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Well... just hey, I guess.
well just hey to you too [img]smile.gif[/img]
So what's keeping you invisible today?
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ April 15, 2003 02:30 PM: Message edited by: usmu ]</font>
I don't know. I never see me. I thought it just blanked out the person ot the screen. (If that makes any sense?)
How do you like your hot dogs? Culinarily speaking, that is.
That's what I thought too, but apparently that's not the case.
Cullinary speaking, if there is such a thing when it comes to hot dogs, I don't. They're more of an American things I suppose. Pizza is a different story though. Favorite topping?
*picture drool off the icon's tongue*
Pizza!
Favorite topping: Anchovies and mushrooms.
Most often ordeered topping: Sausage and mushrooms. (My friends are salty-fish wimps.)
I never really had anchovies, so I don't really know if I'd like it or not.
I almost always go for a pizza shoarma. They even send garlic sauce along... I know this has nothing to do with pizza as it's meant to be, but I like it. A lot.
Some of the people I get on the phone know which street I live on, and I almost never have to leave my phonenumber. The owner of the place is an old school mate of mine, which also has it's advantages [img]smile.gif[/img]
Pizza shoarma? Define please.
Shoarma is small cut, roasted lamb's meat usually served in pitabread with garlic sauce.
Shoarma is the Iraeli name, Doner Kebab the Turkish version. It's usually prepared by vertically roasting a large piece of lamb, cutting of the bits that are well done.
The Greek also have a version of this dish, but I can't remember the name.
Now you take a pizza with cheese and tomato sauce and throw on some shoarma meat. Serve with a sideorder of garlic sauce.
Doest this make more sense?
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ April 15, 2003 03:29 PM: Message edited by: usmu ]</font>
*shorts out keyboard drooling*
To get back to a previous subject, I'm trying to gather info regarding a high-end sausage shop I'm thinking about opeing here. If you don't mind my asking, what is it you don't like about hot dogs?
(I'm going to be gone in just a bit, so I'll respond to you Thursday, OK?)
I think the greek name for that is Souvlaki. If it's what I'm thinking it is, it's a little piece of heaven this side of earth. There was this little greek restaurant in one of my home towns that made the best souvlaki...
Anyway, hot dogs are gross, give me a good bratwurst any day.
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There's not really a reason for not eating hot dogs other then availability. It's just one of those things I never really get round to for no particular reason at all.
The greek version is called gyros over here. Souvlaki is, if I remember correctly, spiced mince meat. At least over here. This excellent webpage explains it pretty well.
I can eat vegetarian hot dogs. They have to be made from a really good deli though. Some hotdogs are just so questionable.
**sigh** You people haven't had a good hot dog. 'Tis an experience not to be missed.
OK, so define a good hotdog? Hebrew National's are OK.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Terygon:
**sigh** You people haven't had a good hot dog. 'Tis an experience not to be missed.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
I don't doubt it. Being Dutch isn't much help in that respect though. I did have Bratwurst on several occasions when I visited Germany. That's good eating. Specially with a little mustard.
So what do you all think of liquorice. Apparently this a European, mostly Dutch treat, that doesn't seem to entice a lot of other people. Specially the double salt version.
Re: Good hot dogs. Nathan's brand, available in Vons/Safeways and occasionally Costco. They're in a green and white package with yellow accents. My favorite brand. To answer Death's question from The High Cost of Living, the chemical aftertaste is not why we eat them. It's a sign of an inferior dog.
Re: brautwust. *drool* What can I say, Pavlov would have loved me.
Re: Liquorice. ??? We have licorice over here, but it's a candy so the double salt reference is throwing me off a bit. Ours is usually found in tubes or strings and is either anise or cherry flavored (for the most part).
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Terygon:
Re: Liquorice. ??? We have licorice over here, but it's a candy so the double salt reference is throwing me off a bit. Ours is usually found in tubes or strings and is either anise or cherry flavored (for the most part).</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yep, that's what I meant, me and my confusing spelling. But they do come in double salt variety over here. This store has a nice section showing various examples of what the Dutch licorice is all about.
Cool site (for foodies). How's the usmu doing today?
Reasonably well after a long weekend of doing almost nothing. Sun has been shining, weekend was great (feel free to check my live journal for details) and I've finished work a couple of hours ago. Just need some food now. And how are you?
Not bad. I'm kind of jazzed that a thread I started has the little flaming icon.
That's always a nice feeling. It's always wait and see when it comes to threads taking off or not.
What usmu described (without the pizza part) is also what I think of as a gyro.
Good hotdogs can be found in Chicago. One of the things (besides the most excellent pizza) I miss about not being there anymore.
But Bran!!! your in Texas now were they make good um....stuff! yeah thats it!!!
They make good Mexican stuff in Texas. Do you like chilli dogs?
Texas makes good texmex...not to be confused with REAL mexican food.
*still drooling over the thought of gyros and chicken souvlaki*
omg ... when i was in athens, i lived off this stuff. it's better than heaven. i've tried replicating it at pita shops up here but it's not the same. i liked the little place in the plaka that just put it together for you, not asking what you wanted in it or anything. tasted SO good. i dn't know what was in it, i just know i ordered chicken souvlaki. stupid north american pita places ...
*continues drooling*
Man, you guys are making me hungry.
I love hotdogs, dispite how dangerous they are. For storebrand ones Ballpark are my favorites. But there's a semi-regional company around here called Hummel (at least I think they're regional) that you can only get their dogs in delis/butcher shops that are easily the best.
Rich, if you can get Nathan's at least try them.
This is so strange. Two threads I started have the flamey icon.
*Basks in the flamey glow*
*watchs Terygon go up in flames*....like a blaze of glory one would say [img]wink.gif[/img]
Uh, yeah, that's what I meant. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I'm from Canada though, so Texas is much closer to real Mexican food than anything we have here.
this is true.......
How about "Vienna Beef""? That is the brand from Chicago.
MMMMMMMMMMMM [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Eeeeeeewwww!
Nathan's, all the way.
I donno, Vienna is pretty good.......
I've had Nathan's. There's a couple up here. I didn't find them anything to write home about. Sorry.
But I do love the hotdog nuggets though! [img]smile.gif[/img]
hotdog nuggets? please explane?