Odd food combos?

[kzap]

I've just come back from lunch with my family after having Crispy Melt Supreme Burger (a very nice local special burger) which is very difficult to eat with a cup of Earl Grey tea, I didn't release how weird this was untill someone pointed it out. I'm of the opinion if I like to things and they taste fine together I will have them and screw socials norms.
Although I HATE my sister for eating toasted crumpets with chocolate spread AND cheese. Happy for her to eat it not in front of me, eww!

So I was wondering what was the oddest combination of food you have known anyone to eat the they actually like! I don't care if it's something they ate and hated but what odd food combos do you or people you know like?

I have a friend who every Saturday has a deep fat fried Cadburys creme egg and dips chips (fries) in it.

[guytheninja]

I saw a guy on youtube that said it was strange that Americans liked to eat peanut-butter and chocolate together (aka Reece's Cups). I didn't get it; I think Reece's cups are the best candy in the world!

[gta_bmx]

It's all about the popcorn dipped in a bit of mustard. Good stuff. I think my aunt invented it during one of her pregnancies. Try it. It's actually good. I loves me some mustard.

I dip fries in mayo (The European way?) or hot sauce. I don't really care for ketchup.

[quix]

I like dipping fish in mustard.

[kzap]

It's all about the popcorn dipped in a bit of mustard. Good stuff. I think my aunt invented it during one of her pregnancies. Try it. It's actually good. I loves me some mustard.

I dip fries in mayo (The European way?) or hot sauce. I don't really care for ketchup.
That sounds no worse than salted popcorn and I share your dislike of ketchup, I don't hate it I just don't see the need for it, I'd rather have plane chips or brown sauce not mayo though :(

[computoman]

How about popcorn covered in peanut slurry and fruit. Actually I like popcorn popped unsalted with extra virgin olive oil ,in a dutch oven then covered with milk and raisans better. The olive oil gives a real fruity taste to the popcord strangely enough and tastes better than using vegetable oil.

[kzap]

How about popcorn covered in peanut slurry and fruit. Actually I like popcorn popped unsalted with extra virgin olive oil ,in a dutch oven then covered with milk and raisans better. The olive oil gives a real fruity taste to the popcord strangely enough and tastes better than using vegetable oil.
That actually sounds nice I want to try that.

[tokenuser]

Sweet potato fries dipped in beer.

Happened by mistake ... but from that point on was ordered that way whenever we went back to the restaurant. Got to the point that the restaurant owners would pour the beer into a soup bowl so it was easier for us to dip.

Eating a burger while drinking Earl Grey isn't unusual. In the US, they drink a lot of iced tea with burgers ... so the tea/burger combo not that strange.

People in the US think I am strange for putting beetroot (pickled beets) on hamburgers. Its an Australian thing - "one with the lot" means it has to have burger, grilled onions, bacon, egg, cheese (cheddar, not "singles"), lettuce, tomato, grilled pineapple (optional), and beetroot. Tomato sauce, mustard, and or BBQ (steak) sauce optional. I am hungry just thinking about it.

[kzap]

Sweet potato fries dipped in beer.

Happened by mistake ... but from that point on was ordered that way whenever we went back to the restaurant. Got to the point that the restaurant owners would pour the beer into a soup bowl so it was easier for us to dip.

Eating a burger while drinking Earl Grey isn't unusual. In the US, they drink a lot of iced tea with burgers ... so the tea/burger combo not that strange.

People in the US think I am strange for putting beetroot (pickled beets) on hamburgers. Its an Australian thing - "one with the lot" means it has to have burger, grilled onions, bacon, egg, cheese (cheddar, not "singles"), lettuce, tomato, grilled pineapple (optional), and beetroot. Tomato sauce, mustard, and or BBQ (steak) sauce optional. I am hungry just thinking about it.

Now your making me hungry and yes you have to have REAL cheese in your burger (mature cheddar).
Earl Grey isn't iced to and it's not so much tea with a burger it's that Earl Grey is consider VERY posh and upper class (it's an acquired taste) and this burger was not (VERY nice though, leaf, melted cheese big thick slice of gammon/bacon cheese and then onions, lattice, relish and something else).
You can't eat it without it falling apart and looking like a slob (AKA Dave Lister) but I drunk the Earl Grey like a proper English man.
I had a good day out to day.

[computoman]

I could see beets being the equibalent of tomatoes in the squeezy juicey factor. It probably would become a health food craze over here. It would have to be the last food on earth for me to try it.

Pulverized scrambled eggs, banana(optional), milk, condensed milk, sugar, and vanila makes a great shake.

[ariastar]

Steak with chocolate sauce was on the news a while back. Fritos with jelly is pretty good.

[guytheninja]

Eating a burger while drinking Earl Grey isn't unusual. In the US, they drink a lot of iced tea with burgers ... so the tea/burger combo not that strange.


This reminds me of the time when my family and I were on an Alaskan cruise. We were seated with this Scottish couple in the dining hall. Every meal, we would always order iced tea. The Scottish couple were rather perplexed. They finally asked us if the iced tea was some type of alcoholic drink. We were like --- huh???

That was quite a culture shock. As far as I'm concerned, if a sit-down (non-fast-food) restaurant does not have iced tea on the menu ---> its not really a restaurant ---> its a crime against the culinary arts.

As for Earl Grey tea, I've never tried it iced. Also, I only drank it twice (on that very same cruise ship), and it was a hot tea, not an iced one. I've never seen an iced Earl Grey tea before. But, I am a big fan of regular iced tea and Lipton's Iced Green Tea (thats my favorite right now). :D :D

[tokenuser]

but I drunk the Earl Grey like a proper English man.Royal Doulton Fine Bone China with your pinky sticking up in the air?
Squeeze of lemon? Hint of milk? Honey? Sugar?

My wife loves Earl Grey, but is on a Jasmine Tea kick at the moment. Love the smell - hate the taste (all tea ... and coffee).

[ariastar]

I'm actually a fan of the regular ol' Lipton's tea. I've had teas that cost an arm and a leg for a small amount (currently have some), but I refuse to "refine" my pallet if doing so means convincing myself that this type or that is the best because tea snobs say so. I've had enough teas to know what I like and to be able to pick out different subtle flavors in them. I like what I like, and iced Lipton's (with plenty of Splenda) is just fine to me.

[kzap]

Royal Doulton Fine Bone China with your pinky sticking up in the air?
Squeeze of lemon? Hint of milk? Honey? Sugar?

My wife loves Earl Grey, but is on a Jasmine Tea kick at the moment. Love the smell - hate the taste (all tea ... and coffee).
Yes to the first, yes to the milk, no to the rest.
Earl Grey was the most expensive (hidden cost) from me going on work experience to an editing studio, they had run out of normal tea so I had that and convinced my parents to add it to the shopping list.

[kzap]

Just found out Earl Grey and gingerbread biscuits go really well.
Omelet sandwich is REALLY nice, but you have to make it a proper omelet with almost equal amounts of egg to cheese (slightly more of the latter) then add salted bacon and mushrooms.

[a_r_h]

Is this discussion about odd food combos in general, or just the ones that are surprisingly good?

If the former, I recommend not trying Lucky Charms and Ski (a Midwest regional soft drink) in the same bowl. In that same vein, most cheap ales and any type of breakfast grain are quite awful.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but I can assure you she had at least a few flings with Inebriation.

[kzap]

Is this discussion about odd food combos in general, or just the ones that are surprisingly good?

They do not have to be good, that said don't post something stupid that no one would ever try anyway.
I shall stay clear of the two you stated.
Something I found odd (but not that bad) is eggybread with sugar or syrup? I think I saw it on a TRS (but can't be 100% sure) in the UK people normally have it with ketchup or brown sauce and I hate it, probably because I hate ketchup or a lot of brown sauce.

[darknessgp]

They do not have to be good, that said don't post something stupid that no one would ever try anyway.
I shall stay clear of the two you stated.
Something I found odd (but not that bad) is eggybread with sugar or syrup? I think I saw it on a TRS (but can't be 100% sure) in the UK people normally have it with ketchup or brown sauce and I hate it, probably because I hate ketchup or a lot of brown sauce.

eggy bread? I assume you mean French toast? and yes, it's quite common and good with powdered sugar and syrup.

[bigshotprof]

Mac and Cheese covered with apple sauce covered with peas.

[molo]

French fries dripped in ice cream? Is that odd?

[computoman]

no worse than a bowl of fritos covered with soda pop. In italy it is a sin to eat chees with fish, though no one would ever tell me why.

[masterwabbit]

I found that combining Banana Peppers and Chipotle Mayo on any submarine sandwich, contrary to belief, doesn't make it insanely spicy. Instead, it adds a whole lot of flavor to the mix, which I love dearly. No one else around here wants to try it, though.

[kzap]

eggy bread? I assume you mean French toast?
If by French toast you mean bread soaked in egg the fried, then yes.
It is bread which is eggy, so it's eggy bread

[tuxotaku]

Nah, you guys want weird but good? There's this sandwich that my mom used to make for me and my kid brother when she was pregnant with my baby bro, doesn't really have a name, so I'll just list what's on it.


Peanut Butter
Cheese (HAS to be Kraft Singles)
Miracle Whip
Lettuce (Preferably Iceberg Lettuce...it's crispier and has less of a "peppery" taste than say, Romaine)Odd? very. Fattening? yeah. Good? You better damn well believe it is.

[a_r_h]

If by French toast you mean bread soaked in egg the fried, then yes.
It is bread which is eggy, so it's eggy breadI imagine the texture of "eggy bread" prior to this explanation is very much different than that of french toast, which is where, I believe, the breakdown occurred.

I also thought of a few others from my childhood that continue to thrive within my adult palette:

1) Banana chips (not dried, just fresh bananas cut width-wise) ever-so lightly sprinkled with salt. So amazing and very refreshing.

2) Peanut butter and jelly but with regular butter instead of peanut butter. I ate this for lunch throughout my childhood. You only use enough butter (a very thin layer) to prevent the jelly from soaking through the bread. The butter gave it just a little bit of saltiness and savoriness to contrast the sweetness of the grape jelly.

[gta_bmx]

How about Shepherd's Pie? I guess meat and potatos aren't odd together, but together in ONE casserole dish, I guess they are, unless you're from the UK where the dish is from. You basically saute some onions, garlic, and then brown some hamburger in with it in a fry pan. Then move it into a casserole dish, add peas, carrots, salt and pepper, etc.. Then top with mashed potatoes, a bit of cheese, and bake it off. Plenty of recipes and variations available. My wife thinks it's odd and loathes it, but I love it.

Ok, I am hungry now.

[computoman]

Nah, you guys want weird but good? There's this sandwich that my mom used to make for me and my kid brother when she was pregnant with my baby bro, doesn't really have a name, so I'll just list what's on it.


Peanut Butter
Cheese (HAS to be Kraft Singles)
Miracle Whip
Lettuce (Preferably Iceberg Lettuce...it's crispier and has less of a "peppery" taste than say, Romaine)Odd? very. Fattening? yeah. Good? You better damn well believe it is.

Try finely ground peanuts mixed (ground) with olive oil (not extra virgin) and chill it/then use that instead of the normal peanut butter. I have made a sandwich like that but I use hard mouse swiss cheese instead of the Americn cheese. It is awesome. Peanuts/olive oil combo works great on pasta. I will usually add ground up fresh fruit also. sort of peanut butter and jelly sandwich you eat with a fork/spoon. i do not like the chemicals in commercial mayo (kraft also is part of the cigarette companies). We like to make mayo from scratch./

[tuxotaku]

Try finely ground peanuts mixed (ground) with olive oil (not extra virgin) and chill it/then use that instead of the normal peanut butter. I have made a sandwich like that but I use hard mouse swiss cheese instead of the Americn cheese. It is awesome. Peanuts/olive oil combo works great on pasta. I will usually add ground up fresh fruit also. sort of peanut butter and jelly sandwich you eat with a fork/spoon. i do not like the chemicals in commercial mayo (kraft also is part of the cigarette companies). We like to make mayo from scratch./


Really? Olive Oil?? Don't get me wrong...I'm Italian. I love my olive oil. But as a sort of peanut butter substitute? It's a bit too strong I'd think.

As for the homemade mayo...that's all well and good, but I meant to use Miracle Whip specifically and not mayo, because normal mayo is too bland to work with that sandwich I described...I've tried it, it's gross.

[computoman]

That is why I reccommeded not using extra virgin. There are milder versions of olive oil. You just have to see which one you like best. I will admit I do sometimes use vegetable oil or the like in a pinch. Olive oil cakes are really popular in some places... I will not cook eggs with olive oil though. Ever have lentil cake?/

[rabidbadger]

I just discovered, JUST now, that Clausen Kosher Dills, and the remnants drippings of mustard/egg potato salad as a dip, is bliss.

[klitzy]

Anyone else do French Fries and Ice Cream? Delicious.

[rabidbadger]

Anyone else do French Fries and Ice Cream? Delicious.


Eh, French fries. love em, but they are just a ketchup/salt delivery device.

Now Hash browns, that's a totally different story....

[a_r_h]

Anyone else do French Fries and Ice Cream? Delicious.

I know several people that eat could not eat their french fries at Wendy's without having a Frosty to dip them in. Ice cream is no big shocker to me.

[a_r_h]

Really? Olive Oil?? Don't get me wrong...I'm Italian. I love my olive oil. But as a sort of peanut butter substitute? It's a bit too strong I'd think.

Do you eat much pesto? I know it's not the same thing, but most that I've had have quite liberal portions of pine nuts and extra virgin olive oil.

[tokenuser]

2) Peanut butter and jelly but with regular butter instead of peanut butter. I ate this for lunch throughout my childhood. You only use enough butter (a very thin layer) to prevent the jelly from soaking through the bread. The butter gave it just a little bit of saltiness and savoriness to contrast the sweetness of the grape jelly.Odd? No ... you just described a "Jam" Sandwich. A staple foodstuff of the K-6 crowd.

As an Australian, I find the idea of putting Peanut Butter on that Jam sandwich to be repulsive.

And grape was not a flavour ever considered (another American thing), it had to be strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, etc. (pretty much any berry except dingle).

[tokenuser]

How about Shepherd's Pie? I guess meat and potatos aren't odd together, but together in ONE casserole dish, I guess they are, unless you're from the UK where the dish is from. You basically saute some onions, garlic, and then brown some hamburger in with it in a fry pan. HAMBURGER!!

You are odd.

What do shepherds look after? Cows? Pigs? Chickens?

NO! Its sheep damnit. Unless you are using lamb in the pie, its not a shepherds pie. Using ground beef is a poor substitute. You also need to make a gravy of some sort, and simmer - with the vegies - for a period of time.

Oh, and a good shepherds pie doesn't use salt, it uses Worcestershire sauce.

[someaudioguy]

I dig Wendy's Fries and a Frosty. Good times.

My fave "odd" combo isn't really THAT odd, but I LOVES me some chicken and waffles. ROSCOE'S BABY!

[kzap]

I dig Wendy's Fries and a Frosty. Good times.

My fave "odd" combo isn't really THAT odd, but I LOVES me some chicken and waffles. ROSCOE'S BABY!
My mum is similar she has waffles and beens, like beens on toast, I prefer either plain waffles or with syrup but ONLY if they are made with a real waffle iron I will not eat from a shop.

[a_r_h]

HAMBURGER!!

You are odd.

What do shepherds look after? Cows? Pigs? Chickens?

NO! Its sheep damnit. Unless you are using lamb in the pie, its not a shepherds pie. Using ground beef is a poor substitute. You also need to make a gravy of some sort, and simmer - with the vegies - for a period of time.

Oh, and a good shepherds pie doesn't use salt, it uses Worcestershire sauce.

Worcestershire sauce, in and of itself, is weird. Don't get me wrong, I love the stuff, but I approach anything that contains fermented anchovies very cautiously.

All this talk about shepherd's pie is making crave some yorkshire pudding.

Also, I don't have all the much experience with lamb, but I wonder if most American's avoid it because of its delicate nature, or because they're not as familiar with its grading standards as they are with beef (not that they vary that widely).

[a_r_h]

My mum is similar she has waffles and beens, like beens on toast, I prefer either plain waffles or with syrup but ONLY if they are made with a real waffle iron I will not eat from a shop.

I'm not sure how you would make a waffle without a real waffle iron. I haven't seen many injection-molded waffles in my time.

[dan1]

Chocolate Icecream with scoops of creamy peanut butter. Also a peanut butter and egg sandwich, sounds weird but is awesome.

[kzap]

I'm not sure how you would make a waffle without a real waffle iron. I haven't seen many injection-molded waffles in my time.
They sell them in loads of super markets, they don't taste real at all they are normally half covered in chocolate.

[a_r_h]

They're still made with a waffle iron. They're just flash frozen, typically.

I would definitely agree with you in that they don't share many of the textural qualities of a home-made waffle.

[tokenuser]

Worcestershire sauce, in and of itself, is weird. Don't get me wrong, I love the stuff, but I approach anything that contains fermented anchovies very cautiously.

All this talk about shepherd's pie is making crave some yorkshire pudding.

Also, I don't have all the much experience with lamb, but I wonder if most American's avoid it because of its delicate nature, or because they're not as familiar with its grading standards as they are with beef (not that they vary that widely).Worcestershire sauce (liquid salt :) ) isn't really any more exotic than soy sauce (fermented soy beans).

I am not sure why there is this thing against lamb (and veal for that matter) in the US. Most of the stuff I see in the stores in from NZ or Australia anyway, and is expensive as hell for tiny little lamb forequarter chops - let alone a leg of lamb. I think cost, and a general lack of familiarity with preparing it. I used to love pan fried crumbed lamb cutlets.

About the only time I eat lamb these days is when I go out ... there are two places nearby that do awesome lamb shank recipes, and I'll even go to the Outback Steakhouse for a rack of lamb (not a fan of their steaks, but love the lamb).

My fave "odd" combo isn't really THAT odd, but I LOVES me some chicken and waffles. ROSCOE'S BABY!
Ooooh yeah ... ROSCOES FTW (I used to work in Pasadena - and went up there for lunch from time to time). Quarter chicken white, with onion gravy. I can feel my arteries hardening just thinking about it.

[quantumblink]

Mac and Cheese covered with apple sauce covered with peas.

Oh god, my best friend eats the exact same thing, and I find it to be effing disgusting.

Whoever brought up Roscoe's chicken and waffles, you sir are a genius.

[rabidbadger]

porkchops simmered in lemonade. Nuff said.

[hellhound]

Veal subject: I wont eat it after I saw a ducumentary about how alotta places that farm veal take a calf... suspend it in a harness in a vat (so that it doesnt toughen the muscles supporting its own weight) where it will piss and poo and the excfrement will seep in thru the pores and soften the muscles even more... ... ewwwww

not necessarily a combo... but alotta people look at me like I'm crazy because I like most of my food WELL DONE... and I dont mean just an extra 10 seconds... I mean an extra 10 minutes and even then I put afew tablespoons of salt on it (beef)... IMO... if I want my meat wet... I'll add a condiment of my own choosing...
People say... "The flavor is in the fat"... if that was true.... then people would order a 8 oz slab of just fat.
I trim all fat.. cook it an extra 5 min or so... then press it between napkins/paper towels and absorb all the grease... then its prime from my condiments.. (when I cook myself... I trim all fat... then marinade depending on my mood... as said: Soy sauce is an F'in great substitute for salt and adds a nice flavor).
one thing that will turn me off of an entire dinner... is if I go to bite into a piece of meat.. hit grissle and it causes my jaw to bounce back open like a trampoline.... I'm lucky if I dont hurl if that happens and I surely wont be able to eat another thing for the next 24 hours

[tokenuser]

porkchops simmered in lemonade. Nuff said.Yur a yankee aint ya boy? That whole simmerin of food in soddy pop an syrups an thangs is a southern thang.

Hmmmm .... coca cola cake (http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/pdf/RECIPE_colacake.pdf).

We do similar dish to the pork chops in the slow cooker, using soy sauce, a can of frozen OJ concentrate, corn flour/starch, brown sugar, and country cut pork ribs (boneless better, but bone in OK if they are on sale).

[rabidbadger]

Yur a yankee aint ya boy? That whole simmerin of food in soddy pop an syrups an thangs is a southern thang.

Hmmmm .... coca cola cake (http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/pdf/RECIPE_colacake.pdf).

We do similar dish to the pork chops in the slow cooker, using soy sauce, a can of frozen OJ concentrate, corn flour/starch, brown sugar, and country cut pork ribs (boneless better, but bone in OK if they are on sale).

mmm that slow cooker recipe sounds awesome.

and odd? my favorite dessert. Ever, (aside from Missouri Goeey butter cake) was my Nana's Tomato soup cake. Miss her, miss the cake. :(

[tokenuser]

Veal subject: I wont eat it after I saw a ducumentary about how alotta places that farm veal take a calf... suspend it in a harness in a vat (so that it doesnt toughen the muscles supporting its own weight) where it will piss and poo and the excfrement will seep in thru the pores and soften the muscles even more... ... ewwwwwLet me guess ... PETA bullshit propaganda? Because that is NOT how you get veal.

Visiting a farm should be mandatory for everyone in 6th grade so they can see where food comes from. Sometimes its not pretty, but it is life.

[tokenuser]

mmm that slow cooker recipe sounds awesome.
... and its cheap. Great served with rice ... and peas :p

[quantumblink]

Veal tastes great, especially without a side of propaganda. Now that's an odd combo.

I still don't understand the whole "we kill our animals humanely" idea. Who cares? You're killing the damn thing anyway. Just because humans are the dominant species, we have to worry about how we kill our prey? This rule doesn't apply to any other species.

Animal rights is one of the funniest things ever.

[tokenuser]

I still don't understand the whole "we kill our animals humanely" idea. I think it means that we site them down infront of a TV set to Fox News until they think the world is total crap, and want to slit their own throats.

[rabidbadger]

Veal tastes great, especially without a side of propaganda. Now that's an odd combo.

I still don't understand the whole "we kill our animals humanely" idea. Who cares? You're killing the damn thing anyway. Just because humans are the dominant species, we have to worry about how we kill our prey? This rule doesn't apply to any other species.

Animal rights is one of the funniest things ever.

I know, I tell my vegan friends I'll be a vegetarian when my cats are, but I still don't eat veal, despite how good it tastes. Not because how we kill it, but how we force them to live. Hell, I should hate Chicken, too, though. Their lives aint much better. I am a critter lover, but I will eat them, I just won't waste any. Like if I'm in a restaraunt that jams the plate with so much food I can't finish it all, I will eat all the meat, and let the vegies go to waste, not the dead critter.

[gta_bmx]

HAMBURGER!!

You are odd.

What do shepherds look after? Cows? Pigs? Chickens?

NO! Its sheep damnit. Unless you are using lamb in the pie, its not a shepherds pie. Using ground beef is a poor substitute. You also need to make a gravy of some sort, and simmer - with the vegies - for a period of time.

Oh, and a good shepherds pie doesn't use salt, it uses Worcestershire sauce.

Yeah, I make it a weird way. A friend of mine who was an Army cook for 12 years before opening his own diner taught me this recipe. I had never heard of Shepherd's Pie until he made it for us and I liked it.

Does Australia have any signature dishes that originated there? Or is it like the USA where we've sort of gotten our food from all over -- the proverbial Melting Pot.

[tokenuser]

Just like you will find some of the best Mexican food in the border states, you will find some of the best Chinese in the world in Australia.

To be honest, for many many years Australian food was pretty "English" - meat, potatoes, boiled vege ... no real imagination.

Over the past 30 years it has really grown its own identity, and has embraced a healthier approach to food - fresh ingredients, amazing seafood, terrific beef/lamb. It really shows in the type of food you will find in a restaurant. Australia is a melting pot. Melbourne (great city for foodies) is renowned as being one of the most multicultural cities in the world. I used to live in a trendier part of town (South Yarra/Prahran), and you could get everything from an Ethiopean curry, to Russian stroganoffs, to Chinese takeout in the area ... and amazing pizzas and italian in general.

As a unique dish, I would say it the Pavlova. A large merangue, filled with fresh whipped cream (none of the stuff out of a cna Americans seem to enjoy), topped with fruit - bananas, strawberries, raspberries, passionfruit ... whatever it good.

Something that is not unique to Australia (Brit have them too - but theirs suck) but is very common, but hard to find in the US, it a meat pie (and a sausage roll). The meat pie is like a pot pie, except it has no pot - it is basically a self contained pastry shell (water pastry on bottom, flaky pastry on top) filled with a beef stew.

[rabidbadger]

nonsense, I got my mom's australian cookbook from 40 years ago. Some of the coolest original food in it. Hungry just thinking about it.

[hellhound]

Let me guess ... PETA bullshit propaganda? Because that is NOT how you get veal.

Visiting a farm should be mandatory for everyone in 6th grade so they can see where food comes from. Sometimes its not pretty, but it is life.

its been 20 years since I saw the footage. Mighta been from PETA (I think its funny how they wanna call fish "sea kittens") and been a farming anomally... but I saw it and it was gross.

Farms are fun... I spent a month at my uncle's in Tenn. as a kid... he had around 22,000 acres. cows, corn, coon hounds and guns...great fun

[tokenuser]

nonsense, I got my mom's australian cookbook from 40 years ago. Some of the coolest original food in it. Hungry just thinking about it.If it is the Margaret Fulton Cookbook (she was the Martha Stewart/Julia Childs of Australian cooking in the 60s and 70s) the food was imaginative ... but in a 1960s kitchy sort of way (ambrosia salad?). Not exactly culinary greatness.

[rabidbadger]

Marguerite Patten's Every Day Cook Book (in Colour!) 1968

Stuffed breast of lamb

Devilled rabit

Grouse casserole

Chicken and bacon pie

Generally "hearty" foods for a hearty people. ;)

[kzap]

not necessarily a combo... but alotta people look at me like I'm crazy because I like most of my food WELL DONE... and I dont mean just an extra 10 seconds... I mean an extra 10 minutes and even then I put afew tablespoons of salt on it (beef)
Me to! Though I had to give up on salt (blood pressure and all that) but slightly black food with cracked black pepper is delicious.
Apparently burnt food is bad for you though :(

[kzap]

Let me guess ... PETA bullshit propaganda? Because that is NOT how you get veal.

Visiting a farm should be mandatory for everyone in 6th grade so they can see where food comes from. Sometimes its not pretty, but it is life.
Well I live now live in the country and all the kids here find it hilarious that city kids don't know where meat comes from. It's so obvious, we have a field behind our house which is nice (when the cows don't come into our garden).
I've always wanted to eat rabbit but as my sister has one as a pet I'm not allowed it when she is there :( Anyone know what it tastes like.

[tokenuser]

I've always wanted to eat rabbit but as my sister has one as a pet I'm not allowed it when she is there :( Anyone know what it tastes like.Tastes like chicken. Gamier but similar. Texture more like duck or turkey though.

[phatlip]

Let me guess ... PETA bullshit propaganda? Because that is NOT how you get veal.

Visiting a farm should be mandatory for everyone in 6th grade so they can see where food comes from. Sometimes its not pretty, but it is life.

I'm the farthest thing from a vegetarian Token, but there is some truth to what hellhound said.

There's a farm about 10 minutes from my house where they do exactly what hellhound just described. You can see the little bins they keep them in right from the road.

It's not propaganda, it's real.

[kzap]

I'm the farthest thing from a vegetarian Token, but there is some truth to what hellhound said.

There's a farm about 10 minutes from my house where they do exactly what hellhound just described. You can see the little bins they keep them in right from the road.

It's not propaganda, it's real.
The question is, is there any point killing them humanly as it's all going to be over soon anyway, they are born to be killed does it really matter if they have a 5 star life time in-between, either way they will be killed and ate, there is no way it will be painless and their is no way they will have a happy life.

[tokenuser]

There's a farm about 10 minutes from my house where they do exactly what hellhound just described. You can see the little bins they keep them in right from the road.I suspect those "little bins" are not what you think they are, or are larger than you suspect (relative to the size of a yearling calf).

Here are both sides of the story:
America's Beef and Veal Producers through the Cattlemen's Beef Board (http://www.vealfarm.com/index.asp)
PETA (http://www.peta.org.uk/factsheet/files/FactsheetDisplay.asp?ID=123)

Now, I'd like to point out one very important point in the PETA "Factsheet" ...

Veal calves are forced to spend their short lives in individual crates that are no more than 30 inches wide and 72 inches long.(6) These crates are designed to prohibit exercise and normal muscle growth in order to produce tender “gourmet” veal. The calves are fed a milk substitute that is purposely low in iron so that they will become anemic and their flesh will stay pale.(7)

Prohibit normal muscle growth? Don't these vegetarians realise what "meat" actually is? It is MUSCLE. Veal is veal. There is no such thing as "gourmet veal". Veal calves (generally male calves that can not be used for dairy production ... because that a girls job) do not get grass fed. They are either grain fed (more common for yearling beef than veal, but its a minor distinction few would notice), milk fed (yes, cow milk ... more akin to a baby formula, but no hormones), or a milk/grain mix. Veal is pale in colour because that is what the young cows meat looks like up until it is past its yearling stage, at which point it starts getting darker in colour. Female calves that are being raised for milking have exactly the same meat colour - but tend to be fattier because of the different dietary reqs for raising a calf for milking.

[phatlip]

I suspect those "little bins" are not what you think they are, or are larger than you suspect (relative to the size of a yearling calf).


No, I'm 100% certain. It's very close to the road and you can clearly see the bins. They're very small and they have calves inside. There is a small opening in the front that's fenced off. No more than a couple of feet. But it's definitely for calves, and it's most certainly a very small area. So small they can barley move.

[phatlip]

The question is, is there any point killing them humanly as it's all going to be over soon anyway, they are born to be killed does it really matter if they have a 5 star life time in-between, either way they will be killed and ate, there is no way it will be painless and their is no way they will have a happy life.

Yeah, they're going to be killed but there's no need to be a dick about it and make their last few minutes living hell. They should be killed in the most humane and painless way possible. Grabbing chickens and throwing them against a brick wall isn't how it should be done.

[bobafettjm]

I have a pretty odd snack that I eat. I cut up slices of cheese and slices of pickles and eat them together.

I also used to cut up slices of cheese and put soy sauce and bacon bits on top of it.

Most of my weird snacks come from when I was a teenager and didn't have a lot of money or the drive to actually cook something.

[rabidbadger]

"I also used to cut up slices of cheese and put soy sauce and bacon bits on top of it."


MMmmmm, that one sounds kinda tasty. What kind of cheese?

[tuxotaku]

How about popcorn covered in peanut slurry and fruit. Actually I like popcorn popped unsalted with extra virgin olive oil ,in a dutch oven then covered with milk and raisans better. The olive oil gives a real fruity taste to the popcord strangely enough and tastes better than using vegetable oil.

Man, you really seem to love your olive oil...I'm curious (read: scared) to find out just what else you put that stuff on...:p

[kzap]

Yeah, they're going to be killed but there's no need to be a dick about it and make their last few minutes living hell. They should be killed in the most humane and painless way possible. Grabbing chickens and throwing them against a brick wall isn't how it should be done.
Still, I think it's all over in under 5 minutes anyway do what you have to do to get good quality meat, I'm all for free range, we buy organic vegetables, and butches meat from a farm (not injected with additives to make the animal grow faster) but I'm off the opinion that how they die doesn't matter that much, it's going to hurt and it won't last that long, do what you have to do.
But maybe it's because I'm so cynical.

[computoman]

Some people, but not me like rattlesnake and eggs for breakfast. Supposedly rattlesnake tastes like chicken.

[rabidbadger]

I can't live without this. Awesome on pizza, salads, eggs, chops and chicken.

"A delicious blend of 39 exotic herbs, vegetables and spices with the perfect amount of sea and earth salt crystals.

GLUTEN-FREE!

From the Italian kitchens of internationally acclaimed gourmet nutritionist, Gayelord Hauser, comes this special blend of 39 flavourful herbs, vegetables, and non-irritating exotic spices with just the right amount of salt crystals. Discover the taste excitement that has made SPIKE the favourite all purpose seasoner with great chefs everywhere. SPIKE adds a little magic to every meal. It's terrific on salads, sauces, stews, meats, eggs, cottage cheese, pizzas, barbeques, vegetables, salad dressings, dips, appetisers, popcorn, tomato drinks, snacks and main courses. SPIKE adds great flavour, not calories! Contains no chemical free flowing agents. Please keep lid closed and store in cool, dry place. Stir if caked.

Ingredients
Salt and sea salt crystals, special high flavour yeast, hydrolysed vegetable protein (from soybeans), mellow toasted onions, onion powder, orange powder, soy flour, celery leaf powder, celery root powder, garlic powder, dill, kelp, Indian curry, horseradish, ripe white pepper, orange and lemon peel, summer savoury, mustard flower, sweet green and red peppers, parsley flakes, tarragon, rosehips, saffron, mushroom powder, parsley powder, spinach powder, tomato powder, sweet Hungarian paprika, celery."

I'd put it on my pancakes, but that's a little too weird.

http://www.probiotics.co.nz/images/Spike_All_Purpose.jpg

[phatlip]

Still, I think it's all over in under 5 minutes anyway do what you have to do to get good quality meat, I'm all for free range, we buy organic vegetables, and butches meat from a farm (not injected with additives to make the animal grow faster) but I'm off the opinion that how they die doesn't matter that much, it's going to hurt and it won't last that long, do what you have to do.
But maybe it's because I'm so cynical.

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr

We could not torture the animal for 5 minutes and kill it a humane and painless way.

I don't care if you eat meat or not. I do. In fact, I'm going to have a delicious steak for dinner tonight. But to say you don't care if the animal is killed in the most humane way possible is downright cruel.

[rabidbadger]

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr

We could not torture the animal for 5 minutes and kill it a humane and painless way.


I don't care if you eat meat or not. I do. But to say you don't care if the animal is killed in the most humane way possible is downright cruel.

Agree. And... It's not so much how they die, it's how miserably they live before dying. (though this part of the discussion should maybe get taken to the politcs section?)

[tuxotaku]

I can't live without this. Awesome on pizza, salads, eggs, chops and chicken.

"A delicious blend of 39 exotic herbs, vegetables and spices with the perfect amount of sea and earth salt crystals.

GLUTEN-FREE!

From the Italian kitchens of internationally acclaimed gourmet nutritionist, Gayelord Hauser, comes this special blend of 39 flavourful herbs, vegetables, and non-irritating exotic spices with just the right amount of salt crystals. Discover the taste excitement that has made SPIKE the favourite all purpose seasoner with great chefs everywhere. SPIKE adds a little magic to every meal. It's terrific on salads, sauces, stews, meats, eggs, cottage cheese, pizzas, barbeques, vegetables, salad dressings, dips, appetisers, popcorn, tomato drinks, snacks and main courses. SPIKE adds great flavour, not calories! Contains no chemical free flowing agents. Please keep lid closed and store in cool, dry place. Stir if caked.

Ingredients
Salt and sea salt crystals, special high flavour yeast, hydrolysed vegetable protein (from soybeans), mellow toasted onions, onion powder, orange powder, soy flour, celery leaf powder, celery root powder, garlic powder, dill, kelp, Indian curry, horseradish, ripe white pepper, orange and lemon peel, summer savoury, mustard flower, sweet green and red peppers, parsley flakes, tarragon, rosehips, saffron, mushroom powder, parsley powder, spinach powder, tomato powder, sweet Hungarian paprika, celery."

I'd put it on my pancakes, but that's a little too weird.

http://www.probiotics.co.nz/images/Spike_All_Purpose.jpg

I do this with Frank's Red Hot Sauce...I put that stuff on damn near everything...french fries, popcorn, eggs, steak, chips....

[hellhound]

Some people, but not me like rattlesnake and eggs for breakfast. Supposedly rattlesnake tastes like chicken.

I had a taste of snake when at my uncle's farm (some poisonous snake they killed while out checking the cows) and it did taste like chicken but alot more tuff meat.

Chicken.. I wont eat it... not because of harvesting methods... but because growing up in a single parent house.. w/ a mother that had exaggerated weight issues (always thought she has fat)... I ate baked, skinless chicken 5 or 6 nites a week for dinner until I turned 19 and moved (fled) out. Just from age 6 to 19 (deducting afew for holiday turkey or ham).. I've had chicken over 3750 times.. I'll only eat chicken as a last resort (and only after a day or 2 of not eating anything). IMO I've already eaten a lifetime's worth of chicken.
Burgers on a grill are my thing.. Steak burgers: Leanest ground beef U can buy.. in a bowl mix beef, soy sauce (thats the secret ingredient.. it provides the salt and a tangy flavor), black pepper, A1 steak sauce, a splash of Worstershire, and I like an onion flavor.. so... there is a soup... Spatini Onion Soup Mix... that I like to mix in if I have it... otherwise I add some dry chopped onion. I also make a "Hot/Mexican Burger" where I marinade lean beef with Louisiana Crystal hot sauce, chopped (or dried) onion, pepper, salt (I find Kosher salt to work great here, kinda like rock salt)and add a hot sauce (America's Choice brand which I think might be Sam's Club/CostCo) anything that isnt too chunky that has more of a Jalepeno/Habanero spice than a Tabasco flavor. I know I got a nice spicey burger when it is still red in color. :)

Side note.. I've always been a guy where the texture of the food I put in my mouth means alot....
I cannot eat fried/cooked onions because they are abit slimy and make me think of eating worms... not that I've eaten worms... Raw onions are the way to go! They add the onion flavor w/ the texture/crisp crunch

[rabidbadger]

Yeah, hellhound, texture is huge with me too. Things I won't eat because of texture, not flavor... peas, lima beans and similar, cooked onions, brussel sprouts. I know there is more, but that's my main, memorable, absolutely never, list.

[hellhound]

Yeah, hellhound, texture is huge with me too. Things I won't eat because of texture, not flavor... peas, lima beans and similar, cooked onions, brussel sprouts. I know there is more, but that's my main, memorable, absolutely never, list.

Glad to see others like me on the forum.. I get ridiculed by my my neighbor budcdy where I go over and he insists on providing dinner, and I gotta go... "UH.. what are you thinking about making?"
I've seen vids of asians eating jellyfish and squid RAW!... the squid's arms are trying to grip at the the guys lips to keep from being eaten.... My buddy says.. if I offer you dinner U better eat what I went thu the trouble to cook.... well... if he knows what I like and dont like.. and makes something I dont like anyway... Thats shitty....
Maybe I should call and ask if he likes sushi (Icant stand it) and then show up with live jellyfish and put him in his place!
Tho I love Steamed Shrimp and Steamed Crabs (I'm from Baltimore.. home of Old Bay Seasoning)...I cant stand raw seafood.. or oysters, or clams, or mussels... either too slimy or too gummy

Edit.. Bring back Ctrl-Alt-Chicken

[rabidbadger]

DUDE, hellhound, I'll cook for you, seems we hate all the same things, haha! Hate sushi, hate clams/oysters etc. (once again, more a texture thing than a flavor thing, but never liked the flavor of molluscy things, anyway) But love shrimp, and crab, lobster, Conch, scallps, depending how they are cooked. etc, and a nicely beer battered fish fry. Yum. Think I'll get a fish fry tomorrow.

[hellhound]

DUDE, hellhound, I'll cook for you, seems we hate all the same things, haha! Hate sushi, hate clams/oysters etc. (once again, more a texture thing than a flavor thing, but never liked the flavor of molluscy things, anyway) But love shrimp, and crab, lobster, Conch, scallps, depending how they are cooked. etc, and a nicely beer battered fish fry. Yum. Think I'll get a fish fry tomorrow.

while I like fish w/ lemon sauce... battered fish.... mmmmmm

[quantumblink]

But to say you don't care if the animal is killed in the most humane way possible is downright cruel.

No. No, it's not.


You know what I find to be cruel? When those tractors come around at harvest time and systematically kill entire fields of wheat. My god, the inhumanity. Billions of lives taken away so suddenly from the cold faceless steel of a combine. What I find particularly cruel is when those barbarians "harvest" the wheat using a scythe. Disgusting.

So where do you draw the line?

What if the most humane way isn't conducive to the tastiest preparation? What if the most humane way would be slightly toxic to the consumer?

Are you only concerned with how humans kill their prey? Or would you like to extend this "right to a humane death" to the rest of the animal kingdom?

Cuz if so, we'd have a pretty strong case against some wasp species, just a few of nature's many inhumane killers.

And if you want to hold humans to a higher standard, are you suggesting that humans are a more important species than every other one? Do you believe animals deserve "rights"?

Face it, nature is cold, impersonal, and apathetic.

This is a silly "moral" battle. Especially when one draws the line to some personal feeling of repugnance.

(Yes, perhaps this should be moved to the Politics section, I sense this thread about to get fully hijacked. I'm unfamiliar, do mods do that or is it up to the members to make the effort?)

[quantumblink]

Yeah, hellhound, texture is huge with me too. Things I won't eat because of texture, not flavor... peas, lima beans and similar, cooked onions, brussel sprouts. I know there is more, but that's my main, memorable, absolutely never, list.

I'm the same way when it comes to texture. It's totally psychological, but I feel an automatic gag reflex if I bite into certain textures. If every food with texture I gag at came with an equivalent tasting powder, I'm all for it! Gimme the powder I say.

[hellhound]

Blink... I thought we confined you in barbed wire to the JV's World forum,, even tho I agree w/ the moral things... do you call fish "sea kittens"?
LOL... perhaps you could provide a recipe of something you make that might not be "normal" in the global sense

oops you beat me to posting and edit... guess you are the Hare and I'm the tortoise in the posting race :)

Wonder what costs more... rabbit or turtle?

Texture is easily 50% of the eating experience.. I agree.. if Texture didnt matter.... then we'd all be eating gruel.. or be sucking astronaut liquid dinner thru a plastic tube... soylent green style

[phatlip]

No. No, it's not.


You know what I find to be cruel? When those tractors come around at harvest time and systematically kill entire fields of wheat. My god, the inhumanity. Billions of lives taken away so suddenly from the cold faceless steel of a combine. What I find particularly cruel is when those barbarians "harvest" the wheat using a scythe. Disgusting.

So where do you draw the line?

What if the most humane way isn't conducive to the tastiest preparation? What if the most humane way would be slightly toxic to the consumer?

Are you only concerned with how humans kill their prey? Or would you like to extend this "right to a humane death" to the rest of the animal kingdom?

Cuz if so, we'd have a pretty strong case against some wasp species, just a few of nature's many inhumane killers.

And if you want to hold humans to a higher standard, are you suggesting that humans are a more important species than every other one? Do you believe animals deserve "rights"?

Face it, nature is cold, impersonal, and apathetic.

This is a silly "moral" battle. Especially when one draws the line to some personal feeling of repugnance.

(Yes, perhaps this should be moved to the Politics section, I sense this thread about to get fully hijacked. I'm unfamiliar, do mods do that or is it up to the members to make the effort?)

Throwing chickens against a brick wall to break their neck is cruel. I understand you have to kill them to produce food. What I'm saying is this. There is a right way and the wrong way to do it.

I don't understand why you would defend a painful, cruel way of killing an animal when the same thing can be done in a humane and painless way. At the end of the day, you're still going to get your chicken nuggets. Why not provide the least painful death possible?

[hellhound]

Cows create more than 10% of the methane due to their burping and farting that leads to global warning (for you hippies)... so the more beef we eat.... better for the world.

Edit: stupid vegetarians get on my nerves

[quix]

Of course, to play devil's advocate, there wouldn't need to be as many cows if they were only used for dairy. Killing cows would reduce methane, but the demand for beef could theoretically neutralize that and lead to a net increase.

That said, I'm totally a meat-eater and will eat cows anyway, especially if I can get some A1.

[rabidbadger]

Of course, to play devil's advocate, there wouldn't need to be as many cows if they were only used for dairy. Killing cows would reduce methane, but the demand for beef could theoretically neutralize that and lead to a net increase.


That said, I'm totally a meat-eater and will eat cows anyway, especially if I can get some A1.

Anndddd back on subject. I love A1, cooking now, and I'm gonna braise my red potatoes in it for the last 2 minutes of cooking.

[kzap]

I don't understand why you would defend a painful, cruel way of killing an animal when the same thing can be done in a humane and painless way. At the end of the day, you're still going to get your chicken nuggets. Why not provide the least painful death possible?
At the end of the day the chicken will be dead and won't be feeling anything, if it takes just as long (and costs the same) to do it humanly then do, but if it will end up making the end product expensive I really don't see the point.

Oh and random thing about me is I will not eat ANY bland food, I have to put enough pepper on it to make it black (not joking) or I have a really nice chillies sauce or pour on everything.
Also I HATE butter I only have it on toasted sandwiches (to make the outside go brown) I don't eat normal sandwiches and I don't ever butter my toast, I don't like the taste of butter and see no point spreading it on food if it just adds fat and I don't like it.

[klitzy]

No. No, it's not.

This is a silly "moral" battle. Especially when one draws the line to some personal feeling of repugnance.


As a recovering vegetarian and a retired avid PETA volunteer...I now agree with this statement. I tried fighting the battle, the battle against cruelty, the battle against the inhumane treatment of animals, I tried...and I failed. I was a vegetarian for almost a whole year (I know...not very long in reality but for a 17 year old at the time...when you often don't have direct control of what you eat...it was a pretty long time). First, it just got to be too hard...always being the inconvenience, having to worry if it had meat. I now just consume WAY less meat which I think works out well for me. The health benefits of having a meat-less diet are AMAZING. You just feel better when you don't eat red meat. I swear...I love going a month only eating salmon and drinking green tea. Best feeling ever!

But anyway, fighting "that fight" I found to be:
1)Time consuming
2)Difficult
3)No one cared
4)There were bigger problems

One day I may pick it back up though. I still believe in some of those principles.

[kzap]

But anyway, fighting "that fight" I found to be:
1)Time consuming
2)Difficult
3)No one cared
4)There were bigger problems

All you can do with any political battle is tell people the facts, as long as people know where there food comes from and they are happy to eat it, it's their chose.
You shouldn't try to change their mind, I know where my food comes from I'm happy with it, I don't mind if you are vegetarian or not.
I find it's the same when promoting Linux, all you should do is tell people that option is out there you shouldn't force them to take it, the same with God and the same with vegetarianism.
There are always going to be people eating meat and there is always going to be animals killed in 'inhuman' ways, you can tell people about it so they know where there food comes from but you can't force them not to eat it.
I find 'inhuman' and stupid term anyway because animal are not human so why should they be treated as such, ants are one of the more intelligent species and they get trodden on every day.

[darknessgp]

No. No, it's not.

You know what I find to be cruel? When those tractors come around at harvest time and systematically kill entire fields of wheat. My god, the inhumanity. Billions of lives taken away so suddenly from the cold faceless steel of a combine. What I find particularly cruel is when those barbarians "harvest" the wheat using a scythe. Disgusting.
...

Yea, for some reason no one cares if what your killing doesn't physically have the ability to run away screaming if someone comes at it with a knife...

As for the actual topic, the oddest food combo... I love when I get Mashed potatoes and cottage cheese to put them right next to each other on a place and get a fork full with both on it. Don't want it mixed together though. I do the same with cottage cheese and Jambalaya. I think it's both the mix of flavors and the mix of hot and cold temperatures that I like.

[bobafettjm]

MMmmmm, that one sounds kinda tasty. What kind of cheese?

Cheddar is my favorite, but I have tried all kinds of cheese. I also really like pepper jack.

