Shadowing Practice: Harry Enfield once ate a pig’s… 🍆 | Off Menu Podcast with Ed Gamble and James Acaster - Learn English Speaking with Video
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what i would like to think is coco van yeah right but different kind of cock i mean pig's cock
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yeah yeah yeah penis yeah big penis yes the court screw
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one yeah the court screw yes i like pig's cock
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and i'll tell you why
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because i once uh did this program ah it's terrible sorry i'll try
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and keep it quick no no no i haven't thought about
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it i think you're gonna i think you're really gonna have to explain this one harry
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so basically there's there used to be this is about 20 years ago
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and a group of four of us mates used to go out to a posh restaurant every month yeah
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and one would pay each time
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so it's my turn your turn yeah it's um it's not
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ed um ben ardo's benito's turn bernardo the great bernardo it's my turn right bernardo
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so we go to these swanky restaurants
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and of course everyone wants to you know be nice generous
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so they're always really nice restaurants yeah cost a fortune
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so i'd arranged to go somewhere and then uh the phone went
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and it was someone saying uh do you want to come
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on this um could you you couldn't possibly tonight come on
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a gordon ramsay show set in a restaurant i don't know
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what it was i go uh right as jonathan ross pulled out
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or something i said exactly yeah okay and they said we'll give you five grand.
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Didn't tell my mates.
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I said, well, what do I have to do?
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He said, you just have to have a meal.
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They're going to cook a meal for you in this Ramsay restaurant, right?
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And then Gordon will come and have a chat for you for 10 minutes, but meal and wine is free.
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So I rang everyone up and said, I've managed to wangle a deal on this show.
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So rather than paying, I was getting five grand.
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Still never told them.
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Shit.
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And yeah, So we go along, we have a lovely meal, the four of us, you know, jabber jabber.
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And after a bit, and oh yeah, the guy who did it, you know, I had to speak to a researcher bloke.
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He said, what's your favourite food?
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I said, Japanese.
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Which he was at the time.
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You know, I vary these things.
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And okay, that was that.
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So Gordon came over at some point, a little chat to camera.
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He said, no, you like Japanese food?
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Yeah.
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Okay, well, we're going to blindfold you and give you some Japanese food.
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He gave me something that was disgusting
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and it turned out it was like this green sick
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and it was from a fish that they feed it with grain or something,
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and then they leave it to rot for about a month, and then they eat what's in its guts.
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Really not very nice.
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The second thing he gave me, it was like the, and of course there were all these other people in the restaurant, the telly restaurant, and I have a bite,
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and they're all going, because they put up on the screen what it is, and this is delicious it's like a sausage absolutely delicious
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and then they took the blind pole off
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and said guess what you know gordon said guess what
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that is his pig's cock you know and i
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and of course being on telly you go oh no yeah you know
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and and but um yeah it was nice but i
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because i'd gone oh no uh you know for telly yeah
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and then as soon as he'd gone uh danny my mate oh i think he was still talking
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danny said can i have it
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and he ate a lot by the time we'd finished talking danny'd eaten the whole pig all the thing
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and i regret it yeah i regret i didn't eat the whole thing yeah yeah
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so you would like pigs coco van for your dream meal yeah yeah i think
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so the only celebrities constantly trying to get on i'm a
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celebrity get me out of it just just for the food
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yeah yeah they just won't have me people say oh you get 100 grand or something I ring up myself, we only give you two pee.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Not two new pants, as we call it.
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Take your mates with you and don't tell them you're getting 100 grand.
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They'll be so grateful.
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That's a good idea.
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We're having dinner in Australia tonight, lads.
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Yeah, we're having slugs and snails.
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Puppy dog's tails.
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It's a pig's cock-a-van, that's great.
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Is that allowed?
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Has anyone ever chosen human?
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No. Not yet.
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Not yet.
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I'm sure it's going to happen one day.
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Just people, do you think there's people who are just curious about eating human?
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I just love the idea that actually it's delicious and nicer than pork, because I love pork.
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Yeah.
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You know, I really love pork.
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I think it's falsely underrated.
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Yeah.
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Because it's so cheap when you go to the butcher.
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It's really cheap.
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You wouldn't know that, because you're millionaires.
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Yeah.
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I know it's cheap.
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You know. So, yeah.
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I probably have, in a little white, or a little juice, they call it, don't they?
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Yeah, a jus.
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A jus.
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So you have the penis there, and there's a little jus coming out the end coming out of the end.
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Just to remind you what it is.
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Tastefully.
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Yeah, yeah.
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The plate, you know.
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Yeah, they decorate it.
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Because it's round like that
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and then you have it coming from the end of it
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just in around the plate yeah a nice sort of um
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so nice yeah yeah just that's very very nice very classy
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can i can i i forgot i there's another course i'd
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like before oh okay before before the main before the cock yeah okay let's hear it Well, what is it?
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Well, it's truffle pasta.
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It's my favourite thing in the world.
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Lovely.
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Oh, yeah, you can have a pasta course.
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We've let people do the pasta course.
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I do like truffles.
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I think it's been overdone in the sort of fake truffle world, the synthetic truffle oil.
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Yes, yes.
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I think it can be a bit overdone.
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But real truffles, very nice.
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A lovely treat.
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I like truffle.
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Oh, my God.
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You see, Giorgio Locatelli, this cook, like a friend, him and his truffles, I mean, he once cooked for Abramovich.
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Yeah, he was out in Sicily, Giorgio, and like, he used to come to his restaurant, Locatelli.
