Thursday, March 1, 2012

McDonald's Burgers 16th Birthday

Polenta Coconut Chocolate Cookies
Food Diary (February 29, 2012)
Breakfast: Sourdough with boiled egg
Lunch: Pasta with mushroom bacon sauce
Dinner: Pajeon (Korean pancake)

“Like a Kid in a Candy Store”.

I think this phrase is often overused and abused. I am sure some of us probably still get excited when surrounded by candy, and some of us probably look at the dessert section of the menu first. What has changed is that we no longer have to plead and beg to our parents to buy us candy. As mature responsible adults we buy it ourselves without restraint, overeat, feel guilty, talk about it, tweet about it and maybe even do some exercise. 

Why am I talking about this? I wasn’t in a candy store today but I visit virtual candy stores everyday, your blogs. The good thing about e-candy stores is that you can see it but you can’t touch it. And since my pantry is never well stocked, I usually can’t make it. Today few ‘candies got me excited’, including okonomiyaki on with a glass. Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savoury pancake, its no candy in the conventional sense of the word. I didn’t have the ingredients to make okonomiyaki but instead settled for pajeon, the Korean version which is much less complex to make. To make pajeon, I added carrots and onions to a simple batter, shallow fried and had it with dipping sauce made with soya sauce and apple cider vinegar. Simple and delicious. We are still like kids sometimes, we want to eat what someone else ate.

Pasta with mushroom bacon sauce


Today's Favourite Photo
Honey and walnut tart


Today’s Favourite Blog
We missed the first public viewing of a 16 year old McDonalds burger. When it was 12 years old the burger had barely changed. I don’t know in what condition it is today, I am sure it is still 'healthy', doing well and has many years to come.


17 comments:

  1. Sweet 16 ... or moldy 16? They might want to change the name to Mushroom burger or more gourmet-ish ... Hamburger di Funghi :)
    Yeah, I'd totally forgotten about Pajeon until I saw Sissi's post and like you, I haven't the ingredients for her delicious sounding Japanese pancake but enough for a pajeon! I vaguely remember a Pajeon batter mix somewhere in the fridge ... time to dig it out. :D

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    1. Hahaha. Hamburger di Funghi sounds very gourmet - reminds me of funghi pizza. McMould may appeal to a broader down to earth audience:)
      I didn't realise there was a pajeon batter mix, sounds convenient.

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  2. I was drooling over that Japanese pancake, too...and I may have to try to find the more accessible Korean version ingredients. And I'm not sure a viewing of an ancient burger is enough enticement to get me out of the house :)

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    1. The Korean version uses basic ingredients and you can easily vary the recipe

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  3. Hehe what a funny viewing! Although I am quite intrigued to see what the burger looks like now! :P

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    1. Me too, I am sure some magazines secured exclusive photo rights!

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  4. Thank you so much for the kind words and the link! I am happy my okonomiyaki has reminded you of something you really like. Now I must definitely try pajeon because you really make it sound intriguing and good. Ping has also talked about it... I love Korean cuisine, so I will make it soon.
    The cookies look beautiful! Very flat and neat. I suppose you have a special technique (the thing I hate about cookies is that mine are never of the same shape or size).
    The 16 year-old burger sounds really scary. I have already heard about some experiments were people kept McDonald's menu for a long time, but I had no idea it kept for 16 years.

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    1. Thanks for the reminder, I had forgotten about pajeon, thats a really easy and convenient meal. I will have it more often now
      I shape it using the very simple technique I mention in tips above.
      Some burgers that have been sitting get mouldy and people eat it without noticing the mould. In this respect McD's burgers are safer:) To be fair to McD's their burgers today are different from those 16 years ago.

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  5. That's shocking about the burger!! what on earth is in there - actually I do NOT want to know - LOVE the pasta picture - YUM!
    Mary x

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  6. The pasta dish looks so good! I've heard about that burger. Too bad they didn't save a small fries with it :)

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    1. I wonder if the fries would have survived as well.I know of experiments where it survived for shorter periods

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  7. Oh your version of the Okonomiyaki sounds amazing! I love that idea of using the carrots!

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    1. Thank you, it was quite different from okonomiyaki

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  8. I prefer the Korean pancake to the Japanese one, and please no 16 year old burger on the side lol.

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