610476 Wed Apr 08 07:38:13 -0700 2009 162 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4577882 I'd never heard of picarones until about a minute ago. Now I'm frothing at the mouth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picarones You? Wed Apr 08 07:38:13 -0700 2009 11106 tatamagouche 1 4577945 I've never had real caviar! And I really, really wish I could try some RIGHT NOW. There, I said it. Wed Apr 08 07:54:04 -0700 2009 4577882 92875 SpiceMustFlow 1 4578098 I wish I could have proper tamales. And a proper taco. Wed Apr 08 08:32:16 -0700 2009 4577882 180623 Soop 2 4579617 poor Soop. You need to visit the USA and make a stop in San Diego! The best Mexican food and very different from TexMex Wed Apr 08 16:39:42 -0700 2009 4578098 80667 janetms383 3 4710900 I respectfully disagree that SD has the best Mexican food. As a seven-year resident of SD and native Phoenician, I'm disenchanted with what Southern CA has to offer in terms of Mexican cuisine, or even the whole state, for that matter. Perhaps I'm partial to Sonoran fare. Sun May 24 11:29:47 -0700 2009 4579617 199931 ginael 2 4580962 Transatlantic flights are cheap at the moment! Taxes and surcharges actually exceed the airfare on flights from London to LA or San Francisco. A bowl of menudo as a restorative when you step off the plane, and then on to a tour of Mexican food from taco trucks to haute cuisine. You could spend a week in any major California city without making a serious dent in the options that are available. Or you could go further afield. New Mexico and Texas have their own versions of norteno food. Or cross the border at any of a number of places - from lobster in Puerto Nuevo to cabrito in Reynosa, there's delicious eats just across the line. Of course if you want to pull out all the stops, Mexico's a big country... Seriously, you sound like somebody who needs to make a food pilgrimage! Thu Apr 09 08:17:08 -0700 2009 4578098 58743 alanbarnes 3 4581416 Pureto Nuevo!!! I love it when the restaurant owners stand out on the street and hawk their lobsters. "Best deal 10 lobsters $25" And, nothing better than your own little pile of the spiny creatures, pan-fried and served with fresh tortillas, rice and beans. Thu Apr 09 10:01:30 -0700 2009 4580962 80667 janetms383 1 4578137 Bhut Jolokia... I know I have a death wish 1,041,427 Scoville Wed Apr 08 08:47:21 -0700 2009 4577882 178033 JanPrimus 2 4578413 Holy crap! In anything, or just the pepper, plain? Wed Apr 08 10:44:18 -0700 2009 4578137 11106 tatamagouche 3 4578603 I would love a few of the peppers to play around with...I would try one solo and then in a few days after I am out of the Emergency room I would try to incorporate it into something I love... like Jerk, a salsa,curry or a wing sauce. Wondering how they taste smoked up vs. fresh. Wed Apr 08 11:40:48 -0700 2009 4578413 178033 JanPrimus 2 4584633 Just in time for planting season. http://www.chileplants.com/search.asp?ProductCode=CHIBHJ I buy from them every year. That one may be a bit over my tolerance level though. Fri Apr 10 10:19:15 -0700 2009 4578137 11178 chileheadmike 1 4578901 Authentic poutine. Hey, it's lunch time! Wed Apr 08 12:52:45 -0700 2009 4577882 10159 Ruth Lafler 2 4578963 Oh, you are so right about poutine...it is to die for (sadly also, 'to die from'!!!) Wed Apr 08 13:16:23 -0700 2009 4578901 24738 LJS 2 4579609 Me too! I've actually made it myself--used mailorder cheese curds, a brown sauce and homemade fries (I have to say, I make pretty good frites!) but won't know how it compares to the authentic until I get up to Montreal. What I REALLY want to try is the foie gras poutine at Au Pied de Cochon...Mmmm Wed Apr 08 16:38:18 -0700 2009 4578901 239573 choco_lab38 3 4580124 yeah. Mine is poutine too.. I just can't help but wonder about thoser "squeaky" curds.. I wish I knew how they translate to something here in OZ, 'cos I'd make it in a second! Wed Apr 08 20:07:17 -0700 2009 4579609 86137 purple goddess 4 4589287 Purple goddess, the squeaky curds are key! Squeakiness is a sign of very fresh cheese curds. The squeakiness is in sharp contrast to the soft brown gravy and the crispy on the outside, tender on the inside fries. It is truly a dish that appeals to multiple senses... Sun Apr 12 10:11:29 -0700 2009 4580124 89969 moh 2 4583400 Ruth I'll make you some authentic poutine if you can get me some real tamales :D Thu Apr 09 21:23:38 -0700 2009 4578901 138472 maplesugar 3 4584441 That's a very tempting offer! But can you get poutine through customs? :-) Fri Apr 10 09:28:13 -0700 2009 4583400 10159 Ruth Lafler 4 4584559 Maybe but I guess the real thing should be experienced right from the kitchen ...heaven knows fries don't keep. I'm in Calgary these days and a lot of folks would argue you can't get authentic poutine outside of the province of Quebec. I'd argue that 99% of restaurants outside Quebec can't reproduce the real thing ...but they haven't been to my house ;) Fri Apr 10 09:56:04 -0700 2009 4584441 138472 maplesugar 5 4584789 I didn't think poutine would travel well. " ... they haven't been to my house" Now you're just being a tease! :-) Fri Apr 10 11:14:48 -0700 2009 4584559 10159 Ruth Lafler 4 4706182 ruth, if maplesugar flies in, i'm sure security will consider poutine to be a "liquid or a gel" and promptly confiscate it (for lunch). lol! Fri May 22 07:16:51 -0700 2009 4584441 105717 alkapal 1 4578926 Banh mi - I've seen pictures, and they always look so good and satisfying. I can be flexible on the fillers. I imagine it will be similar to a Mexican torta, at least in concept. I know they are probably pretty common for a lot of people, especially on the West Coast, but I've never had one yet. And I'm HUNGRY! Wed Apr 08 13:04:04 -0700 2009 4577882 186923 Cachetes 2 4579226 Get thee a banh mi! Best sandwich ever. Gads, I'm salivating. Who started this insidious thread? <g> Cay Wed Apr 08 14:15:46 -0700 2009 4578926 49525 cayjohan 2 4579278 Me too, a banh mi. Heard so much about them and haven't yet had one. Also a beautiful bowl of pho. i know I will heart it once i have it but I haven't had it yet. RIGHT NOW would be awesome. Wed Apr 08 14:36:29 -0700 2009 4578926 71241 lynnlato 3 4580008 You will heart it! I hope my 80-something Dad will heart it as well, as he is coming to visit me this weekend to go to my favorite pho and banh mi place. If he complains, I will toss today's NYT Dining section toward him, an article therein extolling the virtues of banh mi. Don't think he'll complain though - he's at an age where everything seems to be right and "right now." I think he's right on. Now go get yourself a sandwich! Best, Cay Wed Apr 08 19:10:37 -0700 2009 4579278 49525 cayjohan 2 4579627 They are nothing like a Torta! And, you have to go to a Vietnamese bakery to get the best because the bread is everything Wed Apr 08 16:40:59 -0700 2009 4578926 80667 janetms383 3 4580627 You and cayjohan are inspiring me. I'm going to go on a search for a Vietnamese bakery! Thu Apr 09 05:13:48 -0700 2009 4579627 186923 Cachetes 4 4710903 Well, I went and did it. I finally tasted my first banh mi sandwich today. It was made with pork, cucumber slices, pickled carrot and daikon and lots of fresh cilantro. And the bread! That and the cilantro made it absolutely delicious. It was precisely why I like Vietnamese food - the mix of textures, the brightness of the flavors of the fresh ingredients mixed with cooked pork. It was every bit as good as Janet and cayjohan said it would be. Do you think it would be wrong to go back and have another one for dinner? Sun May 24 11:33:26 -0700 2009 4580627 186923 Cachetes 5 4711131 No. Go for it. Sun May 24 13:49:43 -0700 2009 4710903 105625 EWSflash 2 4581375 Ive never had Banh Mi and they sound delicious. Someone above mentioned tacos and tamales. Ive had great tacos but tamales elude me. Thu Apr 09 09:52:40 -0700 2009 4578926 22220 Kelli2006 1 4578960 Cassoulet...without the extraordinary trouble of cooking it myself...what if I didn't like it after all that bean/sausage/ duck effort? Wed Apr 08 13:15:03 -0700 2009 4577882 24738 LJS 1 4578965 working in the biz i get to try so much stuff but its not the same as getting it at the market or having it served to you. i have cooked for others w/ all types of offal but have only been served it a few times. i love when someone takes something kinda gross and makes it look and taste awesome! also i grew up in Fl. and Ma. where sea food is a way of life. i always love eating new sea food. Wed Apr 08 13:16:31 -0700 2009 4577882 281061 chineselettuce 1 4578979 What? no easy source of picarones in NS? you shock me! Wed Apr 08 13:18:59 -0700 2009 4577882 24738 LJS 2 4579001 ...NS? Wed Apr 08 13:23:45 -0700 2009 4578979 11106 tatamagouche 3 4579171 Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia...no? not the reason for your "handle"? Wed Apr 08 14:00:03 -0700 2009 4579001 24738 LJS 4 4579181 I realized what you meant as soon as I clicked away—no, though I love the eponymous oysters, hence the name, I live in Denver. Can't get picarones here either. Wed Apr 08 14:03:12 -0700 2009 4579171 11106 tatamagouche 5 4580209 Oh that is too funny...Tatamagouche is a town 'down the road' from where we live in Nova Scotia in the summer...it is the site of a well-known and very beautiful church retreat. It is definitely NOT a likely source of picarones. In fact, I once visited 5 supermarkets searching for coriander...sigh. Oysters, scallops, lobsters, no problem but don't even think about exotic stuff like dulce de leche, emmenthal, orrechiette...the list is long. Wed Apr 08 20:45:00 -0700 2009 4579181 24738 LJS 1 4579137 I would like to try Haggis. I like all kinds of guts, especially the ones in the various Chinatown hot deli's, but my all time favorite is tripas de leche. Wed Apr 08 13:52:14 -0700 2009 4577882 140140 mrbigshotno.1 1 4579184 Seared geoduck, hands down. Just have never gotten around to it. (Dang dinner partners!) Cay Wed Apr 08 14:03:34 -0700 2009 4577882 49525 cayjohan 2 4583639 For me, geoduck sashimi. If its available around here (Boston) it seems you usually have to buy the whole clam...? Actually, I'll try geoduck any way I can get it. Fri Apr 10 00:27:39 -0700 2009 4579184 211648 globalgourmand 3 4584459 Me, too, geoduck (any delicious way at all!) Love every