I am not sure if anybody have noticed but, I have the odd tendency of taking pictures of the condiments at the table. For example, in Friday’s post of Red Robin, I took this picture:
Likewise, I took this picture from FatBurger:
Of course, that is not limited to burger places. The couple of times I have been in Vietnamese ones, I have taken pictures of the one on the tables, like this from Pho Thai Hoa:
The obvious reason, of course, is to show what type of condiments are left on the table. Ah, condiments, condiments… You can’t live without some of them; sometimes you can’t help wonder why there has to be some at all. I would rather not go through that debate; rather, I would like to check with you, what is your favourite condiment?
Since I am asking, I guess I should start this. Me, being Chinese, I have to say soy sauce. C’mon, that’s your quintessential Chinese condiment/ingredient! However, that does not work with all dishes. For example, soy sauce and fries? And, since I mentioned fries, once in a blue moon, I go for catsup (OK, ketchup, which ever spelling works for you!); however, I would try with malt vinegar (just like Brits), white vinegar (here in Canada) or mayo. But, in the end, I will go for yellow mustard. In fact, mustard, is the second condiment in my list but, depending on the application, it might be a different one. For example, for dim sum, Chinese mustard; for burgers or hot dogs, yellow mustard; for other sandwiches and for salad dressing, Dijon mustard, and so on. The only one that I don’t really “like” that much would be honey mustard. After that, the following condiment would be hot sauce – more on the lines of Chinese style chili sauce. You need something spicy once in a while, you know!
Some condiments are dependant on the application but some of them I find them a bit too narrow. For example, I can’t think of using plum sauce for things other than roasted/BBQ poultry (Peking duck anybody?).
In the end, there is on cardinal rule: I always taste my food before adding any condiment (unless the dish already comes with it, like BBQ sauce or soy sauce in a lot of dishes). Needless to say, I find it a bit nerve wracking when people just start adding salt even before tasting their food…
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Revisits – Qoola Yogurt + Fruit & Red Robin
by KimHo on April 5, 2009 under: British Columbia,Comments,Food,Restaurant
Qoola Frozen Yogurt + Fruit
1116 Denman Street
Vancouver, BC
Red Robin
Multiple locations in the US and Canada
4640 Kingsway (Location visited)
Burnaby, BC
I consider myself a really reasonable person. In any arguments, if somebody can provide reasonable evidence against what I say, I will certainly consider it. Likewise, so far, I have not deleted any comments, as everybody is entitled to his/her opinion. I mention this because there has been times where I wrote I did not like/was disappointed but, not long after, readers comment I should have tried something else or, based on the comments, it sounds like it was an off day. If the argument is convincing enough, I am willing to give those places a second chance and revisit them. Two of these places are the subject of today’s post: Qoola Yogurt + Fruit and Red Robin. (For the previous blog posts, check here for Qoola’s and here for Red Robin’s).
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Tagged as: Burgers, Burnaby, Chain Restaurant, Dessert, Revisit, Vancouver