One cannot always write about the evil that is religion or what amazing new low conservative politicians have brought public discourse to. So this Monday I share with my loyal readers my most favourite foods in the whole wide world.
Of course, the crown jewel and most exalted must be the princely Perogy. I’m game on almost any filling but would have to put classic potato, cheese and bacon and sauerkraut as my top 3 choices. With a liberal application of sour cream (or cottage cheese), bacon bits and onion I quickly reach a heavenly food nirvana in which all becomes good with the world and I crave only a nap to digest all the carbohydrates I just consumed.
Another indulgence that I less often satisfy is the wonderful taste universe of Sushi, the melting of delicately cut tuna on my tongue followed by the blistering heat of the wasabi leaves everything to be desired as only more can make my sushi-lust abate.
What better to combat a cold winter’s day than a steaming bowl of Pho? Combining just the right amount of lime, hot peppers, sprouts and Hoisen sauce to create a symphony of savoury sweet, meaty soupful bliss makes for a warm happy ending and brief reprise from the overall misery of winter.
Please share your favourites in the comments section as I am always willing to expand my list of favourite foods. :)
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The Arbourist
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9 comments
March 23, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Bleatmop
I’ve never heard of Pho, what kind of restaurant would you go to to find it? As far as the other two, I must say I love them both. Not so hot on the onions with the pogies, but everything else and a dollop of sour cream sounds great to me too! Love the Toro when it comes to sushi, though I find it’s usually been frozen and not taken out and thus still a bit frozen in the center, probably because it’s not ordered often enough.
As for foods not on your list, I personally love pork ribs. I do a spice rub, then smoke them in apple wood and slow grill them for a few hours. Then I turn up the heat and caramelize my BBQ sauce on top until it’s gooey goodness. That is my BBQ season specialty.
I am also a burger junkie. Everything from Burger King and McD’s to specialty restaurants. My new favorite has to be a place called 5 Guys Burger and Fries. So good. They have one in Calgary, though not sure about Edmonton. Also one in Lethbridge and I think Medicine Hat. Well worth the visit, though you should go hungry because they have large portions.
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March 24, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Bckcntry
Oh these are good ones. The perogies and pho (pho is Vietnamese, Bleatmop) are close to my heart. My heritage being Ukrainian, and my wife’s Vietnamese. And sushi? Well (fresh) sushi is just effing amazing.
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March 25, 2011 at 6:54 pm
The Arbourist
I personally love pork ribs. I do a spice rub, then smoke them in apple wood and slow grill them for a few hours.
Ooooo…that does sound delicious. Even better Spring, in theory, is here and BBQ season is upon us.
I am also a burger junkie.
Do you like Peter’s Drive through? That is always a stop for me when I am on my way to the mountains. The trip would not be complete without a pitstop at Peter’s :)
5 Guys burger? Sound intriguing. I shall have to investigate further. Thanks for sharing some of your favourite foods.
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March 26, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Alan Scott
The Arbourist ,
So you have perogies in the great white north . I can’t argue with your choices of food . Though the other stuff seems fancier than I can afford . At the various festivals we have in Pennsylvania, perogies are sold side by side with heluski . We are simple folk down here and there is nothing fancy about heluski ( pronounced helushki ) . It is fried cabbage and noodles . Generally short wide noodles. Onions are optional. It is one of my must haves, in the summer .
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March 27, 2011 at 4:54 am
Bleatmop
I do like Peters Drive through, but you could say I’m a bit Petered out, if you excuse the pun :)
As for 5 guys, as I assume you are in Edmonton, try this address:
Village Market
993 Fir Road, Unit 60
Sherwood Park, AB T8A 4M2
Tel: 780-416-7710
Fax: 780-416-7797
Else, try here:
http://fiveguys.ca/locations.aspx
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March 27, 2011 at 2:45 pm
The Arbourist
We are simple folk down here and there is nothing fancy about heluski ( pronounced helushki ) . It is fried cabbage and noodles
I’ve never heard of Haluski until now! I googled it and wow, it looks delicious. Any preparation tips?
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March 27, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Alan Scott
The Arbourist ,
It is very good . At our annual community festival in late summer the stand that makes it always sells out . I usually eat it, not cook it . Although you really can’t screw it up, every batch I make turns out a little different . Since the cabbage cooks faster than the noodles, I generally half boil the noodles and then begin frying them and then add the cabbage . I’ve never asked the old ladies in the food stands how the real cooks do it . But then their stuff varies from year to year too.
Again you can add onions or not . I generally keep tasting it until it tastes done to me .
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March 28, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Alan Scott
Arbourist,
Have you ever had corn on the cobb roasted in burlap over an open fire ?
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November 22, 2011 at 6:51 am
Thank you Allan Scott – Haluski is like Manna from Heaven. « Dead Wild Roses
[…] you Mr.Scott, your Haluski suggestion was amazing. I finally got around to trying it out and it was FANTASTIC. It is everything I love about old […]
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