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Post by imec on Jun 21, 2010 2:55:12 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 21, 2010 3:42:21 GMT
Now that is some pretty food!
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Post by rikita on Jun 21, 2010 21:50:18 GMT
i should stop going to this thread, it always makes me hungry - and of course i have none of that kind of food in the house.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jun 22, 2010 11:14:53 GMT
Last night, approaching food burnout as well as cumulative travel fatigue, we opted for the easy choice of Bisquets Obregon, a popular chain in central Mexico. The Agua fresca de Sandía (watermelon ade) was excellent, but the Caldo de pollo had diminished in goodness. A bit later, when a tremendous rainstorm had abated, two of us went for delicious but pricey gelato at a place on Plaza Luis Cabrera, Colonia Roma Norte. I had maracuya and my friend had limón. Earlier that day...If "lunch" could be defined, this was our lunch at Lucille's bar and Pool Hall, on Calle Orizaba, Colonia Roma Norte, Mexico City. Pizza de queso de cabra y pera We dranks some decent Porter and other beers, nibbled "prepared olives" and enjoyed the sunny afternoon. I smoked a Veracruz puro, then wobbled back to our hotel.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 22, 2010 15:22:59 GMT
I haven't eaten today, and seeing that goat cheese & pear slices combo almost did me in. Gosh that looks good!
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Post by rikita on Jun 22, 2010 20:58:04 GMT
only pudding.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2010 21:49:28 GMT
I boiled some shrimp.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2010 2:12:58 GMT
Had wonderful crepes and a salad from here.(on Espanola) Really nice food,outdoors,good people,fun evening. I had the smoked salmon,brie,mushroom crepe and an endive roquefort salad. www.alafoliecafe.com/
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 23, 2010 2:48:45 GMT
Lettuce, carrot, onion, & sardine salad, dressed with a little bit of mayo, some hot sauce, & lime juice.
That's the kind of thing I eat when I'm hungry but really can't be bothered.
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Post by hwinpp on Jun 23, 2010 3:37:17 GMT
I had a group of friends over from Hanoi, we went out for dinner, then drinks, then karaoke. One of them was a fan of the French national team, not his/their day, yesterday...
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Post by hwinpp on Jun 23, 2010 7:51:45 GMT
Got the pics uploaded, here's yesterdays dinner: Had three friends visiting from Hanoi last night, here's where we went and what we ate. Roasted duck tongues (their idea, not mine) Corn in batter, fried Pork ribs in batter with coriander Grilled squid, simple and delicious Fried something or other with fish filling 'Four kind vegetable' Kailan in oyster sauce BBQ'd duck breast No pic, sorry Fried prawn heads BBQ'd beef with fresh veggies Prawns Koh Kong style (headless as the heads had already been served ) The veggies served with the prawns Together with 10 medium micro- brewed beers (0.5l), 2 small beers (0.33l) and 2 small stouts (0.33l) it came to 82USD. Not too bad, 7 of us felt very 'sabai- sabai' after that, watching the French leave the World Cup
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 23, 2010 8:13:59 GMT
I want the squid (& the turquoise plates, too -- pretty!)
The prawn heads are ................................. wtf?! And the prawns are raw? Interesting.
Some of it looks great, and some of it looks heavy -- was it all good?
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Post by hwinpp on Jun 23, 2010 8:43:52 GMT
Nice to see you caught on to that.
Ordering the prawns made that style is a favourite little trick Cambodians like to play on foreigners who don't know the country that well.
The heads are actually just a side product of the raw prawns, but they always come first. So that the stranger thinks this is the dish, WTF! Then, after he's had one of them, the prawns arrive and they will usually exclaim, oh, prawn sashimi! Lovely!
The duck tongues were nothing special, there's hardly any meat on them and you get a very brittle bone that makes the mouthful unenjoyable if you bite on it.
I like the way the corn is made, they're mixed with a light flour powder and fine chilli powder then fried.
The porkribs smelt much better than they tasted, I wouldn't order them again.
The squids were excellent, as were all the vegetables and the duck breast, the rest was slightly above average, nothing really special.
The real reason for going there is actually the beer, it's Cambodia's truly own, proper micro- brewery and serves an unfiltered lager and a stout.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 23, 2010 8:48:28 GMT
It definitely looks like a fun place to share a leisurely meal and the beer sounds divine.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jun 23, 2010 12:18:27 GMT
"Fried prawn heads" What a coincidence! Yesterda we stopped for a shopping break at a seafood stand in Mexico City called "El Caguama" and our friend Ron had fried shrimp, which came with the heads to the side. By the way, "Camarones en Aguachile" is a popular Mexican dish of raw, split, cleaned shrimp, marinated briefly in fresh lime juice, and sprinkled with crushed or ground chile. This dish came with fried plantain slices.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jun 23, 2010 12:37:47 GMT
For dinner last night, at the amazingly late hour of 7:00, we celebrated with friends our 42nd wedding anniversary. The venue was El Racó, a Catalán restaurant in the lovely Colonia Hipódromo-Condesa. The service was attentive and the food was creative but not extreme. Doña Cuevas started with a beautiful Sopa Fría de Pera y Yogurth con Jamón Serrano. I had a glass of Ajo Blanco, a sort of white gazpacho. I was pleased to try it but I probably wouldn't order it again. It's quite unlike the usual gazpacho Andaluz. Doña C. then had Pulpos a la Gallega in a unique and striking presentation. (No photo). It was a lage section of octopus tentacle, dusyed with pimentón, and flanked by three small white china boxes, one with sea salt, the next with crisply fried onions or shallots, and the third with a green olive oil. Sra. C. skipped the main course, butI had Trucha Salmonada Rellena de Queso de Cabra, Setas y Espinacas. It was very good but very rich. The small green mound I thought was wasabi, but the surprise was that it was really a paste of green olives and almonds. We saved room the amazing desserts, which I'll picture here but not describe in detail. THe mysterious Bomba Sorpresa Mousse de Chocolate Helado de Azafrán con Crujiente de Portobello y Avellanas, Reduccíon de Vinaigre de Vino Tinto y Perejil! I had the latter, and it was good, but the saffron was subtle and elusive. More later. We are preparing to head home from Mexico City.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2010 17:07:49 GMT
All of those items look really interesting, DC, even if most of them probably wouldn't qualify for "my favorite dish ever!" The red drizzle around the glass does sort of seem like a waste, though.
