You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Feb 14th 2019, 4:28 am
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
.First time I went to a bar in Wi when I lived there, the bar had free cheese curds giving them out like peanuts lol
WI is a cheese making paradise. Although I think overall California is the top producing dairy state, happy cows after all come from California...lol
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Feb 14th 2019, 2:16 pm
#347
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
WI cheese curds are legit though.
Feb 14th 2019, 2:25 pm
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
I've found the perfect fusion-poutine. Except that I was out somewhere in Brampton (northwest of downtown Toronto, large south Asian population), I wasn't driving, and I don't know that I could find it again. An Indian diner that does a Muttar Paneer Poutine. Imagine an awesome blend of chips & curry sauce, mushy peas, and a good fresh curd cheese poutine. Or, if you will, fries topped with a mild masala gravy, with Indian curd cheese and peas. Mmmmmm.
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Feb 14th 2019, 2:28 pm
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
I live in the third ranked dairy state, New York. Cheese curds here are delicious too. We have several medium size producers within a few miles of here. The town I live in had about two hundred dairy farms in 1960, I think just three now. The bright spot in farming around here is the Amish, but (I believe) they don’t even try to do commercial dairy because of the food safety regulations & compliance etc. Which I assume is why the number of dairy farms has dropped so precipitously.
Feb 14th 2019, 2:30 pm
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
I've found the perfect fusion-poutine. Except that I was out somewhere in Brampton (northwest of downtown Toronto, large south Asian population), I wasn't driving, and I don't know that I could find it again. An Indian diner that does a Muttar Paneer Poutine. Imagine an awesome blend of chips & curry sauce, mushy peas, and a good fresh curd cheese poutine. Or, if you will, fries topped with a mild masala gravy, with Indian curd cheese and peas. Mmmmmm.
Feb 14th 2019, 2:33 pm
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
I live in the third ranked dairy state, New York. Cheese curds here are delicious too. We have several medium size producers within a few miles of here. The town I live in had about two hundred dairy farms in 1960, I think just three now. The bright spot in farming around here is the Amish, but (I believe) they don’t even try to do commercial dairy because of the food safety regulations & compliance etc. Which I assume is why the number of dairy farms has dropped so precipitously.
Feb 14th 2019, 3:38 pm
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Feb 14th 2019, 4:00 pm
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Love poutine. First had it in Ottawa on Sparks Street. Great dish. Have had it at St. Hubert's and actually it wasn't all that bad.
Feb 14th 2019, 4:05 pm
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Biscuits are soft - bread-like and usually a bit flaky, and softer and lighter than a scone.
And gravy is only tasteless if it hasn't been made properly - it is supposed to have juices and bits from sausage in it, and it also needs enough salt - gravy without enough salt tastes terrible!
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Feb 14th 2019, 4:23 pm
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Feb 14th 2019, 4:35 pm
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Talking of which, anyone been to Newfoundland? One of their local delicacies is eighteenth century style naval hard tack, basically like a bread roll that's been baked so long you need a hammer to get into it. I think you're meant to cook with them, put them in a beef stew or whatever, but we tried eating them straight from the package, almost broke our teeth. They did taste bloody good though..
