Bon appetit and salut!
The Texas grocery store chain, H-E-B, has a Mexican Hot Chocolate ice cream from their store brand line. It is fantastic.
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Reminiscing about missing ein Bierchen zischen… ach nur ein Bischen!
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if you didn’t use minced mutton, you didn’t make Farts of Portingale.
You’re hired as PR chief for the mutton council.
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Arjan Dirkse wrote: Holy shit, Franziskaner weissbier is so good.
I suspect it’s Inbev distribution but that’s about the only German beer you can get in supermarkets around here.
You can get a bit more variety at the German Society, there’s a lot of Germans living here because it’s the Asian base for companies like Bosch, Braun and Osram and they do a massive Oktoberfest event where they ship in a lot of exclusive draught beer.
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I made meatballs using a recipe from Elizabethan England called “Farts of Portingale”.
Did you use mutton? Because if you didn’t use minced mutton, you didn’t make Farts of Portingale.
Ok, if you’re going to take that attitude, I made ground lamb meatballs in the style of Farts of Portingale.
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I’ve got hummus with sweet chili pepper from the supermarket. This stuff is delicious.
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There’s this YT channel called Tasting History, where the host prepares a different historical dish each week and shows you how to make it. That’s where I got the Farts of Portingale from. Given it was just Passover, I made Ancient Egyptian flatbread for this Sabbath, some with sourdough, some with no leavening. The latter was meh, but the sourdough ones are delicious.
Next week, I plan to make Roman Bread, and Roman Fried Fish in an Asafeodita Sauce.
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I might also make a Roman chicken recipe. What’s interesting about both the fish and the chicken is that they call for what the Romans called Laser, of which there was two kinds, Cyrenaican Laser or Silphium, from North Africa, which the Romans preferred (it was worth its weight in silver), but is now extinct, and Parthian Laser or Asafetida, native to Afghanistan, but spread all over the parts of Asia conquered by Alexander. This is now mainly cultivated in India, where it is called Hing. It is popular there because Jains and Jain-influenced Hindu sects consider onions to be animals, and Hing/Asafetida tastes like onions with a certain je ne sais quoi.
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We have just signed up for a meal-kit subscription service; the first delivery arrived this morning with components and recipe cards for three meals (for two people). We signed up under the trial price just to check it out as wife had just started a new job after a year of being at home and able to really closely manage the pantry and dinner schedule – she’s just been approved to WFH three nights a week so this kit thing may not even be needed, but we’ll see how we go for a little while.
Immediately we’re put off by the packaging – obviously it needs to come in temperature proof bags and whatnot, but it’d be great if they had a way to have them picked up and reused.
(Also the recipes are pretty whitewashed – the one we’re making tonight is “Indian-style haloumi in spinach sauce” (kinda like a palak paneer); it calls for one (!) clove of garlic. Just one! I can’t of anything outside of guacamole that we make where just one clove of garlic is used.)
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Immediately we’re put off by the packaging – obviously it needs to come in temperature proof bags and whatnot, but it’d be great if they had a way to have them picked up and reused.
Yeah, that’s my main problem with these. It’s a nice idea, but holy shit does that add to the garbage heap.
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Christel and I tried one of those services a few years ago. It was okay but not worth the price. It really didn’t feel like we saved that much time.
We did keep many of the containers as we reuse them.
The big issue we have (a constant cause of ire!) is deciding on what to eat – I’m easy; couldn’t care less – happy to have toast for dinner or junk food or repeat dishes. But wife is much more picky, so what appealed was having a defined menu locked in for the week, taking some of the decision making away.
(The thing is we use a Trello list to plan meals anyway, and buy groceries based on that menu each week/fortnight, and that would work fine apart from those days, in the late afternoon she decided she didn’t feel like making X or eating Y tonight. I’m happy to cook, but things I suggest she won’t be keen on.)
The haloumi thing was fine last night – used a lot of dishes/utensils though (all three recipes seem to need at least three pans each, which is excessive). I do the dishes most nights and it took well over an hour yesterday.
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I had my first meal in a bag last night. It was Chicken Cacciatore. It was tasty and needed only a pan which did not even get dirty. It was a gift so I don’t know how expensive it was but it was very convenient and I would do it again.
