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No Chang in Chicago, No Problem: Pho Xua's Fried Duck Noodle Soup

I can remain silent no longer. David Chang, in my opinion (as someone who grew up eating a wide variety of noodle soups, including ramen), is not a noodle god or anywhere near it. He's a pork god, if anything, but his noodles are consistently soft and overcooked (criminal!) and his broth overly salty, peppery, greasy and heavy. Heavy broths, if done well, are excellent, but I was unable to finish a third of Chang's ramen broth. I've yet to see anyone who is a ramen-fancier or who has had an average bowl of ramen in Japan list Momofuku as a good place to get ramen in NYC. Chang doesn't make ramen, he makes a generic noodle soup, and unfortunately a noodle soup that isn't even that good. Why, why make the noodles so mushy David Chang?!

However I will say his pork is excellent, and it's clear with his other food that he is a pretty decent chef. What a pity a slice of berkshire pork does not a bowl of ramen make.

comestibles at 2:29PM on 05/02/08

From Required Eating

Bacon Bra

You know what, I'm not offended by the bacon bra as such - however I got quite quite irritated at the completely sexist way it was described. I mean, there's totally a difference between presenting this story a bit more neutrally like: "hey kids, this crazy woman is wearing a bacon bra/tshirt/funny hat - HIGH-larious/ew!"

versus (and I am paraphrasing liberally "out of context" here)

"People (and by people we mean men)!: We love women AND boobs, so here's a great idea to make money AND objectify women. Woots! Women, even you crazy kosher chicks, think about getting one of these to please your man (because that's what you're here for obviously)". That's pretty much the gist I got. And yes, of course, if you don't like it, you've got no sense of humour. That's what they all say. I got that this is supposed to be funny/weird, but what's with the sexist commentary? Hmm?

Would you ever, ever see a description of say, men's bacon briefs in the same way? I think not.

This is definitely a low point for serious eats.

comestibles at 10:27AM on 04/03/08

From Required Eating

Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey!

slow roasted garlic mashed potatoes

comestibles at 6:19PM on 11/17/07

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Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey!

I'm considering a beer can turkey. Yep, beer can turkey. Needs a big can o' beer.

comestibles at 2:09PM on 11/16/07

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Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey!

sauteed with wine and herbs, then they go into an offalicious gravy.

comestibles at 5:56PM on 11/15/07

From Required Eating

Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey!

Ever had Vietnamese congee (chao ga) served with chicken salad (goi ga)? I used to eat this a lot as a small child. So once I made a turkey congee using turkey stock and leftover turkey, and served it with a side of Vietnamese turkey salad with heaps of fresh herbs. Sounds like an odd combination but it works...

comestibles at 8:24PM on 11/12/07

Responses to Comments by comestibles

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Bacon Bra

Sabrina,

Most of the women I know - love giving sensual, sexual, fantasial pleasure to the men they adore. That's part of the joy for them in being in a relationship. That's part of the joy of being the feminine joy to the man in their life.

It's OK that you take offense. But, it makes me sad. I am sad for you if you do not have a relationship with a man in which you delight in delighting him. I am sad for you if you do not have a relationship in which you both delight in delighting the other - using your specific feminine and masculine souls - delighting the specific masculine and feminine spirit of the other.

Michael

ideality at 12:12PM on 07/09/08

From Required Eating

Bacon Bra

Certainly gives new meaning to "burning your bra" !!!!

stxer at 8:56AM on 07/07/08

From Eating Out

No Chang in Chicago, No Problem: Pho Xua's Fried Duck Noodle Soup

Thanks for the find, Michael. Argyle Street could always use more annotation.

I must, however, disagree with the notion that we don't need Chang. Perhaps we don't necessarily need haute street food, but this town seriously needs a great ramen and soup dumpling place. NYC and the Cali have it; we do not.

lostfourwords at 9:03PM on 05/02/08

From Required Eating

Bacon Bra

I think Sabrina needs to get her panties out of the wad they're in. I'm a female, a 'chick' if you will, and I love the picture and get the humor. I also enjoy the site for the eats but come on, funny is funny. Too much seriousness will cause your head to explode Sabrina.

psweet at 7:26PM on 04/14/08

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Bacon Bra

Oh, please, y'all... it's just plain silly and hilarious.

I'm as ardent a feminist as you'll find on the planet, and I TOTALLY embrace my love of bacon, bawdiness and "bwah-hah-hah" (which are pretty much the three things this photo celebrates).

AuntJenny at 5:12PM on 04/14/08

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Bacon Bra

As a guy who likes both bacon and boobs, this seems a little "ew" to me. The bacon is raw, after all, which screams 'bacteria' and 'food poisoning'. Not what I want associated with food or boobs at all.

neuroid at 11:40PM on 04/07/08

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Bacon Bra

So Good - Hahahahah thank you! As a woman I do not find it offensive, c'mon girls, it's funny!

Chau at 9:23PM on 04/05/08

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Bacon Bra

Pizza, pork, and pearls?

If only they had taken the time to make a Hershey's Kiss necklace. :(

Karen Resta at 10:16AM on 04/04/08

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Bacon Bra

For those still interested in this topic.

http://www.eatliver.com/i.php?n=2944

Erin Zimmer at 9:55AM on 04/04/08

From Required Eating

Bacon Bra

Three things have been running through my mind since I saw this. First, naturally, was Gordie's incident last year where he came close to toasting his nuggets. If only he had been wearing bacon briefs!

Second is that the design could be made more appealing. The lines are not as good as they could be.

Third, a quote from GS Albee:
Zee always went naked in the house, except for the brassiere she wore when it was her turn to get dinner. Once, cooking French-fried potatoes in a kettle of boiling fat, she had come within an inch of crisping her most striking features.

A broccoli floret bra would be rather cute, too, made with the right lines of course.

Karen Resta at 7:15AM on 04/04/08