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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Ben on August 19, 2020, 09:47:16 AM
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I haven't really done fast food in a long while and not McDonald's in over a year. I'm just finishing up road tripping picking up my dad and taking him back home.
On a standard road trip, I do a stop and go at McDonalds for their crappy dried up burgers that won't spill on me as I eat them while I drive. I also do a stop and eat at the In and Out. I have a standard meal:
McD's: Double quarter pounder meal, large, and a filet o' fish.
In and Out: Double Double, cheeseburger, fries, all animal style, and a large drink.
These both generally run ~$12. Except this year the McD's was $17. What?!? I'm paying $5 more for the crappy food than the fresh food? This is outrageous!
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I haven't really done fast food in a long while and not McDonald's in over a year. I'm just finishing up road tripping picking up my dad and taking him back home.
On a standard road trip, I do a stop and go at McDonalds for their crappy dried up burgers that won't spill on me as I eat them while I drive. I also do a stop and eat at the In and Out. I have a standard meal:
McD's: Double quarter pounder meal, large, and a filet o' fish.
In and Out: Double Double, cheeseburger, fries, all animal style, and a large drink.
These both generally run ~$12. Except this year the McD's was $17. What?!? I'm paying $5 more for the crappy food than the fresh food? This is outrageous!
I only do McD's on road trips, and then it's usually just coffee, an ice cream cone, and use the restroom. I don't get their burgers often enough to have an opinion.
I get burgers at BK; the two Whopper Jr. meal. Or sometimes Wendy's and order from the dollar menu (which isn't a dollar anymore) What I've noticed that is relevant is the Whopper Jr. has gotten a *lot* smaller. It's almost just a slider now.
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Given your "standard meal" Ben, I think McDonalds is just trying to help you spend all of your money before you die next year. :-*
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Given your "standard meal" Ben, I think McDonalds is just trying to help you spend all of your money before you die next year. :-*
=D
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It's the fish filet at McD's that ran your price up. It seems the world has over-fished the oceans and white fish is now selling at a premium.
Next time you hit McD's make the order like your In-and-Out order and substitute a cheeseburger for the fish filet and see how the price compares.
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I get burgers at BK; the two Whopper Jr. meal. Or sometimes Wendy's and order from the dollar menu (which isn't a dollar anymore) What I've noticed that is relevant is the Whopper Jr. has gotten a *lot* smaller. It's almost just a slider now.
I noticed that a long time ago, and I gave up on the Whopper Jr. several years ago.
It has now become academic. The Burger King I usually frequented was next door to the Lowe's home center. I went to Lowe's last week and noticed that the BK has closed, and they are ripping out the connector between the two parking lots. That particular BK wasn't in a great location, despite being next to Lowe's. It's on a high traffic state road, but the entrance is off a side street so it's not easy-off, easy-on. I think when the dining room closed due to COVID-19, the drive-through wasn't generating enough business to keep them going.
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Mc'D's Fillet O Mystery Fish is my absolute fast food kryptonite. I could eat them every day, multiple times a day.
Normally I only stop at a fast food place while on the road, mainly to/back from Castle Key's place. I'll stop at the BK because, even through Covid, their interior was open so I could use it as a piss stop. The McD's was only doing drive through. And, the BK is right next to the Sheetz where I can get gas if I need to.
Only, last time I was through... the Sheetz' had been leveled. They were rebuilding the store to the new footprint.
Oh, and BK, last time I was through, was having their two for $6 sandwich deal, so I got two Impossible Whoppers. Damned things are actually pretty good.
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1-2 years ago I was buying 7/16 OSB for $9/sheet. Right now, if you can find it in stock, it's $17-19. C'est la pandémie, hein.
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Do you destroy the rest stop after all that fat?
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The quality of food at the big fast food chains pales in comparison to the quality of food you can get at a sit-n-eat establishment. And the rise in price at the fast food joints has put their prices on parity with a decent pub-n-grub.
All that "fight for $15" has done is reduce the customer base at fast food, and driven them to neighborhood bars. The servers there make around $15 an hour through tips, the establishment provides better food for the same cost, and the aholes at McDonalds that put unmelted cheese lopsidedly on your smushed burger don't get a piece of it at all.
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1-2 years ago I was buying 7/16 OSB for $9/sheet. Right now, if you can find it in stock, it's $17-19.
