Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Went to a fairly new Singaporean restaurant in Little Tokyo, The Spice Table, over the Fourth of July weekend. It was good but not great. Some of the dishes I captured.

Fried Cauliflower
[image]

Lamb Belly Satay
[image]

Grilled Bone Marrow
[image]

Now that bone marrow spread looks very tasty!

Eve wrote:Now that bone marrow spread looks very tasty!

It was tasty...I was the only one who ate it...cuz my friends are pansies.
It was served with slices of fresh baguette, pickled red onions, and basil.

Singaporean food? :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:Singaporean food? :headscratch:

Yeah...there were other traditional Singaporean dishes that were offered but we only ate a few dishes before walking down the street to eat some Japanese food. Go figure. ;)

Full menu here:

http://www.thespicetable.com/menu/dinner/

Endocannabinoids: The Human Body's Marijuana-Like Chemicals That Make Fatty Foods Irresistible

[image]

7/5/11 06:21 PM ET

The Lay's potato chip slogan "betcha can't eat just one" may not actually be so far from the truth. Researchers at UC Irvine found that fats in starchy foods such as french fries and potato chips trigger the body to produce natural marijuana-like chemicals called endocannabinoids. Endocannabinoids make these foods irresistible and stimulate a biological mechanism that encourages gluttonous behavior.

In the study, published in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that when rats tasted something fatty, their upper gut cells produced endocannabinoids. This did not happen when the rats ate sugar or protein. The results suggested that it may be possible to curb overeating fatty foods by obstructing endocannabinoid activity (such as using a drug that "clogs" the receptors).

The process starts on the tongue, where the fats send a signal to the brain, and then through a nerve bundle to the intestines. This signal then triggers the production of endocannabinoids, which then makes you keep chowing down.

So, next time you gorge yourself on one too many helpings of nachos, just blame your endocannabinoids. It's not you, it's them.

Tu_triky wrote:

It was tasty...I was the only one who ate it...cuz my friends are pansies.
It was served with slices of fresh baguette, pickled red onions, and basil.

What did the bone marrow taste like? Did it have that "iron" taste?

Sengo wrote:What did the bone marrow taste like? Did it have that "iron" taste?

Eeek. I hope not.

Sengo wrote:

What did the bone marrow taste like? Did it have that "iron" taste?

Actually it tastes "bony." J/k. :hehe:

Honestly, it needs to be seasoned. In this case it was seasoned with shrimp paste and some other typical Singaporean spices.

If I understand you correctly you're asking if it has a "mineral-y" taste; it does not.

Tu_triky wrote:Actually it tastes "bony." J/k. :hehe:

Honestly, it needs to be seasoned. In this case it was seasoned with shrimp paste and some other typical Singaporean spices.

If I understand you correctly you're asking if it has a "mineral-y" taste; it does not.

My guess is that Sengo asked that question because blood cells are created in the marrow and thus might have that blood/iron taste to it.....?

bmwracer wrote:
My guess is that Sengo asked that question because blood cells are created in the marrow and thus might have that blood/iron taste to it.....?

Yeah, I think so....

bmwracer wrote:Endocannabinoids: The Human Body's Marijuana-Like Chemicals That Make Fatty Foods Irresistible

Why not just have the real McCoy then. :twisted: :beaten:

I like Cape Cod chips better anyway! :victory:

Eve wrote:


Why not just have the real McCoy then. :twisted: :beaten:

I like Cape Cod chips better anyway! :victory:

I like Cape Cod pieces, but hey...

Eve wrote:

Dont try it, Tu.

Spam's not for you!

Just say NO, to Spam with dough! :puppydog:

Missed this one....good work. The eloquence of the Equestrian Arts.