kind of seafood, but one doesn't see geoduck in the midwest.... Fri Apr 10 09:30:51 -0700 2009 4583639 18072 Niki in Dayton 4 4588584 I could get it if I made the effort, as we have a lovely Chinese restaurant a couple of miles away (in MSP, no less) that specializes in seafood and is known-by-those-who-know for their geoduck. I just haven't done it. How sad is that? :-) Gourmet's "Diary of a Foodie" whipped up this lust for me with one of their first season episodes. Here's a link that might address some of the slicing issues that Glencora and Ruth Lafler bring up below. http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/diaryofafoodie/2007/01/asian_sauteed_geoduck I think (I could be way wrong) that the show that included this also dealt with eating the clams raw. FWIW. Cay (right now? yes I want some clams!) Sat Apr 11 22:30:16 -0700 2009 4584459 49525 cayjohan 3 4584675 There's a Japanese seafood market a couple blocks from house. I've seen geoduck there, but somehow I've never had the urge to try it. Sashimi...really? Just slice it up and eat it? I'm kind of scared, but maybe... Fri Apr 10 10:35:06 -0700 2009 4583639 11231 Glencora 4 4584785 It's just a clam -- people eat raw clams, don't they? My understanding is that with the larger clams it's important to slice them up the right way depending on the "grain" of various parts of the clam, so there's a bit of skill involved. You don't just open the thing up and hack away. Fri Apr 10 11:13:14 -0700 2009 4584675 10159 Ruth Lafler 1 4579215 Pig candy. Wed Apr 08 14:11:32 -0700 2009 4577882 124045 huaqiao 1 4579265 Bacon. I'm a lifelong vegetarian who's never tried it and never will, but jeebs, that stuff smells great! Wed Apr 08 14:32:23 -0700 2009 4577882 92744 invinotheresverde 2 4579285 Better than being a Bacon hater... Also here is a link for some science.... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/5111754/Chemical-reaction-that-explains-the-appeal-of-the-bacon-sandwich.html Wed Apr 08 14:39:09 -0700 2009 4579265 178033 JanPrimus 3 4706173 john, you are *serious* about bacon, huh? lol! Fri May 22 07:14:26 -0700 2009 4579285 105717 alkapal 2 4580126 you're ba-curious... like most vegetarians! Wed Apr 08 20:08:45 -0700 2009 4579265 86137 purple goddess 3 4585009 LOLOL! Fri Apr 10 12:16:34 -0700 2009 4580126 249664 kattyeyes 1 4579306 Pasta with too many white truffles for me please. Wed Apr 08 14:45:04 -0700 2009 4577882 13709 buttertart 1 4579337 A chocolate egg cream! Wed Apr 08 15:02:17 -0700 2009 4577882 101907 ms. clicquot 2 4579620 Mmmmm report back after you try one. They make me happy- haven't had one in years! Wed Apr 08 16:40:14 -0700 2009 4579337 110426 Boccone Dolce 3 4579636 Cadbury Cream Eggs? I have one every year around this time. Haven't had mine yet this year though. They are unreal but as soon as you're done with it you are DONE. Sugar overload. Wed Apr 08 16:44:31 -0700 2009 4579620 242801 CoryKatherine 4 4579650 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_cream Wed Apr 08 16:48:59 -0700 2009 4579636 43515 adrienne156 1 4579383 A conch fritter, please. Abalone would do, too. Wed Apr 08 15:20:19 -0700 2009 4577882 11231 Glencora 2 4579731 Conch fritters aren't really much to get worked up over, IMHO. Just a hushpuppy w/ diced sea snail. Now good hushpuppies are definitely worth a little dance! Wed Apr 08 17:18:37 -0700 2009 4579383 71241 lynnlato 3 4579985 Ooh, gotta disagree with that. If it's badly made, then yes, it might just be like any other fried clam, oyster, squid, or what have you—a way overbreaded waste of exquisite shellfish. If it's well made, it's a whole different story. Not that I don't love actual hush puppies right along with you. Wed Apr 08 19:00:47 -0700 2009 4579731 11106 tatamagouche 4 4580057 agreed. and besides, I remember reading somewhere that conch is naturally very high in lithium...and whether true or not, I have felt slightly stoned after eating a lot of conch fritters! Wed Apr 08 19:32:07 -0700 2009 4579985 10158 susancinsf 5 4706315 Do they even serve conch fritters in any setting where there isn't a high probability of at least one patron being that way already? Fri May 22 08:07:08 -0700 2009 4580057 40486 Cinnamon 2 4720360 I was going to say conch burger. Ain't ever had one. Dove for abalone near Santa Maria, Ca in the seventies, though. Had to pound the hell out of it before frying, thugh. Wed May 27 17:52:44 -0700 2009 4579383 93538 Passadumkeg 1 4579471 An authentic new orleans beignet! Wed Apr 08 15:50:46 -0700 2009 4577882 12268 mollyomormon 1 4579514 I have so many that I can't choose just one! -real Chicago-style deep dish or stuffed pizza -Cabrales cheese -dog stew -squirrel -moose -those giant soup dumplings that come with a straw -Cornish Pasties -Braunschweiger -Pavlova -fresh maple syrup -fresh duck eggs -ostrich eggs -chilaquiles -gâteau des Rois -frozen custard Wed Apr 08 16:04:40 -0700 2009 4577882 10832 Humbucker 2 4579568 Once you've had a fresh duck egg (plain old over easy w/ salt & pepper) you will love them forever, not taking away from a nice fresh orange yolk chicken egg but this is the way I grade it. Chicken