Food pr0n (picture-heavy)

Postby **clintonius** » Thu May 14, 2009 11:13 pm UTC

I had a fantastic and beautiful shawarma a few months ago at a nice restaurant in Brooklyn. Should've taken pictures.

Also, I'm currently eating a sandwich made from this:

Prosciutto is positively made of win. I put it on fresh whole wheat rye with swiss, which seemed to have drowned out the flavor at first, but the saltiness of the pork really shines through at the end.

podbaydoor · Postby **podbaydoor** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:52 pm UTC

Why do I always wander into this thread around lunchtime? Maybe it's a good thing, given my less-than-even eating habits. The gyros looked lovely, and I don't normally eat them.

More soup:

Postby **Belial** » Fri May 15, 2009 5:44 pm UTC

Bakemaster wrote: And tzatziki is fantastic; to claim otherwise is heresy against the great phallic god of cucumbers and yogurt.

So say we all

podbaydoor · Postby **podbaydoor** » Fri May 15, 2009 8:24 pm UTC

Not quite food pr0n, but it's interesting "food" photography.

Water dripping through a sugar cube resting on a slotted spoon into absinthe:

Postby **Belial** » Fri May 15, 2009 8:44 pm UTC

Weird, I just read an article that used that picture.

asad137 · Postby **asad137** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:30 pm UTC

Belial wrote:Weird, I just read an article that used that picture.

Along with quite a few other NYTimes readers, I'd imagine. The picture was taken from the article online (compare the filenames).

Asad

Postby **Belial** » Sat May 16, 2009 2:27 am UTC

Man, I don't pay attention to where I read things. Girl IMs them to me, I read them, and then I skip merrily off into the internet.

asad137 · Postby **asad137** » Sat May 16, 2009 2:56 am UTC

Belial wrote:Man, I don't pay attention to where I read things. Girl IMs them to me, I read them, and then I skip merrily off into the internet.

Perhaps you're just a little absinthe-minded?

Asad

Amarantha · Postby **Amarantha** » Sat May 16, 2009 6:22 am UTC

podbaydoor wrote:Not quite food pr0n, but it's interesting "food" photography.

Water dripping through a sugar cube resting on a slotted spoon into absinthe:

That is absolutely food pr0n.
*wants*

d33p · Postby **d33p** » Sat May 16, 2009 6:27 am UTC

Except that if it's decent absinthe, you shouldn't need the sugar.
However, that water dispenser is sufficiently steampunk to make me drool a little bit.

Someone make jambalaya and post a picture. I'm cravin' some Cajun.

Zohar · Postby **Zohar** » Sat May 16, 2009 9:40 am UTC

My breakfast:
Pr0n-O-Vision:

Spoiler:

Clearer (less sexy) view:

Spoiler:

podbaydoor · Postby **podbaydoor** » Sat May 16, 2009 2:23 pm UTC

asad137 wrote:
Belial wrote:Weird, I just read an article that used that picture.

Along with quite a few other NYTimes readers, I'd imagine. The picture was taken from the article online (compare the filenames).

Asad

Yup, I post a fair amount of NYTimes pics in this thread. I love their food section.

@Zohar: I like your pr0n-o-vision and would like to compliment you on your cinematography.

@d33p: Ask and ye shall receive from Google Images?

cycoden · Postby **cycoden** » Sat May 16, 2009 2:46 pm UTC

Spoiled for lasciviously graphic close ups:

Spoiler:

Postby **clintonius** » Sat May 16, 2009 3:52 pm UTC

@ Zohar: I had a dream about cottage cheese-flavored lip balm last night. Fuckin' weird.

And,

cycoden wrote:Giant fried squid balls.

Hehehe.

For propriety's sake, a picture of last evening's pub nosh:

Gentlelady · Postby **Gentlelady** » Sat May 16, 2009 7:21 pm UTC

I had this for lunch.

And some of this, which I drink about 2 gallons a week.

PatrickRsGhost · Postby **PatrickRsGhost** » Sun May 17, 2009 1:26 am UTC

Gentlelady wrote:And some of this, which I drink about 2 gallons a week.

Please don't be freaked out, but I think I love you. That is, as long as it's sweetened.

