# Eating sliders. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534 "2012-01-14T22:15:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/21 "2012-01-15T14:55:52Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > You would be fun to party with. > > Sliders with TRUFFLES? > Where the heck do you live? I live in SE Indiana. I actually have a jar of truffles in my fridge and a pound of truffle butter I made on my stovetop. The shit is ridiculous! ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/22 "2012-01-15T15:56:18Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I live in SE Indiana. I actually have a jar of truffles in my fridge and a pound of truffle butter I made on my stovetop. The shit is ridiculous! Ridiculous good, or ridiculous bad? And, a _jar_ of truffles? Real truffles, like dug up by trained dogs? I’ve never even seen any truffles. [truffle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle_(fungus)) Not to nitpick, but I’m confused. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/23 "2012-01-15T16:16:52Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > Sliders = gross. > A bar/ restaurant I used to frequent called them “flow-through-burgers” and that was pretty much on target. It sounds like they weren’t any good at that particular bar, but why would you think they’d be gross in general? You don’t think of burgers as disgusting just because some restaurants suck at them. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/24 "2012-01-15T18:12:39Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Ridiculous good, or ridiculous bad? > And, a _jar_ of truffles? Real truffles, like dug up by trained dogs? > I’ve never even seen any truffles. > [truffle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle_(fungus)) > Not to nitpick, but I’m confused. 😕 Yes, real truffles. Or more accurately, black truffle shavings packed in oil. This is the stuff I have right here: [http://www.gourmetfoodexpress.com/la\_rustichella\_truffle\_pate.htm](http://www.gourmetfoodexpress.com/la_rustichella_truffle_pate.htm) I can’t recommend it highly enough. Its ridiculously aromatic and adds intergalactic levels of flavor and aroma to all manner of foods. ONE teaspoon of this will render a whole pound of butter into unctuously yummy truffle butter. A dab in scrambled eggs is heaven. Use the truffle butter on steak. Make truffle vinaigrette salad dressing… The possibilities are endless! And compared to the price and scarcity of “real” fresh truffles, 50 bucks for a jar of this stuff is a really good bargain. A little goes a long way. That said, I got the 10oz jar as a Christmas gift and I am already more than halfway through it because I am a heroin addict with the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/25 "2012-01-15T18:34:15Z")
to me. Couldn’t resist. I think I’ll try it on spaghetti and eggs. Now I gotta find some limburger. No connection to truffles. I’ve had english cheddar, which is really stinky, but delicious. Thanks for knowing that I was serious. mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/26 "2012-01-15T18:49:22Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > to me. Couldn’t resist. I think I’ll try it on spaghetti and eggs. > Now I gotta find some limburger. No connection to truffles. I’ve had english cheddar, which is really stinky, but delicious. > Thanks for knowing that I was serious. > mangeorge Jesus, that was fast! 😃 Good on you, trust me (random internet guy) you won’t be disappointed. Its really and truly that damn good. This is how crazy I am about truffles and how I ended up getting the jar as a gift from my SIL… When my wife and I separated at the end of 2010, I stayed with my brother and his wife for a few days. My brother is a really good chef at a prestigious Cincinnati country club and my SIL is an acclaimed pastry chef. Needless to say, they have all kinds of chef-ly goodies in their kitchen, you know, crazy infused oils, never heard of it seasonings. Anyway, my brother had this container of truffle salt. Every day I made a point of picking up the container and smelling its contents. My brother started giving me shit about it, as I was sniffing around his stash all the time, comparing me to a cocaine addict, etc. I told him I couldn’t help it…there’s just something about the aroma of truffles that is so…captivating. Anyway, they gave me food-themed Christmas present as a result of me being a truffle junkie in their home, and this was the piece de resistance! I think I am going to open my jar and smell it now. Oh yeah…after you open yours make sure you refrigerate it. It will keep indefinitely that way. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/27 "2012-01-15T18:52:43Z")
And one more thing (sorry to hijack the thread, OP)…the way this stuff is prepared/packaged makes it much easier to use and evenly blend into all manner of foods than fresh shaved truffles would be. It rocks! ETA: Wait, you ARE the OP! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/28 "2012-01-16T22:37:00Z")
No one steams a ham quite like White Castle. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/29 "2012-01-16T23:10:03Z")
a blender! (for the OP) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/30 "2012-01-17T00:12:28Z")
Had a book with an article in which the good Colonel, himself, critiqued various fast foods. He, as a fast food god, saw at a glance that White Castles had the holes so they needn’t be flipped. He also dismissed the then-current KFC mashed potatoes as “wallpaper paste,” no longer being on the company clock. Copycats often miss that White Castles are a sublime blend of patty, bun, pickle, and onions, all cooked together so their flavors meld. They aren’t slapped together at the last minute and aren’t just small burgers. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/31 "2012-01-17T01:14:31Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Had a book with an article in which the good Colonel, himself, critiqued various fast foods. He, as a fast food god, saw at a glance that White Castles had the holes so they needn’t be flipped. He also dismissed the then-current KFC mashed potatoes as “wallpaper paste,” no longer being on the company clock. > > Copycats often miss that White Castles are a sublime blend of patty, bun, pickle, and onions, all cooked together so their flavors meld. They aren’t slapped together at the last minute and aren’t just small burgers. Correct. And I watched them being cooked on tv (tv doesn’t lie) and nobody sprayed them with water. The steam comes from the onion juice. In fact they mentioned the the onions were special to the burgers. They closed a big flat lid down on them while they cooked. And, the sliders I bought at the store (frozen) don’t taste the same at all. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/32 "2012-01-17T01:17:23Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Copycats often miss that White Castles are a sublime blend of patty, bun, pickle, and onions, all cooked together so their flavors meld. They aren’t slapped together at the last minute and aren’t just small burgers. Pretty sure the pickle is a last-minute addition, but, otherwise, you are correct. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/33 "2012-01-17T01:19:15Z")
Some famous chef or food critic, who I don’t remember, called the whole thing, method and ingredients, a stroke of genius. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/34 "2012-01-17T01:19:19Z")
Not even close. Funny, as a grocery store nearby has a 24-hour White Castle as its neighbor. Why would one… Never mind. People are stupid. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/35 "2012-01-17T01:26:48Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Pretty sure the pickle is a last-minute addition, but, otherwise, you are correct. **Puly** , yes. That’s what they do. I shortened it to save typing. Do I have to hate you now? 😉 Bro, did I ever tell the story of being in a gyro stand and the manager and I discussed who had better gyros than he, and he invited his counterman to Palos to taste what a gyro should taste like? ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/36 "2012-01-17T01:34:10Z")
Oh no, lets not get started on gyros. I’m suffering enough as it is. There was a good one here in Berkeley, and I’m going to have to go see if it’s still there… ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/37 "2012-01-17T03:06:52Z")
[http://www.athineon1.com/Dinner\_Menu.html](http://www.athineon1.com/Dinner_Menu.html) They closed at 5:00, just before I got there. Danged Greeks, always closing. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/38 "2012-01-17T21:23:35Z")
Tell us when you get your truffles, especially since it sounds like you’ve never tried them. I am genuinely curious to gauge your reaction to eating/smelling them for the first time! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/39 "2012-01-17T22:24:49Z")
I saw the title and thought the subject was Kromaggs. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534/40 "2012-01-17T23:11:57Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I saw the title and thought the subject was Kromaggs. They are pretty tough. You absolutely HAVE to braise them with a cooking liquid for them to be edible. Truffles always help, of course. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-sliders/609534.md?page=3)