Lumber prices are absolutely insane right now.
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I don't typically get the double meat burgers, but the basic combo meal is $8 to $10 depending on if you supersize everything. Most local burger places here end up at $10 to $12 depending on if you get the special. They often have better fries too.
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Fast food prices have gone insane. We don't eat out much, but when we do usually I order a meal, and the Mrs gets a sandwich ala carte. We split the drink and side from my meal. At Burger King, this was $19. It was close to that at an arby's.
When it's just me and I need a quick bite when I'm doing an HVAC install or whatever, I do taco bell. They usually have a $5 meal which is decent. Lately I've been getting 4x Nacho Crunch Double Stacked Taco. This costs $4 + tax.
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Lumber prices are absolutely insane right now.
Yep with all the covid projects and now decherco it's going to spike. I paid $62 for 16 7' studs last weekend to finish out a wall in my basement.
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Fast food prices have gone insane. We don't eat out much, but when we do usually I order a meal, and the Mrs gets a sandwich ala carte. We split the drink and side from my meal. At Burger King, this was $19. It was close to that at an arby's.
When it's just me and I need a quick bite when I'm doing an HVAC install or whatever, I do taco bell. They usually have a $5 meal which is decent. Lately I've been getting 4x Nacho Crunch Double Stacked Taco. This costs $4 + tax.
I think people look for cheaper alternatives in general. One place not far away serves a decent breakfast taco in the morning. I can get two of those and a drink for ~$6 and eat enough I don't need to eat at lunch.
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"I paid $62 for 16 7' studs "
:O :O :O :O :O
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Yep with all the covid projects and now decherco it's going to spike. I paid $62 for 16 7' studs last weekend to finish out a wall in my basement.
I like the sliders at Arby's. Especially between 14:00 and 17:00 when they are $1 apiece. I quite often get two of them and a small order of fries (and a glass of water) for lunch.
As small as they are, the Whopper Jr.s are still a good deal if you have the coupon where they are $3.99 for two, including 2 small orders of fries.
The best burger in town is at a sit-down place for $12 (the price just went up) with fries. And they are good fries. I get that about once or twice a month, and it's so big it is hard to finish.
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Do you destroy the rest stop after all that fat?
My kraut Arian stomach processed the food more efficiently than yours.
On a side note I'm sitting in the griddle, my favorite breakfast joint in winnemucca, and it sure is nice having the place only 25% full. Now on to my ham steak and eggs...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50244087483_0414fc24b9_b.jpg)
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Fun Fact: In the 60s and 70s (maybe later) McDonald's used the best ground beef they could buy. They just didn't give you much of it. Their .15 burgers were .97 lb, so they got 97 patties out of 10 lbs of beef.
I worked in a bowling alley in the late 60s while in college. We ground our own beef using round steak and brisket. One night, we were running out of ground beef, so we called the McD's a block away, and they sold us 20 lbs. It was very good hamburger, but we had to put three patties together to make one of ours.
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There are rumors that one fast food giant is now using organic beef in their hamburgers, hence the higher cost.
Of course, their definition of "organic" may not be the same as yours - I've heard it just means the cattle died of natural causes.
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Ben, is that ketchup that I see on the ham?
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Judging by the color, that's hot sauce on the ham.
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The MCD quarter pounder is one of the better burgers out there since they switched to fresh beef. The weak link is the bun and possibly the employees. A Wendy’s 4oz burger is very good and completely different beef from the 2oz value burgers. Place I worked we have had a lot of burgers through as test product while figuring out how to eliminate the $15/hour idiot.
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Fun Fact: In the 60s and 70s (maybe later) McDonald's used the best ground beef they could buy. They just didn't give you much of it. Their .15 burgers were .97 lb, so they got 97 patties out of 10 lbs of beef.
I worked in a bowling alley in the late 60s while in college. We ground our own beef using round steak and brisket. One night, we were running out of ground beef, so we called the McD's a block away, and they sold us 20 lbs. It was very good hamburger, but we had to put three patties together to make one of ours.
If it was good beef and not expensive, I wouldn't mind a thin paddy.
I also forget that McD's still has the cheap sausage biscuits at breakfast.
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My kraut Arian stomach processed the food more efficiently than yours.
On a side note I'm sitting in the griddle, my favorite breakfast joint in winnemucca, and it sure is nice having the place only 25% full. Now on to my ham steak and eggs...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50244087483_0414fc24b9_b.jpg)
That would fill me up for the day.