Gentlelady · Postby **Gentlelady** » Sun May 17, 2009 3:26 am UTC

PatrickRsGhost wrote:
Please don't be freaked out, but I think I love you. That is, as long as it's sweetened.

The love I have for sweet tea, knows no bounds. Though I really hate it when people put flavorings in tea. Leave tea alone. It's amazing as it is. Don't ruin it by putting peach or raspberry flavors in it.

SDIX · Postby **SDIX** » Sun May 17, 2009 6:15 am UTC

Gentlelady wrote:
PatrickRsGhost wrote:
Please don't be freaked out, but I think I love you. That is, as long as it's sweetened.

The love I have for sweet tea, knows no bounds. Though I really hate it when people put flavorings in tea. Leave tea alone. It's amazing as it is. Don't ruin it by putting peach or raspberry flavors in it.

yes! this!

Though sometimes some fruit in the bottom of the glass is nice. A lemon slice, an orange slice. Something real to keep it a kick, every now and then for fun.

Gentlelady · Postby **Gentlelady** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:49 am UTC

Apple turnovers! The recipe for these have been posted also.

SDIX wrote:
Though sometimes some fruit in the bottom of the glass is nice. A lemon slice, an orange slice. Something real to keep it a kick, every now and then for fun.

Everyone once in awhile I add lemonade to my tea. It's delicious.

PatrickRsGhost · Postby **PatrickRsGhost** » Sun May 17, 2009 12:42 pm UTC

Gentlelady wrote:The love I have for sweet tea, knows no bounds. Though I really hate it when people put flavorings in tea. Leave tea alone. It's amazing as it is. Don't ruin it by putting peach or raspberry flavors in it.

Gentlelady wrote:
SDIX wrote:
Though sometimes some fruit in the bottom of the glass is nice. A lemon slice, an orange slice. Something real to keep it a kick, every now and then for fun.

Everyone once in awhile I add lemonade to my tea. It's delicious.

I don't care for any fruit flavorings in my iced tea. Just make it with tea bags, water, and sugar. Nothing else. One time I went to a friend's house for supper and a ghost hunt (at a favorite site of ours) afterward, and they served up peach-flavored iced tea. It wasn't too bad, but I still prefer plain sweet iced tea.

And those apple turnovers look orgasmic. I need to force my parents to make some. I wonder how they'd taste with the vodka pie crust recipe we got from America's Test Kitchens...

My great-grandmother on my dad's side used canned biscuit dough. My dad had made them one time, and they were excellent. Just pop open the can, take out a biscuit, roll it out until it's twice its diameter, and half its thickness, place a spoonful or two of apple filling in the middle, fold in half, seal edges, and deep fry. NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM...

Gentlelady · Postby **Gentlelady** » Sun May 17, 2009 3:30 pm UTC

I have an irrational fear of canned biscuits. I will make them from scratch before ever using them.

podbaydoor · Postby **podbaydoor** » Sun May 17, 2009 4:02 pm UTC

Oh my, those turnovers look fantastic.

I made sushi yesterday, but totally forgot to take a picture. We arranged them all pretty-like on the platter, too.

Found a blog just now. Oh my god.
http://www.foodportfolio.com/food_photo ... index.html
A few pics:

: michaelray.png (958.69 KiB) Viewed 6688 times

cerbie · Postby **cerbie** » Sun May 17, 2009 9:26 pm UTC

Gentlelady wrote:I have an irrational fear of canned biscuits. I will make them from scratch before ever using them.

Try them. Then, your fear will no longer be irrational.

Alder · Postby **Alder** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:02 pm UTC

Goodness gracious, this thread is fantastic...

I clearly need to photograph my food more often. In fact I clearly need an excuse to bake more cakes too.

PatrickRsGhost · Postby **PatrickRsGhost** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:04 pm UTC

cerbie wrote:
Gentlelady wrote:I have an irrational fear of canned biscuits. I will make them from scratch before ever using them.
Try them. Then, your fear will no longer be irrational.

If your fear is due to a certain urban legend, then yeah, it's irrational. Adam and Jamie even proved it was improbable.

However, after having eaten them myself, then I can understand fearing them on any other level. There's just something wrong about canned biscuits. And that something is everything.

Tonight my mom made this:

Spoiler:

podbaydoor · Postby **podbaydoor** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:10 pm UTC

Do it. The world always needs more cake.

