Food and regions
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leckey wrote:
(Note in Australia if you order a lemonade you actually get a Sprite.)
Well, you may. You'll get lemonade, which may, or may not be Sprite, or 7-Up ( as they are two examples of lemonade ). We don't sell lemon cordial in bottles, you have to mix it yourself. I do order lemonade ( especially raspberry lemonade ) while in the US, to make up for the absence of lemon, lime and bitters. The weirdest thing ever for me was biscuits ( that's scones ( buttermilk, I think ) for you non US people ) covered in a white sauce ( which they call gravy, it seems to me like it's flour and water ), with a few eggs buried under there. That was GROSS.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
Yeah, biscuits and gravy is more of a southern thing. Also found at truck stops. My husband likes them. I have to agree with you.
Christian Graus wrote:
We don't sell lemon cordial in bottles, you have to mix it yourself.
For US folks who may not know what cordial is, think of Kool-Aid mix but in a thick syrup form. You can then make it by the glass or by the pitcher.
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I find it interesting how food can have different names depending where you live. In some places it's a 'sloppy joe' and other places it's called a 'tavern.' Pop can be called pop/soda/Coke. (Note in Australia if you order a lemonade you actually get a Sprite.) Some places call it a 'hot dish' and others a 'casserole.' Then I got to thinking about the strange foods in different regions. Up here people eat lefsa, lutefisk, pickeled herring. In the south people eat grits and boiled green peanuts. I was exposed to a new concotion that I just can't figure out, but it is apparently a staple of pot-lucks in Siouxland. Take a large dill pickle, cover in cream cheese and then wrap a piece of corned beef on the outside. Who decided to throw these ingredients together? My dad's side of the family is Irish and they have this weird (but tasty) dish of creamed corn and oysters. I thought that was an odd combination...but the pickle? Anyhow, wondering what weird foods you have come across in your travels or what others find weird that you eat.
leckey wrote:
Up here people eat lefsa, lutefisk, pickeled herring.
That's only because there's nothing else to do. :)
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Techno Silliness
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leckey wrote:
(Note in Australia if you order a lemonade you actually get a Sprite.)
Well, you may. You'll get lemonade, which may, or may not be Sprite, or 7-Up ( as they are two examples of lemonade ). We don't sell lemon cordial in bottles, you have to mix it yourself. I do order lemonade ( especially raspberry lemonade ) while in the US, to make up for the absence of lemon, lime and bitters. The weirdest thing ever for me was biscuits ( that's scones ( buttermilk, I think ) for you non US people ) covered in a white sauce ( which they call gravy, it seems to me like it's flour and water ), with a few eggs buried under there. That was GROSS.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
Christian Graus wrote:
That was GROSS.
This coming from someplace that invented/uses vegemite? Hello Pot, Kettle calling! :)
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Techno Silliness
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leckey wrote:
Up here people eat lefsa, lutefisk, pickeled herring.
That's only because there's nothing else to do. :)
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Techno Silliness
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Yeah, biscuits and gravy is more of a southern thing. Also found at truck stops. My husband likes them. I have to agree with you.
Christian Graus wrote:
We don't sell lemon cordial in bottles, you have to mix it yourself.
For US folks who may not know what cordial is, think of Kool-Aid mix but in a thick syrup form. You can then make it by the glass or by the pitcher.
leckey wrote:
My husband likes them. I have to agree with you.
The worst bit was, a good friend of mine who is Texan ( the guy I stay with ) told me what a treat it was, and he was sitting there, grinning at me.
leckey wrote:
think of Kool-Aid mix but in a thick syrup form.
Yeah, I noticed that y'all only have that sort of mix up drink in a powder form. Is lemonade only made ready to drink ? When my lemon trees come good, I'll make it as a syrup and mix it as required. I plan to do the same with my raspberry crop ( any day now... )
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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Yeah, biscuits and gravy is more of a southern thing. Also found at truck stops. My husband likes them. I have to agree with you.
