Thursday Grill Party
February 15, 2009
By: thenhbushman
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Category: cooking, Food, grill, leisure, Lifestyle, party, Taiwan
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Photos by Hui-chen and MJ Klein
The other day I was sitting at Shao-hui’s place when Shao-hui herself came over to me and mentioned that it had been some time since we had a grill party in front of her place, and that she would like to have another one that week. Well, I don’t need a personal invitation like that, but it sure was nice hearing Shao-hui say it.
The day to have it turned out to be Thursday, and faster than you can say “mu tan” we had the charcoal lit!
I brought my mini kettle grill over and set it up outside of Shao-hui’s place.
Shao-hui did the marinade herself this time, and presented me with some huge slabs of what we call “fei ro” or “fatty meat” and we mean pork, of course.
I adjusted the air input on the bottom of the grill and then placed the cover on top. Remember, smoke is what flavors grilled food and the amount of smoke that was generated and cycled throughout the grill with the top on was considerable. The flavor of the cooked meat was awesome.
My friend John came down from Taipei to hang out and enjoy the food and drink (Sang Som of course!). Unfortunately his new bride Carrie couldn’t make it.
This is a shot of some of the meat, cut up on the serving plate. I’m a little light on the photographs due to the amount of alcohol consumed I think….
I love these late afternoon grill parties because then the evening descends and makes for a nice atmosphere.
I’m heating up my vegetable griller for the next course.
Hui-chen arrived, finally. She was busy with work.
John was busy with eating and drinking, and so was I!
Notice the jar on the table in front of Hui-chen. That’s Bootsy BBQ Sauce, and I’m going to do another story on that sometime. The Legend of Bootsy is making it’s way across Taiwan, slowly but surely.
Here I am, grilling vegetables right over the fire. The smoke flavored them quite well I would say.
Then, Saumen (right) and his friend John arrived. Notice the bottle of Sang Som – there is barely anything left. We ran across the street and got another bottle right away!
Not long after, our good friend Joanna arrived. It’s a rare treat to have Joanna hanging out with us because she is so busy usually.
There was so much food that we had to add another small table from inside. We’re working on the second bottle of the Royal Thai Rum here.
Left to right: Saumen, John, Joanna and Hui-chen (by this time Carrie’s husband John had to leave).
Number of bottles of Sang Som consumed: 2.5.
Amount of meat grilled and eaten: A lot.
Number of happy people: 6 (plus a few of Shao-hui’s customers and she herself).
Not shown: Drunken guitar playing.
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February 15th, 2009 at 9:29 am
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February 15th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
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February 15th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Yum, MJ. Sorry I missed the party. It looks like everyone had a great time. It’s good to know that Shao-hui is back. We’ve missed her cooking.
Carries last blog post..Interview with Travel Photographer Craig Ferguson
thenhbushman
reply on February 15th, 2009 10:09 pm:
Carrie, Shao-hui is back but her buiness and home is for sale. she wants to go back to Thailand permanently. i’m not sure how much longer she’ll be here. we can always visit her in Thailand though. we missed you Carrie. hope you can make it next time!
February 15th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
nice looking fei ro there, reminds me of last week when my friends and i went to a korean bbq restaurant on a 46.x degree day, but was prob down to 30 something at that time, we had some fei ro as well.
thenhbushman
reply on February 15th, 2009 10:09 pm:
Dennis, yeah that will definitely warm you up! did you also have kimchee?
dennis
reply on February 16th, 2009 8:06 pm:
yes we did. and bean sprouts, the usual free dishes that most korean restaurants (well pretty much all of them in nz/aust) provide.
thenhbushman
reply on February 16th, 2009 8:47 pm:
Dennis, you are making me want to go back to the Korean restaurant where we went a few weeks ago!
February 15th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
I especially like the picture in which your are grilling veggies. Very dramatic – with the fire in the center and the smoke around you. Like the Nordic god of BBQ (or grilling as the case may be). Out of curiosity: did Hui-chen take that picture?
thenhbushman
reply on February 15th, 2009 10:11 pm:
Stephan, the fire kicked up because of the oil and other ingredients i put in the vegetable mix in order to cook them that way. one has to be very careful of flareups but overall it’s well worth the effort because the taste of grilled vegetables is hard to beat! Hui-chen did take that photo.
February 16th, 2009 at 12:35 am
MJ, all I can say is that was an excellent post and sounded like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing mate. Brunty. Mmmm Fatty pork
I want some.
Bruntys last blog post..Cola the White Rabbit is Growing Up, Isaan Thailand.
thenhbushman
reply on February 16th, 2009 10:50 am:
Brunty, we’re just warming up for your visit to Taiwan!
February 16th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Nordic God of Grilling. I like that. Might be time for another blogger get together soon.
cfimagess last blog post..Taiwan Delicacies – Mambo Fish
thenhbushman
reply on February 16th, 2009 10:51 am:
Craig, haha! so, where do you suggest we go another get-together?
cfimages
reply on February 17th, 2009 1:59 pm:
I’m not sure – I’ll give it some thought though.
thenhbushman
reply on February 17th, 2009 4:33 pm:
we have small groups of guests coming here quite often. you’re welcome to just give us a call and drop in sometime.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
So sorry I missed it! The food looks great as usual!
thenhbushman
reply on February 20th, 2009 9:58 am:
we’re sorry you couldn’t make it too. next time!