Spookie1010
Earning My Ears
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Continued from Part 1:http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2989663
Goulash Suppe - Germany
Fatty: This soup was so extreme.
Donna: Yeah! Fatty, on a scale of one to ten, one being not so extreme and ten being extremely extreme, I give this soup a 9.5!!!!!
Fatty: Yeah! if it's there this year, check it out, extreme soup!! WHOOOOOO!!!!!
Donna: YEAH! You can pay the extreme cashier $3.50 to get an extremely extreme taste!
Donna: After the extreme soup, Fatty needed something sweet. He yelled, "FATTY WANT CRANBERRY". Where can you get cranberry at the festival?
Donna: When we got to the cranberry bog, Fatty was still carrying his empty Sam Adams Oktoberfest beer stein. Fatty wanted cranberries, and decided that it was a good idea to dip his stein into the cranberry bog, to fill it with fresh cranberries. The man in the bog came over and told Fatty he couldn't do that. Fatty replied, "You've got two choices; you could look the other way, and let me fill my stein or I could just do it while you look". Suddenly, the employee was nose to nose with Fatty. The employee extended his two fists. He said, "You submerge that stein in this bog, and YOU have two choices; right first-hospital, left fist-cemetary. Take your pick!". I knew at this point, I had to stop this cranberry insanity. I remebered that there were craisins in the pumpkin mousse offered at the Hops & Barley booth. I informed Fatty of this (who was now shaking with irritation and unfulfilled cranberry rage). Cooler heads prevailed, and with a nod of acknowledgement to the bog employee, Fatty retreated. Crisis averted! Off to Hops & Barley for a pumpkin mousse challenge.
Pumpkin Mouse with Ocean Spray Craisins and Orange Sauce - Hops & Barley
Donna: When I saw this mini delight, I knew a food challenge awaited me. Small enough to consume many in a short amount of time? Check. Easy enough to eat without utencils? Check. Fatty knows I like to do shots and, let's face it, this is a shot disguised as food. Let the challenge begin!
Fatty: Donna thought she could finish 10 in a minute and half. Once we bought all ten, Donna found a table near the American pavilion and announced the challenge to those around us. We had a crowd of about 15 people all chanting for Donna. For those who weren't there, Donna did us proud. She finished all ten in one minute and fourteen seconds. I have never felt more proud of her.
Donna: I want to announce a new challenge for this year (if this same item is at this year's festival). I am going to up the difficulty. 15 pumpkin mousses in a minute and a half. Any challengers?
Fatty: Once again, time for the booze flag to fly. Wave the flag, Monk!
Donna: I'll never know what that means.
Calamari Salad with Fennel, Smoked Paprika, and Olive Oil - Portugal
Donna: Fatty loves Calamari. Earlier, when Fatty had been at the Portugal booth, his mind was so focused on the linguican sausage, that he had failed to notice that Portugal also had one of his personal favorites - CALAMARI. Fatty stepped up to order it. As he exited the line, I noticed something strange. Fatty was a bit teary-eyed. When I asked him why, he broke down. He was crying because the the calamari wasn't breaded & fried. I knew that there was only one way to fix this, and that was to offer Fatty another of his favorites: SAUSAGE.
Chicken Chipotle Sausage with Sweet Corn Polenta
Donna: I don't know what it is about sausage. Fatty just loves it. Maybe it's the greasiness, or maybe it's that most plump sausages remind Fatty of his plump fingers, but regardless, Fatty hasn't found a sausage that he hasn't fallen head over heels with.
Fatty: Donna's right - Super fabulous YUMMO!!!
Ropa Vieja (braised beef) with White Rice - Carribbean
Fatty: After enjoying the jerk-spiced drumstick so much, we decided to try the Carribbean's other food item, the braised beef. I don't know which one was better. What is it about Carribbean food that we like so much, Donna?
Donna: Let's not even analyze it.
Fatty: Here's a tip for all of you first-timers out there. If you are walking around the festival and need a cheap pick-me-up, why not pop six or nine of these little babies in your mouth?
Escagots Persillade En Brioche - France
Donna: At $4.95 for three, they are not that expensive and absolutley delicious!
Fatty: Donna screamed that she needed cheddar cheese soup, so we followed our bellies to Canada. Just before we stepped in line to purchase the soup, Donna told me that she would be right back and headed off on her own. Meanwhile, I purchased the cheddar cheese soup.
Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup - Canada
Fatty: With impecable timing, Donna returned with an Irish cheese platter in her hand.
