17 hours ago, mogandave said:

Would they not be corn tortillas with corn flour?

all over Central America tortillas are made with corn flour, that's why "real" tortillas don't carry the attribute "corn". only Gringos use other kinds of flour (which is a serious crime i was told). burritos are made with wheat flour.

2 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:

About the only thing I buy ready made is pasta.

about the only thing i don't buy ready made are icecubes and crushed ice. both we make at home.

38 minutes ago, Naam said:

all over Central America tortillas are made with corn flour, that's why "real" tortillas don't carry the attribute "corn". only Gringos use other kinds of flour (which is a serious crime i was told). burritos are made with wheat flour.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrito

A burrito is a type of Mexican and Tex-Mex food, consisting of a large wheat flour tortilla with a filling, wrapped into a closed-ended cylinder, in contrast to a taco, where the tortilla is simply folded around the filling.

 

After my recent trip to China (and not finding pancake rolls as I remembered them in the UK ) I was trying to reinvent the giant pancake rolls I used to purchase from the Chinese take away of my youth. I was having problems making the wraps, and then when I deep fried them they were far too greasy (or maybe I am just far too old for that level of grease). Then I had this thought, burritos would work with a Chinese filling, but not be as greasy.

 

So there we have my resulting Chinese style burritos, Chinese stir fry filling, in a Mexican style (non greasy) wrap. Meat, bell pepper and beansprouts with pong Pa-low (aka Chinese 5 spice) spice and Soy sauce, I've used chicken and then minced pork for the meat, next time I'm gonna try shrimps. 

 

I'm enjoying reliving the tastes of my youth. Happy for you to call the wraps anything you like, but I'm the one eating them, and I'm the one I cook for.

 

PS.

I don't make my own ice, my local booze shop sells ice at 5bht for a carrier bag full. When I buy my beer and wine coolers, I often buy a bag of ice for the freezer. Lasts all week.

 

PPS. 

I did find something like a pancake roll in China, but only ever one guy selling them from a street cart outside the local school at letting out time (3:30pm). These were 3 Yuan each (15bht) and very tasty.

 

 

Edited December 8, 20178 yr by MaeJoMTB

all over Central America tortillas are made with corn flour, that's why "real" tortillas don't carry the attribute "corn". only Gringos use other kinds of flour (which is a serious crime i was told). burritos are made with wheat flour.

Likely because they don’t grow wheat.

Mexico offered both corn and wheat most everywhere.

Tacos, taquitos, chips and enchiladas generally corn.

Quesadillas, burritos and chimichangas usually flour.

When you get them on the side, the usually offer a choice.

corn tortillas are made from corn meal which is different than corn flour (try to make corn tortillas from corn flour to see what I mean) and folks everywhere will use a 'masa mix' when available that is a mixture of corn meal and ground limestone...both being essential for corn tortilla production...(tutsi is at the market in Chichicastenango and inquires: 'y para que is este piedra?' 'son para las tortillas...' and I could swear that I heard him grumble: 'gringo ignorante...' he wasn't very friendly...)

 

in most tortillerias there is a fantastical clanking machine and you dump water and masa mix in one end and the tortillas come out the other...much like arabic bread in arab countries in supermarket bakeries but using flour from wheat...

 

made some flour tortillas tonight and are having them with a green salad w/toms (western style salad greens have appeared at tesco recently:  'hydroponic')...a green salad taco with dijon dressing: fusion cuisine gone berserk...good enough fer the rest of the evening and very refreshing...I'll have the leftover chicken curry (from yesterday) fer breakfast tmw, with a flour tortilla...

 

 

Edited December 8, 20178 yr by tutsiwarrior

4 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:

I did find something like a pancake roll in China, but only ever one guy selling them from a street cart outside the local school at letting out time (3:30pm). These were 3 Yuan each (15bht) and very tasty.

what's the filling? in Amman, Jordan they used to sell shwarma with a thin wrap.

10 minutes ago, Naam said:

what's the filling? in Amman, Jordan they used to sell shwarma with a thin wrap.

 

Cat?

5 hours ago, Morch said:

 

Cat?

 

'hey! where ye goin' with that cat?'

 

'I wuz goin' to make some tacos...didn't mean anyone no harm...'

 

 

10 hours ago, Naam said:

what's the filling? in Amman, Jordan they used to sell shwarma with a thin wrap.

It seemed to indicate chicken on the bag, but inside looked more like a strip or two of spam.

I remember having shwarma in Aqaba and Amman in my world wandering days.

Edited December 9, 20178 yr by MaeJoMTB

bought a load (5 packs each 250g) of Portabello mushrooms in Makro. half of them will be crumbfried, the other half grilled. have not thought of any spices yet. ideas please! but spices should not dominate.

 

question: stems are cut off, just the upper part. why?

 

 

Edited December 11, 20178 yr by Naam
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1 hour ago, Naam said:

bought a load (5 packs each 250g) of Portabello mushrooms in Makro. half of them will be crumbfried, the other half grilled. have not thought of any spices yet. ideas please! but spices should not dominate.

 

question: stems are cut off, just the upper part. why?

 

 

Mushroom risotto: http://www.redonline.co.uk/food/recipes/gordon-ramsay-s-baked-courgette-wild-mushroom-risotto

 

Try adding sesame oil, salt and pepper when u grill them.

