There was a little Mexican place at the Shell Station back home in Murrieta, California. They made carne asada fries. My kids and my husband loved those.
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unfortunately there isn't one near the factory but, depending on how you get there, there might be one on the drive.
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Actually to either of you guys - you sound like chefs!
And the pickled daikon radish is a must. The soy garlic tossed Korean fried chicken bites are addictive and ruined all other breaded chicken for me. But the red color of the sauce should be a solid warning
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I’ll have to try that. We have a similar Peruvian charcoal rotisserie chicken (which is awesome) and I’ve seen the dish you mentioned. Will need to try that next time. I don’t drive that direction any more so special trip but now it’s on my radar.
Anybody else have an Arepa place? Amazing and they do the yucca fries and the do fried Brussels sprouts in a pineapple sauce that is killer. I’m hungry again 
We do have a place that’s nuthin’ but arepas called Viva Mi Arepas. I think the best ones I’ve had were at a diner in East Boston: I don’t remember the name, but a Colombian friend recommended it to us after a beach day and hoooooly crap.Anybody else have an Arepa place? Amazing and they do the yucca fries and the do fried Brussels sprouts in a pineapple sauce that is killer. I’m hungry again
There was a place near me that made the best yucca fries everrrrr but they went out of business. My heart is still broken be ause they also made the best Cuban sandwiches and had really good mofongo.
There’s a Mexican restaurant in its place that supposedly is pretty good, but it’s no El Oriental de Cuba. Monsters. Damn you forever, COVID: it put so many great places out of business.
Nobody does mofo go near me. Kind of a bummerWe do have a place that’s nuthin’ but arepas called Viva Mi Arepas. I think the best ones I’ve had were at a diner in East Boston: I don’t remember the name, but a Colombian friend recommended it to us after a beach day and hoooooly crap.
There was a place near me that made the best yucca fries everrrrr but they went out of business. My heart is still broken be ause they also made the best Cuban sandwiches and had really good mofongo.
Taco Sunday. We did langostinos (frozen from Trader Joe’s) for my wife and spice rubbed, pan seared tilapia for mine (I’m supposed to avoid shellfish unless very special occasion. Did a street sauce, fresh mango salsa, home made pickled onions, avocado and shaved cabbage along side stewed black beans
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I don’t know why more Mexican/South American, Cuban and Indian places don’t serve their grilled/stewed meats over fries. I had chicken tikka masala over fries once and it was AMAZING!!!
They should put them over fries or fried cheese curds out here. That would be delicious.
Cheese curds would be whole other level. For Indian they could do their homemade cheese. All else Wisconsin cheddar curds
This has nothing to do with cheese curds, but it is a bowl of what I believe to be this area’s best bowl of chicken paitan (tori paitan in Japanese) ramen with slices of the most tender and delicious char siu slices cut super-thin. I am sorry for people who cannot know this taste. The other garnishes are marinated bamboo shoot (it doesn’t look very appetizing in this photo, but it was in fact quite tasty), red onion, scallions, and an onsen egg with a perfect jammy yolk. It’s probably good that I didn’t have to see anyone after I ate this because I’m sure I had foul onion breath. WORTH IT. I think this is easily my favorite style of ramen (that I’ve had). I’m not big on tonkotsu broth, which is what you tend to find around here.
When in the Boston area, take the Red Line to the Davis Square T stop and go to Tsurumen 1000. Sooo gooooood.
When in the Boston area, take the Red Line to the Davis Square T stop and go to Tsurumen 1000. Sooo gooooood.
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Good ramen is hard to find and when you do-you keep going back. We have a newer place and their Char Siu is the best I’ve ever had. I tend to get yakitori and finish my wife’s ramen. Our place does the pork broth and then their special adds black garlic and DAMN is it good stuff. But she never leaves me any egg. Should just add an extra next time
Im very fortunate to live in Los Angeles. We have all types of food from around the globe. China Town, Korea Town, Thai Town, Little Tokyo, Mexican is the best! We also have Asian markets, Mexican markets, Italian markets and lots of farmers markets all over LA. During the pandemic I got my nerd on trying out new recipes. I find cooking to be relaxing and try to cook as much as possible.Wondering who else here is a foodie/food nerd/what-have-yous here.
