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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #945 on: January 25, 2014, 03:13:09 pm »

Eugh, coffee.
Tea addict here, though, so take that with a pinch of salt.

Which is a very odd sentence to say considering what thread we're in. :P
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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #946 on: January 25, 2014, 03:16:46 pm »

It's not nearly as bad as it sounds. Throw some butter in, too. Yes.
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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #947 on: January 25, 2014, 03:46:19 pm »

Does Bailey's have actual dairy in it? I am so frequently stymied by my lactose intolerance...

Yes Bailey's is made with and contains cream.

I like both tea and coffee. Oddly enough I like my coffee really milky (no sugar though), and my tea completely black. Just take a tea bag and let it brew in boiling water for a bit. No sugar, no milk. At most, I'll add a bit of honey if I'm feeling the need for any sweetness added.
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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #948 on: January 25, 2014, 04:02:06 pm »

I drink both as well, but in different situations. For energy and a quick hot drink I prefer tea. Not English tea, and never bagged (unless I'm at work with no time to prepare loose). Proper, real tea. Green, oolong, and pu-erh, mostly. I have access to really high quality stuff smuggled in from Taiwan, so I'm a little spoiled. No milk, no sugar. I also homemake kombucha, about 7 liters a week, which is more than I can drink so I'm constantly giving it away.

Coffee is something I enjoy when I'm home, usually on the weekends. I like it very sweet and with plenty of soy milk - I don't like the taste of black coffee. I know that lovers of black coffee will say that what I drink isn't "real" coffee, but it's a unique taste, not an imitation of something else. Jacobs Kroenung, brewed in a french press. 2 spoons of coffee and 1.5 spoons each of sugar and soy milk powder. I have this at about 2:00 in the afternoon, so the effects wear off as evening begins and I settle in. It's more of a ritual than anything, I suppose. And I've been reading recently about how science is proving that rituals have crazy strong (and positive) effects on our brains. No wonder religion is so prominent! It's making me want to design rituals for all my daily activities...

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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #949 on: January 25, 2014, 08:12:24 pm »

I do love me some Irish Cream, great drink for relaxing, and just a little bit of it in coffee combines two of my vices into one mug of yummy.

Ohhh yes, I love doing that.
It's one of the, if not the tastiest hot beverage I've ever had.  :D Probably only a good leaf tea could rival it.
...Now I might have to get myself some Baileys.
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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #950 on: January 25, 2014, 08:16:15 pm »

Step 2 - Swirl the wine around until it has the consistency of a fine mist. Watch for trails on the sides of the glass. If it leaves trails, it's too sweet, and considered to be a children's drink.
Actually when wine sticks to the side of the glass, that means it has 'good legs', which means it is strong. Stronger wine will stick to the side of the glass better.


On another note, I suddenly really feel like making a peach pie.
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« Reply #951 on: January 25, 2014, 08:20:06 pm »

I kinda wish I could drink wine. :-\
I can't stand the taste of it-- and I have no problem with whiskey, tequila, absinthe or other liquors.
Not sure why, but yeah. Kind of annoying given that wine is so popular.
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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #952 on: January 25, 2014, 09:07:33 pm »

Oh I have problems with the tastes of those liquors. For a few seconds. Then those problems are swept away in a warm haze of mistakes and poorly considered dance moves. ...What? I only drink strong drinks when out on the town.

So today I breaded a Chicken Breast Fillet. With cornflakes. It worked quite well, a nice crunchy wrapping around the protein.
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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #953 on: January 25, 2014, 09:13:28 pm »

I kinda wish I could drink wine. :-\
I can't stand the taste of it-- and I have no problem with whiskey, tequila, absinthe or other liquors.
Not sure why, but yeah. Kind of annoying given that wine is so popular.

I've found with virtually every alcohol, it's a process of acclimatisation. They all taste bad at first (except for the really sweet liqueurs, obviously), but with time you learn to appreciate the individual complexities and appreciate them for what they are.

With that in mind, here's OJ's patented wine acclimatisation route:

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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #954 on: January 25, 2014, 09:33:00 pm »

Ooh, thanks for the guide!
That said... I think I might skip straight to step 4. :P Maybe repeat that one a few times and then move on to the wine part. That'll work!
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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #955 on: January 25, 2014, 10:02:43 pm »

Sorry, man, I can't stand beer. I've sampled near a hundred of kinds of beer (I used to run a sports bar, and had to know the product,) and I just can't bring myself to like any of them. The only beers that don't actively raise my hackles are Guinness, Killian's Irish Red, and Oberon. I regret ever tasting Corona and Dos Equis.
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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #956 on: January 25, 2014, 10:23:39 pm »

Sorry, man, I can't stand beer. I've sampled near a hundred of kinds of beer (I used to run a sports bar, and had to know the product,) and I just can't bring myself to like any of them. The only beers that don't actively raise my hackles are Guinness, Killian's Irish Red, and Oberon. I regret ever tasting Corona and Dos Equis.

100? Is that all? So you're still a rookie then :P

Dos Equis and Corona are not beers. They are diluted urine.

If you like guinness, well... you're halfway there. Guinness in Aus and Japan (never tried in Ireland, maybe it's different there) is a stout, but a terrible one. That said porters and stouts, made by microbrewers, display just about the most interesting, complex flavour profiles you can get. A chocolate stout is good for people who prefer a sweeter palate (I've had one that tastes almost exactly like rum and raisin chocolate, only with a 9% abv kick at the end), or a coffee stout for those that want something a little more savoury. There are a million varieties though.

If you like Irish red... I'd suggest you try either a Belgian red ale, or some proper golden and amber ales. Again, look for microbreweries though; I find major breweries (with one exception in Aus) tend to make pretty bad goldens, if they make em at all.

Can't say much on the wheat beers though, as I'm not a fan of that style.

EDIT: Ah, missed that you said you ran a sports bar, so I may have come off a touch condescendingly, sorry. Still, I can never sing the praises of microbrewers high enough. Sure, some are bad, but when they're good, they can be amazing.
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« Reply #957 on: January 25, 2014, 10:24:46 pm »

...I find major breweries (with one exception in Aus) tend to make pretty bad goldens, if they make em at all.

What exception would that be? Just curious.
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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #958 on: January 25, 2014, 10:32:12 pm »

...I find major breweries (with one exception in Aus) tend to make pretty bad goldens, if they make em at all.

What exception would that be? Just curious.

I am very partial to the James Squire Chancer golden ale. They also do a good amber and an amazing Sundowner during the summer months (e.g., now). Their porter is passable, but I'd pass on their IPA. Best thing is though, most of their branded bars also have their own brewing facilities, so every Squire's bar will have 4 or 5 seasonally varying, unique beers. Some amazing... some terrible :P
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Re: Food Thread: Fry Me a River
« Reply #959 on: January 25, 2014, 10:36:59 pm »

Alcohol? Gimme the weakest fruitiest margarita you can manage and I'll still take small sips to avoid getting smashed :P

Anyway, for dinner I splurged and picked up this sort of beer-battered fish sandwich. Was good. Also fits the thread title perfectly.
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