Food, Food, and More Food Thread

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

^ Hmm, fries with a roasted garlic aioli... Intriguing.

Yeah, it was really tasty.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah, it was really tasty.

Had an office mate a ways back who used to eat his fries with mayo.

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

Had an office mate a ways back who used to eat his fries with mayo.

That's not uncommon in Belgium, I think. EstherM can confirm.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

That's not uncommon in Belgium, I think. EstherM can confirm.

Can't say that I was living or working in Belgium at the time, so....

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

Can't say that I was living or working in Belgium at the time, so....

Hehe. I only say say because I've been to Belgian French fry shops when I used to live in New York and one of the condiments available as a dipping sauce for the fries was always mayo.

In any case the fries at Umami were pretty good. First time I ate fries in almost two months.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

In any case the fries at Umami were pretty good. First time I ate fries in almost two months.

Wow.

After that long, In 'n' Out fries would taste good.

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

Wow. After that long, In 'n' Out fries would taste good.

LOL. Those slightly undercooked critters. The Umami Ketchup could help make up for that.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

LOL. Those slightly undercooked critters. The Umami Ketchup could help make up for that.

Are they available in little packets, like the ubiquitous Heinz ketchup?

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

Are they available in little packets, like the ubiquitous Heinz ketchup?

I wish. It does taste noticeably different than "regular" ketchup. It's pretty good and I'm not even big on ketchup really.

[EstherM]

bmwracer wrote:

Had an office mate a ways back who used to eat his fries with mayo.

I am sorry to bring the bad news to this forum BUT that is the only way one should eat fries! Well, maybe Belgian cocktail sauce (ketchup, mayonnaise mixed with whiskey) is just as acceptable. The trick is to fry your potato slices twice and use home-made mayonnaise. Never the Hellman stuff. Ketchup and other condiments came only to fashion in the last 20 years or so - now you can pick between 20-40 different condiments, including samourai sauce (very spicy mayonnaise). The fry-shops are called frites-kots and there is over 4000 in Belgium although their quality has been decreasing and there is only a few authentic ones left in Brussels.

[bmwracer]

^ Maybe the only way to eat them in Belgie, not the States.

[Tu_triky]

EstherM wrote:

I am sorry to bring the bad news to this forum BUT that is the only way one should eat fries! Well, maybe Belgian cocktail sauce (ketchup, mayonnaise mixed with whiskey) is just as acceptable. The trick is to fry your potato slices twice and use home-made mayonnaise. Never the Hellman stuff. Ketchup and other condiments came only to fashion in the last 20 years or so - now you can pick between 20-40 different condiments, including samourai sauce (very spicy mayonnaise). The fry-shops are called frites-kots and there is over 4000 in Belgium although their quality has been decreasing and there is only a few authentic ones left in Brussels.

Nice explanation.

I wouldn't mind some mussels and pommes frites right now, with a couple of Stellas to wash it down.

[EstherM]

Tu_triky wrote:

I wouldn't mind some mussels and pommes frites right now, with a couple of Stellas to wash it down.

But only once a week, as any good Belgian mum would say...

bmwracer wrote:

^ Maybe the only way to eat them in Belgie, not the States.

Yes it takes discipline and years of training (and harsh threats from above mentioned Belgian mum) before one can enjoy fries that way.

[Tu_triky]

EstherM wrote:

But only once a week, as any good Belgian mum would say...

Haha. Considering I haven't had that dish in several years I think I'd be okay.

[7th-key]

I think here in Germany the ultimate topping for fries is a curry sausage
But I like 'em with a ketchup/mayo mix

[bmwracer]

7th-key wrote:

I think here in Germany the ultimate topping for fries is a curry sausage

Curry sausage?

[Tu_triky]

7th-key wrote:

I think here in Germany the ultimate topping for fries is a curry sausage But I like 'em with a ketchup/mayo mix

Wow, I didn't even think curry was a big thing in Germany; I know sausage is though!

[7th-key]

Tu_triky wrote:

Wow, I didn't even think curry was a big thing in Germany; I know sausage is though!

Well, not really a big thing, it's mainly just that sausage, wich is usaully "served" with fries. I'd say it's the equivalent of the hot-dog.

"Currywurst mit Pommes"

[bmwracer]

^ Weird.

[Tu_triky]

7th-key wrote:

Well, not really a big thing, it's mainly just that sausage, wich is usaully "served" with fries. I'd say it's the equivalent of the hot-dog. "Currywurst mit Pommes"

Oh, I see. Thanks for the explanation. I wasn't aware that was a common dish in the Fatherland.