[Carrot Top]

Okay. Here. I did this on purpose, just for you guys.




C'mon, ask me what that IS.

[torakris]

Mooshmouse, on Oct 25 2005, 04:46 PM, said:

torakris, on Oct 25 2005, 12:32 AM, said:

It is one of my favorite fish. When in season (fall) it is wonderfully fatty but without tasting fatty. It is has a bolder flavor than most white fleshed fishes but not at all fishy tasting like mackeral. It takes best to quick cooking over a strong flame with a nice sprinkling of salt. It needs no condiments.
They are quite big one fish is easily a one person serving and they are also very cheap. We picked these up at 3 for 199 yen (about $1.75).
I highly recommend them if you can find them. You should also be able to find them as sashimi or sushi now. In Japanese they are called sanma.

Mmmmm... sanma sashimi. There are two fairly good Japanese seafood purveyors not too far from me, so I'll be sure to look for it. Would it be at all comparable to the texture/consistency of chi-toro or o-toro, or is it less fatty tasting than that?

It is nothing like ootoro or even chutoro as the flesh isn't as soft and it thinner. It looks like this

[Mooshmouse]

Carrot Top, on Oct 25 2005, 02:20 PM, said:

Okay. Here. I did this on purpose, just for you guys.




C'mon, ask me what that IS. 

Okay, I'll bite. What is it: the dreaded, overcooked red X?

[Mooshmouse]

torakris, on Oct 25 2005, 03:05 PM, said:

It is nothing like ootoro or even chutoro as the flesh isn't as soft and it thinner.

Thanks for that, Kristin. I'll be on the lookout!

[Carrot Top]

Mooshmouse, on Oct 25 2005, 06:07 PM, said:

Carrot Top, on Oct 25 2005, 02:20 PM, said:

Okay. Here. I did this on purpose, just for you guys.




C'mon, ask me what that IS. 

Okay, I'll bite. What is it: the dreaded, overcooked red X?

Heh. I got all excited because I saw an answer and now I see that my photo is only coming up "sometimes" and the rest of the time it just says "user posted image".

Just goes to show how regrettable my photo-posting skills are, too.

Let me try to figure it out - it may be a little while because I actually have to finish cooking dinner. Pah.

[Carrot Top]

Is this disgusting or what?

[inny]

Carrot Top, on Oct 25 2005, 07:28 PM, said:

Is this disgusting or what?

Oh my... oh my dear.... You did this on purpose? What did the poor poor food ever do to you?

What is it? I'm having trouble identifying anything. Is that celery? Okra?

[tejon]

That looks like stock simmering at a higher heat before it's been skimmed. Not that this has ever happened to me...

[Mooshmouse]

inny, on Oct 25 2005, 05:36 PM, said:

Carrot Top, on Oct 25 2005, 07:28 PM, said:

Is this disgusting or what?

Oh my... oh my dear.... You did this on purpose? What did the poor poor food ever do to you?

Oh, my. Carrot Top, you are most certainly redeemed from your earlier photo posting misstep. That is, uh, extraordinary.

[handmc]

Carrot Top was the next step to flush? What is that mess.

[Daniel]

Carrot Top, Cream of brussle sprout soup, before blending?

[Carrot Top]

Well, okay. I'll spill the beans.

Actually, I didn't "spill" the beans. That. . .was split pea soup.

I had to make it for a pot luck thing at the kids school - and as I was dashing back and forth between children and cat and ringing telephone, it started boiling.

Ah, such lovely scum rises from split pea soup!

Naturally, my thoughts went to this thread. I wanted to join in the halls of fame.
So even though I had started skimming, I hastily threw it all back on.
And went to grab my trusty camera.
And I must say that my photography skills added an undeniably frightful look that did not even exist in real life! Woooo hoooo!

If I had to title the thing, I would call it "Old Milt on a Massive Scale". Heh.

.................................................

I feel so. . . .VALIDATED! Sigh. Must do this again some time.

P.S. Actually, as so many of these things are, it was quite tasty.

[Alinka]

Love this thread.

torakris, on Sep 18 2005, 05:55 PM, said:

how can beets combined with anything be made to look nice?

Well, one can certainly try -



And here's an attempt to demonstrate some lovingly and diligently prepared cioppino (it tasted good, honest! ) -

[Shalmanese]

Carrot Top, on Oct 26 2005, 10:34 AM, said:

Naturally, my thoughts went to this thread. I wanted to join in the halls of fame.
So even though I had started skimming, I hastily threw it all back on.
And went to grab my trusty camera.
And I must say that my photography skills added an undeniably frightful look that did not even exist in real life! Woooo hoooo! 

If I had to title the thing, I would call it "Old Milt on a Massive Scale". Heh.

Hey! No fair! Your not allowed to deliberately make food look worse in order to qualify for inclusion into this thread!

Although in the interest of full disclosure, since this thread was started, I have, on occasions been disappointed that the awful colour of some of my dishes in real life wern't reproduced accurately on camera which made my dishes too pretty to present in this thread :(.

[Shalmanese]

Alinka, on Oct 26 2005, 10:53 AM, said:

Love this thread.

torakris, on Sep 18 2005, 05:55 PM, said:

how can beets combined with anything be made to look nice?

Well, one can certainly try -



And here's an attempt to demonstrate some lovingly and diligently prepared cioppino (it tasted good, honest! ) -

Both of those look mouthwatering to me. A little green on top of your Cioppino and I would order it in a restaurant.

[Jesse A]

That cioppino looks fantastic. Just needs some parsley.