Eve wrote:I like Cape Cod chips better anyway! :victory:

I like the Kettle brand Krinkle Cut chips... Especially the two-pounder that you can buy at Costco. :drooling:

bmwracer wrote:
I like the Kettle brand Krinkle Cut chips... Especially the two-pounder that you can buy at Costco. :drooling:

Potato chips piling on kilograms, study finds
HEALTH JUL. 07, 2011 - 05:11AM JST ( 18 )

LOS ANGELES \
Blame the potato chip. Itfs the biggest demon behind that weight gain that plagues many of us, a major diet study found. Bigger than soda, candy and ice cream.

And the reason is partly that old advertising cliche: You canft eat just one.

gTheyfre very tasty and they have a very good texture. People generally donft take one or two chips. They have a whole bag,h said obesity expert Dr F Xavier Pi-Sunyer of the St Lukefs-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York.
. . . .

Potato chips were the biggest dietary offender. Each daily serving containing 1 ounce (about 15 chips and 160 calories) led to a 1.69-pound uptick over four years. Thatfs compared to sweets and desserts, which added 0.41 pound.

For starchy potatoes other than chips, the gain was 1.28 pounds. Within the spud group, french fries were worse for the waist than boiled, baked or mashed potatoes. Thatfs because a serving of large fries contains between 500 to 600 calories compared with a serving of a large baked potato at 280 calories.





I used to consume massive quantities of potato chips, I mean a lot and often because I loved eating them so much. Cape Cod and Kettle Krinkle Cut chips were among my favorites and finishing a whole big family-sized bag (yep, from Costco) by myself in a couple of sittings was not unusual. But several years ago, I decided to stop eating potato chips (along with donuts) and have been the better for it. And to my surprise, I don't miss them at all.

shin2 wrote:Potato chips piling on kilograms, study finds
HEALTH JUL. 07, 2011 - 05:11AM JST ( 18 )

LOS ANGELES \
Blame the potato chip. Itfs the biggest demon behind that weight gain that plagues many of us, a major diet study found. Bigger than soda, candy and ice cream.

And the reason is partly that old advertising cliche: You canft eat just one.

gTheyfre very tasty and they have a very good texture. People generally donft take one or two chips. They have a whole bag,h said obesity expert Dr F Xavier Pi-Sunyer of the St Lukefs-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York.
. . . .

Potato chips were the biggest dietary offender. Each daily serving containing 1 ounce (about 15 chips and 160 calories) led to a 1.69-pound uptick over four years. Thatfs compared to sweets and desserts, which added 0.41 pound.

For starchy potatoes other than chips, the gain was 1.28 pounds. Within the spud group, french fries were worse for the waist than boiled, baked or mashed potatoes. Thatfs because a serving of large fries contains between 500 to 600 calories compared with a serving of a large baked potato at 280 calories.





I used to consume massive quantities of potato chips, I mean a lot and often because I loved eating them so much. Cape Cod and Kettle Krinkle Cut chips were among my favorites and finishing a whole big family-sized bag (yep, from Costco) by myself in a couple of sittings was not unusual. But several years ago, I decided to stop eating potato chips (along with donuts) and have been the better for it. And to my surprise, I don't miss them at all.

I saw a news report last week about that very same thing.

I've cut down my chip eating considerably, but every now and then I need to indulge a bit, just like with an In-N-Out burger... :)

And all the more reason for me to work out every day when I get home from work. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
I saw a news report last week about that very same thing.

I've cut down my chip eating considerably, but every now and then I need to indulge a bit, just like with an In-N-Out burger... :)

And all the more reason for me to work out every day when I get home from work. :sweat:

Please send me all your stale chips...I will crush them and use them as a batter for my deep fried SPAM.

Tu_triky wrote:

Actually it tastes "bony." J/k. :hehe:

Honestly, it needs to be seasoned. In this case it was seasoned with shrimp paste and some other typical Singaporean spices.

If I understand you correctly you're asking if it has a "mineral-y" taste; it does not.

That sounds very tasty!! Yeah, "mineral-y" not "irony".

Tu_triky wrote:Please send me all your stale chips...I will crush them and use them as a batter for my deep fried SPAM.

Chips never get stale when I'm around... They never get the chance. :beaten: