D: Couscous, eggrolls, deep fried Chinese anything, Middle-eastern style white rice, Spanish rice, Macaroni and Cheese, cheeseless hamburgers, knockwurst, a whole bunch of other middle-eastern staple foods, all that Thai shit with peanuts all over it, Kung Pao anything, naengmyun (korean cold noodles), refried beans, Nacho Cheese Dip.
― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 12 June 2003 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)
So long as you specify that Thai food WITHOUT peanuts is at least okay, then I let you live. Otherwise you are a parasite from planet Tharg and I'm sending '86 Schwarznegger after you to take care of the problem.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 June 2003 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― cybele (cybele), Thursday, 12 June 2003 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― NA. (Nick A.), Thursday, 12 June 2003 19:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 12 June 2003 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― oops (Oops), Thursday, 12 June 2003 21:53 (twenty-two years ago)
At Ma's!
― s1utsky (slutsky), Thursday, 12 June 2003 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)
Destroy: tamales. I just don't understand why anyone would want to eat those things.
― fletrejet, Thursday, 12 June 2003 22:28 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Friday, 13 June 2003 00:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Friday, 13 June 2003 00:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― Millar (Millar), Friday, 13 June 2003 00:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― Millar (Millar), Friday, 13 June 2003 00:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Friday, 13 June 2003 00:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Friday, 13 June 2003 00:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― jess (dubplatestyle), Friday, 13 June 2003 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt (Matt), Friday, 13 June 2003 00:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― jess (dubplatestyle), Friday, 13 June 2003 00:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt (Matt), Friday, 13 June 2003 01:03 (twenty-two years ago)
My sister who spent a semester in Thailand informed me an hour ago that very little real Thai food has peanut in/on it
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 13 June 2003 02:18 (twenty-two years ago)
I like macaroni and cheese! (The boxed stuff, mind you.) I like the occasional cheeseless burger! I like nacho cheese sauce! Hey!
During the once a month time when I will feel the need for a burger, I will absolutely shy away from a cheeseburger. Even a mushroom cheeseburger, though it has my beloved mushrooms, is out of the question (unless the place I go to can make a regular mushroom burger). I just don't like cheese near any sort of meat. In fact, I don't care for cheese in the first place.
My favorite "international cuisine" is Japanese. Sushi = food of the gods. Tempura = yum. Miso soup = OMG. Japanese chocolate thingys = very, very nice. (I'm thinking specifically about Pocky, here.) Close runner-ups include Mexican, Chinese, and Indian -- yes, the three most popular "international" food types around these parts. I told someone in some chat somewhere that I live near no less than three Indian restaurants. I believe I live near the same amount of Thai restaurants, so I really should give Thai food a go.
Oh yeah, but bravo for including tapas in there. *wink* Though you did slay another one of my favorite foods, i.e. "Spanish" (really Mexican) rice. I could eat a bowl of that and good homemade beans for dinner (and have, in fact).
― Dee the Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 13 June 2003 03:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― Millar (Millar), Friday, 13 June 2003 03:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 13 June 2003 03:53 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 June 2003 04:06 (twenty-two years ago)
OK, I was just introduced to that last week and its the craziest shit ever. My friend was like, "so... do you want to try this? it's a giant thick pancake filled with scallions or something, slathered in mayonnaise & BBQ sauce, and topped with pork, octopus, and bonito flakes..."
It was DELICIOUS. New Yorkers, they got it at that Taisho Yakitori on St.Marks and that little tiny Japanese place on 9th street between 3rd & 2nd - that also serves octopus balls.
― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 13 June 2003 04:15 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 June 2003 04:24 (twenty-two years ago)
I must say that any good Japanese restaurant that serves Okonomiyake is probably one of the best bets EVER for hangover food
― Millar (Millar), Friday, 13 June 2003 04:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 13 June 2003 04:34 (twenty-two years ago)
And Wolfgang Puck's frozen mac & cheese is the only non-homemade kind worth eating, but I never see it in the stores anymore.
― nickn (nickn), Friday, 13 June 2003 04:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 13 June 2003 04:51 (twenty-two years ago)
Eating LA this fall on KCET...
(cue Spacemen 3's "Big City")
Rapid fire cuts of me driving back and forth and eating at these LA essentials...
"Tonight on Eating LA, we go in search of the perfect tamale. First stop, the corner of Santa Monica and Vermont - but there may be more... Hey look - fresh chorizo!"
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Friday, 13 June 2003 19:07 (twenty-two years ago)
Jumpin' Cthulhu man! Can I just say that this is massively U & K?!
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Friday, 13 June 2003 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)
― Millar (Millar), Friday, 13 June 2003 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)
― Millar (Millar), Friday, 13 June 2003 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)
Also, I've been waiting patiently, wondering when it would arrive; and now I can reveal that the apocalypse is nigh.
Ranch-BBQ sauce is a reality.
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 13 June 2003 19:31 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 June 2003 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Friday, 13 June 2003 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Saturday, 14 June 2003 09:03 (twenty-two years ago)
Brodard's in Garden Grove. Absolutely, positively the best Vietnamese place in an area crawling with outstanding Vietnamese food. Two standout dishes: duck salad and a fantastic fried yam/shrimp combo.
