Gourmet List

martin h asked:


Do you feel the quality of the products are still as good? what about the service and atmospher? Has the vast proliferation ruined the charm and sense of “gourmet” they used to have?
and how long ago did you start going there?

sllyjo asked:


contradiction of terms?

Tstyle asked:


Who esle was expecting floating skateboards like in back to the future & robots that do everything for you like clean the fridge, cook perfect gourmet meals and drive our cars kinda like we see in the movies (e.g. I Robot….without the blasting psycho robots)? Are we moving fast enough or even at the right pace?

writerchick asked:


I’ve fallen in love with the coffee I brought home from our last trip but can’t recreate the name of the supplier. It’s a black and orange bag with the word “gourmet” on it. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
My thanks to Still Being Stalked (sorry about that) for letting me know that I’m in the wrong category. Whoops! Also, the Marriotts were in Texas and Utah. Unfortunately, I think Costa Coffee is in the UK. Thank you anyway!

god1oak asked:


I would like to know what you think of this salad. Here are the ingredients:

Pecans, maybe glazed.
Orange Poppyseed dressing (store bought)
Warm goat cheese
dried blueberries
dried cranberries
Butter lettuce (its not as bitter as other varieties)
Orange and Yellow gourmet tomatoes, cherry tomato size.
Chickpeas

Are there any ingredients I should add or delete due to flavor concerns?

hippygourmet asked:

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Ye B asked:


“seriously, most men i know are really into cooking & are amazing chefs!! these guys are like Gordon Ramsey wanna-bes…I can follow a recipe- but its a far cry from anything gourmet!! LOL”

There are men who cook everything from brisket, steak, chicken cordon bleu, rack of lamb, chicken picatta, carbonara, homemade chicken noodle soup, stir fry, salmon steaks, halibut, fried fish, baked ziti, lamb chops, pork chops, potatoes au gratin, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, lasanga, to chocolate mousse, apple pie, creme brulee, tiramisu, homemade truffles, scones, cookies, cream puffs, fudge, brownies, cheesecake chocolate muffins to making cocktails, fresh bread, and fresh jams, and homemade cream cheese.

Are there any women who are into gourmet cooking? Can any women cook like this? Which gender is more likely to do this?

IF MEN DO THIS HOW COME ALL COOKING STUFF ONLINE IS POSTED BY WOMEN?

WOMEN get

-dinners when they get home
-cocktails made for men
-breakfast in bed
-lunch brought to work
-picnics with delicious food
-baked goods on dates

MEN NEVER GET THIS OR NOT AS OFTEN. HAS A MAN EVER BEEN MORE SPOILED IN A RELATIONSHIP?

Do

Many women believe things like

“I only pay once in awhile cuz he’s supposed to be the support system.”

“I have man who waits on me hand and foot and babies me”

“When dating, I don’t make a thing. You want food, take me out.”

Are there situations where its reveresed?

lisa geller asked:


Chinese cuisine enjoys the same international reputation to that of France and Italy for its scent, taste, and design. When you are travelling in China or going for the beijing 2008 summer olympics, please don’t miss the Chinese gourmet. Maybe you will encounter a problem that the waiter or waitress can not understand what you said . Because they are not good at English. Please don’t worry. Following is a menu with Chinese “pinyin “and English. Just hold it and it’s ok to eat in any restaurant in Beijing or China.

Meat Dishes

Sliced pork with raddish (luo bo gan chao rou si )

Twice cooked pork (hui guo rou )

Spicy pepper with twice cooked pork (jian jiao hui guo rou )

Green pepper with pork slices (qing jiao rou si )

Sweet and spicy sliced pork (yu xiang rou si )

Pickled vegetables with meat (zha cai rou si )

Sweet and sour pork (tang cu li ji )

Sweet and spicy pork pieces (yu xiang xiao hua rou )

Boiled cow intestines (shui zhu niu bai yie )

Sweet and spicy sliced pork kidney(yu xiang yao si )

Boiled pork kidney slices (shui zhu yao pian )

Wild pepper pork intestines (yie shan jiao chao da chang )

Spicy stir-fried pork (gan bian da chang )

Boiled pork intestines (shui zhu da chang)

Pickled cabbage with twice cooked pork (pao cai hui guo rou)

Bamboo sprouts with pork slices (sun jian rou si)

Pickled cabbage with pork slices (suan cai rou si)

Hot and spicy pork slices (ma la rou si)

Bamboo sprouts with pieces of pork (zhu sun rou pian)

Mushroom with pork pieces (xiang gu rou pian)

Bamboo shoots with twice cooked pork (sun jian hui guo rou)

Stir-fried dried pork (gan zha li ji)

Sweet and spicy beef slices (yu xiang niu rou si)

Stir-fried pork intestines with potatoes (tu dou shao da chang)