egg=supermarket margerine. Duck egg= fine europeian butter And they are superior for baking too. Wed Apr 08 16:28:51 -0700 2009 4579514 140140 mrbigshotno.1 3 4579619 There's a farmer's market near me that sells duck eggs for $0.75 each. I chickened out the last time I saw them (pardon the pun), but this time I'll definitely crack open (sorry, couldn't resist!) my wallet for a couple. Wed Apr 08 16:40:05 -0700 2009 4579568 10832 Humbucker 3 4579732 I just had a duck egg at Casa Mono in nyc this past wknd. - wow! My favorite dish out of all the ones we had there. It was served sunnyside up over potatoes w/ truffles - amazing! Wed Apr 08 17:19:50 -0700 2009 4579568 71241 lynnlato 3 4708292 I recently had the chance to try duck eggs. I was disappointed. The white was a different texture, but the yolk was very much like a larger chicken egg yolk; it wasn't really more orange or richer tasting like I had expected. Fri May 22 21:55:36 -0700 2009 4579568 10832 Humbucker 2 4579776 OMG - I can't believe the only things I've had on your list is: Fresh Maple Syrup and Frozen Custard. Where on earth have I been? But I must say.... "Dog Stew" ????? Wed Apr 08 17:35:44 -0700 2009 4579514 75332 Gio 3 4720367 My wife has asked that my son's in-laws do not serve us dog stew again at the farm in S. Korea next month. We may be eating nukes instead, the way things are going. Wed May 27 17:55:04 -0700 2009 4579776 93538 Passadumkeg 4 4720388 A little bit of positive thinking is needed Passa. Safe trip and safe home! Wed May 27 17:59:52 -0700 2009 4720367 75332 Gio 2 4579903 Moose AND Squirrel? Are you sure your name isn't Boris? For me, morels and ramps. I've never learned to forage, and seem to miss them every year when they're in season and pop up in markets. But my whole life I've been hearing stories about my grandfather's legendary morel-spotting skills, and every year when the weather starts to thaw I start craving these things I've never had... Wed Apr 08 18:29:17 -0700 2009 4579514 139230 Wahooty 3 4580574 moose & squirrel! I missed that!!! ha!!!! Thu Apr 09 03:53:54 -0700 2009 4579903 110426 Boccone Dolce 4 4584706 ...while I NEVER miss an opportunity to make a Bullwinkle reference. ;) Fri Apr 10 10:46:23 -0700 2009 4580574 139230 Wahooty 5 4720376 Stroke, stroke, stroke, bail, bail, bail. Moose burgers are pretty good as is squirrel stew. Wed May 27 17:56:49 -0700 2009 4584706 93538 Passadumkeg 6 4742675 Squirrel pot pie is very tasty I enjoy it. So many things I haven't eaten: Bahn Mi Poutine (from above) I would love to try fruit from other partsof the world that we don't get a lot of here. Real Chinese food with someone who knows what to get. And the dumplings that look like goldfish and the really big soup ones because they are just really cute, and we just don't have good dumplings around DC. Thu Jun 04 12:22:51 -0700 2009 4720376 92426 ktmoomau 3 4711656 So...I have satisfied half of my urge. I have been going to town on ramps this year, and I am wholeheartedly in love. I've done ramp risotto (and arancini from the leftovers, which actually seriously cranked up the rampiness somehow...something to do with holding the aroma captive in a crispy, deep-fried shell), ramps stir-fried in several different configurations involving fiddleheads, shiitakes, shrimp, and varying forms of garlic...but tonight I found ramp nirvana. Tonight I grilled them. I may NEVER go back. And I just started dating a guy who knows where there is a ramp patch, but neither of us has a car. <sigh> Sun May 24 17:47:51 -0700 2009 4579903 139230 Wahooty 2 4579988 But RIGHT NOW, which is it? Wed Apr 08 19:01:20 -0700 2009 4579514 11106 tatamagouche 3 4580129 Maybe you could just mix them all up in a stew and I could eat that, because I want them all right now! Wed Apr 08 20:10:03 -0700 2009 4579988 10832 Humbucker 2 4580689 Moose...haven't had that for ages, my father used to hunt in Northern Ontario and occasionally bag one. Remember it as being like full-flavored and rather sweeter beef. Thu Apr 09 06:10:31 -0700 2009 4579514 13709 buttertart 3 4580729 Sweeter beef. Ooh, you just made me want it. What I wanted *right now* yesterday is *right now* replaced by moose. This thread could go on into eternity. Thu Apr 09 06:38:16 -0700 2009 4580689 11106 tatamagouche 4 4581358 Tenderer than you'd expect, too. Thu Apr 09 09:48:32 -0700 2009 4580729 13709 buttertart 5 4581809 Oooh, I want some, too! As long as I don't have to field dress it myself a la Sarah Palin. Thu Apr 09 11:37:43 -0700 2009 4581358 10159 Ruth Lafler 6 4582102 My father's hunting partner was a butcher. Convenient, eh? Thu Apr 09 13:09:15 -0700 2009 4581809 13709 buttertart 2 4583419 This is the perfect time of year to strike fresh maple syrup off your list. Most maple syrup producers are in full swing right now. Hot syrup, poured on clean snow and scooped up with the twirl of a stick - nothing like it. http://www.bonjourquebec.com/qc-en/erablieres0.html Thu Apr 09 21:38:03 -0700 2009 4579514 138472 maplesugar 3 4583630 Unfortunately, there are no sugar shacks near the suburbs of the Silicon Valley. Who wants to Fedex me a maple sampler? I promise I'll wear