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Judging by the color, that's hot sauce on the ham.
Well, Texas Pete or some other trash, not hot sauce. More like slightly warm vinegar.
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Fun Fact: In the 60s and 70s (maybe later) McDonald's used the best ground beef they could buy. They just didn't give you much of it. Their .15 burgers were .97 lb, so they got 97 patties out of 10 lbs of beef.
Kids these days and their new math.
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Well, Texas Pete or some other trash, not hot sauce. More like slightly warm vinegar.
Jesus, Grandpa Simpsons...
I'M NOT PAYING FOR IT, I'M NOT EATING IT, BUT BY GOD I'LL COMPLAIN ABOUT IT!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Hey, Hot Sauce is serious business. It's not like Cornbread where there's 100 ways to make it right. I couldn't let it be defamed.
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Hey, Hot Sauce is serious business. It's not like Cornbread where there's 100 ways to make it right. I couldn't let it be defamed.
This place, about 30 miles south of me, is supposed to be famous for the number of hot sauces they carry: https://doubleddmeats.com/meat-sauces/ I have been there several times, for the meat, and they do have quite the number of BBQ sauces, hot sauces, and rubs.
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Hey, Hot Sauce is serious business. It's not like Cornbread where there's 100 ways to make it right. I couldn't let it be defamed.
Unless it burns for a second time as one destroys a public bathroom, can it really be called hot sauce?
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Ben, is that ketchup that I see on the ham?
Sir. How dare you!
That is Chalula, which I use for everything breakfasty.
Ketchup, indeed.
:laugh:
Anyways, I guess the filet 'o fish explains my original complaint.
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There's only one hot sauce that's worth spending money on...
(https://www.bing.com/th?id=OP.KZ9WFLBFedFSjw474C474&o=5&pid=21.1&w=148&h=148&qlt=100&bw=6&bc=FFFFFF)
Everything else is just tasteless crap, stupidly hot crap with no taste, or whatever.
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Sir. How dare you!
That is Chalula, which I use for everything breakfasty.
Ketchup, indeed.
:laugh:
Anyways, I guess the filet 'o fish explains my original complaint.
I wondered, but we are supposed to be inclusive now, even of people who put ketchup on ham.
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Unless it burns for a second time as one destroys a public bathroom, can it really be called hot sauce?
That is pretty subjective, IMO. Just based what you are used to. I have eaten with people who didn't eat more than one bite because something was too spicy where it didn't even taste warm to me. Others I know eat spicy stuff I don't want to touch.
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I don't typically get the double meat burgers, but the basic combo meal is $8 to $10 depending on if you supersize everything. Most local burger places here end up at $10 to $12 depending on if you get the special. They often have better fries too.
No, no. BURN THE HERETIC!
Of the [formerly] fast food burger joints, I much prefer Burger King's burgers. Their fish sandwich (once called the "Whaler," and now called something devilishly clever like "fish sandwich") are horrible to the point of verging on inedible, and McD's Filet o' Fish is excellent.
Fries? NOBODY has fries that compare with McD's fries. But McD's doesn't have caffeine-free Diet Coke, and that's what usually drives my choice between McD's and BK. I love Diet Coke, but I can't have any caffeine.
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"Of the [formerly] fast food burger joints, I much prefer Burger King's burgers."
Jesus... Dude, what the F is wrong with you?
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
I never much cared for their burgers. They're OK, but for me, Wendy's burgers take the top rank.
As for fish sandwiches, BKs are OK. I want to try Arby's one of these days, but I'm never near one when they're serving lunch or dinner.
BK's spicy chicken sandwiches are just bad... REALLY bad. Their regulars are OK, but whatever spice they put in that batter makes them taste like, well, bad.
"but I can't have any caffeine."
Oh. THAT'S what's wrong with you... :rofl:
Crap, I'd go nuts. I'm pretty sure that caffeine is the foundation on which my entire food pyramid is built.
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Jesus... Dude, what the F is wrong with you?
Nothing at all, but thanks for asking.
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Yeah, OK, keep deluding yourself. I guess we can buy into the fantasy... :rofl: :rofl:
I THINK BK used to have a Pizza Burger, or an Italian Burger... years ago, when I was in school...
Marinara sauce and mozarella. It was actually pretty damned good.
