Jealous...

tonyb
tonyb Posts: 33,001
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Not about audio....Food.

The wife is going to be in Boise Idaho soon, taking some clients out to dinner from Simplot, go figure. Anyway, they are going here...

https://www.chandlersboise.com/

This joints menu has got to be one of the most complete menus I've ever come across. With a wine list to match yet. I mean...Abalone, in Boise Idaho ? Here I thought she'd get stuck eating potatoes for every meal. Check out this joints menu, wow.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    Abolone steaks come at a premium cost I have an uncle in Boise he moved there from San Diego. When we were kids he would go diving for Abolene in Mexico just south of San Diego and always fed us Abolene Steaks. The last time we were in Boise for Christmas a few years ago he kept talking about his Abolene stash that he buys somewhere in Boise, he never did bust it out, we had to eat Elk instead. I could live in Idaho the Boise area is awesome. I bet your wife will enjoy herself you have a reason to be Jealous.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,195
    Man, I wish we had one of those in Charlotte!

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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,161
    edited March 2017
    That is a great menu. Boise is far from backwoods these days.
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    But Tony, I didn't see broccoli rabe on the menu!

    Kidding aside, looks like a fine restaurant.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,001
    Last time I had Abalone was at this place.

    https://highlandsinn.hyatt.com/en/hotel/dining.html

    You don't see it on menu's much because of the strict restrictions on harvesting them. To see it on a menu in the Midwest is unheard of. The dinner I had in Carmel at the joint in the link had to be one of the best meals I had while in California. If you guys love seafood, and you ever see wild caught Abalone on a menu, order it, you won't be disappointed. Just a public service announcement for those who might be traveling the Boise way.
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    Use to go south into Mexico for Abalone all the time. There was a steak house in TJ that was fantastic. 1/3 the cost of a US steak house.
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    Sounds like we need a road trip!!
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    I've eat'n (& enjoyed) just about every "snot of the sea" but i guess i've never had abalone.
    Apparently not a NE thing.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    Mighty pricey menu. $2.75 per oyster on the half shell, I don't think so. Glad I live in Florida.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    I was born in Chile; I ate a lot of abalones when I was a kid. I hear they are scarce down there these days. Haven't had one in probably 30 years. I miss that unique texture/taste.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,195
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    I have never experienced this but if I were too? I imagine deep back Yack snot mixed with Himalayan black bear sweat mixed with deep dish American snail trail based upon foie gras for flavor along with cumin and Cajun flavors.

    Would probably taste wonderful!

    Or like my toilet would depending on the day. It depends, which one must run to or need to go throughout the day.

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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,838
    ^^^

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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,092
    Never try Abalone. But how close is to conch meat?

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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    Oh how I long for something other than dried date bars and salad..,help!!!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Oh how I long for something other than dried date bars and salad..,help!!!

    Where dafuq have you been?
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,092
    Yep2 wrote: »
    Conch meat?
    I don't want to know...
    I have tried the Abolone several times & its an "aquired taste".
    Unfortunately I never "acquired" it!

    Something like this.

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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,597
    I would assume for a price you can get any seafood fresh not frozen shipped overnight these days. I did a fountain install here in Minneapolis and they had a fresh three foot octopus on the counter ,ready to cook. I do not know how they cooked it? Peace. D
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,661
    decal wrote: »
    Mighty pricey menu. $2.75 per oyster on the half shell, I don't think so. Glad I live in Florida.

    Best oysters I've ever had was near Ft. Lee in Virgina. I asked how fresh they were, dude said came out of the water 10 min. ago. I had 3 dozen by myself. The rockfish was to die for had one if those also.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,661
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    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Oh how I long for something other than dried date bars and salad..,help!!!

    Dang dude go buy some lucky charms....lol
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    Yep2 wrote: »
    My mother sponsored a Vietnamese family in the mid 70's and we used to visit them frequently to teach them English.
    Their Grandmother made a spicey Turtle soup that I had to be talked into trying.
    I absolutely LOVED IT!
    Just goes to show you need an "open mind" to try unfamiliar foods.
    You never know.

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  • tonyb
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    Dabutcher wrote: »
    I would assume for a price you can get any seafood fresh not frozen shipped overnight these days. I did a fountain install here in Minneapolis and they had a fresh three foot octopus on the counter ,ready to cook. I do not know how they cooked it? Peace. D

    You would assume correct. I'm always ordering crab cakes from Maryland, Oysters from Washington state on the other coast. West coast has the best Oysters hands down.....and who has complaints about crab cakes from the east coast. Flying it in cost as much as the product itself so you pay almost double if you want fresh.

    Being in the Midwest and a seafood lover, your caught between a rock and a hard place.....unless you consider smelt good seafood. To me, salt water fish tastes better than fresh water fish, though I wouldn't turn down some pan fried Trout/Walleye/Bass.
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  • mrbigbluelight
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    Tony, the oysters from the West coast are most excellent, but as of late, you may wish to avoid the ones that glow in the dark.

    My cousin introduced me to escargot at a fine scarfin' establishment in Washington, DC back in the day. Not having tried them before, I was a little reluctant. But .... mmmmmmm. :D
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  • tonyb
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    escargot.....not me pal, can't stand 'em. lol That's why you have to drown it in butter, to hide the flavor. lol
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  • charley95
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    Had Conch salad in the Bahama's last week on vacation, it was to die for. It is a must have if it's native to the area.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    tonyb wrote: »
    I'm always ordering crab cakes from Maryland, Oysters from Washington state on the other coast. West coast has the best Oysters hands down.
    So you've apparently never had Oysters from Cape Cod bay. Wellfleet-ian, Duxbury, and Barnstable oysters are considered some of the best in the world. I've eaten more than my fair share and now i wish i could have them for lunch....dag nabbit!
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,838
    Mrbiron, I have a hard time imagining an oyster that would be delicious if it was barn stable. :)
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