Word: salads
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...Applebee's' sense of disembodiment, of radical anti-locality, extends throughout its menu. A "Tuscan Shrimp Salad" bears only a notional relationship to Tuscany, where I have never seen the discordant, more-Asian-than-Italian marriage of almonds, shrimp, sun-dried tomatoes, hot peppers, sweet peppers, and soft lettuce. Were I on Bourbon Street, in New Orleans, and was delivered a steak as bland as the Applebee's "Bourbon Street Steak," I would leave, drink three or four Hurricanes, and call...
...English its "touristic" qualities, but also for the ones that remind me of my home in Iowa: both societies share an appreciation for tight-knit families and lifetime friendships; socially conservative "family values"; and traditional comfort foods, with shish taouk and mezze standing in for the steak and salad dinners that dominated Iowa's menus when I was a child...
...Incidentally, these aren’t very milky. Rather starchy, in fact. Then again, these tubers are a national obsession, an indelible part of the Polish psyche. A particularly potato-proud Pole might serve vegetable soup with potatoes, potatoes slivered and sautéed, and a salad of creamed cauliflower and potato. All at a single Sunday dinner.The potato gained its place in the Polish pantry during “The Deluge,” a series of wars in the 17th century that left Poland in ruins. Sweden occupied most of the country, and local agriculture foundered. Potatoes began...
...dining options. Sitting amid hanging fabrics, Buddhist statuary and lots of red and gold, customers peruse an elaborate menu that may include crocodile (seared in vine leaves and served with a Chinese plum dip), peacock (presented with a vanilla-and-tomato confit) or scorpion (dipped in chocolate). The "Lovebug Salad" sees a bowl of mixed leaves topped with crickets and locusts. Kangaroo fillet is marinated in zhug - the Yemeni hot sauce - and served with vegetables. If all this leaves you feeling a little squeamish, you can find solace in a couple of conventional chicken dishes. Naturally, an evening at Archipelago...
...your mind right." The 24-year-old also enjoys a diet regimen not endorsed by most sports nutritionists: "I'm a Quarter Pounder, double-cheeseburger, chicken-nuggets guy," Wade says. He skips Big Macs, however. "I'm not a vegetable eater." Well, then, we guess there's more salad for Shaq. --Reported by Adam Pitluk...