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digital man wrote:
Mmmm: pancakes... (said whilst drooling)
I have to block out some mental images though, in order to enjoy the thought of pancakes at IHOP. A friend of mine drove through half the US one summer, and we frequented IHOP for breakfast. It was then when I discovered his horrible taste in breakfast. So horrible in fact, I got kind of queasy. He started out with putting his sunny side up eggs on the pancake. Odd, but doable. Then.. then he put blueberry jam on top of it. He mashed it together with the yoke from the egg, and the pancake, turning the whole damn thing into a green mess which looked more like Teenage Mutant Hero Turtle OozeTM than anything edible. X| I doubt I have seen anything more revolting on a breakfast table (or any table for that matter) before. I doubt I ever will.
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and yet you're not puting me off! Can't wait for my next trip when I'll have breakfast at either IHop or an IHop-alike. I do it once per trip then regret it and swear I'll never do it again then get home and miss it and, well, you get the picture. I like to put a keg of butter covered with a bucket of maple syrup over everything, including the bacon and anything else that finds its way on to my plate. Oh, also used to like Denny's and the Sizzler. So I have poor taste in food. :laugh:
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And yet wouldn't our European friends scoff at Cadbury's efforts at producing chocolate? I do, however, agree with you regarding Hershey's. There are 3 things at which the Yanks are utterly crap: 1: Chocolate 2: Cheese 3: Bacon (and no, Canadian bacon is not really bacon: it's ham). Still, I'd kill for an IHop[^] breakfast right now... (No, really, I would).
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bookmarks You can ignore relatives but the neighbours live next doorI have had the misfortune to eat breakfast in the US on a few occasions. Pan grits: What the fuck is it supposed to be? Dried fried cardboard pelets? Yoghurt: Ther are times when bacteria in food is GOOD. However, the US thinks wallpaper glue is better in yoghurt. Coffee: No, dont, dont even call it coffee its not, its muddy water. And as for using the term 'endless coffee' as a selling point! Is 'endles diarrhoea' pleasurable either? Pancakes, bacon, and maple syrup: Well, maple syrup is superb on a pancake, but on bacon? That is sick. Additionally, all US confectionary is truly disgusting. I have never eaten anything that made me want to puke quite so much. The cheese is crap, really, seriously crap when comapred to a Lymeswold, or Wenslydale.
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and yet you're not puting me off! Can't wait for my next trip when I'll have breakfast at either IHop or an IHop-alike. I do it once per trip then regret it and swear I'll never do it again then get home and miss it and, well, you get the picture. I like to put a keg of butter covered with a bucket of maple syrup over everything, including the bacon and anything else that finds its way on to my plate. Oh, also used to like Denny's and the Sizzler. So I have poor taste in food. :laugh:
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bookmarks You can ignore relatives but the neighbours live next doorThere's nothing wrong with Denny's! The Sizzler is ok. Have you tried Outback Steakhouse[^]? Supposedly Aussie food (never been to Australia, so I wouldn't know!). I highly recommend the Outback! If you get there, be sure to get the Bloomin' Onion as side dish (you may want to share it with someone, because it's a lot of food!)
-- Mit viel Oktan und frei von Blei, eine Kraftstoff wie Benziiiiiiin!
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I have had the misfortune to eat breakfast in the US on a few occasions. Pan grits: What the fuck is it supposed to be? Dried fried cardboard pelets? Yoghurt: Ther are times when bacteria in food is GOOD. However, the US thinks wallpaper glue is better in yoghurt. Coffee: No, dont, dont even call it coffee its not, its muddy water. And as for using the term 'endless coffee' as a selling point! Is 'endles diarrhoea' pleasurable either? Pancakes, bacon, and maple syrup: Well, maple syrup is superb on a pancake, but on bacon? That is sick. Additionally, all US confectionary is truly disgusting. I have never eaten anything that made me want to puke quite so much. The cheese is crap, really, seriously crap when comapred to a Lymeswold, or Wenslydale.
