Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
i think that it's common for a lot of foods to wind up tasting better in the place they're not famous from. they got something to prove then, y'know? you get a philly cheesesteak in philly it's tourist shit no matter how much your local guy assures you this is the place. get it in ohio and they're WORKIN for it
fuck toronto though
The best Cuban sandwich I've ever had was from a hole in the wall place in Pittsburgh.
Hole in the walls are cheating.
Best ham and cheese sandwich I have ever had was in a hole in the wall called the Slick Lizard that is outside Jasper, Alabama.
Ok that’s a lie. They have a drive thru location in Jasper, but their actual location is like three turns off a two lane highway onto a couple of dirt roads.
“Fill your gizzard at the slick lizard!”
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
Oh you've never had Mexican food until you've had South California Mexican food...
Oh I can't eat lobster rolls since I moved... I'm from Maine...
Fried chicken in the city? No way, I'm from Memphis.
Shut the fuck up.
Sorry that was a bit harsh. Not directed at anyone here. Very much directed at a CA transplant I work with.
I’m having trouble reading the phrase South California
I keep seeing South Carolina
Literally nobody says South California
I am not saying this as a slight against you, this is just a weird me thing
Oh my Lord until you replied I thought that said South Carolina too, I was so confused. But also, hole in the wall Mexican from some place named like "Maria's" in SoCal is the best Mexican food. Problem I've found is that obviously "Mexican" encompasses a wide variety and those varieties, while good, aren't what I grew up with (what's with putting queso on everything seriously) so it's just not quite the same.
My daughter informed me last night as we assembled a puzzle of North America that she wants to go camping in Canada.
So, my Canadian co-forumers, tell me about your great outdoors. Difficulty level: West.
@R-dem
From the north side of Vancouver, there's a highway that goes up into the mountains, following the shore of the Howe Sound. It's called the Sea to Sky and it looks like this
Drive north from Vancouver for about an hour and you get to a town called Squamish which is kind of an outdoor activity haven with river rafting, mountain biking, tons of amazing campsites and an extremely impressive climbable face called The Chief
(You can also hike up it, or take a cable car if you'd prefer)
Continue for another 45 minutes or so and you get to Whistler, main location for the 2010 winter olympics and another amazing outdoor adventure destination year round.
It's honestly hard to go wrong on the Sea to Sky, it's stunningly beautiful and there are lots of campsites and swimming holes and hikes and amazing things to do. I suggest late spring.
I had poutine in Montreal when I visited in 2002. Poutine was amazing, and Montreal was super, super cool. HOWEVER! My Southwestern US born and raised ass, used to wide open freeways cutting through empty desert, could not handle the tiny roads and enormous traffic, so I decided to park the car at a public lot and depend on mass transit and cabs. Not wanting to lose my car, I ensured that I looked at the street sign, saying to myself "Okay, it's on Rue de Something."
Those of you who speak French stop laughing, you'll ruin the punchline.
Anyway, so after an amazing day of Montreal tourism, stuffed to the gills with the aforementioned poutine, I hopped in a cab and told the guy I needed a ride to the public parking lot on Rue de Something, to which he gave me a Quebecoise stare that resonates in my soul to this day, and said "Rue de means Street Of. There are hundreds."
Bless that cabbie, he spent a good solid with me pre-Google Maps hunting down the car, and we were eventually successful.
And this, my friends, is why now un peu de français !
This is quite possibly the funniest story I will hear all year
i think that it's common for a lot of foods to wind up tasting better in the place they're not famous from. they got something to prove then, y'know? you get a philly cheesesteak in philly it's tourist shit no matter how much your local guy assures you this is the place. get it in ohio and they're WORKIN for it
fuck toronto though
The best Cuban sandwich I've ever had was from a hole in the wall place in Pittsburgh.
I maintain the best Thai food in the world is in Australia, possibly Malaysia
Is poutine the platonic ideal of the conceptual dish of messy fries?
I live in San Diego, and although I have been partial to our local carne asada fries, I have to say that poutine does hit different. Besides those two and maybe chili cheese fries, what other contenders are there?
i think that it's common for a lot of foods to wind up tasting better in the place they're not famous from. they got something to prove then, y'know? you get a philly cheesesteak in philly it's tourist shit no matter how much your local guy assures you this is the place. get it in ohio and they're WORKIN for it
fuck toronto though
The best Cuban sandwich I've ever had was from a hole in the wall place in Pittsburgh.
I maintain the best Thai food in the world is in Australia, possibly Malaysia
I'd been eating Thai food my whole life here in the states (mostly Seattle) and then finally went to a place down here in Tucson that actually carries holy basil.
Let me fucking tell you the world of difference that ONE ingredient makes on any dish it's in, holy moley.
My daughter informed me last night as we assembled a puzzle of North America that she wants to go camping in Canada.
So, my Canadian co-forumers, tell me about your great outdoors. Difficulty level: West.
From the north side of Vancouver, there's a highway that goes up into the mountains, following the shore of the Howe Sound. It's called the Sea to Sky and it looks like this
100% what I was looking for. You are a scholar and a gentleperson.
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
Yup, just fries, cheese curds, and gravy, that is a poutine toe to tip. And a completely uncontroversial one at that, I bet.
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That cheese is the exact color and texture of the cow mucus in the "how to treat a cow's sinus infection" video I recently watched.
That gravy doesn’t even have pepper in it what the hell
Yeah, it's not a regular cream gravy. Has some faint acid to it, which makes me suspect that they're using the hollandaise sauce from the croque madame as a base. Especially since the Okie Poutine is the only dish on the menu that comes with gravy.