I like the term “food nerd” more than “foodie,” so I describe myself thusly. When I say food nerd, I mean that I am a person who loves to learn about cooking techniques, ingredients, and generally likes accumulating food knowledge. Having reliable transportation is essential for things like driving to exotic grocery stores in other states (I really like Japanese-style western foods and I am also pretty wild about Korean food, which is pretty easy to make and delivers a lot in flavor) but there are some things that are trickier to find in New England than in New York, so every couple of years I’ll make a trip NJ so I can spend the afternoon at Mitsuwa (it’s a grocery store adjacent to a Japan-centric strip mall and Japan-centric food court… they also exist on the West Coast and in suburban Chicago, and I think they also exist in the southwest) getting stuff that I’d have to make several local trips for and instead get to put my EZPass to use. I haven’t gone in a couple of years, so I am pretty overdue. Something that I’m looking forward to about a Scout is having that onboard refrigeration so I could take stuff home without worrying about a leaky/melty cooler. I mean, I don’t specifically need a Scout and could do it now if I was motivated, but I can wait.
Anyone else planning some food trips for their Scout? Have some favorite camping foods? Road snacks? Here’s a couple snaps of what’s been on the table recently…
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Yesterday’s lunch was ramenara, a fun fusion food of carbonara and instant ramen. It worked surprisingly well! The eggs curdled a bit, but it was still pretty tasty. It’s supposed to be creamier than this.
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Lunch was scrambled eggs and tomatoes. I guess I’ve been wanting eggs this week.
Tonight is spicy chorizo and pinto bean chili night, my go-to quick-cook chili that comes out consistently delicious every time.Usually eaten with shredded cheese, chopped onion, and Fritos. If we have cilantro, limes, or avocado, that also goes on top. I also like a spoonful of peanut butter in my chili (don’t knock it until you try it: it acts as a thickener and adds a different kind of richness to the show).
That looks delicious. Love Ramen. Hot Pot is also yummy.
I was lucky enough to get to go to Japan for a week and I was spoiled there for ramen but I do find very good ramen here. I also learned how to make my own jammy yolk eggs and my own konbini eggs. I love those. I haven't tried making the egg salad yet though - those sandwiches were amazing!!
What is Kobini ? Is that the hard boiled soaked it the soy “marinade”? We are planning Japan for 2 weeks in ‘27 for daughters college graduation so I may have to hit you up for things. She’s got so much already planned but any insight is good insight
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konbini eggs are the boiled eggs you can buy at the 7-11 (konbini = convenience store). They have jammy yolks and are salted in the shell. You boil the eggs for ~7 minutes and then put them straight into a super saturated saline solution for up to 12 hours. You don't peel them until you're ready to eat them. I usually only soak mine for 7 hours.
I was in Shinjuku and walked around most of the time. Went shopping in lots of different stores, tried different restaurants, and just wandered through the neighborhoods and parks. I stayed at the Godzilla hotel and that was great. There's a boba place in the bottom floor that I went to every day and I haven't found one nearly as good here yet. Go to a Family Mart and get the fami-chiki for sure. The konbini have so much great food - I ate at the 7-11 every day for breakfast and snacks since it was also in the bottom floor of the hotel.
Definitely be prepared for lots of walking! Don't take a lot of clothes but take an empty suitcase and buy stuff there. The yen is weak and you can get a lot of stuff very cheaply. I found pants at Uniqlo that I loved and they were $15 there but $40 on the US website. If you try on clothes, you leave your shoes outside the fitting room. Go to Tokyu Hands to get all kinds of things but especially fountain pens and inks. I also love the nail clippers - I don't know why they are so much better but they are super sharp. I also got new glasses while I was there - a souvenir I would use every day. If you have iPhones, you can get a virtual Suica card to pay for a lot of things with but a lot of places only take cash so have a change wallet.
My daughter was there for a year of study abroad and my son also went to visit her for a couple of weeks and he went to Osaka and some of the theme parks so I can ask them questions too if you want!
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