What Are You Eating Right Now!!!

[Hermanthegerman]

They take good care on us!

 

[shithawk420]

seriously ??? I can´t even imagine a chinese or even korean not having duck on the menu , how odd.
But perhaps you´re in an area where people just aren´t into duck very much?

You know that restaurants from wherever the owners and chefs happen to be from tend to adapt to locals taste and preferences when they´re in a different country.
I only know this because I once watched a TV program about chinese restaurants and they showed how different the cuisine was from ours - ie where I was living and the dishes they serve in restaurants in China. It was a real eye opener and also a bit sad as I had always assumed that we eat the same food and dishes as the people in ChinaUm,not sure how to describe Where im at.

Yeah im in a smaller US city and theres all kinds of different places. and when i mean alot i mean alot. like anything you want in a city block or 2. but duck is expensive and i dont think most people in my area want or can appreciate duck.but its not impossible to get .just a bit more expensive.

 

[shithawk420]

seriously ??? I can´t even imagine a chinese or even korean not having duck on the menu , how odd.
But perhaps you´re in an area where people just aren´t into duck very much?

You know that restaurants from wherever the owners and chefs happen to be from tend to adapt to locals taste and preferences when they´re in a different country.
I only know this because I once watched a TV program about chinese restaurants and they showed how different the cuisine was from ours - ie where I was living and the dishes they serve in restaurants in China. It was a real eye opener and also a bit sad as I had always assumed that we eat the same food and dishes as the people in China.

Oh no. i was actually extremly lucky. my uncle is a egghead. He actually had the first Chinese or mandarin, or whatever the fuck it was official book in English.1960 or 70 something. Anyway it had the authentic birds nest soup in it. That book was gold. I bet not many westerners have seen it. Shark fin soup too

 

[Deleted user 4684842]

seriously ??? I can´t even imagine a chinese or even korean not having duck on the menu , how odd.
But perhaps you´re in an area where people just aren´t into duck very much?

You know that restaurants from wherever the owners and chefs happen to be from tend to adapt to locals taste and preferences when they´re in a different country.
I only know this because I once watched a TV program about chinese restaurants and they showed how different the cuisine was from ours - ie where I was living and the dishes they serve in restaurants in China. It was a real eye opener and also a bit sad as I had always assumed that we eat the same food and dishes as the people in China.

Yeah, in the outer boroughs of NYC, you're likely to encounter all kinds of non-Chinese items on the menu like french fries and fried plantains and various other things depending on the neighborhood. Then there are the Cuban-Chinese places on the Upper West Side. Hong Kong cuisine is its own thing too and there used to be a place on Mott St in Chinatown that had amazing Hong Kong style food. Pork buns and red bean buns and hand-pulled chow fun noodles...

 

[Deleted user 4684842]

Last few bites of spaghetti marinara.

If anyone has access to this brand, I highly recommend. Been using it exclusively for years now in sauce, soup, pizza...

 

[pop_rocks]

Yeah, in the outer boroughs of NYC, you're likely to encounter all kinds of non-Chinese items on the menu like french fries and fried plantains and various other things depending on the neighborhood. Then there are the Cuban-Chinese places on the Upper West Side. Hong Kong cuisine is its own thing too and there used to be a place on Mott St in Chinatown that had amazing Hong Kong style food. Pork buns and red bean buns and hand-pulled chow fun noodles...

wow man that is something ive never seen, a chinese-cuba place
it make sense if a lot of the neighborhood is cubas, who dosent like good chinese food
like you mentioned, there are a lot of styles when it comes to chinese food
any place that makes their own noodles sounds legit!

 

[Deleted user 4684842]

wow man that is something ive never seen, a chinese-cuba place
it make sense if a lot of the neighborhood is cubas, who dosent like good chinese food
like you mentioned, there are a lot of styles when it comes to chinese food
any place that makes their own noodles sounds legit!

Very legit. I wish I could find a photo. They were called Mee Sum Mee Tea House. Locals would pack the place and order big pastry boxes full of the steamed and baked buns to go. A guy behind the counter used to communicate the orders to the chefs on the floor below by shouting into a plastic tube. And I do mean shouting. The bathrooms were downstairs too and when you went down there you could see a huge table full of dough for the buns.

And in some cases in NYC, you get people producing foods from other cultures without putting their own ethnic spin on it and doing it at a high level. Like Absolute Bagels, a Thai-run bagel place. They're not Thai-style bagels. They're extremely authentic New York-style bagels, some of the best in the city. And there was another top-rated Thai-run bagel place before them. Or the Chinese-run Tex-Mex places which I used to love. Nothing Chinese about the food, just really good Tex-Mex with these great fresh tortillas.

 

[pop_rocks]

Very legit. I wish I could find a photo. They were called Mee Sum Mee Tea House. Locals would pack the place and order big pastry boxes full of the steamed and baked buns to go. A guy behind the counter used to communicate the orders to the chefs on the floor below by shouting into a plastic tube. And I do mean shouting. The bathrooms were downstairs too and when you went down there you could see a huge table full of dough for the buns.

And in some cases in NYC, you get people producing foods from other cultures without putting their own ethnic spin on it and doing it at a high level. Like Absolute Bagels, a Thai-run bagel place. They're not Thai-style bagels. They're extremely authentic New York-style bagels, some of the best in the city. And there was another top-rated Thai-run bagel place before them. Or the Chinese-run Tex-Mex places which I used to love. Nothing Chinese about the food, just really good Tex-Mex with these great fresh tortillas.

so this is another thread where i cant give you all the likes!

i look for the san marzano tomatoes, but if you say this is good gravy im going to be on the look out

now you are blowing my mind! thai bagels? oy vey!
i know a good guy who spent a lot of time in thailand and has all the kick ass tattoos from his dodgy past but he never mentioned bagels
/speaking of cool pics i wish i could find the picture of him on the back of an elephant holding a beer in each hand, f'n thai land!
here in san diego we have good food from all over if you go to the right place
vietnamese food is solid in my part of town
their bahn mi (sandwiches) kicks'a with crazy flavors covered in good pickled veggies on a fresh french sandwich roll but you cant go wrong with their pho or other dishes
man now im craving sandwiches!