my made-in-Canada Roots t-shirt while I indulge! Fri Apr 10 00:17:31 -0700 2009 4583419 10832 Humbucker 4 4584393 I know a Quebec producer that delivers, if you want her info send me an email (on my profile) Fri Apr 10 09:17:15 -0700 2009 4583630 138472 maplesugar 4 4584436 If you're in the suburbs of Silicon Valley, you shouldn't have any trouble finding: -Cabrales cheese -Braunschweiger -fresh duck eggs -chilaquiles With a little effort you should be able to knock those off your list this weekend. Fri Apr 10 09:26:56 -0700 2009 4583630 10159 Ruth Lafler 3 4583796 Actually, in the Northeast of the USA, the active syrup season is coming to a close if not already closed. It lasts from mid-February to early April. Snow be well gone now from most areas other than mountains and some areas that got heavily slammed this wicked winter. http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/nerfc/graphics/snowmaps/sd1_today.jpg Fri Apr 10 05:25:34 -0700 2009 4583419 13819 Karl S 1 4579640 My BF talks sooo much about all the deep-fried deliciousness he used to have down in Texas. I generally avoid fried food and am sort of a health nut so I'll probably never eat any of this but seriously, chicken-fried steak, deep fried turkey, even deep fried sweets (snickers bars?!?!) sound like.... I don't know what they sound like. But I know I would like it. Wed Apr 08 16:46:35 -0700 2009 4577882 242801 CoryKatherine 1 4579641 I bring it up often, but still haven't had it: Mofongo. Wed Apr 08 16:46:35 -0700 2009 4577882 110426 Boccone Dolce 2 4579991 Ooh, so good. I miss the Dominican places that used to be near me. Wed Apr 08 19:01:43 -0700 2009 4579641 11106 tatamagouche 1 4579706 xio long bao and a cemitas poblana. The latter, I think I will finally try on Friday, the former requires an hour drive. Maybe after the holidays. Wed Apr 08 17:06:56 -0700 2009 4577882 219993 LA Buckeye Fan 1 4580097 A bunch of big fat Sea of Cortez shrimp, dunked in garlicky butter with salt, pepper and a lot of lime juice, thrown on the grill and basted with a bunch more limones squeezed over it while cooking. Wed Apr 08 19:54:34 -0700 2009 4577882 105625 EWSflash 1 4580494 A Cuban sandwhich A New England Lobster Roll Argentine Beef Deep Fried Twinkie Fried Green Tomatoes Thu Apr 09 00:43:41 -0700 2009 4577882 57890 KaimukiMan 2 4580639 *You* haven't had a Cubano or a lobster roll? Somehow that surprises me. Get thee to Neptune Oyster in the North End of Boston for the latter. Still, though, some of y'all are massively cheating! You have to pick the *one thing* that's got a hold of you *right now.* So typical of Chowhounds to refuse to limit your possibilities. :) Thu Apr 09 05:20:56 -0700 2009 4580494 11106 tatamagouche 3 4581392 Well, you know how it is. Sitting there relaxed, just had a decent meal at home. Suddenly someone says, what would you have if you could, suddenly you think of things that have been in the back of your mind - next thing you know you just gotta have it, right now! I have had something they called a Cuban sandwich, but I don't think putting a ham and cheese on a grill press really qualifies. And the thing I once bought at a fair that claimed to be a lobster roll just couldn't be what I have heard people rhapsodizing about in chowhound. To start with it was served on a regular old (stale) hot dog bun and they asked me if I wanted mustard or ketchup on it. I've had fried pickles, but not fried green tomatoes. The two times I had an oportunity, they wanted $5 for two slices, it was a 20 minute wait in line, and I heard people say "those weren't very good". Thu Apr 09 09:55:53 -0700 2009 4580639 57890 KaimukiMan 4 4581784 I had fried green tomatoes once, and they were surprisingly tasty. I didn't expect to like them, since I don't really like ripe tomatoes, but they didn't taste anything like tomatoes. Thu Apr 09 11:30:53 -0700 2009 4581392 10159 Ruth Lafler 4 4592635 Fried green tomatoes are so easy to make yourself. I visited a friend in Denver in October. Her garden tomato plants were killed off by frost before the tomatoes ripened. They were full of gorgeous green tomatoes that she was never going to use. I picked them and fried them up. She now has a new favorite recipe. Said she liked them more than ripe tomatoes! They are so good. Mon Apr 13 15:50:08 -0700 2009 4581392 173425 Jen76 5 4593400 living in a condo I have limited (non-existent?) access to tomato vines, and the grocery store doesn't sell green tomatoes, nor does the farmer's market, at least the times I've been there. They seem destined to remain an elusive target. Mon Apr 13 21:19:34 -0700 2009 4592635 57890 KaimukiMan 6 4594270 Do you have a balcony? I have a couple of containers on my deck that do really well. Tue Apr 14 08:24:42 -0700 2009 4593400 138472 maplesugar 6 4595230 Even a sunny window would do. Tomatoes grow nicely in pots, even indoors. Tue Apr 14 12:44:15 -0700 2009 4593400 173425 Jen76 4 4711712 I had a pretty good plate of fried green tomatoes from a stand in the Kailua farmer's market (the fancy one on Thursday nights by Longs) a few years ago, FYI. Nice north shore tomatoes, too. YUM. Sun May 24 18:09:58 -0700 2009 4581392 156153 akq 1 4580793 I've been dying for a taste of "still-beating-cobra-heart". Thu Apr 09 07:08:56 -0700 2009 4577882 235489 ktb615 1 4581390 Ceviche. Thu Apr 09 09:55:32 -0700 2009 4577882 113176 jmckee 1 4581524 Ortolan http://www.ecis.com/~alizard/ortolan_recipe.html Thu Apr 09 10:27:54 -0700 2009 4577882 13819 Karl S 1 4581526 Right now? I’d have to say Kheer. I just finished a spicy lunch and I have this idea Kheer would be so soothing to my palate. Thu Apr 09 10:28:15 -0700 2009 4577882 233294 cuccubear 1 4581639 A pan of baked, stuffed passenger pigeons with a Jaffa orange glaze and cranberry chutney. Thu Apr 09 10:55:06 -0700 2009 4577882 57170 Veggo 2 4581777 That's a very specific order Veggo, how long have you had this craving? :-) Thu Apr 09 11:30:10 -0700 2009 4581639 233294 cuccubear 3 4581859 From the moment I learned they are extinct, around the fourth grade. We all want what we can't have... The goopy stuff I learned here on Chowhound. Thu Apr 09 11:51:36 -0700 2009 4581777 57170 Veggo 4 4581980 Understood...for a minute I thought I was missing out. I’m beginning to crave roasted Dodo with banana leaf pesto, but I best just put it out of my mind... Thu Apr 09 12:27:51 -0700 2009 4581859 233294 cuccubear 5 4582195 Yes! I want BBQ mammoth ribs! Wonder which style of sauce would go best with them. I'm thinking Carolina. Thu Apr 09 13:30:48 -0700 2009 4581980 11106 tatamagouche 6 4582391 Mammoth ribs! I feel like I'm reading Auels's "Earth Children" series! But wow the descriptions of mammoth in those books? Sounds delicious. Or maybe hunger and need makes it so. Cay Thu Apr 09 14:29:01 -0700 2009 4582195 49525 cayjohan 6 4582573 someone has been watching the Flintstones.... would you like a bronto burger with that? How about some fried archaeopteryx? Marinated overnight in mastadon milk before it is fried in tyrannosaurus fat. Thu Apr 09 15:27:02 -0700 2009 4582195 57890 KaimukiMan 6 4720400 Thew Ruskkies got 'em. When the wooly mammoth exhibit traveled outside the USSR to Helsinki in the 80's, I learned that the mammoths had been frozen in the permafrost for 12000 +- years and some of the discoveres cooked and are some of the meat. Can this be true? It was told to me by a wise old Russian. Wed May 27 18:02:29 -0700 2009 4582195 93538 Passadumkeg 1 4583365 Authentic Southern BBQ. A plate of each well-loved regional style. Oooh-- and then those famous rose-lychee macarons from Paris. Thu Apr 09 21:08:59 -0700 2009 4577882 64882 Vetter 1 4584788 Squeezle stew (What Bourdain had in highland north Vietnam. It turned out to be porcupine). Fri Apr 10 11:14:42 -0700 2009 4577882 36661 Sam Fujisaka 1 4584891 Poutine. I heard that even the McDonald's in parts of Canada serve it, but I would love to try traditional poutine. Korean barbecue. Have heard raves about it but have never tried it. Fri Apr 10 11:45:06 -0700 2009 4577882 119816 MysticYoYo 2 4584966 If you ever go to Montreal you can try non-traditional poutine like the ultra rich version at Au Pied du Cochon or go to any Mom & Pop restaurant and get thick cut fries, an abundance of white cheese curds and gravy(If you've got cholesterol concerns share with a friend or two). McDonald's in Montreal and in parts of Ontario (not across country as far as I can tell) does still serve poutine but it's made with processed cheese curds, and the fries are to skinny and the gravy is watery, and without a trace of real beef as far as I can tell - not the same as the real thing. Photo of a traditional poutine: Fri Apr 10 12:04:12 -0700 2009 4584891 138472 maplesugar 1 4584916 BTW, I've had picarones -- pretty good! If you can get as far as San Francisco, tatamagouche, I know where you can get them. Fri Apr 10 11:52:38 -0700 2009 4577882 10159 Ruth Lafler 2 4584997 Woohoo! I haven't been there in 8 years. Long overdue for a return. Fri Apr 10 12:12:52 -0700 2009 4584916 11106 tatamagouche 1 4588188 braised pork belly. Sat Apr 11 17:56:36 -0700 2009 4577882 13030 free sample addict aka Tracy L 2 4588193 Aha, so you are feeling better today. :) I was just going to inquire on the other thread where we are still discussing what soup you should eat to fight a cold. HA HA! Sat Apr 11 17:58:55 -0700 2009 4588188 249664 kattyeyes 1 4588285 Venado Pibil rabbit also offal. my family won't eat it, and i cant cook them just for 1 Sat Apr 11 18:43:26 -0700 2009 4577882 227302 kirinraj 1 4589327 Two things come to mind, one sweet, one savoury: 1. Pierre Hermes Macarons - I have been trying to finagle a trip to Paris ever since Miss Needle rhapsozied about these beauties in another thread. They look so beautiful, and the flavours he offers are so interesting. I love macarons, and I would love to try the cream of the crop. 2. Really good quality ramen from a specialized shop in Japan: I grew up on instant ramen, and I grew to hate the stuff after one too many lunches. But I adore noodles, and the thought of eating hand made noodles in a shop specializing in ramen, with really delicious broth and fun toppings - well this sounds like a fantasy. I've now had good ramen from not-so authentic shops in Montreal, but I would really