Kerrygold Cheese Selection( Aged-Irish Cheddar, Dubliner, and Ivernia Cheese) with Apple Chutney and Brown Bread - Ireland
Donna: My plan was to melt the Irish cheeses in the Canadian soup, creating the ultimate cheese soup! What a glorious idea! Fatty must not have agreed though, because before I could put even one piece in the soup, Fatty grabbed the platter and threw the cheeses in the Seven Seas Lagoon! If Fatty wasn't going to let me add cheese to the soup, I had another idea. I asked one of the Canadian chefs if he could scrape some of the grill grease from the chicken sausage into a cup. He obliged. I poured the grease all over the top of the soup. One taste and I almost fainted. Fatty had to catch me. Apparently, this caused a spectacle, because the greek chefs across the way at the Greece Pavillon shouted, "OMPAH!". It was so good that I demanded the chef try it. One taste and his eyes rolled up into his head. He amost fainted and another chef had to catch him. When he came to, he promised to speak with the head honchos about changing THIS year's festival recipe. So, if there is a thick layer of grill grease floating on top of your cheddar cheese soup, you'll know who to thank.
Shrimp Tacos with extra sauce - Mexico
Fatty: This was our last item of the night. And may I say that these were the best tacos that she or I had ever sunk our aching molars into. The greasy sauce dripped from our double chins, onto our tight-fitting bibs. It was electric. I offered her a wet nap, she didn't refuse. From that point on, there was little she would refuse. Later that evening, we returned to our hotel room, dimmed the lights, and satisfied a hunger of a different kind...
Donna: FATTY!
Fatty: Chicken Wings (Buffalo Wild Wings at Crossroads Plaza). Remeber Donna?
Donna: That's right, I forgot. Well, you have to end the day off right!
Fatty: Donna and I will return to the festival this year. If anyone will be there on October 31st, we would love to meet you and incorporate you into our next trip report. Send us a message if you're interested.
Fatty: That's all I've got for now. We're Fatty Mcbutterpants and Donna Double Chin, and we've gotta go eat. For now, enjoy a bit of my food photography.
Lettuce Wraps with Roast Pork and Kimchi Slaw - South Korea
Boolgogi BBQ Beef with Steamed Rice and Kimchi - South Korea
Griddled Greek Cheese with Pistachios and Honey - Greece
Golabki (Pork-stuffed Cabbage) - Poland
Kielbasa and Potato Pierogies with Carmelizied and Sour Cream - Poland
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Flan - Mexico
Burned Pastel De Nata - Portugal
Seared Mahi Mahi with Steamed Rice, Hearts of Palm, and Coconut Lime Sauce - Brazil
Black Peppeer Shrimp with Sichuan Noodles - China
Lamington - Australia
Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberries - Scandinavia
Rib-eye Tacos - Mexico
Cappellini Pasta with Spicy Shrimp - Italy
Tacos De Carne - La Cantina De San Angel
Goulash Suppe - Germany
Fatty: This soup was so extreme.
Donna: Yeah! Fatty, on a scale of one to ten, one being not so extreme and ten being extremely extreme, I give this soup a 9.5!!!!!
Fatty: Yeah! if it's there this year, check it out, extreme soup!! WHOOOOOO!!!!!
Donna: YEAH! You can pay the extreme cashier $3.50 to get an extremely extreme taste!
Donna: After the extreme soup, Fatty needed something sweet. He yelled, "FATTY WANT CRANBERRY". Where can you get cranberry at the festival?
Donna: When we got to the cranberry bog, Fatty was still carrying his empty Sam Adams Oktoberfest beer stein. Fatty wanted cranberries, and decided that it was a good idea to dip his stein into the cranberry bog, to fill it with fresh cranberries. The man in the bog came over and told Fatty he couldn't do that. Fatty replied, "You've got two choices; you could look the other way, and let me fill my stein or I could just do it while you look". Suddenly, the employee was nose to nose with Fatty. The employee extended his two fists. He said, "You submerge that stein in this bog, and YOU have two choices; right first-hospital, left fist-cemetary. Take your pick!". I knew at this point, I had to stop this cranberry insanity. I remebered that there were craisins in the pumpkin mousse offered at the Hops & Barley booth. I informed Fatty of this (who was now shaking with irritation and unfulfilled cranberry rage). Cooler heads prevailed, and with a nod of acknowledgement to the bog employee, Fatty retreated. Crisis averted! Off to Hops & Barley for a pumpkin mousse challenge.
Pumpkin Mouse with Ocean Spray Craisins and Orange Sauce - Hops & Barley
Donna: When I saw this mini delight, I knew a food challenge awaited me. Small enough to consume many in a short amount of time? Check. Easy enough to eat without utencils? Check. Fatty knows I like to do shots and, let's face it, this is a shot disguised as food. Let the challenge begin!
Fatty: Donna thought she could finish 10 in a minute and half. Once we bought all ten, Donna found a table near the American pavilion and announced the challenge to those around us. We had a crowd of about 15 people all chanting for Donna. For those who weren't there, Donna did us proud. She finished all ten in one minute and fourteen seconds. I have never felt more proud of her.
Donna: I want to announce a new challenge for this year (if this same item is at this year's festival). I am going to up the difficulty. 15 pumpkin mousses in a minute and a half. Any challengers?
