Eat Street
The ManBQue Guide to Making Street Food at Home
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Thanks to foodies, soft-focus feature spreads, and unbending artisan philosophies, you'd think that cooking has become a rarified skill that only those with a Yelp account and three-hundred dollar knife set can enjoy. It's easy to forget that delicious food is often loud, messy, and fun. When was the last time a Michelin-starred restaurant made you feel like you discovered a secret, amazing part of a city? When was the last time you yelled "this is f*king amazing!" at a tastefully-appointed bistro? But you did pledge your undying devotion to that food truck at 3:00 am, right before the memories get fuzzy. So we dug up that taco recipe, plus a couple hundred others worthy of your foul-mouthed late night praise. And now you can make it yourself at home.
For those who like their food grilled, fired, and charred, Eat Street presents 200 recipes for the most delicious food in the world -- street food. Starting with the setups, you'll discover how to get the most out of everything from flat-top griddles to outdoor brick ovens to earthenware pots, so you make the best food with the right equipment. Then dig into the greatest hand-held grub from around the world: Philly Cheese Steaks, Pork Belly Gyoza Dumplings, Arepas, and more. Each recipe comes paired with a beer, so you put the right bottle or can with whatever you're cooking. Welcome to Eat Street.
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Lest there be any worry that the street food scene is lacking in machismo, enter these three gents from Chicago who refer to themselves, in the collective, as ManBQue. With a clear affinity for pork products and a vocabulary rich in four-letter words, the guys toss out their take on 200 different recipes from around the world. One section discusses six types of fries and six dipping sauces; another considers a dozen different hot dogs, including a Chicago-style dog, a Norwegian fransk dog, and a Columbian that is topped with crushed pineapple and quail eggs. Pineapple also shows up in the Hawaiian empanada (not to be confused with the 'merica empanada, which has apples and peanut butter). Bacon is in abundance, starring in a classic English bacon butty as well as a worrisome dessert, bacon s'mores. The ManBQue credo is "meat, beer, rock and roll," so each recipe is paired with a brew. There are no explanations for the pairings, but just go with it. Then rock out to a section titled "Kick Out the Jams," where the authors offer a playlist of tunes for any dining dilemma in which a bro might find himself.
