If it were in my neighborhood I’d be pretty happy. Having thought about hitting this place for a couple years, however, it was a little bit of a letdown. The crispy crust I’d heard about wasn’t this. Sauce, toppings fine. Decent, but not a destination. I do recognize the irony as I type this, but there is way too much talk about this place online.
For all you masochists, made my own Buldak X2 sauce. I was using the sauce packs on Shin Black ramen, so I stuck w/ that for this one with my own sauce, adding an egg, nori and black sesame.
Here’s how I did it:
Ingredients
3 Tbsp gochujang
2 Tbsp very hot sauce (I used Marie Sharp’s BEWARE)
3 dried hot chiles, finely ground (I used arbols)
1 Tbsp gochugaru, if available
1½ Tbsp soy sauce
1½ Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp neutral oil
2 cloves garlic, finely grated
½ tsp chicken bouillon powder
¼ tsp black pepper
2–4 Tbsp water, as needed
1 tsp rice vinegar
½ tsp sesame oil
The cookin’ part
Per Realtor:
"As you enter the front door you are faced with a "good morning staircase" which is flanked by two dens or sitting rooms with built-in and fireplaces.
Well, not much of the original architecture is left to admire, except the two fireplaces. Not even the questionable "timeless character"
FYI: These stairs were aptly called the “Good Morning” stairs, for when the occupants from the bedrooms arose each day they faced each other and would say ” Good morning!” before descending to the first floor.
I wish I knew how this house looked before the remodeling.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/338-Clapp-Rd-Scituate-MA-02066/57222748\_zpid/
Took a seat at the bar and thought we made a mistake going all dim sum after plates of green beans, scallion pancakes and shrimp fried rice were laid out for people beside us. But this place is just a step above all around, including staff. Pork-shrimp shumai, stuffed green chile, wontons in chili oil and some special, chicken wings stuffed with fried rice that bartender talked us into … amazing. Tsing Tao was ice cold, too.
I would like to find a novel of historical fiction. A former Spanish soldier years after the conquest of Mexico, the protagonist, is seeking a religious figure that has clashed with the Catholic Church, and thus, the Spanish authorities.
I believe he shares the name of the man he is hunting.
He was recruited by Spanish authorities because of his military background and he takes with him a sword from earlier campaigns, but the protagonist does not believe he was the first choice because he last fought years ago.
He has settled in Mexico and is running a roadside inn or tavern with an indigenous wife or companion, where they serve pulque. It is at this location where the Spanish track him down.
The man he is seeking was once seen by the church as some sort of protege, but he begins to question the teachings of the church and has since grown a following. I believe he is thought of as something of a prophet, but perhaps he is just someone who is a better option than the church of the Spanish.
This religious figure is not introduced early, perhaps not until half way through the novel of maybe 400 pages or so.
The author accurately describes this era historically as one of the most deadly in human history, when drought and disease ravaged Mexico and the region.
In his search, the protagonist interviews priests who educated the religious figure as a young man and had recognized him as something of a protege very early, mastering biblical texts and theory.
The protagonist is leery of the assignment, but he is desperate and he wants to get his wife/companion away from the roadside inn, which can be dangerous, especially while she is alone while he pursues this religious figure.
I believe (this is the point where I lost the book) that the protagonist is near death at one point in his pursuit and may have been found in the desert or a desolate stretch by the followers of the religious figure. Protagonist may have been following this group and had visual contact before he essentially begins hallucinating.
This novel may have been a recent translation from Spanish (last 5-8 years, maybe more recent).
I believe it had a matte cover that was white.
It may be obscure. Internet sleuthing comes up with nothing, despite this very unique storyline.
There are a couple of historic religious figures that could have inspired the novel that were alive during the 1600s in Mexico.
But it is for everyone who likes it smoky and scorchin’
Will it ever be as good as a 3-day ferment? No. Does it dominate my pizza rotation? Yes.
Probably not my best idea