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A NYC streetfood gets a make-over

The humble pretzel which is one of NYC's most ubiquitous street foods is getting special treatment at by the chefs at the city's many upscale restaurants..why even M&M's are launching a new flavor which is inspired by the pretzel!

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/a-new-twist-on-pretzels/

Do you eat pretzels? which ones do you favor? I am pretty down market and get my regular fix from a local grocery with Snyder's of Hanover Pretzel Pieces(Jalapeno) being my favorite ones.. you?
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
I friggin love the Jalapeno pretzel from Auntie Anne's. Yeah, it's not a street vendor pretzel, but the street vendor ones are kinda stale and gross.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: I'm not into pretzels. I am a potato chip man. My girlfriend loves pretzels and buys bags of them.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@JenMac I didn't know Auntie Anne's had a jalapeno pretzel.. gotta try that asap.


@hhusted I love potato crisps as well.. but try and limit myself to Trader Joe's reduced guilt kettle chips. I really wish that we got potato crisps is small 100 calorie bags here like the ones you get in England. Then its really easy to satisfy your craving and control binging as well.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: You keep saying "potato crisps." Don't you mean "potato chips," or is what you said common in India. I'm not insulting you. I'm just curious.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@hhusted they say crisps in England.. in India the term used in Wafers.. I tend to say crisps as when I go to London, I always make it a point to buy a multi flavor bag of Walkers crisps ..I love them especially the sour cream and onion ones and I am really thankful that they come pre-packaged in the single serving bags. That way you can have one and satisfy your craving without going crazy.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
All those sugars, you guys! Potato chips, pretzels...how do you guys fit into your jeans?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish moderation is the key.. and working out every morning.. I am so enjoying swimming laps again.. go faithfully to the pool every morning..love it!
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
uptowngirl: you should try Pop chips! It's like 200 calories for the whole bag and they're pretty good! Man, I love to swim but there's something about an indoor pool that just doesn't do it for me . . . .
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@JenMac thanks for the tip! I know what you mean about an indoor pool.. an outdoor pool with the sun beating down on you as you do your laps is just blissful..
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I suppose I just don't "get" the pretzel as a food item, ditto for potato chips. But I was a kid who chewed carrots when I got the munchies, so...
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@uptowngirl I wish I could go to the pool every morning! I had coffee flavored gelato for breakfast, so I guess I should be making it a morning habit to get to the gym.

@JenMac Auntie Anne's reminds me of the mall... Don't they have one of those in every mall in America?
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I love all treats bread-related, and the pretzel is of course no exception. I think I am going to need to find myself a Rusty Knot Pretzel Dog....

I also am a big fan of salty-sweet chocolate, so I hope the new M&M is as delicious as it sounds!
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I was reading about the benefits of a mostly raw food diet... What do you guys think? Anyone know anything about it?

@uptowngirl I am not much of a snacker. Occasionally I will spring for a chocolate treat or something of from the sweet bread variety, but that's about it. I do sometimes eat meals while I write...very carefully.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@Neversleeps: Auntie Anne's is totally a mall thing. But, it doesn't lessen the deliciousness of that pretzel.

@BroadwayBK -- I wonder about the raw food diet. How do you clean out your liver with hardly any protein? And, living in NY where most people tend to dine out or on the go -- how do you keep it up without living at Pure Food and Wine?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK didnt Uraniumfish bring up the raw food diet in another thread? can't seem to find it..
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@JenMac I can't think about Auntie Annies without thinking of some worn-out indoor mall. Yick. And, I think there are actually high protein raw food regimens out there - go figure.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I brought up the caveman diet, but that's quite a lot of protein, in the form of raw and barely cooked meat.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish @uptowngirl Ugh.. the caveman people are pretty creepy. But I guess that is sort of a version of a raw food diet?