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There is a little bar open in town, next to the lake. They are only allowed to serve “beer to go”, which you can drink standing outside. So I’m going back to the pub next week, I’m going there next Wednesday with my friend!
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Potato chips: wavy or regular? Which is the best?
Trick question: they’re ALL the best!!
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Wife just today reached 2 years booze free, but noticed that while it had certainly made an impact on her mood and mental state, she hadn’t really lost weight – that’s because she’d replaced wine with chocolate and other sweets. She’s cutting out the sugar and cutting back big time on carbs starting this week (which is tough as we do normally eat a lot of rice and pasta, and I love bread. Bread is life!).
The meal prep subscription dinner last night was a turmeric salmon stir fry; another tasty success. We’re sticking with it for now, though skipped last week because the dishes on offer didn’t appeal enough. It’s only three meals a week so there is still “regular” cooking to do most of the time, and I’d be keen to re-do some of their earlier dishes.
Another big change with them is the serving sizes are… more appropriate. It’s not unusual for us to make a recipe that is listed as feeding 4 people, and eating the whole thing between just the two of us, or leaving just one small serve as leftovers for one person the following day. The serves with Marley Spoon look oddly tiny, but they have on the whole all been satisfying enough. I might post some photos; they’re often pretty impressive little things!
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Another big change with them is the serving sizes are… more appropriate. It’s not unusual for us to make a recipe that is listed as feeding 4 people, and eating the whole thing between just the two of us, or leaving just one small serve as leftovers for one person the following day.
This is true for us too. We’ll often make a meal that’s a bit too big for two and then eat it because it’s there rather than because it’s the amount we should have.
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May 28th was Hamburger day. My entry:
Meat: Entrecôte burger. Opted out of Elk burger at the last minute.
Bread: Fried a brioche bun in bacon fat.
Bottom: Dressing, mixed lettuce, tomato, mustard, sundried tomatoes, red paprika.
Topping: Bacon, fried Port Salut cheese, roasted onions, pickled red onion, tomato, dressing.
Dressing: Creme Fraiche, mayo, Sweet Baby Ray BBQ sauce, thai sweet chili, sriracha and a dash of soy -
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I successfully ate it as burgers are intended to be eaten. No cutlery.
Oh yeah, I would never use cutlery for a burger (pizzas, though…).
Gosh, last night’s Marley Spoon recipe was legit amazing. Wife put it together, we both thought it tasted restaurant quality – the depth of flavour! 5/5, definitely making it again:
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One of my favorite Dutch beers radically lowered their price. Texels Skuumkoppe used to be 1.65 a bottle, now it is just 1 euro! They also redesigned the label. The taste seems to be the same. I’m going to be drinking a lot of that the coming time I think. It’s a dunkelweizen, a darker type of witbier.
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We splurged a bit on the weekend and ordered a Providoor meal – a service where some of the top restaurants in town (currently closed due to lockdown) send you the prepared components for a three course meal that you assemble. A lot of it was sou vide stuff, so it’s not at all like the usual meal prep services where you have to chop and peel and cook up a bunch of different things.
Salt Cod Brandade + Crostini + Mustard Cream
Moreton Bay Bug + Salted Cabbage + Black Rice Crumb + Watercress (gf)
Murray Cod + Saffron Sauce + Orange Glazed Fennel + Sundew (gf)
Sides:
Broccolini + Pesto + Almond Crunch (gf)
Cos + Radicchio + Mandarin Dressing (gf)Pear & Rhubarb Crumble + Whipped Cheesecake Cream
Really quite nice, and something we’ll need to do again as they’re saying we’ll be in lockdown until October or November.
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I would like to try lobster but I would totally suck in getting it out of the shell, I am not good at that kind of stuff. My dad always orders fruits de mer when he is in a restaurant and he gets a whole plate of little sea creatures in shells that he has to get them out of. It makes eating a chore.
Lobster do resemble “bugs”. You sometimes see websites promoting insects as food but it never really takes off. One supermarket here had a bug burger but I don’t think anybody bought it, I never see it in the stores anymore.
