We are going to inject 10% of the meat`s weight in brine so the next step is to weigh out 1 pound of brine. That`s 453.5 grams (16 ounces) of solution. It wasn't stated outright, but just to clarify for everyone, we are starting with a 10 lb. piece of meat in his example, not 14 pounds. (See the in...

's okay, Mister Wagon, Sir. Just promise me that you won't hurt more than a couple of Canadians during the upcoming Canadian bacon recipe. (...only those desiring liposuction???)

Type (4.) Dry Cured Sausage -.......Favorites include salamis from virtually every country, dry-cured Mexican chorizo, Italian sopressata, pepperoni, and other fermented sausages........ should read SPANISH . Nearly all Mexican chorizos are of the "fresh" variety and must be refrigerated and eaten ...

Ol' Timers??? Chirp??? ...If you'd like to "chirp in" on this project later... QUACK!!! Maybe you could tweet (if you're into that sort of thing), but surely not "chirp." And now, put yer hands on the keyboard, brethren and sisteren, and gimme a big "Yee Haww." Attaway, folks! Hallelujah! Speaking o...

Yee Haw!!! I'd like to invite our members from Canada, and from other countries as well, to comment on which companies can ship where and how to go about getting the products into their country . There appears to be quite an effort involved. You can, of course, also look in the Australia and New Ze...

Headed Home - - or - - Let`s Wind this Thing U p! July 20th, we celebrated Colombian Independence Day with street fairs and traffic jams. They close down one or two lanes each way on what passes for freeways, every Sunday morning in Cali. The entire city turns out, and today especially, everyone an...

Duk - sometimes truth happens by chance. There are 3,380,000 licensed vehicles in BC. Canada has a lottery called "649" We all know who "LBJ" is/was. Since licences are handed out randomly, getting "649 LBJ" by mere chance has given us some fun, particularly when we visited the LBJ ranch. Reminds m...

...although I don't have much an interest in smoking fish at the moment....or plan on paying it's ridiculous prices out here in Chicago. {insert Toledo joke here?}{...wouldn't DARE.} :???: For those of you who missed a day or two, please see CW's outline of Project KB above . The smoked fish and th...

Shuswap wrote:Duk - the Packer quote is one of your best yet - too funny

Isn't it funny how, so often, truth is stranger than fiction?

Now, about that "LBJ" license plate of yours...

Stranded! We stopped at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Cartagena after a hard morning of museum-ing, hot and hungry and low on cash. The handwritten placard out front advertised lomo cerdo (pork loin) , pollo asado (roasted chicken) , or pescado fritado (fried fish) with one of several sides (coc...

...What? I'll have you know that I'm a REPUBLICAN! :roll: Hmmm. Talk about yer coincidences, Colorado legend Alferd Packer, a prospector, was accused of cannibalism during the winter of 1873-4. The judge, upon Packer's conviction, reportedly said "Stand up yah voracious man-eatin' s**o**b**** and r...

redzed wrote:...as we found most of the Colombian fare lacking in spices of any kind.

You are right. Most Colombians seem happy with their rice, plantains, and beans. However, if you look for it, tasty food is available. (...but as always, it'll cost you!)

Let's go back! ...fascinating place.

How's this for a less formal use of the format? The sausage is a recent Linguiça (Bruce Aidells' recipe) that I made. Hopefully this is more useable. The two sections are repetitive to a degree, but... Duk :mrgreen: Raw Material Treatment step 1 Separate fat, cut meat into strips. step 2 Mix, refrig...

Thanks, Redzed, for a nice bit of translating work. You've revealed a good recipe, plus some fascinating insights into the Polish language. ...fantastic. So, regarding the format, what do you think? It's obviously a great recipe, and the write up is very detailed. It's not very conversational, but i...

Fruits, Sausages, Cow Parts and Byproducts When you go to the tropics, the first thing you think of is rum drinks. (Check.) The second, and more important, thing that you think of is tropical fruits. Let`s list a few, many of which we are able to buy in the USA at a premium, all of them picked gree...