OT: The Food & Drinks Thread (Part 5)

[Per Sjoblom]

Went to the Japanese store this morning and bought some more Canadian shrimps.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Mad as hell. I ordered a giant order from Chic-Fil-A, 30 chicken pieces, dipping sauces, macaroni and cheese and waffle fries and finally a milkshake. They said it would come by 08:44 PM, at 8:44 PM they said 08:52 PM and suddenly I get a message that it was delivered. Funny I thought the driver was supposed to knock on the door and of course there was no food. Then I had to chat with customer service for 15 minutes then thy cancelled the order. I have only eaten 2 toasts and a yoghurt today so I was very hungry and I had planned to share the food with Cactus Jack.
If I don't get refunded in 3 biz days I will tell my CC company and get refunded that way. Now I have to feed Cactus Jack some boring dog food although I got a grilled Costco chicken so he is probably fine.
It was 84 degrees here today so I setup the new portable AC and it was great. from sweating to freezing in less than an hour.

 

[angusyoung]

Went to the Japanese store this morning and bought some more Canadian shrimps.

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Yup! those look like the type I would receive on occasion from the Canadian Arctic,very tasty! a pain to peel though. Are those frozen ? Would get them frozen as the ship flash freezes them on board. Would snap them in half and use the heads for stocks and separate them that way and while still frozen and easier to peel the tails when slightly thawed. Used to make a lot of shrimp perloo with them or just as is in rolls,shrimp cocktails.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Grubhub are giving me a measly 10% off the next order, I will not use them again. Maybe the Uber drivers know the addresses a bit better.

 

[angusyoung]

Scored a box a mango's that were at the peak of perfection,not much better than that. If only it didn't have that annoying massive pit!

 

[angusyoung]

Grubhub are giving me a measly 10% off the next order, I will not use them again. Maybe the Uber drivers know the addresses a bit better.

What a disgusting name

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Scored a box a mango's that were at the peak of perfection,not much better than that. If only it didn't have that annoying massive pit!

I know, imagine if they had seeds like an apple. When perfectly ripe they are so good, I have a mango peeler but it is not perfect.

 

[Runner77]

Scored a box a mango's that were at the peak of perfection,not much better than that. If only it didn't have that annoying massive pit!

Hey, don't knock the pit. Where do you think the smallest bocce balls come from.

 

[Runner77]

What a disgusting name

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So, that's where Costco get their "shrimp".

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Here is how the shrimps that I bought look peeled.

In the link are the the same type of shrimps from Maine, I bought these when I lived in Virginia. There was a fancy store similar to Whole Foods close to where I lived that sold them, In Sweden we eat them smoked with Aioli.



Ducktrap River Smoked Shrimp

 

[angusyoung]

I know, imagine if they had seeds like an apple. When perfectly ripe they are so good, I have a mango peeler but it is not perfect.

I just use a paring knife,works just fine imo.

 

[angusyoung]

Hey, don't knock the pit. Where do you think the smallest bocce balls come from.

Fun sport! right up there with shuffleboard

 

[angusyoung]

So, that's where Costco get their "shrimp".

So that would be a big no-no to purchase from them then eh? Haven't stepped in a costco in over 20+ years maybe.

 

[angusyoung]

Here is how the shrimps that I bought look peeled.

In the link are the the same type of shrimps from Maine, I bought these when I lived in Virginia. There was a fancy store similar to Whole Foods close to where I lived that sold them, In Sweden we eat them smoked with Aioli.



Ducktrap River Smoked Shrimp





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That sure does look like them. Peeling 10lbs at a time still frozen is a killer on the hands! My mrs uses chop sticks to do that and she just flies through them, a real wizard.

 

[Le Tricolore]

So that would be a big no-no to purchase from them then eh? Haven't stepped in a costco in over 20+ years maybe.

I've bought frozen shrimp at Costco before and never had an issue.

 

[angusyoung]

I've bought frozen shrimp at Costco before and never had an issue.

I know I never have and really have no inkling as to their quality. Think Runner appeared to be alluding that they are less than stellar

 

[angusyoung]

Here's a first,was examining the pantry and found a sack of potatoes that were hiding and upon checking them,the hand oozed into something that was not pleasant to say the least. It was reminiscent of melted marshmallow, but it wasn't, odor was akin to penicillin. I haven't been that horrified and disgusted at the same time since the last habs game

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

Mad as hell. I ordered a giant order from Chic-Fil-A, 30 chicken pieces, dipping sauces, macaroni and cheese and waffle fries and finally a milkshake. They said it would come by 08:44 PM, at 8:44 PM they said 08:52 PM and suddenly I get a message that it was delivered. Funny I thought the driver was supposed to knock on the door and of course there was no food. Then I had to chat with customer service for 15 minutes then thy cancelled the order. I have only eaten 2 toasts and a yoghurt today so I was very hungry and I had planned to share the food with Cactus Jack.
If I don't get refunded in 3 biz days I will tell my CC company and get refunded that way. Now I have to feed Cactus Jack some boring dog food although I got a grilled Costco chicken so he is probably fine.
It was 84 degrees here today so I setup the new portable AC and it was great. from sweating to freezing in less than an hour.

These new delivery companies rip people off
More try an you can imagine.

so far, my wife and I, have been ripped off 3 times in the last year. 2 times by the same guy. We watched him pull up to the house, text us that it was delivered and he drove off without even getting out of the car.

 

[groovejuice]

Mad as hell. I ordered a giant order from Chic-Fil-A, 30 chicken pieces, dipping sauces, macaroni and cheese and waffle fries and finally a milkshake. They said it would come by 08:44 PM, at 8:44 PM they said 08:52 PM and suddenly I get a message that it was delivered. Funny I thought the driver was supposed to knock on the door and of course there was no food. Then I had to chat with customer service for 15 minutes then thy cancelled the order. I have only eaten 2 toasts and a yoghurt today so I was very hungry and I had planned to share the food with Cactus Jack.
If I don't get refunded in 3 biz days I will tell my CC company and get refunded that way. Now I have to feed Cactus Jack some boring dog food although I got a grilled Costco chicken so he is probably fine.
It was 84 degrees here today so I setup the new portable AC and it was great. from sweating to freezing in less than an hour.

I generally avoid delivery after experiencing similar CFs with food orders.

 

[angusyoung]

I generally avoid delivery after experiencing similar CFs with food orders.

Long time no read! Hope all is well and doing OK all things considered.

 

[groovejuice]

Long time no read! Hope all is well and doing OK all things considered.

Thanks Angus. I've been busy and not terribly interested in the Habs these days. Bergevin has broken me!

 

[angusyoung]

Thanks Angus. I've been busy and not terribly interested in the Habs these days. Bergevin has broken me!

Good to be busy! Yes MB has broken quite a few, it's along list! Hopefully not broken financially by betting on the Habs and the GM

 

[groovejuice]

No chance of that for me.

 

[angusyoung]

Went for a drive to see my captain as he was suppose to have some goodies for me. He didn't have what I really wanted and had a few of these while discussing matters, had them here and there but just not a fan, alright but couldn't do a keg or something though.

 

[angusyoung]

Made a vat of chili con carne, goat this time! seasoned cubed and brazed until tender and in it goes to the the pot, you would not know it's goat BTW.