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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    Cliffy6745 said:
    The Juggler said:
    From my garden to my dinner plate. What we have here are tomatoes, mozzarella and basil topped with Luger sauce....stuffed Mexibelle peppers (the red ones) and a stuffed regular bell pepper...and a thinly cut ribeye. 

    Whoa doctor. The Mexibelle packs quite the punch. I didn’t devain them as much as I should have and the wife was NONE TOO PLEASED. I was not expecting them to be that hot. Tasty little fuckers. 

    Tomatoes turned out really well this year. We were worried because they took longer to ripen than usual-probably because of all the rain. But man are they juicy. 

    And there’s a glass of henepin from the ol’ garage kegerator that pairs nicely with everything because it is awesome. 


    That’s good stuff. Talk to me about the stuffed peppers. What’s in them?
    Pretty basic. Lean ground beef, taco seasoning, water, and tomato sauce.
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  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,529
    Crossed the river over to Minneapolis the other night to a place called Quang’s and chowed down on some pho (whole cow pho - sliced beef, tongue, tendon, and tripe), shrimp spring rolls, and a pork and egg steamed bun that was to die for.  I would have eaten four more of those buns if my wife wasn’t there to keep my gluttony in check.

     I will say one of the best things about living in the Twin Cities is being able to grab a great bowl of world class noodles whenever I want.




  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,030
    jerparker20 said:
    Crossed the river over to Minneapolis the other night to a place called Quang’s and chowed down on some pho (whole cow pho - sliced beef, tongue, tendon, and tripe), shrimp spring rolls, and a pork and egg steamed bun that was to die for.  I would have eaten four more of those buns if my wife wasn’t there to keep my gluttony in check.

     I will say one of the best things about living in the Twin Cities is being able to grab a great bowl of world class noodles whenever I want.




    That’s awesome. Philly has a big Vietnamese population and great pho as well, just so happens to be blocks from my house 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835
    Pho vs Ramen - who wins?
    (I go Ramen but damn they are both good when done right!)
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,030
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Pho vs Ramen - who wins?
    (I go Ramen but damn they are both good when done right!)
    I’d go pho just because I haven’t had enough proper ramen and but have had a crap load of good pho
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835
    Cliffy6745 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Pho vs Ramen - who wins?
    (I go Ramen but damn they are both good when done right!)
    I’d go pho just because I haven’t had enough proper ramen and but have had a crap load of good pho
    Understandable.
    Living in LA for years the emphasis was more on Japanese food than Vietnamese food....so while I believe I have had Pho that knocks me over, the variety of good Ramen I have had makes my decision.
    Wheat noodles vs Rice noodles.
    Egg or no Egg?  (Although I have seen pho with eggs, just not usually whole eggs)
    Nori?

    I have not found the Philly mecca for Ramen.  Need to seek this out.
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I've never had a decent bowl of Asian noodles.  I suspect I wouldn't be bowled over (haha) because I tend to prefer bold flavours and even the very best broth or soup is usually just a side attraction to me.

    Pros and cons to country living...
    I can grow and buy the absolute best possible ingredients for making amazing food.

    I can't eat amazing food unless I make it myself.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    I've never had pho but I've had really good ramen, so I can't really vote either way.  Where I live, if it isn't a chain restaurant or fast food, it doesn't exist - and we have very little variety of those to begin with.  So unless I'm out of town a couple hours, fine dining and good food just isn't a thing.  It sucks.
    The ramen shop in DC was freakin excellent though! I went right when the opened up and word hadn't got out about them yet. A month later they were featured in a magazine and they blew up to having a waiting list to get in.

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835
    rgambs said:
    I've never had a decent bowl of Asian noodles.  I suspect I wouldn't be bowled over (haha) because I tend to prefer bold flavours and even the very best broth or soup is usually just a side attraction to me.

    Pros and cons to country living...
    I can grow and buy the absolute best possible ingredients for making amazing food.

    I can't eat amazing food unless I make it myself.
    Some of the Ramen shops in LA turned up the heat -- knowing how you like peppers, I think you would love some of them.
    Part of the attraction, at least for me, is that it can be anywhere from $6-$10 and you are pressed to eat it all.
    In a good bowl of Ramen you can get some great noodles, a soft boiled egg, pork, and some other nice items.
    One of the best things to eat on a Sunday afternoon  after partying throughout the weekend.  We would go, frequently, and eat in early afternoon (2-3 pm) and not need lunch/dinner. 
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Next time I am in a real city, I might have to make it a priority.

    A Ramen spot or Pho joint wouldn't serve Cashew chicken would they??
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835
    You know, I never look past the Ramen/Pho on the menu so I am not sure.  Isn't Cashew Chicken a Chinese dish?  There are a few of these noddle-broth bowls from different regions of China but I dont remember the names they go by.
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  • Cliffy6745
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    In Philly, the main Pho spots are Pho spots.  There are a few Vietnamese restaurants that have a variety of stuff, including Pho, but the main Pho spots are basically Pho and only Pho.

    That said, there are also a ton of Vietnamese bakerys in the same area that have Bahn Mi and other goodies.  So I'd assume that if you are getting legit Pho, there will be other good stuff around there, if not at the same place

  • Disgruntled
    Disgruntled Under that sign congregating Posts: 235
    Just found the food lovers thread - oh yea
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835
    Damn, you won't need to eat again until Dinner.

    Or, maybe tomorrow.

    Looks great!
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    F Me In The Brain said:
    You know, I never look past the Ramen/Pho on the menu so I am not sure.  Isn't Cashew Chicken a Chinese dish?  There are a few of these noddle-broth bowls from different regions of China but I dont remember the names they go by.
    It's an American Chinese restaurant dish lol

    My wife is allergic to cashews so we can't eat at many Asian restaurants because they always have it.  Even higher-end places (which are never as good as the hole-in-the-wall joints usually have it.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835
    rgambs said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    You know, I never look past the Ramen/Pho on the menu so I am not sure.  Isn't Cashew Chicken a Chinese dish?  There are a few of these noddle-broth bowls from different regions of China but I dont remember the names they go by.
    It's an American Chinese restaurant dish lol

    My wife is allergic to cashews so we can't eat at many Asian restaurants because they always have it.  Even higher-end places (which are never as good as the hole-in-the-wall joints usually have it.
    Most of the American-Chinese places I need to order whatever hot they have on the menu or I tend not to like it.
    If they are specialized places I can dig it.
    There was a Szechuan place in LA that I still dream about.

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  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,529
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Pho vs Ramen - who wins?
    (I go Ramen but damn they are both good when done right!)
    I’m a fan of noodles in general. In the twin cities though it’s pho. We have a huge population of folks from Southeast Asia. One of the main corridors in St. Paul is officially referred to as the “Little Mekong” and we have two giant Hmong market places, so pho it is.

    There are a handful of ramen places that are ok. Our sushi scene is ok as well. We just don’t have a large Japanese population/influence here. That said, there was a Japanese noodle house in St. Paul that was absolutely killer. The proprietor was from Japan and made all her noodles from scratch daily. Lots of great mushroom broths as well. Unfortunately, she decided to retire and shut the place down about a year ago.
  • F Me In The Brain
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    That all sounds delicious!
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  • Ninetytworules
    Ninetytworules Boston Posts: 454
    Chicken swarma, red pepper hummus and a salad. Still trying to recover from last weeks dietary shit show in Chicago!!
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Baked ziti.



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