@ cm It was 2 items per restaurant for 2 people... it looks like food for 12 because American portions are huge and could have served double. @ alterego/Khaid True, I suppose I mean the closest the general pop would get. I've seen authentic Chinese in Flushings (USA's biggest Chinese community). A few of us attempted to try the authentic experience at a Chinese "food mall", but couldn't go through with it: a. Felt unwanted b. Food was not easily recognizable c. Not a pleasant environment. Food was a little too fresh which meant the whole mall stunk. Also, I'd be surprised if the health dept. ever stepped foot into the building let alone the individual restaurant stalls. We ended up at a fusion place called: Biang Biang. Awesome place that mainly served hand stretched noodles (dry or soup) dishes. I was craving this for weeks afterwards, but it's just too out of the way. I think I had the non-soup beef noodle and split a plate of dumplings. I remember they didn't provide a fork and I made a fool of myself trying to use a chopstick.
I remember seeing these ducks all over China Town in New York. I was tempted to get one and pig out in my hotel room.
it's so delicious but word of warning.. it's quite fatty so you might go into a supersonic style coma fairly quickly.
Duck is delicious. I actually love how fatty and gamey tasting it is. I don't order it much because it's expensive and probably not very healthy compared to chicken.
I cooked a duck once and failed hard. First time I had duck it was a piece of skin and fat covered in some kind of jam. It was made by the person who gave it to me and it was all I could do to choke it down with smile. I put an 8.5 pound pork butt in the crock-pot this morning. I hope it turns out good.
Rib roasts are always good. We had lamb chops with mint jelly, beef tenderloin, a deep fried turkey, bacon wrapped scallops, and lots of wine.
The skin and fat of duck are on the outside. Get a big chuck of duck, peel that crap off, and it's all delicious meat inside. Do not get little battered bits or chunks in sauce, such as little bits mixed into vegetables and rice. The little chunks are going to be fatty and disgusting. You need big pieces of duck for it to be good. Here's Thai style roast duck: Take that little bit of breading and skin on the outside and chuck it aside. You'll have nothing but delicious duck meat remaining.
I had duck breast last night at a German restaurant. It wasn't too fatty. Also had Foie Gras. A little of that stuff goes a long way and it's best to pair it with something sweet. Wife had spatzl which was excellent. The strudel was also very good as well as the Konig and Spaten that were on draft.
Whenever I go to the store one of the most perplexing things is the discrepancy in hotdog prices. They range from $0.99 to upwards of $6.99. Well today i did something about it and took it upon myself to do a hot dog throwdown. Hebrew National vs Nathans vs Ballpark Ballpark tasted like ketchup and mustard mixed with mystery meat. Basically tasteless. Nathans had a slight flavor but not enough to compete with the condiments. Hebrew National was the clear winner. Dare I say a good tasting hot dog with just the right mix of flavor and condiments. Whether its worth the highest price is still debatable though.
Ball Park are almost flavorless. Nathans are still my favorite. I tried Hebrew once and thought they were fine. Oscar Mayer has so many types of dogs that it's hard to classify them. My wife likes to buy their "nitrate free" ones and I think they taste awful. I also think the nitrate free craze is a bunch of horse hockey. They say nitrate free but that's not even true.
Tried my luck with a few canned goods. Spotted dick. Tasted about as good or bad as anything in the processed desert section of Walmart. I didn't like it at first but then the spice taste kind of hooked me. Cheesy Pizza Spaghettios. Seems like a good idea but it's not. They have no flavor. Campbells Ravioli. These were actually really good and I recommend them over the Chef Boyardee crap.
Those tinned puddings (deserts for the Americans) are never that great. Over here all 3 of those would have been Heinz cans, Heinz spotted dick, Heinz Spaghetti Hoops and Heinz Ravioli.