Author Topic: Re: American Eating Habits (Split Topic) (Read 822 times)

Chicago Bob · « **Reply #20 on:** September 20, 2012, 09:05:03 PM »

Would a thumbs up to the band AC/DC be too far off topic?

Bon Scott liked American meat....products.

pizzaneer · « **Reply #21 on:** September 20, 2012, 09:17:41 PM »

Quote from: pizzaneer on September 20, 2012, 08:50:45 PM

And I was going to say how much I liked Outback Steakhouse.... because that is real Australian food, right? Right?

Yes, I'm quoting myself. I wasn't just being a smartass; I did have a point. Our views of popular Aussie food are probably just as one-dimensional as your views of popular American food are.

Chicago Bob · « **Reply #22 on:** September 20, 2012, 10:01:37 PM »

Quote from: pizzaneer on September 20, 2012, 09:17:41 PM

Our views of popular Aussie food are probably just as one-dimensional as your views of popular American food are.

Totally agree with you Brian. Never could figure out how they could eat one of those cute little cawalla bears or a kangaroo.

TXCraig1 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 20, 2012, 10:08:49 PM »

Kangaroo is a fine meat. Tastes very much like venison.

rcbaughn · « **Reply #24 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:28:18 AM »

Quote from: wotavidone on September 20, 2012, 05:38:52 AM

I guess it all comes down to I simply couldn't see how cooking bacon and onions in sugar or honey (which is just sugar syrup, albeit delicious, made by bees) can possibly be an improvement, which got me pondering how deep fried snickers, bacon maple doughnuts, waffles and pancakes dowsed in maple syrup, etc, could actually be any good for you

This statement to me is incorrect. It isn't about being good for you, I don't think anyone makes that claim anywhere. It's just about trying something different, call deep fried candy or such a fringe food. It's not something that anyone I know of eats daily, and I'm sure no one on here knows of anyone that does. Americans are portrayed as all fat grease loving individuals, and I myself enjoy that from time to time very much as an indulgence, but most know it is not healthy and regulate how much they intake. Not everything is extremely fatty or processed. Do you not ever enjoy ice cream or anything else with so called guilty nature BTW?

And we kill a good many hogs in the Fall and I wouldn't think twice about taking our homemade bacon and making it into bacon jam. And to me that is just about the highest form of bacon you could get since it's homemade and not "processed." It's not ruining it, it's just a different preparation than simply frying it. If you're eating bacon though you honestly aren't consider health at all and if that's what your looking for it's probably best to leave it out of the food your making, along with any other sources of fat/flavor.

And oil in dough does more than add nutritional fat. It changes the way that bread behaves when baked, texture and flavor when eaten, and the way it keeps in the bread bun. If it wasn't for the fat in eggs, the oil in dough, or the honey/sugar in it then you'd have to buy/bake everyday because your bread would go stale, and I for one don't feel like eating bread that feels and tastes like a day old baguette with my meal. Nor do I wanna have to handle dough every day despite loving the process. Time just doesn't allow it always.

TXCraig1 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:40:54 AM »

Well said.

pizzaneer · « **Reply #26 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:45:28 AM »

Well said, Cory. I agree that when it comes to baking, oil in the dough is not about making greasy fried stuff. It's essential if you want any longevity to the product.

You know, it's funny, but I would usually be on the other side of the fence re sugar. I don't care for it personally and as a parent of a borderline hyperactive kid, I don't keep sugary junk in the house. But I just made up some hot honey today using locally made all-natural clover honey and ground chipotle pepper. I love the taste, and I can't wait to BBQ something with it.

TXCraig1 · « **Reply #27 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:50:28 AM »

I love honey. It comes from a bee's butt and has a shelf life of something like a billion years. What is more natural than that?

TXCraig1 · « **Reply #28 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:50:59 AM »

Yep, Ron Barcello Imperial, a very good choice.

rcbaughn · « **Reply #29 on:** September 21, 2012, 01:05:52 AM »

Quote from: TXCraig1 on September 21, 2012, 12:50:28 AM

I love honey. It comes from a bee's butt and has a shelf life of something like a billion years. What is more natural than that?

Nothing at all. That resonates another thing though, and that's that processing some foods helps extend their shelf life. Most unprocessed food, whether it be very lightly done so or absolutely processed to death, don't last very long like honey and similar things do. That's pretty crucial to a lot of people with busy lives, and also convenient even to people like us on this forum that love being close to the food prep. It's just like making bread last longer with oil, fats, etc, not everyone has time to process a whole meal three times a day.

TXCraig1 · « **Reply #30 on:** September 21, 2012, 01:20:14 AM »

Speaking of honey - anyone besides me thankful when it crystallizes in the jar and eat it with a spoon?

rcbaughn · « **Reply #31 on:** September 21, 2012, 01:23:23 AM »

Quote from: TXCraig1 on September 21, 2012, 01:20:14 AM

Speaking of honey - anyone besides me thankful when it crystallizes in the jar and eat it with a spoon?

Oh man that stuff is the bomb. I read about people taking it and putting it in some hot water to get rid of those and I almost cried. Have you ever had creamed honey?