Whitechapel - MEAT THREAD

MEAT THREAD

government spy — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:01:59 -0700

Okay, because I didn't want to clutter up another thread with discussions of MEAT, I have to 1) admit my addiction to fine meats. I now live in Texas, used to live in Chicago, used to be a butcher, and crave very finely cooked (and sometimes raw) meat.

We earlier discussed Striphouse chain of fine (but pricey) steakhouses.

Also Fogo de Chao was mentioned, which I have not been to (yet) but am planning on it, I hear the Brazilian Steakhouse is quite good, and I'm in the mood to experiment.

Other than just steak, I have a severe crush on bacon. I'm not one of those guys who thinks bacon must be put on everything (I tried Bakon, and was not impressed. Maybe it's the one Vodka you shouldn't keep in the freezer), but I do think some dishes can be improved by bacon. Sometimes it can be the entire meal (if you try the Ribeye-grilled bacon from Striphouse, you can't beat it).

What other awesome meat experiences do you guys have? Steakhouses or other fine purveyors of meat that you could not resist sharing with other loved ones.

I hear the Heart Attack Grill is a bit over the top, but are the burgers actually any good? BTW, I am a fan of non-beef, I make a monthly trip to get my sushi, and eat vegetarian food as well, but this thread's for meat, man, can you dig it?

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LBA — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:16:30 -0700

Fogo de Chao is excellent, as I posted on the other thread, and there are other churrascaria's as well in Houston but I can't vouch for their quality.

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keyofsilence — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:35:39 -0700

I am incredibly fond of Black Forest Ham and Italian Coppa.

Leicestershire and Cumberland sausages are also nigh-on impossible to beat in terms of sheer sausagey deliciousness.

I also love a well-peppered steak with stilton melted over the top of it.

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joe.distort — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:00:41 -0700

there is a high quality meat shop (Schreiners) thats been run by the same family for years in my neighborhood....they supply the local eateries The Main Ingredient and The Parlor with some great stuff. TMI has a one pound, no filler grilled hot dog that is probably my favorite dog EVAR.the house made mustard (brown mustard made with nut brown ale) makes it a top local food in my book. the Parlor is a high(er) end pizza place- everything there is delicious and sourced. the sausage blend they get from Schreiners is paper thin, mixed with sage and radicchio and thrown in a wood oven. oh christ.

also i live almost in the exact center of two renowned BBQ shops, Honey Bear and Stacy's Smokehouse. still havent eaten at Stacys, but hot damn HB makes an amazing pulled pork sandwich.

favorite meat of all is a grilled pork chop, done absolutely perfect with that wonderful, slightly burned pepercorn crusting. thanks now im starving...

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icelandbob — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:03:40 -0700

i loooooooooooooove meat. I´m sorry. No wait i´m not sorry. It fucking tastes great!

Here in Iceland, there is only one meat that you can eat with certainty of it´s quality. LAMB! Everything that is meat based, is lamb based. Of course this means that they don´t have a real affinity for other meats, such as Pork, so the stuff you buy in supermarkets is not that great.

This means I miss having a whole wild boar on a spit.

Also, Iceland doesn't understand the concept of the sausage. They keep saying "oh we have the Hot Dog" but that is not a REAL sausage! So no cumberlands for me up here. I have to wait to the UK to get hold of them.

But they do have a lovely steakhouse (The Argentina Steakhús), that shows it's quality by being able to do a steak in blue (one step up from Rare), which is how i eat my steak.....

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Scrymgeour — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:53:42 -0700

Bodeans in soho does baked beans tht arent suitable for vegies.
Personally i found argentina the meat lovers paradise. All meat all the time

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Ninewhilenine83 — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:06:36 -0700

I was raised vegetarian, and stuck to it religiously til around my 18th birthday, when at a hotel (oh dear, hotels really do make you do very debauched things) I couldn't help but devour all meat in sight. Oh what I would give for that first taste of bacon, sausage or black pudding again!

Living in the north of England, you don't really get many high-end meat suppliers (at least not anywhere I've lived since going omnivorous). If anyone has any hints...

Also

@icelandbob

Too true, nothing beats a British Banger. Proper sausage.