@JenMac I have no idea - the whole raw food thing seems like it would be A LOT of effort. I was a vegan for a month (which is a great way to lose 10 lbs really fast), and I had to cook at home almost all of the time, especially if I wanted to make sure I was getting all of my nutritional needs met. I guess the only other way to live such a life, besides living at Pure Food and Wine, is to order from RAWvolution every week - a rather expensive habit. Either that or you have to love mashing and dicing your own raw food all the time?
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
All the raw food people I've met look a little too thin for my tastes - and not in a natural, this is obviously just a skinny person kind of way. And I don't see how you can't be hungry all the time if all you're consuming is fruits, veggies and nuts.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps You're so right, one needs some kind of carbohydrates for energy .. I know vegetables count as complex carbohydrates but whole grains are not that awful either.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Everyone there are tons of strict vegetarians who live in India but even then the country has one of the highest rates of diabetes so a vegetarian diet is not necessarily all that healthy as it is made out to be.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
I wonder how a vegetarian diet can be healthy if, supposedly, the majority of the population is allergic to gluten.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@JenMac Is that true? I don't think I've ever met anyone with a gluten allergy.....

@uptowngirl A veggie diet can be carb overload if you're not careful. I think if you limit your dietary intake in any way you really have to go out of your way to make sure that you are getting a balanced intake of nutrients.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
I actually knew a dude who was a vegan for a year, and then his stomach suddenly took on a starving child puffed-out quality. He went to the doctor, who informed him he wasn't getting the proper vitamins and minerals. The doc recommended a diet of beans and rice. The guy went back to being just a regular vegetarian after that.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps Wow, that's incredible! Just proves that you can really damage yourself if you don't know what you're doing with the vegan stuff.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish I am sure some people pull off the vegan thing...but it seems true that most people need a few lessons in nutrition before drastically changing their diets.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I don't know - I like my just plain "sensible" eating plan. Eat mostly healthy food, a variety of colors and food groups, lots of fruit and veggies, and not too many slices of cake. It serves me fine!
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
Right... like what grandma would recommend.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK: pretty much everyone is allergic to gluten-- most people just tend to not notice or they attribute them to something else.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
So what would be a symptom of a gluten allergy?
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@JenMac And where did you read/hear that most people have one?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
Yeah @JenMac how does one you that one is allergic to gluten?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@JenMac sorry that should read how does one know that one is allergic to gluten?

@NeverSleeps some vegans take it to such extremes not only do they alter their diets they also stop wearing silk, wool, leather as well!
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@uptowngirl That's just crazy talk. Are silkworms somehow being abused? I am not a fan of anything so extreme.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@uptowngirl: yeah, brown rice is ok and some rye . . .and weirdly enough, certain kinds of sourdough bread. If they are made right, they are totally ok.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@JenMac That's rough.... maybe those raw food people really are onto something?
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Wow, I can't imagine having such a huge swath of foods that you can't eat. It must be a huge drag when you travel, since not every place on this planet has as many specialty offerings as NYC, and then, you know, there's just the pleasure of eating certain things that you miss out on.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Indeed! I eat almost everything - I'm certainly up for TRYING everything - and I found traveling to Turkey with a vegan quite difficult, as we had to spend a lot of time searching for vegan food in an environment not entirely conducive to it.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
Vegans are a deal breaker for me. That is someone I won't date, no matter how fabulous of a person they are - I want someone to go to trendy restaurants with me! I guess guys with gluten allergies are out, too. I love a good eater, since I am one.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps Gotta agree. Then the dietary restrictions start to influence where you go and what you can do too, and you're not even the one with the restrictions.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps @ajadedidealist I am the same way - I love to experience new foods, and I think it would be a pain to date or travel with anyone who didn't feel the same way.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
I tried to date a vegan, but eventually gave up. There were other problems, of course, but the vegan thing would have been a real bummer in the long term if it had otherwise worked out. I always felt guilty about what I was eating, too. In the end I would end up just behaving like a vegan when I was with her.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@DBlack That's interesting. A guy I am dating now says he used to feel guilty eating meat around his vegetarian ex. He doesn't eat pork, but I don't think twice about eating pork dishes around him. Not that I can't see how it would be a downer - I completely agree. I just don't think I would give myself a guilt trip; it's merely annoying to have to cater to someone's habits if they're not your own. Someone with allergies or intolerances is more forgivable somehow.
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