the mcgangbang.

double cheeseburger with a chicken sandwich in the middle.

found in the reddit ‘trees’ board. trees is the hipster name for weed, and smokers are called ‘ents’. i enjoy the names personally, but it can get very “dude we’re gonna change the world…where’s my mflb at?” (mflb’s are the only way to ‘vape’ now apparently. everyone vapes.)

i also like the sound of this combo meal:

reminds me of what we call the “420″ meal

• 99 cent double cheeseburger
• 99 cent chicken nuggets
• 99 cent fries
• and a 99 cent drink

put nuggets and fries in the burger, add favorite sauce and proceed to munch out.

total cost with tax: $4.20

total cost of enjoyment: priceless.

although i think the mcbuttfuck (a chocolate shake with a hotdog inside) is a joke.

man vs. cookie.

chicken in a can.

at least it's fully cooked.

someone posted this video in the comments:

if you don’t want to watch the whole 15 mins, he eats two. the noise he makes throughout is so awful, i’m actually feeling sick. on the plus side, this comment is one of my favourites of all youtube:

“you know you’re fat when pouring water out of a can leaves you short of breath.“

pizza topped with pizzas topped with pizzas.

aka the inception pizza.

eailer today i saw an advert for pizza hut’s new stuffed crust options:

seriously, it's just rolled up slices of pepperoni.

and they want you to vote on it. according to the website, voting starts 25 minutes ago. i’m probably going to spam the pepperoni option, you never know all those clicks might lead to a heart attack somewhere. or at least a teardrop that smells of cheese and shame.

like a teatray in the sky

sitting here enjoying great coffee. amelie ost on the speakers and a raspberry cupcake. think i’ll become mayor soon.

10:45am, saturday.

it looks plain, but fuck me it was good.

the morning went like this: woke up early, started reading, had morning coffee, opened fridge for food, found i only had steak and eggs. i’m 31 in a couple of months and this was one of the best breakfasts i can remember. mainly because of the big grin on my face the entire time i was eating it.

[edit - its an hour later and that steak was so good. wish i was eating it right now.]

eat.

they use krispy kremes

i’ve posted about the doughnut burger before, but that was a novelty item at a baseball stadium. at this indiana state fair, its a staple. oh, and you can get it with bacon and an egg too.

but i hadn’t seen this one before and i have to admit, it sounds kind of nice.

it actually makes my heart puke.

but this one is the main reason for the post. deep frying is nothing new, but this one. jesus. who get’s hungry for deep fried butter? they also sold “deep-fried sushi, deep-fried dill pickles, deep-fried candy bars, chocolate-covered popcorn balls, root-beer marinated ribs and the garbage burger — a pork patty covered with pulled pork on a bun”. (apparently there was also chocolate covered bacon, but there’s no pic so i’m not sure i believe that one). i smiled when i read that list because we’re getting closer and closer to seeing a real cartman-worthy chocolate chicken pot pie soon. and maybe homer’s patented out-of-this-world moon waffle.

and surely deep fried sushi is just fried fish, right?

cheers, bb

eat.

thunnus thynnus

just got round to reading this fantastic article on the state of the atlantic bluefin tuna.

it’s not good:

“tuna then are both a real thing and a metaphor. literally they are one of the last big public supplies of wild fish left in the world. metaphorically they are the terminus of an idea: that the ocean is an endless resource where new fish can always be found. in the years to come we can treat tuna as a mile marker to zoom past on our way toward annihilating the wild ocean or as a stop sign that compels us to turn back and radically reconsider.”

cheers, kottke.

eat.

rabbit, langoustine and vegetable lasagne

had a nice meal after the play, pig cheeks to start (not as nice as the cheeks that come with the pork board at princess victoria though) and rabbit for main at tom ilic.

and this is pretty cool:

a music shower.

cheers, guardian (for pic)/ tokyo  mango.

eat.

a chest burger from a sci-fi feast.

cheers, bb.

eat.

“we’re gonna [eat] like kings. damn hell ass kings”

the food in amsterdam was better than last time.

cafe proust

after landing, went to café proust and i had a bltg (bacon, lettuce, tomato, guacamole). forgot the pic.

bresaola della valtellina, salame nostrano, there's also some envy bread there too.

that evening, after a few coffeeshops, chips n’mayo and an attempt at a power nap, we went to envy. really nice restaurant, awful service and i had the opportunity to again watch my brother dominate a menu (the waitress was impressed too).

sea bass i think, it had a sweet and sour cucumber foam too.

the problem with being battered is that i kept forgetting to take photos when it arrived, turn the flash on etc.

razor clam, lobster and a pea puree i think

the razor clam was the best.

lamb, beef, err...

i think it was another foam too.

crispy egg with morels.

we spent ages looking for a bagel place on sunday morning i had memories of the last time but instead found another.

alaskan wild salmon, capers, cream cheese, red onion and everything bagel

sunday night was indonesian night.

