Food and regions
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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.
BW
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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 :)
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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.
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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... )
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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.
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -Brian Kernighan
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
Yogurt (plain not flavored) with boiled rice and eat it.
Mmmmm Perugu Annam(Translation for Non_Telugu : Curd/Yogurt Rice). Back in my college days we used to have Perugu Annam with lime pickle for lunch in summer,to beat the heat. I always had great difficulty later keeping my-self awake for the post-lunch session of classes. :-) Agni
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Christian Graus wrote:
That was GROSS.
This coming from someplace that invented/uses vegemite? Hello Pot, Kettle calling! :)
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Jim Crafton wrote:
This coming from someplace that invented/uses vegemite?
Hey! Don't knock vegemite. It's cool :)
Ryan
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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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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
Josh Gray wrote:
Anything fizzy and not alcaholic is called a "soft drink",
Except in Tassie, where it's called 'Cordial' ( I suspect because the local soft drink company is called 'Cascade Cordials', because they made cordial as well.
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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 :)
PaulC1972 wrote:
I've been wanting to take the kids there
Depending on their age, it could be hard going. The helicopter ride is totally recommended, tho. I wasn't there long enough to do the train thing :(
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leckey wrote:
I could go for a Tim Tam Slam right about now
They have all these new types now, Chewy Caramel, Double Coat, Dark Chocolate, Tim Tam balls and a bunch of other ones
My US trip before this one, they came out with Jaffa ones. They were yum. By the time I got home, they were gone. I haven't tried the new strawberry ones, I wonder if they are gone yet ? I take two of each on my trips, one lot for Chris and one for Matt.
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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. :)
Sounds like an urban myth to me...
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Christian Graus wrote:
y'all
I remember how insidious that was creeping into your speech from the 6 years I spent in Dallas. Or Big 'D' as it wanted to be known.
The evolution of the human genome is too important to be left to chance.
I get enough phone calls from Dallas that I may as well live there :-)
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PaulC1972 wrote:
I've been wanting to take the kids there
Depending on their age, it could be hard going. The helicopter ride is totally recommended, tho. I wasn't there long enough to do the train thing :(
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Christian Graus wrote:
Depending on their age, it could be hard going.
They are 10 and 6.
Christian Graus wrote:
The helicopter ride is totally recommended
My wife and kids would probably love that, but I am no fan of flying :->
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My US trip before this one, they came out with Jaffa ones. They were yum. By the time I got home, they were gone. I haven't tried the new strawberry ones, I wonder if they are gone yet ? I take two of each on my trips, one lot for Chris and one for Matt.
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Christian Graus wrote:
I haven't tried the new strawberry ones, I wonder if they are gone yet ?
I had some about a week ago, so they were still around then.
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"