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[Clockwinder]

Well I could take you to my grandma's kitchen...and if you didn't like her home cookin' I may have to kill you.

We who are about to die, salute you!

[Maskirovka]

Have you ever tried Louisiana crayfish? (Crawfish?)

Yep. When it comes to frozen crayfish from abroad it tends to vary from year to to year, kind of like wine. One year the Chinese may be the best, the next one its Louisiana etc...

[Maskirovka]

What a poof! Butter and DILL!!! Sheesh! What's wrong with plain old mash and peas? Anyway, why couldn't the poof get boiled spuds and butter and dill wherever he was? It's not like they're rare ingredients. Too fvcking lazy and wants his Mum to look after him.

Now I know you don´t know what kind of potatoes I´m talking about. Because these "summer fresh-potatoes" you can´t use for mash. The mash just gets to sticky, like glue. For mash you can only use those boring winter spuds with thick skin.

If you ever come to Sweden I will give you a plate of "smörslungad färskpotatis" and you can taste a bit of heaven...

[BigDukaroo]

Mexican food sucks everywhere except Mexico. Even in the southern US states it's still not right.
There isn't enough good ethnic food in Oz to compensate for this one failing?

Not true. The closer you are to the border, the better it is though.

[BigDukaroo]

Tried places (on local recommendations) in Phoenix, Santa Fe, Taos, Tuscon, San Diego, Dallasand never found one as authentic and tasty as the 'real' thing in Mexico. I think it may have something to do with the ridiculous food import and processing laws the US has. If you want real milk, cheese, ice cream, chocolate and processed meat, go to Canada.
Then again, maybe it's just me!

Have you gone to Mexico? And where'd you eat at? Did you eat at a small and likely family owned restaurant or did you eat at a restaurant chain (i.e El Toritos)?

[oldsoak]

Now I know you don´t know what kind of potatoes I´m talking about. Because these "summer fresh-potatoes" you can´t use for mash. The mash just gets to sticky, like glue. For mash you can only use those boring winter spuds with thick skin.

If you ever come to Sweden I will give you a plate of "smörslungad färskpotatis" and you can taste a bit of heaven...

Are you describing what we call "new potatoes" - dug up early in the growing season when they are quite small. You can rub the skin off with your fingers ?

[Maskirovka]

Are you describing what we call "new potatoes" - dug up early in the growing season when they are quite small. You can rub the skin off with your fingers ?

Yes. You don´t even have to rub the skin off, just wash them under running water. Boil them, frie them lightly in butter and serve with dill.
You call them "new potatoes", we call them "fresh/new potatoes", do you have those in Australia?

[oldsoak]

Yes they do.
I dont bother taking the skins off personally - I just wipe them with a cloth and cook !
I normally boil them with a bit of mint and serve with butter or olive oil.

[Maskirovka]

Yes they do.
I dont bother taking the skins off personally - I just wipe them with a cloth and cook !
I normally boil them with a bit of mint and serve with butter or olive oil.

"Yes they do"... So your not Australian are´nt you? How can you answer this very important spud-issue if you are´nt even an Aussie?

BTW. Olive-oil works just ok, try to mix both olive oil and melted butter.... just for flavor...

[oldsoak]

Quite easy - half the family is Australian and I visit quite regularly !

[3rdMillhouse]

No, it's his willy.

Its willy is algie colored and hangs out like that? It uses it as a bait to catch other fishes?

[BigDukaroo]

Its willy is algie colored and hangs out like that? It uses it as a bait to catch other fishes?

How do you know what color it is? Why are you looking at it?

[Maskirovka]

Quite easy - half the family is Australian and I visit quite regularly !

So you have eaten färskpotatis in Australia I suppose?

[Clockwinder]

Have you gone to Mexico? And where'd you eat at? Did you eat at a small and likely family owned restaurant or did you eat at a restaurant chain (i.e El Toritos)?

Been from the bottom to top east to west of Mexico, and ate in some of the worst looking cantinas and cafes you could imagine, and the food was ALWAYS excellent. The same experience throughout Asia, by the way. The only times I've had food poisoning was in "european" hotels and restaurants.

[Clockwinder]

So you have eaten färskpotatis in Australia I suppose?

Fresh potatoes? Umm yeah! Spuds are universal across the world. Yams and potatoes are staples everywhere.