In the Netherlands, locals boil pasta in “the oven.”
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Al Observes Things - Dutch Pasta
Posted in Al Observes Things, Food on July 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Is it Gross? - Buddha’s Delight
Posted in Food, Is it gross? on April 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s time for another round of “Is it gross?” Ed has returned as our special guest once again. Here’s today’s description:
Take two pig ears stewed in soy sauce. Chop these up into little pieces. Mix the pig ears with gelatinized pig blood and chicken kidneys. Place ingredients in a food processor. Add soy sauce. Process! [...]
Is it gross? The thousand-year egg edition
Posted in Food, Is it gross? on March 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Once again, we ask the question, “is it gross?” We’ve brought back our contestant Ed. Here’s today’s “thing”:
Take a duck egg. Soak it in a brine of salt and industrial strength cleaning product for 10 days. Then, wrap it in plastic and age it for several weeks. Expedite the process by adding a lead oxide. [...]
Bon Appétit - Stop the whole grain insurgency
Posted in Bon Appetit, Food on March 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you remember an altogether simpler time? When bread was Wonder and white, and rice implied “white”? And when someone would mention “whole grains,” the response would be, “whole grains? What are you, a hippy from SAN FRANCISCO?”
Those times have been replaced by the dismal present when “health” is a reason to give up taste. [...]
Bon Appétit - Dumplings and your local Chinese restaurant
Posted in Bon Appetit, Food on March 1, 2008 | No Comments »
If there’s one thing your local Chinese restaurants is full of, it’s secrets. Secrets are what keep it in business. No, I’m not talking about PF Chang’s or Ruby Foo’s, which likely only have sterile and boring secrets.
I’m talking about the ones where the wait staff are entirely Chinese (and all in the same family). [...]
Is it gross? The Chinese Hot Pot Sauce Edition
Posted in Food, Is it gross? on February 23, 2008 | No Comments »
The name of the game is “Is it gross?” Here’s how it works:
I tell someone something, and they tell me if it’s gross or not. Today’s contestant is Ed. Here’s today’s “thing”:
I crack an egg into a bowl and then add soy sauce and Chinese barbeque sauce. I then whisk it up with a fork [...]
