Thai Udon Noodle and Peanut Tossed Salad (Sweet Tomatoes/Souplantation): As described, romaine and napa cabbage, julienned carrots, udon noodles, peanuts, red peppers, and a peanut sauce/dressing. On the plate: initially appetizing in appearance. Alas, I could see little napa cabbage as promised - only a few stem chunks (not where the taste of napa lies). One piece of red pepper in my serving. Once inspected and tasted: rejected. The udon noodles were undercooked; from the same bowl, my husband had one that was still crisp. The red pepper (I was the only one of both of us who had any red pepper) was inedible; it was a cut piece of the end of the pepper. The romaine sealed the deal, however: some of it was old and beginning to rot. Once I tasted the bitterness of darkened, soggy leaves, that salad was not going any further into me. Disappointing? Absolutely. Had the lettuce used been quality, the red peppers present and properly served, and the udon cooked properly, the salad would have been perfectly appetizing. The peanut sauce was not overwhelming. The carrots seemed unnecessary, however, and added nothing to flavor.
Tamales with BBQ Chicken, Red Onion, Cilantro, & Smoked Gouda Cheese. Served with Mango-Ginger BBQ Sauce. (Corn Maiden): First of all, the BBQ sauce served with the tamales was bizarre. It was very runny, and smelled syrupy; tasted, it was flavorless except for an unidentified bite (it was not ginger). It was thrown away, and had it been had with the tamales (which sounded terribly delicious), it would have ruined them further. The BBQ chicken of the tamale was not what was expected at all. With the compliment of smokiness of Gouda and sweetness of red onion, you would expect the BBQ sauce of the chicken to be tangy, with just a hint of sweet - your typical, off-the-shelf hickory BBQ sauce. Wrong; the BBQ sauce may have even well been the very mango-ginger that was served on the side. The BBQ had a tiny hint of tang, and an flood of sweetness. While the red onion was cooked wonderfully to bring out its sweetness, the Gouda was the only thing that saved the flavor of the tamale enough to make it edible.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Yesterday's Disappointments
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