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 Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:40 pm
My little article column showing that truth is funnier then fiction. This first one is for Xeon and his hotdog eating crimes. This first one is actually what made me swear to eat only quality hotdogs.. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:42 pm
Quote: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - You can boil it in salted water, drain and chop it into neat little chunks, and then scramble it with a dozen eggs and three tablespoons of butter -- or you could coat it in cream, cheese and spices and fry to a crispy golden brown. Mmmmmm, yummy, brains! With eggs or fried as fritters, they are just like grandma used to make but after the last few days, you may not want to eat them ever again. The discovery of mad cow disease in a dairy cow in Washington state has led to renewed warnings that people should eschew cow's brains, as that is the organ most affected by the disease and among the most likely parts to spread the ailment to humans. Yet for some, according to one historian of American food, the brain of the calf is something still to be enjoyed. "People eat calves' brains, that's what you buy at the store," Ruth Adams Bronz, a cookbook author and former restaurant operator in New York and elsewhere, told Reuters. "What cow brains are used for are what they call 'meat byproducts,' in things like hot dogs and bologna." U.S. officials have recalled 10,000 pounds of beef. The meat, which came from the infected cow and 19 others slaughtered on Dec. 9, was shipped to eight states and Guam, though there has been no recall of any brain products. A spokeswoman for the American Meat Institute said there is no risk of BSE from eating calves' brains because of their young age, which does not give the illness enough time to incubate. Recipes like brains and eggs and Cervello in Frittata Montano (calf brain fritters) are a delicacy in this country, Bronz said, but not for the faint of heart or those with fluttery stomachs. "It's not very common in this country. People don't like offal in this country. it's hard to sell," she said. There you have it folks! They admitted to it! They finally admitted to what is actually in a damn hot dog! Quote: "What cow brains are used for are what they call 'meat byproducts,' in things like hot dogs and bologna." Now we can be afraid. That, and I wanna know what store these people shop that sells cow brains. The same store that has frog legs, eye of newt, and goat testicles? I think I'm going to go and eat some carrot chips now. Something that I know what's in it. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:48 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:51 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:57 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:36 pm
Quote: TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police have been scratching their heads in bewilderment over the country's latest counterfeiting trend -- fake bills that cost more to make than their face value. Experts estimate that it cost 1,000 yen ($9.10) to make each of the more than 400 bogus 1,000 yen notes that have turned up in vending machines in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, suggesting profit was not the motive, the Asahi newspaper's English-language edition reported Tuesday. "Police suspect a techno-maniac is involved," the Asahi said. The fake bills are made by replacing the middle strip of genuine notes with a color photocopy, and securing them with tape. To the human eye they are obviously bogus, but they fool some older vending machines. Well. Shows the stupid criminals arn't limited to western society. I thought the entire idea of counterfieting a bit of currency was to get it without doing much work or shelling out much money. So..if it costs you more money to make money then you have money for...why make money? Yeah. Go Japan. I have another article about some of their other weird habits. domokun More on that later. Zero, out.
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:45 pm
a cool thing to do in your free time xd
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:05 pm
it's a "can i manage to do it" thing more than anything
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:25 pm
Here's one that will fit with C&T's discussion at present. It also sparked quite a discussion when I originally put it out last October. Quote: Now, as a working college student I know all about the tradition of having to eat Ramen noodle soups and learn how to make them. Personally, I like them, after I put some touches to it. Beats chicken noodle. But then there are some people who just take this obsession with Ramen a bit too far. http://www.ramendepot.com/ From here, you can order and have shipped to you all different flavors of Ramen noodles from all over the world. China, Japan, Korea..all the flavors that you didn't want to know of like Kung-Fu Beef and Rasa Baso Sapi Meatball. Most are hot and spicy, and a good deal are under a dollar. Let's not ask what shipping is, however. Or, if you feel brave, you can get the unlimited Raman Online Buffet. They ship you 15 Ramens, you send them back "Proof of Consumption", and they send 15 more out to you, no questions