Bite me, but not too gently

[sovay]

Armed with a carton of goat's milk, some discs of Taza chocolate left over from the Halloween party, and the fact that Dave's Fresh Pasta sells Fat Toad Farm goat's milk caramel, I have made myself goat's milk salt caramel hot chocolate.

Dinner was an experiment from Amsterdam Falafelshop on Elm Street. I'd bought salad items from them, but never actually their falafel. It's delicious. Crunchy on the outside without being tooth-breaking, fragrant chickpea goodness inside. I got three in a bowl (I wasn't sure how a pita pocket would travel) and piled baba ghanoush, hummus, pickled turnips, and garlic-fried eggplant around them; the cost came to less than most sandwiches and it was an entire dinner as far as I'm concerned. Their garlic cream sauce is indispensable. I forgot to try the tahini. Next time. There'll be a next time. Possibly very soon.

I am going to drink my hot chocolate and rewatch Stephen Frears' The Hit (1984), which has John Hurt being morally ambiguous. Of such things are evenings made.

Comments

[greenlily.livejournal.com]

<3 <3 <3 Amsterdam Falafel. The garlic cream sauce is also very tasty on their French fries, which are of a superior texture (and stay crispy even when they get cold) but understandably tend to taste somewhat of falafel. Since I like their falafel, I'm prepared to regard that as a feature rather than a bug, but it was kind of a surprise the first time I ate there.

[sovay]

The garlic cream sauce is also very tasty on their French fries, which are of a superior texture (and stay crispy even when they get cold) but understandably tend to taste somewhat of falafel.

Is the texture (or the crispiness) what makes them Dutch-style fries? I've been wondering since last night and the internet is not very forthcoming.

[greenlily.livejournal.com]

I don't know for sure. This blog clarifies that, in Holland, fries are thick-cut fries, which are made fresh (not frozen), and sold in paper cones, with a splat of mayonnaise on them.

Of those four factors, the one that jumps out at me as being likely to affect the texture is the fresh-not-frozen thing, but I haven't actually watched the AF folks behind the counter to see if they're using frozen fries. They do sell them in paper cones, and that could theoretically be enough for them to call them Dutch-style.