The nearest I get to comfort food these days is red lentils. For some years now I've been on a low carbs regime. No spuds, no rice, no sugar and no grain based flour. I eat lots of vedge, salad, meat and fish. I've never done much in the way of butter, That started with Mad Cow disease and I never really got back to it. I do eat cheese and yogurt, full fat of course. And hemp seed oil and rapeseed oil in moderation.

This started when a blood test suggested oncoming diabetes. I've gone from 18 stone down to 13 1/2 and there have been no repeat warnings.

As a result of the low carbs thing, well cooked red lentils, what is it 40% carbs? taste amazing. It's almost like raiding the sugar bowl as a kid.