corn fritters
Today I went to the Starlite Diner, and I was once again reminded of my friend Amber’s passion for corn fritters. Has anyone else out there had these? It’s basically little balls of corn dipped in a batter and fried. As Amber said today, "It tastes like fried, but it also tastes like corn." Truer words.
This got me to thinking about other foods. I’d never heard of scrapple until I moved to Northern Virginia, when a guy camping next to us offered us some. I looked up scrapple on wikipedia today and found out it was a Pennsylvania Dutch dish. fried loaf of pork scraps — head, heart, liver. mmm.
The summer I was in Quebec, the thing to eat was poutine — french fries smothered in a white, cheesy gravy, best enjoyed after the bars have closed. They also ate a lot of meat pies. They also had this squeaky cheese that was made nearby — you could by a bag of cheese curds at the grocery store or gas station, and you could hear it squeak as you were chewing it. Maybe you have to be there to appreciate how neat that is, or maybe it’s just me.
February 18th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
I’ve had squeaky cheese curds–fun stuff! I recall it was more sound than taste, though.
But the thing to eat before you die is haggis. Sheep lung and/or blood boiled in sheep stomach. Thems some good eats!
February 18th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Happy Chinese New Year! Year of the Piggy.
I have a craving for coagulated pig blood in paralyzingly-hot hot pot.
February 19th, 2007 at 9:50 am
First time for me with Scrapple was in an Altoona diner. We asked the waitress if it was meat-based or bread-based. She didn’t know, so she brought the package to the table. First ingredient: pin oats. Second ingredient: pig jowls. So grains first, though you can really taste the jowl.
February 20th, 2007 at 8:54 am
Did you actually eat haggis? Girl, if you like that, I’m gonna get you a bucket of chitlins!