[Sca-cooks] Bread bowls

[euriol]

I remember many years ago... before I was introduced to the SCA... you
could walk along Fisherman's Wharf and get a great bread bowl with clam
chowder. This would be from one of those small vendors that also sold the
fresh crab. I was also able to indulge in this sort of thing on the pier in
Santa Cruz. Now what I wouldn't give for a decent loaf of San Francisco
Sourdough Bread here in Northeaster Pennsylvania. I was fortunate enough a
couple of years ago to bring my proteges out there and introduce them to
what I think is one of the Bay Area's best.

*sighs wistfully* Euriol

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:38:48 -0800, Lilinah <lilinah at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Well, in honor of this thread and the not-particularly-special
> memories it has evoked, i went to that SF restaurant before my Arabic
> class last night. Its name is "Boudin", apparently pronounced locally
> as "boo-deen". It appears to be chiefly a place for stressed office
> workers to get lunch.
> 
> The menu has expanded over the decades. As i said, the company also a
> bakery (the bread is sold in supermarkets), so it features sandwiches
> on their sourdough bread (adequate but not great) and in the center
> of the menu are these options: New England clam chowder, beef chili,
> soup of the day, and, IIRC, something rather tomato soup-like, served
> in their sourdough bread bowl.
> 
> As i believe i implied, this is not gourmet fare.  The clam chowder
> is scary: unnaturally thick and white, i'm not a fan of average
> tomato soup, and the soup of the day last night was a flavor i'd had
> recently, so i had the chili. It was even more pathetic than i had
> anticipated. I finished the chili and took the bread bowl home in a
> carry-out container, and had it, warmed up, for breakfast this AM,
> spread with a little butter.
> 
> So, see what you all made me do :-P
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