I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
$16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's
Club also sells it.

"Frank103" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
>I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
>$16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
>from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that
>Sam's Club also sells it.

Hands down, it is white truffle in season. The cheapest ever was 1000 euro
per kilo wholesale from my neighbor and it is often more even to double
that. It's a very good thing that one generally needs only 50 to 65 grams
of it.

Frank103 wrote:
> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
> $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
> from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's
> Club also sells it.
>
>


Probably the Maytag blue cheese. It's about $12 per pound. Although
last time, I bought a half a small wheel (probably about 2 pounds) of a
different brand that was only $8.50 per pound and it was almost as good.

We eat a lot of cheese at our house, a fair amount of eggs, and not much
meat.

Bob

Giusi wrote on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:51:06 +0200:

> "Frank103" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
>> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from
>> Costco. It's blue swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by
>> Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's Club also
>> sells it.

> Hands down, it is white truffle in season. The cheapest ever was 1000
> euro per kilo wholesale from my neighbor and it is
> often more even to double that. It's a very good thing that
> one generally needs only 50 to 65 grams of it.

If you can cite truffles (and they are fiendishly expensive), perhaps
another flavoring agent, saffron ($16,000 /lb), might be a candidate.
This season's prices for fresh salmon ($25/lb)or even Osetra caviar
($2400/lb) don't compare.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Giusi > wrote:

>Hands down, it is white truffle in season. The cheapest ever was 1000 euro
>per kilo wholesale from my neighbor and it is often more even to double
>that.

Yeah, I last paid GBP 150 per 100 g. However a quarter that amount
is a good dose for two people so it's not that bad.

Good sturgeon caviar costs more per unit weight than Italian
white truffles, and is probably less pleasurable.

Steve

Frank103 wrote:
> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
> $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
> from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's
> Club also sells it.
>
>
Lamb chops would be a splurge in my house - they are usually upwards of
12 bucks a pound. If we eat lamb, it's usually the shoulder steaks.

Cheese and nuts are probably the next most expensive things we buy. We
try to be conscious of what we spend - so the expensive stuff is really
for special occasions.

I can't think of anything else I buy on a regular basis that I would
consider "expensive". But I guess it is all subjective.

-Tracy
Vodka is not a food. Vodka is not a food. Vodka is not a food.
;-)

"James Silverton" > ha scritto nel messaggio
news:vePck.840$Ae3.264@trnddc05...
> Giusi wrote on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:51:06 +0200:
>
>> "Frank103" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay
>>> is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from
>>> Costco. It's blue swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by
>>> Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's Club also
>>> sells it.
>
>> Hands down, it is white truffle in season. The cheapest ever was 1000
>> euro per kilo wholesale from my neighbor and it is
>> often more even to double that. It's a very good thing that
>> one generally needs only 50 to 65 grams of it.
>
> If you can cite truffles (and they are fiendishly expensive), perhaps
> another flavoring agent, saffron ($16,000 /lb), might be a candidate. This
> season's prices for fresh salmon ($25/lb)or even Osetra caviar ($2400/lb)
> don't compare.

I don't pay all that much for saffron but I don't know how much I do pay.
It should be and probably is expensive, but I hadn't thought of it as a
food.
Hate caviar. Love lobster but at 58 euro a kilo, I don't eat it.

Frank103 wrote:

> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue
> swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great
> taste. I'm told that Sam's Club also sells it.

I guess I don't buy very expensive food. Once in a while I'll buy
wild salmon at Costco, but I don't think it's that much per pound.
Probably the most expensive food item I buy is olive oil, and that's
usually $16 or so per medium sized bottle.

nancy

Frank103 said...

> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay
> is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming
> crab from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told
> that Sam's Club also sells it.


Ya know, I've never thought about that.

Buffalo/chicken seem expensive but I don't do homemade stuff like whole wheat
whole grain bread, so there's no telling.

I'm guessing it's pretty safe to say, the more processed the food, the more
you pay.

Andy

Giusi said...

> Hands down, it is white truffle in season. The cheapest ever was 1000
> euro per kilo wholesale from my neighbor and it is often more even to
> double that. It's a very good thing that one generally needs only 50 to
> 65 grams of it.


Giusi,

Lucky BUM!!!

I'd have to give up a lot of bad habits to enjoy truffles, at any price/any
season! I'll put on weight, with adjoining ingredients, no doubt!!!
However, I will sacrifice myself in the interest of culinary science, if
invited. My Dr.'s name is...

Andy
Will hire truffle sniffing pig

James Silverton said...

> Giusi wrote on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:51:06 +0200:
>
>> "Frank103" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
>>> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from
>>> Costco. It's blue swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by
>>> Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's Club also
>>> sells it.
>
>> Hands down, it is white truffle in season. The cheapest ever was 1000
>> euro per kilo wholesale from my neighbor and it is
>> often more even to double that. It's a very good thing that
>> one generally needs only 50 to 65 grams of it.
>
> If you can cite truffles (and they are fiendishly expensive), perhaps
> another flavoring agent, saffron ($16,000 /lb), might be a candidate.
> This season's prices for fresh salmon ($25/lb)or even Osetra caviar
> ($2400/lb) don't compare.


Nods! Saffron is pricey but SO worth it!!!

Andy

"Andy" <q> ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> Giusi said...
>
>> Hands down, it is white truffle in season. >
>
> Giusi,
>
> Lucky BUM!!!
>
> I'd have to give up a lot of bad habits to enjoy truffles, at any
> price/any
> season! I'll put on weight, with adjoining ingredients, no doubt!!!
> However, I will sacrifice myself in the interest of culinary science, if
> invited. My Dr.'s name is...
>
> Andy
> Will hire truffle sniffing pig

They use dogs here and they cost a bomb.

I think people who are too snobbish to use summer truffles are really
stupid. Most of my work happens before white truffle season, which lasts
about a month. I use much cheaper summer truffles instead, and I just use
more of them.
Peel back the skin on a big turkey breast or thigh. Rub in some Marsala
wine, season with salt and herbs-- no garlic-- then cover the meat with
thinnest slices of summer truffle. Put the skin back on, season a bit and
roast at 175° C or 365° F until just done. Not a thing wrong with that
flavor and it costs only about 15 euro.

Giusi said...

> "Andy" <q> ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>> Giusi said...
>>
>>> Hands down, it is white truffle in season. >
>>
>> Giusi,
>>
>> Lucky BUM!!!
>>
>> I'd have to give up a lot of bad habits to enjoy truffles, at any
>> price/any
>> season! I'll put on weight, with adjoining ingredients, no doubt!!!
>> However, I will sacrifice myself in the interest of culinary science, if
>> invited. My Dr.'s name is...
>>
>> Andy
>> Will hire truffle sniffing pig
>
> They use dogs here and they cost a bomb.
>
> I think people who are too snobbish to use summer truffles are really
> stupid. Most of my work happens before white truffle season, which lasts
> about a month. I use much cheaper summer truffles instead, and I just
use
> more of them.
> Peel back the skin on a big turkey breast or thigh. Rub in some Marsala
> wine, season with salt and herbs-- no garlic-- then cover the meat with
> thinnest slices of summer truffle. Put the skin back on, season a bit
and
> roast at 175° C or 365° F until just done. Not a thing wrong with that
> flavor and it costs only about 15 euro.


Giusi,

Once, and ONLY once I bought a small jar of black (summer?) truffles and
was really disappointed with their lack of flavor. There were three marble-
sized truffles soaking in an oil of some type (I forget which).

I was so underwhelmed. I ate one separate by itself and couldn't taste the
exotic flavor I'd read and heard about and expected.

Best,

Andy

"Frank103" > wrote in message
...
>I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
>$16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
>from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that
>Sam's Club also sells it.


