It's getting hot in the kitchen (food appreciation thread)

[EagerBeaver]

Stone Crab and Snow Crab compared, analyzed:

Stone Crab vs Snow Crab: A Seafood Comparison Guide

Discover the key differences between stone crab vs snow crab, from taste and texture to pricing and availability. Learn which crab variety best suits your seafood cravings

www.mychicagosteak.com

Executive summary is that the Snow Crab is essentially the "poor man's Crab", while the more expensive Stone Crab is more of a luxury item. It's all about what taste profile you favor and what you are willing to pay for your seafood.

Me personally I take Stone Crab fresh any day of the week and am not scared off by the price.

 

[LeDodo]

Stone Crab and Snow Crab compared, analyzed:

Stone Crab vs Snow Crab: A Seafood Comparison Guide

Discover the key differences between stone crab vs snow crab, from taste and texture to pricing and availability. Learn which crab variety best suits your seafood cravings

www.mychicagosteak.com

Executive summary is that the Snow Crab is essentially the "poor man's Crab", while the more expensive Stone Crab is more of a luxury item. It's all about what taste profile you favor and what you are willing to pay for your seafood.

Me personally I take Stone Crab fresh any day of the week and am not scared off by the price.

I am not sure though where you the "poor man's crab" summary lol

For me each type of crabs have their own specific.

Like in Hong Kong around autumn, they eat the Chinese hairy crab. They are not big or meaty but they are eaten for their rich, creamy, and buttery yellow "inside" (roe and fat/tomalley) which are abundant and a specific for that crab.

 

[EagerBeaver]

I am not sure though where you the "poor man's crab" summary lol

How many times did that article and almost any other you can find comparing Snow Crab to King or Stone mention their "affordable" price point. No offense but I don't think you read between the lines. I have only read it about 20 times in scanning articles on this subject tonight, plus I know my seafood store and restaurant pricing, so I put 2 and 2 together.

It is indeed the poor Man's crab.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Happy Easter which can mean only one thing if you are Italian- Pizzagaina!!!!!!

OK I am not Italian but my neighbor is and so I got to enjoy this for lunch!

 

[LeDodo]

Happy Easter which can mean only one thing if you are Italian- Pizzagaina!!!!!!View attachment 116028
OK I am not Italian but my neighbor is and so I got to enjoy this for lunch!

Looks like a quiche lol

 

[EagerBeaver]

Looks like a quiche lol

It's an Italian Easter Meat Pie which has eggs, various meats and ricotta and basket cheese as well as Pecorino Romano.

The Easiest Italian Easter Meat Pie ~ Pizzagaina (Pizza Rustica)

Italian Easter Meat Pie is a hearty, indulgent and decadent savory pie abundant with cured meats, cheeses and eggs in a buttery crust.

mangiawithmichele.com

 

[Giselle Montreal]

Like a frittata? Which is basically the same ingredients, or a quiche without crust.

 

[Giselle Montreal]

Snow ❄️ crab season has started!View attachment 115895

He looks so mean.

 

[LeDodo]

He looks so mean.

I would if I was being cooked lol

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

I would if I was being cooked lol

Exactly! Plunged alive in a pot filled 100 degrees water must the worst way to die!

 

[LeDodo]

Exactly! Plunged alive in a pot filled 100 degrees water must the worst way to die!

Yeah not an angry face but more a FML face. Or angry to have caught lol

 

[AnthonyAnderson]

Brief food "disappreciation" interlude: I tried raw kale for the first time (except for the odd Poke bowl) and it absolutely tastes like grass! I can see why people blend it into smoothies.

 

[EagerBeaver]

I dislike the taste of kale, but I avoid it for a separate reason: it's too coarse for me to digest. It's an inferior vegetable to spinach, broccoli and watercress. You can leave kale out of the salad.

 

[AnthonyAnderson]

I dislike the taste of kale, but I avoid it for a separate reason: it's too coarse for me to digest. It's an inferior vegetable to spinach, broccoli and watercress. You can leave kale out of the salad.

It was $2 on sale for a bag of chopped kale. I decided to give it a try. Repeat: no

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

I’m a true foody but , kale for me is part of my not edible vegetal list. I totally agree with EB on this one.

 

[LeDodo]

You need lot of sauce on the kale to forgot that raw texture. And that's passable in a salad.

The other way I like kale is as chips or like those seaweeds: baked with oil and salt!

 

[twenty4seven]

Kale: Natures defense against vegetarians (I'm a vegetarian btw).

Belongs in one place only.

 

[AnthonyAnderson]

J'aime bien le bol chez Poulet Rouge, même que c'est très bon... par contre... la poutine...WTF? Comment les gens font pour manger ça? Frites, sauce, fromage, mayo, poulet etc. etc. C'est une abomination

 

[Julia Sky]

J'aime bien le bol chez Poulet Rouge, même que c'est très bon... par contre... la poutine...WTF? Comment les gens font pour manger ça? Frites, sauce, fromage, mayo, poulet etc. etc. C'est une abomination

Je suis d'accord. Lol il y a de bien meilleurs endroits où manger une poutine!

Pour les bols, quelles sont tes saveurs pref pour le poulet? Je pense que pour ma part c'est citron et habanero (me semble que c'est habanero, celui spicy? Je n'y vais pas souvent, j'ai oublié)

 

[LeDodo]

I tried the Katsuya Montréal which specializes in the katsu rice (fried protein like pork, chicken, fish, etc.)View attachment 114595
I had to try their signature brick cheese katsu!
This one is the gold and silver (gold is cheddar cheese and silver is mozzarella) katsu! Alternatively you can also order either gold or silver. I have a preference for silver though ...
Somehow it has a mortar and pestle to ground sesame seed ...
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They also have a carbonara toppoki
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And a more standard Supreme katsu:
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Tried the sweet potato cheese pork katsu!