On weird foods, I had horse steak a while back. It was really delicious. Cheaper than regular steak as well.
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in better times, would people actually go to gourmet restaurants to eat bugs?
I paid over $400 (per person) for a meal that included flash-frozen ants.
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not the first time I’ve thought Jerry has more money than sense.
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Lobster is so easy to cook. It is so overpriced in restaurants. You can do it yourself at home far cheaper.
Pour about two inches (5 cm) of water in a large pot. (Use this amount regardless how many lobsters you are cooking.) Pour in a little salt then bring to rolling boil.
Once boiling, through in the live lobsters and cook for 20 minutes. (Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t boil over. Lifting the lid for a few seconds every few minutes helps.) You can also toss in some small ears of corn and/or new potatoes.
That’s it. Serve with melted butter.
Back in the late 1990s, my friends and I used to have “lobster parties”. I’d go to this Asian grocery store and buy about 10-15 lobsters. I’d go to my friend’s house who hosted the parties. (We usually did it around his birthday in December.) I’d spend an hour or so boiling lobsters. Other friends would bring booze, side dishes, and desserts. We’d eat, drink, talk, listen to music and dance, and just have a good, fun time. Good times.
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Lobster really isn’t hard to eat.
I have struggled at times here with crab restaurants though. There are times when it seems like you are expending more calories cracking into parts of it than you get from eating it.
I’m not enthusiastic about the taste and texture of lobster, so I never order it at restaurants. On the other hand, I love the experience of sitting with friends and family around a tray of steamed crabs (covered in Old Bay seasoning) and performing the ritual of popping open a crab (like opening a can of beer or soda), cleaning out the yucky parts, and eating the sweet meat with my fingers. It’s a tradition that began during summer vacations in Ocean City (Maryland) with my wife and kids, and one that continues to this day.
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(Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t boil over.
also keep an ear on it and listen to their death cries.
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I’m like Andrew, I hate having to do work when I’m eating. I just want to shovel food in my mouth.
I’m also a lazy cook. Most of my recipes are simple, “put some meat and vegetables in a pan, and make it hot.” I do put a lot of care in getting the right ingredients, good quality meat, spices etc.
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(Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t boil over.
also keep an ear on it and listen to their death cries.
You don’t want to get your ear to close to the pot.
That’s why professionals use stethoscopes.
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There are a couple of farms around here that sell products from their own farms. I need to go there one of these days on the bike and buy some stuff…They sell things like dairy, fruit and veg, and even meat from their own cows.
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There are a couple of farms around here that sell products from their own farms.
Are Farmers Markets a thing where you live, Arjan? It wouldn’t be practical for me to drive to upstate New York or western New Jersey to buy produce, cheese, meats, etc. directly from farms, but on Saturday (or Monday or Friday) morning I can go to Union Square in Manhattan where various farms come to sell their wares.
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There are a couple of farms around here that sell products from their own farms.
Are Farmers Markets a thing where you live, Arjan? It wouldn’t be practical for me to drive to upstate New York or western New Jersey to buy produce, cheese, meats, etc. directly from farms, but on Saturday (or Monday or Friday) morning I can go to Union Square in Manhattan where various farms come to sell their wares.
We don’t really have a farmer’s market here in town…there is a market on Wednesday and Saturday but it’s not really directly from farms i think.
These farms are not far though, it’s maybe 20 minutes on my bike.
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Lamb cutlets were on sale at the supermarket. I cut them in chunks, fried them, added garlic, onions, tomatoes, spinach and harissa spice paste and ate it with couscous.
I like lamb but know it’s really divisive – my mum can’t stand it so I never had it growing up. The first time I ate it would have been as part of a meal prepared by my now in-laws.
I made dinner tonight; a roasted chicken breast marinated in Italian spice mix, roasted with broccoli and walnuts, served with a rocket and spring onion salad. Was pretty tasty.
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Massive 9-inch Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups will be sold as Thanksgiving pie for a limited time
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Massive 9-inch Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups will be sold as Thanksgiving pie for a limited time
Christmas is coming four weeks early!!
