I have heard of Blackstrap but never been yet. Btw Smuler, Le Boucan is only a few minutes walk from where you are staying in July. :thumb:
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My friend had the Smoked Tomato Soup and I had a spoonful to try it and it was pretty good and I am not someone who ever orders let alone eats tomato soup very ofton.
The poutine was simply fries, small amount of gravy (not a cheese curd sauce lol) and cheese curds, then topped with a generous amount of homemade smoked pulled pork with some more cheese curds and some of their homemade bbq sauce, which in case I forgot to mention is incredible. I was not sure how the gravy and bbq sauce would mix well but it was not overwhelming with too much of each so it turned out ok. I could not eat it all, it was way too much food unless you are starving. They also make a smaller one for an appetizer.
I think normally $6 for a small cup of soup (it also comes with a fantastic tiny piece of melted cheese bread) or $8 for a small mac and cheese is a little high except for the fact the quality is there. You pay for what you get and I for one am happy to do so when the food is delicious.
The poutine was simply fries, small amount of gravy (not a cheese curd sauce lol) and cheese curds, then topped with a generous amount of homemade smoked pulled pork with some more cheese curds and some of their homemade bbq sauce, which in case I forgot to mention is incredible. I was not sure how the gravy and bbq sauce would mix well but it was not overwhelming with too much of each so it turned out ok. I could not eat it all, it was way too much food unless you are starving. They also make a smaller one for an appetizer.
I think normally $6 for a small cup of soup (it also comes with a fantastic tiny piece of melted cheese bread) or $8 for a small mac and cheese is a little high except for the fact the quality is there. You pay for what you get and I for one am happy to do so when the food is delicious.
I've also heard fantastic things about Blackstrap but have yet to make my way there. Definitely a possibility for the next trip though!
i think i gonna have to go to the le boucan also.....sound good...
i did went again for LA POULE MOUILLÉ..yesterday...but i hate to try to find a parking spot grrrr..
so i think i should try something different now..if somebody have more suggestion...i am a meat lover...
i did went again for LA POULE MOUILLÉ..yesterday...but i hate to try to find a parking spot grrrr..
so i think i should try something different now..if somebody have more suggestion...i am a meat lover...
L'avenue on Mont Royal has the hottest waitress's if you want to throw that into the mix, if anybody goes there check out a waitress by the name of Miriam, HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!!, they also have a chateaubriand and eggs benedict dish that is to die for, but it is kind of a expensive.
That sounds really good. If Chercherfemmes and I do not host a breakfast at our condo then maybe we will do a group breakfast at L'Avenue. They are expensive but they make a serious breakfast.
I have had the Chateaubriand and Eggs Benedict dish at least 4 or 5 times, it is my favorite dish that they have, group breakfast sounds good to me.
I can wholeheartedly concur with Aspen regarding Lawrence Restaurant!!! Exceptionally good breakfast
I looked at the Lawrence menu and actually never heard of "scrapple" or "bubble and squeak" and had to wiki these dishes to see what they are. I never thought of English cuisine as being much more than fish and chips, but a few of the dishes on the menu sounded interesting.
What is the "English Breakfast"?
What is the "English Breakfast"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Englishbreakfast.jpg
Best Regards
Smuler
Bubble and Squeak is also common in the UK
Smuler,
That picture may be misleading because according to this, an authentic English breakfast does not include a hash brown, and what is "authentic" is apparently the subject of wide dispute throughout the UK:
The Full English Breakfast
"Known colloquially as a fry up, the traditional English breakfast is called a full breakfast for good reason, although you do not absolutely have to eat two sausages, three slices of bacon and two fried eggs in order for it to still be traditional.
But whichever way you look at it, he full English breakfast is a substantial meal consisting of back bacon, eggs, British sausage, beans, tomato, mushrooms, black pudding and toast. These ingredients may vary depending on the specific region of the British isles you happen to be in and a subject that is still open to (sometimes quite fierce) debate.
For example, the Southern English generally would argue that black pudding is something that the English breakfast inherited from the Scottish, but in the North of the country, black pudding is widely consumed and viewed as an essential part of the traditional full breakfast. We side with the Northerners here, there is nothing wrong with black pudding and it has been produced in the North of England for longer than we have been eating traditional English breakfasts.
Hash browns however is a controversial ingredient that many believe does not belong in a traditional English breakfast and we agree, hash browns are for Americans and if we want potato in our breakfast, we will have chips (quite common).
Then there exist the regional variants like the Scottish/Irish full breakfast, usually exactly the same dish, but with slight changes in the ingredients depending on the region and preference of the locals.
The full Irish breakfast usually contains Irish bacon and sausage, but also traditional regional ingredients such as white pudding, Irish soda bread and Irish potato cake, whereas the full Scottish breakfast usually contains local ingredients as black pudding or a slice of haggis.
