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American Breakfast in Santiago?????
I have tried the IHOP and Denny's here in the Capital, it is ok but not like back in the US and that is not saying much either. As others have said better to make it at home. Most breakfasts I have eaten out for me are really greasy. I have grown accustom to hard boiled eggs for breakfast with toast.
It's finely ground corn meal, cooked up like a farina or an oatmeal breakfast. Southern US cooking. Didn't you see "My Cousin Vinny"?
Think of a looser polenta I love mangu when it's made right, yuca any way it's made, fried cheese is delish. In 4 decades I haven't found one Dominican who can cook eggs right, the yolks are always dry - I do it myself. I can't eat boiled platanos. We tried the little Dominican sausages for breakfast, but yuck and too salty.
It's finely ground corn meal, cooked up like a farina or an oatmeal breakfast. Southern US cooking. Didn't you see "My Cousin Vinny"?
I love mangu when it's made right, yuca any way it's made, fried cheese is delish. In 4 decades I haven't found one Dominican who can cook eggs right, the yolks are always dry - I do it myself. I can't eat boiled platanos. We tried the little Dominican sausages for breakfast, but yuck and too salty.
do you mean those red things that bear a slight resemblance to sausage links? are you telling me that they were meant to be eaten? who knew?
As far as I know, Jimmy Dean type sausage with natural casings can't be found in the DR. If you want "normal" coffee, you have to get your own coffee maker. Grits? Good luck. Maybe experiment with Masa Harina Blanca? You can find the crappy "Brown and Serve" sausage, but you'll find yourself hating them since they only make you want the real stuff more. No Stucky's anywhere in the DR and if you start talking about *biscuits*, you are more likely to be pointed to some boxed cookies.
One thing I found was that it wasn't the big things I missed when I was living in the DR. It was certain spices and foods, some of which I hadn't had in years, but when you live abroad, you end up getting odd cravings. There are numerous threads of the items that are difficult to find. Have you tried to make chili yet? Chili Powder might be hard to find. For some reason, I got to Jonesing for Slim JIms and Beef Jerky.
I used Bisquick for pancakes in the DR(and also hush puppies). I hear faint rumors that real maple syrup is available on occasion, but it's not cheap. I think you can get imported frozen blueberries. They aren't grown in the DR. There are very few Dominicans that would know what a blueberry is.
Here is my recipe for Chicken Fingers, but I'm not sure if Buttermilk is available in the DR.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlL6yHkghAxFdGozd1lNWUhuVlFKZ09iNnBzNV9rWFE#gid=0
One thing I found was that it wasn't the big things I missed when I was living in the DR. It was certain spices and foods, some of which I hadn't had in years, but when you live abroad, you end up getting odd cravings. There are numerous threads of the items that are difficult to find. Have you tried to make chili yet? Chili Powder might be hard to find. For some reason, I got to Jonesing for Slim JIms and Beef Jerky.
I used Bisquick for pancakes in the DR(and also hush puppies). I hear faint rumors that real maple syrup is available on occasion, but it's not cheap. I think you can get imported frozen blueberries. They aren't grown in the DR. There are very few Dominicans that would know what a blueberry is.
Here is my recipe for Chicken Fingers, but I'm not sure if Buttermilk is available in the DR.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlL6yHkghAxFdGozd1lNWUhuVlFKZ09iNnBzNV9rWFE#gid=0
you mean queso frito? hell, of course i eat it and i LOVE it.
sooner or later you will ask for my hand in marriage, i just know it fresh blueberries are available from la sirena, something like 250 pesos per small box. we bought real maple syrup in SD and it was very expensive. no buttermilk in DR, very little in terms of any milk products i know from home (luckily i hate all that stuff).
Peter, you can make your own buttermilk substitute by putting a teaspoon of vinegar in a cup of milk and letting it sit for something like 30 mins. as to chili powder, i like to use at least 3 types each time, and i have gotten them at La Sirena.
and stop picking on brown and serve, unless you are prepared to tell me where to get Jones Farm.
you mean queso frito? hell, of course i eat it and i LOVE it.
fresh blueberries are available from la sirena, something like 250 pesos per small box. we bought real maple syrup in SD and it was very expensive. no buttermilk in DR, very little in terms of any milk products i know from home (luckily i hate all that stuff).
i was planning on proposing later this afternoon, but this latest revelation puts a damper on things.
The irony is I get Brown and Serve in the US when it's on sale for a dollar box.
Peter, I'm starting to see a good idea for a business venture: mule-ing down packs of Jones Farm and Jimmy Dean sausages, maybe some Nathans & Hebrew National Franks too. I see a NY Cheesecake in my future if I come up with the salciccia. Do you think the gorgon would come to the south coast, or would I have to deliver up north??
Last trip I brought huge bags [gallon size?] of a bunch of Indian spices that I'd never heard of before for a friend.
This could prove lucrative, no???
Sorry craigp, I know several members have found them in DR - I think it was Nathans, but maybe HN too.
How was your breakfast?????
They have cool whip in almost all the supermarkets in SD (light, normal, and extra creamy). Not too expensive either.
You will grow to love this cheese.. lol
I remember my first time trying this squeaky cheese and thinking wtf?!!? Who could eat this crap. After many years and finally frying some myself, I realized its one of the best things dominicans make to eat. Then one day, someone will make you a mangu that blows your socks off and you realize that isnt half as bad as you used to make it out to be.
For those that need maple syrup, Bravo Nu?ez has a few different brands ranging from 500RD to close to 2000RD.
you can try inside the hotel grand almarente.the have American breakfast every morning.7 bucks usd as well as the hotel platinum on the estrella saledad
It would be easier have a local butcher use a spice mix that you bring in and then make the sausages for you in natural casings. Just take this recipe and multiply it for whatever amount you want then have the butcher make up the links for you. I'd start with one pound loose batches at home and then have a butcher make links when you get the recipe right (10 pounds minimum?). You might have to adjust the fat level in the pork..
Maybe I should start exporting spices to the DR. I can get anything you want in up to 25 pound boxes... I know a commercial spice importer/wholesaler. They get most of their spices direct from India in split container loads. Some are still in cryopacks from India, about as fresh as you can get.
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This guy could hook you up with the right seasoning blend if you can get it down to the DR. I've gotten some good tips on this site:
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Another place I order online from. I get the Slim Jim knockoffs which are made from beef hearts. Slim Jims are made from mechanically separated chicken. I think importing meat into the DR could be tricky. Again, you can get the seasoning mix from the prior site and make your own beef sticks or jerky. Knew a guy in Sosua who make his own Jerky and the ex-pats treated the stuff like gold. He was getting about 100 pesos for 1oz hunk.
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