Food thread

[MissCroft]

Here's a picture of a Mangosteen - the Queen of Fruits to the Durian, King of Fruits. Mangosteen is delicious and a pure fruity, citrusy taste. You have to be carefull opening them though, because the husky covering stains everything purple.

Love Mangosteens!

 

[Twister]

Here's a picture of a Mangosteen - the Queen of Fruits to the Durian, King of Fruits. Mangosteen is delicious and a pure fruity, citrusy taste. You have to be carefull opening them though, because the husky covering stains everything purple.

Love them too, but they're not cheap. Even durians went up in price, last year I could buy them for 99 cents a pound this year they were $2.49 Frozen of course, fresh if you can find them and arm and a leg.

 

[essguy_]

Love Mangosteens!

Yeah, they're great.

Another interesting concept is the Chinese idea of yin/yang. Chinese consider durian to be "heaty" meaning it heats up the body. Mangosteen is viewed as "cooling". Not sure if that's the exact reason they are known as the King and Queen of fruits - but might be one possibility.

 

[MissCroft]

Yeah, they're great.

Another interesting concept is the Chinese idea of yin/yang. Chinese consider durian to be "heaty" meaning it heats up the body. Mangosteen is viewed as "cooling". Not sure if that's the exact reason they are known as the King and Queen of fruits - but might be one possibility.

Yes, an old friend of mine taught me about this. Interesting. https://theheartysoul.com/yin-yang-foods/

 

[Insidious Von]

I'm going to check out the Asian Food grocery @ Weston/Hwy 7 to see if I can buy some of this fresh. I've racked up largo points at Longo's, I buy the canned lychee fruit and jack fruit there. I learned about these delicacies from an Indonesian Restaurant located at Avenue and Eglinton. Their rice table was awesome, sadly they closed in 02 and there hasn't been anything comparable. Never tried mangosteens.

 

[essguy_]

I'm going to check out the Asian Food grocery @ Weston/Hwy 7 to see if I can buy some of this fresh. I've racked up largo points at Longo's, I buy the canned lychee fruit and jack fruit there. I learned about these delicacies from an Indonesian Restaurant located at Avenue and Eglinton. Their rice table was awesome, sadly they closed in 02 and there hasn't been anything comparable. Never tried mangosteens.

You can usually find Mangosteen at Chinese groceries like: Sunny Market. Mangosteens are about the size of a baseball. To open - you just squeeze on the sides between your hands (or squeeze down onto a cutting board) until the thick skin/husk splits. Then you pry it apart and pick the fruit out. As I mentioned - be careful of the skin - which stain purple/red. Sunny market usually has mangosteen, durian's (frozen if out of season), as well as jackfruit, fresh lychees and Longans (which are like small lychees with a slightly nutty taste).

 

[MissCroft]

I love stuff like this!

 

[MissCroft]

I honestly really like Ramen. Not the instant stuff but a good homemade miso or tonkotsu ramen topped with juicy chashu slices a soft boiled egg, green onion etc. Delicious

I like this place. http://www.ajisen.ca/

 

[essguy_]

I love stuff like this!

Some interesting tips!

I couldn't watch when she's cutting though - her knife skills are a little scary - kept cringing, expecting her to slice her fingers or thumb.

Here's a good short video on proper cutting technique:

 

[essguy_]

I honestly really like Ramen. Not the instant stuff but a good homemade miso or tonkotsu ramen topped with juicy chashu slices a soft boiled egg, green onion etc. Delicious

Yeah, it's a ramen renaissance - lot's of good choices. Lots of places in Toronto for a good bowl. There are so many different forms of ramen now. Japan is a very formal country with very rigid, formal forms of cuisine - but ramen is like the wild west - anything goes. My first trip to Japan a colleague took me for some ramen cart ramen before work and it was awesome (even though it was just a simple shoyu/kombu based broth). But I burnt my mouth - I'm not joking. In Japan, it's served from a boiling pot of broth, over the noodles and straight to you. Japanese men can slurp up a bowl in literally a couple minutes - but you need the proper slurping technique. Japan has a really high incidence of stomach cancer, and I've often wondered whether it's from the habit of salary men slurping something scalding hot into their stomachs on their way to work.

 

[essguy_]

On the subject of super hot (temperature) food - here is Xiaolongbao (AKA - "Soupy Dumplings"). David Chang's show "Ugly Delicious" had an episode with these and they went to one of my favourite restaurants (Ding Tai Fung - although they went to another location - I didn't realize it was a global franchise until I saw the show). They have fantastic food and make all their dumplings in a kitchen behind a window in full view of the seating area. I've been going there for years - the chefs used to give my kids balls of dough to play with. These dumplings can be pork, crab meat, or other meats - but the key is the soupy base. When they roll the dumpling they put in either jellied chicken fat or some other gel, which melts as the dumpling is steamed. So if it's brought right to your table, you need to be really careful when eating. This is another food where the first time I had it, I burnt my throat. I had no idea how hot it was - popped the little dumpling in my mouth and bit - then boiling hot liquid squirted out. It was a "HOLY FUCK!!!!!!!!!" moment. But they are delicious. Just be really careful when you eat them... LOL!

 

[Insidious Von]

I like Ramen noodles but I love Zaru Soba even more.

 

[Insidious Von]

Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai has mad knife skills.

 

[Insidious Von]

Iron Chef Morimoto is a seafood samurai, nothing is wasted.

 

[Insidious Von]

MmmmmmmmmmMmm Gooood Eatin!

In Italy, it's called frattagliatelle or curatelle. I like the English name better.

 

[Insidious Von]

To make a good meat sauce, you have to grab your meat. I mostly do it this except with tomato paste and extra virgin olive oil.

Remember never fry with XV olive oil, you're destroying it's nutrients with heat. Canola oil is best, even better (but more expensive) peanut oil or grape seed oil.

 

[essguy_]

..... you have to grab your meat. I mostly do it this except with tomato paste and extra virgin olive oil.

Hey - wrong thread. You should post this in the "How do you masturbate" thread.. LOL!

 

[MissCroft]

Remember never fry with XV olive oil, you're destroying it's nutrients with heat. Canola oil is best

I cook/fry with Canola oil. E.v.o.o is for salads or bread. Or an aglio e olio. I put it on popcorn too and people think that's weird. It's yummy!

 

[Insidious Von]

It's about fucking time! No fast food is worse than Subway, you want digestive cancers help yourself.

 

[Insidious Von]

What's hurting Subway and other sandwich chains is the rising popularity of Banh Mi - Vietnamese ingredients in a French baguette. It may not be any healthier than Subway, but you're not eating sawdust, and it is fucking delicious.