Category Archives: Food Frakker

Review of the rabbit stew and french fries at East Austin’s Contigo Restaurant. Continue reading →

I’ve bought mukhwas before. There’s a bag of colorful sugar-coated anise in my drawer at work, for those occasions when I want to make certain that my breath smells particularly interesting. I’d heard that Indian cuisine used edible silver as … Continue reading →

I’ll admit, at first I felt a little embarrassed about eating something called jewfish. So I bought this, on the strength of the name, and then it sat in my freezer for months. But the day finally came when I … Continue reading →

In a basket on a shelf in a discrete corner of the produce section of the local organic grocer, one finds the rambutan. You think to yourself, this looks interesting. It’s red and spiny. It has that particularly tropical look … Continue reading →

This is a food frakker post, but really, it’s also another in the series of “things along my commute.” I really wish this taco cart was open when I got off the bus in the morning. It advertises breakfast tacos, … Continue reading →

One of my more inexplicable personality traits is that I like to buy things that have only Korean writing on them. This wouldn’t be a problem, except that I don’t read Korean. Take for instance this package that I bought … Continue reading →

Spicy vending machine pork rinds from The Grand pool hall. Continue reading →

It’s not quite summer, but the Austin weather is already edging into the mid 90s. So what’s the best way to beat the heat? Ice cream. And where possible, Korean frozen novelty snacks. This Korean frozen novelty bar promises the … Continue reading →

The big culinary story in Austin these days is the food cart revolution. They did a count and there are literally a zillion food carts out on the streets right now. With all those carts looking to find their own … Continue reading →