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10-20-2006, 09:10 PM
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Luxury Foods - get it / don\'t get it
The following are a list of "luxury" or "gourmet" foods. These are foods that people often react to with "OMFG SO INCREDIBLY AWESOME" when eating it. Some of this stuff I get, and feel kinda like that when eating high quality, well-prepared versions of this stuff. But other of this stuff, I don't really get and am often "eh, whatever" about it. Feel free to add other luxury/gourmet foods. I'm purposefully not getting into drinks here, because that's a complete other topic.
Foie Gras - oh hell yeah I get it Toro - hell yeah #2 Steak - hell yeah #3 Lobster - I kinda get it, but think it's way overrated Truffles - same thing. good, sure, but doesn't live up to the hype imo. Caviar - eh, whatever Oysters - complete whatever, def dont get this one Obviously, please expand on my most basic of remarks. 
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10-20-2006, 09:17 PM
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Re: Luxury Foods - get it / don\'t get it
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Lobster - I kinda get it, but think it's way overrated [/ QUOTE ] Not boiled over a wooden fire in a cast iron pot, and your own cousin had done the trappin' that day. Buttered and spiced in a restaurant, overrated. Humble backgrounds rock. Steak. There's a difference between a decent sirloin and a cut of Kobe or whatever. It's on the cow's diet and the preparation. DIY > formal setting unless the restaureur knows what steak's about. Best way to eat oysters, supposedly, is to crack it open and swallow it raw and unchewed. That's not food, that's sensuality. Different creature.
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10-20-2006, 09:19 PM
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Re: Luxury Foods - get it / don\'t get it
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[ QUOTE ] Lobster - I kinda get it, but think it's way overrated [/ QUOTE ] Not boiled over a wooden fire in a cast iron pot, and your own cousin had done the trappin' that day. [/ QUOTE ] i refuse to eat it any other way
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10-20-2006, 09:21 PM
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Re: Luxury Foods - get it / don\'t get it
Steak - Argentine style asado is the only way to fly.
(Actually not even really steak. I believe they are called short ribs). 
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10-20-2006, 09:22 PM
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Re: Luxury Foods - get it / don\'t get it
Diablo - pretty in line with your list (especially the "hell yeahs"). I like caviar though, and really like truffles. Lobster can be very good, but in general I prefer like a roast crab.
Tora-fugu (blowfish) - really expensive, kinda just tastes like swordfish to me. Swordfish - it's pretty good, but I prefer moonfish (for a similar tasting fish) and black cod over it. -Al
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10-20-2006, 09:22 PM
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Re: Luxury Foods - get it / don\'t get it
eld,
Ive never had foie gras and I dont think I know what toro is. If they are as "hell yeah" as steak then it sounds like I need to try them. Other than that I agree with the rest of your analysis esp. re: lobster
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10-20-2006, 09:24 PM
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Re: Luxury Foods - get it / don\'t get it
Masked Man,
[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] toro, but I don't get uni at all. I haven't tried foie gras, and likely won't after all the recent fallout (never say never, but it's just not likely). I really like oysters, raw and cooked, but never really thought of them as luxury food.
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10-20-2006, 09:43 PM
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Re: Luxury Foods - get it / don\'t get it
Toro and I don't agree, but I feel like I'm missing something.
Fore Grais - i just figured out what I was missing all these years, its a true gourmet delight! How come I waited till I was 35 to try this I'll never know. Steak - depends on the steak cut, the chef, etc... but when its perfect its better than sex. Lobster - I'm not a huge fan. Truffles - I have literally had truffle dreams weeks after eating an excellent meal with truffles. That explains how much I love them! Caviar - As previously said I just don't get it so far, but I keep trying. It makes me want to hurl a bit when I eat it, I must not have tried the real deal yet. I am going to a Petrosian event later this month, hopefully this time I'll finally "get it" Oysters: I'm too chicken to try them still [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Wild Boor: Wow!!! Venison: If its cooked perfectly and its a great cut then it kills any steak you have ever tried Ostrich: 10x better than most common beef Frogs Legs: Better than chicken PS: good call El D, I love OOT food threads! TT [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
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