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I don’t care for football or it’s politics (that’s right FIFA, you corrupt bastards), but I think this photo captures the Irish feeling of the whole event.
I’m a real fan of complex carbohydrates and foods that give them out. Rice, potatoes (an Irishamn who likes potatoes oh how original ho ho ho etc), bread, and, of course, the humble Jacob’s Cream Cracker.
A little slice of heaven…Over the years, I’ve combined the cream cracker with several other foodstuffs. Here’s my guide to the best (and worst) stuff you can put on them.
Salt
Most definitely NOT good for you, but nevertheless rather nice. Cream crackers have a slightly bland taste to them (I said slightly, since they taste lovely without anything as well). They have, I believe, a low salt content. Adding more salt, especially freshly-ground sea salt, adds a lot to the cracker’s taste.Peanut Butter
Using smooth
Oh my GOD. I don’t quite know why, but peanut butter on crackers tastes heavenly. Perhaps it’s because the cracker breaking simulates actually eating fresh peanuts, thus causing a kind of psychosomatic reaction where both body and mind imagine a mouth full of peanuts. I’m going to try with chunky at some point, and let you know. Actually, the reason might be because the peanut butter overpowers the taste of the cracker, so it’s like eating peanut butter straight from the jar, which is lovely, or so I’ve been told…Nutella
Presumably for the same reason as peanut butter above. The chocolate adds a piquancy to the cracker, making it taste nice and sweet. The texture is a wonderful contrast as well, which is also true with peanut butter (which could be another reason it’s so lovely), between soft and smooth and hard and crunchy.Soy Sauce
Using Kikkoman’s normal and Low Salt varieties
OK, this was an interesting sensation. I presumed that this would be like adding salt, but with the added danger that it would dissolve. To my surprise, the cracker completely failed to absorb the soy sauce, resulting in what was going to be an interesting experience in eating into a form of drinking game, as cream crackers have naturally-occuring craters, into which the soy sauce would flow and sit. Hell, nothing even came out of the holes. The result? Well… It’s not bad, but eating it takes up most of your concentration. The difference between Low Salt and normal is that Low Salt tastes slightly sweeter.Red Cheddar
Using Kilmeaden Extra Mature Red
This is very nice. You chew through the cheese and get a very satisfactory crunch as you reach the cracker. The two tastes mix very well, as neither actually overshadows the other. As a result, you get the soft flavour of the cheese (Kilmeaden, in my opinion, make the BEST mature red cheddar) mixing with the rather harder taste of the cracker.Honey
Using acacia honey
Another beautiful one. Interestingly, on the first bite, you taste the cracker. The aftertaste, however, comes almost immediately, and you find yourself tasting the honey for several seconds after swallowing. Absolutely lovely.My Mom’s Roast Chicken
No. No no no no. The chicken has a rather delicate but complex flavour, which is completely overshadowed by the cream cracker’s strong and straightforward flavour. Give this a definite miss.In my opinion, this is a quick list of things that should/shouldn’t work. Note that I’ve not tried them all.
- Sweet things, eg Nutella, honey, golden syrup, work a treat. They make a stark counterpoint to the savoury flavour of the cracker.
- Other savoury items, eg cheese, salt, or anything that is added as a condiment, works rather well. The two tastes circle each other in your mouth.
- Anything as hard or harder, eg carrots, are a definite no-no. You chew through the carrot, only to find MORE hardness. Anyway, it’s hard to eat slices of raw carrot using only one hand, which is how you eat a cracker. Unless you’re a chipmunk.
- Liquids, eg vinegar, soy sauce, may or may not taste good (for the record, I don’t think vinegar would taste nice), but aren’t worth the effort.
- Roasted or fried meats, eg chicken, pork, beef, are no good at all. Either they’re too subtle to be tasted over the cracker, or they completely overpower the cracker.
- Vegetables seem to me a very bad idea. I’ve not tried any, mind, but they just don’t seem like they’d work.
- Fish, eg salmon, herring, would work very well if cut as sashimi and applied raw.
I hope you’ve found this informative.
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A little over a year ago I moved to Ireland, I was an electrical engineer with a MBA, but the economy went to tatters shortly after my arrival, so I needed a way to make money. In the last year I decided to try to turn my hobby into a business, and now have a small company with my partner, who does graphic design. Anyway, we finally got our new site up, if you have a moment, please take a look.
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(www.end.ie)Everything on the site is our work, including the site itself. If you have any comments, good or bad, please share as any feedback is helpful.
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Lissa
I must say, your portfolio is quite amazing! From the Scribble website to my favourite the JuJu Steakhouse, its all very professional and inspiring! Keep up the good work :)
The quite interesting history of the font “Arial”.
Probably the first and only time Apple and Microsoft signed a cross-licensing agreement, with which they created an alternative to Adobe’s normal fonts.
Just a little link for myself to remind me how to reference correctly.
Mythbusters goes Bond by ~KronicX on deviantARTOnly sticking point for me: “substitutes” should be “substitute”.
Also, its copied without the original artist’s permission. It was orginially a cover for a special discovery magazine edition. Tisk Tisk
My combined contribution to You Look Nice Today’s Song Parts Dot Biz business, representing the best parts of 46 different songs, conveniently trimmed down to less than 9 minutes. (right-click, Save As)
This took a very long time, and should indicate clearly why I’m not in the music business.
I dare you to name all of the songs. Here’s a video that numbers them all for easy reference.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
- (9) Pearl Jam - Corduroy
- (10) Foo Fighters - Everlong
- (12) Weezer - Pink Triangle
- (13) Beck - Loser
- (14) Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
- (18) Jonathan Coulton - Code Monkey
- (19) Pearl Jam -
- (20) Fountains of Wayne - Mexican Wine
- (22) The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations
- (23) Alice in Chains (I think) - Rooster
- (24) Donna Summer - I Feel Love
- (25) Don’t Copy That Floppy - MC Double Def DP
- (26) Enter Sandman - Metallica
- (28)God Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam - Nirvana
- (29) R.E.M?
- (31) Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
- (32)Santana - Da Le Yaleo
- (33) Muse - Knights of Cydonia
- (35) Chilli Poopers - By The Way
- (36) O-Zone - Dragosteo Din Tei (or something)
- (38) Scatman!
- (40) Cracker - Ain’t Gonna Suck Itself
- (41) Butthole Surfers (not sure of the title, not even completely sure it’s actually them)
- (42) 4 Non-Blondes - What’s Up
- (44) Stoke 9 - 100 girls
- (45) Offspring - The Kids Aren’t Alright
- (46) Right Said Fred - Too Sexy
Admit it, you’re aroused, aren’t you?
With Heather’s help, I was able to get Greenday (2), which I was infuriatingly unable to place, and I’m sure I know 4 or 5 more of these, but I’m terrible at remembering song titles and artists (it took 3 listens of a few of these to remember them). And yes, I’m embarrassed that I couldn’t name a single one before Pearl Jam.
Additions and corrections are in bold. I KNOW 6. Someone once proclaimed the greatest guitarist of all time. 15 sounds like Steely Dan or the Eagles. 32 is by Santana, I’m sure of it.
KB, 15 is toooo hair-metalish for Steely Dan or the Eagles.
19 Pearl Jam too im pretty sure.
29 sounds like REM i think.
32 IS santana - Da Le Yaleo, off the album Supernatural.
44 Stoke 9 - 100 girls. I sadly know that song.
45 Offspring - The Kids Aren’t Alright.
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