love to try the real McCoy. I want to taste the difference. Sun Apr 12 10:33:11 -0700 2009 4577882 89969 moh 2 4711565 That is EXACTLY my list!!!!!!! Sun May 24 17:01:23 -0700 2009 4589327 166743 pinkprimp 1 4589374 After following this thread for four days, I finally had a "DOH" moment. Poutine's right up there near the top of the list, but others got there first. On the other hand, for years I've been keeping an eye out for, but not actively searching out, huitlacoche. Prepared traditionally by someone who knows what s/he's doing. Yep, that's it. Huitlacoche. When Soop gets over here, we'll hunt it down. Sun Apr 12 10:55:52 -0700 2009 4577882 58743 alanbarnes 2 4589602 Oooh...had my first huitlacoche about a month ago in Chicago. Yum. Sun Apr 12 13:04:29 -0700 2009 4589374 139230 Wahooty 1 4589668 I was in Japan many years ago and had Kobe one night which was incredible. The next night we were at a Chinese place having dinner and someone said they should have ordered the "black dog" the day before as it is even better then Kobe. Ever since then I have thought that I need to try that someday, but I really do not know if it is even true, I have not really read anything about it. Anyone Know? Sun Apr 12 13:38:51 -0700 2009 4577882 92263 aea6574 1 4606299 Oooh this might take a while. Venison Buffalo (or was I thinking of moose...) Balut Those ridiculously expensive caviar Okay, pretty much any meat I have never eaten A wild mushroom White truffles (or black truffles for that matter, like in shaved pieces I've only have black truffles in soups and sauces) Good macarons!!! Okonomiyaki Fri Apr 17 22:57:42 -0700 2009 4577882 212885 AngelSanctuary 1 4708243 Uni - I've mentioned it before when someone posted that their tastes in seafood were similar to mine. Still haven't gotten to it, and it isn't on the dollar sushi menu on Sunday evenings. My SO and I spent the day making virtual sushi for my world "SushiBar" in ActiveWorlds, and I found a fantastic uni picture to make the sushi object for. As soon as we had it on the sushi bar, my first thought was - I really need to try this stuff! Disclaimer - yeah, I'm a geek, and I'm weird! Fri May 22 21:06:12 -0700 2009 4577882 237929 tracylee 2 4708255 tracylee, can we see your virtual sushi? Fri May 22 21:19:03 -0700 2009 4708243 105717 alkapal 3 4708923 That sounds good - I'm virtually starving right now, and it's barely 9:30 in the morning. Sat May 23 09:26:42 -0700 2009 4708255 40486 Cinnamon 4 4710225 funny one, there, cinnamon! Sun May 24 01:08:36 -0700 2009 4708923 105717 alkapal 3 4716995 alkalpal, I took a snapshot of it. Just got it up on shelves today instead of spread all over the bar: http://www.sushikats.com/web_images/image000.jpg Tue May 26 17:55:44 -0700 2009 4708255 237929 tracylee 4 4717010 Weird or geeky, I just don't care. That is some very cool virtual sushi! :) Tue May 26 17:58:45 -0700 2009 4716995 249664 kattyeyes 5 4717458 LOL, we pretty much qualify as both wierd and geeky! And thanks, it's been a fun project! The circles on the lower left are hand-rolls, and I realized after I took the picture that I should have shifted one a bit to see the seaweed cone. Tue May 26 20:52:05 -0700 2009 4717010 237929 tracylee 4 4717802 thanks tracylee, that is fun! (and i'll bet it tastes better than my trader joe's "sushi" ;-). Wed May 27 02:55:46 -0700 2009 4716995 105717 alkapal 5 4720285 "Tastes great, less filling!" :) Wed May 27 17:35:08 -0700 2009 4717802 249664 kattyeyes 2 4709906 Uni is the most marvelous seafood taste imaginable. It tastes like nothing else on earth. And the texture is divine. Sat May 23 19:33:01 -0700 2009 4708243 13709 buttertart 1 4708263 I know without even trying one that the lobster roll will be my holy grail of soft, white, briny sweetness. I torture myself by googling pictures all the time. Fri May 22 21:28:52 -0700 2009 4577882 293982 aforkcalledspoon 2 4708602 Bummer for you in San Diego. How 'bout we trade locations? I live 30 minutes from the land of the hot, buttered lobster roll but wish I could be a California girl. ;) If you ever get to CT, my mom is queen of the lobster roll lovers and recommends these places HIGHLY! Add these locations to your fantasy dining--Lobster Landing is her top pick. Sat May 23 05:54:04 -0700 2009 4708263 249664 kattyeyes 3 4709969 thank you thank you. My two children have already been named and I will not tolerate another assault on mind and body aka pregnancy, but I will name a four legged friend for you once I cross the threshold of lobster roll joy! Sat May 23 20:24:16 -0700 2009 4708602 293982 aforkcalledspoon 2 4708926 Yes, yes it will be. I would start with the real thing, in the real place, and take careful notes. Sat May 23 09:27:29 -0700 2009 4708263 40486 Cinnamon 1 4710240 i've had many things mentioned here.... but _right now_ as in the thread's full title it would be fugu sashimi. in Vietnam i almost had a snake course [including its beating heart, blood ect] but the 'shop''s hygiene was questionable for such a meal i decided perhaps next time for sure lol. Sun May 24 01:41:46 -0700 2009 4577882 292258 Pata_Negra 1 4710243 I agree with Pata