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John Larkin
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On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 22:19:50 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
<tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
I married a cajun girl once. She made crawfish etoufee, about the best
thing you can ever eat. Gumbo can be great too. I cooked pain perdu
for breakfast today, another cajun fave.
The gulf seafood - shrimp, oysters, fish - are the best, as long as
you\'ve had your hepatitis shots.
One thing I really miss is the fried oyster sandwiches. You just can\'t
get one here. There\'s a fake British pub in Pacifica that has
fish+chips, but you can substitute fried oysters for the fish.
Google Pacifica Drone
The pub is half a block from the cliffs so might survive another 5 or
10 years.
<tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 22/04/2023 22:10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2023-04-22, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:
On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 17:46:32 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2023-04-22, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:
Same here in California. Most stores don\'t even offer the silly Kraft
goo, and have a huge range of local and imported cheeses, often with
advice and samples offered.
\"Most stores\" where you are, perhaps. I bet there are places in rural
and suburban California that have the full panoply of crappy Kraft cheeses.
And worse.
Sure. People have different tastes and different budgets. Some people
voluntarily drink Bud. Some people like that spray-can whipped cream
stuff.
If you shop carefully, that spray-can whipped cream stuff isn\'t too bad.
You have to read the ingredient list.
The Safeway in Oakland has Kraft singles, spray cheese, Cheez Whiz, the
whole nine yards.
Kids like that sort of stuff. Do they still make Velveeta? I\'ve heard
of it being used on pipe threads.
Of course they still make Velveeta. I have some in my fridge. My
husband used to like it in omelettes, but he\'s gone off it in favor
of Whole Paycheck\'s American cheese. I suppose in another decade
it will go bad and I will throw it away.
Our Safeway (Diamond Heights) has a cheese island with some decent
stuff, but we go to Tower or Gus\'s or Canyon Market for better cheese.
(Those stores are still in America.) Safeway doesn\'t have Cowgirl or
really good gouda.
I don\'t like cheese very much. Apart from Parmagiano-Reggiano and
Gruyere, I feel the less flavor the better. It\'s a convenient source
of protein, but that\'s about as far as I go.
Safeway is for bulk shopping, milk and paper towels. Their rotesserie
chickens are OK and make great broth.
For you, perhaps. Millions of people use it for all their groceries.
Furriners like to trash America, out of ignorance and jealousy. Based
on the time I\'ve spent in England and Ireland, the food is much better
here.
Some food is much better here. There\'s plenty of crap food dished
up all over the U.S. Consider the festive green-bean casserole.
At least our sausages are, for the most part, all meat. We have
German immigrants to thank, I think.
I think USA does great steaks, but the chain fast food - tex mex,
pizzas, burgers - is dire.
A friend I was staying with had his texas fiancee arrive - I was going
to cook that night - bolognese. She was amazed that I assembled all the
fresh ingredients and and the sauce myself. To her, it came out of a
bottle marked \'bolognese sauce - just add ground beef\' .
I really think food in Britain once you get away from cheap restaurants
and down market supermarkets is the best in the world for variety and
quality.
Way better than most US food I have eaten, but of course there are
exceptions. Seafood near the gulf is superb.
Most beef is consistently good. Chicken not so much. Dairy seems to have
passed the US by. I believe Cajun cooking is excellent, but have never
sampled it.
I married a cajun girl once. She made crawfish etoufee, about the best
thing you can ever eat. Gumbo can be great too. I cooked pain perdu
for breakfast today, another cajun fave.
The gulf seafood - shrimp, oysters, fish - are the best, as long as
you\'ve had your hepatitis shots.
One thing I really miss is the fried oyster sandwiches. You just can\'t
get one here. There\'s a fake British pub in Pacifica that has
fish+chips, but you can substitute fried oysters for the fish.
Google Pacifica Drone
The pub is half a block from the cliffs so might survive another 5 or
10 years.