Porkburger
Posted on August 30, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
The pork part was a mistake. The burger part wasn’t. The story doesn’t bear repeating here.
No, there’s no beef in this burger, but to one pound of ground pork, I added an egg, a handful of chopped Italian parsley, three tablespoons each of water and extra virgin olive oil, and a tablespoon each of Vegeta, [...]
“Krumpira! Luka!”
Posted on August 25, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized, croatia | Leave a Comment
On certain days there are men who walk the streets of Zagreb bellowing “Krumpira!” at the top of their lungs. They are potato hucksters, and some of them offer onions to boot (”Krumpira! Luka!”). If two of them cross paths in the same territory, the resultant vociferation reminds one of a call-and-response field holler. When [...]
Read More..>>What To Do With A Cucumber
Posted on August 23, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
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The First Tamales in Croatia?
Posted on August 22, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized, food and drink | Leave a Comment
I was given fresh corn, cornmeal, ground veal, onion, tomato, some Emmenthaler cheese and 45 minutes. No cumin, cilantro or limes. I’d prepared some Louisiana-style hot sauce from feferoni peppers the previous day, so the heat was in place. In lieu of fresh salsa or a rich mole (no time), I gave each meaty [...]
Read More..>>Imaginary Restaurants
Posted on August 17, 2006 - Filed Under food and drink | Leave a Comment
The Chum Barrel
House of Meat
Chez Surprise
The Soft-Boiled Eggery
Oh, Deer!
Absotootly Southwest
Old Something Buffet
Catch Me If You Can!
The Poodle’s Noodles
Onions on the Breeze
The Cat House
The Moist Napkin
The Lamb’s Gams
The Knobby Knuckle
Mysterious Dinner Theatre
Braided Squid
Posted on August 17, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
A firm cluster of squid tentacles is a wonderful tool for mopping up a flavorful dipping sauce, but squid body? It’s not really bite-sized, so it needs some processing with a knife, and that usually means rings. PROBLEM! A squid ring is usually at least 90% hole, which is why I believe cutting the creature’s [...]
Read More..>>Corn On The Brain
Posted on August 16, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Just call me Colonel Cornelius Cobb. I’ve got corn on the brain, and I’ve got it bad. Summer makes me silly for corn. I went running and flailing naked through this corn field near Jastrebarsko a few weeks ago so I could feel the tassles a-tickling and get myself stinky with corn. I mistakenly believed [...]
Read More..>>These Arms Of Mine
Posted on August 13, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Sure, you can make ice cream from octopus but I’m usually not much for sweets. One of my favorite preparations of the cephalapod, octopus salad, can be found on nearly every menu in Dalmatia. My version with mussels pictured below hardly adheres to the letter of tradition, but I see nothing wrong with the incorporation [...]
Read More..>>Kicking Dalmatian Sunset
Posted on August 11, 2006 - Filed Under croatia, life | 1 Comment
Another murderous jaunt to Croatia’s coast has yielded fresh battle wounds, tan lines and hundreds of new photos. I netted this one on the beach in front of Buže and Veronika’s caffe bar in Sumpetar, just 12 kilometers from Split.
Read More..>>Smoke On The Water
Posted on August 1, 2006 - Filed Under croatia, food and drink | Leave a Comment
Between the mainland and islands, the Republic of Croatia claims nearly 6000 kilometers of coastline, and Croatians have been smoking meats of nearly every sort since long before the advent of the electric toaster. With these facts in place, you’d think the republic would have a longer history of smoked fish. And you’d be [...]
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