Around the same time (late 1970s through the middle to late 1980s) Hardee's had some really good burgers.
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I would put Burger King's Whopper ahead of Wendy's when it is freshly made. The flame broiled paddy is just better or can be. However, BK is all over the place on quality so any given burger may have sat in a warmer for 2 hours and similar quality issues with fries and such. Wendy's and Whataburger are more consistent.
McD's fries are good when they are fresh, certainly good for fast food fries. There is a burger joint in my home town that has thicker fries that are better. A place that used to be open near work had some extra thick fries that would melt in your mouth. Haven't had any like that in a while.
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The flame broiled paddy is just better or can be.
Why are we flame broiling the Irish?
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Hum... Maybe that BK pizza burger was the Chicken Parm sandwich...
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Why are we flame broiling the Irish?
A Modest Proposal.
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If you order fish sandwiches from McDonalds, your opinion on burgers is highly suspect.
Also, Dairy Queen FTW.
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Hey, Hot Sauce is serious business. It's not like Cornbread where there's 100 ways to make it right. I couldn't let it be defamed.
Deployment chow hall burnout?
I swear the DoD got a deal on Texas Pete, saw that *expletive deleted*it everywhere.
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The last fifteen or so years I ran a one man shop. I would close for a few minutes at lunch and grab some fast food, every day.
McDonald's: I would go there every once in a while. Their sandwiches tasted like a heart attack. They have gotten much better lately though.
Sonic: Food is mediocre, but the summer drinks are GREAT, especially the cherry limeaid.
Arby's: Their Reuben is outstanding. Their fries used to be good, but they dropped them and now only have curly fries or potato cakes, which are good, but their fries were better.
BK: They can't seem to get an order right. Last time I went there, I ordered a double cheeseburger. They brought me a large order of fries and a small order of fries ... and that was it.
Taco Bell: I used to go there once a week for a burrito supreme with a bunch of "fire" sauce. The price was right, and the food was good. I only mention them because of their hiring practices. There was a girl working there with Down Syndrome, by the name of Anna. She would stock condiments, sweep the sidewalks, open the door for customers, and greet everybody. She called me "handsome" one day and asked if that was all right. I told her "Only if I can call you beautiful". And so it began. She always said "You need nakkins!" when I was leaving.
Wendy's: I always liked their burgers, but several years ago they went downhill, seriously, and I quit going there. Now, they are much better.
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The last fifteen or so years I ran a one man shop. I would close for a few minutes at lunch and grab some fast food, every day.
McDonald's: I would go there every once in a while. Their sandwiches tasted like a heart attack. They have gotten much better lately though.
Sonic: Food is mediocre, but the summer drinks are GREAT, especially the cherry limeaid.
Arby's: Their Reuben is outstanding. Their fries used to be good, but they dropped them and now only have curly fries or potato cakes, which are good, but their fries were better.
BK: They can't seem to get an order right. Last time I went there, I ordered a double cheeseburger. They brought me a large order of fries and a small order of fries ... and that was it.
Taco Bell: I used to go there once a week for a burrito supreme with a bunch of "fire" sauce. The price was right, and the food was good. I only mention them because of their hiring practices. There was a girl working there with Down Syndrome, by the name of Anna. She would stock condiments, sweep the sidewalks, open the door for customers, and greet everybody. She called me "handsome" one day and asked if that was all right. I told her "Only if I can call you beautiful". And so it began. She always said "You need nakkins!" when I was leaving.
Wendy's: I always liked their burgers, but several years ago they went downhill, seriously, and I quit going there. Now, they are much better.
The Taco Bell story is sweet :)
I bought a Reuben at Arby's recently to try it, and it wasn't very good -- it was way too sweet. The sweet sauce might have been okay if the sauerkraut was stronger, but it had all the flavor drained and rinsed out of it. Too bad; I like Reubens and I like Arby's. I should try their gyros...
I'll be checking my order at BK before I drive off now (and I go there a lot less often) They often get something wrong, like I'll order two of something and just get one, but also only charged for one. Last time (after waiting half an hour in the drive thru line) I ordered a Whopper meal for two for Wife and me, and chicken nuggets for the dogs. I got charged for the nuggets but didn't get them. The insult to injury was the printed receipt was screwed up so I couldn't ding them in the online "how was your visit" poll and get a free Whopper next time. I called the manager and chewed him out. He blamed it on the staff. Offered to give me an order of nuggets if I came back; I told him I didn't want to wait in line a half hour again.
