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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #180 on: August 26, 2013, 11:57:14 AM »
Quote from: CountValentine on August 26, 2013, 11:46:52 AM
...but how does it taste?
Like garlic jello, or so i am told.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #181 on: August 26, 2013, 12:00:40 PM »
This is a Kosher dish and nobody has tried it? I thought you guys knew something about food.  :(
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #182 on: August 26, 2013, 12:03:44 PM »
I've tried it. I am NOT a fan. But my father and all my Uncles are crazy about the stuff.

It's up there with chicken feet in the soup.
#stuffijustwonteat

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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #183 on: August 26, 2013, 12:16:19 PM »
Quote from: CountValentine on August 26, 2013, 12:00:40 PM
This is a Kosher dish and nobody has tried it? I thought you guys knew something about food.  :(
Did you look at the Wikipedia article?


Quote from: Wikipedia
Due to its unappealing appearance, ptcha garners fewer and fewer fans in America and is, in fact, on the endangered list. It appeals to the older generation, who feel sentimental toward this humble peasant dish.[4]
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #184 on: August 26, 2013, 12:28:03 PM »
I've seen ptcha sold in a nice amount of stores but i have not seen to many people buying it.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #185 on: August 26, 2013, 12:48:12 PM »
I've tried it. It tastes like death. :P

Although you gotta see my little nephews slurping the stuff down.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #186 on: August 26, 2013, 01:37:57 PM »
Wow! No real Chassidim here? There are plenty of people that are crazy over it. I'd put it up there with those who like matjas over cream sauce and that's without crackers!
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #187 on: August 26, 2013, 01:41:33 PM »
Quote from: SamKey on August 26, 2013, 01:37:57 PM
Wow! No real Chassidim here? There are plenty of people that are crazy over it. I'd put it up there with those who like matjas over cream sauce and that's without crackers!

Come again? There are actually people who like cream sauce over matjas? Wow.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #188 on: August 26, 2013, 01:48:38 PM »
Quote from: SamKey on August 26, 2013, 01:37:57 PM
Wow! No real Chassidim here? There are plenty of people that are crazy over it. I'd put it up there with those who like matjas over cream sauce and that's without crackers!
+1. I like P'tcha and according to this nutritionists article on The Lakewood Scoop it's actually very healthy!
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #189 on: August 26, 2013, 02:33:03 PM »
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #190 on: August 26, 2013, 02:33:39 PM »
Can we now get back OT?  >:(
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #191 on: August 26, 2013, 02:41:18 PM »
Quote from: CountValentine on August 26, 2013, 02:33:39 PM
Can we now get back OT?  >:(
All of the sudden when it starts affecting HIS thread... :P
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #192 on: August 26, 2013, 02:42:06 PM »
Quote from: Achas Veachas on August 26, 2013, 02:41:18 PM
All of the sudden when it starts affecting HIS thread... :P
Do as I say, not as I do.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #193 on: August 26, 2013, 03:18:43 PM »
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #194 on: August 26, 2013, 08:11:47 PM »
Quote from: CountValentine on August 26, 2013, 11:46:52 AM
...but how does it taste?
Dovid Malka O"H used to put that stuff out for us every Sunday night in OT.
Can't remember anyone eating it though.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #195 on: August 27, 2013, 05:19:48 PM »
moifes?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #196 on: August 27, 2013, 05:22:38 PM »
Miracle
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #197 on: August 27, 2013, 05:31:44 PM »
It is like I have a direct line (red phone) to AV.  :)
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #198 on: August 27, 2013, 05:36:53 PM »
Always glad to help :)
        -Deuteronomy 10:19
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #199 on: August 27, 2013, 05:42:26 PM »
Quote from: Achas Veachas on August 27, 2013, 05:36:53 PM
Deuteronomy 10:19
That reminds me of a sig I once had.
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