Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Eve wrote:

So long as you dont require two First Class seats.... ;)

:lol: That can become a danger since I can only afford the cargo hold, but hey it's spacious back there!

Tu_triky wrote:

:lol: That can become a danger since I can only afford the cargo hold, but hey it's spacious back there!

And refrigerated enough for a sushi bento. :victory:

Eve wrote:

And refrigerated enough for a sushi bento. :victory:

Stay frosty.

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Chocolate Covered Bacon

Yes, it's true: there really is a bacon product we haven't covered. Yet. Chocolate Covered Bacon ($9) is a sweet and savory treat made from crispy cooked, hickory smoked bacon that's been covered in a special blend of chocolate courtesy of the Marini family. It's also available for order in a Dark Chocolate version, and if you happen to be in downtown Santa Cruz, stop by Marini's shop for a taste of the chocolate-covered bacon mixed in with maple syrup ice cream, or as they like to call it, "Vegan's Nightmare."

http://www.mariniscandies.com/product/BACON-01/ChocolateCoveredBacon.aspx

^ One order of the dark chocolate, please. :beaten:

Saw this on NBC4 yesterday:

Bacon-Lovers Paradise: Lardon

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By Adam Perez
NBCLosAngeles.com

Therefs a new food truck in town that is asking you to gget your lardon.h Lardon, French for bacon, sells everything bacon.

gTherefs nothing like the scent and sizzle of bacon in the early morning,h said Heather Crowley, who runs the business with her husband Jeremiah Crowley. gWe felt it could and should be eaten anytime, anywhere."

The menu has it all, from brownies with bacon nutella spread to bacon pancakes with bacon bourbon maple syrup.

The food truck opened last month and has already created a cult following amongst bacon-lovers. With more than 2,259 followers on twitter, a 4.5 out of 5 rating on Yelp and 1000 friends on facebook. It appears Lardon is a hit with local Angelenos.

gIf you love bacon, then you'll love this truck,h said Lara Larapanget , an avid customer of Lardon. gI can eat the bacon and the brownie with bacon everyday until I die. I'll probably die really young, but I would be really happy.h A Lardo representative says the dish that brings most people back is gthe baco.h

The baco is also known as the gbaco taco,h itfs made from a bacon shell and filled with potatoes, cheddar cheese and horseradish bacon sour cream.

gThe Baco is just an absolute must-have item,h said Gigi Henderson, who reviews food trucks on yelp. g It's only $4 and it is the perfect mouth-watering, tasty, bite of bacon goodness.h

Prices at Lardon range from $3-$6.

You can follow Lardon on Twitter and stake out their next location.

bmwracer wrote:^ One order of the dark chocolate, please. :beaten:

:hehe: If the shop were closer I wouldn't mind trying a sample. I don't know if I'd order a whole box.

Tu_triky wrote: :hehe: If the shop were closer I wouldn't mind trying a sample. I don't know if I'd order a whole box.

I suppose you could swing by the L.A. County Fair, but I think it ended.

bmwracer wrote:
I suppose you could swing by the L.A. County Fair, but I think it ended.

Yeah you're right. I have friends that went. I just have a phobia about the petting zoo. One time a kid goat almost killed me.











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Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah you're right. I have friends that went. I just have a phobia about the petting zoo. One time a kid goat almost killed me.











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That'll teach you to try to ride it like busting a bronc. :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:
That'll teach you to try to ride it like busting a bronc. :rofl:

Yeah, it was embarrassing when I got thrown off and the goat started chewing on my left shoe.

:hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:Yeah, it was embarrassing when I got thrown off and the goat started chewing on my left shoe.

:hehe:

:rofl:

To the victor, the spoils. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
:rofl:

To the victor, the spoils. :hehe:

Exactly. I felt pretty spoiled after that. :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:Exactly. I felt pretty spoiled after that. :hehe:

More like pretty soiled. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
More like pretty soiled. :hehe:

:hehe:

I'll be at the bacon truck if you're trying to find me.

Tu_triky wrote:

Chocolate Covered Bacon

:drooling: I've seen somebody make that before and serve it with homemade ice cream, but this is the first time I've seen it being sold. Makes sense, as once you get past the initial "shock" of chocolate bacon, it has everything that would make it delicious: sweet, bitter, salty, smoky.

Kijinnmaru wrote:
:drooling: I've seen somebody make that before and serve it with homemade ice cream, but this is the first time I've seen it being sold. Makes sense, as once you get past the initial "shock" of chocolate bacon, it has everything that would make it delicious: sweet, bitter, salty, smoky.

Yeah I've seen the whole chocolate bacon shtick as part of a dessert but not the actual dessert in and of itself.

Must be an interesting juxtaposition of flavors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_mania :mrgreen: :victory:

Call me old fashioned but the bacon maple pancakes are making me starving.

:drooling:

Sounds better than the Ice Cream man.

Ramen Trifecta. Finally tried the third type of ramen offered at Ramen Mottainai for lunch. Their self-titled "Yokohama Freaker." :hehe: It's a Tonkotsu Shoyu (Pork Bone & soy sauce) ramen.

It was probably the richest tonkotsu shoyu I've ever had. It kind of took me by surprise. Fortunately they have these little extras you can order to complement your ramen if you so choose. I chose their "red bomb" which is a dollop of mild chili paste that you add to the ramen for a small bit of heat. I almost felt it was necessary to cut the richness of the ramen broth.

Of course I ordered the obligatory side of gyoza which was excellent today. Super thin skin with a great crispy crust. I guess they went back to the traditional gyoza presentation, without the oroshi ponzu on top of the gyoza but with a side of gyoza tare (sauce) on the side. It was excellent. <Gotta try their gyoza 'racer!>

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