Food, Food, and More Food Thread

bmwracer wrote:
It looks pretty awesome... If I didn't know any better, I think the meat is SPAM.... :)

LOL. Pork, i'd say :) .... and egg and tofu.

Anime Dad wrote:LOL. Pork, i'd say :) .... and egg and tofu.

SPAM is pork...

bmwracer wrote:
SPAM is pork...

cori would be the expert, SPAM is the official "meat" of Hawaii. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: cori would be the expert, SPAM is the official "meat" of Hawaii. [/list:u]

I dunno about cori, since she's never ever eaten gyoza... :crazy: :nut:

bmwracer wrote:
SPAM is pork...

The name SPAM comes from the words Spiced Ham.

bmwracer wrote:
SPAM is pork...

Vaguely... it has pork in it.

bmwracer wrote:
It looks pretty awesome... If I didn't know any better, I think the meat is SPAM.... :)

Haha...don't know to be honest! I know they have probably have some good pork out there tho'.

cori wrote:
lime tofu pie
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how do you make this?? looks healthy and delicious at the same time.

bmwracer wrote:[image]

isn't that the green bitter vegetable whatever you call it in english?? looks delicious though

Tu_triky wrote:Haha...don't know to be honest! I know they have probably have some good pork out there tho'.

That's a fair assumption... but since the video has no subs, I can't tell. :sweat:

oh you silly solid food eaters... that's gotta be SPAM or some other meat product.

monta wrote:how do you make this?? looks healthy

Not with an Oreo cookie crust it ain't. :beaten:

Wynter wrote:Edit: Oops! Forgot to comment on cori's pics. Girl, those look AMAZING! Who did all the cooking?!

My mom most of it. When I got there about 10am, everything was pretty much done. All I made was a cake and helped out with other things. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:

wow, that looks awesome....great looking tasty treats! must have been a lot of smiles around the table and full bellies. :)

Yup, it was definitely one of the best feasts I've had for a while and everyone else enjoyed it too. :D

bmwracer wrote:
Nothing looks burned, so I guess it wasn't cori... :beaten:

You're mean, beem! :beatyou: :hehe: Next time I'm really going to burn some cookies especially for you. :beaten:

Anime Dad wrote:Dang cori, what a feast! You guys really know how to put on a spread. I'm very envious :(

Want me to send some to you? I can't promise the freshness though. :hehe: Speaking of that, did you get the package I sent you?

gaijinmark wrote: cori would be the expert, SPAM is the official "meat" of Hawaii. [/list:u]

It may be the official "meat" here, but I rarely eat it. :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:
I dunno about cori, since she's never ever eaten gyoza... :crazy: :nut:

Is this "pick on cori" day? :sweat: :hehe:

monta wrote:how do you make this?? looks healthy and delicious at the same time.

Sorry, but I don't have the recipe with me. :( I'm sure you could search for something similar online though. :)

monta wrote:

isn't that the green bitter vegetable whatever you call it in english?? looks delicious though

Japanese call it "Goya," in English "Bitter Melon"

Goya Chanpuru : http://japanesefood.about.com/cs/regionalcuisine/a/goyachanpuru.htm

cori-chan wrote:
Speaking of that, did you get the package I sent you?

No, not yet :( I'm really hoping it comes today though :fingerscrossed:

bmwracer wrote:
That's a fair assumption... but since the video has no subs, I can't tell. :sweat:

I was recalling one episode of Dotch where they had some local grown piggies on Okinawa that were supposed to yield some pretty good quality pork

Tu_triky wrote:I was recalling one episode of Dotch where they had some local grown piggies on Okinawa that were supposed to yield some pretty good quality pork

Yup, they were treated as well as the cattle for Kobe beef... :)

bmwracer wrote:
Yup, they were treated as well as the cattle for Kobe beef... :)

Yeah they showed several pig farmers from various areas throughout japan that really treated their pigs well....from Hokkaido to Kagoshima....I remember one farmer let his pigs run while in the winter snow to eat and forage and he had some healthy porkers......


I wanted to get one of those pigs put a branch in it, wrap it with shiso leaf, grate some rock salt on it and grill it over an industrial smokestack.

Tu_triky wrote:I wanted to get one of those pigs put a branch in it, wrap it with shiso leaf, grate some rock salt on it and grill it over an industrial smokestack.

LOL.

Industrial soot imparts such a unique, smoky flavor. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
LOL.

Industrial soot imparts such a unique, smoky flavor. :beaten:

I can't afford to be sophisticated like our Japanese brethren who use binchotan charcoal ;)


"One variety of white charcoal is made from holm oak, a very hard wood used in kilns in the southern Kishu area (Wakayama Prefecture). This charcoal, called Kishu binchotan, is considered to be the best grade because it is hard and yields a long burn. It emits plenty of far-infrared rays, which bring out the flavor of broiled foods. Today, more and more establishments serving grilled eel and yakitori (skewered chicken) make a point of advertising the fact that they use binchotan charcoal."

http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia19/en/topic/index.html

Tu_triky wrote:I can't afford to be sophisticated like our Japanese brethren who use binchotan charcoal ;)


"One variety of white charcoal is made from holm oak, a very hard wood used in kilns in the southern Kishu area (Wakayama Prefecture). This charcoal, called Kishu binchotan, is considered to be the best grade because it is hard and yields a long burn. It emits plenty of far-infrared rays, which bring out the flavor of broiled foods. Today, more and more establishments serving grilled eel and yakitori (skewered chicken) make a point of advertising the fact that they use binchotan charcoal."

http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia19/en/topic/index.html

Fascinating.

I think McD's makes the same claim with their far-IR heat lamps. :beaten: