I’m a long-time vegetarian, but I loved the descriptive language in Serious Eats’ review of Chicago’s Folklore restaurant. Conclusion: It’s offally good! (Ha, Serious Eats. Ha.)
Sayeth the reviewers:
“The parillada is sizzling platter piled high with juicy grilled flap steak and cross cut short ribs, succulent pork sausage, crispy sweetbreads featuring a rich, almost fried chicken-like crust, and blood sausage that eats like a firm cinnamon-spiced meat custard.”
Ok, Serious Eats seriously lost me at sweetbreads and blood sausage…ew! But more power to Merit! LOL
'Succulent" is such an awesome word. It almost makes me feel dirty 🙂
The 'meat custard' part…just sounds wrong. Custard should have nothing to do with meat. The two shouldn't even be acquaintances.
Btw, chloe, what's your favorite veggie dish?
Leona – I'm not one for cooked vegetables generally, but I love beans of almost any variety. Black bean soup is a big hit, as is pretty much any Mexican / Tex-Mex featuring beans and tortillas together. Yum!