Mmm. The cost of food is really irrelevant when it comes to the best
tasting food.

Traditionally, the best food actually comes from the poorest regions
throughout the world, who have a lot of traditional skills that have been
learnt from many generations.

Tracy wrote on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:45:39 -0400:

> Frank103 wrote:
>> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The
>> most I pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from
>> Costco. It's blue swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by
>> Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's Club also
>> sells it.
>>
> Lamb chops would be a splurge in my house - they are usually
> upwards of 12 bucks a pound. If we eat lamb, it's usually the
> shoulder steaks.

> Cheese and nuts are probably the next most expensive things we
> buy. We try to be conscious of what we spend - so the
> expensive stuff is really for special occasions.

> I can't think of anything else I buy on a regular basis that I
> would consider "expensive". But I guess it is all subjective.

> Vodka is not a food. Vodka is not a food. Vodka is not a food.
;-)
)

It contributes calories to the diet and thus *is* a food!

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Jake wrote on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:00:17 +0100:

> "Frank103" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
>> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from
>> Costco. It's blue swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by
>> Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's Club also
>> sells it.

> Mmm. The cost of food is really irrelevant when it comes to
> the best tasting food.
> Traditionally, the best food actually comes from the poorest regions
> throughout the world, who have a lot of traditional skills that have
> been learnt from many generations.

Like dissecting out the poisonous organs of fugu (puffer) fish in Japan.
A meal for one of fugu will set you back about $300. It turns out that
it is possible to produce non-poisonous fugu but the real aficionados
like the slight tingle of the poison (tetrodotoxin) left by the fugu
chef. It's one of those Japanese things with a seven-year apprenticeship
and lots of tests.

..




--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"Frank103" > wrote in message
...
>I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
>$16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
>from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that
>Sam's Club also sells it.


I don't know that I buy anything particularly expensive. I mean, you could
say saffron, if you count by the pound, but I only buy a small amount, so
it's not expensive.

I will say that I have certain items that I won't be stingy with. For
example, I buy good olive oil and avocado oil. I am finicky about fish, I
buy heritage turkey, and I do shop at a butcher for alot of my meats.

kimberly

In article >,
"Frank103" > wrote:

> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
> $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
> from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's
> Club also sells it.

Spices. The price per kilo is unreal.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

Frank103 wrote:
> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy.

By the pound? Probably dried porcini mushrooms, at something like $25 a
pound, but I buy so little of them that I really don't consider them a
huge expenditure.

The thing that can really add up around here if we're not careful,
though, is good cheese. We like fancy cheeses around here, but they're
an occasional treat, not a daily thing.

Serene
--
"I think I have an umami receptor that has developed sentience." -- Stef

"Frank103" > wrote in message
...
>I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
>$16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
>from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that
>Sam's Club also sells it.
>

Cheese, I will pay $12-$15 a pound for some cheeses. BUT, I only buy enough
for myself. Everyone else in my family is happy w/ the less $$ types.
It's a nice treat after the little monsters go to bed. There are worse
habits

> Cheese, I will pay $12-$15 a pound for some cheeses. BUT, I only buy
enough
> for myself. Everyone else in my family is happy w/ the less $$ types.
> It's a nice treat after the little monsters go to bed. There are worse
> habits
>
>
I think it's cheese for me too. Everyone else is pretty happy with the
run of the mill stuff so I am left on my own to enjoy some of the
fancier cheeses.

