Your Food Thread

[IrezumiKiss]

La Sirena, Batali's latest joint in the Maritime Hotel replacing the former La Bottega, looks sexy as all get out. When I hit that Mega Millions, I'ma make the inside of my crib look exactly like this. Think I won't?

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Opens tomorrow. I might not eat there right away, but I'm definitely hitting that bar up. Who wanna come with?

 

[Super-Surprise]

http://www.lowbird.com/data/images/2016/02/glbimg-pizza-frango2-edit.jpg

 

[Aglaopheme]

La Sirena, Batali's latest joint in the Maritime Hotel replacing the former La Bottega, looks sexy as all get out. When I hit that Mega Millions, I'ma make the inside of my crib look exactly like this. Think I won't?

https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kS0vCPKZtFNXq_r_6u7VqOwNCLY=/304x0:5168x3648/800x600/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/48768269/DSC00168.0.JPG

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Opens tomorrow. I might not eat there right away, but I'm definitely hitting that bar up. Who wanna come with?

I'm with you! Think we can smuggle out the pocket doors with out anyone noticing?

 

[IrezumiKiss]

I'm with you! Think we can smuggle out the pocket doors with out anyone noticing?

I would kill for them doors. Same color, too.

http://media.vietq.vn/files/cach-lam-mi-tuong-den-2.jpg

Gonna rustle up some jangmyeon tonight, with some stir fry teriyaki chicken on top of the black bean yum-yum as a bonus. It's getting cold out there and as much as love making sammiches, the hot noodle bowl stuff is necessary!

 

[JanneE]

http://www.lowbird.com/data/images/2016/02/glbimg-pizza-frango2-edit.jpg

WTF is that?

 

[JanneE]

Proper meals require proper technique.

An expert!?

 

[RoryN]

WTF is that?

I believe the correct term is "Heaven".

 

[MichaelinChina]

La Sirena, Batali's latest joint in the Maritime Hotel replacing the former La Bottega, looks sexy as all get out. When I hit that Mega Millions, I'ma make the inside of my crib look exactly like this. Think I won't?

https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kS0vCPKZtFNXq_r_6u7VqOwNCLY=/304x0:5168x3648/800x600/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/48768269/DSC00168.0.JPG

http://media.guestofaguest.com/t_article_content/gofg-media/2016/02/lasirena_2.jpg

http://media.guestofaguest.com/t_article_content/gofg-media/2016/02/lasirena_31.jpg

http://media.guestofaguest.com/t_article_content/gofg-media/2016/02/lasirena_36.jpg

http://media.guestofaguest.com/t_article_content/gofg-media/2016/02/lasirena_68.jpg

http://media.guestofaguest.com/t_article_content/gofg-media/2016/02/lasirena_43.jpg

http://media.guestofaguest.com/t_article_content/gofg-media/2016/02/lasirena_50.jpg

Opens tomorrow. I might not eat there right away, but I'm definitely hitting that bar up. Who wanna come with?

Not bad, but I have seen much much better bars in China. More class!

 

[Aglaopheme]

I would kill for them doors. Same color, too.

http://media.vietq.vn/files/cach-lam-mi-tuong-den-2.jpg

Gonna rustle up some jangmyeon tonight, with some stir fry teriyaki chicken on top of the black bean yum-yum as a bonus. It's getting cold out there and as much as love making sammiches, the hot noodle bowl stuff is necessary!

Me too, and I already have the pockets.

What do you use for your black bean sauce?

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Me too, and I already have the pockets.

What do you use for your black bean sauce?

They're already pre-made and put into a plastic packet that you boil prior to putting the noodle in.

What I usually eat is a quick-serve version made by Sonsoo, they do all types of fresh noodle meals that come in two-portion packs like these:

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The noodle it comes with isn't dry or hard in the packet and the sauce is more like a thick bouillon that you heat up. It's very tasty as a non-restaurant alternative and better than the instant hard stuff you just add water to with the "flavor packet" dust for sauce. If I have it in the fridge, I add in the chopped cukes and whatever else complimentary to punch it up a few notches, like an egg or two, a good dollop of kimchi and a handful of shiitake mushrooms.

I used to get similar packs from Pulmoune, but the Sonsoo stuff is maybe a dollar less and rocks more. I'm also a sucker for excellent package design, which tells me they care about quality.

I do have some suuuuuper spicy Chinese-style black bean sauce in a jar that I use as condiment for meals, but it's totes different than the jajangmyeon sauce, which I could probably make straight from jump with the proper stuff, but I don't spend enough time in the kitchen to do it these days...get too distracted with life. Haven't even made a pizza for almost a year and I used to do those every week when I got a pan for 'em!

 

[IrezumiKiss]

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A Japanese Chef Created Chocolate Ramen for Valentine’s Day

By Clint Rainey

Mensho, a popular Tokyo ramen chain soon to expand to San Francisco, has gone and plopped chocolate into a novelty ramen, for couples unsatisfied by chocolate-moussed prix fixe menus. The fusion isn't incredibly sophisticated: The chocolate more or less comes in a dark pile in between the pork and leeks, where it gets smothered in a Toyama-style black soy broth.