kantjil sedaap

kantjil

it was so filling, i could barely walk afterwards.

kantjil - after

it was all good eatin.

eat.

the bhut jalokia chilli.

i was preparing a ‘vegetables are left in the fridge’ stir fry the other day and had to use up green and red chillis. i forgot to wear gloves while i chopped and proceeded to enjoy a pretty fucking spicy stir fry. then i picked my nose. then i rubbed my eyes. a few minutes later it hurt. a few minutes after that i was running my eyeball under the cold tap and considering dunking my face in milk. this seems worse.

eat.

a happy meal. 1 year on.

cheers, consumerist.

eat.

the big, fat, and ugly

“eat a big, fat and ugly in under 15 minutes and it’s free. this includes two rolls, four cheeseburgers, double cheesesteak, chicken cheesesteak, gyro meat, grilled chicken, bacon sausage, mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, chicken nuggets, mac n cheese bites, fried mushrooms, jalapeno poppers, onion rings, hash browns, mini corn dogs, american cheese, mayo ketchup poppers and pizza bites.”

couponsherpa has a list of 39 other ‘gut-busting’ restaurant challenges for free food.

cheers, consumerist.

eat.

best. crust. ever.

cheers, bb.

eat.

cheers, norm.

eat.

razor clams

fresh from the fish market. grilled with some garlic butter.

korean pork chops

a ken hom east meets west recipe. good eating.

eat.

van scoff. aha ahahahahahahahahaha

tauntaun

braaaaainnnss. and cake.

cheers, bb.

eat.

korean beef, from a ken hom recipe.

it was sweet. it was cheap.

eat.

Best belly ever

Possibly the best meal i’ve had in London, 4 hours of lunch, each course was absoultly faultless

courses: Ed-

1. smoked trout with poached egg and bearnaise sauce
2. pork belly with creamed potato
3. hot chocolate pudding with praline parfait

kt-

1. foie gras and chicken liver parfait with toasted brioche
2. pork belly
3. treacle tart with clotted cream

but i would happily go back and have the entire menu, twice.

oh, and incidentally: best. belly. ever.

eat.

the double down sandwich.

“it’s made of two deep fried chicken breasts used as bread for a bacon and cheese sandwich.”

what a time to be alive.

cheers, consumerist/neatorama.

eat.

very nice

worth following the rice instructions

brocolli beef from simply recipes.

shrimp fried rice from steamy kitchen. i cooked the rice yesterday, left it in the fridge overnight and then cooked along with everything else today. works well.

eat.

after two hours soaking.

yep, i fucking ruined that pot.

after deciding to go to the pet store, i thought i’d braise the belly i’d defrosted following the seasaltwithfood recipe.

i blanched, i mixed and set it up for the two hours cooking time. i thought there wasn’t enough liquid to braise, but followed the recipe and put the pan on the lowest setting. i came back an hour and bit later and it smelled nice. i tried to take the lid off the pot with some trouble and it looked like it’d been napalmed. i chipped away what i could and crunched some very dry belly in my teeth before giving up and putting the sink to try and save the pot.

the only saving grace is that i had soup left over from yesterday.

it's pretty good, followed a ken hom recipe from one of his books.

eat.

ah, the duck.

i was given a jar of sauce from my mentor and had been waiting to test it out. i bought a duck the other day, covered in sauce and marinated overnight. today i cooked it and it wasn’t bad, i think i should have left it in a bit longer to dry it out a bit, but it was really juicy. i cut it up and put the rest with the udon noodles i’ve had in the cupboard for a while for just this moment. i used to buy ‘shredded roast duck with udon” fromoriental city in emsworth and it was fantastic. i’ll definately do it again, but speak to mr. tang first.

peking duck with udon noodles

kung po king prawn

its been a good couple of days of eating. earlier in the week i saw this sauce in the supermarket, and as ever, hoped that it might take me one step closer to the king of kung po – the dragon inn in hillingdon.

its a good sauce

its as close to the dragon kung po i’ve had, much better than any recipe i’ve found. i didn’t deep fry the prawns so next time will take it closer to what i hope will be a lifetime of delicious, delicious po. i recommend it until i find something better.

eat.

lunch.

it all came together today.

i cook the pork last night and just thought of having a few slices with some rice. then i opened the fridge, remembered i still had dumplings left over and some pak choi.

all of it is easy to make (apart from the dumplings, but you just need to get the wrappers first). its cheap too.

pak choi recipe from ching

dumplings recipe from gastronomy domine

pork fillet based on mr. tang’s suggestion, but i used gastronomy domine for the actual cooking. mr tang told me to just get a fillet, put a few deep cuts in and cover with a jar of hoisin (lee kum kee), leaving overnight.

since i got the wok it feels like i’ve been working towards something and i think i reached it today.

its time for a new challenge, steamed pork buns have always been a favourite.

cheers, gd/ bbc.