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D- — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:32:16 -0700

@Scrymgeour yeah, here we have all meat all the time. People eat something called bife de chorizo, it's one of the few meat things i like.

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MarshallQuicksand — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:53:06 -0700

The best piece of meat I've ever eaten was an Aberdeen Angus steak cooked in an Austrian steakhouse in Berlin.

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Fauxhammer — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:46:55 -0700

The finest meal I ever had was at Grill 23 in Boston. It was a Prime Rib the size of my chest. I et the whole thing. I wanted to climb a tree like a leopard, curl up, and take a nap.

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Rachæl Tyrell — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:58:42 -0700

I try to eat a quality rare steak at least once a month.

I seem to be borderline anemic and have low blood pressure, and I'd once had a doctor tell me that I should "eat more red meat and salt". I liked that doctor.

A friend of mine has one of the biggest Whole Foods (organic shopping market) in the country, and I've started to ask the butcher advice and get the nicest looking non-hormone non-antibiotic grass fed cow parts I can. Cooking at home is less that 5 mintues in total, and we gnaw joyfully on the blue/rare flesh. Seems silly to pay someone to cook a steak for you when you want it mostly raw.

I also have a weakness for prosciuitto Di Parma. Mmmmmmmm....

My mother was a vegitarian since her teens. So, when I was a small child, my grandmother, fearing I wasn't getting enough nutrients, used to collect all the juice from the draining board when she'd cook a roast, put it in a double shot glass, and give it to me to drink. heavenly.

In college, joyous at the meat I suddenly had access to on a regular basis through the cafeteria, I looked forward to the weekly appearance of "Meat Day", when the main dish was some sort of beef-on-bone. My roommate couldn't sit across the table form me on those days, because of the crazed ferocity with which I devoured the meat with my bare hands.

There's something wonderful about eating meat with your hands.

Coming home drunk when I lived in Williamsburg, there was a mexican 24 hour roast chicken place right outside my subway stop, and for $3, I'd get a half a chicken and just tear into it on my walk, flinging bones as I went. By the time I arrived at home 4 blocks later, the thing would be devoured, and I'd be greasy-faced and happy.

God.... I love meat.

and I always have.

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Greasemonkey — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:12:53 -0700

The Hog's Breath Cafe does the best T-bones in Sydney, and then you can step outside and you're on the Bondi Beach Boulevarde holding a frosty beer and soaking in the sun and the sea spray.

The very best steaks in Australia are at Henry's Roadhouse at Emmdale, a tiny one-horse stop on the road to Uluru from Alice Springs where the proprietor runs a huge wood-burning barbecue that he feeds with old railway sleepers from the now-defunct Ghan line. The steaks at Henry's achieve that perfect balance of slightly-charred-glistening-golden-smoking-crispy exterior and rich-just-pink-enough-sweet-salty interior that's almost tender enough to break apart with your fork.

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Kelind — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:44:50 -0700

If you're anywhere near Austin, TX, Saltlick BBQ is a pretty incredible meat feast.

Mann's BBQ on Research Blvd is excellent as well, but not all you can eat. Smallish family run BBQ with fairly odd hours.

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JiveKitty — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:32:35 -0700

Something I came across for the first time this year was osso bucco (in a main course of Canterbury Venison Loin with Osso Bucco, Mascarpone Mash, Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage). Fuck, it was nice. I love me some venison loin, but the osso bucco was a revelation. Amazing. I'd love to recreate that meal. If any of you make it to Wellington, NZ, I wholly recommend Logan Brown.

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sneak046 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:51:42 -0700

I'm mainly a chicken man myself, my old flatmate used to refer to me as the Colonel in regard to my genocidal approach to the chicken race, but I am also highly partial to Beef and Lamb.

Eating pig just don't sit right with me (but in deference to my GF, I do manage bacon, sausages & stuff like that).
Game is often a treat for special occasions, but I can usually justify the odd venison burger here or there. I used to have access to a supply of fresh game birds from a huntsman - a brace of partridges or pheasants are great eating..

We have a couple of decent Steakhouses in Nottingham, but for me the best MEAT is a chunk of cow or lamb slow roasted to perfection and served with some simple veg - I am just a fan of peasant food really so anything too fancy shmancy just does me 'ead in.

