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Photo of the Day: Chicken Feet
My mom deep fries them and then cooks them in a special soupy sauce. I've also had them curried, which is equally yummy. If I had to describe the texture of the meaty parts, it's like eating the tendons and cartilage you find on beef but firmer.
Jersey Dispatch: The Dragon Palace and Other Rants
I think many wait staff at these restaurants just can't get over the fact that non-Chinese people enjoy eating the more exotic forms of Chinese food, hence the suggestions of the mundane chop suey and chow mein. At least, this sort of thinking is quite prevalent among the older members of my Chinese family.
The Redhead: Thursdays to Every Day, One Chef's Path
Wow Robyn, I think there are your best photos ever!
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A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
Adam, this is an awesome comprehensive article.
Photo of the Day: Chicken Feet
My mom deep fries them and then cooks them in a special soupy sauce. I've also had them curried, which is equally yummy. If I had to describe the texture of the meaty parts, it's like eating the tendons and cartilage you find on beef but firmer.
Jersey Dispatch: The Dragon Palace and Other Rants
I think many wait staff at these restaurants just can't get over the fact that non-Chinese people enjoy eating the more exotic forms of Chinese food, hence the suggestions of the mundane chop suey and chow mein. At least, this sort of thinking is quite prevalent among the older members of my Chinese family.
The Redhead: Thursdays to Every Day, One Chef's Path
Wow Robyn, I think there are your best photos ever!
My favorite cold cereal is _____
Nature's Path has some awesome gluten-free cereals--my fave is the Kamut Krisp, thin crispy flakes that are also organic. My other go-to is Perky's Nutty Rice, the gluten-free version of Grapenuts.
What rules? The bagel or a bialy?
They don't have bialys where I live, so I made some. I used this recipe which turned out quite well, except the parchment paper got stuck to the bottom of the bialys during baking.
Where to eat in Seattle / Lynnwood / Bothell - Washington
High-end vegetarian restaurant is Carmelita.
They serve dinner with a lot of creativity in the seasonal menu. Reservations strongly recommended.
Dressing Up Baked Beans
Thanks for the link, but I'm actually looking for recipes that use baked beans.
A Red Velvet Affair
I found natural red food coloring here:
http://www.naturesflavors.com/product_info.php?cPath=72&products_id=4728
Now I have to figure out which stores carry this product in my neighborhood.
Photo of the Day: Dalat Central Market
More than a decade ago, when I was living in Singapore, these sort of markets used to be commonplace. It's fantastic---lots to see (and smell), you get to talk to vendors who are really passionate about their food cos' they've been doing it all their life---some of these little stores are passed on from parent to child. Imagine meeting a vendor who knew your grandma when she was a young woman shopping at the same market. You also get a sense of connection to the food you're buying. Before the avian flu in Asia, markets kept live chickens in cages and you would choose which one you wanted, and the bird would be feathered and cleaned and ready in about 1/2 hour. Sorry vegetarians.
These markets are getting pulled down to make way for modern supermarkets, and IMHO it's really a shame.
T & T Supermarket Chain
It kinda depends on the branch you're planning to visit, and how frequent you visit other Asian grocery stores in general. I enjoy visiting T & T because it offers a wide range of products (compared to other stores) in a clean brightly lit environment. You can be sure you're not getting expired stuff that's been sitting on the shelf for eons. If you go on weekends, there's food tastings. There's also a "deli" section, which sells not-your-usual cooked Chinese food at a very reasonable price. If you like instant noodles, the T & T store I go to has an aisle and a half dedicated to this food group.
The Redhead: Thursdays to Every Day, One Chef's Path
I just went last night with my grandparents. Fried chicken was delicious. It's now $17. Everything was pretty good. My grandfather's boyfriend loved the shrimp and grits.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
@mrslucas, we watched that episode the other night! and all it is is like a plate of lettuce, and kirk has maybe one piece and then leaves the room.
what about the instant meals that they put in the ship "microwave" - like the chicken soup in the episode in TOS first season when they travel back to the 1960s and take up two humans as though they're a UFO?
great, great post adam. and incredibly well-researched!
