rcd@opus.UUCP (05/05/84)
In reference to a suggestion for "disgusting ideas" as a new topic, I think
that the worst ones come from the vast expanse of mediocre restaurants in
the U.S. Here's a start:
mayonnaise: Useful in a certain few situations, but on hamburgers? or
avocados???? Mostly, it seems to be a way to cover up the other
flavors of a dish.
ketchup everywhere: The same phenomenon as mayonnaise - ketchup (catsup,
if you will) ends up on eggs, steaks, ice cream, . . .
ice-cold beer: What better way to suppress the taste?
cold red wine: If a red wine has to be served cold to be palatable, it
ought not to be served at all.
carob as "chocolate": Carob is a very interesting flavor in its own right,
but it isn't a chocolate substitute except for being brown and
processable into approximately the same texture as cheap chocolate
(which, as Sandra Boynton so aptly points out, can also be said of
dirt).
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...Relax...don't worry...have a homebrew. Dick Dunn
{hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303) 444-5710 x3086dvw@hopd3.UUCP (D. V. Wilkerson) (05/15/84)
Spam, Spam, Spam
Ketchup on scrambled eggs tastes good!!
In W. Germany, mayonnaise is the preferred condiment for pomme frits (french
fries). It's probably because their ketchup tastes horrible (too sweet and
gummy).
D. V. Wilkerson
AT&T Bell Labs
{allegra,inhp[134]}!hopd3!dvwdxp@pyuxhh.UUCP (D Peak) (05/15/84)
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This is true in Holland too.I was working in the Hague and staying
at a hotel in nearby Scheveningen when I went for a walk down towards
the docks when I stopped at a foodstall and pointed out some french
fries.The lady serving me said something (in Dutch I presume) to me
and I ,not wishing to look foolish(but probably did) nodded my head.
Upon this she slapped a dollop of creamy coloured stuff on the fries.
I tendered my money ,received my change and wandered off wondering
what on earth she'd slapped on my fries.I gingerly tried and have
been hooked ever since.I might add if you are going to try this use
a quality mayonnaise not cheap stuff.
Dave Peak(pyuxhh!dxp)plw@drutx.UUCP (WegnerPL) (05/16/84)
[] I have always made a french fry topping of mayonnaise and ketchup mixed together. WE found this in a drive in when I was a kid. Other people would look at me as if I lost my mind, but it is a good taste. Warning on cheap mayonnaise, DON'T USE IT!!! Pat Wegner AT&T ISL drutx!plw
anderson@uwvax.ARPA (05/17/84)
---- Has anyone out there read Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (great book)? Anyway, it has a scene where two guys break up a dinner party (one of them had been jilted by the hostess) by making up an incredibly long sequence of dishes based on various bodily by-products and secretions (also all the names were alliterative). In the interests of good taste I won't repeat any of these humorous gems here, but let it suffice to say that the dinner and the party were soon parted. David Anderson (uwvax!anderson)
rccall@dartvax.UUCP (R. Christian Call) (05/17/84)
> I have always made a french fry topping of mayonnaise and ketchup > mixed together. WE found this in a drive in when I was a kid. Hmm... sounds like what you've got there is a kind of French dressing. My grandmother taught me that mayonnaise and ketchup (or, more properly, Miracle Whip and ketchup) mixed together made a fine French dressing. I've tried it on several occasions and it works -- tastes good, too (although I've never tried it on french fries).
