I Try It So You Don’t Have To: Canned Corned Mutton mark July 2, 2013 I Try It So You Don't Have To 3 Comments I confess, I have an affinity for salty meat products. I have been known to buy a can of dried beef and just snack on it with some bread and cheese. However, canned corned beef is not something I seek out. As...
I Try It So You Don’t Have To: Senora Verde Beef Tamales mark June 18, 2013 I Try It So You Don't Have To Tamales are one of those things that, if I see them, I buy them. Growing up in an Italian family it may seem strange, but my grandmother actually made tamales by hand, and I fell in love with them as a little...
I Try It So You Don’t Have To: Kai Mod Dang (Red Ant Eggs) mark June 11, 2013 I Try It So You Don't Have To 2 Comments I went in to one of my favorite Asian markets on the hunt for balut, only to find out that the Department of Agriculture and Markets recently told them they could not sell it anymore. Sad, but my hunt will...
Review: Cavalcade of Canadian Chips mark June 4, 2013 Junk Food, Recipes, Snacks 2 Comments In the spirit of cross border cooperation, my fellow So Good writer, Andy, and I have shipped a few items back and forth in order to sample some things that aren't available in our respective countries. The...
I Try It So You Don’t Have To: Pig Ears mark May 28, 2013 I Try It So You Don't Have To 3 Comments Pig ears are something that I didn't even realize were fit for human consumption, until I saw them on The Food Network. Before then, the only use I had seen for pig ears was as a dog treat. My dog loved...
I Try It So You Don’t Have To: Peanut Patch Boiled Peanuts mark May 21, 2013 I Try It So You Don't Have To 5 Comments I have tried boiled peanuts in the past. At least 20 years ago, at some gas station in South Carolina, I think. I hated them. Since then, I have used them as a measuring stick to describe other items that were...
I Try It So You Don’t Have To: St. Ides Special Brew, Passion mark May 14, 2013 I Try It So You Don't Have To 2 Comments I think this is the last of my alternative summer beverage columns, because I'm not sure I can take anymore. St. Ides was one of the original 40's of Malt Liquor that I was aware of. It is on the Mount...
I Try It So You Don’t Have To: Four Loko Margarita mark May 7, 2013 Booze, I Try It So You Don't Have To 7 Comments In the spirit of Cinco De Mayo, and the continuation of my alternative summer beverage series, I present to you: Four Loko Margarita. Once you start looking, these alternative high-alcohol-content...
I Try It So You Don’t Have To: Redd’s Apple Ale mark April 30, 2013 I Try It So You Don't Have To 9 Comments I make no secret of my love of drink. After last weeks Straweberita mess, I was inspired to try a few other alternative cold summer beverages. While I prefer beer, an icy cold gin and tonic...
I Try It So You Don’t Have To: Bud Light Lime Strawberita mark April 23, 2013 I Try It So You Don't Have To 46 Comments Yet again, I need to blame Andy for a potentially terrible food-tasting experience. Once a probable monstrosity like this is brought to my attention, I have to try it. I think it's a sickness. Oh well, at...