Christian Graus wrote:
We don't sell lemon cordial in bottles, you have to mix it yourself.
For US folks who may not know what cordial is, think of Kool-Aid mix but in a thick syrup form. You can then make it by the glass or by the pitcher.
leckey wrote:
biscuits and gravy
Mmmmmmmm, sounds good right now. We have a diner down the street from here that has some very good b&g :)
I'd like to help but I don't feel like Googling it for you.
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leckey wrote:
biscuits and gravy
Mmmmmmmm, sounds good right now. We have a diner down the street from here that has some very good b&g :)
I'd like to help but I don't feel like Googling it for you.
PaulC1972 wrote:
very good b&g
Everything else I had at that diner was excellent, so I doubt very much that I could ever agree with you that there is such a thing...
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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leckey wrote:
My husband likes them. I have to agree with you.
The worst bit was, a good friend of mine who is Texan ( the guy I stay with ) told me what a treat it was, and he was sitting there, grinning at me.
leckey wrote:
think of Kool-Aid mix but in a thick syrup form.
Yeah, I noticed that y'all only have that sort of mix up drink in a powder form. Is lemonade only made ready to drink ? When my lemon trees come good, I'll make it as a syrup and mix it as required. I plan to do the same with my raspberry crop ( any day now... )
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
Christian Graus wrote:
what a treat it was, and he was sitting there, grinning at me
I've seen them do the same at grits. Ish.
Christian Graus wrote:
y'all
Been spending a lot of time with the texan, eh?
Christian Graus wrote:
Is lemonade only made ready to d
As far as the cordials I experienced in Australia, yes. But there is a website I found (everythingAustralian.com) where I can order cordial, TimTams, etc. Yes!
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Christian Graus wrote:
That was GROSS.
This coming from someplace that invented/uses vegemite? Hello Pot, Kettle calling! :)
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Techno Silliness
Well, it is true that stuff was invented here, but you'll not I did not launch a diatribe on all US cuisine ( I've had some mighty fine meals over there ), any more than I'd dare defend the indefensible in my own culture ( and Vegemite is that the top of THAT list ).
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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leckey wrote:
(Note in Australia if you order a lemonade you actually get a Sprite.)
Well, you may. You'll get lemonade, which may, or may not be Sprite, or 7-Up ( as they are two examples of lemonade ). We don't sell lemon cordial in bottles, you have to mix it yourself. I do order lemonade ( especially raspberry lemonade ) while in the US, to make up for the absence of lemon, lime and bitters. The weirdest thing ever for me was biscuits ( that's scones ( buttermilk, I think ) for you non US people ) covered in a white sauce ( which they call gravy, it seems to me like it's flour and water ), with a few eggs buried under there. That was GROSS.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
Oh man, if you get a good order of biscuits and gravy you'll think otherwise. The eggs are optional and should be on the side. The only thing on the biscuit is gravy. Sawmill gravy to be precise. It's milk, rather than water, flour, breakfast sausage and salt & pepper. It's simple, I'll admit, but I love 'em.
BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright -
PaulC1972 wrote:
very good b&g
Everything else I had at that diner was excellent, so I doubt very much that I could ever agree with you that there is such a thing...
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
:confused: b&g is what the diner people call biscuits and gravy :)
I'd like to help but I don't feel like Googling it for you.
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Christian Graus wrote:
what a treat it was, and he was sitting there, grinning at me
I've seen them do the same at grits. Ish.
Christian Graus wrote:
y'all
Been spending a lot of time with the texan, eh?
Christian Graus wrote:
Is lemonade only made ready to d
As far as the cordials I experienced in Australia, yes. But there is a website I found (everythingAustralian.com) where I can order cordial, TimTams, etc. Yes!
leckey wrote:
grits
Yummy :)
I'd like to help but I don't feel like Googling it for you.
