Food Links Near and Far, Fatty and Freaky
Good food is not only necessary to sustain life, but also to make it worth living. That’s true when we go on fishing trips near and far – we want to be at peak performance, but we’re also pretty excited to dive into some premium grub. Below are some links that might get your tastebuds flowing. Alternatively, they might trigger your gag reflex.
Where to Get Even Better Choco Tacos Around the Country — I’m not sure why Klondike discontinued their widely-available and ultra-popular original, but rest assured that you won’t have to hoard your existing supply through the apocalypse. I’m also intrigued to find out that there are various food festivals called “Smorgasburg.”
Texas Monthly BBQ Home Page — Hanna and I once went to Central Texas on a barbecue pilgrimage which included three hefty lunches in one day. Totally worth the cost of the Lipitor. Texas Monthly, one of the best general interests, has an entire section dedicated to ‘cue. Bookmark it.
25 Outstanding Restaurants Worth the Drive — Garden and Gun is another fantastic magazine that includes elements of the sporting life, entries related to cooking/food/restaurants and all sorts of other fascinating content. As we prepare to enter the RV life in the next few years, we fully intend to drive places specifically to eat.
Passenger fined $1,874 after two undeclared McMuffins found in luggage — Is a McMuffin worth a trip to the pokey? Two of them? I’d go to jail (note: likely not a foreign jail or a max security prison) for certain foods, but a routine $5 breakfast sandwich is not one of them.
City’s top 5 hot dogs – according to Chicagoans — I’m married to a redheaded Chicagoan, so I know they take these things seriously and will cut you if you don’t agree. Notably, the hot dog stand where Hanna and I shared our first kiss is not mentioned, not sure if that means the marriage is doomed after 17 years.
Porcupine Meat: Novelty Meal, Ultimate Survival Food — “[T]he porcupines’ fatty meat makes them a godsend when living or surviving in the wild, and pretty darn tasty on any other day as well.
Potential Hometown Heroes
The Washington area is constantly expanding its food options, and while there are certain restaurants we visit again and again, there are also some we’d like to try. We’re not necessarily stuck on highbrow options (my favorite food item of the past several months was an Oreo and Chips Ahoy milkshake from a local Wawa gas station), but rather new experiences at the highest possible level. If you’re visiting and willing to take a risk, here are some we’d like to try:
Cuisine: Mexican
Location: Falls Church, VA
Dish/es We Want to Try: Chicken tinga and quesobirria tacos
Cuisine: Texas Barbecue
Location: Riverdale Park, MD
Dish/es We Want to Try: Brisket
Cuisine: Laotian
Location: DC (Columbia Heights)
Dish/es We Want to Try: Spicy pork shoulder marinated and grilled with Lemongrass and ginger; Crispy coconut rice salad with peanut, lime, scallion, cilantro, shallot and chili, in lettuce wraps
Cuisine: Pizza
Location: DC (Dupont Circle)
Dish/es We Want to Try: Harambe Loved Big Macs (Big Mac flavored pizza); This is Beans (Taco Bell Mexican Pizza flavored pizza) – also the “Stoner’s Delight” dessert (chocolate soft serve with peanuts, pretzels and potato chips)
