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Title: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Mandolin on Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:49:22: (https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p480x480/600954_480363055365352_797394142_n.jpg)
(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p480x480/554067_371346249618823_1872402584_n.jpg)
(http://gopuertonatales.com/261-277-thickbox/fiordo-eberhard-asado-de-cordero-magallanico-al-palo.jpg)
(http://www.patagoniachiletravel.com/usr/galeria/galnatales16.jpg)

Grass fed lamb, cooked slowly from about to 4 hours, or more, seasoned with garlic and rosemary, cooked with local wood :eek:
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: mashby on Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:56:58: (http://i.imgur.com/vESj1.gif)

That sounds absolutely delicious.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:23:51: Things like this are among the many reasons why I'll never understand vegetarians.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Mandolin on Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:25:57: Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:23:51
Things like this are among the many reasons why I'll never understand vegetarians.

More for us, the neanderthal inside you wants more ;)
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: AKIMbO on Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:35:02: Oh god that looks tasty.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: jcrouse on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:06:54: My wife is from north east Mexico, Monterrey. They do the same thing with baby goat. It is called cabrito and is easily my favorite meal there. They have different cuts, front shoulder, rear, ribs and the head. My wife and mother in law love the latter and eat the brains and eye balls, of course, on tortillas.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Mandolin on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:20:19: Quote from: jcrouse on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:06:54
My wife is from north east Mexico, Monterrey. They do the same thing with baby goat. It is called cabrito and is easily my favorite meal there. They have different cuts, front shoulder, rear, ribs and the head. My wife and mother in law love the latter and eat the brains and eye balls, of course, on tortillas.

I knew that! some good stuff too.
Around here all gathering and celebrations with family and whatnot revolves around meat. It's not a real festivity if no meat is around :)
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: jalaj on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:30:19: Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:23:51
Things like this are among the many reasons why I'll never understand vegetarians.

Not vegetarian, but here you go for some perspective:
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Mandolin on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:52:15: Quote from: jalaj on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:30:19
Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:23:51
Things like this are among the many reasons why I'll never understand vegetarians.

Not vegetarian, but here you go for some perspective:
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 June 2013, 23:05:15: Quote from: jalaj on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:30:19
Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:23:51
Things like this are among the many reasons why I'll never understand vegetarians.

Not vegetarian, but here you go for some perspective:

Well.. My conscience is clear, chicken is the lowest cost protein I could find.. and it is my primary protein source.. If I could buy a vegetarian protein source that's cheaper than chicken, I'd be all over that.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Burz on Sun, 09 June 2013, 00:05:40: Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 June 2013, 23:05:15
Well.. My conscience is clear, chicken is the lowest cost protein I could find.. and it is my primary protein source.. If I could buy a vegetarian protein source that's cheaper than chicken, I'd be all over that.
I love the taste of lamb. I think its better than beef, but I stay away from it for the same reason I won't eat veal (baby animals).

I eat a lot of chicken, too, with some pork here and there. But vegetable sources of protein are often cheaper: take a legume and add grain and you have a good source of protein. Rice and beans, bread and lentils, pasta and chickpeas, etc.

The other 'trick' to getting veggie meals right is to supply a source of vitamin B. Regular yeast bread has it, quickbreads and pita don't.

Meatless Mondays:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatless_Monday
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Mandolin on Sun, 09 June 2013, 00:31:31: (https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTjaNCY1vOIgKk8ODKYDaJ2lX4HpvkdzAnP9tmuRocA5G1JVeFm) vs (https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR15Ng8ZIDWbsoc6GxoVn3MIP22QoN6MQM81HCCt8QX0aOUlNqbnw)
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 09 June 2013, 00:59:58: Quote from: Burz on Sun, 09 June 2013, 00:05:40
Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 June 2013, 23:05:15
Well.. My conscience is clear, chicken is the lowest cost protein I could find.. and it is my primary protein source.. If I could buy a vegetarian protein source that's cheaper than chicken, I'd be all over that.
I love the taste of lamb. I think its better than beef, but I stay away from it for the same reason I won't eat veal (baby animals).

I eat a lot of chicken, too, with some pork here and there. But vegetable sources of protein are often cheaper: take a legume and add grain and you have a good source of protein. Rice and beans, bread and lentils, pasta and chickpeas, etc.

The other 'trick' to getting veggie meals right is to supply a source of vitamin B. Regular yeast bread has it, quickbreads and pita don't.

Meatless Mondays:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatless_Monday

See, I adore veal and lamb but I am so disassociated from my distinction of living animals and the ones I eat that my brain sort of puts up a mental block as to where my meat came from. If it makes any difference, I think foie gras tastes like cat food but in the end the ducks are still force fed and killed in a harsh manner, so me not eating them isn't going to save any.

On another note - the best meat ever is buffalo. Better taste than standard grade beef, and much much healthier. A very close second is pork, because my word, the pig is just a gloriously tasty animal no matter how you prepare it.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: cactux on Sun, 09 June 2013, 01:12:04: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 June 2013, 23:05:15
Quote from: jalaj on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:30:19
Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:23:51
Things like this are among the many reasons why I'll never understand vegetarians.

