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September 29, 2008
In Which Our Heroine Eats a Bacon Doughtnut and Visits the Oregon Coast
Those of you who know Chuck and Jeffrey know that they have this thing about bacon. Now the rest of you know it, too. At any rate, several months ago Jeffrey alerted me to the existence of a place called Voodoo Doughnut in Portland that serves maple bacon doughnuts. Some people go to cities to discover art: I went to Portland to buy a new bag and try a doughnut two of my friends want to eat.
Alkelda got into the spirit and made a video of my first maple bacon doughnut experience:
And, heck, I was there, so I got their signature Voodoo Doughnut, too. He’s a little squished here, but you get the idea:
The filling is raspberry, naturally. Well, I don’t know what was natural about it, but it was yummy. Alkelda wisely chose a vegan variety.
I wish I could say that the above was my only caloric indulgence of the weekend, but that would be lying. A lot. I made up for some of it yesterday, though, when I rented a car and drove to the coast. It was a beautiful, amazing drive through the mountains that ended with this:
I guess the weather was crap here at home yesterday (it sure is today!), but yesterday in my corner of Oregon, it was 80 degrees and sunny. I walked the beach for about an hour and a half. I didn’t particularly want to leave, but I knew I had to do storytime tomorrow. Sigh.
Posted by adrienne at September 29, 2008 07:31 PM
Comments
This video traumatized Sabrina. She was intrigued yet disgusted before she saw it, and just disgusted after. :)
Of course, this didn't stop her from saying, "I wonder if you could do that with veggie bacon. Maybe with chives. Perhaps a sour cream donut with bacon and chives."
I like the voodoo donut part, though I would have had to choose vegan, too.
Posted by: Olivia at September 29, 2008 10:58 PM
I know, en route to get the bacon doughnut, all of a sudden I realized that Alkelda might be vegetarian and completely grossed out. She is not vegetarian, it turns out, but she didn't order the maple bacon doughnut, either. There were a lot of other ones I might have tried myself. A bunch had different types of cereal (Cocoa Puffs, Fruit Loops, Crunch Berries, etc.) sprinkled on top. Those looked fun.
Posted by: adrienne at September 30, 2008 07:52 AM
Adrienne, it was so nice to meet you! I'm glad you made it to the coast. Your pic is gorgeous!
Bridget
Posted by: Bridget Zinn at September 30, 2008 02:19 PM
Don't Jeffrey and Chuck have something to say about this?
Posted by: Kelly at September 30, 2008 07:46 PM
Bridget, It was great to meet you, too! I'm going to keep up with your blog so I'll know when you manage to get that first book published. :)
Kelly, Seriously. What's their problem?
Posted by: adrienne at September 30, 2008 11:02 PM
I feel like you've slept with someone I covet and made a video of your acquisition to stir my jealousy.
Posted by: chuck at September 30, 2008 11:35 PM
I have to do *something* with my spare time, and new experiences are very important for writers.
Posted by: adrienne at October 1, 2008 12:08 AM
I'm strangely speechless. Not really sure why. I too could be jealous. I think I was just distracted thinking about how much I like Oregon, but don't really dig its politics (outside of Portland that is). Still, it's one of the most beautiful places I've been to.
Posted by: Jeffrey Lee at October 1, 2008 01:47 PM
I actually did take a nibble of the bacon doughnut. I'll try almost anything. However,had it been a sea urchin doughnut, I would have passed. I can't stand sea urchin!
Posted by: Alkelda at October 1, 2008 03:36 PM
Only the gonads are edible on sea urchins.
Posted by: chuck at October 1, 2008 05:13 PM
Jeffrey, I'll take comments in which you say you have nothing to say.
Alkelda, People eat sea urchins?
Chuck, People eat sea urchin GONADS? I think I might have to draw a line there, too.
Posted by: adrienne at October 1, 2008 08:40 PM
People in other cultures/countries eat all kinds of things that Americans find disgusting. Pigeon, for example, is considered a delicacy in many places in the Middle East. Here in NYC they are considered flying rats.
Some also might consider the evident wisdom of combining bacon and donuts as heresy, but those people are fools.
Posted by: Jeffrey Lee at October 1, 2008 08:54 PM
Well, some people eat Miracle Whip, too, but that doesn't make it right.
Posted by: adrienne at October 4, 2008 12:23 PM
Here is a link to uni, which is sea urchin sushi. I tried it once. It was incredibly salty and squishy: http://www.sushifaq.com/sushi-items/sushi-items-uni.htm
I won't ever eat it again of my own volition, but I have friends who love it!
Posted by: Alkelda at October 6, 2008 10:52 AM
Wow. I don't like to be That Girl Who Won't Try Something, but wow.
Posted by: adrienne at October 6, 2008 07:58 PM
Miracle Whip : mayo :: turkey bacon : bacon
Posted by: chuck at October 7, 2008 05:56 PM
I'll buy that.
Posted by: adrienne at October 7, 2008 08:52 PM