Ever Tried New Food Out of Your Comfort Zone and it Turned Out to be Crack
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Steve Piffler
I got them CERTS
my co worker insisted that we got to a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch, and despite my strong objections, his persistence won in the end. so we end up at this place and he orders a Banh Mi sandwich. he suggested that i get one too, and i was like
. i couldn't imagine carrots, cilantro, cucumbers, and pork liver pate' on a sandwich. there was no WAY that it could taste good 
. but i trusted him and i got one and 
. it's THE best sandwich that i had ever eaten up to that point. so full of flavor. just ridiculously good. Now i go to the spot by my job and eat one every week...
my co worker insisted that we got to a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch, and despite my strong objections, his persistence won in the end. so we end up at this place and he orders a Banh Mi sandwich. he suggested that i get one too, and i was like
You better than me bruh.....none of those ingredients sound good on a sandwich.
Steve Piffler
I got them CERTS
......it's heaven on a baguette.....
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Anthony Bourdain had that a couple times on his shows....looks pretty goodTonkotsu Ramen.....AKA God's Ramen...
- Tonkotsu (豚骨, "pork bone"; not to be confused with tonkatsu) ramen usually has a cloudy white colored broth. It is similar to the Chinese baitang (白湯) and has a thick broth made from boiling pork bones, fat, and collagen over high heat for many hours, which suffuses the broth with a hearty pork flavor and a creamy consistency that rivals milk, melted butter or gravy (depending on the shop). Most shops, but not all, blend this pork broth with a small amount of chicken and vegetable stock and/or soy sauce. The noodles are thin and straight, and it is often served with beni shoga(pickled ginger). In recent years the latest trend in tonkotsu toppings is māyu (sesame oil), a blackish, aromatic oil made from either charred crushed garlic or Sesame seeds. It is a specialty of Kyushu, particularly Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (hence sometimes called "Hakata ramen").
It sounds crazy but up 'til about 5-6 years ago, I always looked at salad like 
. Now, if it's not a daily staple, it's at least an every other day staple. I do like it kinda minimalist, though....romaine, shredded parm cheese, a few whole grain croutons and lite honey mustard dressing. 
Also, my workplace recently hired a new food service company. The old one was aight, but this new one has a lot more stuff on the menu, and I'm enjoying it. Stuff I never would've dreamed I'd like years ago, I can't enough of....cauliflower, squash, brussels sprouts, zucchini....man. I really hope to go full-on vegetarian at some point, but I love fish too much.
. Now, if it's not a daily staple, it's at least an every other day staple. I do like it kinda minimalist, though....romaine, shredded parm cheese, a few whole grain croutons and lite honey mustard dressing. Also, my workplace recently hired a new food service company. The old one was aight, but this new one has a lot more stuff on the menu, and I'm enjoying it. Stuff I never would've dreamed I'd like years ago, I can't enough of....cauliflower, squash, brussels sprouts, zucchini....man. I really hope to go full-on vegetarian at some point, but I love fish too much.
Techniec
Drugs and Kalashnikovs
i dont really have much stuff outside of my comfort zone...im not big on asian food outside of the grimey generic chinese joints...sushi is okay, pho is okay
although i must say somalian food was good, didnt know what to expect there
although i must say somalian food was good, didnt know what to expect there
madness
Taking my talents to South Beach
co-sign on sushi
what's crazy is i've got 2 really good sushi restaurants near me and i used to turn my nose up at them. now i'm a regular customer at both.
dunno if this counts as new food, but i used to always get all steaks and burgers cooked super well-done. til i went out to eat with my homegirl and she offered me a piece of medium-well steak and guaranteed it would be better than any well-done piece of meat. i tried it and have never eaten a piece of well-done meat again
what's crazy is i've got 2 really good sushi restaurants near me and i used to turn my nose up at them. now i'm a regular customer at both.
dunno if this counts as new food, but i used to always get all steaks and burgers cooked super well-done. til i went out to eat with my homegirl and she offered me a piece of medium-well steak and guaranteed it would be better than any well-done piece of meat. i tried it and have never eaten a piece of well-done meat again
Pho is godly, vietnamese fresh spring rolls is heavenly.