See the full gallery on Posterous This email came to us from Ronnie in California, a new listener who's getting caught up on past episodes. He recently listened to our French Fry Toppings show, and had this to say: I felt really let down that you didn't cover one of California's ghastly abomination of a "fusion" food; carne asada fries. I say this
Cheese, chili, gravy, salsa, even hot dogs enter the conversation as we debate what to adorn fries with, what type of fries to use and how to top them. (And if you haven't already or just need to bone up, check out our previous episodes on french fry dips and the Canadian gravy-fry-cheese curd delicacy that is poutine. /mark Photo: Flickr
Today's View is a love letter to the overstuffed Brazilian burger, the X-Tudo. From Dave: It boasts all the normal hamburger accompaniments like tomato, lettuce, onion, cheese and bacon, but goes above and beyond by having a slice of ham, fried egg, corn and potato sticks. Brazilians have added these ingredients to create a whole new dimension of taste and texture
A highlight of my trip to Chicago with gf Sarah was eating Italian Beef sandwiches with Ian Chillag of NPR's Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me. The whole greasy tale is now featured on Wait, Wait's sandwich Monday this very minute. You can hear Ian's killer wit every week on Wait, Wait. Dan and I first
Apparently yesterday was National French Fry Day. This helpful chart comes from FritesandFries.com. /dan
July 1 is Canada Day, and we're toasting our friends to the north. Dan is just back from Quebec with a crazy story about getting maple butter through airport security, Mark stands up for gravy-soaked poutine fries, and Canadian TV food personality Julie Zwillich calls in to chat about other classic fare from the great white north.