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Post by DE Sinclair on Feb 9, 2016 10:28:38 GMT -5
Breakfast pork chops? WTF, America?! That made me smile. Yes Americans love to eat. But like Confessor, I can't imagine actually eating it in the morning. Besides the fact that I don't eat breakfast anyway, just breakfast foods for dinner. Thanks all for the suggestions. I'll give them a try. Also I agree with Confessor. I dunno what the big deal is with Americans (and I guess British too) and bacon. It is an overly lauded meat, compared to having the choice of much better meats. Mmmmm, bacon. To paraphrase Ben Franklin, "Bacon is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy". Many years ago Ruffles had a Bacon Sour Cream variety of potato chips. Then they discontinued it. It's been roughly 30 years, but I still miss them. <sigh>
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Feb 9, 2016 13:01:49 GMT -5
I like bacon, I just don't see it as the "makes all other foods better with it" food that American culture has made it out to be. It's good on a burger, and real bacon bits on salads and baked potatoes. But like Little Caesars bacon wrapped deep dish bacon pizza, no.
I remember they had something like a loaded baked potato chip not too long ago. But unfortunately, to me it didn't taste like a loaded baked potato to me. 8 year old me doesn't remember those chips, DE sorry. :-)
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Post by hondobrode on Feb 9, 2016 15:52:20 GMT -5
Having grown up in Iowa, the biggest pork producing state, I guess I have a bias, but I love pork of every kind. Breakfast chops are simply thinly cut chops, usually breaded, and served with eggs, toast and the rest. They're wonderful. If anyone here has not had pork loin, I would challenge you to find a more delicious meat. One of our favorite family meals is pork loin with gravy over wild rice pilaf with peas. Don't care for feather bones, hocks, or chitlins though. Pork ribs are incredible as well as pork on a spit with a cold beer and Hawaiian luau-style roasted in the ground ! Pork is a wonderful thing, though I never really have pork chops for breakfast. We do occasionally buy a whole pork tenderloin from Sam's Club and cut it up into roasts, pork chops, etc. Thick cut pork chops, brined in a bourbon brine mixture, then grilled are particularly delicious. I also take some of the tenderloin and chop it into small bits and sauté them with sweet (preferably Vidalia) onions, then put them in a soft taco boat with Italian cheese blend and lettuce. Another big hit at home. I also use ground pork instead of ground beef in some things, like spaghetti, because I think it adds more flavor.
There's also a restaurant in Lake Geneva, WI, that does German style pig roasts in the summer which is incredible.
I had chitlins in my younger days in Florida. Never again.
It's a really good thing pigs are unattractive, because I have a thing against eating cute animals. Pigs however are quite welcome.
I'm guessing you've never seen little baby piglets before. They're incredibly clean, and super smart, and the cutest things you ever saw. In fact, when I was in veterinary sales I looked forward to going to one office in particular, out in the country, where the owner let their pet micro-pig run around and play with her granddaughter. Later, like most of us, is when things get ugly.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Feb 9, 2016 16:41:51 GMT -5
Pork is a wonderful thing, though I never really have pork chops for breakfast. We do occasionally buy a whole pork tenderloin from Sam's Club and cut it up into roasts, pork chops, etc. Thick cut pork chops, brined in a bourbon brine mixture, then grilled are particularly delicious. I also take some of the tenderloin and chop it into small bits and sauté them with sweet (preferably Vidalia) onions, then put them in a soft taco boat with Italian cheese blend and lettuce. Another big hit at home. I also use ground pork instead of ground beef in some things, like spaghetti, because I think it adds more flavor.
There's also a restaurant in Lake Geneva, WI, that does German style pig roasts in the summer which is incredible.
I had chitlins in my younger days in Florida. Never again.
It's a really good thing pigs are unattractive, because I have a thing against eating cute animals. Pigs however are quite welcome.
I'm guessing you've never seen little baby piglets before. They're incredibly clean, and super smart, and the cutest things you ever saw. In fact, when I was in veterinary sales I looked forward to going to one office in particular, out in the country, where the owner let their pet micro-pig run around and play with her granddaughter. Later, like most of us, is when things get ugly. On the contrary, I have seen baby piglets, which are unquestionably cute. However, I don't eat the babies. I can wait for them to grow up and get ugly.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 9, 2016 17:40:34 GMT -5
I'm guessing you've never seen little baby piglets before. They're incredibly clean, and super smart, and the cutest things you ever saw. In fact, when I was in veterinary sales I looked forward to going to one office in particular, out in the country, where the owner let their pet micro-pig run around and play with her granddaughter. Later, like most of us, is when things get ugly. On the contrary, I have seen baby piglets, which are unquestionably cute. However, I don't eat the babies. I can wait for them to grow up and get ugly. mmmmm...roast suckling pig!!!