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Yeah.
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Abramovich occasionally, and suddenly he gets called his sister and says, you know, Abramovich would like you to come and cook on his boat and show his people how to cook.
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Yeah.
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So Giorgio gets taken out to this boat, how to cook truffles, and shows them how to make truffle pasta like he does.
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and then Roman would like to come and say thanks
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so he goes up on deck to have a fag and there's like two helicopter pads one one end,
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one the other end this boat
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and he comes up and goes thank you very much Roman comes up
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can I ask you something why two helicopter pads he goes people have luggage
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innit
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well see how many helicopter bags have you got none I'm
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on zero at the moment I've got to say yeah
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and I'll just take my luggage with me a lot of
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the time yeah yeah I don't need a separate I do
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the same yeah I go by moped yeah you do go
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by moped I did I came here today on my moped on your moped
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but truffle pasta sorry it's just beautiful do you like truffles I do I mean like yeah like I don't care.
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Before I did this podcast, I've never had truffles in my life.
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Really?
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And then started having these fancy meals.
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Oh, this truffle is incredible.
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Now I'm at the point where I'm like, well, I hope it's not more not more truffles
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but like uh but i went to a restaurant the other day called perilla
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which i think of great restaurant i've been speaking up quite
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a lot is in stoke newington had incredible meal was very very enthusiastic
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but like the dessert i just looked at it said sticky toffee pudding i was quite excited about
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that wrong it turned out it was black truffle sticky toffee pudding with black travel ice cream
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and i was like oh i'm not sure about that actually it was incredible Was it?
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It was incredible Harry.
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So when you say to me at this point in my life do I like truffle?
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I'm back on board.
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Yeah, good.
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Yeah, as long as it's sticky toffee pudding.
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As long as it's with a sticky toffee pudding in the ice cream.
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As long as people think it tastes of socks, don't they?
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Sure, my girlfriend says it smells of jizz.
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Yeah.
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Smells jizz?
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That's what she says, she says it smells of jizz. And so...
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Well that's quite a nice lead into the pig's cock then, isn't it?
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Yeah.
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Really.
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Yes, it is.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's sort of thematic.
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But it's nice to know what your jizz smells of.
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Yeah.
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It's quite a gourmet jizz.
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I think there's a lot of women who love truffle jizz.
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That's a great guy.
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Very hackney, very stokey.
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Yeah.
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I do truffle jizz.
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You've really come up in the world.
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No, the truffle pasta is a wonderful addition.
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I've made it at home once.
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Really?
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Because, yeah, my wife loves truffle pasta.
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We've been to that restaurant, Gloria.
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Do you know Gloria in Shoreditch?
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No. It's an Italian restaurant.
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They do a really nice truffle pasta.
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Yeah.
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And I looked up the recipe and ordered a truffle.
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Really?
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Delivery.
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Online.
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Got it delivered to the house.
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Yeah.
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A lovely black truffle.
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A lovely black truffle.
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Bought a truffle shaver as well.
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Wow.
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Obviously, you've never needed the truffle shaver since.
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I imagine you, probably knowing you, sliced your finger open on it.
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Yeah.
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I do that a lot. Do you?
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Yeah.
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Let me have a look.
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Well, can you see my thumb there?
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There's a line there.
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Yes.
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Yeah, that is a scar from a dauphinoise accident.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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I only have very...
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Your hands are alright though, aren't they?
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Yeah, they're alright generally, yeah.
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Are you happy with your hands?
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I think so, I mean, there's not much I can do now, really.
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I've got the same hands as the king.
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Have you got the fingers?
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Little fat sausages, like the king.
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Little stubby fingers.
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Yes, like his majesty do.
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You've seen little...
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Yours look less of a medical worry though, I would say.
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His look like they're about to pop off.
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Oh, well that's kind of you, but I'm not quite his age.
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When I am, they'll probably pop off.
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Yeah.
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Have a little fat stump.
About This Lesson
This lesson is designed for English learners who want to engage in english speaking practice while listening to an entertaining anecdote from a podcast featuring Harry Enfield. You will practice understanding conversational English and will focus on the nuances of informal discussions, food vocabulary, and humor. Through listening to this lively dialogue, you'll enhance your comprehension and speaking skills, helping you improve your English pronunciation as you shadow the speaker.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Posh restaurant: A high-end or luxurious place to dine.
- Wangle a deal: To manage to obtain something through clever or cunning means.
- Blindfold: A covering for the eyes, preventing sight.
- Japanese food: Cuisine originating from Japan, notable for its unique flavors and presentation.
- Delicious: Having a very pleasant taste.
- Disgusting: Causing revulsion or strong disapproval.
- Swanky: Stylishly luxurious or expensive.
- Guts: The internal organs of a person or animal, often referring to the digestive organs.
Practice Tips
To maximize your learning from this podcast transcript, utilize the shadowing technique. Carefully listen to Harry Enfield's storytelling, and try to mimic his pronunciation and intonation. The conversational speed may vary slightly throughout, so play the audio multiple times to catch the nuances of his speech.
Start by listening without pause, then go back to repeat short segments. Focus on phrases like "posh restaurant" and "wangle a deal" as you practice. Specifically, pay attention to the rhythm and stress of the words; this will help you improve English pronunciation effectively.
Since the dialogue is informal, don't shy away from mimicking the casual tone and expressions. This approach will help you sound more natural in conversations. As you engage with the content, remember to maintain clarity in your speech, enhancing your overall english speaking practice experience.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.