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icelandbob — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:55:08 -0700

@rachæl

Wow the look on your face in that picture! no wonder she´s holding onto you so hard....

Another thing i miss from the UK, is proper slow cooked, crispy belly pork. Again they sell it here, but no one seems to like it very much.

Oh yeah and Bone marrow. And Pigs trotters........

@sneak046

when you cook your lamb roast, Here´s a tip. Everyone always says to make slits in the flesh so you can place garlic/herbs/whatever into the flesh. But i also recommend... anchovies! Trust me on this. When it cooks, the anchovies literally melt into the flesh, seasoning the meat from side. I´ve been doing it for years now and it got a thumbs up from my mother in Law, who at one moment almost pushed me away from it as she thought i was going to ruin the taste of the orast....

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government spy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:09:15 -0700

My buddy slow cooks a large pork tenderloin in the oven on a rack, and one of the things he does is he slits open the pork tenderloin and unrolls it kinda, and stuffs it with stuff, like spinach, mozzarella, and even grapes. Very nice.

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sneak046 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:09:43 -0700

@icelandbob

Respectfully, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaarrrrrgghhhhhhhhhhh.

I'm really not a big fan of oily fish...my preferred lamb seasoning is always cumin and lemon/lime, although when I'm rocking old-school I demand garlic, rosemary and red wine sauce.

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LBA — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:30:50 -0700

@Rachæl Tyrell so much awesomeness in your post I don't know where to start

when I was a small child, my grandmother, fearing I wasn't getting enough nutrients, used to collect all the juice from the draining board when she'd cook a roast, put it in a double shot glass, and give it to me to drink. heavenly.

that sounds wonderful

My roommate couldn't sit across the table form me on those days, because of the crazed ferocity with which I devoured the meat with my bare hands.

hells yes!

Coming home drunk when I lived in Williamsburg, there was a mexican 24 hour roast chicken place right outside my subway stop, and for $3, I'd get a half a chicken and just tear into it on my walk, flinging bones as I went. By the time I arrived at home 4 blocks later, the thing would be devoured, and I'd be greasy-faced and happy.

God.... I love meat.

win, win, win, moar win....

and the picture of sheer joy on your face as it looks like you're about to tear into that turkey bare handed is rather fiendish.

Now I like a good vegetarian meal as well as the next person, but you just don't quite get the complete joy and thrill of tearing through a nicely made salad as you do tearing meat off of a bone and devouring it. It's something primal and good!!

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Fauxhammer — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:23:10 -0700

@LBA: Nothing at all wrong with a plantmeal. I am very fond of Morningstar's burgs, and my Mediterranean Wraps (hummus, tabbouli, Kalamatas, feta, balsamic vinegar, and spinach on a spinach tortilla) are things of legend.

All things being equal, however, there is nothing like a good piece of flesh, simply prepared, and enjoyed with people.

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LBA — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:39:50 -0700

I think this thread needs a comment from internet jesus...

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joe.distort — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:58:32 -0700

@rachel

your face in that picture reminds me of my favorite meat related (but not meat itself) thing in the world- perfectly cooked turkey skin. when its done right, nothing even comes close. my family (all now so-called adults) still fight over it any time we are together.

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keyofsilence — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:14:30 -0700

@joe.distort,

I am so glad my girlfriend doesn't like chicken or turkey skin. ALL FOR ME.

@sneak,

For some reason (read: my girlfriend isn't fond of steak) I've never actually visited any of the steakhouses in Nottingham. I know of the Soulville Steakhouse, but they had a fire and had to shut down didn't they? What other places are there?

In Lincoln, not too far away from me, there's a place called Damon's. It's an American-'50s-style restaurant, and it serves the most succulent barbecue baby back ribs I have ever tasted. The meat just falls off the bone and it's completely slathered in a sweet barbecue sauce. Briefly off the topic of meat, they also make a fried onion loaf that complements the ribs perfectly.

Any fans of german sausage here? Other than frankfurters I'm lacking in knowledge on the subject and really feel like branching out.

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Fauxhammer — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:22:46 -0700

@joedistort I would gladly pay two turkey skins for a single salmon skin. All nice and crispy? Sheeit.