The dish isn't available until Valentine's Day, but RocketNews24 sampled an early version and says two obvious methods exist for ingesting the chocolate:

The first is to simply grab pieces of chocolate with your chopsticks and eat them like you would any other ramen toppings. However, while the chocolate chunks are perfectly tasty, eating them like that doesn't really give you any different of an experience from eating chocolate in the ordinary, non-ramen manner.

Instead, we recommend stirring the chocolate and giving it some time to melt into the broth. This gives the broth a pleasant sweetness as you first take a sip, but still leaves the aftertaste sharp and clean, with no unwanted lingering saturation of your taste buds.

Eating this ramen will ipso facto make Valentine's bittersweet, but, on the other hand, one could argue it's also got the ingredients for a cheap date: two bowls of ramen for less than $15, noodles to do the Lady and the Tramp thing with, and no need to splurge on dessert with all that broth-y chocolate at the end to slurp up.

http://www.grubstreet.com/2016/02/chocolate-ramen.html

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

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Haven't even made a pizza for almost a year and I used to do those every week when I got a pan for 'em!

You don't need a pan for a Valentine's pizza

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Thank you for the noodle tips! I love ramen, and I will look for the 2 part package. Can you get any in the US, do you know? I have a few excellent Asian and International markets that I have access to.

And for anyone that cooks their own, if you come across "Roasted Noodles" (marked as Mediterranean Gourmet Food) make an excellent addition to soups. They add a smoky note that gives the soup or broth an excellent flavour. The Roasted Noodles I have found are brand name Sadaf.

 

[BradBigBrain]

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Crock pickles. Ready to be refrigerated.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

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The hamburger cemita at Cemitas El Tigre, 45-14 48th Ave, Queens, (929) 296-3946

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[Aquagal]

I'm looking for inspiration for Wednesday's potluck with a Mexican theme this week. Something authentic and quality made. No cheapo taco bake casseroles, please. And I'm bored of enchiladas. I've thought of Chili Colorado or carnitas but then you have to have the whole side of torts, cheese, cilantro/onion add on stuff, and there's just no room for that bizness what with everyone bringing their frozen taquitoes, canned salsa, bag o chips, canned frijoles, etc.

These people are 90% Midwestern with delicate, bland palates, but screw that, I like spicy. Not necessary to make wimpy kid tastes happy either.

 

[Aquagal]

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The hamburger cemita at Cemitas El Tigre, 45-14 48th Ave, Queens, (929) 296-3946

https://ramyunbowl.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/luffy-drooling.gif

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wZCiabXnLjA

 

[thør]

I'm looking for inspiration for Wednesday's potluck with a Mexican theme this week. Something authentic and quality made. No cheapo taco bake casseroles, please. And I'm bored of enchiladas. I've thought of Chili Colorado or carnitas but then you have to have the whole side of torts, cheese, cilantro/onion add on stuff, and there's just no room for that bizness what with everyone bringing their frozen taquitoes, canned salsa, bag o chips, canned frijoles, etc.

These people are 90% Midwestern with delicate, bland palates, but screw that, I like spicy. Not necessary to make wimpy kid tastes happy either.

Crispy bits on the carnitas!

 

[Fata Morgana]

Went to a Tapas bar tonight. All good but the best dish was dates stuffed with goats cheese, wrapped in bacon. Don't even like dates normally but Holy Mother these were to die for.

 

[ElizabethWest]

Cheese and bacon make anything palatable.

 

[Fata Morgana]

Cheese and bacon make anything palatable.

Maybe we should wrap eyer in cheese and bacon.

 

[ElizabethWest]

Maybe we should wrap eyer in cheese and bacon.

I stand corrected.

 

[Fata Morgana]

I stand corrected.

You know when I'd pressed submit I instantly regretted it. Cheese does not deserve that. I'm ashamed.

 

[Aquagal]

Crispy bits on the carnitas!

What do you mean by that?

I also thought maybe I can make ceviche with homemade chips, but it'd be last summer's halibut. Hmmmm...

 

[neci]

I'm looking for inspiration for Wednesday's potluck with a Mexican theme this week. Something authentic and quality made. No cheapo taco bake casseroles, please. And I'm bored of enchiladas. I've thought of Chili Colorado or carnitas but then you have to have the whole side of torts, cheese, cilantro/onion add on stuff, and there's just no room for that bizness what with everyone bringing their frozen taquitoes, canned salsa, bag o chips, canned frijoles, etc.

These people are 90% Midwestern with delicate, bland palates, but screw that, I like spicy. Not necessary to make wimpy kid tastes happy either.

i love a good chile relleno bake or proper frijoles. there are just so many ways to go. show them true goodness! to be honest though, midwesterners just don't get it. they may as well be brits with their palates.

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

My local public television station teases me with Mexican delights.

Pati's Mexican Table dishes up meals that nearly anyone could cook.

patismexicantable.com

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