Burger wars, re-visited

[RednBlue11]

Frank and Angie's is right next door to Hut's, good pizza

[RednBlue11]

im surprise more aggies and sooner fans dont visit huts to see what a longhorn burger tastes like.

[smupony94]

Lunch in Malawi: Salted field mice on a stick

LILONGWE, Malawi — Cooked, salted or dried, field mice strung on sticks are sold as a popular delicacy in Malawi markets and roadside stalls.

The mice are hunted in corn fields after the harvest when they have grown plump on a diet of grains, fruits, grass and the odd insect. The most widely eaten species is known locally as Kapuku, gray in color and with a shorter tail than the more common rat.

Young boys have to be quick as they chase the mice through the fields and catch them. But local villagers have also come up with an innovative trap.

One method involves digging holes and putting clay pots filled with water into them. The mouth of the pot is smeared with fried corn husks. As some of the mice fight for the husks, they fall into the pot and drown.

Malawi, with a population of 12 million, is among the poorest countries in the world, with rampant disease and hunger, aggravated by periodic droughts and crop failure.

[RednBlue11]

Lunch in Malawi: Salted field mice on a stick

LILONGWE, Malawi — Cooked, salted or dried, field mice strung on sticks are sold as a popular delicacy in Malawi markets and roadside stalls.

The mice are hunted in corn fields after the harvest when they have grown plump on a diet of grains, fruits, grass and the odd insect. The most widely eaten species is known locally as Kapuku, gray in color and with a shorter tail than the more common rat.

Young boys have to be quick as they chase the mice through the fields and catch them. But local villagers have also come up with an innovative trap.

One method involves digging holes and putting clay pots filled with water into them. The mouth of the pot is smeared with fried corn husks. As some of the mice fight for the husks, they fall into the pot and drown.

Malawi, with a population of 12 million, is among the poorest countries in the world, with rampant disease and hunger, aggravated by periodic droughts and crop failure.

do they go on a bun with ketchup and Amuurican cheese??

[Big Easy Pony]

If any of you ever make it down to New Orleans, be sure to try the triple cheese BBQ bacon burger at the New Orleans Hamburger & Seafood Co.
It might kill you, but if it doesn't, it's worth the calories and cholesterol.
Be sure to have an Abita with it. Or several.

[lwjr]

If any of you ever make it down to New Orleans, be sure to try the triple cheese BBQ bacon burger at the New Orleans Hamburger & Seafood Co.
It might kill you, but if it doesn't, it's worth the calories and cholesterol.
Be sure to have an Abita with it. Or several.

Big Easy,

I ate there this summer on a recommendation of friend. My daughter had the cheesesburger while I ate seafood. Took a couple of bites of her burger and was very surprise how good it was. The fries were also good. My meal was very good as well. I would have never guesses this place served such good food. When we pulled up I noticed the drive thru and thought, "has someone sent me to a Burger King?". Boy, was I wrong. I would also recommend the,
"The New Orleans Hamburger & Seafood Co."

PONY UP!

[RGV Pony]

had Johnny B's in Southlake today. Favorable burger. Fries are like Five Guys or Moo-yah. Burger is better than those two. Not unlike Jakes. Fast service.

Oh, and I would be remiss if not extoling the greatness of Port of Call when discussing New Orleans burgers. Only time I'd take something other than fries with a burger (baked potato).

[Junior]

had Johnny B's in Southlake today. Favorable burger. Fries are like Five Guys or Moo-yah. Burger is better than those two. Not unlike Jakes. Fast service.

Oh, and I would be remiss if not extoling the greatness of Port of Call when discussing New Orleans burgers. Only time I'd take something other than fries with a burger (baked potato).

Had the burger at Port of Call when I was down there in March. I think it might have been the best burger I've ever had. They don't serve fried, only baked potatoes. They were fantastic together.

Also, had the burger at The Grape last Sunday. It was good, but the patty was almost too thick (if there is such a thing). Overall, tasted great, would try it again.

[whatasteve]

First of all, if you ever find yourself in Westminster, Texas, you're lost. Turn around and go back the way you came. You'll have to go a long way, because it's not near anything. It's about 75 minutes northeast of Dallas, and there is no reason to find yourself there (although if you're into people watching ... make the trip — what an unbelievable slice of Americana.

However, if you're there and run out of gas or something (good luck), you might as well eat at Big Slick's ... because I think it's the only place in Westminster that serves food of any kind. Didn't get the whole story, but Westminster is a town that no longer is a town because it went broke. Or something.

Anyway, Big Slick's is a hole-in-the-wall (I know — shocking) bar with a massive menu: about three meals but almost 10 appetizers. Partly in the interest of adding a new item to this list, and partly because the rest of the menu was a little scary (I was assured that the "Roadkill Plate" wasn't what it sounded like, but I had no interest in finding out, since there were countless available menu items from which to choose on the way there....)

Anyway, the burger was overcooked — even for me, and I like burgers actually cooked, usually medium or medium-well — but still pretty tasty. The bun was slightly stale, and they put butter on it (major no-no), but the meat was very flavorful, and they didn't skimp on the cheese. The notion of onion was a bit baffling, and the request for no pickles was met with a blank stare, followed by "how many?" I repeated: "none" and she asked if i wanted them on the side, even offering to bring extras. When I told her I don't like pickles at all, and that if they were on the burger I'd throw them at my friends, she looked as if I had just slapped someone in her family. She asked why (I was starting to think she had made these pickles herself), and I said they ruin the taste of a burger. (I know — a lot of people disagree. I just can't stand them.) For a second, I seriously wondered if she might cry.

Anyway, she got the burger right — onions, no pickles — and it was pretty good. The fries were disgusting. Maybe they were what was made from the roadkill.

They also have some local beer that's brewed in the area. DO NOT GET IT. Don't remember the name, but stick with one of the more famous brand-name beers. If you don't like the standard Bud/Miller/Coors products, drink water. This local beer is beyond disgusting.

[Dutch]

I think the local beer you're referring to is Franconia. they make a decent whitbier (wheat beer). it's brewed in McKinney, which by Texas standards is considered 'local' if you're 75 miles NE of dallas.

[couch 'em]

How anyone could describe any Franconia brew as "beyond disgusting" is beyond me. The Franconia dunkel is beyond amazing. I suspect you simply don't like whatever style of beer it was you were drinking.

[RednBlue11]

I think the local beer you're referring to is Franconia. they make a decent whitbier (wheat beer). it's brewed in McKinney, which by Texas standards is considered 'local' if you're 75 miles NE of dallas.

if you go to Lubbock they will have it in the imported section to make it feel extra special.

[White Helmet]

That reminds me of the old Joe Willy's. When it changed to whatever it was after that they had Fat Tire on the Imported Pitcher list for $13, not the domestic $7.

[couch 'em]

That reminds me of the old Joe Willy's. When it changed to whatever it was after that they had Fat Tire on the Imported Pitcher list for $13, not the domestic $7.

I believe it became "Tilley's Grill". It has now become "SPACE FOR LEASE".

[Dutch]

That reminds me of the old Joe Willy's. When it changed to whatever it was after that they had Fat Tire on the Imported Pitcher list for $13, not the domestic $7.

the challenge for restaurateurs is really how to categorize it w/ limited menu space. Small-batch/craft brewers like New Belgium (Fat Tire) and Franconia don't have the benefit of economies of scale that the large domestic brewers do, so their beer costs more at every level.

Before the resurgence of micro-breweries in the US, it was easy to say domestic and import.