Negra... I was thinking fugu! I also keep hearing how veggies and fruit are amazing straight from the ground or tree. I like to have something within 5 seconds of picking. alos Kobe. Sun May 24 01:54:35 -0700 2009 4577882 146405 stricken 1 4710872 Babas au rhum...I read about it and it looks utterly delicious. Anyone ever tried it? Sun May 24 11:15:51 -0700 2009 4577882 15254 ptrichmondmike 2 4718629 Yes, many times. The best version ever was from an Italian bakery in Philadelphia, close to the Italian Market area. Wed May 27 09:08:39 -0700 2009 4710872 18072 Niki in Dayton 2 4720419 Baba au Rhum was my mother's very favorite pastry and mine too. Really no written description does it justice but it kinda sorta tastes like a cloud of sponge cake deeply soaked in rum. Some I have tasted have had a bit of pastry cream inserted into the middle. But it's truly a confection of the gods. Lovely with a cup of espresso... which enhances all pastry in my mind. Wed May 27 18:08:14 -0700 2009 4710872 75332 Gio 1 4710901 Pho Sun May 24 11:30:50 -0700 2009 4577882 199931 ginael 1 4711304 I ordered a deep-fried hot dog this weekend, thinking it would be a batter-coated dog. Alas, it was just cooked in the deep fryer, didn't taste any different from any other "traditionally prepared" dog, was topped with chili I didn't like in a plain ol' bun (not grilled and buttered as a proper dog should be). What a disappointment! Now I wish I could try a REAL beer-battered/fried dog. Bet it would be terrific...and something I would only eat infrequently, of course! Has this been done? I want to hear from one of those corners of the world where they deep fry everything--this has to have hit someone's radar by now. Sun May 24 15:00:50 -0700 2009 4577882 249664 kattyeyes 2 4711473 kattyeyes, you cravin' a carnival corn dog, girl? Sun May 24 16:23:40 -0700 2009 4711304 105717 alkapal 3 4711756 I suppose that would do it, huh? I was just so underimpressed with the deep-fried dog. It's not just the act of being stuck in a Fryalator--it's gotta have batter. Like butter, batter makes it better! Sun May 24 18:30:55 -0700 2009 4711473 249664 kattyeyes 4 4712304 katteyes, i guess you'll just have to "diy." how about this "atomic dog" <corndog stuffed with a slaw made with sriracha>? i'd like to eat this RIGHT NOW! http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/556231 i wonder if one could re-dip in batter and fry up the whole slaw-stuffed dog -- if the slaw were sort of "dry"? hmmmmm. EDIT: solution for stray slaw problem. wrap egg roll wrapper around slaw-stuffed dog. THEN deep fry. now i guess the corn dog batter is moot, huh? UNLESS one wraps in the egg roll wrapper, then dips in batter, then deep fries. oh, the agony. my arteries are screamin! ~~~~~ here's some corn dog info: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/557919 (someone on the thread suggested frying shrimp up the "corndog" way. hmmm...it's hard to go wrong with any fried shrimp concepts, in my book). Mon May 25 04:14:15 -0700 2009 4711756 105717 alkapal 5 4712400 Bow-wow-wow-yippee-yo-yippee-yaay--I, too, could go for an atomic dog a little later on today! The whole deep-fry deal is best left outside my home, though, so I can stick to enjoyiing it sparingly. Those shrimp sound excellent, BTW, yum! Know what I did enjoy yesterday that I'd never had before? A crunchy duck roll--duck tempura (YOWZA!) with julienned cucumber and romaine stuffed in the wrapper with the rice, drizzled with eel sauce. THAT was something! Mon May 25 05:54:34 -0700 2009 4712304 249664 kattyeyes 1 4711610 Pressed pork belly as seen on "The F Word". omg. Sun May 24 17:24:57 -0700 2009 4577882 95137 mcsheridan 1 4712307 Chocolate pudding fruit (black sapote). I saw Andrew Zimmern try it in Australia- why oh why can't we import these fruits to NY? Mon May 25 04:17:59 -0700 2009 4577882 16149 NicoleFriedman 2 4712404 I lalready earned on these boards that avocado in one language is known as "butter fruit"--don't even tell me something called chocolate pudding fruit exists. I feel safer knowing they are far from me in Australia. ;) Mon May 25 05:56:43 -0700 2009 4712307 249664 kattyeyes 3 4712915 It's actually supposed to be low in fat and calories. :} Mon May 25 10:14:51 -0700 2009 4712404 16149 NicoleFriedman 1 4717473 Iberico ham ramps roasted marrow bones Dom Perignon Tue May 26 21:00:19 -0700 2009 4577882 198778 sukishanti 1 4717831 I've always wanted to try a durian. It can't be that bad, can it? Wed May 27 03:32:12 -0700 2009 4577882 90915 1stand3rd 1 4720412 A truly good tasting, rich and creamy lite beer. Right up there with the passenger pigeon, dodo and mammoth. Wed May 27 18:05:26 -0700 2009 4577882 93538 Passadumkeg 1 4720999 I have seen this black eyed pea batter deep fried seafood street-food sandwich thingy on TV. It is from Brazil, it is called acaraje. It looks SOOOO good. If I had loads of money I would fly to Brazil just to try one. Wed May 27 23:33:01 -0700 2009 4577882 118120 luckyfatima 1 4742486 Today's answer: chewy Turkish ice cream. I undeerstand it's not available in the States. Thu Jun 04 11:16:37 -0700 2009 4577882 13709 buttertart