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Erisah — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:24:47 -0700

Man, you guys talking about turkey skin are making me miss pork crackle. My grandmother did the best pork crackle in the world, but only at Christmas. She's been dead for five years now, and it's not even close to the top of the list of the things about her I miss the most, but it's one of the little things that only she could do.

She also had this great recipe for hungarian sausage inside pork neck that was to die for.

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Fauxhammer — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:42:05 -0700

@Erisah: My Cuban friends bade me try homemade chicharrones. Holy crap.

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Flabyo — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:18:13 -0700

I quite like the Gaucho Grill restaurants in London, they do the whole 'cow hide chairs and walls' thing Warren mentions.

Been to the one near Regent Street and the one at Canary Wharf.

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sneak046 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:18:15 -0700

@Newspaperdrone

I hadn't realised Soulville had had a fire (out of touch, much?). Other than that there's a newish place called Chops in fletcher gate, and the slightly too-hip-for-its-own-good Saltwater restaurant in the Cornerhousecan rustle up some fine MEAT from their grill..

Oh yeah, German sausages, when/if the german market comes back to market sq you could do worse than giving one of them suckas a go..

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taphead — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:23:58 -0700

Two words, my fellow carnivores: DUCK CONFIT.

Served with potatoes roasted with the fat dripping from the legs. Perfection.

We also make our own sausages over here, as a friend has a sausage machine. They are NOT BAD.

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icelandbob — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:37:56 -0700

@Taphead

Eat it? i make love to that thing......

The Gaucho Grill in London is a lovely place (been there twice) but if you want a great meat restaurant in London, then you HAVE to go to St. Johns in Spitalfields. I´ve been there twice now and i´ve had their bone marrow and Grilled Ox hearts on their bar menu. Fucking delicious. But they also do proper meat dishes on the restaurant menu as well. I recommend the rabbit with carrots and trotter.

Hmmm.... right now i feel the need to go up into the hills and kills and small creature and eat it....

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Eddie Current — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:23:37 -0700

I make a nice "straight" chili-- no beans, little corn, chunks of beef. God, is it good. And the Chinese place near where I live makes this perfect orange beef.

Also... I have always loved a good liver. Even as a kid. Cooked right, bit of onions, mashed potatoes... I'm there.

And I'm lucky enough to live near a British import Shop that sells items from a nearby Brittish-style bakery/ butcher. Otherwise, the few restaurants around here that serve it would leave me VERY lacking in steak and kidney pie. Fuck your easy puff pastry, put in the effort or don't.

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joe.distort — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:53:00 -0700

a few weeks back i had the best roasted duck of my life. now mind you, ive had duck about five times, so thats not saying a whole lot. STILL it was maple roasted with a fruity (couldnt identify it really, vague peach notes?) glaze/sauce from pan drippings. it was so rich, it probably coulda passed for pork if you werent paying strict attention.

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Brendan McGinley — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:09:53 -0700

Argentine chicken!

It's super easy to make. Just Play Frankenstein until it looks like a frog (dislocate the legs, cut along the sternum). Use a few basic spices, and fabricate some chimichurri dipping sauce Cook low and slow over indirect heat.

I cheated, though. I rolled frozen pats of butter in spices and slipped them under the skin. I'd be hard pressed to find a chicken recipe that I didn't do that for.

Also, as long as we're here, a humor piece I wrote on barbecuing like a real man.

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icelandbob — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:31:35 -0700

HORSE!!!!!

They eat horse up here. It too tastes brilliant. Just treat in the same way a a fillet streak. Slight gamey taste to it but very low in fat.....

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Greasemonkey — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:36:24 -0700

Recession Turkey:

Preheat your oven to 180C. Place 2 turkey drumsticks in a baking dish, baste with a teaspoon of soft butter apiece. Cook uncovered for 90 minutes, serve with mashed potato and steamed veg. Total cost is about ten bucks, feeds 2.

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Labyrinthine — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:52:06 -0700

I have many vegan friends, through whom I have come to realise that my list of "things which are delicious" could be expanded just a little to include correctly prepared tofu, fake meat and chinese broccoli. I could, now, live with myself if I moved in with vegetarians. I could not live in a house that did not regularly contain cheese and eggs, but I could handle a meatless kitchen.

