The Food Thread (Non Instagram Edition)

[fuzzygobo]

Something else I’m curious about.
Wherever you call home, do you have Disco Fries?
Basically it’s a diner specialty since the 80s. It’s French fries with melted mozzarella and gravy.. Something different than just ketchup.

 

[D'Snowth]

Never heard of such to be honest.

When it comes to fries, I'll admit that I usually stick to a tride and true sauce like ketchup to dip them in, however, Which Wich has a buttermilk ranch dipping sauce that's actually surprisingly good for dipping crinkle fries into . . . unfortunately, Which Wich's fry machine is almost as notorious for breaking down as McDonald's milkshake machines are.

Speaking of which, how sad is it that McDonald's milkshake machines being broken is such a common occurrence that we actually have to have an entire website dedicated to keeping track of which locations in your area have machines that are broken?

mcbroken

is the mcdonald's ice cream machine broken?

mcbroken.com

 

[fuzzygobo]

Ironically, Ray Kroc started his business selling lkshake machines to the McDonald brothers. Then he decided, if they open more stores, he could supply more milkshake machines. He thought that was where he’d make his fortune. He wasn’t too crazy about the burgers, but if ten thousand joints had his shake machines, he’d be raking it in.
There was a really good book I read in college called “The Franchising of America “ that showed how McDonald’s became a global empire.
Still not too he best burger out there, but hey.

 

[Any Del]

Something else I’m curious about.
Wherever you call home, do you have Disco Fries?
Basically it’s a diner specialty since the 80s. It’s French fries with melted mozzarella and gravy.. Something different than just ketchup.

Back in 2019 when I when to Planet Hype on Times Square I had their fries! It wasn't bad to be honest.

 

[Any Del]

Back to the topic of Jaw Breakers I tried a jawbreaker in the same size shown in Ed Edd n Eddy and my GOD it was hard to fit in my mouth! I basically licked it until it was small enough to put in my mouth. However, they're SO editable. I can see why the Eds love them so much!

 

[D'Snowth]

The same size? Seriously? Because those things are about as big as their entire freakin' heads!!

The largest jawbreaker I've ever tried was maybe the size of a tennis ball, I would say, and it took forever to finish, lol. Then again, Danny Antonucci said that's why he chose jawbreakers as their favorite candy: because they're so horrid in that you cramp your jaw when trying to eat them, and it takes forever to finish them, hence having to wrap them in paper towels and stuff it in your pocket until later.

 

[D'Snowth]

Not gonna lie, being the big pasta lover that I am, I would actually give Mr. Loud's Lynn-guini and clams a try. . . .

Except that pasta needs to be cooked longer than al dente, though.

 

[fuzzygobo]

Like I mentioned, way back when, our local drugstore (Pink’s Pharmacy) used to have a candy counter. Back in the 70s, a candy bar or a pack of gum would be a quarter. This jaw breaker was $1.75, about six dollars today. This thing was the size of a baseball. It was white with colored specks on the surface. For a present, our grandmother bought it… for both of us.
How do you split a giant jaw breaker? Take a hammer and smash it. It took three or four good whacks, and it shattered in a million pieces. We divvied up the jaw breaker shrapnel, and it was great. Lasted me the better part of a week.

 

[fuzzygobo]

The burger wars are still going strong between McD’s and BK.
It blows my mind, there are seventeen Big Macs sold every second.
Having worked there, I can say BK’s flame broiled patties taste better than McD’s, but I was never crazy about the Whopper.

Throughout the years, their chicken sandwiches, it’s hard to pick a clear winner. The McChicken was better in the 90s than it is now but the buttermilk strips are decent.

McD’s biggest flop, to me, was their attempt at spaghetti. BK’s ribs were their epic fail.

Little Jerry, I know you swore off McD’s, and who can blame you. Save up some money and go to Five Brothers instead. Your stomach will thank you.

 

[Any Del]

It's the Big Mac sauce that makes the Big Mac a delicacy.

The BK Whoppers; like you I enjoy their grill taste but the most I can tolerate is 2.