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A while ago I had a bagel with vegan sundried tomato flavored cream cheese. To be honest I didn’t expect the vegan cream cheese would be all that great, but the only non-vegan cream cheese was plain, so I decided to try the vegan one. But it was absolutely delicious. I have no idea what vegan cream cheese is made out of though.
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A while ago I had a bagel with vegan sundried tomato flavored cream cheese. To be honest I didn’t expect the vegan cream cheese would be all that great, but the only non-vegan cream cheese was plain, so I decided to try the vegan one. But it was absolutely delicious. I have no idea what vegan cream cheese is made out of though.
Vegans.
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A while ago I had a bagel with vegan sundried tomato flavored cream cheese. To be honest I didn’t expect the vegan cream cheese would be all that great, but the only non-vegan cream cheese was plain, so I decided to try the vegan one. But it was absolutely delicious. I have no idea what vegan cream cheese is made out of though.
Vegans.
Well after coming to our planet and stealing our women, the Vegans deserve a little payback.
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Because why not pic.twitter.com/hA4fWP3Bnc
— TheJunkmeister (@TJunkmeister) December 16, 2021
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I bought Italian red appassimento wine from Sicily by the Riporta wine company which makes good but affordable wines. Appassimento is my favorite style of wine, the grapes are plucked very late and allowed to dry which really concentrates the flavor. The wine is spicy and raisiny with low acidity, and it reminds me a bit of port.
edit: I guess if I had to be honest Tokaji Aszu is my favorite wine style but I’m not a millionaire.
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If you weren’t diabetic before this, you will be after.
I’m diabetic from just looking at the picture.
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semi hard and slightly pungent
Great chat-up lines #14267
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I’ve got this cheese which is made with sundried tomato, olives and herbs. It’s delicious.
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I’m on a diet this year. Not sure how long I’m going to keep it up but so far (three weeks today) I have no end in sight. I mean, obviously there’s going to be a pizza at some point and I might even make a hamburger or something like that some day but thus far I’m just enjoying it.
My rules are:
No sugar. Some sugars are allowed, like what’s in a carrot and what’s in corn and stuff like that. But no candy, no sodas, no juices, you get the point.
No cheese. No cream. No creme fraiche. No butter. No milk. It’s about lessening my fat intake, obviously. Strict an simple. I could’ve gone “no dairy” but I drink whey protein and filmjölk is a breakfast staple for me that makes my morning meals super easy to fix and it also keeps my stomach feeling really good.
Less carbs. I’m not 100% abandoning or banning carbs but I eat less rice, pasta and potatoes. And no bread that isn’t knäckebröd and even that only if it’s necessary. I think I’ve had three or four small servings since I got started, so it’s only barely allowed.
Less red meat. Again, I’m not 100% abandoning it but I’m definitely eating less of it. My protein intake is a mostly from veggies, protein shakes (whey, with no carbs in them) and chicken. I don’t go overboard on the chicken but I tend to add a small serving to most of my salads.
No snacks. Some cashews are accepted as a part of my salads but no other nuts (I’m allergic to most anyway), and obviously no crisps/chips, popcorn and stuff like that. If I really feel the need, I can just eat a (small) carrot.
No sauce. Perhaps the hardest to conceptualize and accept for me but I decided to committ and I’ve been sticking to it.
With those rules set, all fast food and junk food are completely out of the question. Most processed foods and ready meals are out.
It’s basically… It’s a lot of salads for me so far. Beans and lettuce have become a staple in them, and so far I’m not seeing the downsides. While I do love good food, I’m so easy to please I don’t actually mind going with this. Sure it’s a bit boring sometimes, but it doesn’t have to taste good. I just have to eat it. Besides, my favourite meat has always been chicken and I’ve had a lot more of that. I don’t see myself getting tired of it. I’ll let you know if I do though.
Oh, and yeah… This is working in conjunction with me keeping my six-days per week exercise regime.
I might add that in order for me to acclimatize to this, I’ve chosen protein shakes (twice per day, one immediately after workout and one to replace a meal) that are “natural” in taste, meaning they taste like… Wallpaper glue? I don’t mind one bit, on the contrary: They’re not supposed to taste good. They’re supplements.