Provided, of course, that I was still a regular visitor to places like Churrasco, the brazillian meat buffet restaurant where yuo pay by the hour and sit around while nattily dressed folk bring out little pieces of juicy steaks and sausages and chicken wings (and, for some reason, pineapple) until you begin to feel almost but not exactly like a meat pinata, or Uighur, the central asian restaurant with the delicious skewers of meat and the option on a whole roast lamb on a spit given three days notice, or that mexican place in newtown whose name I can't remember that has the best tortillas in the known universe, om nom nom nom......

Great, thanks guys, now I am salivating. *____*

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joe.distort — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:28:47 -0700

I could, now, live with myself if I moved in with vegetarians. I could not live in a house that did not regularly contain cheese and eggs, but I could handle a meatless kitchen.

i was veg, but could never go back. however, about 3-5 days a week i dont eat any meat anyway. yesterday i had none...

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D- — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:46:07 -0700

I could, now, live with myself if I moved in with vegetarians. I could not live in a house that did not regularly contain cheese and eggs, but I could handle a meatless kitchen.

same here.

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joe.distort — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:50:24 -0700

(and, for some reason, pineapple)

and this is most likely due to the fact that enzymes in pineapple aid in the breakdown of connective tissue in the meat, helping disgestion. its why it makes such a good marinade (and also why back in the day, you werent supposed to add pineapple to jello, as the gelatin didnt react so great with it. now, jello has so much crap in it that i think you are good)

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NeilFord — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:38:31 -0700

We kept a couple of pigs about 10 years ago, after we sent them to the abattoir we got back AWESOME joints, ribs, chops, belly pork and about 1800 sausages! I had to buy a new freezer, but we ate high on the hog for about 15months. What I really liked about it, was we knew they had a a great life and had eaten only unprocessed feed.
We where able to barter the excess pork for fresh trout & mackerel and a ¼ of a beef cow, fillet steaks, steak mince... it was great!

We have kept ducks, chickens and lamb for meat too and grow our own vegetables - we are hoping to become more self-suffient in meat again when we have a little more time available. It's a lovely feeling to sit down to a meal you've not paid any money for - very satisfying.

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IsaacSher — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:52:07 -0700

@government spy -- If you're ever back in Chicago, I'd suggest "Texas De Brazil", which is the same sort of place as Fogo de Chao. My wife and I always go to TdB for our anniversary, and several times a year besides, when we can afford it. Delicious.

Another place in Chicago I've been introduced to recently was "Russian Teatime", a small but cozy place right by the Art Institute in downtown. It's got Russian and Uzbek and other former-Soviet-nations food, and a large selection of eurasian wines and spirits if you're into that sort of thing. What I had there was a Sausage selection; two russian-style kielbasa, one venison sausage, and one buffalo sausage. These were served over lightly buttered noodles mixed with cooked spinach, with a carrot salad on the side. For an appetizer, I had these small beef dumplings that were very much like chinese pot-stickers, although smaller and with a thinner doughy skin. Those sausages were unreal, with some of the strongest, tastiest, and most intense flavors I've ever had anywhere.

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LokiZero — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:04:01 -0700

@NeilFord -- That sounds almost word for word the book I just finished reading, FARM CITY.

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NeilFord — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:25:32 -0700

@LokiZero - Well I should say we live in the country, so it's a bit easier for us I imagine - and we have a LONG way to go before we reach our goals, but it's a fun journy. I read an interesting article on urban farming in Cuba, they seem to have the right idea IMHO.

You might like to give John Seymour's books a try, I find him really inspirational.

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Finagle — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:00:59 -0700

My Mom apparently is raising a small herd of goats on her land, organic and whatnot. I've not been able to get back to visit, but am really hoping that I'll get to have some. I've quite grown to like goat from Indian and Caribbean dishes.

I've greatly reduced my meat intake as well, mostly by getting snobby about it. I do toast or a fruit smoothie thing at breakfast, then chicken, sardines, hummus or the like for lunch, with lots of nuts and dried fruit. On the weekends I'll roast a chicken or have a flank steak or pot roast in the crockpot, and try to make that reasonably organic. I've varied on how good I actually am about it, but so far I'm liking it, and have had moderate weight benefits from it.

