Lunch! What'd ya have? (2018)

[liuzhou]

1 hour ago, rarerollingobject said:

And my new best friend (an 80yr old grocer I met in Chinatown) gave me some very high grade red AND green Sichuan peppercorns and the green is so different; very sharp and floral and not at all musky or smoky like the red peppercorns.

 

Yes.  I love both, but the green are special. Nice looking laziji.  I am planning some on Wednesday.

Edited April 2, 2018 by liuzhou (log)

[BonVivant]

Long weekend lunches.

 

(Not for me. I'm no sweetie.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another lunch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leftovers became sandwiches.

 

Now my long weekend is complete with these.

 

[HungryChris]

I have liked fresh kielbasa (fresh as in not smoked) since the first time I was introduced to it. I like to prepare it with sauerkraut, sliced onions and peeled and sliced apples. The leftovers used to be one of my favorite things to take to work for lunch. Deb does not share my enthusiasm for it, so it is something I rarely (and covertly) prepare. I did it for lunch the other day and am dealing with the leftovers now. Today, I did a Reuben with Swiss, kielbasa slices and sauerkraut and liked it very much. I also cracked open the first pickled cucumbers I did this year and they were great too.

HC

[robirdstx]

 

Charbroiled Shrimp and Fries at Stingaree in Crystal Beach.

[Anna N]

 

 Store-bought rotisserie chicken and a selection of items from the salad bar. From the left: marinated mushrooms, gigantes beans in a vinaigrette and Kalamata olives.  Yes, I did say beans and they were more than tolerable.  Didn’t have that chalky texture that I hate.  I wonder why.  Could it be the vinegar?

[Anna N]

 

 Chicken Caesar with shaved Parmesan.

[ImportantElements]

Today for lunch I went to one of my favorite pizzerias called La Pizzeria  (very original and creative name)

Its in downtown Campbell, CA 

 

They cook Neapolitan style pizzas, and they actually have pretty damn good pastas. 

 

My usual order begins with their simple antipasto. Prosciutto di Parma, Speck, Ham, Sopressata, Mortadella, fresh mozarella, olives and artichokes 

 

Little bit of olive oil, chili oil, and balsamic vinegar

 

And of course a good carbonara

 

 

Edited April 7, 2018 by ImportantElements
grammar correction (log)

[KennethT]

On 4/1/2018 at 11:39 PM, rarerollingobject said:

La zi ji, Sichuanese dry-fried chicken. It’s intense. And my new best friend (an 80yr old grocer I met in Chinatown) gave me some very high grade red AND green Sichuan peppercorns and the green is so different; very sharp and floral and not at all musky or smoky like the red peppercorns.

 

I also removed the chicken skin and chopped it and fried it separately, so there were lots of crispy, fatty little golden nuggets of skin to ferret out with your chopsticks from the chilli deathpile.

 

Can you reuse the chilis after ferreting out all the chicken and greenery?

[KennethT]

@OkanagancookI was being serious!!!

[Okanagancook]

Oops 

chillis are pretty cheap

Edited April 8, 2018 by Okanagancook (log)

[rarerollingobject]

1 hour ago, Okanagancook said:

Oops 

chillis are pretty cheap

 

 

1 hour ago, KennethT said:

@OkanagancookI was being serious!!!

 

I do reuse them actually; I put them in a jar and add salt and some of the chilli seeds I’d removed in prep and other seasonings and smoking hot oil and then it’s chilli oil condiment for weeks.

Edited April 8, 2018 by rarerollingobject (log)

[BonVivant]

At the moment I am in a village in the Austrian Alps. The only place to buy something basic to eat is 1km walk downhill. The few things one can rely on here is Speck, all kinds of Speck. And mountain cheeses.

 

 

 

My first lunch here.

 

A 20 min bus ride takes me to the Tyrolean capital Innsbruck where I had lunch again.

 

Dough parcels filled with cream/cheese and asparagus. One of Tirol's typical dishes.

