American Food

[AndyGray]

Germans call them 'Wiener' (ie from Vienna in Austria) and Austrians call them 'Frankfurter' (ie from Frankfurt in Germany) for some reason.

Not the same sausage at all

 

[atrottel]

Not the same sausage at all

Not a big fan of them at all anyway but what the Austrians call a Frankfurter is not necessarily what a German would understand by a Frankfurter...

It was back in 1805, in Vienna, when Johann Georg Lahner, a butcher from Gasseldorf but trained in Frankfurt, created a new variety of sausage by adding beef to the original frankfurter, which was made exclusively from pork. Initially, his creation carried the name Lahners würstel, but it soon came to be known as frankfurter würstel - a name that has stuck until today in Austria.

In Germany, the sausage came to be known as wiener würstchen (meaning Viennese sausage in German), referring to the place where the production of these sausages initially began. Another reason why the Germans had to call these sausages wiener würstchen instead of frankfurter sausages, as was the case in Vienna, was because of the protected status that frankfurter würstchen have been enjoying in the country since 1860.

Wiener Würstchen | Traditional Sausage From Frankfurt am Main | TasteAtlas

Considered a variation on the traditional frankfurter würstchen (frankfurter sausage), wiener würstchen is the name of a German sausage that is typically prepared with a mixture of pork and beef. The combination is finely chopped and seasoned with spices such as white pepper, coriander, mace...

www.tasteatlas.com

 

[wm02]

I’m both repulsed and intrigued by this

McDonald's menu hacks

McDonald's is adding some menu hacks to its official menu items.

www.fox5ny.com

 

[summerisle]

Enlighten me please.

 

[cocklord]

Phil's BBQ - Point Loma, San Diego, CA

philsbbq.net

This is the greatest place I have ever eaten in my life. Every night there are queues round the block to get in. Incredible food that comes in massive piles for next to nothing.

Still regularly dream about the place.

 

[RAFUH]

It's been a while since I ventured in here.
Have a plate of Southern

 

[SerenityNigh]

I’m both repulsed and intrigued by this

McDonald's menu hacks

McDonald's is adding some menu hacks to its official menu items.

www.fox5ny.com

I watched a friend complete the Dollar Menu Challenge and felt exactly the same.

 

[RAFUH]

God, I love fried chicken. The best is my mom's or grandma's in their cast iron skillet.
@mezzrow

 

[Rita_Poon]

Enlighten me please.

Not even been porked once...

 

[Rita_Poon]

It's been a while since I ventured in here.
Have a plate of Southern
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grits?
you like 'em regular, creamy, or al dente?

 

[RAFUH]

grits?
you like 'em regular, creamy, or al dente?

I'm not a huge grits fan just on their own.

After admitting that I'm going to lose my Southern card

 

[mezzrow]

It's been a while since I ventured in here.
Have a plate of Southern
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It's New Year's day, you lucky thing you.

 

[mezzrow]

I'm not a huge grits fan just on their own.

After admitting that I'm going to lose my Southern card

It's OK. Bad grits are awful, and that's what so many people have to try to eat. It's a base.

Think of grits as Southern tofu, and you'll understand.

 

[mezzrow]

God, I love fried chicken. The best is my mom's or grandma's in their cast iron skillet.
@mezzrow

Wednesday is fried chicken day at the Florida Yacht Club. When you get to the end of the month, your friends who love you and are members will invite you to join them for dinner on a Wednesday night, if you're as lucky as me. It's pretty amazing.

I'm probably still a ways away from fried chicken on the regular, but I can show you what to do with a plate of chicken and rice. Getting better every day.

 

[mezzrow]

grits?
you like 'em regular, creamy, or al dente?

Creamy for me, thanks. Al Dente eats pasta, not grits.