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
@mrslucas: You're right, but the food thing, to my mind, is only a by-product of why Star Trek is superior to Star Wars. Trek is so much more realized in regard to character development and nuance. As I said in the post above, SF often just holds a mirror up to our current world, and the Trek franchise is one of the best examples of that. So it's natural that you'd see the characters in a variety of everyday situations that we would find ourselves in. In contrast, Star Wars, is the basic hero myth set in space. It could exist anywhere, anytime and is really not reliant on the everyday strengths, weaknesses, and struggles of ordinary humans—like Kirk eating greens because he has to lose weight.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
I have long thought that what set Star Trek off from Star Wars was that the Star Trek characters actually eat. In all the six Star Wars movies, I think the characters attempt to eat nothing but one floating pear and Aunt Beroo's blue milk.
Now ... does everyone remember the episode where Kirk is eating greens because he's on a diet?
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
And don't forget about the Golana Melon (aka Kiwano), which played a pivotal role in Episode 24 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
Oh, so when is the first official Star Trek feast going to take place?
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
Adam, this is kind of amazing.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
@James Boo: Re the prune juice: you have the much-loved Trek novelist John M. Ford to thank for that. Mike inserted that detail into his early Klingon novel "The Final Reflection"; then the Trek staff writer (and later mastermind of the new version of "Battlestar Galactica") Ron Moore slipped it into televised Trek. :)
Regards -- EuroCuisineLady (aka Diane Duane, yet another Trek writer)(and foodie)
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
@DeeDee9: Would LOVE a copy of the Sisko's menu. You can send it to adam@seriouseats.com. Thanks in advance!
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
Adam: I have a copy of the menu from Sisko's (I created the menu, my hubby did the artwork). Would be happy to email it to you if you would like to share. True Trek fare!
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
Had to. Here's a youtube link to Worf's revelation.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
I always wanted to eat at Papa Sisko's resturant.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
Thanks, Adam! We aim to please -- no matter where we are in the galaxy! Live long, eat well, be happy!
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
DeeDee9: HOLY TRIBBLES! That's the best comment ever. Thank you for the link. I'm so glad you liked the article.
And, wow. Great work on Enterprise. Very cool.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
Adam --
Great article!
For more Trek food entries, check out http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/, the home of Doug Drexler's most excellent Star Trek blog. Posted in it you will find, among many other things, several articles on Trek food, styled by yours truly. I was the Food Stylist for most of the four year Enterprise run. Enjoy!
Dorothy Duder :)
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
I am now officially scared of you.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
This is great, Adam. What about the beverage "tranya?"
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
Nice work, cadet. Anytime Star Trek appears in my everyday life is a good time.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
@arm1970: That's refreshing to hear. We usually get the opposite—people tell us we're not serious enough.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
I'm glad to see something wacky like this on the site. We can't take ourselves too seriously all the time, can we?? Fun!
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
@jthug: D'oh! I KNEW I was I'd make some stupid mistake in this thing. I was writing too fast during final edit of this piece. Will change above. Thanks!
@monkeyrotica: I guess the lack of Saurian brandy here reveals that I'm not an admiral-level Trekker and just a Starfleet cadet.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
Awesome article!
Just saw the movie last night, it was really, really great. The recipe links are making me think that when the movie comes out on DVD I should have a themed party...
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
WTF? No Saurian Brandy?
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
Adam, I have never been as proud to be a Serious Eats reader as I am having just finished this feature article.
My favorite food-related Trek moment is in the TNG episode "Yesterday's Enterprise."
Worf and Guinan are sitting at a table in Ten Forward. Guinan sets a glass of dark and murky liquid in front of Worf, who hesitates to accept her offer.
Worf: What is it?
Guinan: Just try it.
Worf takes a sip, and his eyes go wide in barely contained excitement.
Guinan: You see? It's an Earth drink: prune juice!
Worf: ...A WARRIOR'S DRINK.
A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink
@dbcurrie: Yes. Time to pat ourselves on the back and order up some Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
Cheers,
~ Paula
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Adam, this is an awesome comprehensive article.