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10 Bizarre Fast-Food Items That Were Discontinued
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Why do you hate me? Don’t you want me to go on with the diet. I’m sad now. I’m going to eat a (small) carrot.
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energy levels throughout the day.
Weirdly, this isn’t an issue for me. I was kind of expecting things would become a bit harder, but so far nah. I think maybe this has to do with the fairly extreme workout schedule I got. Spend energy to get energy, ya know?
Then again, I’m not going “no” carbs, just “less” carbs. There is some rice and a a few potatoes here and there.
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a lower-carb diet that included lavash wraps and flatbreads instead of regular bread, rice substitutes such as cauliflower rice and quinoa, and sweet potatoes instead of potatoes. When we do have bread, it’s whole grain rather than processed white bread, and brown rice instead of white.
In my opinion, these options are not only healthier but also tastier and more fun. An all around win-win.
Best of luck with your diet and exercise regimen, Anders.
Thank you! I’ve already lost a noticeable amount of body fat and gained an equally noticeable amount of muscle. If I keep it up, I’ll be in better shape than I’ve been in at least ten years, possibly ever, by summer.
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A no-carb diet is virtually impossible and absolutely no fun.
Yeah no carb could probably kill you since that would mean no fruit or vegetables. I think moderation is key to most succesful diets: some proteins, some fat, some carbs
Yes, wife’s wasn’t no carb, but as close to that as possible, which was incompatible with vegetarianism – no beans or other legumes, minimal green veg like broccoli.
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No sugar. Some sugars are allowed, like what’s in a carrot and what’s in corn and stuff like that. But no candy, no sodas, no juices, you get the point.
It has been just over two years since I last had cake, candy, cookies, ice cream, and pie. When you drastically cut sugar out of your diet and resensitize yourself, it really changes you. I can’t each certain fruits because they are too sweet.
I also haven’t had any alcohol since December 7, 2019 and I don’t miss it. This past Christmas, I went to the liquor store to buy a few gifts. I took the time to wander the aisles and look at the various alcohols, including some I used to enjoy. It was an odd feeling, but nothing appealed to me or looked interesting. I am over booze.
After I was diagnosed with high blood pressure about ten years ago, Christel and I reduced our salt intake significantly. We also swithed to whole weat options whenever possible.
A friend of my sister told her that when it comes to eating, she has a simple guide: she puts both of her hands on the table and looks at that area. That becomes her portion for every meal. She told my sister it didn’t matter what you ate, as long as you kept it to that portion size.
I also eat something every morning. I try to have some sort of protein, like a peanut butter sandwich of some leftovers (I had fried chicken this morning). I will also have a small bag of baby carrots and apple slices. I think people get caught up on “traditional” breakfast items and that can be time consuming to make if you don’t have the time. Eat anything. It really doesn’t matter what it is.
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It has been just over two years since I last had cake, candy, cookies, ice cream, and pie. When you drastically cut sugar out of your diet and resensitize yourself, it really changes you. I can’t each certain fruits because they are too sweet.
Good show! And I’m 100% with you on the resensitizing although it’s only been weeks for me. I’d forgotten to bring an extra protein shake to my last floor ball practice and I did a lot of extra exercise that day so I popped in to the supermarket and bought a store-brand one. It was absolutely disgusting on account of being so sweet, but I could still tell I would’ve loved it just a month or so back.
I also haven’t had any alcohol since December 7, 2019 and I don’t miss it.
Again, good show!
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Sometimes expensive food is worth it, sometimes it’s nonsense.
According to too many people, a $6 strawberry is worth it.
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Sometimes expensive food is worth it, sometimes it’s nonsense.
According to too many people, a $6 strawberry is worth it.
Because who’s going to admit they paid $6 for a strawberry that wasn’t worth it?
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All power to Anders on his new lifestyle but can we get back to posting beers and treats?
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I’ve got a couple of Belgians lined up for tonight. Duvel, Karmeliet and La Chouffe. It sucks that the supermarket doesn’t have Chimay anymore.
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I’ve got a couple of Belgians lined up for tonight
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I just learned this exists:
Don’t worry. We didn’t forget. pic.twitter.com/mjJEmVsF2G
— Hard Mountain Dew (@hardmountaindew) January 28, 2022
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