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Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 4:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
The problem wasn't that they used chorizo instead of polish sausage, it's that the fish was the center of the dish and the sausage almost a garnish -- it was a fish dish, not a sausage dish. If they had made another type of sausage but made it the foundation of the dish, I doubt anyone would have said anything.

That's the same complaint the judges had about the orange asparagus dish, that it was a goat cheese dish, not an asparagus dish.

Of course, having the lesbian trying to do a phallic dish probably wasn't the best way to go...

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 4:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Chilean sea bass is delicious, but VERY pricey - at least here. Antonia appears to be very into "luxury" ingredients - remember her insistance on the diver scallops instead of butternut squash soup?

I was disappointed in Stephanie's sense of balance. She has a good palate which went astray last night - thankfully Jen went instead of her!

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 4:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
You did a better job of describing why the 2 teams were in the bottom 2 than I did (I just put "since both groups didn't complete the challenge the way they were supposed to" lol.

I really thought that the asparagus looked like it was front and center on the dish of the losing team, but hey...I only saw it, didn't taste it! Their idea to make their dish phallic was strange to me, I certainly wouldn't have gone that route!

Riviere
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09-09-2000

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 6:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Riviere a private message Print Post    
Ya know, if I order sausage in a restaurant and they serve me fish ~ how dare they defend that mistake as improvising...
Antonia should have left. She is so negative in team play (witness no soup 2 weeks ago) and it cracked me up the same soup was a star now. The losing team added too many things for no reason. Hey. judges, stick to the RULES you make? Kick off the chef who doesn't even try...

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 6:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
First of all, I don't know anyone who eats polish sausage. I do know quite a few people who eat Chilean sea bass.

And I'm not sure what the point is with "having the lesbian trying to do a phallic dish probably wasn't the best way to go". What does her sexual orientation have to do with anything?

Trivia on Chilean sea bass... it's not really a bass. It's called Patagonian toothfish, but Chilean fishing industry marketed it in the states as Chilean sea bass (sounds more appetizing that way, yes?). It's a fairly expensive fish with very white meat (pretty much high end). At one point, this fish was being overfished, and some US restaurants and markets refused to sell it. I think it's come back as I noticed Whole Foods is selling it again. Oh yeah, and it's not always caught in Chilean waters, so your CHILEAN sea bass could come from a US fishery, like on the east coast!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 6:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I loved how Spike and Andrew did the soup this week. It sounded really good & obviously the judges liked it. Wasn't it Spike who wanted to do the soup last week?

I've never had Chilean Sea Bass but I have had Polish Sausage.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 6:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I only eat Hillshire Farms brand Polish Sausage. Other brands have those iccky hard things that you just don't know what they are! Hillshire Farms is consistently good, and omg...slice it lengthwise and grill it or use a George Foreman grill indoors... it's SO yummy! As long as you slice it, a good amount of fat drips right out of it and you are left with yummy goodness! It's especially good in a hotdog bun with some grilled peppers and onions!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 6:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Huk ... that's how my mom used to make polish sausage with peppers and onions. Yummy!!!! So good!!!

And I agree the asparagus 'thing' was a joke that had to do the name of the plate & not her sexual orientation.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 7:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
I am just glad now we only have one mohawk/faux hawk on the show....lol

Maris
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03-28-2002

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
Hey if anyone has a good receipe for polish sausage, post it in the cooking thread.

I have to admit I was surprised that they substituted chorzio because it tastes so much spicier. I use chorzio when I am cooking paella and I couldnt see using it as a substitution.

I am gong to go to whole foods and see if I can get some chilean sea bass and cook it. does it have bones?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 8:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Polish sausage is BIG here in Chicago. Then again there's a lot of polish people here too.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 9:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I am pretty international with my Polish sausage! I use it in my spaghetti sauce recipe and in my jambalaya recipe!

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
I put it in my spaghetti sauce, put it on the grill, cook it in my red beans, have polish sausage with corn and mac and cheese, etc. I always have polish sausage in my fridge.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Polish sausage in spaghetti sauce is really good idea!!

My ex loved polish sausage cooked in sauerkraut and beer. Then put on a bun with lot's of mustard. Yum!

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 10:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Hubby and I are from different parts of the country and we both grew up eating polish sausage. Never ate Chilean sea bass, though.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
changing the focus of the dish isn't improvising with the ingredients given imho, it's changing the ingredients. i agree with the judge who said they didn't like their ingredients so they changed them.
and yes, if they had just boiled the sausage in beer the judges would have skewered them because they are supposed to be talented chefs who could come up with an innovative and tasty way to do drunken polish sausage.
heck, they could have soaked them in beer and then make a wonderful jambalaya with that and add fish and shrimp if they wanted to.

i didn't take Antonia's comment about the soup as derrogatory but more jokingly.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 11:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I completely agree Texannie. They could have made such a better, more innovated meal with the Polish Sausage than they did. They gave up. They didn't like the ingredient. A spicy Jambalaya would have been great!

Mysti
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09-28-2005

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 12:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mysti a private message Print Post    
I'm looking forward to Lisa's exit, I am tired of her negative attitude & foul mouth ~ I bet her food even tastes cranky!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I always have polish sausage in my bed!

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 1:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
The best thing about Jen leaving last night is that I never have to hear the phrase "I'm doing this for Zoi" again!

I swear it was getting on my laat few nerves I had left that Lauren, from the Hill's, hadn't snapped yet.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Oh my & it isn't even Wednesday!

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
P.S. Today's market price of Chilean Seabass is $16.50/lb filleted where I work. That's retail. Take off about 30 or 50 cents for wholesale.

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
When they say "Polish sausage" do they mean Kielbasa?

That is very flavorful sausage and they could have done any number of things with it.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 8:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Alisons, here's a link to more than you ever wanted to know about polish sausage. (And the short answer is yes!)

http://www.wedlinydomowe.com/Polish-sausages/sausage-what-is-kielbasa.htm

Dogmommy
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09-10-2005

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogmommy a private message Print Post    
I'm the total opposite here in Idaho. I don't even think our local Albertson's sells Chilean sea bass. However, they do sell Polish sausage/kielbasa. We also buy the prepackaged Hillshire Farms brand. It's delicious!

I also don't understand why they used, #1, the whole phallic thing (It's a little weird that a lesbian would associate "phallic" with "turned on"), and #2, fish as their main ingredient, whether it was 16.50 a pound Chilean sea bass or not, and #3, Chorizo is NOT Polish sausage. That's like telling someone to make a chocolate cake and they make a cheesecake instead, but say "hey, it's a cake".

I agree that both of those teams should have been in final 2. I can't wait for Lisa to get the "please pack your knives and go". I can't stand her!!!!!