Hot peppers? (Chicago: foods, oil, best)

[Hendu]

Originally Posted by muffincake

OK, the only version I had seen in grocery stores in upstate NY, where I had heard of it, looked like this:



And it was disgusting. Whole peppers and cauliflower, ew. I never noticed it or looked for it in Boston or D.C. What is here in Chicago is sliced peppers and only tiny pieces of carrot, celery and red peppers with no cauliflower. At Subway, I just call it "the hot pepper mix." So much tastier than simply having sliced jalapenos on a sub.

You can get that in Chicago at some Mexican restaurants. It's usually in a bowl at the counter or on the table before you even get chips & salsa. For example, there are two places off the top of my head that have it: El Farol in Summit and Los Comales in Bridgeview (a couple blocks away from Toyota Park). The mix is very tasty and spicy, and I love the whole peppers and especially the cauliflowers....they just absorb all of the vinegar and spices.

[chet everett]

Totally different stuff --

Zanahorias / Verduras en escabeche:

Chunky giardinara : Nalley - Our Products -> Product Details (more of an antipasto than something to put on beef sandwich

The right stuff:

Even their mild variety is like 60% peppers, just milder ones like Pepperoncini, Pimento,Cherry Pepper, Sweet Banana Peppers maybe an Anaheim (rest of the mix is celery, carrots, onion) 4 Pack of Vienna Beef Mild Giardiniera - Vienna Beef Chile Pepper Heat Scoville Scale - Home Cooking

The good stuff:
4 Pack of Vienna Beef Hot Giardiniera - Vienna Beef
Substitute some Hungarian Yellow Wax Peppers and some Seranos for the milder ones. It has a kick, but it ain't like you want some crazy ghost peppers or something. This is for lunch, not some crazy "eat for pain" contest...

Originally Posted by Hendu

You can get that in Chicago at some Mexican restaurants. It's usually in a bowl at the counter or on the table before you even get chips & salsa. For example, there are two places off the top of my head that have it: El Farol in Summit and Los Comales in Bridgeview (a couple blocks away from Toyota Park). The mix is very tasty and spicy, and I love the whole peppers and especially the cauliflowers....they just absorb all of the vinegar and spices.

[cubssoxfan]

Is it acceptable or legal to put it on a Chicago Style hot dog?
PS. Love it on Italian Beef and Italian sausage.

[quigboto]

Originally Posted by cubssoxfan

Is it acceptable or legal to put it on a Chicago Style hot dog?
PS. Love it on Italian Beef and Italian sausage.

IMHO, the giardinera is an acceptable substitute for those too salty sport peppers, but I'm sure I'll be scolded by the food police for saying so.

[ERS-One]

It's acceptable to bathe in giardiniera.

[jdiddy]

I can't eat at a Subway outside of Chicagoland for this reason. Without giardiniera, it all tastes like cardboard.

[cubssoxfan]

Originally Posted by jdiddy

I can't eat at a Subway outside of Chicagoland for this reason. Without giardiniera, it all tastes like cardboard.

I will definitely have to try some giardiniera on my next Subway since it always tastes like cardboard to me. Definitely like Jimmy Johns a whole lot better and that extra 2" on their sandwiches means I'm not hungry 2 hours later or too stuffed from a foot long.

[CSD610]

Not too hard to find in your own kitchen if you make your own. It will be readily available whenever you want it.

[quigboto]

Originally Posted by cubssoxfan

I will definitely have to try some giardiniera on my next Subway since it always tastes like cardboard to me. Definitely like Jimmy Johns a whole lot better and that extra 2" on their sandwiches means I'm not hungry 2 hours later or too stuffed from a foot long.

I do like me some Jimmy Johns. It's a quality sammich, but Potbelly will always be my preference.

[Plzeň]

Originally Posted by quigboto

IMHO, the giardinera is an acceptable substitute for those too salty sport peppers, but I'm sure I'll be scolded by the food police for saying so.

I don't think anyone would scold you for that. It has a similar level of savory and spice. (I certainly wouldn't think of it as less salty than the sport peppers, though I could be wrong. The dog itself, the mustard, and the celery salt probably add more salt than anything.) It's not like ketchup where you're overwhelming everything with sugar.