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干蝎子 (gān xiē zi), Dried Scorpions Usually rehydrated and fried until crisp then served as beer food or maybe an appetizer. ¥38 / 50g . That's $5.30 USD. Taste like shrimp. Enjoy!

Tonight I'm smoking another hamburger. This time half a pound over mesquite rather than a third of a pound with oak. Same smoker temperature of 135C. My last burger was over done. This time rather than using the Profile's probe I'm relying on my BBQOVN, a Meater clone with a horrible user interface. I plan to check at 56C. And hope the probe battery doesn't die sooner.

I scored two Prime deals: a replacement kitchen soap dispenser for me, and a Di ORO spatula set as a present for a friend. It saddens me that no one went for the fantastic price on the GE Profile Indoor Smoker.

It's Armageddon! Some morons have decided to launch this It's Luosifen (螺蛳粉) with added stinky tofu (臭豆腐). I like both, but separately! A dreadful pairing! Even worse than pineapple on pizza! The ingredient list is mainly just a long chemistry set of food additives, and artificial flavourings.

Two possible reasons. A.They are using crap-grade meat that would otherwise end up as pet food. B. They are using it as a menu enhancer for the unwise.

Baked Shrimp and Orzo with Feta and Tomatoes - Browned orzo is cooked in a pan with red bell pepper, red onion, garlic, oregano, saffron, tomato juice and vegetable broth. Once you add diced tomatoes, peas, shrimps and top it with feta you bake it in the oven. Finished with some scallions.

Like many, I don't play the discount game much. But just delivered today a new paring knife. I have a half dozen I've had for years....a favorite I've had since college from a thrift store. Recently left one with a cracked handle at a Vrbo beach rental by mistake. Not much knowledge about the maker but the price was nice and the hand hold is excellent.

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Why anyone would grind that into a patty (unless it isn't what they claim it is!) is beyond me.

They carry Zahav hummus in the Whole Foods near me (which is probably the same Whole Foods as the Whole Foods near you). I'd like to try Zahav while it is still on sale but I just received a Whole Foods order this morning.

Being always open to innovations when it came to eat, these new, modernist, but mostly ridiculous and absurd hamburgers feed the hater inside of mine. Last heavy diarrhea I've gotten in the last 20 years or so was in a hamburger food-truck contest. Sorry, I must say I want a classic hamburger upper range of quality meat (forget about wagyu, dry aged ox porterhouse meat or similar "exotic" stuff), some veggies and maybe bacon (it needs to have some crunchy stuff), melted cheddar and that would make me happy.

I used to make hummus regularly until it became too much work for my ravaged health, especially as I had to make the tahini from scratch as it isn't easily found here. Otherwise, I kept it simple. Chickpeas, sesame seeds, garlic, lemon, salt and olive oil. Now, I buy this brand imported from Lebanon. Usually, I get one of each - classic and za'atar flavoured.

This is kind of TJ's adjacent. I was quite enamored with the TJ's Yuzu hot sauce. It was citrusy, vinegary and a bit spicy. Perfect to mix with a little mayo to make a quick dressing for a slaw, a dipping sauce for calamari or a sandwich spread. Alas, as is the case with many TJ's products, it vanished 😢 and I’m told is no longer available. I’ve been hoarding my last bottle for tasting purposes in an attempt to engineer a DIY dupe when, lo and behold, I found something very close (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) on Amazon. It’s a little more than twice the price of the TJ's stuff but looks, smells and tastes the same so I’m pretty happy and figured I’d share in case anyone else misses the stuff.

What ratio of honey to doenjang did you use?

Pan-seared ahi tuna, marinated with tamarind and salt and seared in a cast iron pan. Benefit of hindsight I should have cut the pieces thicker. Had farmer's market green beans so I adapted a Korean recipe for kale: Stir-fry garlic and sliced onion, add parboiled green beans, and finish with doenjang (fermented soybean paste) and honey. Turned out well. Dessert was crumble-topped cherry pie, also from the farm stand, but I failed to snap a pic.

It's seeping in over here (UK) a bit with hot dog and burger buns - the fast food chains are becoming ever sweeter and yet more inedible. I tend to try and find sourdough rolls for a burger these days. We've stricter rules on bread than the US as far as I'm aware. And if memory serves, Subway lost a court case over their VAT (sales) tax bill in Ireland because their bread was deemed to be closer to cake due to the amount of sugar in it

Tangentially, why are commercial breads so SWEET today? Sweet hamburger and hot dog buns? Sweet multi-grain seeded loaves? Has America lost its savory tooth? Echoing @weinoo, I have started using dark rye as my daily bread. Or sometimes dill-rye. Either make decent toast and sandwich bases.

Even Guy Fieri has to cut them in half.

Zahav hummus, particularly the hot Turkish hummus at the restaurant is remarkable. Blue Dolphin, you food always looks delicious. I had missed this thread, but they all look incredible.

I think they’re common on TikTok, Instagram, etc

I think those monstrosities are disgusting.

Exactly. As a matter of fact, at one of our favorite places where they make a good burger, it's on a brioche bun; if I order one, I ask for it on toasted rye instead.

Yeah knife and fork jobs can do one. Oh, and I've had enough of brioche buns. They're too sweet and rich.

Theres a local place that makes such monstrosities (from their FB page on a recent burger "Topped with delicious sliced brisket, garlic aioli, American cheese, onion jam, arugula, tomato and bbq sauce." ) Thats on top of a burger. And the photo.... yeah its a mess. And it too is a food truck!! Its not like there are tables, real silverware to tackle the beast. I like a good gut bomb as much as the next guy but I draw the line at a burger requiring a fork, knife, bib and wet wipes.

I had a lot of these concoctions when I lived in London, some great, some abominable, almost all of them impossible to eat after the first three or so bites as they collapsed into a clothes destroying mess. Personally, if someone's going to make a burger like this I want it wider, not taller.