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Monday, 16 June 2003 11:41 (twenty-two years ago)
Destroy: paella, lasagna, canneloni, steak tartar, japanese-style fried eggs (they had red fucking yolks, for chrissakes), egg rolls, spring rolls, nime chow, shepherd's pie, kielbasa (how can anyone eat this shit? seriously. worst sausage EVER.)
― Ian Johnson, Tuesday, 17 June 2003 02:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jon Williams (ex machina), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 03:03 (twenty-two years ago)
Search: Bruschetta, antipasto, blackened seared ahi
Destroy: French bread
― Millar (Millar), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 03:07 (twenty-two years ago)
― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo (cindigo), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 03:14 (twenty-two years ago)
Can anyone see the downside to this plan?
― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 05:03 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― NA. (Nick A.), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)
http://www.trekjapan.com/japan/images/photos/adam/food/natto.jpg
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)
thousand year old egg
an excellent way to test your gag reflex... here's what google says:
In Chinese cuisine, what's a thousand-year-old egg? RodDublin, California Dear Rod: Preserved duck eggs are a traditional Chinese delicacy, and although known as "1000-year-old eggs" they are rarely more than 100 days old. According to radio-show host Chef Meng, it's a common dish, sometimes known as pidan, that is made by coating duck or chicken eggs in a clay-like plaster of red earth, garden lime, salt, wood ash, and tea. To prevent the eggs from sticking, and for an attractive presentation, the chef advises layering and wrapping individual eggs in rice husks and packing them into an airtight container. The preserved duck egg recipe provided by RecipeSource (formerly known as SOAR: The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes) advises you to "bury" the eggs in a large crock that's been layered and lined with garden soil, and then store in a cool dry place for 3-4 months. Ingredients include a blend of equal parts of ash from charcoal, pine wood, and fireplace, along with salt and strong black tea. Chef Meng frankly dispels the misconception that horse urine is used to aid the fermentation process. Instead he offers two popular recipes -- pidan with tofu and pidan with lean ground pork.
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)
Preserved duck eggs are a traditional Chinese delicacy, and although known as "1000-year-old eggs" they are rarely more than 100 days old. According to radio-show host Chef Meng, it's a common dish, sometimes known as pidan, that is made by coating duck or chicken eggs in a clay-like plaster of red earth, garden lime, salt, wood ash, and tea. To prevent the eggs from sticking, and for an attractive presentation, the chef advises layering and wrapping individual eggs in rice husks and packing them into an airtight container. The preserved duck egg recipe provided by RecipeSource (formerly known as SOAR: The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes) advises you to "bury" the eggs in a large crock that's been layered and lined with garden soil, and then store in a cool dry place for 3-4 months. Ingredients include a blend of equal parts of ash from charcoal, pine wood, and fireplace, along with salt and strong black tea. Chef Meng frankly dispels the misconception that horse urine is used to aid the fermentation process. Instead he offers two popular recipes -- pidan with tofu and pidan with lean ground pork.
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)
Best place in LA for it: Koutoubia on Westwood Blvd. It's an "event" restaurant, so there's the obligatory belly dancing sideshow and all that - but the food is pretty excellent. The one thing that it doesn't have (which I'm totally obsessed over after seeing the Bourdain Morocco episode) is the bread in the sand.
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 19:34 (twenty-two years ago)
aren't pretty much all moroccan (sitdown) restaurants "event" restaurants?
― H (Heruy), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)
Most of them are, but there are a couple of exceptions. There used to be this great little place on Fairfax called Shula And Ester's that had some great Yemenite/Moroccan dishes on the menu but I don't know if it's still there.
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― Millar (Millar), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― Millar (Millar), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 20:49 (twenty-two years ago)
(I'm allergic to aloe - break-out in subdermal hives.)
― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― Lid, Tuesday, 17 June 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)
I mean it was nice and everything but it was basically wagamama ramen, nothing more nothing less - I had the idea it was going to be quite hot and spicy but nay.
Next time I will eat the little billy goat.
― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Monday, 5 February 2007 09:44 (eighteen years ago)
― Ed (dali), Monday, 5 February 2007 09:46 (eighteen years ago)
― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Monday, 5 February 2007 09:50 (eighteen years ago)
― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 5 February 2007 15:19 (eighteen years ago)
― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Monday, 5 February 2007 15:25 (eighteen years ago)
Me and my four housemates have been taking it in turns to cook a meal from a randomly selected country for the past seven Thursdays, while one of the non-chefs makes a selection of music to listen to from that country and another prepares a quiz on it. It's been really fun.
So far we have had: Algeria, Mali, Belarus, The Virgin Islands, Kuwait, Sudan and Armenia. Next week I'm doing Zambia.
― A brownish area with points (chap), Friday, 10 December 2010 15:43 (fourteen years ago)
What do they eat there?
― curmudgeon, Friday, 10 December 2010 15:46 (fourteen years ago)
A recipe for curried gazelle has intrigued me. I don't know where I can source gazelle though. Maybe I should just get some venison and tell everyone it's gazelle.
― A brownish area with points (chap), Friday, 10 December 2010 15:48 (fourteen years ago)
how about impala or springbok
http://www.gamstonwoodfarm.com/exoticmeat.html
― e.g. delete via naivete (ledge), Friday, 10 December 2010 15:57 (fourteen years ago)
Interesting, might pop along to their stall tomorrow.
― A brownish area with points (chap), Friday, 10 December 2010 16:49 (fourteen years ago)