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25 Fugly Food Tattoos

the pig map is the best by far... and it looks pretty real, unlike some of the others

From Chicago

Standing Room Only: Bari Foods

Chicago just jumped up a few spots on my 'Places to Visit' list, based on these photos alone.

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Healthy & Delicious: Avocado and Corn Salsa

Avocados and lime juice are two of the tastiest ingredients ever.

You don't need to be a vegan to know that!

I don't understand why you need to apply the term 'vegan' to salsa. Seems redundant. And possibly counter-productive.... some people have more of an aversion to anything labeled 'vegan' than they do to actual 'vegan food'.

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When Is It Socially Acceptable to Share Food?

As stated above many times, it totally depends. For example:

One of my family's favorite restaurants is a Vietnamese place. My parents have known the owner since she started 20 years ago. Her daughter (the waitress) practically orders for us... You know, "oh we have this tonight, and this would go good with that, and mom made a special dish that's not on the menu you should try....", etc. Needless to say we always share. First come, first serve. Take what you like, skip what you don't. Like someone said above, its "interactive."

Alternately, tonight we are going to "Pirate's Table", one my favorite local surf-n-turf places. In this scenario, everyone orders what they want. If you want a taste (fyi: a 'taste' = 1 (one) bite), ask and ye shall receive. If you get full, you may offer the rest to someone else. But personally, I never, ever, give away more than one 'taste' of steak. And surf? Don't bother asking.... it's mine, all mine, yarr.

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25 Fugly Food Tattoos

the pig map is the best by far... and it looks pretty real, unlike some of the others

From Chicago

Standing Room Only: Bari Foods

Chicago just jumped up a few spots on my 'Places to Visit' list, based on these photos alone.

From Recipes

Healthy & Delicious: Avocado and Corn Salsa

Avocados and lime juice are two of the tastiest ingredients ever.

You don't need to be a vegan to know that!

I don't understand why you need to apply the term 'vegan' to salsa. Seems redundant. And possibly counter-productive.... some people have more of an aversion to anything labeled 'vegan' than they do to actual 'vegan food'.

From Serious Eats

When Is It Socially Acceptable to Share Food?

As stated above many times, it totally depends. For example:

One of my family's favorite restaurants is a Vietnamese place. My parents have known the owner since she started 20 years ago. Her daughter (the waitress) practically orders for us... You know, "oh we have this tonight, and this would go good with that, and mom made a special dish that's not on the menu you should try....", etc. Needless to say we always share. First come, first serve. Take what you like, skip what you don't. Like someone said above, its "interactive."

Alternately, tonight we are going to "Pirate's Table", one my favorite local surf-n-turf places. In this scenario, everyone orders what they want. If you want a taste (fyi: a 'taste' = 1 (one) bite), ask and ye shall receive. If you get full, you may offer the rest to someone else. But personally, I never, ever, give away more than one 'taste' of steak. And surf? Don't bother asking.... it's mine, all mine, yarr.

From Serious Eats

Cukes and Gochujang: Perfect Summer Snack

Mashitda!

So are the ones used for oi-kimchi regular cukes or pickling cukes?

From Serious Eats

Video: USB-Powered Mini Microwave in Action

Does it work with noodle or soup cups? How about mugs of water for tea? I don't know why anyone would need a microwave that only works for beans...

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Korean Roasted Fish

OMG - I used to be so addicted to these fish (along with sundubu chigae (tofu stew)) from the shiktang (restaurant) by my hassukjip (boarding house) when I was in Seoul! I've been dreaming about trying to make them ever since!! Thanks so much for this recipe!!!

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Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Pancake Mountain

My dad's buckwheat pancakes based on a recipe by his father.... after you eat one you feel about 15 lbs. heavier and ready to move a mountain (in more ways than one, if you know what I mean)!

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Snapshots from South Korea: Fried Things on Sticks

There's really nothing in the world like the smell pouring from a steaming pot of bundaegi to clear out an entire intersection. When I was in Seoul, there was an ajoshi with a bundaegi cart that would show up in Shinchon at wee hours of the morning. It only took one night of attempted force-feeding by a heavily intoxicated (albeit very attractive) young korean woman to make me draw the line. Chicken feet? Sure. Blood sausage? You bet. Steamed mystery-organs drowned in ddoekboki sauce? Try and stop me. Atomically spicy nakji? My digestive tract will hate me later. Boshintang? Let's just say no one eats it for the taste....

But bundaegi? Can't do it.

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Fish Piccata

I just started making this regularly a few weeks ago, when I realized that not only is talapia cheap, but also it's supposedly one of the more sustainable seafoods you can buy. This has got to be one of the easiest, cheapest, and tastiest dishes out there.

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What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?

"SriRancha" = Sriracha (Vietnamese hot sauce) + Ranch dressing

It's not really a snack on it's own, but you can put it on just about anything.

Duh-Lishus!

From Talk

Kitchen stuff: I'd buy ___ used, but would never buy __ used.

Sheesh, some people are paranoid! You'd rather consume all the resources it takes to make new products and have them shipped to your town, than to buy a perfectly good item at a fraction of the cost from your neighbor down the street?

Most people are not going to sell you something that hasn't been well washed. There are always methods for getting things clean that make a lot more sense than buying something new.

From Recipes

Indoor Grilling: Korean-Style Steaks with Spicy Cilantro Sauce

I suppose that's the reason he calls it "Korean-Style Steaks", not just "Korean". If you are slicing meat thin, marinating in soy sauce, and grilling (especially inside at the table), you are certainly cooking in a Korean style.

From Recipes

Rice Krispies Sushi

This is an awesome idea... there are so many crazy possibilities!

From Talk

What's Your Signature Snack for the Super Bowl?

bacon-wrapped chicken bites in various flavors - asian style, buffalo style, bbq style. also, deep fried pickles and olives.

From Serious Eats

Inventor of the Doner Kebab Dies

When I lived in Germany in high school, the Doener was one of my very favorite foods (and that's saying a lot - I was in Thueringen, home of the bratwurst). 5 Marks back then (about $2.50) bought a giant, gut busting, insanely delicious meal. The doener guy and I were two of the only 'Ausslaender' in the village where I lived, so we shared a special connection based on limited vocabulary, terrible pronunciation, and mouth-watering meat roasting on a giant stick.

Here's to a great man with a great idea! Prost!!

From A Hamburger Today

In Videos: Heart Attack Grill

disgusting. there's no way those burgers are good. cheap buns, tons of lard, american cheese? who wants to eat in a blinding white sterile setting anyway? just because tasty sometimes means unhealthy DOES NOT mean that unhealthy means tasty. this place is the very definition of 'no class'.

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In Videos: Barack Obama Doesn't Know What a Half-Smoke Is

Personally, I'm glad he asked.

Isn't that kind of his job anyway? I mean asking questions and getting answers for THE PEOPLE....

I wouldn't have known that something called a 'half-smoke' existed, if it weren't for his curiosity and his desire to get an answer from a PERSON, not a piece of technology.

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