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Wisconsin Food Porn: The Bratwurst PagesAug 09 '05 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line The Bratwurst Pages is simply the best reference point I have found when it comes to grilling these babies correctly.
For years I was content to grill Brats until black, place on a hotdog roll and eat with yellow mustard. A horrible sin you say? Yes, but one born of ignorance, not of malice and forethought. Yes, I confess that I have committed great sins against the great Bratwurst Nation, but in my defense, I’m not from Wisconsin, and the proper care and grilling of Brats has not been wired into my DNA. However with the help of the fabulous web site The Bratwurst pages [see: http://www.bratwurstpages.com/index.html], devoted to all things Bratwursts and Wisconsin, I’m happy to announce I have rectified the sins of my past and now am able to cook Brats with a vengeance. My catalyst for learning proper Brat grilling techniques was the return of my brother Bill from Iraq during the fall of 2004. He’s was home for a short time, it was Oktoberfest, he likes beer, and we needed to celebrate with a little family reunion (get drunk). So I went with a pseudo German theme, bought a lot of Oktoberfest and fall beers , and started to research the Brat. With a couple of clicks I was in Wisconsin, figuratively. The Bratwurst Pages is simply the best reference point I have found when it comes to grilling these babies correctly. Sure, you can search all the cooking sites, but everything you need is right here in this site: cooking techniques, recipes, tips on how to speak Wisconsin, notes on beer choices, tips on how to Polka like a professional, and other musings on all things Wisconsin, including the Green Bay Packers and cheese, of course. The site’s motto is simple, in answer to the question “Why the Bratwurst Pages?”: ”Because bratwurst is the party food of Wisconsin. Because it's the world's best-tasting sausage, the memory of which causes great angst among expatriate Wisconsinites. Because we have a passion for bratwurst, and want you to cook them right, for your maximum enjoyment. We hope that you'll enjoy the bratwurst pages, and remember - eat bratwurst anywhere else, but don't eat them at your computer. It's hard to clean the juices from your keyboard.” The Web site’s layout is as follows You Say Drinking Fountain, We Say Bubbler. A lexicon of Wisconsin-centric terms and endearments, including tips for tourists to avoid trouble with the locals. Small Town Wisconsin. How to tell if you’re from Wisconsin. About the Bratwurst Pages. Explains their reason for existence as quoted above. Brats, Wisconsin's Soul Food. Everything you need to know about cooking Bratwurst properly whether it be the Sheboygan Purist method, or by simmering them in beer first, them grilling. There are variants to these methods as well. Beer. A nice compendium of links to Wisconsin and regional breweries, and other quirky tidbits on beer, including an interview with Kevin, “professor Bratwash” who prefers Leinenkugel's as his “bratwash” of choice. Oom Pah Pah (Let’s Polka). Explains the origins of the music and dance with directions and a dance diagram for left-footers. Also, contains links to Polka bands in Wisconsin, and music on the Internet. The Wisconsin Recipe Pages. Recipes that originated in, or are central to the Wisconsin experience. Random Ramblings and Links. A collection of assorted links and musings worth noting for Wisconsin information or just general knowledge and amusement. Regional and World Food. Links to recipes from regional areas of the USA and from around the world (Germany, India, Italy, etc.). Since finding the site, I’ve used their Bratwurst recipes exclusively with a simple caveat. I’ve yet to try to bake my own buns and rolls because of time constraints, but have found a local bakery that makes a representative soft roll that I can substitute. I also use potato rolls in a pinch, but never hotdog rolls, I swear. So if your looking to have an authentic Bratwurst experience, or just want to see what regional cuisine is like, I recommend you start with The Bratwurst Pages. Source www.bratwurstpages.com  |
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