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my childhood friend's brother used to catch squirrels in their backyard. they cooked em. sometimes i'd find frozen squirrel parts in the freezer.

that's my soup dumpling!

this is at Nan Xian Man Tou Dian in Shanghai. there was only broth inside with tiny bits of crab meat and roe. it was ok, not crazy good. i think the novelty of it is better than the actual flavor of the soup. you are not supposed to eat the dough, but i tried it. it was much like soggy pie crust.

the xlb here are not as good as the taipei chain, din tai fung. but this is supposed to be a landmark restaurant to visit while visiting shanghai.

Some friends have a cat named Butters. They used to live across the street from a cat that looked just like Butters. We called him I Can't Believe it's Not Butters.

i had horse nigiri in japan last year. i could barely swallow it, but i think it was psychological.

popeye's red beans and rice and biscuits

um, and chick-fil-a's chicken sandwiches

went 2 weeks without power after Katrina and you can bbq damn near anything on a pit, eggs, toast, cabbage, bacon, onions, garlic and freshly killed squirrels.

pork seems to be the best on the smoking embers but chicken, beef and seafood also are great on the grill.

Spicy Chicago style Italian Sausage "sangwich" with a sweet red sauce and served on Gonnella bread.

Big juicy burgers off the grill, topped with cheese and a sliced tomato.

asparagus

@lonewolf - I only buy LOL butter when it's on sale, but I buy Kroger butter regularly and haven't had a problem with it. I do notice a slightly fresher "creamery" flavor with LOL butter though.

Also, I read/heard somewhere (Alton Brown?) that salted butters vary widely in the amount of salt added, so you'd probably notice less difference in unsalted, and perhaps more in salted butter.