Ethnic, exotic, regional or road food thread

[celstu1]

Originally Posted by Princes mom

You will love this soup!
Boil 3-4 stalks of lemon grass in a quart of chicken stock for about 30 min.
Let sit for about 5-10 minutes, remove stalks and slowly add (while stirring) about 1/2 can of coconut milk. That's the base! Now you can add whatever you like to it!
I have used shrimp, chicken and tons of different veggies.

(Make sure you rinse the lemon grass stalks first, and they will need to be cut in pieces to fit your pot.)

I can't WAIT to try that!!!!! I LOVE Lemongrass! I have candles and body lotion all over my house in Lemongrass! mmmmmm

[celstu1]

Ok, I am french canadian.. so maybe people here have had or heard of this.

Poutine - french fries with a crumbled cheese and brown gravy.. YYUUMMMMY!!!


Or Creton - a pork spread, soooo delicious!
http://supperinstereo.files.wordpres...1/img_0065.jpg

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by celstu1

Ok, I am french canadian.. so maybe people here have had or heard of this.

Poutine - french fries with a crumbled cheese and brown gravy.. YYUUMMMMY!!!


Or Creton - a pork spread, soooo delicious!
http://supperinstereo.files.wordpres...1/img_0065.jpg

I LIVE for Poutine ~ but my heart and thighs.....not so much!

[RemydeHaviland]

Originally Posted by Princes mom

You will love this soup!
Boil 3-4 stalks of lemon grass in a quart of chicken stock for about 30 min.
Let sit for about 5-10 minutes, remove stalks and slowly add (while stirring) about 1/2 can of coconut milk. That's the base! Now you can add whatever you like to it!
I have used shrimp, chicken and tons of different veggies.

(Make sure you rinse the lemon grass stalks first, and they will need to be cut in pieces to fit your pot.)

Yes, I believe I will!! And, it sounds very versatile... which is a huge bonus

Would like to give it a try when the 105 weather subsides a bit soup right now, unless chilled, is not an option

[RemydeHaviland]

Originally Posted by margaritaville

Soup! That reminds me I love Vietnamese Pho ga. A great chicken, rice noodle soup served with bean sprouts and basil and sirracha sauce (hot rooster sauce).

Is sriracha an americanized sauce or a really, authentic thai(?) sauce???? Always wondered and someone once told me, oh its just an "americanized" product not really authentic...

[margaritaville]

Originally Posted by RemydeHaviland

Is sriracha an americanized sauce or a really, authentic thai(?) sauce???? Always wondered and someone once told me, oh its just an "americanized" product not really authentic...

I really don't know. It's made in the us but they serve it in every Vietnamese restaurant I've ever been in. I just love it-sooooooo hot-it makes your nose run. When ever anyone in our family has a cold we head to the restaurant for a sinus clearing

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by RemydeHaviland

Is sriracha an americanized sauce or a really, authentic thai(?) sauce???? Always wondered and someone once told me, oh its just an "americanized" product not really authentic...

they say it's "americanized" but the makers of the sauce are US immigrants. the sauce has not been around that long. Legend has it, one of my old HS friend's dad is friends with the owner of the company. Another legend, is that bf's xgf's friend's dad is the owner. Anyway.... love that sauce!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by celstu1

Ok, I am french canadian.. so maybe people here have had or heard of this.

Poutine - french fries with a crumbled cheese and brown gravy.. YYUUMMMMY!!!


Or Creton - a pork spread, soooo delicious!
http://supperinstereo.files.wordpres...1/img_0065.jpg

oh sounds so good! I haven't tired it before, but now that I know what it is.....

the creton, is it like fois gras? Love that!!!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by margaritaville

Soup! That reminds me I love Vietnamese Pho ga. A great chicken, rice noodle soup served with bean sprouts and basil and sirracha sauce (hot rooster sauce).

I LOVE pho! It's so funny when people pronounce it as it looks. "foh" Or sometimes we say "fur" My bff always laughed when we said it the right way "fuh" like how you say f*** you. heh heh.

i wanna try this new place, they have oxtail pho!!!!

[celstu1]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

oh sounds so good! I haven't tired it before, but now that I know what it is.....

the creton, is it like fois gras? Love that!!!

no... fois gras is duck liver fat or something.... creton is pork butt, ground up and cooked for a long time in milk or water and there is onion and spices in it. I make it with Bells seasoning, cloves and allspice but some people make it with cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. I personally like it more spicy than sweet though.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by celstu1

no... fois gras is duck liver fat or something.... creton is pork butt, ground up and cooked for a long time in milk or water and there is onion and spices in it. I make it with Bells seasoning, cloves and allspice but some people make it with cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. I personally like it more spicy than sweet though.

oooh sounds delicious! I would like it spicy too. i don't have much of a sweet tooth.

I think fois gras is the liver of an overweight goose.

[sugarmamma]

what about bone marrow? I may have already asked this....my brain is old and feeble and I'm too lazy to look

Anyway....it is DELICIOUS! Common way to serve it is from the oxtail or knuckle bones they sell for soup or dogs! They get over $20 a pop for these things in a restaurant! I've heard grown women will literally pick up the bones and suck/lick the marrow out with their tongue I guess it's on the erotic foods list??

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

what about bone marrow? I may have already asked this....my brain is old and feeble and I'm too lazy to look

Anyway....it is DELICIOUS! Common way to serve it is from the oxtail or knuckle bones they sell for soup or dogs! They get over $20 a pop for these things in a restaurant! I've heard grown women will literally pick up the bones and suck/lick the marrow out with their tongue I guess it's on the erotic foods list??

Bone marrow was already covered! http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/3187753-post71.html
Check out the yummy pic!

[sugarmamma]

I've never eaten it personally.....but I hear PLACENTA is very nutritious and quite tasty fried up
http://www.momlogic.com/images/i_ate...mb-270x270.jpgKathy Schilling

[capt_noonie]

I think I'll pass on that one.