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Blogwatch: Netherlands' National Dish, the Raw Herring Sandwich

You want fries with that?

Channa at 12:39PM on 07/20/08

From Talk

I have tons of Za'taar... help!

Oh, I love zataar! Here's a bread that's bursting with flavor. I tried it with focaccia dough for the base, but you could use anything bready.

http://noteatingoutinny.com/2008/03/10/zataar-bread-with-feta-and-parsley/

I also sprinkle zataar on fried eggs.

Channa at 2:56PM on 07/16/08

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The Next Food Network Star, Episode 2 Recap

Too much emphasis on personality, and not enough on food. I'd rather see a dull presenter who could show me something wonderful about food, than an "exciting" personality who has no right to have a cooking show.

Channa at 12:09PM on 06/10/08

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Seriously Delicious Giveaway: Zingerman's Gift Certificate

Stilton

Channa at 9:30PM on 12/29/07

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Garrison Confections Ultimate Chocolate Cooler

Dark

Channa at 1:01PM on 12/27/07

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Photo of the Day: My First Gingerbread House

Ooh, it's so pink and feminine -- I love it! Is that where Hello Kitty lives?

Channa at 3:14PM on 12/22/07

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters

A nice fresh bialy, full-fat cream cheese, sable, sliced tomato and cucumber, and hot, strong coffee. It doesn't get any better than that!

Channa at 1:42PM on 12/20/07

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate

Dark! If Nature had intended us to eat milk chocolate, then cows would make chocolate milk.

Channa at 1:03PM on 12/01/07

From Talk

pizza stones -- do you use yours?

Hi, I just joined, and already I've learned something. I guess I've been cleaning my quarry tiles too much. Every time they get too messy, I clean them with my oven's self-cleaning cycle, and they look brand new again. Perhaps I'm too tidy for my own good!

Channa at 12:48PM on 11/30/07

Responses to Comments by Channa

From Required Eating

Blogwatch: Netherlands' National Dish, the Raw Herring Sandwich

Somehow the description "it's incredibly soft and I could probably eat it without teeth." does not make me want to run out and try this.
I love pickled herring though, now that as an adult that I know that the little black peppercorns floating around are not fish eyeballs, as my father told me.

dawnie2u at 8:13AM on 07/22/08

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Blogwatch: Netherlands' National Dish, the Raw Herring Sandwich

@Boscompb, @Noskos and @ Cassendrea:
I agree; Pickled herring rules. I keep a jar in the fridge for snacking at any time of the day. Deelish!

Also ps. have you tried it with white onion and a cream sauce over steamed potatoes? Also super fantastic-o!

hungrychristel at 3:45PM on 07/21/08

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Blogwatch: Netherlands' National Dish, the Raw Herring Sandwich

@Noskos -- Those pickles look mighty suspicious! Maybe this was taken at a McDonald's in the Netherlands. Their new McHerring sandwich. :P

Cassaendra at 12:15PM on 07/21/08

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Blogwatch: Netherlands' National Dish, the Raw Herring Sandwich

My boyfriend ate this while we were in Amsterdam and liked it. I love fish and think I'm a pretty adventurous eater, but I couldn't bring myself to try it.

gillsnthrills at 11:12AM on 07/21/08

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Blogwatch: Netherlands' National Dish, the Raw Herring Sandwich

What the heck are those pickles doing on the sandwich? I'm Dutch and in my part of the country I've never seen them with pickles. You eat them either with or without chopped unions. Preferably without the bread either, just hold them up by the tail and let them slide into your mouth.

@Boscompb: The taste is totally different from pickled herring, my mom loved pickled herring, but hated "salt" herring as we call them.

noskos at 10:59AM on 07/21/08

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Blogwatch: Netherlands' National Dish, the Raw Herring Sandwich

I'm an American, living in the Netherlands for nearly 10 years now, and I can unequivocally say..."bleh". Sometimes with pickles, more often covered with chopped onions, and rarely with a mayonnaise/dill sauce - I've tried it 3 times here and each time I wanted to cough it up fast. We have a word for it here: "slecht!"

JimInHolland at 2:19PM on 07/20/08

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Blogwatch: Netherlands' National Dish, the Raw Herring Sandwich

They're wonderful and cheap! I ate a bunch on a road trip around Holland last summer.

ajdemma at 1:38PM on 07/20/08

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Blogwatch: Netherlands' National Dish, the Raw Herring Sandwich

ugh, why did I have to see that whilst eating....

thepirateking at 12:41PM on 07/20/08

From Talk

I have tons of Za'taar... help!

I use it on pizza instead of oregano, on salads with some olive oil as dressing, as a marinade for chicken, on eggs, on hummus... i like the focaccia idea. With some sliced tomatoes? Yum.

Stufsocker at 4:36PM on 07/17/08

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The Next Food Network Star, Episode 2 Recap

Buckethead, a great point I hadn't considered. It makes sense. Now I can stop banging my head against the wall, wondering why the resulting shows suck so hard.

BangieB at 2:42PM on 06/10/08