Food and regions
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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.
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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.
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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 :(
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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
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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:
Pop can be called pop/soda/Coke. (Note in Australia if you order a lemonade you actually get a Sprite.)
Also note, we drink soft drink, non of that sodie pop crap we here about all the time in movies.
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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
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City Mayor, Los Angeles, CARoswellNX wrote:
first of all...remember the kid sister rule...
I really don't see how the kid sister rule applies here.
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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.
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Christian Graus wrote:
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
How can you not like SOS (Sh*t On a Shingle), unless of coarse it wasn’t cooked right and then it’s just not very pleasant? That’s the food of the gods. If my grandmother where still alive I would invite you for some real food. :)
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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.
Oh man, pickle, cream cheese and corned beef sounds fantastic. Actually, a strip of fried bacon would go around that well too. Pickles rock. And don't forget black and white pudding here in Ireland.
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eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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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...
Shog9 wrote:
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.
Have you ever tried chourizo? A Portugese sausage, fantastic flavour and deadly in sandwiches.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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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:
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
How did raw broccoli (green) look like fried cauliflower (white)? Broccoli with sun dried tomatoes, feta cheese, balsamic vinegar and olive oil is fantastic.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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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.
I'm afraid I'll have to add root beer to that list. I tried it when visiting Seattle for a friend's wedding, and let's just say I wasn't a fan.
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