 

[Deleted user 4684842]

so this is another thread where i cant give you all the likes!

i look for the san marzano tomatoes, but if you say this is good gravy im going to be on the look out

now you are blowing my mind! thai bagels? oy vey!
i know a good guy who spent a lot of time in thailand and has all the kick ass tattoos from his dodgy past but he never mentioned bagels
/speaking of cool pics i wish i could find the picture of him on the back of an elephant holding a beer in each hand, f'n thai land!
here in san diego we have good food from all over if you go to the right place
vietnamese food is solid in my part of town
their bahn mi (sandwiches) kicks'a with crazy flavors covered in good pickled veggies on a fresh french sandwich roll but you cant go wrong with their pho or other dishes
man now im craving sandwiches!

Thanks. I was actually gonna say that if you have a brand of San Marzano that you really like, this might not be as good. Probably nothing compares to good San Marzano but I had trouble finding a good organic version without citric acid or calcium chloride or whatever so I started using this and never looked back.

And I don't think there is a bagel making tradition in Thailand. I don't think it's like Oaxaca cheese where I think the story is an Italian guy moved to Mexico and set up a fresh mozzarella shop and then it became its own thing. Maybe there was a Thai immigrant working in an NYC bagel shop...Maybe he had an aunt with money and he said, "You know, people pay a buck a piece for these...".

 

[pop_rocks]

im still going to keep an eye out for it, it sounds good
oaxacan cheese!
the mexicans make pretty good cheeses ( me gusta queso fresco!) and i never heard the story of how they made the oaxacan cheese, i just know i like it crumbled over everything!
a nice rich soft cheese with all the flavor

a good bagel isnt cheap anymore, but what is?

 

[Hermanthegerman]

 

[Cuddles]

Oh no. i was actually extremly lucky. my uncle is a egghead. He actually had the first Chinese or mandarin, or whatever the fuck it was official book in English.1960 or 70 something. Anyway it had the authentic birds nest soup in it. That book was gold. I bet not many westerners have seen it. Shark fin soup too

this does sound like a very rare book indeed. Where is the book now and have you tried cooking some of the recipes yourself?
I think I watched the nest soup being made on a program on TV and my verdict was and is: no thank you. I think I´ll have the duck!

 

[Cuddles]

Yeah im in a smaller US city and theres all kinds of different places. and when i mean alot i mean alot. like anything you want in a city block or 2. but duck is expensive and i dont think most people in my area want or can appreciate duck.but its not impossible to get .just a bit more expensive.

yes, duck dishes are more pricey over here too. This is normal I guess.

 

[Cuddles]

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hey, this is almost english but the you forgot the toast lol

 

[shithawk420]

this does sound like a very rare book indeed. Where is the book now and have you tried cooking some of the recipes yourself?
I think I watched the nest soup being made on a program on TV and my verdict was and is: no thank you. I think I´ll have the duck!

I couldnt tell ya. Long story but im sure it got thrown away by someone who didnt care what it was. Had some amazing pictures of food and works of art ive never seen before. Like dragons and phoenixes made out of different food.dont know if i made anything out of it. Real Chinese food is beyond my skills for the most part.

made some authentic japanese chicken teriyaki not long ago.pics are bad.looked better in person

 

[Hermanthegerman]

hey, this is almost english but the you forgot the toast lol

Ha ha, if you take a closer look, under the egg is a toast and I had one, which is not on the picture. ;-)

 

[Cuddles]

Ha ha, if you take a closer look, under the egg is a toast and I had one, which is not on the picture. ;-)

oooh yes I see it now but I you have to enlarge the pic in order to spot it. Maybe it´s because it´s not actually toasted

 

[Cuddles]

I couldnt tell ya. Long story but im sure it got thrown away by someone who didnt care what it was. Had some amazing pictures of food and works of art ive never seen before. Like dragons and phoenixes made out of different food.dont know if i made anything out of it. Real Chinese food is beyond my skills for the most part.

made some authentic japanese chicken teriyaki not long ago.pics are bad.looked better in person View attachment 18987722

that looks nice actually and more healthy than other foods posted. Did you also make some sauce for the rice ` Doesn´t look like sticky rice to me but it´s sometimes hard to tell on a photo.

 

[shithawk420]

that looks nice actually and more healthy than other foods posted. Did you also make some sauce for the rice ` Doesn´t look like sticky rice to me but it´s sometimes hard to tell on a photo.

I just bought a rice cooker so i havent really got the sticky rice down. Theres a Sushi setting on my rice cooker and i dont know what the difference is. Need more info on how it works.Just gotta clean the hell out of the rice and use some mirin

I made the teriyaki sauce the traditional way. Soy sauce, sake, mirin or rice wine vinegar,honey and a little sugar. If theres more i cant remember but it was pretty good. Ill post a pic of a real Japanese restaurant i went to. It was good but dissapointing. These places in the city trick the city folk with lower quality and not traditional recipes. Pisses me off big time. Most places have white and black kids i the kitchen. Hard to find real asians here! lol

 

[xtsho]

Beef Bulgogi bowl with kimchi and cucumber salad.