markh@tekig1.UUCP (Mark Hinrichs) (05/17/84)
<slurp> That wasn't MAYONNAISE, it was HOLLANDAISE. :-)
colonel@gloria.UUCP (George Sicherman) (05/19/84)
["I will gladly pay you today for Dutlaks with Shneeza on Tuesday." --Moldavian proverb.] Did you ever try a Poor Man's Omelette? It's good to eat and the idea is not disgusting, but it sure _looks_ repulsive. Slice a potato (unpeeled) and fry it in a cast-iron skillet. When about half done, add eggs, taking care to break the yolks. Stir occasionally with a table knife. You may add mushrooms, or small chunks of cheese (Canadian cheddar and Gloucestershire are good), or shelled oysters, or mice, or anything else that you wouldn't put into a still-life. The result is something you'll never see a photo of in the Ladies' Home Journal. Whatever happened to Crottled Greeps? -- Col. G. L. Sicherman ...seismo!rochester!rocksvax!sunybcs!gloria!colonel
werner@ut-ngp.UUCP (05/21/84)
<- the BUG's alive and well ... disgusting, isn't it ???? I did take offense of colonel@gloria's posting under this heading, where he describes the "poor man's omelett", and says that "it's not worth taking a picture off" (more or less). That's defamation of one of my most favorite fast and filling dishes !!!! Just add some more coloring vegies, like tomatoes peppers, onions, etc, and it looks no longer like a yellow gue with some witish spots (-: Also, I can't believe that someone thinks that Eureka's slugfest can beat Austin's Spam-Festival. As long as anyone still takes a bite out of it, it can't be that bad; besides, aren't slugs related to "escargot" ? Famous French relatives, slugs that moved up to own their own house? Don't knock slugs .... Remember, nobody gave Californian wines the benefit of the doubt either ... (actually, all we European wine-buffs knew the stuff would turn out great after a few years, with that kind of climate and soil, there never was a doubt. too bad the prices turned into a rip-off, just like US-beer) For todays entry, some more stuff you may find disgusting, but which I've eaten: South American: Fried Brains (Sesos Fritos) Panama: Baby Eel Salad German: Pigs Feet, Cow Tongue, Chicken Neck Argentine: Polyp in Ink With the moto: If you can't stand the sight and idea, don't ask question, close your eyes, and eat it. It's probably good. werner @ 3 feet from the fridge and kitchen What's a blood-oozing, swollen and burnt piece of meat? Yeeechhhh, steak again
mark@gatech.UUCP (Mark Johnson) (05/24/84)
Go see Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom for some really good recipes.
dvw@hopd3.UUCP (D. V. Wilkerson) (05/24/84)
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam ...
Werner has brought to mind that old soul food favorite chitterlings
(or chitlins for those in the know). These delicasies, also known in
some circles as wrinkled steak, are pig's intestines. A compliment to
chitlins are hog maws, the stomach. Once I saw pig's testicles being sold,
however I didn't ask how they were to be served. Eccccch.
Diane Wilkerson
AT&T Bell Labs
{allegra,ihnp3,ihnp4}!hopd3!dvweac@drux3.UUCP (CveticEA) (05/29/84)
Reading the article that mentioned the use of pig's testicles reminded
me of the local Colorado favorite--rocky mountain oysters. No, they
are in no way related to sea food. They are made from bull testicles.
I've never had the nerve to try them myself but you do see them listed
as appetizers (!?) at several restaurants in the Denver area.
Betsy Cvetic
ihnp4!drux3!eacnosmo@pyuxqq.UUCP (P Valdata) (05/29/84)
One of my favorite breakfast dishes is a cold slice of leftover pizza. Pat Valdata pyuxqq!nosmo
reza@ihuxb.UUCP (H. Reza Taheri) (05/30/84)
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Betsy Cvetic ( ihnp4!drux3!eac ) says:
> Reading the article that mentioned the use of pig's testicles reminded
> me of the local Colorado favorite--rocky mountain oysters. No, they
> are in no way related to sea food. They are made from bull testicles.
> I've never had the nerve to try them myself but you do see them listed
> as appetizers (!?) at several restaurants in the Denver area.
Next time you go to such a restaurant try them. Rocky Mountain Oysters
are the tenderest meat you will ever try. Plus, they are delicious! As
to their being aphrodisiacs, it is not true ( as if any aphrodisiac really
affects you other than through your own mind ).
When was the last time you ate, let's say, shrimp and worried about
eating the genitals? Or, do you think the MacDonald's removes the genitals
before making their chicken patty?
H. Reza Taheri
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