Another expensive food would be good quality beef, but I don't get that
too often.
--
Queenie

*** Be the change you wish to see in the world ***

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:45:01 -0700, "Frank103" >
wrote:

>I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
>$16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
>from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's
>Club also sells it.
>

$7.95 for a hamburger at Islands. ;-)

Ron Kelley

James Silverton wrote:

> Tracy wrote on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:45:39 -0400:
>
> > Frank103 wrote:
> >> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The
> >> most I pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from
> >> Costco. It's blue swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by
> >> Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's Club also
> >> sells it.
> >>
> > Lamb chops would be a splurge in my house - they are usually
> > upwards of 12 bucks a pound. If we eat lamb, it's usually the
> > shoulder steaks.
>
> > Cheese and nuts are probably the next most expensive things we
> > buy. We try to be conscious of what we spend - so the
> > expensive stuff is really for special occasions.
>
> > I can't think of anything else I buy on a regular basis that I
> > would consider "expensive". But I guess it is all subjective.
>
> > Vodka is not a food. Vodka is not a food. Vodka is not a food.
> ;-)
> )
>
> It contributes calories to the diet and thus *is* a food!



Whoever comes up with no - cal wodka will go down as contributing as much to
civilization as Shakespeare, Thomas Edison, or Einstein...

;-)

--
Best
Greg

"Andy" <q> ha scritto nel messaggio
...

> Once, and ONLY once I bought a small jar of black (summer?) truffles and
> was really disappointed with their lack of flavor. There were three
> marble-
> sized truffles soaking in an oil of some type (I forget which).
>
> I was so underwhelmed. I ate one separate by itself and couldn't taste the
> exotic flavor I'd read and heard about and expected.
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

I use fresh. We have two local small businesses that prepare truffles and
preserve them and most of their products are very good, if you know how to
read labels. In general, however, I don't buy preserved ones from just
anybody.

Frank103 wrote:

> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue
> swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great
> taste. I'm told that Sam's Club also sells it.

Last week I found a new display of cold cuts in a nearby supermarket. Those
are "cinta senese" cold cuts, made from dark, free roaming, long haired,
small sized pigs in the area of Siena, in Tuscany. These pancetta, salame,
coppa and prosciutto cost about 4 to 6 times theyr standard-pork equivalent.
I bougth 200 grams of pancetta at 45 euros/Kg and 100 grams of prosciutto at
80 euros/kg. More than 17 euros for 300 grams of cured pork. Obviously
that's not an habitude.
Usually pancetta is around 10 euros/kg and prosciutto is in the lower 20'es.
--
Vilco
Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

"Vilco" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> Frank103 wrote:
>
>> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
>> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue
>> swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great
>> taste. I'm told that Sam's Club also sells it.
>
> Last week I found a new display of cold cuts in a nearby supermarket.
> Those are "cinta senese" cold cuts, made from dark, free roaming, long
> haired, small sized pigs in the area of Siena, in Tuscany. These pancetta,
> salame, coppa and prosciutto cost about 4 to 6 times theyr standard-pork
> equivalent. I bougth 200 grams of pancetta at 45 euros/Kg and 100 grams of
> prosciutto at 80 euros/kg. More than 17 euros for 300 grams of cured pork.
> Obviously that's not an habitude.
> Usually pancetta is around 10 euros/kg and prosciutto is in the lower
> 20'es.
> --
> Vilco

Did you find it wrth the difference?

I run into the Cinta Senese meat in restaurants mostly, but then I've
nothing to compare with.

On Jul 8, 2:45*pm, "Frank103" > wrote:
> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
> $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
> from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's
> Club also sells it.

Bread at $6.25 per loaf. Based on "a lot of money for what you get".
The
local bakery does a very tasty "rustic Italian". We don't eat that
much bread,
so it's worth it to get what we like.

(Actually, it's bread at $7.99 per loaf, but the bakery only does
their
pepper-bacon bread every few months.)

I bought Sevruga caviar once, but was unimpressed. I think it was
about $50 for a ounce, but it was a long time ago and I could be
mistaken.

Cindy Hamilton

In article >, "Frank103" > wrote:
>I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
>$16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
>from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's
>Club also sells it.

