/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Spaghetti Sunday?
I'm buying some gratted parmasean for tonight

Post what your cooking, I got some ham potatoes and mixed veg going

What is your guilty pleasure food? Something you love eating but know is low class, childish, or kind of shameful.

For me it's cheap hot dogs. Not sausages or brautwurst or fancy organic grass fed ones but the low-quality original Oscar Meyer ones that have no texture and are full of nitrites and have various "mechanically separated" meats in them. I know they're not good but every time I eat one I get a huge nostalgia rush and am reminded of summer vacation and camping trips and childhood freedom.

Why the fuck is an egg McMuffin meal at McDonald’s now $8.13?

for me it's the chick-n-tater melt
how about you, Anon? what's your favorite?

say I want to go full esoteric mode and start eating my meat mostly raw, what would be some steps I should go through to check for infection/parasites/impurities in meat

Tonight I tried a new version of tacos. I simmered 1lb of 93/7 ground beef with about 2 tbsp chili powder, and 2 tbsp of cumin powder. I added a very small can of chilies in adobe sauce, and about 1/4 cup of water. That simmered for about 20 minutes with a lid on. While that was going I made some charro (canned) beans and some basic Spanish rice (look up a recipe). I also shredded 10oz of Oxaca cheese while this was going on.

Then I put 1 big tablespoon of meat and about the same amount of cheese in a tortilla and folded it in half. I heated up some oil, just enough to half cover the taco, to about 350F. I fried the tacos for about 60 seconds on each side or until they were golden brown.
It was a huge hit, I might try the same recipe with corn tortillas next time.
What’s for dinner tonight at frens house?

Personally:
1) Banh mi (op la, thit nuong or xiu mai): i really like crispy baguettes with the saucy filling. pickled veg and fresh herbs make it pop

2) Chicago style italian beef with hots and au jus: dipping this in the jus makes it delicious and the pickled peppers add some heat

3) BLT (with fresh tomatoes from the garden): personally i like some egg and/or avocado on it as well. but you just can't beat a good BLT/E/A

honorable mention: fried egg sandwich on sourdough with grape jelly: my mom raised me to eat fried egg sammy w grape jelly. it sounds a bit strange but don't knock it til you try it

so /ck/frens, what are yours? also please tell me about the sandwiches which are unique or popular in your country.

I went to McDonald's yesterday and got a Filet-O-Fish combo and a Bacon Clubhouse Burger. I was eating it in my vehicle in the parking lot and listening to an audio book when I glanced up and saw the McDonald's worker I ordered from was outside having a cigarette.

She waved at me and I nodded and had to wait 7 minutes before she went back inside and I could eat in comfort again. I don't think that employees should be bothering or even trying to socialize with customers outside of the McDonald's restaurant or drive through, but that is another story.

I went to McDonald's for dinner last night and got a Big Mac combo and a 10 piece Chicken McNuggets with barbecue dipping sauce. As I was driving to the second window the same girl was still working. She was acting somewhat obsequious and attempting small talk when she asked, 'why don't you come eat inside instead of in the parking lot'.

That really bothered me for many reasons. First of all, I don't want my routine or actions to be tracked by a fast food employee. Secondly, she should not try to tell me how I should live my life. I do not want to eat inside because I find it less comfortable and would much rather be inside my vehicle listening to an audiobook and enjoying myself and my privacy.

Overall, I think it was very unprofessional to bring this up. I should have a clean slate with each drive through visit, not have to get the third degree because I committed some sort of faux pas. Which I don't think I did, because I often see people eating in fast food parking lots. How does she know I am not busy going to work or somewhere in a rush?

How do you feel about eating in your vehicle in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant versus eating inside the restaurant?

Is it just me or does food cooked on gas stoves taste better than food cooked on an electrical stove?