Food thread/what are you eating?

[iowamcnabb]

****note**** you don’t have to post a picture of what you made or are eating a description would be just fine

One of my other forums I frequent has a food thread that is pretty fun. This thread can be for posting pictures of food you are cooking or what you have eaten at local places. I’ll start with a few shots of the food we make at the restaurant.

 

[iowamcnabb]

The classic Neapolitan style margherita

 

[iowamcnabb]

The “Angelo”. Detroit style pan pie with Muenster, fresh mozz, pecorino, crushed tomato, sea salt, olive oil and fresh basil

 

[iowamcnabb]

Street taco. Chorizo, crème fraiche, corn, green onion, mozz, cilantro and a squeeze of lime

 

[iowamcnabb]

Yemeni bread, hawaijj seasoned wood fired tomatoes, schug and an egg

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I'm going to be munching on Veteran's Day freebies pretty much the rest of this week, so I'm not going to be doing much cooking in the immediate future. Most of my food ends up tasting better than it looks, anyway.

 

[kingsboi]

iowa, what type of cuisine would you consider your restaurant?

 

[iowamcnabb]

iowa, what type of cuisine would you consider your restaurant?

we are mostly a pizzeria but I do a lot of international dishes as specials.

 

[kingsboi]

we are mostly a pizzeria but I do a lot of international dishes as specials.

do you use a brick style oven?

 

[iowamcnabb]

do you use a brick style oven?

yes our Neapolitan oven was built in Naples and we have double deck electric oven for the Detroit style pizzas from Italy as well

 

[kingsboi]

yes our Neapolitan oven was built in Naples and we have double deck electric oven for the Detroit style pizzas from Italy as well

are you Italian?

 

[iowamcnabb]

are you Italian?

no, just have a great amount of respect for their food culture.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I'm not going to disrespect authentic Italian pizza, since I've actually had the real thing (stationed in Italy my first two years in the Navy). Call me a Philistine, though, but I prefer American style.

I did get this sour cream and mushroom pizza from this place next door to me and my ex's apartment, though... I'd go back to Italy, just for that.

 

[Sluggah]

we are mostly a pizzeria but I do a lot of international dishes as specials.

Wait, are those pictures from your restaurant?

 

[iowamcnabb]

Wait, are those pictures from your restaurant?

yes

 

[kingsboi]

no, just have a great amount of respect for their food culture.

have you ever visited?

 

[iowamcnabb]

have you ever visited?

Unfortunately not. Whenever I get to travel we go back to visit my wife’s family in Davao so other destinations are pretty much off the table. Maybe one day.

 

[kingsboi]

Unfortunately not. Whenever I get to travel we go back to visit my wife’s family in Davao so other destinations are pretty much off the table. Maybe one day.

I think if you visited and took some authentic Italian cooking classes that would only expand your repertoire. Learn from the locals.

 

[iowamcnabb]

I think if you visited and took some authentic Italian cooking classes that would only expand your repertoire. Learn from the locals.

yeh would love to do that. I’ve done a bit of that in the Philippines

 

[kingsboi]

yeh would love to do that. I’ve done a bit of that in the Philippines

you never thought about opening up a Phillipines cuisine restaurant before you opened your current one?

 

[iowamcnabb]

you never thought about opening up a Phillipines cuisine restaurant before you opened your current one?

that would be a tough sell in my area. We have a metro of 100k. The town I live in is 68k. We have a large number of Bosnians, 16 percent African American, a fair amount of Burmese but less than 500 Filipinos. Probably not enough support for a Philippines inspired restaurant all though we do have Filipino dishes on our menu occasionally

 

[kingsboi]

that would be a tough sell in my area. We have a metro of 100k. The town I live in is 68k. We have a large number of Bosnians, 16 percent African American, a fair amount of Burmese but less than 500 Filipinos. Probably not enough support for a Philippines inspired restaurant all though we do have Filipino dishes on our menu occasionally

yeah you would have more success in a California I'd imagine or elsewhere where there is a decent population.

 

[Sluggah]

yes

Oh wow. Looks great. I’ll have to update my perception of Iowa, apparently.

 

[ESP47]

Not enough corn.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Not enough corn.

you know, for a state known for corn, or potatoes if you are confusing us with Idaho, we have very few corn dishes. Sure we have sweet corn stands every summer but most of our corn is produced for ethanol, plastics and feed.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Special for this week. Nduja which is a fermented spreadable sausage made with Calabrian chilies. Super Smokey and spicy. Fresh mozz, basil, sea salt, olive oil and roasted cherry tomatoes.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

About to try the chicken dish I mentioned in the Clippers [Game] thread (shoutout to Ivica Zubac):

 

[kingsboi]

About to try the chicken dish I mentioned in the Clippers [Game] thread (shoutout to Ivica Zubac):





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you make that?

 

[kingsboi]

anyone here like Soba noodles? if so, I'd love to see a recipe

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

you make that?

Aye.