Hot Beef Sundaes in Lincoln, Nebraska
Photograph by Matt Stoller.
Beef and sundaes—individually delicious, but together? En route to the Republican National Convention, Matt of Open Left spotted this not-so-appetizing sign in Lincoln, Nebraska. The hot beef sundae includes: golden mashed potatoes covered with roasted beef, aged cheddar, more spuds, gravy (an homage to caramel syrup?), more cheese, and a slice of buttered toast. The cherry tomato plays the part of the maraschino cherry. [via The Washington Note]
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....I don't know about this. If anyone has lived through eating a hot beef sundae, I want to hear from them!
roboppy at 10:27PM on 09/02/08
They had these at the New York State Fair as well, apparently: http://www.syracuse.com/today/index.ssf/2008/08/fairs_beef_sundae_is_hot.html
stefnet at 10:33PM on 09/02/08
Sounds like a more gonzo version of KFC's Famous Bowls, which I have not tried but am strangely attracted to. (Until I think about it too much.)
Adam Kuban at 11:23PM on 09/02/08
Dang it...knew I should have trademarked that!
:^) sub browned hamburger with some onion and garlic and you've got one of my lunch staples....not that I'm braggin'
DeaconVolker at 11:46PM on 09/02/08
We had those at a local fair here in San Antonio..
http://flickr.com/photos/allikazoo/2424776556/in/set-72157604617492803/
:)
allikazoo at 11:53PM on 09/02/08
Well. That's incredible.
Deep9x at 12:20AM on 09/03/08
Ah, good! A beef version of the failure pile in a sadness bowl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfan5MacmsI
unarata at 12:21AM on 09/03/08
I ate one of those at the rodeo in Austin a few months ago. Great night, first rodeo, then STYX live in concert! But back to the beef. This was the most delicious thing I have ever put in my mouth. That may or may not have been influenced by the amount of adult beverages that had been consumed before that point.
Anyway,
Mashers= Ice Cream
Gravy= Chocolate Sauce
Cherry Tomato= Cherry
Cheese= Sprinkles
Garlic Bread= Sponge cake on on the bottom
Beef= ?/Awesome
That rundown pretty much also describes the construction. Taste wise it tastes exactly like cheap roast beef, potatoes and gravy taste like.
Trust me it is only a matter of time before Bouley is serving a version of this with short ribs and yukon golds. The Times will call it "whimsical". But we will know, oh yes, we will know where it came from.
SkinnyFatty at 12:55AM on 09/03/08
I agree, Skinny, if Thomas Keller made it and called it that, people would be singing the praises. It's a standard dinner in a vertical presentation with a "cute" marketing name. Personally, I don't like to humiliate my food that way....
Cary at 9:30AM on 09/03/08
Hahahahahahahaha... Adam, I thought the same thing "It's like that KFC thing... what was the name?" Why would KFC take an idea like that and give it such a dumb name, I don't know. But yea, I know people who swear by the KFC bowls and while logically, I know I wind up doing something similar sometimes anyway (take a bite of corn, mashed, chicken...) - I could never bring myself to order it. It's like "HERE, IN YOUR FACE, this is your gluttony ALL IN ONE BOWL! EAT IT!" and I couldn't give in to the screaming. But the people I know who eat it, LOVE it. A LOT. Makes me think there might also be crack in them.
feistyfoodie at 11:10AM on 09/03/08
I went to a wedding--fairly swank otherwise--where they had a mashed potato bar: the caterer put a ball of potatoes in a martini glass for you and then you went through covering it with the usual toppings. Kind of the same idea, and also unappetizing!
ButterButter at 11:35AM on 09/03/08
I don't like my food to touch each other.
beth1 at 3:20PM on 09/03/08
I can't front. That sounds awesome.
fascfoo at 11:45AM on 09/04/08