Foods Everybody Should Eat

[IbPervert (imported)]

Everyone should enjoy a nice fresh shot of sperm! As many times a day as possible!

[Arab Nights (imported)]

Kim-chee. EWWWW! But, I guess once you get past the smell you have it licked.

The one food on the altiplano I actually liked was quinoa. It is like a barley and, I have heard, is full of protien. There isn't much protien there, so it is an important food source. I have had it in soup and as a side. I like it in soup. But maybe that is relative to the other foods there (and the beer - you can stick your cig in the foam while you go take a leak and it is still standing when you get back).

[kristoff]

I don't know if everyone should eat it, but I say, if one drinks coffee at all, one should go to all lengths to make it properly.

I have a new espresso machine; a San Remo 'Treviso' model. Semi-commercial. I found a place in the city that buys fresh coffee beans and roasts them on-site in the most amazing looking roaster; it's a big red thing that looks slightly like a small locomotive and belongs in a Tim Burton movie. They make a great espresso bean, so full of oil and fresh that they shine with their contained oils. They are often still warm and need to sit a day or two when I buy them.

A proper grinder, a proper tamping in the portafilter (the thing that 'screws' onto the machine head) (no deep purple jokes!), and fresh steamed milk... ahh, latte.

It's just silly how huge a difference there is in flavor, compared to your average coffee machine. Real coffee is so.. spicy.

Other than that... I think north americans should eat more pita and other flatbread. This habit of white bread has gotta stop.

As for naturopathic stuff, the only supplement I've ever taken is Noni juice. Excellent stuff, if pricey.

From the former owner of a gourmet-aspiring coffee shop, welcome to the world of coffees. Every single roast can be ground differently and brewed differently, each producing its own flavor and aroma. Multiply that by the number of coffees, blends, and roast styles, and the venues for exploration of a wonderful flavor jumps out large at you!

I am very fond of a cold press blend of 2/3 Organic Mexican Estate and 1/3 Java both at full city roast, coarse ground, and soaked cold for 24 hours. Tastes like chocolate and so smooth. Used to sell gallons of it over ice. Every once in a while I insist that Kevin (the roaster) mix me up a batch!

[bobover3 (imported)]

IbPervert, you're the only true gourmet here! Ah, but how do you distinguish between flavors and textures? Are there especially fine varieties, and how are they cultivated?

Kidding aside, I've heard that the flavor is affected by what someone has been eating. Is there any truth to this, or is it just an old husband's tale?

[bobover3 (imported)]

Arab Nights, how can you say "EWWWW" to kim-chee? My mouth waters at the memory of the succulent crunch of the cabbage, the burn of the pepper, and the richness of the garlic! The Korean custom is to offer a sampling of many different prepared vegetables, along with a simple grilled meat. At my favorite Korean restaurant, I usually get Dak Gui. This is bits of marinated chicken with mushrooms and onions cooked on a grill in the middle of the table. But what makes the meal is as many as 15 small bowls of widely varying vegetables, most of them seasoned with hot spices. The variety of tastes and textures makes the meal exceptional, and it wouldn't be a true Korean meal without kim-chee.

I'm fascinated by your mention of the altiplano. When were you there? For how long? What were you doing? What an adventure! You must tell all. I've never visited South America, but my oldest friend lived and worked in Argentina for several years, and traveled extensively on business all over the continent.

I've had quinoa, also amaranth. Both are available in most health food stores, and increasingly in mainstream markets. They're both supposed to be high in protein, so they were originally promoted as a less expensive source of protein than meat in developing countries. Good alternatives to the usual grains, but I remain strongly partial to kasha.

[transward (imported)]

One food that has a bad reputation is one of my greatest food favorite. I speak of course of okra. A good place to start is the classic Southern style, dipped in cornmeal and flour and fried slowly in a cast iron skillet preferably in bacon grease. Then graduate to gumbo and Brunswick stew (you don't have to have squirrel meat) then eventually to the old favorite stewed tomatoes and okra. Then there is hot okra pickles. mmmmm.

Speaking in the same vein I would mention other Southern favorites, black eyes peas, mess o'greens, cornbread. I am getting hungry. Think I will go fry some okra for a bedtime snack

Transward

[moi621 (imported)]

One food that has a bad reputation is one of my greatest food favorite. I speak of course of okra. A good place to start is the classic Southern style, dipped in cornmeal and flour and fried slowly in a cast iron skillet preferably in bacon grease. Then graduate to gumbo and Brunswick stew (you don't have to have squirrel meat) then eventually to the old favorite stewed tomatoes and okra. Then there is hot okra pickles. mmmmm.

Speaking in the same vein I would mention other Southern favorites, black eyes peas, mess o'greens, cornbread. I am getting hungry. Think I will go fry some okra for a bedtime snack

Transward

How is it a Seattle person is so vested in the worst of the deep south cuisine?

Moi

Is it true when the Yankees played Seattle in the World Series,

Yankee fans threw trash on the field and

Seattle fans sorted it?

[transward (imported)]

How is it a Seattle person is so vested in the worst of the deep south cuisine?

Moi

Is it true when the Yankees played Seattle in the World Series,

Yankee fans threw trash on the field and

Seattle fans sorted it?

Worst? Such ignorance to overcome. Suggest you check out the Good Eats episode Okraphobia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLneIXHcBCk)

As for the rest I believe it was the AL championship series. (They're both in the AL) And if that is meant as an insult, it's nonetheless probably true. Seattle is a bit obsessive -compulsive about recycling and they get a bit self righteous about it. So the trash was probably sorted.

Transward

[Arab Nights (imported)]

Is it true when the Yankees played Seattle in the World Series,

Yankee fans threw trash on the field and

Seattle fans sorted it?

LOL. There, I said it. Chatspeak. Moi, your line absolutely cracked me up. And transward, you played the answer exactly right. Thanks, guys, for starting my day with an outloud laugh.

[moi621 (imported)]

Thank You, Thank You

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Okay, Is it true that during the ......

I hope you finish it off with a deep fried Twinkie.

And when are they going to figure out how to eat kudzu?

Fired kudzu, kudzu soup, maybe cream style.

Yum

Moi