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krakatoakatie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:18:58 -0700

Texas, eh? Same here, and I LOVE meat. Especially barbecue. I second @Kelind for Salt Lick, but if you can go to Elgin Meyer's Smokehouse is amazing. If you are in Austin, I can give you a list of amazing burgers joints. My go-to comfort meat is the chicken fried steak at the Stallion Grill on Airport.

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MarshallQuicksand — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:42:45 -0700

I'm one of the few people I know who think liver is utterly delicious. It's amazing. I don't know if it's that feeling of having something that used to be alive tear apart and weep hot delicious juices in your mouth, but there's something about meat that I will never stop loving.

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Argos — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:38:24 -0700

There's a place in Ocean Beach here in San Diego called Hodad's, and their bacon cheese burger has, instead of a couple measly strips of bacon, a PATTY of bacon, in addition to the beef. Soooooo delicious <3

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government spy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:46:16 -0700

Just had some of the best Tex-Mex I've had in a long time, and I don't usually rave about Tex-Mex; usually I find it quite bland.

Teotihuacan

I had the "Fajitas Azteca" which was basically grilled chicken & shrimp in a chipotle sauce, a little spice, but not too much for this yankee, although it did clear up my sinuses a bit. The traditional chips & salsa before the meal was great, a thicker salsa roja, and the salsa verde was more avacado based, and less jalepeno, which I prefer. On the side with the fajitas was some very tasty spanish rice, and the pinto beans & sauce included bacon in the sauce as well. Add in some excellent pico de gallo, and it was awesome. Tip, drink and all, I spent $14. Money well spent. It's a neighborhood joint, and my only regret is that I checked this place out for the first time, my last week in this neighborhood.

EDIT: btw, I am especially happy to see that everyone's enjoying this thread. ~~I like getting a chance to compare all of our meat.~~ ~~I like sharing our tasty bits.~~ You all have great taste, and I'm glad we can share/enjoy different tastes here.

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taphead — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:54:49 -0700

While I dearly love bacon, the best thing a piggie can become is still speck.

As a Sicilian pal said: "Take a slice of bread, mascarpone cheese and some speck - it is the MAXIMUM of life."

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government spy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:56:53 -0700

@taphead

Sir, you may have just changed my life. I thank you.

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IsaacSher — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:25 -0700

If you're ever in Cincinnati, make a point of finding a local chain called "IZZY'S". It's a jewish deli that serves Corned Beef that is, in my opinion, better than the stuff served at the Carnegie Deli in NYC. They also have giant jars of free pickle slices at each table that are utterly fantastic, and giant deep-fried latke potato pancakes that are a sinful delight.

Back in Chicago, the best Corned Beef I've had here has been at Kaufman's in Skokie, a deli counter and bakery that doesn't have sitdown tables, but the carryout sandwiches are divine.

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joe.distort — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:46:46 -0700

ive had speck with brie and an UNBELIEVABLE sweet pepper relish. it *is* extremely good

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LBA — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:27:26 -0700

It sounds like we're going to, at some point, have to have a Texas Whitechapel meetup (meatup?) in Austin. There seem to be a lot of WCers and it's centrally located for those of us coming in from the other areas of Texas.

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Alastair — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:35:39 -0700

i can jump on the fogo de chao bus, super win meats

also Roaring Fork in Austin does the best steak i've ever eaten. and i eat a lot of steak....

mooing

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government spy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:06:33 -0700

~~What's the brisket place off Guadalupe that's so damn good? Can't remember the name...~~

I remember now... Ruby's BBQ Has always been good brisket & BBQ, for yankee & Texan alike, plus always been a good meetup spot. I'm in Houston, and it might be a while before I can road trip it into Austin, but that'd be my vote for MEAT.

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Alastair — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:55:55 -0700

sadly i wont be back in houston till next year...

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krakatoakatie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:43:46 -0700

Yesssss Texas meetup and MEATFEST2010. So there. Might even be able to host an out of towner.

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Ryan Burton — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:55:06 -0700

Thank you. I just found this thread, and it might be the best thread ever. I'm in Houston, and I'm beyond myself that comics & meat have finally found each other on the wub.

@taphead - that's the first time I've heard of a spec. Sounds gorgeous.

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JiveKitty — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:47:34 -0700

Apparently the Meat-based diet made us smarter. If true, how cool is that?!