While we're in the mood...cold cottage and custard
I propose that we all play a little game from time to time. Perhaps inspired by Karen’s diligent, and equally somnambulant food lists (how the hell did she even survive on so little actual, vital nutrients) I think we should all share from time to time what food we are presently obsessed about. I know there are some soulless people out there who don’t have cravings and who, God forbid, don’t even take insane pleasure out of the amazing gift that we get to eat day in and day out. These people are the ones who eat to live instead of, like me, those who live to eat. So, what food really gets your juices flowing these days?
For me, it is the rediscovery of Hacke Peter. Those of you who speak some German need not worry, we didn’t cut peter up into little bits or run him through a grinder. Hack Peter is a German food that is smeared on bread. And, knowing that is going to gross the hell out of you Americans who read my blog, I will tell you very simply what it is, and spare you the effect of some kind of dramatic lead-up: Hacke Peter is like steak tartare (what we in Belgium used to call filet américain.) it is ground meat that is flavored with, salt, pepper, etc. Ad, yes, it is RAW PORK! You spread it on bread and eat with a big smile on your face, because it is oink oink goooood!
I first got turned onto this stuff when I was doing a guest contract in the delightfully picturesque town of Wernigerode in what used to East Germany. They eat it day in and day out. You can buy it just about anywhere: you’re even able to have some buy in an Imbiss spread it on bread for you for a to-go snack of carnivorous wondrousness.
Ok, I gave you my current favorite. Now, it’s your turn!
posted by He sings @ 4:06 PM
3 Comments:
mexican food of all kinds. we have a rick bayless mexican cookbook and have found several goodies in there. most recently a green bean and red onion salad with dressing made from tomatillo salsa. yum!
there are several actually, and all are guilty pleasures;
ice cream - for which there is always room;
frozen M&M's - munchy food of the gods;
cold pizza - breakfast food of the gods;
extra cheesy baked mac&cheese - comfort food of the gods;
Kiska - polish blood sausage removed from the casing and sauteed into a hash in olive oil with chopped chives, vidalia onions, garlic, and fresh cracked black pepper (this is not for wimps); and
TAB - ambrosia of the gods!
If you would have asked 3 weeks ago, my answer would have been asparagus. But I've eaten quite a bit of that and have since moved on to other things:
-Bi Bim Bap from the local Korean restaurant;
-Veggies, egg rolls, and rice noodle Vietnamese dish;
-the Summer Rolls in the steamed rice spring roll wraps are very tasty;
-a Dutch aged Gouda Cheese, and
-dark chocolate with candied ginger.
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