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Dubuque Iowa and a can of tomatoes


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#1 Jaymes

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Posted 09 July 2004 - 10:04 AM

So oh dear, your plane has had to make an emergency landing in Dubuque, Iowa. You'll be there for a day or so until it's fixed.

And you're hungry. Really hungry. You go to the typical US grocery store to buy some ingredients to whip up a quick dinner in your motel room kitchenette.

Which brand of canned tomatoes do you select? Which do you hope for? Which will you settle for?
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN.



#2 Mario Batali

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Posted 09 July 2004 - 06:25 PM

besy case san marzano canned and grown in italy, second choice pomi... parmalat great and available every where, third choice, california grown "italian plum tomatoes" which you may have to doctor up with a pinch of sugar or a teaspoon of wine vinegar to kick up the sweet/acid mb