Dim sum
 

Lunch today @WNG. Probably the best dim sum west of the Queensboro Bridge until you get to Palo Alto, is in Parsippany NJ.

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The deep fried turnip cake is excellent as is the Beef Chow Fun noodles.
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[MENTION=305894]oddjob2[/MENTION]
Yup, I heard from family still in NY that some great restaurants opened up in NJ. Looks delicious.

Good looking dim sum.

Yesterday my friends and I roasted a pig for 50 in a La Caja China (first time using one). Today it becomes ramen broth.

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8 hours

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16 hours

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^Wow!

C&V lunch in The Hague means 'broodje speklap'. My local greasy spoon gives you this, when you order it:

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The slice of fresh bacon is rolled in bread crumbs and spices and is deep-fried. Served with a fairly spicy katjang (supposed to contain peanuts) sauce.

Not sure what it does to one's physical health, but mentally it works wonders.

Sounds like a healthful meal to me - I see nothing wrong with deep-fried breaded and spiced bacon. :)

Menu Breton: a galette (pancake) filled with salmon and cream, which wouldn't be complete without a glass of cider.

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Last Sunday had lunch in a very small Japanese restaurant, not far from Amsterdam. Japanese chefs, very good and not expensive.
Ramen, gyoza and rice.

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^ That looks quite nice! And close enough to my home to go and try. Mind sharing the secret?

That was at Raku in Uithoorn, lunch is from 12 until 14.
Japans restaurant Raku

Thanks! That is pretty close indeed. It would make an excellent destination for a 'lunch tour'. :)

Is that an invitation for all the Dutch C&V cyclists to meet and have lunch there?

You're way ahead of me, but I think it's a good idea! Any suggestions for a date or time frame?

What about Sunday, 30th of November? That is the earliest date I have time.

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Brent

Nice! Are those wild mushrooms? We could have a whole sub-thread about foraging by bike.

No posts here since before Thanksgiving? Wow, without the Colonel............

Anyway, Happy New Year to those who celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Sheep/Goat/Ram! What's on your menu for today?

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Homemade French Onion Soup, worth the 5hr process.

Dirt cheap sashimi platter
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Oh, man! That looks really, really good.

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You're not located anywhere near me, I suppose? :(

Thanks, it really is.
Served it on Sunday as part of the rotating "Men Cook" supper we have going with several friends.
9Lbs of onions turned into 8 servings of soup w/ lots of patience, several de-glazings of the Dutch oven and a couple of bottles of wine for the three cooks.
Cooks Illustrated magazine/website has the recipe as "Best French Onion Soup".

-Bandera

^ Thanks for the recipe suggestion. Must try that.

BTW, I had to look up "Dutch oven". :rolleyes: Turns out it means "braadpan", of which I got three. I use them for most of the cooking I do, probably most often for this.

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It's the C&V essential of the kitchen courtesy of immigrants from the Netherlands or perhaps the "Pennsylvania Dutch".
The modern Campagnolo equivalents are the French Le Creuset (as pictured) and Staub, but well priced enameled cast iron knock-offs work perfectly well.
There is no substitute for low & slow in an ECIDO for the delicious traditional fare of many cultures, including mine.

-Bandera

It is not too bad, about 7500 km.