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bohumm -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/29/2015 8:29:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: David Levine Speaking of food... Lisa has the day off from the WSOP, so she went down to our favorite Asian Market and picked out a live fish and she just made a Vietnamese Hot and Sour Fish Soup for our lunch. Its ridiculous. [image]http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j333/Simitar/IMG_1090_zpsemfasnpt.jpg[/image] What kind of fish?

David Levine -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/29/2015 8:47:49 PM)
Catfish. I've never been a huge fan of catfish, but fresh like this, its amazing. Just firm enough to hold up in the soup, but not rubbery at all. And none of that kind of muddy taste that it can sometimes have. Very clean and bright. Good Asian markets are the best. My favorite thing to do is pick out a nice big Tilapia from the tank. They'll kill it, clean it and quick deep fry it super crispy. Drizzle it with a touch of soy sauce and its phenomenal. And costs like 2.00.

David F. -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/29/2015 9:13:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: David Levine Catfish. I've never been a huge fan of catfish, but fresh like this, its amazing. Just firm enough to hold up in the soup, but not rubbery at all. And none of that kind of muddy taste that it can sometimes have. Very clean and bright. Good Asian markets are the best. My favorite thing to do is pick out a nice big Tilapia from the tank. They'll kill it, clean it and quick deep fry it super crispy. Drizzle it with a touch of soy sauce and its phenomenal. And costs like 2.00. You can't beat that. Well you could if you came to The Sticks and caught some walleye or a bunch of big perch. Delicious when fried fresh the same day you catch them. Granted with your license and bait and tackle and everything else it's way more than $2.

Todd M -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/29/2015 9:28:16 PM)
Pass on the little get together with my food while it's alive. If I were to eat there I'd have to walk in with my hand cupping my eye blocking the tank and ask him to do one up. And probably wouldn't in the first place. I'd just as soon go the rest of my life without looking into the eye of my future food. I get the circle of life. I just prefer to be a step removed from it. When I was a kid we raised rats for our snake(s) and I would always refuse to feed them. I knew what their fate was but I didn't want to be the deciderer.

David Levine -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/29/2015 9:40:21 PM)
I can't do it with mammals or birds, but I have no problem with fishing, or cooking live lobsters/crabs. (They also have plenty of fresh, already dead fish you can choose from)

eagleflorida -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 7:04:35 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: bohumm quote: ORIGINAL: David Levine Speaking of food... Lisa has the day off from the WSOP, so she went down to our favorite Asian Market and picked out a live fish and she just made a Vietnamese Hot and Sour Fish Soup for our lunch. Its ridiculous. [image]http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j333/Simitar/IMG_1090_zpsemfasnpt.jpg[/image] What kind of fish? David, what's the item in the picture of the fish soup in the lower right of the photo? Some kind of veggie? Great looking meal! And wife.[:D]

bohumm -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 8:07:11 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: eagleflorida quote: ORIGINAL: bohumm quote: ORIGINAL: David Levine Speaking of food... Lisa has the day off from the WSOP, so she went down to our favorite Asian Market and picked out a live fish and she just made a Vietnamese Hot and Sour Fish Soup for our lunch. Its ridiculous. [image]http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j333/Simitar/IMG_1090_zpsemfasnpt.jpg[/image] What kind of fish? David, what's the item in the picture of the fish soup in the lower right of the photo? Some kind of veggie? Great looking meal! And wife.[:D] Okra?

bohumm -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 8:07:55 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Todd M Pass on the little get together with my food while it's alive. If I were to eat there I'd have to walk in with my hand cupping my eye blocking the tank and ask him to do one up. And probably wouldn't in the first place. I'd just as soon go the rest of my life without looking into the eye of my future food. I get the circle of life. I just prefer to be a step removed from it. When I was a kid we raised rats for our snake(s) and I would always refuse to feed them. I knew what their fate was but I didn't want to be the deciderer. Raised with snakes......the picture is becoming clearer.

Todd M -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 8:58:50 AM)
At first I thought - what a douchey thing to say. I should obsess about that for a while. Bet then I thought maybe I shouldn't assume a negative connotation. So a quick search gets this: Quick-List of Symbolic Snake Meanings Cycles Rebirth Patience Eternity Balance Cunning Intuition Awareness Healing Intellect Protection Solemnity Rejuvenation Transformation Now I'll go about my day with a little skip in my step. Thanks, bohumm!

bohumm -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 9:16:44 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Todd M At first I thought - what a douchey thing to say. I should obsess about that for a while. Bet then I thought maybe I shouldn't assume a negative connotation. So a quick search gets this: Quick-List of Symbolic Snake Meanings Cycles Rebirth Patience Eternity Balance Cunning Intuition Awareness Healing Intellect Protection Solemnity Rejuvenation Transformation Now I'll go about my day with a little skip in my step. Thanks, bohumm! No douchey intent, just good-natured ribbing; but I can see it may be taken more harshly than intended. Glad you found a silver, scaly lining.

