Food and regions
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Back in Wisconsin, you'd occasionally find a platter of ground beef and various fixings present at parties hosted by families of German descent. I can't say i cared much for 'em, but at least one of my brothers loved the stuff.
I've also had raw ground pork as a sandwich spread. mmmmm. I think they called it Met. I'm not sure if there was cured or mixed with anything.
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Back in Wisconsin, you'd occasionally find a platter of ground beef and various fixings present at parties hosted by families of German descent. I can't say i cared much for 'em, but at least one of my brothers loved the stuff.
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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.
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I had a similar experience in Poland visiting the inlaws about 6-7 years ago. It was raw beef with a really finely chopped onion mixture (there were some other things besides the onions but i don't know what they were). Really, really good.
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Mine was served with chopped onions also. I think it is served with capers sometimes, but I don't remember eating them with mine.
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I eat my steak pretty much rare, and I love an egg sunny side up that is still 'runny.' I worry about eating each separately enough as it is with all the diseases. can't imagine combining the chances of death.
leckey wrote:
can't imagine combining the chances of death.
A rare moment where I was living on the edge. ;)
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Link2006 wrote:
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.
Looks like Link2006 is back... first of all...remember the kid sister rule... then, please match the proper gender word to the animal body part, so in your case it's not a cow(female) but a bull(male). Alternatively you can refer to it a "bovine" [adj. Of or relating to cattle.] Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
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remember the kid sister rule
:~ Some people do eat testicles. How protective of little sister are we going to be?
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When I lived in Australia I was surprised to see the full ethnic diversity in restaraunts. besides Tim Tams, Anzac cookies rule.
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Link2006 wrote:
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.
Looks like Link2006 is back... first of all...remember the kid sister rule... then, please match the proper gender word to the animal body part, so in your case it's not a cow(female) but a bull(male). Alternatively you can refer to it a "bovine" [adj. Of or relating to cattle.] Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
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leckey wrote:
Tim Tams
A little goes a long way I find. Every now and then I'll eat one at work but we dont keep them at home.
leckey wrote:
Anzac cookies rule.
Yum and so easy to make
but that's because you have them available at anytime. When my neighbor worked at the 2000 Olympics I gave him some money to bring back as many packages of Tim Tams. He wondered what all the fuss was about. On one of his trips home customs wondered why he had some many boxes of Tim Tams--he bought as many for himself as for us! man, I could go for a Tim Tam Slam right about now.
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but that's because you have them available at anytime. When my neighbor worked at the 2000 Olympics I gave him some money to bring back as many packages of Tim Tams. He wondered what all the fuss was about. On one of his trips home customs wondered why he had some many boxes of Tim Tams--he bought as many for himself as for us! man, I could go for a Tim Tam Slam right about now.
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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:
Been spending a lot of time with the texan, eh?
More and more. I was initially amused when his vocal inflections started showing up in print, now I find myself doing it.
leckey wrote:
But there is a website I found (everythingAustralian.com) where I can order cordial, TimTams, etc. Yes!
*grin* the Tim Tams I take over to the US are the only reason I have room in my suitcase for the CDs, toys and candy I bring back. Even then, it was a close call this time, my bag was bulging. I bought 6 tour t-shirts on this trip as well. And then there's the big coats I need to pack to survive Toronto....
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: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.
PaulC1972 wrote:
b&g is what the diner people call biscuits and gravy
Yeah, I guessed that. I ate at that diner several times on this trip, all the other food I had was good. So, I assume the problem I had was not THEIR b&g, but the overall concept.
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I think Vegemite is an acquired taste like rhubarb; if you grow up on it you love it. if it is introduced later in life it seems icky.
That's probably true in part. But, my mother tried to grow me on it, and I've always hated it.
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PaulC1972 wrote:
b&g is what the diner people call biscuits and gravy
Yeah, I guessed that. I ate at that diner several times on this trip, all the other food I had was good. So, I assume the problem I had was not THEIR b&g, but the overall concept.
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Christian Graus wrote:
I ate at that diner several times on this trip
You've been in my neck of the woods?
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Christian Graus wrote:
I ate at that diner several times on this trip
You've been in my neck of the woods?
On this past trip, I went to: LA Toronto Cape Cod Boston Portland, Oregon Dallas, Texas San Francisco I had stop overs in other states, those are the places where I had a bed for at least 1 night. So, perhaps... I've also been to Florida, and other parts of Texas on other trips, as well as the Columbia River Gorge.
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On this past trip, I went to: LA Toronto Cape Cod Boston Portland, Oregon Dallas, Texas San Francisco I had stop overs in other states, those are the places where I had a bed for at least 1 night. So, perhaps... I've also been to Florida, and other parts of Texas on other trips, as well as the Columbia River Gorge.
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That's cool about your trip. My diner I was referring to is a little hole-in-the-wall called Old Country Coffee Shop. I am about 1 1/2 hours from LA. San Francisco is a pretty cool place to visit :)
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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.
When I first came to US (almost 10 yrs back), I went to a lunch buffet. Having always been a vegetarian, it was very hard for me to locate something to eat and then I saw something that appeared as fried cauliflower. Of course I immediately found out that it was in fact raw and it was not cauliflower but broccoli (something that was not available in India). For me eating food without frying or without spices was weird. Needless to say now I am used to eating such foods. One of the things which people find weird is that Indians (South Indians to be precise) mix Yogurt (plain not flavored) with boiled rice and eat it. Some of my friends have found that weird.
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That's cool about your trip. My diner I was referring to is a little hole-in-the-wall called Old Country Coffee Shop. I am about 1 1/2 hours from LA. San Francisco is a pretty cool place to visit :)
Yeah, I came for Aerosmith, but while we got to the concert OK, sadly, our plane was delayed on the way in, it was raining and Matt had to leave early, so I had a day in SFO, when I was hoping for a day in the city, etc. I've had a night in San Fran, when I drove across the country last year. Oh, so long as I did a list, I forget Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon :-)
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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.
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-- Steven Wrightbrianwelsch wrote:
Oh man, if you get a good order of biscuits and gravy you'll think otherwise.
I don't see how that's possible. A 'good' order of goo on top of scones ? Ah, it's white, so it could have been made with milk. Like I said, I had lots of other meals there, and they were good. I suspect I was getting the full experience, such as it is.
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Yeah, I came for Aerosmith, but while we got to the concert OK, sadly, our plane was delayed on the way in, it was raining and Matt had to leave early, so I had a day in SFO, when I was hoping for a day in the city, etc. I've had a night in San Fran, when I drove across the country last year. Oh, so long as I did a list, I forget Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon :-)
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Christian Graus wrote:
Grand Canyon
I've been wanting to take the kids there. My Master's Thesis Chairman took his wife there this past summer and they had a great time seeing the sights. They rode a narrow gauge train up through the area and recommended anyone going to the Grand Canyon to check it out :)