"Lump crab"? Makes our mud crab sound positively delicious! Which it
is I hasten to add -- it's *still* my ambition to have "enough" of it
at one sitting. (One full, big mud crab has proved to be not quite
"enough". Two would probably come close. :-)

But to return to the topic: I once bought 100 g of smoked salmon for
about AUD7.50 (i.e. $75.00/kg). But I only did this as a political
experiment, to prove to myself that there was no GST on it. Thus
confirming my opinion that the (now defunct) Oz Hypocrat Party only
stuffed up the implementation of the GST here in Oz to ensure they
didn't have to pay that tax on their pre-dinner salmon snack on the
pool deck, with a nice Chardonnay to wash it down.

As for myself, I think a $30.00 bottle of red would go close to my
major extravagence. (But, of course, that's really a medicinal
necessity to reduce the chance of a heart attack and it should be on
the PBS. ;-)

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

Woolstitcher wrote:
>
> Cheese, I will pay $12-$15 a pound for some cheeses. BUT, I only buy enough
> for myself. Everyone else in my family is happy w/ the less $$ types.
> It's a nice treat after the little monsters go to bed. There are worse
> habits


Yep. Cheese. I don't count saffron and other spices as expensive
because, while they add up to a lot by the pound, you use so little of
them in each meal that they're really cost effective.


I don't buy truffles or pates.


I do buy cheese. Oh, the joys! Imported chevres, hard to find blues,
well aged provolones, artisinal cheddars.


--Lia

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:33:49 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\"" >
wrote:

>"Frank103" > :
>in rec.food.cooking
>
>> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
>> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue
>> swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste.
>> I'm told that Sam's Club also sells it.
>
>Halibut and sword steaks. $18.99/lb and its from the fish monger. Not a
>supermarket.

That's pretty pricey. I made Albacore steaks from TJ's last weekend
and they were $6.99 frozen. I marinated them in a bit of soy, ginger,
garlic, sesame oil, and a dab of black bean sauce. Some of the best
fish I've ever had. And the price was ok too. Here's a picture of one
just after it was tossed in the pan:

http://i35.tinypic.com/k2cx2w.jpg

Lou

"James Silverton" wrote:
> �Giusi �wrote:
> > "Frank103" says:
> >
> >> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
> >> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from
> >> Costco. It's blue swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by
> >> Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's Club also
> >> sells it.

It ain't swimmin', it's dead crab in a frriggin' can... the
Indonesians buy those crabs live for mere pennies... you got ripped
off... my cats eat that stuff. LOL

http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...ductId=3081987

> > Hands down, it is white truffle in season. �The cheapest ever was 1000
> > euro per kilo wholesale from my neighbor and it is
> > often more even to double that. �It's a very good thing that
> > one generally needs only 50 to 65 grams of it.

Typical taste in ass snobbish/ignoranus guinea... unless of the
chocolate variety truffle is not food.

> If you can cite truffles (and they are fiendishly expensive), perhaps
> another flavoring agent, saffron ($16,000 /lb), might be a candidate.
> This season's prices for fresh salmon ($25/lb)or even Osetra caviar
> ($2400/lb) don't compare.

Fresh salmon is a food, but seasonings, spices, and condiments (like
truffle, saffron, caviar) are not foods ...you even call them
"flavoring agents".... may as well include some thousands of dollars a
bottle rare spirits.

Occasionally I'll treat myself to USDA Prime beef, that's as expensive
a food as I ever routinely buy... at about four times the price is it
really worth more than USDA Choice, absolutely not, about half the
time Prime is disappointing... I'll buy a Prime steak about four times
a year, they typically look better than Choice but don't always taste
better.. sometimes I'll get one that's truly superb, that's why I keep
trying.

I don't think the price of food has any bearing on the enjoyment
derived... people who judge food with their pocketbook are just being
snobbish, those who judge food by its higher cost typically have their
taste in their ass. I've seen folks order the most expensive items on
the menu and leave most on their plate, often untouched, and the next
day brag about their *expensive* dinner.

