OK, I Ate Some; But Never Again

[jgaiser]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I've also never had kimchi, I'd love to try it, though.

Making it yourself isn't difficult. This recipe is a bit strange with the addition of applesauce, but I've tried it and it turns out quite nice. The recipe uses Sriracha which is widely available in the U.S., but I don't know about availability in Europe/Croatia (though Amazon carries it).

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by jgaiser

Making it yourself isn't difficult. This recipe is a bit strange with the addition of applesauce, but I've tried it and it turns out quite nice. The recipe uses Sriracha which is widely available in the U.S., but I don't know about availability in Europe/Croatia (though Amazon carries it).

Thanks. The site looks great, too.

[Mortis]

I was really horrified when I saw my first rat in KL, where I'm from in Canada there are no rats, we pride our selves on it. So anyway, I see a rat at an outdoor restaurant and since I have never seen one before I want to go to a different restaurant, my friend, a local tells me that it is always better to see the rats outside, that means they aren't inside!
I thought about that for a little while and just as out satay arrived, it hit me, he didn't mean the rats were running around the kitchen....

So a word to the wise, if you can see the rats outside, chances are they're not on the menu.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Iridal

Tsss, there's no such thing. You should just call them fries (or even better: Belgian fries!), the french had nothing to do with it

French fries are those thin things. Flemish fries are the real stuff If done correctly... They are harder to do right, which is why most people will take the French fries... But the best is Ras Patat. Which is made from mixing potato powder with water and compressing that mixture into fries.

"The name Ras is created in 1953. In that year, the Groninger company Rixona got the patent for the drying of potatoes into powder. This patent was from the American Richard Anthony Simon Templeton. When Rixonon bought the drying-procedure, a part of the deal was that the initials of the inventor would be used." (source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspatat)

It's something that is mostly found in the northern part of the Netherlands, but you will find a few (better) cafetaria that will sell it in the rest of the country as well.

Originally Posted by Iridal

Frietsaus ! Or cocktailsaus ! Both are delicious on fries.

True, though, I prefer real mayonaise above frietsaus...

Originally Posted by desertblues

I had a very absentminded mother, who sometimes would forget to give us food; so we practically ate everything, but the one thing I never, ever liked or will like.......buttermilk....yuck,yuck,yuck and another yuck.

It's the only milk I drink. I don't really care for normal milk.

Originally Posted by jgaiser

Mmmmm.. Buttermilk. Alright on it's own, but makes a great base for so many wonderful things. Buttermilk Pudding.

I've had this recipe for a buttermilk pudding ever since I saw a show of the Hairy Bikers which had it in it...

[TGS]

Originally Posted by HarryT

The only correct way to eat chips ("fries") is with salt and vinegar out of a sheet of newspaper. This is well known!

And that's malt vinegar - none of your wine/cider/balsamic bourgeois nonsense. Though since I moved to Denmark I do quite like remoulade with chips...though the chips themselves tend to be a bit rubbish.

[The Terminator]

Whats with Ketchup? You eat fries with out it?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Dodge

No ketchup? What about on french fries

I hate the stuff! It's too sweet and it ruins fries and burgers; and the smell is disgusting. Trap me in a car with someone eating fries and ketchup; and I swear, I could easily get homicidal.

[Xanthe]

Scotch eggs

Brussels sprouts

Calamari

Head cheese

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by THE TERMINATOR

Whats with Ketchup? You eat fries with out it?

Don't like ketchup with fries. The only thing ketchup is good with, is either tosti or macaroni (with ground beef and vegetables and top it off with some ketchup and grated cheese).

[GraceKrispy]

goat intestine wrapped around goat fat. Inispizhii (I am pretty sure I didn't spell that correctly). My husband loves it.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

goat intestine wrapped around goat fat. Inispizhii (I am pretty sure I didn't spell that correctly). My husband loves it.

I've never come across anything that I'll say a firm no against if it were offered again. But I have come across things that I'll never even try. Something like what you put there would fit in that category...

[captkjaneway]

Chicken feet and cold octopus in seseme oil

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I've eaten quite a few icky things in Croatia:

Lambs brains - eaten right from the skull (the lamb was roasted on a spit). The taste wasn't bad - very bland, actually, but the texture was much too mushy. Not nearly as disgusting as you would think, though; I'd eat it again. Why did I eat lamb's brains, you ask? When people here roast a lamb, they'll often say that you should eat the part of the animal that you feel you need more of, so I decided to try the brain. The testicles (also called "white kidneys") and eyes are also considered a delicacy by many; I'd rather try my hand at lasik eye surgery, thanks.

Note to self: don't read this thread in the morning on an empty stomach. That sounds horrible!

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

French fries are those thin things. Flemish fries are the real stuff If done correctly... They are harder to do right, which is why most people will take the French fries... But the best is Ras Patat. Which is made from mixing potato powder with water and compressing that mixture into fries.

Well, I was refering to the origin of fries. Wikipedia says: The Belgian journalist Jo Gérard recounts that potatoes were fried in 1680 in the Spanish Netherlands, in the area of "the Meuse valley between Dinant and Liège (which is in Belgium). The poor inhabitants of this region allegedly had the custom of accompanying their meals with small fried fish, but when the river was frozen and they were unable to fish, they cut potatoes lengthwise and fried them in oil to accompany their meals." Many Belgians believe that the term "French" was introduced when American soldiers arrived in Belgium during World War I, and consequently tasted Belgian fries. They supposedly called them "French", as it was the official language of the Belgian Army at that time.

So you see, they only call them French fries because the Flemish were being repressed by the Frenchspeaking community

I've never heard about Ras Patat, might be worth trying. But in the meantime I'll make my own fries and croquettes (which is really not that hard, just bake them twice!)

[EowynCarter]

Originally Posted by THE TERMINATOR

Whats with Ketchup? You eat fries with out it?

Certainly. Why would I spoil good fries with ketchup

[BenG]

Ketchup I mainly use on hamburgers. If the fries are good enough they don't need anything but salt, though sometimes I use vinegar too. Mustard is my go-to condiment.

I like buttermilk if its tangy, but some brands have a more yogurty, chalky taste I don't care for. I sometimes crumble cornbread in a bowl and cover it with buttermilk for a light supper.

And Malcolm Gadwell has an interesting article on ketchup.

Mustard now comes in dozens of varieties. Why has ketchup stayed the same?