' and 'A Cooks Tour' and enjoyed them both. I didnt enjoy the 'pig' bit in the latter book though!Please, please, please, has Anthony written another book?

Tell him, I'll see him in Manchester next week.

Well you're certainly making up for having the Vegetarian Day on Friday...Crispy pig's tails...that is SO disgusting, don't think I'll be watching that one...

I thought it was awful when Nigella Lawson told us she used to eat fried pigs ears, I used to buy them for my dog, he loved them. I also used to buy Pigs Pizzles, but they weren't tails.

It also happens to be Seafood Week 1st - 8th October, organised by the Sea Fish Industry Authority, and is being headed up by AWT as well as supported by Mitch Tonks and Rick Stein (blimey, I really am full of useless information today) - will GFL be doing anything for this?

Well I suppose you could braise a Pig's Pizzle in sea water...would that count???

Two questions for Paul Young please: Can truffles be made ahead and frozen?
Could he tell us once again where his new 'chocy' store is in London?
Thanks!

Hi all, I have posted this in recipes aswell.
I have just eaten the best cheese cake ever,from a well know farm shop in Derbyshire. Does anyone know where I can find a recipe for a semi sweet, slightly salty cheesecake using blue cheese.The topping was a light apple jelly. Utterly scrumptious. Hope you can help.

Rosie

I adore pig tails. Haven't had them in 10 years or so as the cookbook I used was lost in a house move. They were stewed in a tomato sauce for a long time.
I can't wait to see what crispy ones are like - heavenly, I'd imagine. The fat content is about right for that.
Roll on Monday...
MaryJane

This is definitely getting worse...Pigs tails stewed in Tomato sauce I can't even begin to imagine what that looks like. What a waste of good tomatoes!!

I bet there will be a few more members of the Veggie club on Tuesday!!!

Jennifer264,

Goodness, you must miss a lot of GFL/FGB if you have to turn off recipes that include meat. Even Friday's Vegitarian Day had a roast chicken !

Couldn't you look at it another way and take some solace in the fact that at least some people use as much of an animal as possible?

MaryJane

PS. In my veggie years, the one thing I missed was pork scratching

What's the difference between using a pig's tail and its leg or shoulder? Surely best to use all of the animal than just a bit? Trotters and cheeks are to my mind the tastiest bits of pork so I'll have to go to Ramseys our local supplier and see if I can get a tail. This is the Ramseys that was mentioned in Rick Steins British Heroes series and is not in Ayrshire but in Carluke in South Lanarkshire. Think he got confused because its speciality is Ayrshire bacon.

Hi, I think its daft to take on so about pigs tails or any other part of the animal, if you dont eat meat full stop then fine, but to say its disgusting isnt fair. I dont say Oh my god Cauliflower cheese how could you. As a meat eater I enjoy all foods. Infact its quite often that I choose the veggie option in some restaurants because its different. I would appreciate the same courtesay about meat too, its not my fault or any other meat eater that you dont like it or agreewith our choices . But cest la vie Ehh chuck!!

oh yeh was a veggie meself for about 4 years, left it for a bacon buttie, the downfall of many an ex veggie im afraid.

Heh-he relishmama. I used to live with a vegeetarian years ago. At least she was a vegetarian except for when I had bacon butties, then she'd relapse. In the end I had to buy organic bacon, as it made her feel less guilty afterwards.

She hated it when I ate liver, I had to only cook it when she was away. God knows what she'd have done if I'd tried pigs tails or whatever. I'm with those of you that think we should eat all of the meat if we can. I'll try anything once.

My daughter also loves bacon butties, but she has found a "fake bacon" that satisfies her needs

Good Grief...What on earth gives you the idea that I switch off when meat is shown... I am quite entitled to think something is disgusting Relish, I actually think Sprouts are disgusting too.. What's not fair?Funny how Vegetarianism gets people going isn't it
By the way I did teach Food Technology for over 30 odd years including meat, offal etc., whatever the children wanted to cook really.... I still think Pigs Tails are disgusting though.

Hi MaryJane, I am with you on that one. even tough I have never eaten pigs tails I don't mind trying it. It is a very cheap cut of meat in Spain so if it looks good I will definitely going to try it. Do you have the recipe for pigs tails in tomato sauce?

Question for Paul Young
How long can I keep chocolate in a fridge? I have got a box of chocolates in my fridge for about 4 years now. should I throw it away or can I eat it? I am not a big chocolate eater.

Sorry Jennifer264 - clearly I misunderstood.

Kamila - Unfortunately I've lost my recipe, but it was like a sticky American rib sauce with tomato and brown sugar. Maybe my mother has a copy, I shall ask. I'm also in Spain now, there are way more animal parts in the supermarket than I've seen anywhere else.

Kamila How can anyone have the same box of chocolates in their fridge for 4 years????? This is more frightening than eating any part of a pig!!!!! Chocolate doesn't usually last long in this house!!

Why frightening veggie burger? I have been given that box of chocolates and never eaten it. I look at it every time I clean my fridge and leave it there and then forget about it. I hate throwing things away so I now don't know if it is time to get rid of that box or if I can give it to my Spanish friend who adores chocolate.

I am a fan of Good Food Live and watch it regularly...
but this evening I felt compelled to contact you after watching Fergus Henderson, Antony Bourdain and Ed Baines, as this as one of the best episodes I have ever seen. This is real cooking, real food, real passion about ingredients. I was so caught up in the process I felt compelled to contact you, to say I wish I had been in the studio to taste those crispy pigs' tails and that salad...Fergus Henderson was so passionate about his cooking - and Jenny was so carried away with the moment... I was completely bowled over by this programme. If only Good Food Live was always as exciting! I know it can't be... but thank you anyway for a wonderful programme. I could almost taste, smell and feel the food. If you need more recruits for your studio audience, I would willingly volunteer, especially if Ed, Fergus and Antony were on the menu...