 

1 hour ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Mushroom risotto: http://www.redonline.co.uk/food/recipes/gordon-ramsay-s-baked-courgette-wild-mushroom-risotto

 

Try adding sesame oil, salt and pepper when u grill them.

 

i'm not a rice fan, i.e. no risotto. for the grilled and crumbfried (actually crumbgrilled) ones i have planned salt, rough black pepper and some marinated crushed soft green pepper. instead of oil i might use a bit of delicious lard from a pork roast.

Take off the stems, fry some bacon and crumble it ans put it mixed with the grated cheese of your choice and put them under the broiler. 

Another option would be to put some escargot with lots of garlic butter in them and bake them for about 15 minutes.  I use Shiitake mudrooms since I have never seen portabello here.  Goes nice with a freshly baked loaf of french bread!

1 hour ago, wayned said:

Another option would be to put some escargot with lots of garlic butter in them and bake them for about 15 minutes.  I use Shiitake mudrooms since I have never seen portabello here.  Goes nice with a freshly baked loaf of french bread!

Agreed but minus the snails.

7 hours ago, wayned said:

Take off the stems, fry some bacon and crumble it ans put it mixed with the grated cheese of your choice and put them under the broiler. 

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question: stems are cut off, just the upper part. why?

what part of "no stems" did you miss Wayne?

4 hours ago, grollies said:

5 hours ago, wayned said:

Another option would be to put some escargot with lots of garlic butter in them and bake them for about 15 minutes.  I use Shiitake mudrooms since I have never seen portabello here.  Goes nice with a freshly baked loaf of french bread!

Agreed but minus the snails.

snails are OK but SHIT-ake mushrooms smell like shit. bought some last week and threw them in the garbage.

34 minutes ago, Naam said:

what part of "no stems" did you miss Wayne?

No reason I guess other than by removing them you create a nice "bowl" for the stuffing.  I  usually chop them and either put them in what I am cooking or saute them in some butter.

36 minutes ago, Naam said:

SHIT-ake mushrooms smell like shit.

I don't think that the odor is unpleasant, but my sniffer is old and worn out!

6 hours ago, wayned said:

Goes nice with a freshly baked loaf of french bread!

On that subject; I have just discovered "Sovital" bread, baked here in Patong Big C by the French baker Cedric........first time I have tasted it and it's lovely!!

Deep-fried beer-batter button mushrooms, with a garlic mayo dip. Lovely.

10 hours ago, Naam said:

i'm not a rice fan, i.e. no risotto. for the grilled and crumbfried (actually crumbgrilled) ones i have planned salt, rough black pepper and some marinated crushed soft green pepper. instead of oil i might use a bit of delicious lard from a pork roast.

Keep that a secret or immigration may revoke your visa. You could also try pearl barley (gerstengraupen), that is healty for sure.

 

An easy dish is to fry pre-boiled potatoes, bacon (or any other roasted pork), onions and portobello. Season with salt, pepper and caraway seeds. Serve with HP sauce, pickled beetroot and a fried egg.

 

 

 

 

15 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Keep that a secret or immigration may revoke your visa. You could also try pearl barley (gerstengraupen), that is healty for sure.

 

An easy dish is to fry pre-boiled potatoes, bacon (or any other roasted pork), onions and portobello. Season with salt, pepper and caraway seeds. Serve with HP sauce, pickled beetroot and a fried egg.

 

 

 

 

Remind me not to stand behind you after you've eaten that lot!

23 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Remind me not to stand behind you after you've eaten that lot!

Throw in a pickled egg and wash it down with a beer and it might just be close to the eruption of the volcano in Bali!

Throw in a pickled egg and wash it down with a beer and it might just be close to the eruption of the volcano in Bali!

Nothing beats beans and egg [emoji23]

My GF had the desire for pizza two days ago. I said to her actually I have all ingredients at home except canned tomatoes. She: We can use ketchup [emoji44] Wth haha. Besides sausages this is one of the things I definitely never want to eat on a pizza.
Ended up with buying some local tomatoes at the market and simmered them for a while to remove some water.
My GF brought some cheese from her Europe trip (dutch gouda and French Camembert) so we decided to make a cheese pizza.
Homemade pizza, every time a delight

We just came back from Hua Hin. Really good and fresh sea food. Very yummy with a nice rounded soft taste.

 

2 hours ago, wayned said:

No reason I guess other than by removing them you create a nice "bowl" for the stuffing.  I  usually chop them and either put them in what I am cooking or saute them in some butter.

i was looking for them stems because they taste best crumbfried. unfortunately the mushrooms were packed without any stems.

12 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

We just came back from Hua Hin. Really good and fresh sea food. Very yummy with a nice rounded soft taste.

extremely yummy!

3 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

We just came back from Hua Hin. Really good and fresh sea food. Very yummy with a nice rounded soft taste.

 

 

for a delectable seafood taste and aroma it's always wise to 'head south'...the present images look more suited to some nice strawberries and whipped cream...which play hell with my diabetes (lactose and sugar) so my attention is always focused on the 'nether regions'...

 

the 19 y.o. niece saunters by in tiny shorts: 'uncle tutsi...you've got that look again...' 'ahem, yahs...have you lost some weight my darling?...'

 

and she recently came down to my kitchen to see what I was up to and actually tasted some fresh flour tortillas that I had just made and said: 'geng mak!' and it melted her 'ol uncle tutsi's heart...

 

 

Edited December 12, 20178 yr by tutsiwarrior