The meat ingredients were traditionally sourced from local farmers and if you were to travel all over the country and eat a full English everyday, you had a breakfast which tasted completely differently each and every time, giving you the opportunity to explore the rich diversity of the British sausage, black pudding and bacon from across the land.
Each region of Great Britain had a full breakfast that contained pork which had usually been raised in that region, and some regions are famed for their bacon and sausage, famous British sausage producing regions of note are Lincolnshire & Cumberland, but many other parts of the country have also produced their own sausages and bacon for centuries."
http://englishbreakfastsociety.com/full-english-breakfast.html
What is interesting to me is that there is more similarity between Scottish and Irish cuisines than the English and Irish. But all these people in Southern England descended from the Anglo-Saxons so this may somewhat explain the different culinary traditions there.
That picture may be misleading because according to this, an authentic English breakfast does not include a hash brown, and what is "authentic" is apparently the subject of wide dispute throughout the UK:
The Full English Breakfast
"Known colloquially as a fry up, the traditional English breakfast is called a full breakfast for good reason, although you do not absolutely have to eat two sausages, three slices of bacon and two fried eggs in order for it to still be traditional.
But whichever way you look at it, he full English breakfast is a substantial meal consisting of back bacon, eggs, British sausage, beans, tomato, mushrooms, black pudding and toast. These ingredients may vary depending on the specific region of the British isles you happen to be in and a subject that is still open to (sometimes quite fierce) debate.
For example, the Southern English generally would argue that black pudding is something that the English breakfast inherited from the Scottish, but in the North of the country, black pudding is widely consumed and viewed as an essential part of the traditional full breakfast. We side with the Northerners here, there is nothing wrong with black pudding and it has been produced in the North of England for longer than we have been eating traditional English breakfasts.
Hash browns however is a controversial ingredient that many believe does not belong in a traditional English breakfast and we agree, hash browns are for Americans and if we want potato in our breakfast, we will have chips (quite common).
Then there exist the regional variants like the Scottish/Irish full breakfast, usually exactly the same dish, but with slight changes in the ingredients depending on the region and preference of the locals.
The full Irish breakfast usually contains Irish bacon and sausage, but also traditional regional ingredients such as white pudding, Irish soda bread and Irish potato cake, whereas the full Scottish breakfast usually contains local ingredients as black pudding or a slice of haggis.
The meat ingredients were traditionally sourced from local farmers and if you were to travel all over the country and eat a full English everyday, you had a breakfast which tasted completely differently each and every time, giving you the opportunity to explore the rich diversity of the British sausage, black pudding and bacon from across the land.
Each region of Great Britain had a full breakfast that contained pork which had usually been raised in that region, and some regions are famed for their bacon and sausage, famous British sausage producing regions of note are Lincolnshire & Cumberland, but many other parts of the country have also produced their own sausages and bacon for centuries."
http://englishbreakfastsociety.com/full-english-breakfast.html
What is interesting to me is that there is more similarity between Scottish and Irish cuisines than the English and Irish. But all these people in Southern England descended from the Anglo-Saxons so this may somewhat explain the different culinary traditions there.
Inquire with Aspen, she would be much better to explain. Suffice it to say I did try the place and had an extremely delicious brunch although I can't remember what it was called that I ordered. Lol.
How was the blood sausage/black pudding? Did you like it? The Eastern Europeans make something vaguely similar to this and Scottish haggis, called "hurka" (actually pronounced HOOR-ka). I grew up eating it. The Poles, Hungarians and Germans all make it, and they all do it differently, sometimes using rice and sometimes barley. I think black pudding has oats in it to soak up the blood.
Before Game #5 vs Rangers,
Decided to try a new place on University St.
Moxies
Food ok but the waitress are all extremelly hot and sexy.
Never saw before a line up Like that.
Decided to try a new place on University St.
Moxies
Food ok but the waitress are all extremelly hot and sexy.
Never saw before a line up Like that.
Lol, English breakfast mister with extra bread! Because it was so delicious.
In urbanspoon you can see pictures customers have taken, with the English breakfast one. It's pretty fulfilling and you have a Little bit of everything in the plate.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/m/r/67/1571021
Yes, the bread was delicious!!!!
The sausage that came with the English breakfast wasn't blood sausage and there was no black pudding. What kind of sausage did I have Aspen? Lol.
see my post #1383. An English breakfast should have black pudding/blood sausage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding
and I'm telling you that MY English breakfast didn't have black pudding/blood sausage!
You picked off all the blood sausage before Special K had a chance to realize they were served as part of the dish? Sounds like you really went straight for blood.............almost a vampirish type way to eat!:hungry:
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