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I find it interesting how food can have different names depending where you live. In some places it's a 'sloppy joe' and other places it's called a 'tavern.' Pop can be called pop/soda/Coke. (Note in Australia if you order a lemonade you actually get a Sprite.) Some places call it a 'hot dish' and others a 'casserole.' Then I got to thinking about the strange foods in different regions. Up here people eat lefsa, lutefisk, pickeled herring. In the south people eat grits and boiled green peanuts. I was exposed to a new concotion that I just can't figure out, but it is apparently a staple of pot-lucks in Siouxland. Take a large dill pickle, cover in cream cheese and then wrap a piece of corned beef on the outside. Who decided to throw these ingredients together? My dad's side of the family is Irish and they have this weird (but tasty) dish of creamed corn and oysters. I thought that was an odd combination...but the pickle? Anyhow, wondering what weird foods you have come across in your travels or what others find weird that you eat.
leckey wrote:
what others find weird that you eat
Vegimite, doggie meat pies and Chikko rolls. Australian food is mostly a combination of things that we have inherited from different migrant groups. I love a good burger from an old style take away, and it has to have beetroot. You'll never hear the terms soda or pop here. Anything fizzy and not alcaholic is called a "soft drink", cause thats what they'll call you at the bar. My favorite snack at the moment is salami and some kind of soft cheese on Italian crusty bread. Where we live has for a long time been full of Italians and they have the most fantastic deli's with 100's of different cheeses and cured meats. We have a big "food culture" here and lately we have eaten at Lebanese, Turkish, Thai, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese restaurants and probable a few I cant remember
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I find it interesting how food can have different names depending where you live. In some places it's a 'sloppy joe' and other places it's called a 'tavern.' Pop can be called pop/soda/Coke. (Note in Australia if you order a lemonade you actually get a Sprite.) Some places call it a 'hot dish' and others a 'casserole.' Then I got to thinking about the strange foods in different regions. Up here people eat lefsa, lutefisk, pickeled herring. In the south people eat grits and boiled green peanuts. I was exposed to a new concotion that I just can't figure out, but it is apparently a staple of pot-lucks in Siouxland. Take a large dill pickle, cover in cream cheese and then wrap a piece of corned beef on the outside. Who decided to throw these ingredients together? My dad's side of the family is Irish and they have this weird (but tasty) dish of creamed corn and oysters. I thought that was an odd combination...but the pickle? Anyhow, wondering what weird foods you have come across in your travels or what others find weird that you eat.
leckey wrote:
Anyhow, wondering what weird foods you have come across in your travels or what others find weird that you eat.
Some of the steakhouses here have cow's testicle on their menu; it says oysters, but it's actually cow's testicle... I've never tried it though. :)
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leckey wrote:
Anyhow, wondering what weird foods you have come across in your travels or what others find weird that you eat.
Some of the steakhouses here have cow's testicle on their menu; it says oysters, but it's actually cow's testicle... I've never tried it though. :)
Link2006 wrote:
Some of the steakhouses here have cow's testicle on their menu; it says oysters, but it's actually cow's testicle...
:~ X|
I'd like to help but I don't feel like Googling it for you.
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I find it interesting how food can have different names depending where you live. In some places it's a 'sloppy joe' and other places it's called a 'tavern.' Pop can be called pop/soda/Coke. (Note in Australia if you order a lemonade you actually get a Sprite.) Some places call it a 'hot dish' and others a 'casserole.' Then I got to thinking about the strange foods in different regions. Up here people eat lefsa, lutefisk, pickeled herring. In the south people eat grits and boiled green peanuts. I was exposed to a new concotion that I just can't figure out, but it is apparently a staple of pot-lucks in Siouxland. Take a large dill pickle, cover in cream cheese and then wrap a piece of corned beef on the outside. Who decided to throw these ingredients together? My dad's side of the family is Irish and they have this weird (but tasty) dish of creamed corn and oysters. I thought that was an odd combination...but the pickle? Anyhow, wondering what weird foods you have come across in your travels or what others find weird that you eat.
