Food you encountered traveling that stuck with you.
Nov 9, 2018, 1:04 pm
#46
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Mango with sticky rice in Thailand, specifically the mango. Fragrance/taste/aroma of SE Asia mangoes is unlike anything in the US.
Sesame bagels from Montreal - I bring back a dozen or two for the freezer anytime I visit.
Bak kut teh (pork rib soup), kaya toast, nasi goreng, prawn mee in Singapore/Malaysia
Sesame bagels from Montreal - I bring back a dozen or two for the freezer anytime I visit.
Bak kut teh (pork rib soup), kaya toast, nasi goreng, prawn mee in Singapore/Malaysia
Nov 10, 2018, 12:04 pm
#47
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British (or maybe just any non-American) ice cream and other dairy. Soooo good.
British versions of American chocolates. They can be addictive because they're not sickingly sweet like in the US. I don't like chocolate in the US.
British versions of American chocolates. They can be addictive because they're not sickingly sweet like in the US. I don't like chocolate in the US.
Nov 10, 2018, 12:49 pm
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Melonpan bun straight from the oven in Tokyo Akasuka near the shrine. The locals were having them split with soft serve matcha ice cream as a sandwich but I went old school and just savored the hot bun. Had a few others at different convenience stores, but none matched the fresh baked flavor. I can still taste it.
Black bean and cheese filled papusas from a papuseria in La Libertad El Salvador. The cook in the house we were renting cooked them in a skillet and served them hot with spicy slaw and some mild salsa. Fresh squeezed fruit juices with nice aged rum helped.
Cheese Enchillada covered with a black mole sauce in Saltillo Mexico. I’ve never been able to find a mole sauce quite like it. Chocolate but spicy.
Black bean and cheese filled papusas from a papuseria in La Libertad El Salvador. The cook in the house we were renting cooked them in a skillet and served them hot with spicy slaw and some mild salsa. Fresh squeezed fruit juices with nice aged rum helped.
Cheese Enchillada covered with a black mole sauce in Saltillo Mexico. I’ve never been able to find a mole sauce quite like it. Chocolate but spicy.
Nov 10, 2018, 6:42 pm
#49
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Fresh white truffles shaved over pasta or Risotto in Italy in the Fall. We are in love with the seasonal white truffles and the seasonal Moeche in Venice
Nov 10, 2018, 6:43 pm
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Mmm, that slaw is called curtido. I quite like the pupusas with loroco.
Dec 28, 2018, 6:56 am
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I purchased a porchetta to roast off for this year's Christmas Eve dinner at my parents, it was stunningly delicious, had the leftovers last night for dinner. (for those in Chicago area, Tempesta Market makes porchetta roasts for purchase Tempesta Market - Delicatessen, Charcuterie, Craft Sandwiches, & Pantry (and they have killer sandwiches as well as nduja for purchase)
it is an amazing sandwich!
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it is an amazing sandwich!
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Dec 31, 2018, 5:58 pm
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had chorizo at restaurant, but first saw it (fresh ground / "bulk") in grocery store in 2009 in scottsdale, got me looking around for it at home
first had a burger with egg on it at a bistro in williamsburg VA in early 2000s, always enjoy one of those
have had some amazing food including desserts that were not that complicated but have given up trying to find them again unfortunately
first had a burger with egg on it at a bistro in williamsburg VA in early 2000s, always enjoy one of those
have had some amazing food including desserts that were not that complicated but have given up trying to find them again unfortunately
Jan 1, 2019, 7:04 pm
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Jan 2, 2019, 5:10 pm
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My eating in the South was mostly with friends at home. The other thing that stuck with me from trips down here is this is the third time I've had home cooked whole lamb on or around New Year.
Feb 12, 2019, 9:19 pm
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Peking Duck at Bianyifang in Beijing last year, went with my dad after graduating college. Would go back to PEK just to get some of that Duck.
Char Siu BBQ pork at Joy Hing in Hong Kong. Have since upgrading to goose and pork at Kam's Roast Goose. Gonna try Yat Lok on my next go.
Looking forward to trying Lechon in Cebu with my wife while visiting her family later this summer.
Char Siu BBQ pork at Joy Hing in Hong Kong. Have since upgrading to goose and pork at Kam's Roast Goose. Gonna try Yat Lok on my next go.
Looking forward to trying Lechon in Cebu with my wife while visiting her family later this summer.
Feb 15, 2019, 9:32 am
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Re: Tucson - I used to support a plant out there and the anglo plant manager always insisted that you couldn't get good Mexican in Tucson. I asked a guy out in the plant named Cesar and he directed me to Las Casualitas which was an absolutely delightful experience but located in a dodgy neighborhood. I went back with one of my accountants and we got the full mariachi treatment.