[handmc]

Alinka, on Oct 26 2005, 12:53 PM, said:

Love this thread.

torakris, on Sep 18 2005, 05:55 PM, said:

how can beets combined with anything be made to look nice?

Well, one can certainly try -



And here's an attempt to demonstrate some lovingly and diligently prepared cioppino (it tasted good, honest! ) -

If you think these dishes are regrettable I will send you my address you can mail them to me. They look good to me!

[Daniel]

Ok.. I have a new angle on regrettable foods.. This morning I regretted combining this sandwich with a night of drinking vermouth and port..

[dockhl]

you win.............

[Carrot Top]

Is that someone's tongue hanging out of the front of that sandwich on the right hand side, Daniel?!

[Grub]

Alinka, those two pictures both look great to me. Very sharp, and color-balanced and whatnot. And yeah, I'd eat that stuff. If that's the worst you've ever done, I reckon you're way ahead of the curve

Daniel, on Oct 27 2005, 07:19 PM, said:

Ok.. I have a new angle on regrettable foods.. This morning I regretted combining this sandwich with a night of drinking vermouth and port..

Heheh, good one that. I'm relieved you've found something worthy of this gallery of shame -- you're always posting so many excellent pictures in the original "Dinner" thread, dude.

[sanrensho]

Mooshmouse, on Oct 25 2005, 02:10 PM, said:

torakris, on Oct 25 2005, 03:05 PM, said:

It is nothing like ootoro or even chutoro as the flesh isn't as soft and it thinner.

Thanks for that, Kristin. I'll be on the lookout!

Joie, I'd say the flesh is somewhat similar to sardines. Fairly oil and with good flavor. Grill /roast plain and serve with grated daikon and soy sauce. A classic entree for a traditional Japanese meal.

[Daniel]

Ok.. Another late night sandwich I regret making.. I am going to wake up so full tomrrow, I'm going to get a cramp on the way to brushing my teeth...




Me and the girl stayed up way to late and got into this conversation about making a BLT.. It turns out we used all of our ideas and things got weird..



Besides the avocado, there was hummus involved.. Joining the gym soon...

This post has been edited by Daniel: 27 October 2005 - 11:01 PM

[Carrot Top]

No no no. Alinka and Daniel. You need help. My photography skills are available.
They can make any decent thing look bad. Please.

[prasantrin]

Carrot Top, on Oct 26 2005, 08:04 AM, said:

Heh. I got all excited because I saw an answer and now I see that my photo is only coming up "sometimes" and the rest of the time it just says "user posted image".

Just goes to show how regrettable my photo-posting skills are, too.

Let me try to figure it out - it may be a little while because I actually have to finish cooking dinner.  Pah.

I have an idea...I think in the earlier, red x picture, you used a link to a picture on whatever photo storage website you normally use...from what I can tell, it's MSN. We used to be able to do that, but as far as I know, we can't anymore. In order to have pictures in your post, you must use ImageGullet, which is a pain in the butt.

But I could be wrong....

Edited to add: That picture of pea soup truly was disgusting. I think it's my favourite of all the regrettable foods. Good work!

This post has been edited by prasantrin: 28 October 2005 - 03:19 AM

[Carrot Top]

prasantrin, on Oct 28 2005, 06:17 AM, said:

Edited to add:  That picture of pea soup truly was disgusting.  I think it's my favourite of all the regrettable foods.  Good work! 

Thanks, prasantrin! Though I must admit that I am rather enchanted myself with that hot dog thing that Eastern Sun posted a little while ago - but my "favorites" do seem to keep changing as more marvellously evocative wonders appear.

[Alinka]

Ok, now I feel bad about posting those pictures after hearing your praise (thank you, by the way, I think I'm getting addicted to the support I get here on eGullet ). Of course these are not the worst things I ever cooked, I'm just too embarrassed to save those on film for posterity .

Here, I've rummaged through my computer and found this:

This is an attempt to show one of my favorite breakfasts - buckwheat kasha (eaten hot).



That didn't seem right, so I decided that a close-up will look more appetizing -



Mmm... maybe not .

And here's what happens when I try being creative when photographing my food. This suspicious pile is not what you think; it's home-made roasted pepper hummus. Dig in!



Wait! That's not all. Not quite a photography problem, but a problem nonetheless. I spent about an hour making blini (Russian thin, large crepes), and then another hour making fillings for them, and then stuffing them. Very traditional (that was for a Russian party), very yummy. Then I decided to put them in the fidge until evening, when I would fry them in butter. And HERE THEY ARE!



The rest somehow ended up in another corner of the kitchen.

Daniel, that sandwich looks so delicious! I really want to bite in right there in the middle.

This post has been edited by Alinka: 28 October 2005 - 06:40 AM

[Susan in FL]

LOL, Alinka... I think with your last post, you fit right in on this thread.

[bilrus]

Alinka, on Oct 28 2005, 07:27 AM, said:

Ok, now I feel bad about posting those pictures after hearing your praise (thank you, by the way, I think I'm getting addicted to the support I get here on eGullet ). Of course these are not the worst things I ever cooked, I'm just too embarrassed to save those on film for posterity .

Here, I've rummaged through my computer and found this:

This is an attempt to show one of my favorite breakfasts - buckwheat kasha (eaten hot).



That didn't seem right, so I decided that a close-up will look more appetizing -



Mmm... maybe not .

OK - that truly does look nasty.

[Alinka]

bilrus, on Oct 28 2005, 09:06 AM, said:

OK - that truly does look nasty.

Why, thank you!
I feel proud for finally submitting the correct entry .