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Cornuck wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:26 pm
Ok, we're old and we like our snacks.
Tell me what I'm missing by living in this god-forsaken wasteland.
Thin barley crisp bread with almond potato, chopped onions and fermented herring....
I love pickled herring, but I've never had fermented herring. Is there much difference between them?
Yes.
The fermented herring, surströmming, has a very distinct fragrance that sets it apart from most other foods, well, except some extreme cheeses and of course the Norwegian rakfisk, which is another fermented fish, and the rotten shark the Icelandic people are so fond of.
You can find a lot of youtube clips of people trying it and retching, but they do it the wrong way, eating it straight out of the can. You are supposed to eat it on unleavened barley crisp bread with potato and onion, to balance the rather intense flavour, but then it’s sublime!
Here’s Jamie Oliver taking a bite:
Here’s some other guy trying it:
Whatever you do, always give 100 %!
Except when donating blood.
Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:32 am
I like the original Old Dutch Sour Cream 'N Onion Chips. The ones in the black and yellow bag, not the Sour Cream and Green Onion that are easier to find now. Or the Old Dutch Ripple with some Nalley's dip. The Old Dutch Popcorn Twists are great too, now that I'm thinking about this. Old Dutch Humpty Dumpty Party Mix.
The ye llow bags of no name brand chips at superstore are all made by Old Dutch...if you want to go full sunnyvale
Hey, Wiz, have you tried the dill and chive chips that are popular in Sweden?
Whatever you do, always give 100 %!
Except when donating blood.
Cornuck wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:26 pm
Ok, we're old and we like our snacks.
Tell me what I'm missing by living in this god-forsaken wasteland.
Thin barley crisp bread with almond potato, chopped onions and fermented herring....
I love pickled herring, but I've never had fermented herring. Is there much difference between them?
Yes.
The fermented herring, surströmming, has a very distinct fragrance that sets it apart from most other foods, well, except some extreme cheeses and of course the Norwegian rakfisk, which is another fermented fish, and the rotten shark the Icelandic people are so fond of.
You can find a lot of youtube clips of people trying it and retching, but they do it the wrong way, eating it straight out of the can. You are supposed to eat it on unleavened barley crisp bread with potato and onion, to balance the rather intense flavour, but then it’s sublime!
Here’s Jamie Oliver taking a bite:
VIDEO
Here’s some other guy trying it:
VIDEO
Ok maybe I'll stick with pickled herring
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Cornuck wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:26 pm
Ok, we're old and we like our snacks.
Tell me what I'm missing by living in this god-forsaken wasteland.
Thin barley crisp bread with almond potato, chopped onions and fermented herring....
I love pickled herring, but I've never had fermented herring. Is there much difference between them?
Yes.
The fermented herring, surströmming, has a very distinct fragrance that sets it apart from most other foods, well, except some extreme cheeses and of course the Norwegian rakfisk, which is another fermented fish, and the rotten shark the Icelandic people are so fond of.
Per wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:23 pm
I don’t smoke anything but fish, and I don’t even do that on a regular basis.
So he eats fish and he smokes fish
... I wonder if he sticks them in his bottom in some kind of a bizarre Swedish enema ritual.
Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:32 am
I like the original Old Dutch Sour Cream 'N Onion Chips. The ones in the black and yellow bag, not the Sour Cream and Green Onion that are easier to find now. Or the Old Dutch Ripple with some Nalley's dip. The Old Dutch Popcorn Twists are great too, now that I'm thinking about this. Old Dutch Humpty Dumpty Party Mix.
The ye llow bags of no name brand chips at superstore are all made by Old Dutch...if you want to go full sunnyvale
Hey, Wiz, have you tried the dill and chive chips that are popular in Sweden?
When i asked the old lady about them she went into a trance and started drooling so i take it theyre good
Cracker Barrel extra old fort cheddar...the old fort
Sour cream, homemade salsa and homemade guac.
Fuck ya
The taco and burrito truck across the road just opened for the season today. They have the best damn tacos I’ve ever had outside of Tijuana. Lots of Mexican presence in south okanagan now ... wonder if has something to do with NAFTA?
I added burrito to the sentence so you wouldn’t get confused over which kind of taco I meant
those kind of tacos don’t necessarily have to be Mexican
Cracker Barrel extra old fort cheddar...the old fort
Sour cream, homemade salsa and homemade guac.
Fuck ya
The taco and burrito truck across the road just opened for the season today. They have the best damn tacos I’ve ever had outside of Tijuana. Lots of Mexican presence in south okanagan now ... wonder if has something to do with NAFTA?
I added burrito to the sentence so you wouldn’t get confused over which kind of taco I meant
those kind of tacos don’t necessarily have to be Mexican
There used to be a fantastic authentic mexican restaurant at the corner of boundary and hastings. As I was leaving there one night the Mexican owner says to me "senor, you drink tequila just like a mexican"
We went back to my pad on capitol hill and were playing living room football and i made a diving catch and fell behind the couch where i instantly passed out upside down...i woke up puking 10 minutes later
Thats about the time when the ex started to hate me i reckon lol
Pretzels are my "go to" snack - when I need a quick handful of something in the afternoon. There's a brand from South Dakota that is really good, "Dot's" - I doubt you see them up there, but worth looking for if you're south of the border in the future.