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Posted by Troll
- February 03, 2015, 13:01:53 PMHmmmm. That's the part I like the best!
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 03, 2015, 10:08:15 AMQuote from: Troll on February 03, 2015, 09:36:05 AMThe bit I outlined in bold, I can live with the pulled pork although they could have chosen a better name for it..John....Which sounds awful?
John.
Posted by Troll
- February 03, 2015, 09:36:05 AMJohn....Which sounds awful?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 03, 2015, 09:20:53 AM 
lol.......
Troll perhaps you should ride up here for the Freedom Ride then you can go home and head out to Drift In or ride down with me and add more miles to your clock.....lol...
John no worse then mashed peas.....lol...
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 03, 2015, 07:23:35 AMQuote from: Troll on February 01, 2015, 18:55:30 PMThat sounds just awful.Here, again, I don't think we're talking about the same thing...Gyros are a blend of marinated beef and lamb slow roasted, with vegetables and a garlic/cucumber sauce in a pita bread...Usually served with a Greek salad, consisting of normal lettuce/tomatoes, onion, Feta, black olives, and pepperoncini ...with a healthy dose of Balsamic vinaigrette ......Here's a recipe for the pulled pork I was thinking of...http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Texas-Pulled-Pork/?prop24=hn_slide1_Slow-Cooker-Texas-Pulled-Pork&evt19=1
John.
Posted by Troll
- February 01, 2015, 18:56:41 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on February 01, 2015, 17:36:57 PMThis place has been in business for a long time, and their reputation is huge, in their old location, truckers used to stop right on the highway and fake a breakdown to pick up orders they called in for pick up.......
I will foot the bill for you any time.......but beware that after eating there you will need a nap before continuing your ride.......lol........I also know a really good place for fish and chips.....and an awesome ride for the day. Drag Mr. GB along with you.
Might just have to do that. Maybe I can follow you home from Drift-In....
Posted by Troll
- February 01, 2015, 18:55:30 PMHere, again, I don't think we're talking about the same thing...Gyros are a blend of marinated beef and lamb slow roasted, with vegetables and a garlic/cucumber sauce in a pita bread...Usually served with a Greek salad, consisting of normal lettuce/tomatoes, onion, Feta, black olives, and pepperoncini ...with a healthy dose of Balsamic vinaigrette ......Here's a recipe for the pulled pork I was thinking of...http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Texas-Pulled-Pork/?prop24=hn_slide1_Slow-Cooker-Texas-Pulled-Pork&evt19=1
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 01, 2015, 18:35:47 PMOh god,
I just looked up Gyro's, they are what we call Doner kebab.. Tastes like two week old road kill with added gristle..
Tried it once.. never again..
Good lean roast beef, roast potato's crispy on the outside fluffy inside, peas, cauliflower, puff pies and really nice gravy.. That'll do me... Or a white bread and vintage cheddar cheese sandwich. Sometimes when I am feeling really adventurous I will have some branston pickle on it.
John.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 01, 2015, 17:36:57 PM This place has been in business for a long time, and their reputation is huge, in their old location, truckers used to stop right on the highway and fake a breakdown to pick up orders they called in for pick up.......
I will foot the bill for you any time.......but beware that after eating there you will need a nap before continuing your ride.......lol........I also know a really good place for fish and chips.....and an awesome ride for the day. Drag Mr. GB along with you.
Posted by Troll
- February 01, 2015, 16:29:25 PMIt's REALLY TEMPTING....The best Gyro I can remember was in Germany, but there is a restaurant near me that does a pretty good job. That's kinda like the fad we're having now with the pulled pork. There used to be "Greek" restaurants all over, around here, now they're gone, replaced with something else....sometimes I'm not sure what the something else is...We have more of those Chinese buffets than anything else, right now,mostly run by Hmongs.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 01, 2015, 15:14:30 PMTroll ride up here and I will stand the treat to the best Gyros you have had .........I would even pay to feed GB himself.....but wonder if he could eat more then 4 of them, the normal person gets full on one.........
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 01, 2015, 14:16:24 PMQuote from: Troll on February 01, 2015, 13:39:24 PMI think it is just belly pork, cooked until the fat has gone and the meat is scraped with a fork into strings then flavoured with a sauce, the whole thing placed in a big heated tray and you just help yourself.somehow I don't think the pulled pork I'm thinking about is the same as the pulled pork you are thinking about...I can't see a Cajun Barbecue specialty in a Chinese restaurant...I'm into Sushi, though...and Gyros!
I can't compare the flavour of the sauce because I haven't tried both but I think the pork is probably similar..
They also sell what they call crispy duck which seems to be prepared the same..
Most of the meat I cook I wrap in cooking foil so that I don't have to clean the inside of the oven, chickens and other fowl get a few minutes to brown without the foil.
John.
Posted by Troll
- February 01, 2015, 13:39:24 PMsomehow I don't think the pulled pork I'm thinking about is the same as the pulled pork you are thinking about...I can't see a Cajun Barbecue specialty in a Chinese restaurant...I'm into Sushi, though...and Gyros!
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 01, 2015, 13:08:51 PMFish and chips are a disappointment in Australia, very small portions of fish, the best KFC was in New Zealand, Served with mash and gravy and little soft yellow rolls, the best Fish and chips anywhere in the world was in the Yemen, they called it Kingfish but I think it might have been barracuda, a nice strong flavour, The best steak I ever tasted was in Bombay, It was at a café inside a large cinema and they called it a sizzler, It was a large water buffalo fillet, dished up on a chunk of wood with a cast iron plate straight out of the oven, it was served with badly cooked peas, carrots and soggy French fries, but the steak had some spices on it, just enough to notice and you could cut it with a fork, it was so big that I couldn't finish mine the first time I went there, by my third visit I think I could have eaten two. And thinking back to that open chicken sandwich back in Vancouver, well that was pretty darn good as well.
I honestly can't remember eating anything really special in America, China, Japan, Africa or many other countries although I did turn down the offer of chocolate covered locusts in Kenya.
John.
Posted by chief
- February 01, 2015, 12:28:25 PMYeah when I lived in Scotland, there was one McDonald's down in London and a KFC over in Edinburgh. The KFC tasted as if they left out a spice or two - not uncommon since Scots didn't like spices other than curry!!! or so it seemed and so it was reported to me by a couple of Dunoon restaurant owners!
In my travels I never expect to dine on things to which I am accustomed at home. I try to enjoy the local foods. Some things are always better - like fish and chips! Somethings simply aren't the same. We were eating just outside the Ayr airport (couldn't tolerate the cucumber sandwiches at the airport). A family from Australia sat at the table next to us, obviously having just arrived. The waitress was taking their order... the kid wanted a hamburger and chocolate milkshake. As the waitress stood perplexed, I had to laugh. That family was in for an interesting Scottish adventure.Of course that was back in the olden days when men were made of iron and ships of wood.