My lunch > your lunch

[theweaselking]

Mmmmm. Homemade cabbage soup, vegetable curry, fresh-baked potato + dill bread, and some mantu from the local Afghani place.

LUNCH.

(Also, today I have learned what "Doogh" is. It is carbonated Yop. I did not drink it. But I learned what it is!)

Comments

[falconwarrior.livejournal.com]

I had 2 ham and cheese* sandwiches on wheat, 2 turkey and cheese* sandwiches on wheat, and a plate of penne with tomato garlic & onion sauce. I thought it was pretty good. I've never tried any of the stuff you listed though, so it's hard for me to compare the two.

*American white cheese.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

The cabbage soup is just onions, garlic, cabbage, spices, and tomatoes, cooked in broth. Very simple and easy, takes about 30 minutes to make from scratch with simple ingredients. The curry is just "curry from a box" and lots of vegetables. Even easier.

The bread is, well, bread. With chunks of potato. Flavoured with dill.. The bakery that makes it is local.

Mantu are little dumplings stuffed with beef and onions, served yoghurt and peas. They're apparently an Afghani thing, but quite good.

[falconwarrior.livejournal.com]

Well that does sound very tasty. :3

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

My lunch consisted of a seitan* "meatball" sub in a wrap, dripping with marinara sauce and stuffed with veggies, including lacinato kale.

Washed down with a salted caramel chocolate coffee.

All this goodness was from the Cinnamon Snail (http://www.cinnamonsnail.com/), a vegan lunch truck that parks in different places in and around New York and New Jersey.

I win.



*"Seitan (http://www.food.com/library/seitan-436)" is also called "wheat-meat" and is kneaded gluten spiced accordingly—in this case, with onions and Italian seasonings.

[kowh.livejournal.com]

Doogh sounds neat, until you realize just how salty it is. It's like the Yop version of dubbel zout.

I do however recommend Liberté's effervescent kefir, specifically the raspberry or strawberry versions. Around here some of the Loblaws have it.