Hot and spicy pork intestines with peppers (la chao da chang)

Stir-fried pork intestines with garlic (suan shao da chang)

House Specialties

Boiled carp with sour cabbage (suan cai li yu)

Boiled carp (shui zhu li yu)

Hot and spicy chicken (ma la ji)

Hot and spicy pork (ba shu kou rou)

Steamed pork ribs (fen zheng pai gu)

Stewed beef with sliced vegetables (luo bo gan hui guo niu rou)

Pig feet (bu yi zhou zi)

Hot and spicy bullfrog (ma po niu wa)

Dong Po’s ox tail (dong po niu wei) 

Boiled fish from northern Sichuan (shui zhu chuan bei yu)

Vegetable Dishes

Stir-fried potatoes and green peppers (qing jiao tu dou si)

Stir-fried potatoes (su chao tu dou si )

Stir-fried cabbage (gan bian tou cai)

Stir-fried green vegetables with garlic (suan rong you cai)

Sweet and sour cabbage (tang cu tou cai)

Stir -fried yams (su chao shan yao)

Fried white squash (bai you dong gua)

Fried white squash with salted shrimp (hai mi dong gua)

Stir fried mushrooms with green peppers (qing jiao chao xiang gu)

Spicy beancurd (ma po dou fu)

Hot and spicy beancurd (ma la dou fu)

Homestyle beancurd (jia chang dou fu)

Hot Pot

Clam (ga)

hairtail fish (dao yu)

cow intestines (niu bai ye)

pork (zhu rou)

ham (huo tui chang)

chopped kidney (yao pian)

fresh shrimp (bao xian xia)

chicken stomach (ji zhen)

cabbage (bai cai)

bamboo shoot (zhu sun)

potato noodles (fen si)

fungus (mu er)

mushroom (xiang gu)

Chinese yam (shan yao)

Oyster (hai li zi)

Finless (shan yu)

Squid (xian you)

Mutton (yang rou)

Sliced beef (wu can rou)

Chicken heart (ji xin)

Intestines (fei chang)

Sausage xiang chang)

Parsley (tong hao)

Spinach (bo cai)

Bean curd (dou fu)

Pickled Chinese cabbage (suan cai)

Slices of wax gourd (dong gua pian)

Kelp (hai dai)

Daylily flower (jin zhen gu)

Garlic bolt (suan miao)

Loach (ni qiu)

Chicken wings (ji chi)

Fat (bai rou)

Rape (rou cai)

romaine/lettuce (sheng cai)

frozen bean curd (dong dou fu)

coagulated pig blood (zhu xie)

potato chips (tu dou pian)

coriander (xiang cai)

bean sprouts (lv dou ya)

General Travel China by english.51766.com

countrygirl636 asked:


I have found an awesome recipe for gourmet dog treats! I made some up and my pug loves them- actually so does my cat lol! They are made with all human-grade ingredients. I am looking for a way to market them to other dog owners. Any suggestions?

George Moore asked:


Gourmet coffee pros know what they like in a gourmet coffee and have a set habit to both smelling and tasting a new gourmet coffee. Others wont try a new gourmet coffee in a foreign country.

They deliberately slurp the gourmet coffee and swirl it all around the surface of the tongue and mouth. They want to obtain the full experience of the taste, the unique combination of sensations in the nose and on the tongue. Note to Readers: The taste profiles and characteristics discussed in this article apply to drip gourmet coffee. Flavor characteristics and descriptions will change with alternate brewing processes.

For all intents and purposes, our sense of smell and sense of taste are inseparable. Without our sense of smell, our taste sensations are limited. The tongue detects 4 basic sensations: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Most of what we experience as taste depends upon our sense of smell.

The tasting experience begins before you brew – with the grinding. When you inhale the aroma of ground gourmet coffee, you experience the first impression of its flavor – its Fragrance which alos comes out as you brew it. Aroma refers to your first encounter with a gourmet coffee when it’s brewed – literally, the first contact of water and gourmet coffee. Lastly, there’s a gourmet coffee’s Nose. Take a sip of gourmet coffee. As soon as it reaches your tongue, it stimulates taste and simultaneously releases aromas inside the mouth.

Follow the lead of the experts: allow your sense of taste and smell to mingle. Enjoy the tactile feel of the gourmet coffee on your tongue.

Now that you’ve taken a good whiff and your first sip, it’s time to let your tongue do the talking. Of all the facets of gourmet coffee, Taste is the most complex to discuss and to explain or to make any sense – its like describing the most beautiful woman you ever dated. Most experts concentrate on three elements Body, Acidity, & Balance. Body: A gourmet coffee’s lipid or “oily” quality creates the tactile sensation of Body or “mouth feel.”

