Buffalo Rising Online

Sep 16th 2007, 9:04am By Sarah Rose Stone

Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s time to cast your vote! Last night, as my boyfriend was contemplating whether or not to trade his linebacker, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work on my own fantasy “team.” Your suggestions in the first round were creative and interesting. Many even required that I do research. The top ten picks follow, along with a brief description of the dish. Cast your vote for our favorite dish by posting the number that corresponds to it.

Buffalo Rising is in the process of finding a restaurant that will host a Buffalo Rising Night, featuring the winning dish as well as mingling and merriment. We do have a minimum number of votes required, so get to posting!

1. Bahn mi– A Vietnamese sandwich typically served on a baguette, comprised of thinly sliced, pickled carrots, daikon, onions, cilantro, and meat or tofu. Popular fillings include pork, paté, chicken, and head cheese (a terrine of meat from the head of a calf or pig), but deli meats and scrambled eggs are commonly used by California vendors.

2. Bulgogi with banchan– A Korean dish made from thinly sliced, grilled beef, marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar and other regional ingredients. Typically served with a side of lettuce (as a wrap) and banchan, or a set of small side dishes, the most popular of which is kimchi (fermented cabbage).

3. Injera with doro wat and shrimp tibs– An Ethiopian sourdough flatbread, pancake-like in texture, which is used in place of silverware to pick up a curry-like chicken stew and pieces of seasoned, sautéed shrimp.

4. Menudo– A traditional Ecuadorian & Mexican soup. Frequently spicy and made with tripe (stomach), it is thought of as a cure for hangovers.

5. Carnitas burrito– A Tex-Mex style burrito made with roasted pork.

6. Momos with butter tea– A Tibetan dumpling with a doughy texture. Can be made savory or sweet, with fillings varying from minced chicken combined with onions, garlic and cilantro...to Snickers bars. Butter tea is a Tibetan black tea with salt and butter, served hot.

7. Mrouzia– Moroccan lamb tagine (a dish braised at a low temperature in a special pot that collects the condensation and allows it to fall back to the bottom) with raisins, almonds and honey.

8. Lahpet thouk and Ohn no khauk swè– Traditional dishes from Myanmar. The first dish is a tea leaf salad. The second is curried chicken and wheat noodles in a coconut milk broth. (CharlesinCharge, that was as close as I could get!)

9. Shrimp & grits with cheddar cheese & hot sauce. (Self explanatory, I hope.)

10. Rocky mountain oysters- Peeled, battered and deep fried cow or buffalo testicles. (AuburnAve, you’ve actually eaten these? You’re a braver soul than I am.)

You have until Friday, September 20th to cast your vote. The winner will be announced in the near future. Remember to use the number preceding the dish to vote. Let the voting begin!