I grew up eating lefse, a tradition from my paternal grandmother's side of the family. From my maternal grandfather comes a dish called ousmuggles, though no one seems to know where it originated (or even the correct spelling). Out here in Pueblo, green chili is a favorite, along with grilled Italian sausage sandwiches. The former can be quite good; i've yet to taste an instance of the latter that can match the flavor of a good bratwurst. Biscuits and gravy are also common, but i can't say they're any more appetizing here than anywhere else. When i was in Kentucky a few months back, i came across something called a hot brown - now that was a good breakfast. And for what it's worth, i've heard sloppy joes called "barbeques" from more than a few elder family members...
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I find it interesting how food can have different names depending where you live. In some places it's a 'sloppy joe' and other places it's called a 'tavern.' Pop can be called pop/soda/Coke. (Note in Australia if you order a lemonade you actually get a Sprite.) Some places call it a 'hot dish' and others a 'casserole.' Then I got to thinking about the strange foods in different regions. Up here people eat lefsa, lutefisk, pickeled herring. In the south people eat grits and boiled green peanuts. I was exposed to a new concotion that I just can't figure out, but it is apparently a staple of pot-lucks in Siouxland. Take a large dill pickle, cover in cream cheese and then wrap a piece of corned beef on the outside. Who decided to throw these ingredients together? My dad's side of the family is Irish and they have this weird (but tasty) dish of creamed corn and oysters. I thought that was an odd combination...but the pickle? Anyhow, wondering what weird foods you have come across in your travels or what others find weird that you eat.
In many parts of Russia people eat pork fat prepared with salt and garlic known as 'сало' (pronounced: sah-lo)(the salt draws out the moisture so that it doesn't go bad, and garlic adds flavor). It's often eaten with bread as a sandwich and it's pretty good, but most people in the US would probably think it's pretty disgusting...while i doubt they'll notice if they ate as much lard mixed into their other food... Roswell
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I find it interesting how food can have different names depending where you live. In some places it's a 'sloppy joe' and other places it's called a 'tavern.' Pop can be called pop/soda/Coke. (Note in Australia if you order a lemonade you actually get a Sprite.) Some places call it a 'hot dish' and others a 'casserole.' Then I got to thinking about the strange foods in different regions. Up here people eat lefsa, lutefisk, pickeled herring. In the south people eat grits and boiled green peanuts. I was exposed to a new concotion that I just can't figure out, but it is apparently a staple of pot-lucks in Siouxland. Take a large dill pickle, cover in cream cheese and then wrap a piece of corned beef on the outside. Who decided to throw these ingredients together? My dad's side of the family is Irish and they have this weird (but tasty) dish of creamed corn and oysters. I thought that was an odd combination...but the pickle? Anyhow, wondering what weird foods you have come across in your travels or what others find weird that you eat.
Over in Germany a few years I got the nerve to try Steak Tartare. While, I like my steak medium rare, I would never thinking of eating raw beef at home, especially not topped with a raw egg. It was delicious.
BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright -
leckey wrote:
My husband likes them. I have to agree with you.
The worst bit was, a good friend of mine who is Texan ( the guy I stay with ) told me what a treat it was, and he was sitting there, grinning at me.
leckey wrote:
think of Kool-Aid mix but in a thick syrup form.
Yeah, I noticed that y'all only have that sort of mix up drink in a powder form. Is lemonade only made ready to drink ? When my lemon trees come good, I'll make it as a syrup and mix it as required. I plan to do the same with my raspberry crop ( any day now... )
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
Christian Graus wrote:
Is lemonade only made ready to drink ?
I've never seen it made otherwise, except by businesses that sell very large quantities of it. Personally, i just toss lemons in a jar with sugar and mash 'em around for a while before adding water. It's not like i know anyone who actually grows them anyway...
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Over in Germany a few years I got the nerve to try Steak Tartare. While, I like my steak medium rare, I would never thinking of eating raw beef at home, especially not topped with a raw egg. It was delicious.
BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright