The food and drink forum blog thread.

Muffin Man · January 05, 2025, 02:19:11 AM

i have 1 egg left but checking in a day or two about another dozen.

RAGER · January 11, 2025, 03:37:52 PM

Recently came across these dried scramps from Louisiana. Wild caught and pretty good price. I bought a 1 lb bag. It came in a USPS bubble bag thing but the product bag was damaged and slit open. I'm sure it's fine and I've already had some. Yum! I notified them and they're sending me another 1 lb bag. So I'll be set for quite a while.

Mini Bic for scale.

Yam khai dao goong

RAGER · January 16, 2025, 12:57:41 PM

In case anybody looks in here again. Anyone ever hear of "city chicken"? It's skewered cubed pork loin mushed on the stick to look like a drumstick, breaded and fried. Mildly interested.

Pissy · January 19, 2025, 09:22:41 PM

it's apparently Polish?

RAGER · January 20, 2025, 11:09:19 AM

I just heard it was possibly depression era or just a cheaper alternative to chicken.

sleestak · January 21, 2025, 11:36:57 AM

It's popular around here but I've never had it. Interested to see what you do with it.

Edit - The ground meat in a drumstick shaped mold I've never seen but they sell pork labeled "city chicken" at the grocery stores here.

RAGER · January 21, 2025, 01:52:00 PM

I've seen pics of tray packs of cubed pork. Tenderloin I'd imagine. And they had the wooden skewers included.

Pissy · January 23, 2025, 12:34:06 PM

I was at the grocery store the other day and noticed that pork belly was at least $2 more/lb than tenderloin. The best pork belly I've ever had wasn't as good as normal bacon. And fuckers ain't making bacon either, I'm sure of it. Shit, there was bacon that was actually cheaper.

Makes zero sense.

RAGER · January 28, 2025, 11:16:18 AM

I've been commissioned to make some dishes for an engagement party on Friday. The party is French themed as the groom and family are French. The big one is going to be 2 duck pâté en croûte. Tedious, time consuming but delicious. Hope I don't fuck it up. I'll hopefully get my fill of caviar. It's been a while.

mortlock · February 15, 2025, 11:14:03 PM

ive been on a Chinese food take out kick lately.

RAGER · February 17, 2025, 11:51:12 AM

Quote from: mortlock on February 15, 2025, 11:14:03 PMive been on a Chinese food take out kick lately.

What's your go to dish to define a good joint?

mortlock · February 20, 2025, 07:42:51 PM

i dont have much experience with chinese food but i fell in love with the eggplant and shrimp with pork fried rice. its tossed with mixed veggies, that include water chestnuts which i love, in a brown garlic sauce. i get an order of the beef on a stick to go with it.

Muffin Man · February 20, 2025, 08:50:13 PM

eggplant is one of my top 5 when it's like the one I used to get in garlic sauce. This one. from a hole in the wall but the best. Geez its been a few years...I need to make a trip for eat in and take-out. I think I ate there every other week, or at least once/month, for 20+ years.