Dinner II: The Gallery of Regrettable Foods (Part 2)

[Tropicalsenior]

I had the opposite problem with this dish that I made last Saturday. Photographed well and tasted like hell. So if you see a recipe for Russian pork chops, pass! The last pork loin that I got to cut into chops was a little bit tough so I thought I would braise them in some type of sauce. Instead of tough they were just dry and I can't imagine any self-respecting Russian wanting to eat them. Carlos said they were delicious. It's nice to have somebody that compliments your food no matter how bad it is.

[Kerala]

14 hours ago, heidih said:

So many tables I would enjoy being a guest at.

Absolutely.

[Kim Shook]

The last thing that will die on me is my laugh.  In the depths of depression, grief, despair, and fear I laugh. It is part of my make up from a very young age.  When I was a young women I used to say that I could put up with a lot from a man except for cheapness and no sense of humor.  So we may die broke, but we'll still be laughing.  In my family we laugh at everything.  My mom and I completely embarrassed my grandmother once by getting the giggles (we were BOTH adults) in church.  So, yeah, I appreciate this thread and laugh at food that takes a weird or sordid turn on the way from conception to the plate.  

[Tropicalsenior]

16 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

So, yeah, I appreciate this thread and laugh at food that takes a weird or sordid turn on the way from conception to the plate

A week in my kitchen would have you rolling in the aisles.

[Anna N]

Friday night is takeout night around here. It was my turn to choose the restaurant. I picked a pub because they had a variety of dishes that I thought we both (my granddaughter orders with me) might find something we liked. I thought a club sandwich would be a nice change.

We could argue forever about what constitutes a club sandwich. To me it is a three layer sandwich with bacon, tomato, poultry, lettuce and mayo. What arrived was a dried but not toasted bread sandwich containing all of the above ingredients chopped up. I managed to get down 1/2 of it and I'm now staring down the second half. I don't think I can do it.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

On 3/7/2023 at 12:56 PM, Tropicalsenior said:

I had the opposite problem with this dish that I made last Saturday. Photographed well and tasted like hell. So if you see a recipe for Russian pork chops, pass! The last pork loin that I got to cut into chops was a little bit tough so I thought I would braise them in some type of sauce. Instead of tough they were just dry and I can't imagine any self-respecting Russian wanting to eat them. Carlos said they were delicious. It's nice to have somebody that compliments your food no matter how bad it is.

Yes, I thought it looked rather interesting.    And yes, a picture is worth a thousand lies.   I'm reminded of the classic cartoon of two dogs sitting at a computer.   One says.
"On the internet, no one knows you're a dog."

[Shelby]

1 hour ago, Anna N said:

Friday night is takeout night around here. It was my turn to choose the restaurant. I picked a pub because they had a variety of dishes that I thought we both (my granddaughter orders with me) might find something we liked. I thought a club sandwich would be a nice change.

We could argue forever about what constitutes a club sandwich. To me it is a three layer sandwich with bacon, tomato, poultry, lettuce and mayo. What arrived was a dried but not toasted bread sandwich containing all of the above ingredients chopped up. I managed to get down 1/2 of it and I'm now staring down the second half. I don't think I can do it.

My cats walked across my keyboard and somehow magnified it 3X.  It looks even worse now.

[Tropicalsenior]

2 hours ago, Anna N said:

Friday night is takeout

Looks like Friday night was freak out.

[liuzhou]

5 hours ago, Anna N said:

I picked a pub because they had a variety of dishes that I thought ...

 

That's my usual excuse, too!

[JoNorvelleWalker]

 

Yes, I have masa and I have a taco press.  But I don't have a lot of energy and I wanted to show off my new taco holder.  I also wanted something to eat.

 

This Old El Paso Taco Dinner Kit is possibly the worst meal I have eaten in my life.

 

[gfweb]

@JoNorvelleWalkerlooks  colorful

[TdeV]

@JoNorvelleWalker, could you tell us about the taco holder (which itself looks fine, BTW 😀 ).

[JoNorvelleWalker]

29 minutes ago, TdeV said:

@JoNorvelleWalker, could you tell us about the taco holder (which itself looks fine, BTW 😀 ).

 

(eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

Yes, they are nice.

 

[liuzhou]

Lunchtime rolled around as  it tends to and, although I wasn't particularly hungry, I felt like some snacky type things. I remembered seeing a  snack platter on the local "Thai" restaurant's menu, so ordered some up.

 

 

Looks not bad, right? Here is the restaurant's description (translated by my cell phone app.)

 

What arrived was this.

 

 

 

It was awful. One of the worst things to ever pass my lips. The curry sausage must have been cooked a week ago, was rock hard, burnt and tasted of nothing but dirty oil, which clearly hadn't been changed since Thailand was called Siam. I couldn't tell the fish cakes and the shrimp cakes apart. They were cooked in the same oil. The spring rolls were a disgrace to Thai food. If they served that in a Bangkok riverside night market they would be thrown into the river. The vendors, not the food. The customers have more respect for the fish!

 

 

Edited November 22, 2023 by liuzhou (log)