asked. Ah, ramen for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and midnight snack. All at the tiddly price of $200. Ah, the joys of Ramen. Time for more of the weird flavors: Taiwanese style low fat barbequed spareribs flavor rice noodle bowl made in China. Indonesian style pizza flavor fried noodles seasoned with vegetable oil, tapioca, tomato, cheese, spices, parsley, beef sausages, dehydrated vegetables, etc. (Okay, I'll bite. What's Indonesian Pizza?) Indonesian style spaghetti tomato & cheese flavor fried noodles seasoned with vegetable oil, tapioca, tomato, cheese, spices, parsley, beef flavor, shallot, garlic, beef sausages, dehydrated vegetables, etc. Indonesian style hot fried noodles seasoned with palm oil, tapioca, beef flavor, onion, garlic, soy sauce powder, pepper, spices, chili powder, etc. (Soy Sauce *POWDER*. Are these people too cheap not to be able to use the real stuff?) Japanese style curry flavor instant noodle with soup base, made in Hong Kong, seasoned with palm oil, curry powder, chicken powder, pork powder, onion, potato, spices, sugar, etc. Laksa flavor ramen noodles, made in Hong Kong, seasoned with coconut milk powder, sugar, seafood powder, soy sauce powder, yeast extract, laksa leaves, vegetable oil, dried shrimp, shallot, chili, lemon grass, turmeric, etc. (Okay, we have shrimp in here, we've got the mandatory soy flavor..but what the bloody 'ell is Laksa? Some weird version of tea?) Japanese style satay flavor instant noodle with soup base and satay paste, made in Hong Kong, seasoned with palm oil, prawn powder, vegetable oil, sesame oil, peanut, shallot, spices, sugar, etc. (Satay. Isn't that that weird asian version of a kebob? So what's it doing as it's own flavor. Mmm. Woody.) Tokyo style shoyu flavor instant noodle with soup base, made in Hong Kong, seasoned with chicken powder, sugar, garlic powder, soy sauce, chicken extract, seaweed, etc. (Well, at least they got real soy sauce this time, but seaweed and chicken *extract*. Poor chickens.) Japanese style XO sauce seafood flavor instant noodle with soup base, made in Hong Kong, seasoned with vegetable oil, milk, pork, chicken, shrimp, soy sauce powder, scallop, oyster sauce, fish powder, leek, spices, sugar, etc. (XO Sauce. What we call the pot luck. It's got everything in it, so it must be good.)
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:30 pm
I've been eating Mr. Noodles for years now, they being my second or third favourite food, and only recently discovered that some people call it ramen. I was surprised when this "ramen" everyone talked about turned out to be instant noodles.
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 4:17 am
people around here call it 'oodles of noodles' XD I didnt know they were talking about ramen for the longest time.
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 8:22 am
Tel Janin I've been eating Mr. Noodles for years now, they being my second or third favourite food, and only recently discovered that some people call it ramen. I was surprised when this "ramen" everyone talked about turned out to be instant noodles. Good ramen isn't instant. Good ramen is fresh made, with real vegetables and a couple pieces of meat often with other things as well.  Of course, I eat instant ramen too. I usually add a bit of meat and a few pinches (or more) of curry powder, plus a couple drops of hot oil. Or an egg when there's one minute (of three) left on boiling the noodles. Let it cook for 30 seconds, then stir it in to make it more like egg-drop soup. -V
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:06 pm
Never tried that before. I love eggdrop soup, as it is, and I've made it a few times myself. Something to try rather soon. I always throw in some horseradish, some pepper if it's the beef flavor, or some soy sauce if it's the chicken flavor. I don't do much to the oriental. Though I should try the egg, maybe the hot oil bit too.
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 5:32 pm
I always try to avoid adding soy because those things have SO much sodium in them already. Unless you use low-sodium soy. That's why I go with other seasonings like the hot oil and curry powder.
-V
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 8:23 pm
Quote: Of course, I eat instant ramen too. I usually add a bit of meat and a few pinches (or more) of curry powder, plus a couple drops of hot oil. Or an egg when there's one minute (of three) left on boiling the noodles. Let it cook for 30 seconds, then stir it in to make it more like egg-drop soup. *Hugs* You eat ramen the exact same way I do. Around here (I live near Soupy), we call it Oodles of Noodles or Ramen, depending on what kind you buy. For the longest time, I always thought that the Maruchan kind were the only kind of Ramen noodles around. Then....a Super Stop and Shop showed up...and there were so many kinds. Now, I get my favorite Ramen an hour away in a tiny chinese grocery store. 29 cents for spicy Curry goodness! And while I'm there, I always pick up the fish cakes (y'know, the fancy little slices of dyed fish that look like funny little candies hiding in the Ramen bowl at fresh ramen places). That way, I can cram in some meaty Curry goodness to my daily diet. Along with hot oil...that too.
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