Coffee and Snus

[Snusburgh]

Poutine-Yes-Poutine

I need this Poutine you speak of, soon a Quebec trip with the Goose liver guy from Anthony Bourdain's show and a Poutine to follow. My Father and brother are Master Cheese Makers and the Cheese curd in Western New York is great, but the whole thing should be done by a local joint I am sure. Snusburgh

[Snusburgh]

Poutine?

Bravo, I witnessed Anthony Bourdain eat several versions on travel channel, growing up next to Canada and drinking there at a pre-twentyone status it seemed like the perfect nightcap that I missed!
Soon it will be mine.....Snusburgh

[markcat]

My God! He's just described my Tim Hortons! :lol: I love the Starbucks/Hitler reference.

[Zero]

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:lol:

[alex]

Man we only have Starbucks and a few mom and pop coffee shops around here. I really want to try this Hortons coffee, you guys speak really highly of it.

[markcat]

Re: Canada and Snusburgh

Horton was a Sabre and has full run over western NY with his crack coffee. .

Yes, and we're most shamelessly addicted! You should see the cutthroats in the parking lots cutting each other off to get their fix of that "crack coffee." Hell, I'm been victimized many of time . . . .

After all this Hortons talk, I actually went to get my first Timmy H the other day in quite awhile, (I used to be a hardcore addict--until the intervention--but I don't want to get into that). I brought along some Lucky Strike Portions, and it was all that I had expected.

I'm actually just going to buy a can of Horton's coffee at Wegman's to home brew. I could do without running into the other Horton crackheads. :shock:

[Zero]

A poutine? Bliss :lol: And nevermind the Double - sugar has no business being anywhere near coffee unless it's firmly in the makeup of the doughnut. Double cream, however... 8)

[Snusburgh]

Canada and Snusburgh

Is it true that Canadians stick Timbits under their top lip for the jelly Doughnut pleasure? Horton was a Sabre and has full run over western NY with his crack coffee. I got transplanted to Pittsburgh, but we will have a Hortons soon they say! I read Zero was in England so I thought I would pull his chain. No Canadian can be without the Double for long....

Side question, what is the French for the French Fry, gravy, cheese curd thing? I need it! Sorry, Fat Italian cravings.

[Subtilo]

I've been to greasy-spoon breakfast restaurants and had the girl serve me a coffee from a proper espresso machine by pouring instant granules into a cup and then blasting steaming water from the coffee machine into the cup - that's how they used the damned thing! :shock:

Madness! I would've refused to pay for that!

[lxskllr]

I keep a jar of instant on hand for when I either run out of real coffee, or want a quick cup before bed. It's a very poor imitation of real coffee, but it beats a blank in an emergency.

[Zero]

aye... I looked it up when I got here a few years back because I was aghast at the state of things.

http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=114532005

I've been to greasy-spoon breakfast restaurants and had the girl serve me a coffee from a proper espresso machine by pouring instant granules into a cup and then blasting steaming water from the coffee machine into the cup - that's how they used the damned thing! :shock:

In Germany (and most of the rest of Europe, Canada, the world...for that matter) I've seen surveys that had almost 70% of people refusing to drink anything but real, fresh brewed coffee.

[Subtilo]

The market in the UK is 90% instant - ninety percent! :shock:

Nooo, is that true? :shock:

[Zero]

I rest my case. I'm not taking the train to bloody Lancaster just to find the one decent cup of coffee in this damned country :lol: The market in the UK is 90% instant - ninety percent! :shock:

[phish]

Ah, I have to disagree as I am English In Lancaster we have a great Victorian/Colonial coffee shop. Everything is roasted and blended on the premise. Check it out http://www.atkinsonsteaandcoffee.co.uk/

[Zero]

I'm having pangs. I'm stuck in god forsaken england where there isn't a decent cup of coffee to be had anywhere. I swear the english genome is deficient those critical genes which grow tastebuds. :?