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Heh, you really don't like the american cuisine, do ya? ;) I agree with you that the "standard cup" of coffee in the US isn't really coffee. On the other hand, you should be acquainted with the poor quality of coffee, as I see little or no difference between the regular US and british cup of coffee... The pastries I have eaten in the US were kind of bland (except for donuts! ;)). Not sure if I had the misfortune of finding the suckiest places. I have not tasted every piece of pastry in the US. :) If you really want weird food, try something Japanese other than the usual sushi/teriyaki. (There's a reason why the Japanese cuisine isn't so big anywhere else but in Japan ;))
-- Mit viel Oktan und frei von Blei, eine Kraftstoff wie Benziiiiiiin!
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Heh, you really don't like the american cuisine, do ya? ;) I agree with you that the "standard cup" of coffee in the US isn't really coffee. On the other hand, you should be acquainted with the poor quality of coffee, as I see little or no difference between the regular US and british cup of coffee... The pastries I have eaten in the US were kind of bland (except for donuts! ;)). Not sure if I had the misfortune of finding the suckiest places. I have not tasted every piece of pastry in the US. :) If you really want weird food, try something Japanese other than the usual sushi/teriyaki. (There's a reason why the Japanese cuisine isn't so big anywhere else but in Japan ;))
-- Mit viel Oktan und frei von Blei, eine Kraftstoff wie Benziiiiiiin!
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
I see little or no difference between the regular US and british cup of coffee
Probably true, traditionally, but there are a lot of continental type cafes opening in the UK now.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
try something Japanese other than the usual sushi/teriyaki
Yeah, its OK, but compared to a good french meal...
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There's nothing wrong with Denny's! The Sizzler is ok. Have you tried Outback Steakhouse[^]? Supposedly Aussie food (never been to Australia, so I wouldn't know!). I highly recommend the Outback! If you get there, be sure to get the Bloomin' Onion as side dish (you may want to share it with someone, because it's a lot of food!)
-- Mit viel Oktan und frei von Blei, eine Kraftstoff wie Benziiiiiiin!
Outback's Talapia with the cajun sauce stuff on it is really good.
Thank God for disproportional force.
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digital man wrote:
(and no, Canadian bacon is not really bacon: it's ham).
Bacon or not - it's good!
digital man wrote:
Still, I'd kill for an IHop[^] breakfast right now... (No, really, I would).
Yeah, IHop is the king shit of breakfasts. :)
-- Mit viel Oktan und frei von Blei, eine Kraftstoff wie Benziiiiiiin!
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
Yeah, IHop is the king sh*t of breakfasts.
Wierd. I absolutely loath both IHop and Canadian "bacon". And enjoy a nice Hersey's chocolate at least weekly.
Thank God for disproportional force.
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I have had the misfortune to eat breakfast in the US on a few occasions. Pan grits: What the fuck is it supposed to be? Dried fried cardboard pelets? Yoghurt: Ther are times when bacteria in food is GOOD. However, the US thinks wallpaper glue is better in yoghurt. Coffee: No, dont, dont even call it coffee its not, its muddy water. And as for using the term 'endless coffee' as a selling point! Is 'endles diarrhoea' pleasurable either? Pancakes, bacon, and maple syrup: Well, maple syrup is superb on a pancake, but on bacon? That is sick. Additionally, all US confectionary is truly disgusting. I have never eaten anything that made me want to puke quite so much. The cheese is crap, really, seriously crap when comapred to a Lymeswold, or Wenslydale.
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fat_boy wrote:
Well, maple syrup is superb on a pancake, but on bacon?
The syrup isn't actually intended to go on the bacon.
Thank God for disproportional force.
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
Yeah, IHop is the king sh*t of breakfasts.
Wierd. I absolutely loath both IHop and Canadian "bacon". And enjoy a nice Hersey's chocolate at least weekly.
Thank God for disproportional force.
Stan Shannon wrote:
Wierd.
It's the Marxist conspiracy...
-- Mit viel Oktan und frei von Blei, eine Kraftstoff wie Benziiiiiiin!
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fat_boy wrote:
Well, maple syrup is superb on a pancake, but on bacon?
The syrup isn't actually intended to go on the bacon.
Thank God for disproportional force.
But damn it's tasty when they meet.
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And yet wouldn't our European friends scoff at Cadbury's efforts at producing chocolate? I do, however, agree with you regarding Hershey's. There are 3 things at which the Yanks are utterly crap: 1: Chocolate 2: Cheese 3: Bacon (and no, Canadian bacon is not really bacon: it's ham). Still, I'd kill for an IHop[^] breakfast right now... (No, really, I would).
