Day: August 19, 2012

” Japan’s Epic Fast Food War Inspired These Crazy Menu Items “

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Excerpt from “Yahoo Finance”  :

There’s a marketing war going on in Japan‘s fast food industry. Everyone’s trying to one-up each other amid intense competition.
In 2010, McDonald’s and KFC had an all-out advertising war to win chicken-lovers across the nation. Wendy‘s couldn’t handle the heat in 2009 and was forced to pull out. It didn’t re-enter the market until the very end of 2011. International fast food titans have to deal with each other, plus, they have to compete with the many local chains, some of which are quite powerful.
Japan has had a recent interest in more sophisticated items, and as the chains keep pushing the envelope, you end up getting some pretty bizarre things on the menus.
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Read all about it  HERE
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Screenshot TheLeong.com
Denny’s Japan is dishing out New Zealand beef topped with foie gras and sliced truffles, served with a red wine reduction for about $15.

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” Mock Pappardelle, Chorizo, Asparagus, Carrots & Gorgonzola “

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My dilemma is:
I love pappardelle, but I seldom make fresh pasta
at home and I have never seen pappardelle on a store shelf,
at least not here in South Florida. The solution?
Use lasagna sheets. Break them into irregular shapes before
you cook them. The result was very satisfying for me and I will
resort to this many times to come, if, for whatever reason, fresh
pappardelle are not available or impractical to make from scratch
at the time.  ( For whatever reason ) .
Don’t knock it before you try it !      🙂
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Ingredients :

Pappardelle,                  cooked al dente, strained  (or substitute pasta)
Chorizo,                          thinly sliced
Asparagus,                     blanched
Carrots,                           blanched
Gorgonzola,                   coarsely crumbled
Garlic,                              paste
Black Pepper                  freshly ground, to taste
Salt,                                  to taste
Olive oil

Method :

Saute garlic and chorizo in olive oil until garlic becomes translucent,
Add all other ingredients except gorgonzola,  saute until all ingredient’s
are well combined. To serve, top with crumbled gorgonzola.

Bon Appetit !   Life is Good !
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