Squids, Sea Urchins and Fatty Crabs - The New York Times in 60 Seconds

by Monika Bartyzel (Subscribe to Monika Bartyzel's posts)
Posted May 13th 2009 12:00PM
Filed under: In Sixty Seconds

Be still our anise-loving hearts -- the newfound love for now-legal absinthe, and just what to do with the divine beverage.
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Tags: absinthe, crespelle, local food, LocalFood, rose, sea urchin, SeaUrchin, The New York Times, TheNewYorkTimes, tofu

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5-13-2009 @ 12:44PM

JasonK said...

Please please PLEASE don't use pictures of absinthe that are on fire, it's a surefire way to get most people riled if they care about absinthe. Although a very vocal minority of people argue that setting your absinthe on fire is traditional, in my mind no one's been able to substantiate that.

And even if it was authentic, just try drinking the stuff! It masks the somewhat delicate flavours with the taste of charred sugar. Surely not what a slashfoodie would consider "improvement".

5-14-2009 @ 12:45AM

boss sauce said...

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! You're doing it wrong! Do NOT burn your absinthe! I am thoroughly riled!!! I'll send you a half dozen samples of the finest absinthes available if you change that photo! Slashfood is one of my favorite food blogs... and... and... [sob]!
More information on the "fire ritual" sham here:
http://www.feeverte.net/faq-absinthe.html#B17
And my take on the Times article here:
http://spiritof72.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-york-times-rates-absinthes.html
(I also agree with JasonK re: St. George...;)

5-14-2009 @ 6:33AM

Rio Yeti said...

+1 on what JasonK and boss sauce said... Please be kind to your absinthe... don't burn it !

5-14-2009 @ 11:40AM

Slashfood Editor said...

You guys are absolutely right. I was at meetings all day yesterday and didn't spy this photo till now, but will change the pic ASAP. Meantime, here's a pretty video of proper absinthe-making with PDT's Jim Meehan.

http://www.gourmet.com/winespiritsbeer/video/2009/03/meehan_absinthe

-Editor

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