Jedoc requested for people to come over and share their poutine stories.
I've had some moderately good American poutines, at places like the Angry Beaver mentioned upthread, but I've never been to Canada and so never had good poutine.
Since moving to Portland, I haven't found any poutine, and been forced to make my own. Frozen fries that I bake; I used to get Face Rock Creamery curds (usually the garlic ones) from Costco, but since the pandemic started, I haven't found any curds at all, so I have just used cubed or shredded cheddar. It's a shame, I know, and accept that it is no longer poutine, but it's what I can do.
I top with gravy from an envelope like Schmick's or one a store brand. Just bland brown gravy. I'll usually put some meat on top too, maybe some onion, garlic, or peppers to liven it up.
Personally, I'd give it a 3/10 on a poutine scale, mostly for the effort, or a 5 or 6/10 on just a hot food scale.
I have a friend who has a small dairy farm and sells cheese and curds to a few local stores. Tempted to see if I can get some and make some poutine. But last I time I checked none of the stores anywhere near my neck of the woods carried them.
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Hole in the walls are cheating.
Best ham and cheese sandwich I have ever had was in a hole in the wall called the Slick Lizard that is outside Jasper, Alabama.
Ok that’s a lie. They have a drive thru location in Jasper, but their actual location is like three turns off a two lane highway onto a couple of dirt roads.
“Fill your gizzard at the slick lizard!”
Oh I can't eat lobster rolls since I moved... I'm from Maine...
Fried chicken in the city? No way, I'm from Memphis.
Shut the fuck up.
Sorry that was a bit harsh. Not directed at anyone here. Very much directed at a CA transplant I work with.
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I’m having trouble reading the phrase South California
I keep seeing South Carolina
Literally nobody says South California
I am not saying this as a slight against you, this is just a weird me thing
Boy howdy does South California sound weird. Say that shit out loud. It leaves a foul taste.
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Oh my Lord until you replied I thought that said South Carolina too, I was so confused. But also, hole in the wall Mexican from some place named like "Maria's" in SoCal is the best Mexican food. Problem I've found is that obviously "Mexican" encompasses a wide variety and those varieties, while good, aren't what I grew up with (what's with putting queso on everything seriously) so it's just not quite the same.
Posted January 2019
That's fries, curds, with pepperoni, mushrooms and peppers mixed in with the gravy. The novelty made it taste even better.
Unfortunately, the store that probably made and delivered that meal closed down and I assumed they went out of business. But no!
Long story short, I'm having poutine tomorrow. Which of these flavors besides Classic would you like me to report on?
So, my Canadian co-forumers, tell me about your great outdoors. Difficulty level: West.
you'll get some nasty moose bites tho
That’s why you pack a moose knuckle
Like post-rock
@R-dem
From the north side of Vancouver, there's a highway that goes up into the mountains, following the shore of the Howe Sound. It's called the Sea to Sky and it looks like this
Drive north from Vancouver for about an hour and you get to a town called Squamish which is kind of an outdoor activity haven with river rafting, mountain biking, tons of amazing campsites and an extremely impressive climbable face called The Chief
(You can also hike up it, or take a cable car if you'd prefer)
Continue for another 45 minutes or so and you get to Whistler, main location for the 2010 winter olympics and another amazing outdoor adventure destination year round.
It's honestly hard to go wrong on the Sea to Sky, it's stunningly beautiful and there are lots of campsites and swimming holes and hikes and amazing things to do. I suggest late spring.
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This is quite possibly the funniest story I will hear all year
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
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I maintain the best Thai food in the world is in Australia, possibly Malaysia
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
bit.ly/2XQM1ke
I live in San Diego, and although I have been partial to our local carne asada fries, I have to say that poutine does hit different. Besides those two and maybe chili cheese fries, what other contenders are there?
I'd been eating Thai food my whole life here in the states (mostly Seattle) and then finally went to a place down here in Tucson that actually carries holy basil.
Let me fucking tell you the world of difference that ONE ingredient makes on any dish it's in, holy moley.
100% what I was looking for. You are a scholar and a gentleperson.
Yup, just fries, cheese curds, and gravy, that is a poutine toe to tip. And a completely uncontroversial one at that, I bet.
I mean, I’d eat it, but I’d feel kind of disgusted at the same time.
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I mean, I've had biscuits and gravy, so it doesn't seem that crazy
Yeah, it's not a regular cream gravy. Has some faint acid to it, which makes me suspect that they're using the hollandaise sauce from the croque madame as a base. Especially since the Okie Poutine is the only dish on the menu that comes with gravy.
Caprese tots?
I know this is the poutine thread, not the grilled cheese thread, but this ain't the best first impression you could give these folks of The Mule.
Probably only related over three corners and an ocean to actual poutine.
I've had some moderately good American poutines, at places like the Angry Beaver mentioned upthread, but I've never been to Canada and so never had good poutine.
Since moving to Portland, I haven't found any poutine, and been forced to make my own. Frozen fries that I bake; I used to get Face Rock Creamery curds (usually the garlic ones) from Costco, but since the pandemic started, I haven't found any curds at all, so I have just used cubed or shredded cheddar. It's a shame, I know, and accept that it is no longer poutine, but it's what I can do.
I top with gravy from an envelope like Schmick's or one a store brand. Just bland brown gravy. I'll usually put some meat on top too, maybe some onion, garlic, or peppers to liven it up.
Personally, I'd give it a 3/10 on a poutine scale, mostly for the effort, or a 5 or 6/10 on just a hot food scale.
That's poutine
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