#eat lobster with a monster

[conveywithsong]

[incorrectstarf]

[kippahkaplan]

so i was going to draw someone else responding to this (like either john or hal idk) but i stared at this one adam hughes panel for too long though there's no other meme to me that's more guy gardner than this

[beesmygod]

Would you let your boyfriend dig a tunnel if he really wanted to

no!!!! he would be a huge bitch about "reinforcing the walls" and "wearing hard hats" like a little shrimp eating wimp

[simpin-on-noodles]

I’ve had this stuck in my head for a few days now 😭

[kylejsugarman]

i could soooo easily be someone's ugly boyfriend. i watch movies. i don't cook. i send weird texts. soft launch me on ur social media, im ready for ur friends to say mean things about pictures of me in the group chat

[mrs-bluemarine]

Look at him. What they've done to him. No meat on his bones. He's starving in prison. For just pennies a day you can feed an incarcerated amnesiac

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[ahkeb]

Started fire force

[zoomvis]

when I say I want to feel the music this is what I mean

[ltlemon]

started a new podcast

[thedevotionaltour]

i have decided to keep up with current dd im pretty sure i already said that but anyways i've decided to and even if matt is unfortunately being a priest about the matter i do think ahmed is doin alright for what he;s been handed off. i think his matt is a pretty alright matt like if matt has to be a priest about the whole thing. i dont like that he is. but beggars can;t be choosers because this is stupid comics world and instead i will just sigh and wait for when he can just go be a normal guy again. even if it takes a while. i have hope he can go be a Normal Guy again sooner rather than later. can he please be a lawyer again. please. i miss him. but anyways i have better hopes for this matt. no i didnt read the last run so i guess i cant really compare but i saw enough. i saw enough. anyways. well im having some fun with it. please be a lawyer again sooner rather than later though god bless amen etc etc

[laquilasse]

Come eat lobster with a monster

[kcrossvine-art]

Hi fellow adventurers!! A few weeks ago i caught wind of "Delicious in Dungeon". I'm not really an anime person, but I am a TTRPG, CRPG, and cooking person- . And holy shit. It is so good i  convinced my partner to binge read the whole thing. I'm caught up on dungeon meshi, the anime, and just yesterday i also finished dungeon meshi, the manga.

Its rare to come across a serialized story that is so thematically cohesive and knows its characters so well. All of the bonus content like the artbooks and monster tidbits are just the icing on top.

So, inspired by Ryōko Kui's writing and illustration I'm going to attempt to create a recipe for every single Delicious in Dungeon recipe!-

Today that means Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom hotpot is on the menu!

(As always you can find the cooking instructions and full ingredient list under the break-)

MY NAMES CROSS NOW LETS COOK LIKE ANIMALS

SO, “what goes in to a Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom hotpot?” YOU MIGHT ASKThis is one of the pricier dishes until we get to the kelpies and dragons of the menu-

Rock lobster tail

Porcini mushrooms

Shiitake mushrooms

Snow fungus

Small potatos

Fensi (glass noodles)

Water

OPTIONAL: your choice of dipping sauces

There was a crossover/promotional event in Shibuya which featured various realworld dishes from the series. They had one for Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom, but they used prawns.  while those cook better in a hotpot, they also didn't look enough like the scorpion for me, they also used udon noodles for the slime and a seaweed/kale(?) mixture for the algae. If you're looking for substitutes due to price or availability i would start with those ingredients.

AND, “what does a Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom hotpot taste like?” YOU MIGHT ASKI hope Senshi would forgive me for technically cooking the lobster outside the pot, once he tastes it.

Okay im always partial to veggies but wowowowowowowoowowowow the snow fungus and the mushrooms tasted soooooooooooo good in the lobster stock

A nice delicate layering of different flavors

Try to get a bite with the lobster meat and shiitake together, dip in butter then chili- trust me

Its up to you what texture you prefer if you want to put the noodles in at the end or put them in halfway through the meal. Either way dont go for eating those first as theyre very filling

I think this would pair well with a citrus drink, something light and clarifying

This would also pair well with being extremely high and hungry (if you feel safe cooking while inebriated lol) very calorically dense

For the trial run I did one lobster tail in the pot with everything else, and one lobster tail off to the side to be picked apart. The former is more in spirit with a hotpot, but it got rubbery as the meal went on and lost its nice taste. The latter may be a bit more work but all you have to do still is boil it and set it aside. I found it held up much better. It was also easier to get inside the shell.

. If you have hardshell maine lobster available, i think it would be superior to rock lobster (keep in mind crustaceans will get rubbery if cooked too long in the pot) . Green onions and/or lotus root would make excellent additions

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From getting the ingredients out to sitting down and eating, id say it took maybe 30 minutes max? It'd vary on how fast you can prep vegetables and get the various implements heated.

Hotpots are not something i do very often as i'm usually just feeding myself. I think thats why a hotpot makes perfect sense to start the series off. If you want to set the tone of "take care of yourself, eat food with others, and use what you have" (generally speaking) there is nothing more simplistic, flexible, and defeats-the-purpose-if-you-eat-it-alone than a hotpot. Gather around and let your friends bring ingredients to the pot if you want to fill your heart up extra full <3

I'm doing something different here because unlike previous recipes where i used a bunch of different sources and made my own recipe out of hodge-podging it, or just used another persons recipe entirely if they did it really well, i made this more whole-cloth based off of what i had available, what I could discover through research, and my existing knowledge. Instead of the recipe being 50/50 original, this one is more 20/80. So. I'll pass the final verdict off to you guys :D 

What would you rate this recipe out of 10? (with 1 being food that makes one physically sick and 10 being food that gives one a lust for life again.) Did you love it, did you hate it? What're your thoughts on what I could do different, and what would you have done instead?

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Ingredients:

2 Rock lobster tails

3 Porcini mushrooms

2 Shiitake mushrooms

Snow fungus (a good handful, should rehydrate in the hotpot)

2 Small waxy potatos

Fensi (glass noodles)

Water/lobster stock

Method:

Lightly rinse all of your vegetables beforehand and let them dry.

Vertically slice the porcini mushrooms. Cut off and dice the stems of the shiitake mushrooms. You can slice the tops if youd like.

Peel and cube the potatoes, roughly an inch each.

For the lobster tails; Boil a pot of salted water. Keep the shell on. Weigh the largest tail and add 1 minute of cooking time for every ounce of weight.

When done, strain the lobster from the water. Pour the water into your hotpot as the base. Serve the lobster on the side so people can pick the meat out to dip into the hotpot.

Bring the hotpot to a simmer. Add the potato cubes, snow fungus, mushrooms, and noodles.

OPTIONAL: this wasnt in the show, but its fun having sauces on the side :) i had oyster sauce, dry seasoned chili dip, melted butter, and soy sauce available

[daiwild]

can i request michie...... i need to put them in a microwave im frothing by the mouth

Come eat lobster with a monster

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

The Borderlands movie is already having a few non-Borderlands blogs talk about the games...

As a Borderlands fan I plead that y'all do not form your opinions on the entire franchise based on the movie. The fandom consensus was that it Sucks Ass from the moment the casting was announced.

In fact it's likely this movie wasn't made for us, but for the lowest common denominator to "get" into Borderlands. However Borderlands is not made for the lowest common denominator. It's an acquired taste, and it won't be for everyone - in trying to make it for everyone, this movie was doomed from the very beginning. (Borderlands the games are a gorefest full of sex jokes! The movie is fucking PG-13.)

TLDR; if you watched the movie and the Borderlands universe/style/humor/story/etc. genuinely interests you, PLEASE play the games (if you're not into shooters that's fine, there are cheat trainers online and game movies on youtube plus two of the games in the series are Telltale-esque visual novels). Stop eating shrimp with wimps and eat lobster with a monster.

Non-Borderlands fans are encouraged to reblog, but please don't feel bad about not reblogging, I know firsthand that moral OCD can be a bitch.

[swampgallows]

come eat lobster with a monster