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salsachinita
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:42 am Post subject: Eating "out"!.........your favourite street/festiv |
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What's your favourite street food....?
I'm still dreaming about the chargrilled chicken skwers sold on the side walks of Bangkok......
Or hawker's market food.....yummmm :D . |
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salsachinita
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Since we are talking street foods, does anyone know this little favourite of mind call completo.....?
It's a Chilean hot dog with everything in it. We used to get it all the time at outdoor/community festivals, but not so much these days. That's why I make my own.
You begin with long hot dog buns (soft ones), spread them with mash avocado then add boiled skinless frankfurts. Then top with saukrut, salsa (made with chopped tomatoes, chilli, Spanish onions & cilantros etc.) and a nice, rich home-made mayonnaise......
Now try to eat it without making a mess :P ......
Yummmmmm....... |
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tj
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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This probably doesn't count...
But I like getting a hot dog at a baseball game/sporting event a lot better than just getting one elsewhere.
Something about the atmosphere, I guess! |
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cocodrilo
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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Location: Kurashiki, Japan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 11:48 am Post subject: |
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I used to LOVE the gyros at the food festival held in Golden Gate Park(spring?).
Japan has great "takoyaki", which is a batter filled with octopus pieces and is poured into a little mold on a grill. As they get cooked, they are rotated with a pick-like tool forming balls. A sweet soy-based sauce is brushed atop and then a sprinkling of dried seaweed! FABULOUS! The grilled chicken (yakitori) is great, too!
Yeah, Thailand does have some great stands! I even found one Middle-Eastern stand on Sukhumvit Road (near the Grace Hotel) where I had 2 great meals! |
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tj
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| Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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cocodrilo wrote: I used to LOVE the gyros at the food festival held in Golden Gate Park(spring?).
Japan has great "takoyaki", which is a batter filled with octopus pieces and is poured into a little mold on a grill. As they get cooked, they are rotated with a pick-like tool forming balls. A sweet soy-based sauce is brushed atop and then a sprinkling of dried seaweed! FABULOUS! The grilled chicken (yakitori) is great, too!
Yeah, Thailand does have some great stands! I even found one Middle-Eastern stand on Sukhumvit Road (near the Grace Hotel) where I had 2 great meals!
Ooo, I like gyros, too.
What's the consistency of the takoyaki? My experiences with octopus wasn't all that pleasant as I didn't like the chewyness. |
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cocodrilo
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| Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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In takoyaki, the octopus is cooked & chopped up, so you never get like a whole tentacle or anything. (I don't like the real chewy stuff, either!) The batter gets cooked on the outside- slightly crisp- and has a "creamy"(never runny) consistency inside! Fabulous snack if you're hanging out watching a festival!
In the Kansai area(Osaka, Kobe), they eat what's called "Akashi-yaki" which is takoyaki but without the sauce & seaweed atop. Instead, yuo get a little dish of broth for dipping which is served with grated daikon(radish). It's excellent! |
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tj
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| Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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cocodrilo wrote: In takoyaki, the octopus is cooked & chopped up, so you never get like a whole tentacle or anything. (I don't like the real chewy stuff, either!) The batter gets cooked on the outside- slightly crisp- and has a "creamy"(never runny) consistency inside! Fabulous snack if you're hanging out watching a festival!
Is it like fried calamari then? I like calamari except for when you get too big of a piece.
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In the Kansai area(Osaka, Kobe), they eat what's called "Akashi-yaki" which is takoyaki but without the sauce & seaweed atop. Instead, yuo get a little dish of broth for dipping which is served with grated daikon(radish). It's excellent!
It sounds yummy! |
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cocodrilo
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| Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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| No, it's small PIECES of the stuff in a BATTER. The batter is poured into the little 1" round molds with finely chopped ginger, cabbage or what have you and is cooked. It's similar to a dumpling. |
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tj
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:23 am Post subject: |
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cocodrilo wrote: No, it's small PIECES of the stuff in a BATTER. The batter is poured into the little 1" round molds with finely chopped ginger, cabbage or what have you and is cooked. It's similar to a dumpling.
Which is similar to fried calamari here in the US in that calamari is usually battered and cut into smaller pieces. No ginger or cabbage though. |
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cocodrilo
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| But as the main ingredient in calamari is the octopus, in takoyaki it is the batter. There may be only a few small(1/4") pieces of octopus in a single ball. Also, it's not fried although the mold is slightly greased to prevent sticking. (A lot of people even have the little takoyaki grill-molds at home!) |
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cocodrilo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:58 am Post subject: |
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This is what takoyaki looks like, Kansai style! [/img] |
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tj
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Now I know - thx! |
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