Making maki again tonight, but I think I put too much water in the rice. Must find a way to dry it out a bit.
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Post by joanne28 on Jun 23, 2010 18:31:48 GMT
Dinner tonight will be snacks at the Alzheimer's support group I facilitate. It's our summer social so everyone brings something. We end up with a lot of bad (as unhealthy) food. Tonight I'm making my Cheddar Chutney tartlets.
I'm sure there will be veggies & dip, fresh fruit, chips, cheese, nuts and so forth. Nothing really unusual.
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Post by bazfaz on Jun 23, 2010 20:21:32 GMT
For the first time in a month or more it has been warm enough to eat dinner outside. I am still not well (but the antibiotics are doing their job) so it wasn't much. There was a lone asparagus stalk which I had secreted from Sunday and a bit of left over roast chicken; together with tarragon that made a tasty omelette' Then boeuf bourguignon from the freezer served with grated courgettes stirfried. And fresh pineapple. Cheap red wine. (Kerouac will remember I posted that not drinking alcohol with antibiotics was a myth)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2010 20:34:17 GMT
You are becoming French, Baz. The French say that wine is not alcohol.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jun 23, 2010 20:58:12 GMT
Lunch at "El Diez", an Argentine steakhouse chain with several locations in Mexico City. www.eldiez.com.mx/index.phpI had a 300 gram bife de corizo, a small salad, a glass of vin tinto, and an empanada de carne to go . The steak was excellent. French Fries are ordered separately at $45 MXN, so I passed. The nicest thing is that it's close to our hotel. It's noisy inside and out, due to the soccer playoffs. BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 24, 2010 6:05:07 GMT
¡¡Feliz Aniversario ~~ les felicito!! °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Them's some fancy vittles y'all ate, DonC! That trout looks beautifully cooked, but the cheese would make it extremely rich. Did the mushrooms sort of lighten up the stuffing?
The saffron ice cream would have tempted me also.
Joanne's cheddar chutney tartlets ~~ yes!
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Post by hwinpp on Jun 24, 2010 7:59:27 GMT
Yes, congrats t9 the 42nd, Don!
The raw prawn dish you describe sounds good, I might try it (or have the restaurant do it that way).
Our style is dipped in a lime/ chilli sauce, quite similar.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jun 24, 2010 14:00:33 GMT
Thank you all. What lightened the stuffed trout was the spinach. I would have preferred more spinach and less cheese.
We are now on the Mexico City - Patzcuaro bus. I just had a ham and cheese torta. It was fine.
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Post by joanne28 on Jun 24, 2010 21:41:42 GMT
I'm simply sauteeing chicken breasts. I have to before they go off. We'll have them with a salad and that will be it. It is 24º but feels like 30º. I've been busy with painting, cleaning and shopping and am not in the mood for much cooking. I'll be doing all that tomorrow.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jun 25, 2010 7:35:49 GMT
Last night, a light supper: rye toast followed by a toasted Eglish Muffin, both lightly buttered. Jam on half of the EM. Water, no ice. Sleep. (In our own bed! At home again! )
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2010 11:21:29 GMT
It all looks and sounds fabulous Don C.!!!! Thank you for the time you took to share all of your trip with us!!! Very generous indeed! Welcome home and most of all Congratulations to you and yours!!!!!
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jun 25, 2010 12:53:25 GMT
Thanks, Casimira. This morning I started writing the blog of just the Mexico City part of the trip, and in an hour, only got the first day and a half barely described. This project will increase my longevity.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jun 25, 2010 19:33:30 GMT
Today, June 25, 2010, leftover rice, white beans (alubias blancas), elotes (boiled filed corn), pressure cooked small beets.
For openers, I am having some cured black olives, a bit of Parmesan style cheese, and some chicharrón. (Warmed in the toaster oven to improve it after 3 days.)
Mmm, and a couple of glasses of Vino Tinto Las Moras, which I blieve is Argentinean.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 26, 2010 4:04:07 GMT
Yes, it's Argentinean & one of my favorites. Strangely, the regular Las Moras is nicer that special Reserva or whatever it's called.
I had a perfect, a delicious, a totally satisifying supper tonight. I cut the extra fat off of chicken thighs, then stuck slices of garlic & a sprig of oregano under the skin. I salted & peppered them, plus used some chile-limon powder, and put them in the oven skin side up. When they were nice & golden, I turned them over, topping each piece with a sprig of rosemary, then put them back in the oven to finish cooking. Meanwhile, I made a stir fry of celery, poblano, broccoli, carrot, & mushrooms, finished at the end with a couple of whole sprigs of papaloquelite and a slightly thickened sauce of chicken broth, white rum, soy sauce, & Bufalo clasico, then tossed with sliced onion. I was probably making snorting noises while eating it.
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