 

When one is in Austria...

 

An old coffee house.

 

 

No one can sit at the table next to mine. A small sign on the table reads "regular's table", that means you F. off. Coffee houses in Austria are more than a place to go drink coffee.

 

Nothing to eat or drink in the village where I'm staying but I have this all to myself whenever I look out the window.

[liuzhou]

Liuzhou Luosifen

 

This is the city's signature dish. Snail soup with rice noodles, pickled bamboo, peanuts, chilli and more. The link above is for a tentative recipe.

 

[Constantin Peters]

Carbonara with homemade saffron pasta.

[chefmd]

A friend gave me rosemary olive bread.  It made delicious sandwich with Brie and truffles.

 

[ImportantElements]

Almost every Sunday, me and my wife sneak out to our favorite dim sum place called Din Tai Fung in San Jose Valley Mall

I love dumplings, and I dont need any excuses to go and slurp on those magical things  

 

We got there at 9:50am and the place opens at 10. The line was already a decent size

 

 

Luckily we didnt have to wait long. As the awesome host ladies approached us in the line and asked "How many?", within 3 minutes after that moment we were sitting down. 

 

Quickly we started out with a seaweed salad. Some beansprouts, tofu, and a very nice soy and ponzu marinade.

 

A good dose of garlic spinach came in fast as well. I love a lot of chilli oil on it, and black vinegar

 

The sauce for dumplings is super simple. Fresh ginger, soy sauce, and vinegar. a small spoon of chilli oil is a must for me

 

Then came the dumplings !  XLB  

 

Little pockets filled with hot boiling broth, and juciy tender pork 

 

quick dip in the sauce

 

little bit of ginger on the top

 

I poke a small hole in them to let the broth come out a little bit, mixing with that sauce

SLURP, BITE, mmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

 

Besides the dumplings, we got some noodles with spicy ground pork 

 

and spicy vegetable and pork dumplings, I really love mixing the sauce myself

 

Until next Sunday

 

 

[Okanagancook]

You’re killing me!

no dim sum within a 90 minute drive.  That place is not even close to what you have.

[KennethT]

love DTF... we were there in Hong Kong... awesome!

[kayb]

There's a reasonably good dim sum place here. But it can't touch that.

 

[KennethT]

1 hour ago, ImportantElements said:

Almost every Sunday, me and my wife sneak out to our favorite dim sum place called Din Tai Fung in San Jose Valley Mall

I love dumplings, and I dont need any excuses to go and slurp on those magical things  

 

We got there at 9:50am and the place opens at 10. The line was already a decent size

 

 

 

Then came the dumplings !  XLB  

 

 

Little pockets filled with hot boiling broth, and juciy tender pork 

 

quick dip in the sauce

 

 

little bit of ginger on the top

 

 

I poke a small hole in them to let the broth come out a little bit, mixing with that sauce

SLURP, BITE, mmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

 

 

Here's a shot of those awesome xie long bao being made... dtf in hk...

[ImportantElements]

1 hour ago, KennethT said:

Here's a shot of those awesome xie long bao being made... dtf in hk...

 

Oh man, yes ! 

I love watching those guys making them. Its insane how fast they work, and most importantly how much work goes into this. 

 

[Duvel]

7 hours ago, KennethT said:

Here's a shot of those awesome xie long bao being made... dtf in hk...

Yup ... I am a very happy camper to go there every couple of weeks. They have now nine locations over town

While living in Taiwan I went to their original shop several times. They always had some guys (apprentices) there learning how to pleat the XLB ... with no less than 18 pleats, as they advertise. Wouldn't mind to take a class there, either...

[KennethT]

@Duvel When we were in HK, there were only 2!  This was the Causeway Bay location..

[Anna N]

Chicken salad with chipotle mayonnaise on crispbread. 

[ImportantElements]

6 hours ago, Anna N said:

Chicken salad with chipotle mayonnaise on crispbread. 

Wow that looks nice !