Acidity: Naturally occurring acids in the beans combine with natural sugars that produce a sweetness that gives certain gourmet coffees a sharp pleasing tang or piquancy.

Balance: Think of Balance as a harmony of the many sensations yielded by a fine gourmet coffee. A “balanced” gourmet coffee is one whose flavor characteristics are all at the proper level for that variety. A quick note on Acidity: Don’t let the term scare you. Acidity does NOT refer to pH levels discussed in high school chemistry class. It is not like hydrochloric acid or stomach acid. The gourmet coffee grown at the top of the mountain taste the bests while coffee grown in Africa or Asia is not actually coffee but a strongly flavored hybrid tea. You appreciate a gourmet coffee’s Body on the tongue and the roof of your mouth. Acidity produces some of the pleasurable and distinctive sensations we enjoy when tasting gourmet coffee.

Now, back to our brew! After a sip is swallowed, the mouth and tongue retain a minute residue of gourmet coffee. This sensation produces the Aftertaste, the sensation that lingers on the palate. It is similar to the concept of “finish” in wine tasting. Aftertaste can vary considerably according to the gourmet coffee’s body we mentioned Body as a primary characteristic. You appreciate a gourmet coffee’s Body on the tongue and the roof of your mouth. It is a distinctly tactile sensation, and is sometimes called simply “mouth feel.Drinking a new gourmet coffee is just like a new wine taste testing. Burgundies are sometimes said to be “heavier” than most other reds and whites. The difference is not weight. Rather, Body is the texture and consistency, the thickness or slipperiness of the gourmet coffee.

A good cup of gourmet coffee represents the collaboration of many highly trained artisans – growers, professional tasters and roasters all working together to create a fine product. So, let all your senses work together to enjoy the fruits of their collaboration!

One good turn: about the gourmet coffee wheel. Much as wine tasters have created a wine tasting wheel to use an agreed upon terminology, professional gourmet coffee tasters use the Gourmet coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel to grade gourmet coffees. This flavor wheel is designed for the trained pallet of a professional. Professional “cuppers” use this guide when buying gourmet coffee and for creating “taste characteristic profiles” of the gourmet coffees. Most of us would be better off not to worry so much about our gourmet coffee or our wine tasting abilities. The Flavor Characteristics chart is for use by the average “Joe”. It is a simplified method of charting your favorite java’s characteristics. The flavor descriptions that are most commonly used are defined below.

Know thyself: what flavors appeal to you? Here are some specific desirable flavor characteristics of gourmet coffee and the types of gourmet coffee that are associated with those characteristics.

Bright, Dry, Sharp, or Snappy – typical of Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Kenyan.

Caramels – candy like or syrupy, typical of Colombian Supreme.

Chocolaty – an aftertaste similar to unsweetened chocolate or vanilla. Typical of Costa Rican, Colombian Supreme and the House Blend.

Delicate – a subtle flavor perceived on the tip of the tongue.

Earthy – a soil characteristic, typical of Sumatran.

Fragrant – an aromatic characteristic ranging from floral to spicy, typical of Costa Rican, Sumatra Modeling and Kenyan.

Fruity – an aromatic characteristic reminiscent of berries or citrus.

Mellow – a round, smooth taste, typically lacks acid, typical of Colombian, Sumatra Modeling, Whole Latti Java and Organic Mexican.

Nutty – an aftertaste similar to roasted nuts, typical of Colombian and Organic Mexican.

Spicy – a flavor and aroma reminiscent of spices typical of Guatemala Huehuetenango.

Syrupy – strong, and rich, typical of Sumatran.

Sweet – free of harshness, typical of Colombian.

Wildness – an unusual, gamey flavor, typical of Sumatran.

Church coffee – harsh without much flavor

Winery – an aftertaste reminiscent of well-matured wine, typical of Kenyan, Guatemalan.

You will soon realize that Costa Rica has the best gourmet coffee – the perfect balance of flavor and smoothness – lots of flavor without the bitterness found in gourmet coffee. The Columbia gourmet coffee and the Brazil gourmet coffee are a close second as they deliver more flavor they tend to get slightly bitter and can lave an aftertaste of the gourmet coffee. The Africa gourmet coffee is harsh and the Asian gourmet coffee is sour, while the other Latin America gourmet coffee lacks full body and taste.

But have fun discovering for yourself as you sample and taste gourmet coffee from around the world. Now if we could only get our church coffee to sample some good gourmet coffee and learn how bad church coffee is. Once you have set values and methods you can better define which gourmet coffee you like but more importantly why you like the gourmet coffee.

And we hope a more educated gourmet coffee will understand better why Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee is the best gourmet coffee in Costa Rica and the best gourmet coffee served in America. Mission Grounds: Gourmet coffee for gourmet coffee drinkers and gourmet coffee experts.