20. Spamwich

20. Spamwich

Ahh, school dinners. This brought it all flooding back to me. Really can't remember when I last had Spam, I had some truly horrible meals with it when I was young. Fortunately, nostalgia took over here. The salad and mayonnaise picked it up and for a one off, it wasn't too bad. Thankfully the other school dinner horror of chocolate sponge with lumpy chocolate custard will not come up in this book.           5/10

19. The Luther Burger

19. The Luther Burger

A burger, crispy bacon, cheese all inside a glazed doughnut. I'm sorry, but burger in a glazed doughnut???!!? Only the Americans! I tried it as it's in the book, but this really doesn't work for me. The overwhelming sensation is the sweetness of the doughnut. Arguably, it works with bacon but sweetness and a burger are just not a match. A once in a lifetime experience.    3/10

18. Francesinha

18. Francesinha

This isn't a sandwich, it's a full blown meal. You fry off minute steak, chorizo and smoked sausage and remove. You make the sauce with sugar, tinned tomatoes and beer thickened with cornflour. I used sourdough bread, you put on the meat mixture, top it with a slice of ham and a slice of Emmenthal and having topped the sandwich, you pour the sauce over the top and bake it for 20 minutes.
Ridiculous in content, I've had enough protein to last me the week but hell, it was gorgeous. Probably only to be eaten once in a lifetime, this is a dish from Portugal. I must visit........        8/10

17. Yakisoba pan

17. Yakisoba pan

So you fry strips of bacon in a wok until just crispy and remove, then fry some carrot and green pepper strips, not allowing them to go soft. Fry some straight to wok egg noodles, return the bacon and veg and cover with a sauce made from soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil and sugar.
I expected this to be way too salty but I have to say that it was absolutely gorgeous. Good mixture of textures and really nice taste.
A good enough reason t start 'Turning Japanese' as someone once sung.