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Tootlach, anyone?

Posted by guinness, April 10, 2007 at 9:07 AM

I have a friend who raves about this purportedly traditional Italian dish called "tootlach" (he swears he spells it correctly) that his family makes for holidays. From what I can gather, it's some sort of large dumpling, almost a loaf of bread, that is rolled with cheeses, mushrooms, greens and other fillings and then almost braised in a rich tomato sauce. Regardless, it's supposed to be amazing and I can't ever find any recipes or reference to it online.

Has anyone ever heard of this?

(And, yes, I could just ask my friend, but what would be the fun in that?)

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?

Arthur Treacher's. Bar none. I crave them and can't find them in the US...except in Sandusky, Ohio...near Cedar Point.

guinness at 3:29PM on 10/18/07

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?

I gotta go with the Loaded Bacon Cheddar Ranch fries from Checkers/Rally's.

TheFlyingTangler at 7:28PM on 01/26/08

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?

Chick-fil-A and Five Guys. I get into this debate weekly with my friends.

sawyerriley at 3:31PM on 11/14/07

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?

nathans,hands down do a double blind study are the only fast food fries with a fresh cut flavor in ny.best shoestring is now white castle,but nathans krinkle cut skin on rule.If you are a serious fry eater there is a french fry joint on the east side next to sushi park and directly downstairs from toytokyo.they serve fries fries and more fries,fresh cut and 100 differant mayo toppings,a few ketchups,and that french canadian pouline?
who cares these fries will own you,served in a big paper cone swimming in mayo mmmmmmmmm

sharky at 3:04PM on 11/14/07

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?

I think it's in its own category of side dish (not much that categorizes it as a fry really applies), but I really do like Burger King fries. Not for their potato-y-ness or any other high and mighty taste cause, I just like 'em.

LizNYC at 7:06PM on 11/12/07

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?

In Canada we have a chain called New York fries, they're pretty good skin on medium cut fries. Also have a decent selection of toppings such as chili cheese, poutine (cheese curds and gravy), orange cheese sauce and beef gravy.

ag3208 at 8:28PM on 11/06/07

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?

Checkers/Rally's Checkers is called Rallys here in Ohio, They leave the skin on and put seasoning of some sort, they are hands down the best out of all the chains unless I make Jo-Jo fries at home.

DevlChef at 7:15PM on 10/26/07

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?

Cookout fries no doubt. I love that North Carolina chain. Cajun fries would make my nights sooo much better after rehearsals. Chick Fil A, Wendys, and Five Guys are also really good.

Thrashers fries are the best fries in the world, but I'm not sure they count as fast food.

pbisNOTmyname at 9:44PM on 10/21/07

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?

Lion's Choice, so long as they don't overseason them (which they often do). Good texture, deep russet flavor. Great fries!

johnjgoddard at 9:07PM on 10/21/07

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?


P. Terry's! Austin-based chain that always makes their french fries fresh to order. They're thin, salty, crunchy, with just enough of a soft, puffy inside to be satisfying. I always promise myself that I'll save half the bag for later, but it never happens.

Christina at 2:57PM on 10/21/07

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Fast food fries. Which ones are good?

I used to work at Steak n shake and when those fries were fresh they were awesome. I live in the east now and don't get them. Steak n Shake is pretty good all around.

coolname at 12:23PM on 10/21/07