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    Detroit Restaurants: Reviews & Recommendations

    in The Heartland: Dining

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    On 1/5/2017 at 0:42 AM, GRoston said:

    I've been to three of the top five (Pupusería y Restaurante Salvadoreño, El Barzon Restaurante, and Taqueria El Rey) and all are excellent, with El Barzon being much fancier than the other two. If you visit any of these, try to save room for desert at Ice Cream La Michuacana (Vernor, three doors west of the Mexicantown Bakery).

    Have you ,or anyone else, been to Taqueria Lupita's or Evie's Tamales? These are two of my personal favorites.

    Damascus Arabic Sweets

    in Middle East & Africa: Cooking & Baking

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    21 hours ago, MelissaH said:

    Love those pistachios!

     

    We hosted a gathering last year, and one of the couples attending is from the Detroit area. They brought a similar-looking box of goodies. Many others brought desserts, but these were the only ones to completely disappear.

     

    19 hours ago, NWKate said:

    @Nicolai. How beautiful!!

     

    Yes! having been born and raised in MetroDetroit, I recognized this type of tray.

    Yulin Dogmeat Festival

    in Food Traditions & Culture

    Posted

    9 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

    This has been widely covered by the media in the past - certainly last year and the one before. A search of Google News turns up more background than you probably need.

     

    Personally, I think the whole thing would have faded away if the protesters hadn't fed it so much publicity. Although people do eat dog around here, it is becoming less and less common as a new middle class take up pet ownership as a status symbol.

     

    I'd also be wary of soliciting photos. Apart from copyright issues, many of the photographs going round are fakes sponsored by the more extreme animal rights people.

    liuzhou-(I do not know how to highlight your name, sorry) Thank you for setting me straight on this.  I was looking forward to your input.

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    Yulin Dogmeat Festival

    in Food Traditions & Culture

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    Seriously-

       My editor claims there is such a thing, and wants a story about it. Naturally, knowing of eG, I volunteered to do the story (if, that is, no one jumped on it before I did). I also figured that this might be an interesting thing for the rest of us to follow, too.  So, can anyone give me info? photos? You can PM me if that is easier, since I would like to use photos in the article, if and when I get the assignment.

     

     

    --Thanks!        

    What Are You Preserving, and How Are You Doing It? (2006 - 2016)

    in Cooking

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    11 minutes ago, Anna N said:
    "When using preserved lemons, remember to wash each lemon to remove the brine and scoop out the pulp within, which will be too salty; the thin skin is all you need to impart the flavour. They can be used in stews or tagines, or chopped finely and added to couscous dishes or salads.

    BBC - Food - Preserved lemons recipes

    www.bbc.co.uk › food › preserved_lemon
     
     Thought it better to quote an expert!

    Thank you! I preserved a batch of lemons in salt too. But I was-until now- unclear as to how to use them. BTW I also preserve ginger in vinegar. They are wonderful.

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    The Lincoln Highway

    in The Heartland: Dining

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    8 minutes ago, Alex said:

     

    Unless you know something about their itinerary that I don't, they'll be nowhere near Detroit; assuming they'll be on 30 by then, they'll cross 75 near Lima, OH.

    Thanks- I don't always read or pay attention the way I should

    Indianapolis Restaurant: Reviews & Recommendations

    in The Heartland: Dining

    Posted

    On ‎2‎/‎24‎/‎2016 at 1:03 PM, huiray said:

     

    I have mixed feelings about this article. I am glad that it points out that there is good food to be had in Indy, but am concerned that it concentrates on Hipsterdom and Brooklynomism, from the viewpoint of a Noo Yawker, so to speak. (Full disclosure: I did live in the Greater NY region for many years)  It does not mention nor consider the other facets of dining in Indy, although it made passing references to A FEW places OUTSIDE of Fountain Square. (I've resisted posting about "American Dining" places in Fountain Square, on the whole, because of this Hipsterdomness thang that I might contribute to if I did, although I've bought stuff from places there too on a regular basis; plus, the "ethnic" options available there aren't addressed anyway - Peruvian, Thai, etc) But hey, it isn't as if it is a verboten subject so --- have at it.

     

    By the same token, thanks for posting this, IndyRob. It is a useful and nice article to read notwithstanding my caveats above.

     

     

    40 minutes ago, IndyRob said:

    It's funny.  Here's an argument where I agree with all sides.

     

    It's just one writer who made a comparison to what they knew.  Literally nothing is said about product - only perception.

     

    I read both articles. And I agree with everything they said in the eater article.

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