I should try the BK on the other side of town. It's not *that* far away, 2 or 3 miles instead of a half mile.
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I have noted that a lot of times the "nicer" burgers at fast food places have all gotten stupid. If I hit Mcdonalds these days I usually just get the regular old 2 dollar cheeseburger meal or the fish sammich. I rarely if ever hit burger king any more. I rather like Wendy's actually, and as a bonus if I am wanting strictly to eat on the cheap, I'll get their 4 for 4 with the Jr. bacon cheeseburger.
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I've emulated the flavors of the Big Mac as well as White Castle sliders here in my own kitchen, rendering the "real thing" no longer necessary.
My Chicago Deep Dish is coming along nicely and my thin crust rocks despite using Boboli thin crust store bought crust.
Mickey D's headquarters was my neighbor for years. I ran a warranty service call on a cooler they were testing back in the distant past and was blown away by their testing lab.
You cannot overestimate the amount of R&D that goes into every aspect of fast food.
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There's only one hot sauce that's worth spending money on...
(https://www.bing.com/th?id=OP.KZ9WFLBFedFSjw474C474&o=5&pid=21.1&w=148&h=148&qlt=100&bw=6&bc=FFFFFF)
Everything else is just tasteless crap, stupidly hot crap with no taste, or whatever.
Have you ever had Crystal Louisiana hot sauce?
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Most of you need a lot of hot sauce if you think bk is good. Or most fast food.
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"Have you ever had Crystal Louisiana hot sauce?"
Yeah. Nothing special. Louisiana is better. More flavor.
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Most of you need a lot of hot sauce if you think bk is good. Or most fast food.
AH MAH GERDZEZ! YOU MEAN IT'S NOT THE EQUIVALENT OF MAXIM'S?
THE CLOWN LIED TO US!
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Deployment chow hall burnout?
I swear the DoD got a deal on Texas Pete, saw that *expletive deleted*it everywhere.
That is a possibility :D
A bunch of us had real hot sauce sent in in care packages and we'd smuggle it into the DFAC.
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This is probably my favorite hot sauce: https://shop.cub.com/landing?product_id=2668595
That Louisiana sauce is good on a salad, especially with French dressing.
I also like Taco Bell Diablo sauce on tacos and such. You can buy it in stores now.
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One of the stores I shop at regularly had a store-branded Habanero Salsa Verde sauce that was REALLY good. Decent amount of heat, but not overwhelming, and lots of base flavor.
Of course they no longer carry it.
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One of the stores I shop at regularly had a store-branded Habanero Salsa Verde sauce that was REALLY good. Decent amount of heat, but not overwhelming, and lots of base flavor.
Of course they no longer carry it.
I had some really good habanero salsa a couple of years ago at a Greek taco truck. I haven't quite duplicated it yet (haven't really tried that hard) but I've gotten close. It was just thinly sliced red onions and habanero peppers, with maybe a little salt, sugar, and lime juice but not much of anything except peppers and onions. Let it sit in the fridge for an hour or so for the onions to wilt and the flavors mix. It's not as hot as it sounds, probably because weak supermarket habs.
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One of the stores I shop at regularly had a store-branded Habanero Salsa Verde sauce that was REALLY good. Decent amount of heat, but not overwhelming, and lots of base flavor.
Of course they no longer carry it.
Lee Kum Kee made what they called "Fine Chili Sauce". A nice amount of heat with excellent flavor. It was a great basting sauce for baked chicken wings. Of course they discontinued it.
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That is a possibility :D
A bunch of us had real hot sauce sent in in care packages and we'd smuggle it into the DFAC.
I KNEW there was a greater Texas Pete conspiracy afoot :cool:
Carepackage hotsauce FTW. A buddy had sriracha sauce and shared and that *expletive deleted*it was magic. Big fan now.
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I KNEW there was a greater Texas Pete conspiracy afoot :cool:
Carepackage hotsauce FTW. A buddy had sriracha sauce and shared and that *expletive deleted*it was magic. Big fan now.
I guess rooster ketchup could be good if that's all you have on a deployment. But why do civilians like it? ???
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"But why do civilians like it?"
Because it's good. I like squeezing it on hard pretzels.