Foods You Never Find Fresh

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by foodguy

i can't make any blanket guarantees, but i don't recall the ones i saw being packed having been brined. my guess is that it's more of an oxidation/rancidity issue. they really, really need to be fresh.
Hmm. That must be it. I figured they did something to keep it fresh, and to shorten the time necessary to get the things really clean. FWIW, and I am sure you have done this, put any not beautiful gonads through a tamis and into some homemade mayo, and use it with shrimp or crab to make salad.

 

[Roikins]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

Bad timing on my part.

We can ship you some rotten ones.

 

[Douglas]

Originally Posted by bBoy JEe

Because he only had 2? And Morimoto used the last one on battle Citrus?

WRONG

 

[foodguy]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Hmm. That must be it. I figured they did something to keep it fresh, and to shorten the time necessary to get the things really clean. FWIW, and I am sure you have done this, put any not beautiful gonads through a tamis and into some homemade mayo, and use it with shrimp or crab to make salad.
haven't done that, but it sounds great. usually i just serve them on grilled bread with a little lemon juice. great summer app. another thing i've done (ripping off michel richard), was freeze calamari steaks until they were quite firm, then slice very, very thin. Saute very briefly in hot butter and finish with uni, which melts into it. little parsley and bang ... it's like the very best seafood pasta (calamari being the noodle).

 

[foodguy]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

They aren't entirely useless. For example, a heavily infused buddha's hand cream, used in either a traditional custard, or set with carageenan, can be absolutely ******* phenomenal.
have to disagree. to me, buddha's hand (while it has a really cool name), is not as good for that as other citrons, which i find more fragrant.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by foodguy

have to disagree. to me, buddha's hand (while it has a really cool name), is not as good for that as other citrons, which i find more fragrant.

Do you know what happens when you disagree with me?

 

[foodguy]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

Do you know what happens when you disagree with me?

i get sent to my [virtual] room?

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by foodguy

i get sent to my [virtual] room?

No.
F*ck.
I was hoping you wouldn't respond for a while so I'd have time to think of something witty.

 

[foodguy]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

No.
F*ck.
I was hoping you wouldn't respond for a while so I'd have time to think of something witty.

c'mon mr. writer. deadline pressure. .. no writer's block allowed. be funny. FUNNY! too late.

 

[kwilkinson]

Well there goes another failed career option. My family will be so proud.

 

[foodguy]

maybe there's some kind of future in creative use of emoticons?

 

[HORNS]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

No.
F*ck.
I was hoping you wouldn't respond for a while so I'd have time to think of something witty.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by HORNS

In case you are still watching, they had urchins yesterday at the fish shop at the Ferry Building.

 

[foodguy]

Originally Posted by iammatt

In case you are still watching, they had urchins yesterday at the fish shop at the Ferry Building.

yes, but if you speak sharply to them, they will leave you alone.

 

[foodguy]

and if that doesn't work, shake some out-of-season, non-organic produce at them.