[hellhound]

one thing I thought was odd when I was managing an italian food, pizza delivery shop... was that afew customers would order a pizza without any cheese on it... perhaps lactose intolerant... but I always thought that was weird.
Alot of the odd food combos here are home made.. has anyone tried to order delivery of a strange combo and gotten a "WTF?".
Side note which might be for another thread.. but we are talking about food here. In my area (Baltimore) they are called "subs" (cheese steaks, meatballs w/ cheese, etc).. but other places they call those "big sandwiches" grinders or heros... sorta like calling carbonated cola either a soda or calling it pop. What is the terminology in your area?

[a_r_h]

one thing I thought was odd when I was managing an italian food, pizza delivery shop... was that afew customers would order a pizza without any cheese on it... perhaps lactose intolerant... but I always thought that was weird.
I order all of my pizza without tomato sauce. Not because I don't like it, but because most chain pizzerias put either way too much on or use some atrocious excuse for the stuff.

Alot of the odd food combos here are home made.. has anyone tried to order delivery of a strange combo and gotten a "WTF?".
http://revision3.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28363

[kzap]

Just wondering how often do people here order food (or buy ready meals) because for are family it's VERY rarely, if we are in hurry we might buy a Pizza from Morrisons to stick in the oven but that's only every couple of weeks, all the rest of the time mum cooks food, and when I'm away from home I either make it or heat up something my lovely mum pre-made for me.
I find it's easier to have something super specifically how you like it every meal if you make it yourself, it's much cheaper too.

[bobafettjm]

Me and my wife hardly ever go out to eat. 90% of the time we cook here at home.

[rabidbadger]

I wish I could afford to eat out more than I do. I hate cooking for one, even though I love cooking in general.

[hellhound]

Only time I cook is when grilling (except for Manwich or Hamburger Helper).. otherwise I'm putting Pizza Rolls, Bagel Bites, Hot Pockets, Taquitos type stuff in my toaster oven. One reason is because my regular oven hasnt worked for the 3 years I've lived at this apartment (I get a rent discount because of it). Other reason is that I spent too many years as a prep cook, short order, and manager at an italian food/pizza delivery shop. I've spent so many hours cooking food for other people that it might be 20 more years til I wanna go into a kitchen unless, its a necesity (perhaps that why I only eat 1 meal a day). IMO... if food takes longer than 30 min to make.. I could have ordered something, had it delivered and eaten it by then.

Grilling on a BBQ feels abit different to me. 1st of all... (propane grills excluded).. you get to start a fire.. then you get to hang out w/ friends, drinking w/ some music jamming.. totally different feel. And usually there isnt too much prep work involved in grilling (at least what I do.. burgers mostly)

[rabidbadger]

Grillin' aint cookin, grilling is eating with a slight fire delay. ;)

But, anyway. Got bagels (plain) today, but forgot the cream cheese, but had some french onion chip dip around. Worked wonderful. Mmmm. great idea if some like onion bagels and some don't. Dip gives the oniony to them.

[gta_bmx]

Grilling on a BBQ feels abit different to me. 1st of all... (propane grills excluded).. you get to start a fire.. then you get to hang out w/ friends, drinking w/ some music jamming.. totally different feel. And usually there isn't too much prep work involved in grilling (at least what I do.. burgers mostly)

And no pots and pans to scrub after wards. I even cook veggies on the charcoal grille -- either right on the grille or diced up (onions, hot peppers) in some EVOO in a folded up bit of aluminum foil.

[rabidbadger]

actually the only time I have EVER enjoyed both brussel sprouts and asparagus was when they were cooked on a grill. Sadly, the hosts prepped them before I got there, so I have no idea what they did to them to make them both edible and tasty.

[murphy1d]

Can I confide in you guys? And you wont ostracize me?

I LOVE eating peanut butter and margarine sandwiches. It completely takes the peanut flavor to the next level, along with making it much smoother. and bad for you.

[rabidbadger]

Can I confide in you guys? And you wont ostracize me?

I LOVE eating peanut butter and margarine sandwiches. It completely takes the peanut flavor to the next level, along with making it much smoother. and bad for you.

Mmmm. Ostrich chips with Marmalde on rye toast!

[tokenuser]

And no pots and pans to scrub after wards. I even cook veggies on the charcoal grille -- either right on the grille or diced up (onions, hot peppers) in some EVOO in a folded up bit of aluminum foil.When I bought my BBQ 10 years ago (3 burner propane) I insisted on getting one with a griddle plate so I could cook vegies on it. The store thought I was mad ... but my friends love it.

Three favourites:
Grilled Zucchini.
Grilled onion with either beer or soak them in a mix of olive oil and balsamic then dump on hot plate.
Portabello Mushrooms - peeled, grilled cap side down with a knob of butter and a generous splash of balsamic, then flipped over once butter melted to let the butter/balsamic mix "steam" into the gills of the mushroom. Perfect meat substitute for vegies (omit butter if lacto vegan), great side for omnivores.

[rabidbadger]

[QUOTE=tokenuser;529659]
Grilled Zucchini./QUOTE]

Nom Nom nom. sliced thin and LIGHTLY sprinkled with Worshestershire sauce, and grilled on foil (or a griddle plate, never tried that) for a few minutes (flipping once, of course) while the burgers and white hots are cooling and being plated. Mmm. Zuchini chips rock my world.

[murphy1d]

Portabello Mushrooms - peeled, grilled cap side down with a knob of butter and a generous splash of balsamic, then flipped over once butter melted to let the butter/balsamic mix "steam" into the gills of the mushroom. Perfect meat substitute for vegies (omit butter if lacto vegan), great side for omnivores.

Or for those lazy ones (like me) just cut portabello cap into large 1" wide slices and marinade in Italian Dressing for about an hour (I go for 2-3 hrs). Grill and enjoy.

[tokenuser]

Or for those lazy ones (like me) just cut portabello cap into large 1" wide slices and marinade in Italian Dressing for about an hour (I go for 2-3 hrs). Grill and enjoy.I think my version is even easier than yours. How hard is it to put a knob of butter ontop of mushroom and splash with balsamic.

You might uess I am a balsamic fan - we have good stuff for eating "raw" on a salad, and generic stuff we use for cooking/sauces.

[murphy1d]

I think my version is even easier than yours. How hard is it to put a knob of butter ontop of mushroom and splash with balsamic.

You might uess I am a balsamic fan - we have good stuff for eating "raw" on a salad, and generic stuff we use for cooking/sauces.

OK, let me call it my "redneck" version. And I can, cuz I am.

[kzap]

Just found out today that carrot and cheese go well if you wrap them in a tortilla brush oil on the top and grill it till it's nice and crispy.
I'd done this before but not with cheese and carrot.
Also tortilla pizzas are nice.

[kzap]

When I'm bored I will grill anything, grilled Kitkat with icecream, grilled shortbread biscuit, yesterday I had grilled four-cheese tortellini - it was rather nice, just one piece brushed with a tiny bit of oil and grilled until brown.

[computoman]

One f my favorites is fresh lettuce in orange or grapefruit juice like you would eat cereal.