Lynn G. -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 9:55:37 AM)
Okay - I'm going to sound like an Ozark mountain billy goat here for saying this ... but spending 4 or 5 hours sitting and eating sounds like almost the worst way to spend a day I can think of. I'm not even hyperactive but I couldn't sit and eat for that long if you paid me. And on the contrary, people actually pay enormous amounts of money to DO that? Sorry David, but eating nonstop for 5 hours would make me want to cry.

David Levine -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 10:34:27 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: bohumm Okra? Yup.

Todd M -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 10:34:48 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lynn G. Okay - I'm going to sound like an Ozark mountain billy goat here for saying this ... but spending 4 or 5 hours sitting and eating sounds like almost the worst way to spend a day I can think of. I'm not even hyperactive but I couldn't sit and eat for that long if you paid me. And on the contrary, people actually pay enormous amounts of money to DO that? Sorry David, but eating nonstop for 5 hours would make me want to cry. I would find it hard. I'd want to pace around. Going for a couple 'smoke' breaks would help.

David Levine -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 10:42:40 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lynn G. Okay - I'm going to sound like an Ozark mountain billy goat here for saying this ... but spending 4 or 5 hours sitting and eating sounds like almost the worst way to spend a day I can think of. I'm not even hyperactive but I couldn't sit and eat for that long if you paid me. And on the contrary, people actually pay enormous amounts of money to DO that? Sorry David, but eating nonstop for 5 hours would make me want to cry. You can't sit still for 4-5 hours with someone whose company you really enjoy? And its not like a hot dog eating contest where you're just shoveling food into your mouth the whole time. They bring a course (or a duo/trio of small courses), you take your time enjoying the food, when finished, they take the plates away and the next comes anywhere from 10-20 minutes later. With each course the server explains exactly what you're eating, how it was prepared, and if there is any particularly story about a dish/ingredient. Its not something you want to do often, but its a really amazing experience that can change how you look at and/or approach food.

Todd M -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 10:45:35 AM)
quote: You can't sit still for 4-5 hours Nope.

David Levine -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 11:00:06 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Todd M quote: You can't sit still for 4-5 hours Nope. I find that kind of sad. I love that feeling where you're having such a good time, that you look at the time and can't believe how many hours have passed.

El Duderino -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 12:27:30 PM)
I think it's probably a physiological thing - some people just have loads of nervous energy. My step-mom is an example - she can't sit still for more than five minutes before the fidgeting starts. It's entirely unaffected by the quality of the company, it's just a need to be moving.

David Levine -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 12:38:01 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: El Duderino I think it's probably a physiological thing - some people just have loads of nervous energy. My step-mom is an example - she can't sit still for more than five minutes before the fidgeting starts. It's entirely unaffected by the quality of the company, it's just a need to be moving. I'm like that if I have nothing interesting to do. But give me good company or a TV show/movie/book that is engrossing, and time no longer has any meaning.

Jeff Jesser -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 12:47:15 PM)
I'm with Todd. I don't see it as sad, just spazzy. I can't sit still for that long either no matter who I'm with.

El Duderino -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 1:03:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: David Levine quote: ORIGINAL: El Duderino I think it's probably a physiological thing - some people just have loads of nervous energy. My step-mom is an example - she can't sit still for more than five minutes before the fidgeting starts. It's entirely unaffected by the quality of the company, it's just a need to be moving. I'm like that if I have nothing interesting to do. But give me good company or a TV show/movie/book that is engrossing, and time no longer has any meaning. Maybe my stepmother enjoys my company less than I have assumed all these years ... [:@]

David Levine -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 1:04:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser I'm with Todd. I don't see it as sad, just spazzy. I can't sit still for that long either no matter who I'm with. I can't imagine not doing it. And I'm a total fidgeter - car trips, for example, drive me insane. But if we're (for example) in Mpls at my brother's house for dinner, we always end up at the table until like 1 or 2 am (not eating the whole time, but just hanging/drinking beer or wine, snacking as it gets later, etc). Same if we're with good friends.

Jeff Jesser -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 1:20:27 PM)
Oh, see. Now you've changed it. There's drinking involved [&:]

David Levine -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 1:25:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser Oh, see. Now you've changed it. There's drinking involved [&:] There is generally drinking involved in restaurants too.

Dave Odle -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 1:55:19 PM)
Doing it once or twice would be fun; kind of like going to an art gallery w/ a tour guide, only you're sitting in one place as the tour comes to you and explaining each food/flavor profile. Then again, I love to cook and so I would find it interesting. A lot of things that people find boring, I find interesting; biographies, dialogue-driven films, nature walks, etc.

David Levine -> RE: Vikes Water Cooler Thread (6/30/2015 2:04:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Dave Odle Doing it once or twice would be fun; kind of like going to an art gallery w/ a tour guide, only you're sitting in one place as the tour comes to you and explaining each food/flavor profile. Then again, I love to cook and so I would find it interesting. The thing about a good tasting menu is you're never going to have the same menu twice. There may be a signature item or two that are a constant, but everything else is going to change based on the season, availability and the whim of the chef. For me its a, maybe 2-4 times a year experience.

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