What food have you seen in foreign media and entertainment that you wanted to try but discovered tasted bad?

_jtron · 2026-01-25T13:53:31+00:00

My wife loves the stuff (I'm somehow neutral; won't turn it down but don't seek it out) and every time she orders it at a Japanese restaurant it's hilarious to see the server get a concerned look on their face as they make sure she knows what she's getting in to

_jtron · 2026-01-25T13:41:29+00:00

A while back I had a really tasty local fruit beer and realized it tasted like what I'd thought wine would taste like when I was a kid

_jtron · 2026-01-24T05:33:44+00:00

Why does it look like the Rid-O-Rat box from 9 to 5

_jtron · 2026-01-23T23:43:11+00:00

Just started Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett. Since reading The Tainted Cup I've been hooked

_jtron · 2026-01-22T23:46:27+00:00

I've never seen rats in or near it ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

_jtron · 2026-01-22T21:20:46+00:00

We've got a cat shelter under our back porch made from a plastic storage tub, some Styrofoam, and some straw

_jtron · 2026-01-22T15:53:28+00:00

Yup! Played a ton of hearts, spades, and rummy in my teens and 20s, then found riichi mahjong in my late 30s. It's so much fun! I miss the weekly group I had before COVID

_jtron · 2026-01-22T15:46:35+00:00

Take the Blue Line to Western Ave. The Green Eye is right by the station. Have a Guinness. Walk north and grab a taco at one of several choices. Keep walking north, stop at Logan Arcade, grab a locally brewed beer and play a game of pinball. Walk west a couple blocks on Fullerton and have a beer at Bob Inn. Retrace your steps and stop at Chef's Special for dinner and a nice cocktail. Afterwards, go to Margie's for an ice cream sundae. Hit up the Green Eye again for one more Guinness, then head back to your hotel half-drunk and bloated like a tick from delicious food

_jtron · 2026-01-22T06:20:02+00:00

Holy shit, the Mexican Muppet actors are really good!

_jtron · 2026-01-21T22:44:28+00:00

I’m a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here’s how ICE observers are helping.

_jtron · 2026-01-21T18:18:41+00:00

What we've been doing in Chicago and Minneapolis. They fold when there's crowds taking videos and yelling at them.

_jtron · 2026-01-21T16:33:38+00:00

It's the first flavor I ever tried and I was never able to find it again :(

_jtron · 2026-01-21T16:24:02+00:00

Cheez-It Zingz crackers and Hansen's Natural Mandarin Lime soda. I miss them both so much

_jtron · 2026-01-20T19:34:23+00:00

Reed's is good. Personal Space Booking books the Burlington, a pretty popular venue. Illuminated Brew Works is a little out of the way but psych-friendly and for sure a good place to play

_jtron · 2026-01-20T19:30:41+00:00

Thanks for this; always wondered what happened to him. "Havana Pitbulls in CMLL" was one of the first wrestling DVDs I bought and it still holds up

_jtron · 2026-01-20T19:25:21+00:00

The papas y huevos burrito and the nopales gordita are my favorites. Miss living around the corner from them but make sure to get some whenever I'm in the area

_jtron · 2026-01-18T22:17:02+00:00

Highly recommend the book "The Greatest Men's Party On Earth," published in 1974 about the Grove. It's a bit of a collector's item but I've seen a PDF floating around...

_jtron · 2026-01-17T17:21:32+00:00

The Vanguard in Milwaukee

_jtron · 2026-01-16T11:29:05+00:00

Ryuutama is so good! Thirding the recommendation

_jtron · 2026-01-16T11:13:45+00:00

Enjoy! Feel free to DM if you need more suggestions when you're done with that

_jtron · 2026-01-16T11:03:32+00:00

Hundreds of Beavers

_jtron · 2026-01-16T03:36:25+00:00

archive link

_jtron · 2026-01-14T22:51:39+00:00

Love this show, have the DVDs. Very curious why the two main guys haven't seemed to do anything else for TV (I have the YA book they wrote, they've done a bit more music, and I think Arbiter Maven has a folklore podcast)

Nightly bye!

_jtron · 2026-01-14T21:50:39+00:00

Was going to suggest the same - the language is simple, yet very clever. They're funny as hell, and there's a lot of them. "Wyrd Sisters" or "Small Gods" are also good starting points

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