Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Foods A Veritable Smorgasbord: Dispatch From the Tennessee State Fair
Posted by Carrington Fox on Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Hot Beef Sundae. It ought to be a euphemism for something carnal or scatalogical, but at the Tennessee State Fair it's an irony-free $6 pile of mashed potatoes, roast beef, gravy and shreds of cheddar, served with buttered toast and a cherry tomato on top.
While just looking at this meaty perversion of a classic ice cream treat almost brought up my breakfast, it also brought up a couple of questions:
Question No. 1: What other Hot (fill in the blank) Sundaes would you like to see? I'm thinking anything from Hot Chicken Sundae (white bread and cayenne-dusted breast with a drizzle of mustard and a pickle on top) to Hot Slug Sundae made with the slugburger from Martin's BBQ. Bratwurst Split, anyone? Pork Belly Buster Parfait?Question No. 2: How could Hot Beef Sundae best serve as a euphemism? For example: “Dammit, Earl. I told you not to feed it after midnight. Now we've got a real Hot Beef Sundae on our hands.”
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"Stupid nephew put 50-weight oil in the engine and now the truck's ridin' like a hot beef sundae."
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Vegetarian Hot Spinach Sundae: creamed spinach over a pile of tofu with a pickled onion on top.
Sushi Sundae: Pile of raw tuna luxuriantly topped with mayo and a wodge of wasabi on top. Hmmm.
Rather than a sundae, I think I'd have to go with a Banana Pepper Split with beef and turkey meatballs over a split pepper, drenched with mustard, ketchup, and mayo and a cherry tomato on top.
I think it was last year when I went on Senior Citizen discount day - there's NO ONE there then - and I distinctly remember having a hot pot roast sandwich and it was a hundred degrees outside. The lines for it were the shortest.
More like, amazing as in...
a) I can't believe that someone would concoct this, and endeavor to sell it to others.
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b) I can't believe that they would seriously name it "hot beef sundae".
As for actually eating it...I'll pass.
Okay, I ate the Hot Beef Sundae Friday night. It was pretty straightforward - shredded pot roast, a perfectly round scoop of mashed potatoes, gravy, cheese and the cherry tomato on top. With a big cup of sweet tea. It reminded me a little of those KFC Bowls of mishmash that seem to make everybody vomit just thinking about them, though I like 'em just fine. I will say: it looked exactly like the picture - unlike almost every other item I sampled and I am talking about YOU, fried Goo Goo Cluster - and the sole cart selling them had a 100 on their health score. There just seemed to be the one cart up by the family fun zone selling them. I'd totally eat it again.
