Topic of Great eG Forums Topics

[Fresser]

Who can forget MarketStEL confronting his "Inner Oreo" in the Green Bean Casserole thread?

Oddly reminiscent of Steve Martin discovering his roots in "The Jerk."

[k43]

For the title as well as the subject matter, Behold My Butt! has to be the champion.

[Pan]

Right now, one of the best and most instructive active threads is 35 Chinese words describing different cooking, in which jo-mel has been taking illustrative quotes from Kenneth Lo's The Encyclopedia of Chinese Cooking and hzrt8w has been giving examples of dishes made using each technique, with links to photos.

[Jaymes]

I just found A Culinary Trip to Mexico, but have to say that it's one of my favorite threads ever. Anyone that has not read it should do themselves a favor forthwith....

[bleudauvergne]

Looks like the folks active in the Italy forum are having a great time with The Cooking and Cuisine of Sardinia. Lots of insightful historical information, beautiful images coming from kitchens all over the world inspired by this topic. Bravo.

[Pan]

You have to look at Is It Really that Great!, A BBQ Road Trip Report. I've never been to Texas, but I learned something about the area between Dallas and Austin by reading and looking at the photos in that super-fun thread!

[maggiethecat]

Don't miss this discussion of British Food writing here.

[MarketStEl]

You have to look at Is It Really that Great!, A BBQ Road Trip Report. I've never been to Texas, but I learned something about the area between Dallas and Austin by reading and looking at the photos in that super-fun thread!

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That thread contains one of the two best metaphors ever posted to eGullet:

"napalm summer breeze"

The other is the analogy found in racheld's foodblog, now in progress:

"Tofu is like a teenager looking for a peer group; it takes on the persona of its surroundings."

[Ohba]

This was one of the first threads I read when I joined, and I was riveted.  There were some mighty interesting people around back then.

Chinese food vs. French, why the Chinese kick French ass...

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I read that thread for the first time today. I thought some interesting points were raised, but my feeling that pride in the positive achievements of Chinese cuisine unnecessarily crossed the line into cultural arrogance was reinforced once I got to the comment that the Japanese learned everything they know about cooking from the Chinese. Breathtakingly patronizing, of course, and not helped by the racist language. Such things are mercifully rare on the Gullet. Still, at least it demonstrated the futility of the original premise.

[maggiethecat]

Oyster Guy and Shuckin Forever

I love this thread, and not just because I spent some time in my early youth living between Malpeque and Caraquet. It's fresh and tangy and real.

[maggiethecat]

The Fat Duck topic in the UK forum has been around for awhile, but Tim Hayward's recent review is not to be missed.

Check it out.

[hzrt8w]

This topic has picked up some momentum:

Chinese eats at home, What did we cook?

Inspired by the "Dinner!" thread: Posting of pictures of home-cooked, specifically, Chinese food. This thread is morphing into a beautiful home-cooking food pictures contest!

8 pages already after only 2 weeks. And growing.

[dockhl]

The Fat Duck topic in the UK forum has been around for awhile, but Tim Hayward's recent review is not to be missed.

Check it out.

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I loved this ! COULD NOT stop reading, and laughing, and reading more.........

[dockhl]

This topic has picked up some momentum:

Chinese eats at home, What did we cook?

Inspired by the "Dinner!" thread: Posting of pictures of home-cooked, specifically, Chinese food.  This thread is morphing into a beautiful home-cooking food pictures contest!

8 pages already after only 2 weeks.  And growing.

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Ah Leung, I love your pictorials. Are they organized into ONE thread, or does each subject have it's own?

Thank you so much for bringing us so many beautiful and easy to follow lessons.

[C. sapidus]

Ah Leung, I love your pictorials. Are they organized into ONE thread, or does each subject have it's own?

Thank you so much for bringing us so many beautiful and easy to follow lessons. 

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(Answering for Ah Leung) The tutorials are pinned to the top of the China and Chinese Cuisine forum.

[docsconz]

An instant classic. This one just started, but is extremely informative and well done. Thanks, Johnnyd!

[Pan]

I had trouble finding this thread under its new title.

Anyway, here are some great threads that I wouldn't want any of you to miss for lack of awareness:

The witty Peter Green takes you on a copiously illustrated trip through various parts of China with his wife and kids in "Across China with the vermin"; report still in progress.

Domestic Goddess shows us through the 21st Ichon Ceramic Festival, with many photos of ceramic ware, lots of food, and even some Korean bellydancers!

See how a couple of young gourmands with a large budget and nearly infinite stomach capacity go all out, in "Travelblog: Foodies Gone Wild Spring Break '07, London, Paris, Barcelona in one week," with reportage by BryanZ.

Then hop, skip, and jump to South America with docsconz in "A Family Trip to Peru," which is just full of great photos and fascinating information.

A thread that started on Feb. 11, with questions and answers, but really got going with reports with photos on March 10, is "Tokyo with kids; how do you say "no sauce" in Japanese?", about the trip Majra and her family took to Tokyo and Kyoto.

See how two of our favorite gourmets joyously pig out in "NY trip report; how much can we cram into 3 days?", featuring Ling and hhlodesign of Cache' Dinner Club in Seattle. Then look at the Cache thread.

[savethedeli]

Carrot Top's short treatise on ethnic identity, lost fatherhood, and love in a Jewish deli.

Click Here for the Post

[Pan]

I'm fascinated by the food photos and descriptions in the Noma, Picture report from Copenhagen, Denmark thread. Very interesting cuisine in that restaurant.

[Pan]

Check out this thread on Cucina Pugliese, started and with copious pictorial documentation by Stevarino.

[dockhl]

Check out this thread on Cucina Pugliese, started and with copious pictorial documentation by Stevarino.

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So very good, and so much more promised.

[Pan]

Take a gander at the photos on this thread:

Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, selected pics from a recent trip

[Pan]

Here's another thread many of you would find interesting (I did!):

Trip Report: Northern Vietnam for Tet

[nonblonde007]

Here's another thread many of you would find interesting (I did!):

Trip Report: Northern Vietnam for Tet

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Pan

Thank you for this link. What a wonderful read and great pics. Love living vicariously!

Brenda

[Pan]

I'm glad someone is reading this thread.