Americans do not appreciate good food...

[atsah]

We go to restaurants that have menus beyond what we can or want to do at home. Thai, Korean, fish and chips, Peruvian, Japanese, are current examples here in Sacramento.

Fried seafood is about all we go out for and being Maine, the coast has some of the best but it's a long ride to the coast but we do it now and again..

 

[goeduck]

To my way of thinking there is not much point to going out to a restaurant and ordering the same thing you can cook at home. And then be unhappy because you can do it better. We never go to places like that. We go to restaurants that have menus beyond what we can or want to do at home. Thai, Korean, fish and chips, Peruvian, Japanese, are current examples here in Sacramento.

Similar in the Seattle area, ethic choices are amazing and I cannot learn all those cooking techniques, mostly Asian. Also, a lot of Indian which I would like to learn.

 

[k0ua]

You'd have to change the name to sell it here, another example of our language differences. A "floater" is what you sometimes see after flushing, it's seen swirling around the bowl, rather than going down the drain.

Exactly. That was my first thought of "floater" too. And I don't think they are good to eat either.

I gotta admit that the picture in Wikipedia of the "pie floater" is enough to gag a buzzard off of a gut wagon. You do know that Linda Blair of Exorcism fame spewed out that nasty looking pea soup. And pea soup by itself ain't pretty, but with some chunk of something floating in it,.....no. Ain't gonna do it.

 

[oosik]

I've had good split pea soup. Good meat pies - Canada. Together - no. With catsup - not a chance. Now being Norwegian and enjoying traditional foods - you all should try Lutefisk & lefse.

 

[Jstpssng]

I'm not sure about the Lutefisk, but the Lefse looks interesting, and could be something I'll try making someday. How does it store for a few days in the refrigerator?
It could be a good quick breakfast item.

 

[Wagtail]

I've had good split pea soup. Good meat pies - Canada. Together - no. With catsup - not a chance. Now being Norwegian and enjoying traditional foods - you all should try Lutefisk & lefse.

How about substituting 'mushy'/pureed canned peas for the pea soup?

That's the way it's served at "Harry's Cafe de Wheels" at Woolloomooloo in Sydney and that's the way that I've had it (after a wee night on the turps roposetoast

Harry's Cafe de Wheels - Famous for Meat Pies and Hot Dogs

 

[Richard]

swirl some tomato sauce on the pie and enjoy (optional).

Well all.... he DID say that it was optional to enjoy it!

 

[oosik]

Well - Jstpssng - being more or less a bread product - lefse should store well in the refrigerator. It's a thin potato pancake. Now Lutefisk - that is a WHOLE different story. The smell when cooking the fish - described by the uninitiated - boiling or baking rotten dead bodies. The taste/flavor - definitely an acquired situation here. I like/enjoy well prepared Lutefisk - most won't go beyond the smell and try a small bite. I belong to the Sons of Norway chapter in Spokane. I enjoy a good Lutefisk, lefse & trimmings meal during the holidays every year. Sometimes - 2 or 3 times during the holidays.

My wife ABSOLUTELY refused to cook or try Lutefisk. The more than obvious green pallor was just a prelude to her vocal refusal. It's like good Japanese Kim Chee - you either like it or stay away from it.

 

[tallyho8]

When in New Orleans you must try Grilled Oysters from Drago's, BBQ Shrimp from Pascal Manales and boiled Crawfish from anyplace in the height of the season.

 

[dragoneggs]

I regularly eat lefse. It stores very well and for a long time in the refrigerator. I don't know how long... it gets eaten up.

oosik, good analogy on Lutefisk and Kim Chee! My dad loved it, but no one else in the family did. Now my wife loves Kim Chee, but no one in the family does. Both definitely an acquired taste.