Fatty: Once again, time for the booze flag to fly. Wave the flag, Monk!
Donna: I'll never know what that means.
Calamari Salad with Fennel, Smoked Paprika, and Olive Oil - Portugal
Donna: Fatty loves Calamari. Earlier, when Fatty had been at the Portugal booth, his mind was so focused on the linguican sausage, that he had failed to notice that Portugal also had one of his personal favorites - CALAMARI. Fatty stepped up to order it. As he exited the line, I noticed something strange. Fatty was a bit teary-eyed. When I asked him why, he broke down. He was crying because the the calamari wasn't breaded & fried. I knew that there was only one way to fix this, and that was to offer Fatty another of his favorites: SAUSAGE.
Chicken Chipotle Sausage with Sweet Corn Polenta
Donna: I don't know what it is about sausage. Fatty just loves it. Maybe it's the greasiness, or maybe it's that most plump sausages remind Fatty of his plump fingers, but regardless, Fatty hasn't found a sausage that he hasn't fallen head over heels with.
Fatty: Donna's right - Super fabulous YUMMO!!!
Ropa Vieja (braised beef) with White Rice - Carribbean
Fatty: After enjoying the jerk-spiced drumstick so much, we decided to try the Carribbean's other food item, the braised beef. I don't know which one was better. What is it about Carribbean food that we like so much, Donna?
Donna: Let's not even analyze it.
Fatty: Here's a tip for all of you first-timers out there. If you are walking around the festival and need a cheap pick-me-up, why not pop six or nine of these little babies in your mouth?
Escagots Persillade En Brioche - France
Donna: At $4.95 for three, they are not that expensive and absolutley delicious!
Fatty: Donna screamed that she needed cheddar cheese soup, so we followed our bellies to Canada. Just before we stepped in line to purchase the soup, Donna told me that she would be right back and headed off on her own. Meanwhile, I purchased the cheddar cheese soup.
Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup - Canada
Fatty: With impecable timing, Donna returned with an Irish cheese platter in her hand.
Kerrygold Cheese Selection( Aged-Irish Cheddar, Dubliner, and Ivernia Cheese) with Apple Chutney and Brown Bread - Ireland
Donna: My plan was to melt the Irish cheeses in the Canadian soup, creating the ultimate cheese soup! What a glorious idea! Fatty must not have agreed though, because before I could put even one piece in the soup, Fatty grabbed the platter and threw the cheeses in the Seven Seas Lagoon! If Fatty wasn't going to let me add cheese to the soup, I had another idea. I asked one of the Canadian chefs if he could scrape some of the grill grease from the chicken sausage into a cup. He obliged. I poured the grease all over the top of the soup. One taste and I almost fainted. Fatty had to catch me. Apparently, this caused a spectacle, because the greek chefs across the way at the Greece Pavillon shouted, "OMPAH!". It was so good that I demanded the chef try it. One taste and his eyes rolled up into his head. He amost fainted and another chef had to catch him. When he came to, he promised to speak with the head honchos about changing THIS year's festival recipe. So, if there is a thick layer of grill grease floating on top of your cheddar cheese soup, you'll know who to thank.
Shrimp Tacos with extra sauce - Mexico
Fatty: This was our last item of the night. And may I say that these were the best tacos that she or I had ever sunk our aching molars into. The greasy sauce dripped from our double chins, onto our tight-fitting bibs. It was electric. I offered her a wet nap, she didn't refuse. From that point on, there was little she would refuse. Later that evening, we returned to our hotel room, dimmed the lights, and satisfied a hunger of a different kind...
Donna: FATTY!
Fatty: Chicken Wings (Buffalo Wild Wings at Crossroads Plaza). Remeber Donna?
Donna: That's right, I forgot. Well, you have to end the day off right!
Fatty: Donna and I will return to the festival this year. If anyone will be there on October 31st, we would love to meet you and incorporate you into our next trip report. Send us a message if you're interested.
Fatty: That's all I've got for now. We're Fatty Mcbutterpants and Donna Double Chin, and we've gotta go eat. For now, enjoy a bit of my food photography.
Lettuce Wraps with Roast Pork and Kimchi Slaw - South Korea
Boolgogi BBQ Beef with Steamed Rice and Kimchi - South Korea
Griddled Greek Cheese with Pistachios and Honey - Greece
Golabki (Pork-stuffed Cabbage) - Poland
Kielbasa and Potato Pierogies with Carmelizied and Sour Cream - Poland
Flan - Mexico
Burned Pastel De Nata - Portugal
Seared Mahi Mahi with Steamed Rice, Hearts of Palm, and Coconut Lime Sauce - Brazil
Black Peppeer Shrimp with Sichuan Noodles - China
Lamington - Australia
Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberries - Scandinavia
Rib-eye Tacos - Mexico
Cappellini Pasta with Spicy Shrimp - Italy
Tacos De Carne - La Cantina De San Angel
Wish we could be there in October. Hope you follow up with another report.
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