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Post by berkley on Feb 9, 2016 18:25:45 GMT -5
I love crispy bacon and dislike most kinds of ham I've tried. Otherwise, I never had any particular like or dislike for pork until a few summers ago when at a bbq I had some pulled pork for the first time and it was one of the tastiest meat dishes I've ever eaten.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2016 0:51:12 GMT -5
Breakfast pork chops? WTF, America?! I prefer a bacon cheeseburger
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Post by Confessor on Feb 10, 2016 2:57:12 GMT -5
On the subject of pig-based meat stuff, why the holy hell would anybody eat pork scratchings?! I'm not sure if you American's even have this over there -- and I think I might have mentioned them in the forum before -- but pork scratchings are really salty, deep friend pig skin and they are traditionally served in pubs to accompany a pint of decent English beer. But...that stuff still has charred pig hair on it! Seriously...hair!! Why would anyone want to eat a snack that is essentially like eating hairy crisps (that'll be "hairy chips" to you guys)? As noted earlier, I'm a vegetarian anyway, but even if I ate meat, I still wouldn't eat that s**t! Their appeal is just baffling to me.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Feb 10, 2016 3:04:22 GMT -5
Delicious pork ears, deep fried is the way to go
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2016 7:01:14 GMT -5
On the subject of pig-based meat stuff, why the holy hell would anybody eat pork scratchings?! I'm not sure if you American's even have this over there -- and I think I might have mentioned them in the forum before -- but pork scratchings are really salty, deep friend pig skin and they are traditionally served in pubs to accompany a pint of decent English beer. But...that stuff still has charred pig hair on it! Seriously...hair!! Why would anyone want to eat a snack that is essentially like eating hairy crisps (that'll be "hairy chips" to you guys)? As noted earlier, I'm a vegetarian anyway, but even if I ate meat, I still wouldn't eat that s**t! Their appeal is just baffling to me. Yes, we have them here. But they are called "Pork Rinds". And they're nasty. But! The hot ones are tolerable if dipped in so much ranch dressing you can only feel, but not taste them, because they are a snack to eat on a low carb diet. I don't use them as a snack anymore, but I did at one time. They weren't my favorite, but I did what I had to do.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Feb 10, 2016 8:43:45 GMT -5
Now that Confessor has reminded me of pork rinds ... I'll make sure to buy some today. Mmmm so yummy.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Feb 10, 2016 9:17:02 GMT -5
On the subject of pig-based meat stuff, why the holy hell would anybody eat pork scratchings?! I'm not sure if you American's even have this over there -- and I think I might have mentioned them in the forum before -- but pork scratchings are really salty, deep friend pig skin and they are traditionally served in pubs to accompany a pint of decent English beer. But...that stuff still has charred pig hair on it! Seriously...hair!! Why would anyone want to eat a snack that is essentially like eating hairy crisps (that'll be "hairy chips" to you guys)? As noted earlier, I'm a vegetarian anyway, but even if I ate meat, I still wouldn't eat that s**t! Their appeal is just baffling to me. Yes, we have them here. But they are called "Pork Rinds". And they're nasty. But! The hot ones are tolerable if dipped in so much ranch dressing you can only feel, but not taste them, because they are a snack to eat on a low carb diet. I don't use them as a snack anymore, but I did at one time. They weren't my favorite, but I did what I had to do. I fully agree with both of you. I love many pork products, but draw the line at some things. Pork rinds (which at least sound better than "scratchings"), chitlins, pickled (or any other kind) pig feet, I will not touch. Spam I could eat if it was that or starvation, but otherwise it's just too slimy. Nasty stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2016 9:21:46 GMT -5
Now that Confessor has reminded me of pork rinds ... I'll make sure to buy some today. Mmmm so yummy. dammit, no.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Feb 10, 2016 9:24:45 GMT -5
Now that Confessor has reminded me of pork rinds ... I'll make sure to buy some today. Mmmm so yummy. dammit, no. Friends don't let friends eat pork rinds. We need to have an intervention.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2016 9:36:11 GMT -5
Friends don't let friends eat pork rinds. We need to have an intervention. I know this from experience.
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