Comments on: Good Eats?

By: R

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:23:19 +0000

Jimbo, borscht is GOOOOOOD. Float a few mushroom-filled pierogies in a warm bowl of borscht and you’ve got a party in your mouth.

Mmm…. I’ve got beets in the refrigerator. I should make myself some this weekend.

And I’m not sure what picture you’re looking at, but paneer doesn’t tend to be green. It tends to be creamy or slightly yellow colored. If it’s green, then it has absorbed a sauce or something.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:44:31 +0000

No haggis or black pudding? They both taste much better than the ingredients would have you believe.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:05:22 +0000

I have lots of genuine friends in the South, and, except for heat and gators, I like everything about the South. Well, everything, except some of the stuff they eat (often after being shot dead). Still, I love heading south, where a born and bred Jersey Guy can get hush puppies, fried green ‘maters, Texas Barbecue (to die for) and biscuits and gravy for breakfast. If you ask for a biscuit and gravy in a Jersey Diner, the waitress would look at you as if you just walked off a space ship, scratch her big hair and bring you a soft biscuit with a side order of brown gravy.

Having said that, my southern friends can’t get a decent Italian meal, or a good slice of pizza, an Italian Hot Dog, a sa-seech, pepper and onion sandwich on a REAL Italian roll, and they damned sure can’t get a Taylor Ham and cheese on a hard roll.

I love youse guys.

Jimbo

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:05:20 +0000

…. Jimbo, you are such a pussy sometimes…….. I swear……

By: oddybobo

oddybobo — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:15:12 +0000

Jim, there were only 21 items on this list that I have not eaten. Black pudding being one. I have eaten a whole insect, all manner of sea creatures etc. . . you don’t know what you are missing!

Oh, and seaweed? I had some for dinner last night – my favorite snack of all time.

By: Mike R.

Mike R. — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:09:13 +0000

You know… I can’t believe this list doesn’t have BARBECUE on it… Pulled pork smothered in sauce… MMmm.mmm.mmmmmmmmmmmmmm…..

By the way Erica – I’m thinking of mushroom-filled pierogies floating in warm borscht!!! MMMm! Yum!

By: Carl Brannen

Carl Brannen — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:06:01 +0000

Getting decent catfish outside the south is pretty tough. But as far as how it tastes, I know of some Chinese who consider the (inferior frozen) catfish at "Catfish Corner" to be the best fish available in Seattle. And yes, it's deep fat fried, just like most American food. Sea Cucumber looks awful before it is cooked. After cooking, it looks about like a baked potato and has a texture about the same. It's not bad at all.

By: Mark Reardon

Mark Reardon — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:32:18 +0000

Dash,
What a generous, may I dare say Typically generous Southern outreach of brotherhood. More Jersians (and New Yorkers and New Englanders…Bless Their Hearts) should get over their attitudes (Deliverance was NOT a documentary) and visit the South to discover the warmth and intellegence of their brother Americans.
Maybe then Jimbo could get a reasonable state government.

By: Dash

Dash — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:55:21 +0000

Mark, I would never call someone a “damn” yankee. I have too much respect for the word “damn.” Just kidding. Jimbo knows how much I admire him for all he’s been through. He’s a real American. Just because his taste buds and his sense of adventure regarding fine cuisine are a little let’s say… under developed, we southerners still call him brother.

By: Mark Reardon

Mark Reardon — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:05:18 +0000

Dash,
He’s not merely a yankee, he’s from Jersey. The land of enchantment for sinfully rich and varied cuisine. (and don’t write me off as a Damn Yankee, I spent 5 years cookin’ over the pit at Sonny’s Bar-b-que).
If you live out your life in Jersey there’s just sooo much good stuff that you never need to go exotic to tantilize your taste buds.