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Skriven 2009-02-07 06:18:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE SACERDOTE
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 ML> fried onion rings: greasy, sugary, limp, but that said, better
 ML> than what BK used to sell under the guise of onion rings;
 DS> Did you notice any heat in them?  My impression of regular BK
 DS> onion rings has always been greasy, sugary, and limp.  And they
 DS> were breaded "onion paste" also, which is foul all by itself.
 DS> AND - as long as I'm on a roll here - they always left a disgusting
 DS> greasy film in my mouth.  I hated them.

I think there were a few stringy bits of onion in these, making
them better than the standard round issue, but certainly there was
insubstantial if any heat. Oh, I was just reminded - these were
onion sticks, not rings, and they were not the chopped and
reconstituted monstrosities; just very uninspired onions.
 
 ML> On the whole, about what I'd have expected. For 50c more I could
 ML> have had 5 pieces of Popeye's mixed. And probably will.

It was a mediocre Popeye's, but the food and the deal were
way better than at the vindictive King.

 DS> But I bought it mostly for the lulz and to write
 DS> about it,

It was you and your ilk who misled me into buying one ...
I should have had the McDonald's Mega Prosperity Burger
out in Singapore instead. Oh, yes, and I should have tried
the KFC in Indonesia: people say the chicken is much
better and more highly spiced in Asia.

 DS> and if I were presented with the choice of a Popeye's
 DS> 5-piece and an Angry double for about the same price, I'd jump at
 DS> the Popeye's in a heartbeat.

Definite good choice.

 -=> Dave Sacerdote said to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I didn't watch so much as 1 pixel of the Stuporbowl. 
 DS> Did you catch any of the ads online?  My faves were the Doritos
 DS> "Crystal Ball" ad:
 DS> http://tinyurl.com/doritos-crystal-ball

This one reminds me vaguely of a failblog.org video of
some guy trying to get free stuff out of a vending machine
by ninja-kicking it.

Though I didn't watch 1 pixel of the headbutting contest,
your post made me go to that weird site and look at all
61 of the things. I am proud to report that I couldn't
understand most of them. I'm with Dale that the Clydesdale
ones touched my heart, but not enough to make me want to
buy Budweiser.

Fried Dumplings
Cat: starter, dim sum
Yield: about 50

2/3 lb ground pork
1/4 ts black pepper
1 Tb cooking wine
1 Tb sesame oil
3 Tb soy sauce
3 Tb water
1 lb bok choy Taiwanese bok choy
2 Tb oil
1/2 c bamboo shoots (fresh or canned, minced)
1/2 c Chinese black mushrooms (presoftened in cold water, minced)
1 c yellow chinese chives (minced)
50 dumpling skins
oil
water

Mix ground pork with the next 5 ingredients. Blanch bok choy
in hot water briefly; remove and plunge in cold water to cool.
Squeeze out water then mince.

Heat 2 Tb oil. Stir-fry bamboo shoots until yellow. Add mushrooms
and stir-fry until fragrant. Remove and let cool. Mix well with
pork, bok choy and chives to make filling.

Place filling in center of each dumpling skin; fold in the two
ends and seal the edges with water.

Heat 1 Tb oil in a non-stick pan; arrange half the dumplings in a
pan (fry them in batches). Fry until dumpling bottoms turn brown;
pour in 1/2 c water. Cover and cook over medium heat 6 minutes.
Uncover and continue to cook until water evaporates; invert on a
plate and serve. May be served with rice.

Note: Uncooked dumplings may be frozen. To fry the frozen dumplings,
arrange the dumplings in a non-stick pan, pour in 3/4 c water; cover
and cook over medium heat 10 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook
until water evaporates; invert on a plate and serve.

Source: Wei-Chuan

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