To be perfectly honest you can keep your $25/lb meats, I much prefer
meat loaf I made with $3/lb meat I ground myself. I don't even
consider slapping a steak on the grill cooking... making meatballs is
cooking.

On Jul 8, 3:45�pm, Tracy > wrote:
> Frank103 wrote:
> > I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
> > $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
> > from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's
> > Club also sells it.
>
> Lamb chops would be a splurge in my house - they are usually upwards of
> 12 bucks a pound. If we eat lamb, it's usually the shoulder steaks.
>
> Cheese and nuts are probably the next most expensive things we buy. We
> try to be conscious of what we spend - so the expensive stuff is really
> for special occasions.
>
> I can't think of anything else I buy on a regular basis that I would
> consider "expensive". �But I guess it is all subjective.
>
> -Tracy
> Vodka is not a food. Vodka is not a food. Vodka is not a food.
> ;-)

Is too... if you add an olive! hehe

Frank103 wrote:
> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
> $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
> from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's
> Club also sells it.
>
>
Morels. Luckily, I don't need many to make myself a nice little
repast.

--
Jean B.

On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:38:48 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\"" >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss > news:lpk974da6hg904p775m1a33kvj2nfvve3d@
>4ax.com: in rec.food.cooking
>
>>
>> That's pretty pricey. I made Albacore steaks from TJ's last weekend
>> and they were $6.99 frozen. I marinated them in a bit of soy, ginger,
>> garlic, sesame oil, and a dab of black bean sauce. Some of the best
>> fish I've ever had. And the price was ok too. Here's a picture of one
>> just after it was tossed in the pan:
>>
>> http://i35.tinypic.com/k2cx2w.jpg
>
>Nice skillet too. Nothing beats good old cast iron.

That's a very old no-name pan Louise got for a buck or two. I can't
believe 30 years ago I liked non-stick.

Lou

On Jul 9, 11:13�am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:33:49 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\"" >
> wrote:
>
> >"Frank103" > :
> >in rec.food.cooking
>
> >> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
> >> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue
> >> swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste.
> >> I'm told that Sam's Club also sells it.
>
> >Halibut and sword steaks. $18.99/lb and its from the fish monger. Not a
> >supermarket.
>
> That's pretty pricey. �I made Albacore steaks from TJ's last weekend
> and they were $6.99 frozen. �I marinated them in a bit of soy, ginger,
> garlic, sesame oil, and a dab of black bean sauce. �Some of the best
> fish I've ever had. And the price was ok too. �Here's a picture of one
> just after it was tossed in the pan:
>
> http://i35.tinypic.com/k2cx2w.jpg

Why is all that water at the bottom of the pan, steam is rising like
in a Turkish bath. And what're all those black flakes coming off the
pan?

I think that pan ain't nearly hot enough and the seasoning is coming
off from all that water.

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:29:38 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
wrote:

>On Jul 9, 11:13?am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:33:49 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\"" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >"Frank103" > :
>> >in rec.food.cooking
>>
>> >> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
>> >> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue
>> >> swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste.
>> >> I'm told that Sam's Club also sells it.
>>
>> >Halibut and sword steaks. $18.99/lb and its from the fish monger. Not a
>> >supermarket.
>>
>> That's pretty pricey. ?I made Albacore steaks from TJ's last weekend
>> and they were $6.99 frozen. ?I marinated them in a bit of soy, ginger,
>> garlic, sesame oil, and a dab of black bean sauce. ?Some of the best
>> fish I've ever had. And the price was ok too. ?Here's a picture of one
>> just after it was tossed in the pan:
>>
>> http://i35.tinypic.com/k2cx2w.jpg
>
>Why is all that water at the bottom of the pan,

No water in there. Any liquid is from the little bit of marinade that
clung to the steak.

>steam is rising like in a Turkish bath.

That's called smoke.

>And what're all those black flakes coming off the pan?

That's from the black bean sauce.

>I think that pan ain't nearly hot enough and the seasoning is coming
>off from all that water.

