Comments on: Windows of Deliciousness

By: albert

albert — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:51:58 +0000

I know this is a really old entry, but I'm enjoying reading your archives.

You know what Chinese food also has two windows of deliciousness? 生煎.

I had them at dinner, fresh at the restaurant? MMM, delicious. The next morning, leftovers out of the fridge? slightly different but still, MMM, delicious.

By: amy

amy — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:55:30 +0000

john, you have such a way w/ words! and a great sense of humor! (ok, so i may be a tad biased, but i still think i’m right!)

i happen to prefer room temp. pizza to cold pizza, but the problem is that it has to be room temp before it’s been refridgerated. this is a problem b/c if you ate yummy pizza at it’s 1st (and more fun) window of deliciousness until you were full, you may not have room for room temp. pizza before it goes in the ‘fridge.

By: kmm

kmm — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:27:56 +0000

You could also classify a lot of chinese foods by their “windows of bowel disruptiveness.” The 凉面 here essentially have a never closing window, and always provide lots of quality time on the toilet, but some of the other Chengdu snacks only seem to really wreak havoc on your digestive system if you eat them fresh, such as the 包子 or the weird egg pancake thingies that they wrap around meat sticks. Maybe re-heating them kills all the bacteria that were missed the first time around.

By: sam

sam — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:52:30 +0000

For me, the xiao long bao and pizza both need to sit a bit before I can eat them. I hate burnt mouth feeling the next day.

By: Emeril

Emeril — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:43:21 +0000

John,

I think you can write for my restauraunt anytime

Emeril

By: trevelyan

trevelyan — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:52:08 +0000

Chinese food prepared fast-food style out west has a very distinct second “window of deliciousness”. I think the next time I end up on the receiving end of a patriotic lecture about China’s 四大发明, this will be exhibit B in a response on the West’s 四大改进

By: nausicaa

nausicaa — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:22:10 +0000

@Matt: Exactemente!

@John: Never! Never shall we concede defeat!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:40:52 +0000

And if it pleases the court, I also submit the following as evidence:

轻轻移，慢慢提，先开窗，后喝汤."

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:23:30 +0000

lol...

at least I don't eat them this way...

By: Wilson

Wilson — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:22:40 +0000

Beer Battered Bacon Strips…a heavy dose of salt and dipped into Blue Cheese Ranch Sauce. Imagine eating this outside of hte window of deliciousness when it’s hard as a rubber eraser.