[Sca-cooks] hate hate hate 'american' restaurant food.

[Ysabeau]

Same here...poppers originated as fried stuffed jalapenos, IIRC. Anything
called poppers would be a variation on that theme, I would think.

Ysabeau


On 3/6/07, Sue Clemenger <mooncat at in-tch.com> wrote:
>
> Now, see, I would have caught that just with the word "poppers," which is
> used (here, at least) to refer to deep-fried nibbles that involve
> jalapenos
> and cream cheese.  With crab in them? oooh, nummers!
> --maire
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sharron Albert" <morgana at gci.net>
> To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 9:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] hate hate hate 'american' restaurant food.
>
>
> > >Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise wrote:
> > >>  This, ladies & gentlemen, is ridiculous. People are putting hot
> pepper
> > >>  in deep-fried onions. They are dumping it on everything. Is this
> like
> > >>  the well-done steak problem-- a way of disguising a horrible food?
> Or
> > >>  what?
> > >>
> > >>  I like spices. I make mustard, and ginger sauce, and peppercorn
> sauce.
> > >>  But short of pretending to a mild 'reaction' to hot pepper or only
> going
> > >>  to diners for american food, is there any safe way to avoid being
> hot
> > >>  'peppered' everywhere?
> > >>
> > >  >
> >
> > Heck, I got caught like that about 6-7 years ago at a local 'beer'
> > joint. I tried the crab poppers and got hit with chilis. I don't even
> > use regular black pepper most of the time. I checked the menu, again,
> > and sure enough, not a mention of peppers, hot, spicy, nada. I sent
> > them back and they took them off the ticket. But I was sorely
> > disappointed, as that restaurant was pretty good for its type.
> >
> > I find it easier sometimes to find good, safe food at Chilis, than
> > other more regular restaurants (G). Between blackened and and the
> > current chili craze, it's been awhile since the 'fad' foods have been
> > anything I'd try.
> >
> > Morgana in Oertha
> > --
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> > is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do. --Savielly
> > Tartakover, GM, quoted in "The Eight" by Katherine Neville
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