Gentlelady · Postby **Gentlelady** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:05 am UTC

PatrickRsGhost wrote:
If your fear is due to a certain urban legend, then yeah, it's irrational. Adam and Jamie even proved it was improbable.

I'm just afraid of the pop they make when you unwrap them to release the pressure.

Tonight my mom made this:

Spoiler:

I love sesame seed chicken. That looks amazing.

Try them. Then, your fear will no longer be irrational.

I have had them before. I just go out of my way not to use them.

SDIX · Postby **SDIX** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:37 pm UTC

dammit, I'm starving now!

That sesame chicken looks just like how I like it!

PatrickRsGhost · Postby **PatrickRsGhost** » Mon May 18, 2009 3:35 pm UTC

The sesame chicken I posted is not the same sesame chicken my mom posted. It's the only pic I could find that would actually show up in the fora, and looked decent. My mom made it with onions and peppers. Still, it was good.

SDIX · Postby **SDIX** » Mon May 18, 2009 3:38 pm UTC

ah, well... I bet it was still wonderful. I love sesame chicken!

nightlina · Postby **nightlina** » Tue May 19, 2009 3:22 am UTC

My lunch today:

Mmmmmmm....... think I'll eat it right now

Zohar · Postby **Zohar** » Tue May 19, 2009 5:14 am UTC

Looks like moussaka?

quintopia · Postby **quintopia** » Tue May 19, 2009 6:23 am UTC

I have no food pron for you. I'm just here for the pedantry.

PatrickRsGhost wrote: Just pop open the can, take out a biscuit, roll it out until it's twice its diameter, and half its thickness

In particular, I'd like to point out that rolling out dough rarely doubles its volume.

V=f(d,h)=pi*(d/2)^2*h=pi*d^2*h/4
V'=f(2d,h/2)=pi*d^2*h/2=2V

And that's not even accounting for the air squeezed out by the. . .*ducks*. . .hey, what was that for?
Canned biscuits have no active yeast, you know. . .*thwack*. . .OWWWW. . .PLEASE put down the rolling pin?

Zohar · Postby **Zohar** » Tue May 19, 2009 6:31 am UTC

quintopia wrote:I have no food pron for you. I'm just here for the pedantry.

PatrickRsGhost wrote: Just pop open the can, take out a biscuit, roll it out until it's twice its diameter, and half its thickness

In particular, I'd like to point out that rolling out dough rarely doubles its volume.

V=f(d,h)=pi*(d/2)^2*h=pi*d^2*h/4
V'=f(2d,h/2)=pi*d^2*h/2=2V

And that's not even accounting for the air squeezed out by the. . .*ducks*. . .hey, what was that for?
Canned biscuits have no active yeast, you know. . .*thwack*. . .OWWWW. . .PLEASE put down the rolling pin?

Maybe he meant to make it doughnut shaped, so there's a hole in the middle?

mdx_stargoliath · Postby **mdx_stargoliath** » Tue May 19, 2009 3:22 pm UTC

Why did I not check out this forum earlier...ahh so delicous

Damn and I'm hungry enough as is...Good thing is that I'm in school and only minutes away from my lunch.

Too bad they dont serve food this salivatory

Seriously that choclate reeses cake on page one...really?
Ah It is just too much EPIC AWESOME on one page
Can you say Orgasmic much...

podbaydoor · Postby **podbaydoor** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:52 am UTC

Sandwich pr0n:
http://scanwiches.com/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/ ... otogallery

Zohar · Postby **Zohar** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:24 am UTC

It seems one of the most important keys in making food pr0n is using a short focal length (I think that's what it's called - only a very narrow distance from the lens is in focus).

asad137 · Postby **asad137** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:39 am UTC

Zohar wrote:It seems one of the most important keys in making food pr0n is using a short focal length (I think that's what it's called - only a very narrow distance from the lens is in focus).

You're thinking of shallow depth-of-field, which comes with using a large aperture.

Asad

Zohar · Postby **Zohar** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:49 am UTC

But how do I get that effect with my puny digital camera?

poxic · Postby **poxic** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:52 am UTC

Does it have a macro feature? On my (brand new) camera, it's the option that toggles between a flower and a tree, or something like that. You want the flower option. :wink:

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