Food - Uncensored

[#] Mon Oct 25 2010 08:23:54 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

Grilled in what sense? Over open flames, like Burger King? McDonald's burgers are not deep fried, if that's what you're suggesting ... they are cooked on a burger press that's essentially two flat-tops.

[#] Mon Oct 25 2010 17:16:08 EDT from triLcat @ Uncensored

on coals of some sort.

[#] Tue Oct 26 2010 00:11:20 EDT from Harbard @ Uncensored

"In 1998, McDonald's Israel decided to barbecue their hamburgers on charcoal rather than fry them,^[1] which represented a turnaround of the parent company's policy, which previously required uniformity in all the locations. To do this they needed to replace all the grilling equipment in all of the restaurants of the chain, and they increased the size of the patty and the bun.^[1]"

Wikipedia...more than you ever wanted to know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s_Israel

[#] Wed Oct 27 2010 22:39:07 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

Right. Outside of Israel we call that a "Burger King" :)

[#] Thu Oct 28 2010 01:15:35 EDT from triLcat @ Uncensored

1. Israel no longer has burger king.

2. Even when Israel had burger king, mcdonalds still had better chicken nuggets and lower prices anyway. If their burgers were fried, it'd be a definite minus.

[#] Sat Oct 30 2010 13:29:05 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

Why no Burger King? Is it like the Coke/Pepsi thing where Israel gets one and the Arabs get the other, and stupid political wars break out over who does business with whom?

[#] Sat Oct 30 2010 13:44:25 EDT from triLcat @ Uncensored

they weren't doing well, so they closed.

[#] Sun Oct 31 2010 15:19:37 EDT from dothebart @ Uncensored

chestnut leek soup. verry much tasty. *holds stomach*

[#] Thu Dec 02 2010 20:17:57 EST from Ladyhawke @ Uncensored

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Now that sounds interesting, bart! You didn't happen to generate any food porn on that, did you?

[#] Sat Dec 04 2010 16:11:29 EST from dothebart @ Uncensored

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Do Dez 02 2010 20:17:57 EST von Ladyhawke @ Uncensored Betreff: Re:

Now that sounds interesting, bart! You didn't happen to generate any food porn on that, did you?

hm, sorry no...

otoh, its not looking remotely as phenomenal as it tasted... since it was minced...

[#] Sat Jan 08 2011 16:13:42 EST from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

Today I learned that a beverage consisting of hot cocoa with peppermint schnapps is called a "Snuggler."

I also learned that it's INSANELY GOOD.

[#] Sat Jan 08 2011 23:59:35 EST from Ladyhawke @ Uncensored

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Yum! And adding raspberry syrup makes it even better.

[#] Sun Jan 09 2011 09:15:09 EST from dothebart @ Uncensored

schnapps - another german word? ;-)

[#] Sun Jan 09 2011 13:42:09 EST from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

Yup. We don't have a different word for it here. The bottle I have open right now is Rumple Minze brand -- made in Germany.

[#] Sun Jan 09 2011 13:54:03 EST from dothebart @ Uncensored

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hey, theres gotta be a reason I don't know this ;-)

just en.wikipedia knows it, and google says its "german style schnapps" :-]

[#] Sun Jan 09 2011 18:17:08 EST from dothebart @ Uncensored

hm, its Scharlachberg, not burg which would be scarlet-mountain instead of -castle.

these guys: office@mixology.eu

are in fact researching wo the actual importer to the US is, and where precisely its manufactured.

they even called the guys in Scharlachberg and got the reply that its not from them.

http://www.mixology.eu/de/forum/spirituosen/rumple-minze

oh, and its got a facebook page?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rumple-Minze/266346365591

[#] Sun Jan 09 2011 18:19:22 EST from dothebart @ Uncensored

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oh, it seems as if its manufactured in canada:

https://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=...

http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100504154602AAFHYuA

[#] Sun Jan 09 2011 23:04:13 EST from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

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Ok, I checked the label on the bottle, and it says that it's made in Canada under license from a German distillery. I guess that counts as "imported" but not really.

Rumple Minze is a liqueur, which probably classifies it as an American style schnapps. It is 100 proof and very tasty. :)

[#] Mon Jan 10 2011 14:07:19 EST from Spell Binder @ Uncensored

It's definitely very tasty. Especially if you chill it beforehand in a freezer.

[#] Tue Jan 11 2011 00:44:35 EST from Harbard @ Uncensored

The schnapps we have here are about twice as strong as in Germany. 100 proof = 50% alcohol by volume. There it is much lower....like 20-30%. Most of what you get tastes like cough syrup. The older I get the more I hate the sweet stuff. The more I apreciate subtle flavors...single malt whiskey. Pity I can't afford the real good stuff. The best bargain in single malt is Tomatim..about $24. My favorite so far is "the Dalmore Cigar Malt", which they don't make anymore.