contest August Throwdown
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Olympics schmolimpics.
The games ain't what they used to be and I haven't watched them in years.
They've added so many games to the gig that it seems almost anything can qualify as an Olympic event.
I ain't gonna' be watchin' no underwater midget wrasslin'!
My preferences for the next throwdown are either SPAM or Caribbean/Cuban.
The games ain't what they used to be and I haven't watched them in years.
They've added so many games to the gig that it seems almost anything can qualify as an Olympic event.
I ain't gonna' be watchin' no underwater midget wrasslin'!
My preferences for the next throwdown are either SPAM or Caribbean/Cuban.
DatilDaddy
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Love that microwave pic
I would tune in to watch that as long as it didn't interupt the badminton...there's just something about a fast moving shuttlecock I can't resist.
Great idea - Peeps!
or go for the rhyme with "potted meat & peeps"(hurl!)<p>
Oh I will....wearing nothing but black socks and a dickie, with a large tub of cool whip nearby.
wheebz while we did a Cuban sammich for SOTM, it is a mere star in the galaxy of Cuban dishes.
I reckon a Cuban/Caribbean t-down would be awesome.
Its a great reason to break out the trinidad scorpions and scotch bonnets!
I reckon a Cuban/Caribbean t-down would be awesome.
Its a great reason to break out the trinidad scorpions and scotch bonnets!
how about an insect eating TD? mmmmmm, grubs. Scovie can go first.
That's just gross...and wrong! 
my ag/hort teacher in college was big on insects as a renewable food resource. USA is the only country where insects aren't a staple. grubs, crickets - just protein. Just like prawns and lobster & crab - mmmmm, sea insects.
I have actually tried grubs (same teacher cooked 'em for us) and they weren't half bad.
I have actually tried grubs (same teacher cooked 'em for us) and they weren't half bad.
That's nice. For you. Sorry, but in my mind, grubs are no better than maggots - both are insect larvae, one is just larger than the other. Can't make myself go there, since I'm not starving. Ew. Ick. Shudder.
Tho, in retrospect, I have tried escargot. It wasn't repulsive, but neither is it something I will ever intentionally seek out again.
Call me strange (not), but I like not knowing for sure until it's either almost time or time. Keeps it mysterious and a challenge. Still, I get that it's too hard for some people to get ingredients together with that kind of short notice.
I think it makes sense...about this time of year, we all wish we were parked on a beach in the caribbean, with a plate of jerk chicken, or jerk chicken, or even jerk chicken...nursing an island-themed beverage...I mean shit man...what else do we need to do to make this happen?
Furthermore...those of us growing a lot of caribbean varieties can showcase...and even non-growers can still go to the store, get habaneros, and create a pretty authentic meal.
So...as the
1. A caribbean style protein and sides if desired.
2. At least one fresh chile native to that area...this covers store bought habaneros as well. (although I'm reasonably certain that comment just started a chile-origin-shit-storm debate)
3. Some sort of adult beverage with an island theme.
THERE...I HAVE SPOKEN.
...and it don't mean shit, mon...
:BOLD:
the grubs were fried in butter with garlic and shallots if that helps any?
the grubs were fried in butter with garlic and shallots if that helps any?
Well damnit man...they'd have to be, now wouldn't they...
honestly they tasted a bit like shrimp. crunchy too.
note: I have not eaten them since.
note: I have not eaten them since.
Yeah, the escargot I had were drowning in butter with garlic. Maybe that is the universal "let's cover it up so they don't really know what it tastes like" approach?
FIFY.
I know.. it's like 30 posts up there but
And my 2c for the TD: Flour TD!!! Yay1!11. I'm drunkft again. Yay11!!1
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