It’s been a while since I’ve posted a food frakker article. Well, don’t fear. It’s not because I’ve stopped putting weird stuff in my mouth. I’ve just been busy with Space Squid and preparations for Armadillocon for the past month. So I’m going to divide the frakking into three parts, east of the border, south of the border, and north of the border.
Today, we explore some of the samplings of the last month that have a connection to the greatest continent (by land area) of all: Asia.
I’ve mentioned fish snack sticks before. They are like a Korean version of Slim Jims, except gooey and pungently fishy.
But did you know that you could use the fish sticks as an iPhone stylus?
You have to make contact with the screen with the metal sausage-snap at the end.
It works pretty good too! If you don’t mind leaving a thin residue of fish goo on the iPhone screen. And since I don’t own an iPhone, I don’t.
There seems to be an unending supply of Korean frozen treats. For instance, this novelty ice cream cone is called the "meta hurricane."
Is it "meta" because the subject of hurricanes is re-referenced through the medium of swirling chocolate ice cream?
I’ll allow it this once.
The cones also come in strawberry flavor.
But what makes these cones truly a marvel, what proves the unrivaled supremacy of Korea in frozen treat technology, is that extra engineering touch of a plastic cup at the bottom of the cone to catch the drips.
I’ve been singing the praises of DK Sushi up on North Lamar. It has great quality sushi and a relaxed atmosphere. The last time my food frakking deputy Julia and I were there, we had the escolar, an oily fish that can cause gastric distress in large quantities. But the two bites of sashimi we had were quite delicious and well worth the risk. DK also comped us a couple of pieces, presumably a new invention which the waitress assured us had no name.
Tied on top of the sashimi cuts were strawberry slices. And between the strawberries and the fish was exactly the right quantity of shredded jalapeno. The sweet and the hot of the pepper blended with the juice of the strawberry and the rich oil of the fish. It was more mouthful of flavor than I’ve had in a long time.
From Tam Deli I bought this plantain and rice treat.
I was given explicit instructions. Microwave the cakes for 45 seconds, then split down the middle and cover with the coconut sauce. Do not eat the banana leaf!
I am glad that I followed the instructions explicitly. It was the best plantain dish I’ve ever had.
During a break in Armadillocon, a bunch of folks drove all the way out to First Chinese Barbecue. A couple of the people in the group were regular readers of the food frakker (Hi, Patrice and Melissa!), so there was a discussion about what I should order that would most benefit the food frakker blog. It was decided that the weirdest thing on the menu was "pig blood and leaks."
It was actually a little weirder than I had anticipated. The actual pig blood had been gelled somehow, into cubes of wiggly blood in a puddle of blood sauce. With leaks. It can best be described as slightly meaty-flavored flan.