Pork Devotion

Kay. It has been a while since I posted about good food. A few friends have commented that mcallie8.blogspot.com is a food blog, I can't exactly agree or disagree on that.

I do post a lot about food because I love a good eat, but apart from that I do write about a lot of other topics. Anyway, you guys probably know by now that I LOVE PORK. Pork makes a huge difference to how a dish tastes and also because I'm Chinese, my love for pork is probably in my genes.


Here are some pictures of yummy-finger-licking-burp-inducing-grub:

A few weeks back, we went to Dave's Pizza Pasta Vino in One Utama with Lin and Dennis for a porky treat. It was a lovely double date and instead of cracking our heads trying to choose which over the terribly tempting dishes we should order... we decided to share. Since there were four of us, we each had a chance to pick one item off the menu.

Here's Lin's pick:



Healthy and so incredibly yummy. Salad with roast pork skin. Delicious.

Next, was Vic's choice:



I forgot the name. Sigh. I have a tendency of forgetting the names of food that I've eaten, but going forward... I'll make notes on my iPhone. :D

Needless to say, the pasta had pork and it was totally to-die-for!

Dennis' pick:



I'm not sure whether Dennis actually picked this or Vic... but either way... it was good pizza. Again, pork does wonders.

My pick:

Pork Knuckles!!! So so so so bad, but I can't resist. I mean.. who can? The skin is just so crispy and the lard... oooouuhhh (makes orgasmatic sounds).

The next pork-pit-stop is at Buonasera Italian Restaurant at SS2. This is truly a gem of a place and it even comes complete with an Italian chef! Chef Enzo Dente!

Vic and I were quite taken by the food. Chef Enzo even gives cooking classes and tours! To ITALY! RM13k for two weeks in Florence, Rome, Umbria and Tuscany! I'm DYING to go on a wine and food tour there. To visit the open markets, hunt for truffles and experience the farm life. Sigh, money does not grow on trees.

Back to the food:

Caesar Salad with PORK Bacon. I tell you... I LOVED this salad. I don't usually fancy Caesar salad, but I whacked most of the salad. This is by far the best salad I've ever eaten in my career of eating. LOL. Serious!

Calzone!

Here's how it is defined by Wikipedia:

A calzone is an Italian turnover made from pizza dough and stuffed with cheese, ham or salami, vegetables, or a variety of other stuffings. It often contains an egg, the yolk of which should be runny. It is typically served with marinara sauce on the side for dipping, or topped with garlic and parsley infused olive oil. The dough is folded over, sealed on one edge, salted, then fried.

I prefer normal pizza, but Vic wanted to try this. It was okay, I guess... didn't really eat much of it because I was focusing on the salad!

Enzo's Pork Ribs - the sauce and marinate... wow super tasty. But I'm still not over the rocking salad.