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bookmarks You can ignore relatives but the neighbours live next doorI was going to agree that our chocolates are not the finest in the world and we have some boring cheeses, but you lost all credibility as a good judge of food here...
digital man wrote:
I'd kill for an IHop[^] breakfast right now
BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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I have had the misfortune to eat breakfast in the US on a few occasions. Pan grits: What the fuck is it supposed to be? Dried fried cardboard pelets? Yoghurt: Ther are times when bacteria in food is GOOD. However, the US thinks wallpaper glue is better in yoghurt. Coffee: No, dont, dont even call it coffee its not, its muddy water. And as for using the term 'endless coffee' as a selling point! Is 'endles diarrhoea' pleasurable either? Pancakes, bacon, and maple syrup: Well, maple syrup is superb on a pancake, but on bacon? That is sick. Additionally, all US confectionary is truly disgusting. I have never eaten anything that made me want to puke quite so much. The cheese is crap, really, seriously crap when comapred to a Lymeswold, or Wenslydale.
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So did you keep trying all the different pastries just hoping you'd eat one that didn't make you sick? You can find some excellent bakers in the US, it's just people don't much care about the quality of their sweets here the way the Europeans seem to, so you have to search a little more. Those that do care, probably have sweet ol' Aunt Matilda at home baking on a regular basis.
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fat_boy wrote:
Well, maple syrup is superb on a pancake, but on bacon?
The syrup isn't actually intended to go on the bacon.
Thank God for disproportional force.
Stan Shannon wrote:
The syrup isn't actually intended to go on the bacon.
But it tastes so good. (I'm quite happy eating strange concoctions: my favorite sandwich is (strong) cheddar cheese, crunchy peanut butter (skippy), marmite and (heinz) ketchup: don't knock it till you've tried it).
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So did you keep trying all the different pastries just hoping you'd eat one that didn't make you sick? You can find some excellent bakers in the US, it's just people don't much care about the quality of their sweets here the way the Europeans seem to, so you have to search a little more. Those that do care, probably have sweet ol' Aunt Matilda at home baking on a regular basis.
BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright -
I was going to agree that our chocolates are not the finest in the world and we have some boring cheeses, but you lost all credibility as a good judge of food here...
digital man wrote:
I'd kill for an IHop[^] breakfast right now
BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright -
I was going to agree that our chocolates are not the finest in the world and we have some boring cheeses, but you lost all credibility as a good judge of food here...
digital man wrote:
I'd kill for an IHop[^] breakfast right now
BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright -
Stan Shannon wrote:
The syrup isn't actually intended to go on the bacon.
But it tastes so good. (I'm quite happy eating strange concoctions: my favorite sandwich is (strong) cheddar cheese, crunchy peanut butter (skippy), marmite and (heinz) ketchup: don't knock it till you've tried it).
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bookmarks You can ignore relatives but the neighbours live next doorcheese! peanut butter! marmite! and ketchup! jesus fucking christ man thats sick! One of the best is a cheap white bread sandwich with banana and cheese and onion crisps. That is the most sublime flavour, and a quite remarkable texture too.
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cheese! peanut butter! marmite! and ketchup! jesus fucking christ man thats sick! One of the best is a cheap white bread sandwich with banana and cheese and onion crisps. That is the most sublime flavour, and a quite remarkable texture too.
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You have to try it: tha amalgam of flavours coupled with the variety of oral sensations is remarkable, almost a work of culinary art; perhaps the Hirst or Emin of sandwiches. I'm going to try your suggestion the very moment I arrive home: ooh, I'm all a quiver...
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You have to try it: tha amalgam of flavours coupled with the variety of oral sensations is remarkable, almost a work of culinary art; perhaps the Hirst or Emin of sandwiches. I'm going to try your suggestion the very moment I arrive home: ooh, I'm all a quiver...
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bookmarks You can ignore relatives but the neighbours live next doordigital man wrote:
oral sensations
I can believe it. Marmite and vinegar alone would be enough to induce vomiting. I cant imagine what strong cheese and penuts add. Except somthing to vomit on.
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