Not vegetarian, but here you go for some perspective:

Well.. My conscience is clear, chicken is the lowest cost protein I could find.. and it is my primary protein source.. If I could buy a vegetarian protein source that's cheaper than chicken, I'd be all over that.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: An9e11 on Sun, 09 June 2013, 02:19:00: Mannnn. I just wanna OMNOMNOM all over that Asado Magallanico.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 June 2013, 06:28:55: Quote from: cactux on Sun, 09 June 2013, 01:12:04
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 June 2013, 23:05:15
Quote from: jalaj on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:30:19
Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:23:51
Things like this are among the many reasons why I'll never understand vegetarians.

Not vegetarian, but here you go for some perspective:

Well.. My conscience is clear, chicken is the lowest cost protein I could find.. and it is my primary protein source.. If I could buy a vegetarian protein source that's cheaper than chicken, I'd be all over that.

Tofu is ridiculously expensive in the USA :D

Also, whoever suggested beans as substitute doesn't realize that it's nitro-ass-fuel,, good luck with that..
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Moomoo on Sun, 09 June 2013, 06:35:40: Every friday when I used to live in Tahiti (French Polynesia) my father used to take me out to the "roulotte" where you could eat a fair amount for about 12 dollars. Instead of bread you had rice though.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Malphas on Sun, 09 June 2013, 11:58:13: I'd probably be pescetarian, if I wasn't so nihilistic and lazy. Fish is generally superior to mammal meat as far as protein absorption and amino acid profile is concerned, the only problem is the sustainability issue. Back on the original topic, that lamb certainly looks delicious.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: cactux on Sun, 09 June 2013, 16:41:53: http://darlenemichaud.com/08/16/2012/nasoya-organic-tofu-only-1-75-at-walmart-with-printable-coupon/

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 June 2013, 06:28:55

Tofu is ridiculously expensive in the USA :D

Also, whoever suggested beans as substitute doesn't realize that it's nitro-ass-fuel,, good luck with that..
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: iri on Sun, 09 June 2013, 16:49:39: oh, but it's grass feed lamb...
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Burz on Mon, 10 June 2013, 02:05:57: Quote from: Mandolin on Sun, 09 June 2013, 00:31:31
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Cute... You know that a veggie meal in a nice restaurant will look 100x more appetizing than that one on the left (and 3x the one on the right, IMO).
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_obSF_GeKiOc/TJExRtJ97jI/AAAAAAAAHCg/T1GL-PgtWyw/s1600/september+057.jpg

As for getting gas from beans, in my experience that only happens when you leave out the protein complement (grain, etc).
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: sth on Mon, 10 June 2013, 02:45:34: you know some of us wacko vegetarians just like... don't like meat. there are plenty of moral reasons but at the end of the day i just really don't like the taste -- but more than that, the texture of most meat is really unpleasant to me. i don't like most fake/imitation meats either.

that said, this looks pretty delicious for meat. i might even try a bite :P
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 10 June 2013, 08:43:24: Quote from: Mandolin on Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:49:22
Grass fed lamb, cooked slowly from about to 4 hours, or more, seasoned with garlic and rosemary, cooked with local wood :eek:
Is there any other way to cook lamb? ;)

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 June 2013, 06:28:55
Also, whoever suggested beans as substitute doesn't realize that it's nitro-ass-fuel,, good luck with that..
Some beans are worse than others. It is also important that they are cooked right.
Black beans, usually no problem. I have also never experienced that I have got excess gas from eating tofu or other soy products.
Chickpeas cooked without rinsing are the worst. Canned chickpeas are not always cooked right, and btw, most often also taste horrible.

Quote from: Malphas on Sun, 09 June 2013, 11:58:13
Fish is generally superior to mammal meat as far as protein absorption and amino acid profile is concerned, the only problem is the sustainability issue.
Don't forget the fatty acids. Omega-3 vs saturated fat.
Also, farmed fish can be fed vegetable feed, so the sustainability issue could be solved if there is a will.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Burz on Mon, 10 June 2013, 11:26:27: Here is another dish for you:
(http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/redav/redav1111/redav111100003/11300389-traditional-portuguese-pork--clams-or-porco-a-alentejana.jpg)

Clams Alentejana is pork slow-marinated in white wine, hot pepper and garlic then slow cooked and served with littleneck clams.
Title: Re: Behold meat eaters: If you come to patagonia, don't miss the "Asado Magallanico"
Post by: Mandolin on Mon, 10 June 2013, 17:13:57: Quote from: Findecanor on Mon, 10 June 2013, 08:43:24
Quote from: Mandolin on Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:49:22
Grass fed lamb, cooked slowly from about to 4 hours, or more, seasoned with garlic and rosemary, cooked with local wood :eek:
Is there any other way to cook lamb? ;)
I missed a word. It was native wood. Every tree gives you certain scent in the smoke. The other typical way would be with a gas/propane burner or stock bbq charcoal, but with that way you miss part of the flavor nature intended you to taste :p. Another way would be in a oven, and etc, etc....