You hate cast anyway, so why are you worried? And that pan is more
than hot enough. That lighter area is how it came and it's a great
old pan.

Lou

On Jul 9, 5:28�pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:29:38 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >On Jul 9, 11:13?am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> >> On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:33:49 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\"" >
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >"Frank103" > :
> >> >in rec.food.cooking
>
> >> >> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
> >> >> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue
> >> >> swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste.
> >> >> I'm told that Sam's Club also sells it.
>
> >> >Halibut and sword steaks. $18.99/lb and its from the fish monger. Not a
> >> >supermarket.
>
> >> That's pretty pricey. ?I made Albacore steaks from TJ's last weekend
> >> and they were $6.99 frozen. ?I marinated them in a bit of soy, ginger,
> >> garlic, sesame oil, and a dab of black bean sauce. ?Some of the best
> >> fish I've ever had. And the price was ok too. ?Here's a picture of one
> >> just after it was tossed in the pan:
>
> >>http://i35.tinypic.com/k2cx2w.jpg
>
> >Why is all that water at the bottom of the pan,
>
> No water in there. �Any liquid is from the little bit of marinade that
> clung to the steak.

Marinade liquid is essentially water.

> >steam is rising like in a Turkish bath.
>
> That's called smoke.

Bubbling water doesn't smoke.

> >And what're all those black flakes coming off the pan?
>
> That's from the black bean sauce.

No, the flaking on the pan.

> >I think that pan ain't nearly hot enough and the seasoning is coming
> >off from all that water.
>
> You hate cast anyway, so why are you worried? �

I'm not worried, you posted so I'm commenting... you're the one that
sounds worred/defensive.

> And that pan is more
> than hot enough. �That lighter area is how it came and it's a great
> old pan.

That pan is obviously not hot "enough", you're stewing that fish.
Cast iron is reactive so if you're in the habit of using cast iron to
simmer marinades the seasoning will be removed. That fish should
havve been blotted dry before placing in a hot oiled pan.

Frank103 wrote:
> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay is
> $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming crab
> from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told that Sam's
> Club also sells it.
>
>

I almost hate to admit it, but mine is caviar.

I usually treat myself twice a year--my birthday in June and around the
holidays.

I know, not exactly politically correct, but about the only kind
available these days is farm raised, so I don't feel too guilty.

On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:13:25 -0500, Lou Decruss >
wrote:

>On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:33:49 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\"" >
>wrote:
>
>>"Frank103" > :
>>in rec.food.cooking
>>
>>> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I
>>> pay is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue
>>> swimming crab from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste.
>>> I'm told that Sam's Club also sells it.
>>
>>Halibut and sword steaks. $18.99/lb and its from the fish monger. Not a
>>supermarket.
>
>That's pretty pricey. I made Albacore steaks from TJ's last weekend
>and they were $6.99 frozen. I marinated them in a bit of soy, ginger,
>garlic, sesame oil, and a dab of black bean sauce. Some of the best
>fish I've ever had. And the price was ok too. Here's a picture of one
>just after it was tossed in the pan:
>
>http://i35.tinypic.com/k2cx2w.jpg
>
>Lou

Dang

koko
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updated 7/06

> Frank103 said...
>
>> I was wondering what is the most expensive food you buy. The most I pay
>> is $16.99 for a pound of lump crab meat from Costco. It's blue swimming
>> crab from Indonesia distributed by Philips Food. Great taste. I'm told
>> that Sam's Club also sells it.

Balsamic vinegar. The real stuff for $75+ a bottle. Aceto
BalsamicoTradizionale

I also have some more modest priced that we use more frequently, about $40 a
bottle. I've not bought any since last year but it will be costly to
replace now that the dollar has tanked against the Euro.

Other items I'll splurge on is cheese and specialty meats like a good veal
chop. One day we may have $18/pound chops, another day 89¢/pound chicken.