19 hours ago19 hr 41 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:All Latin American food outside of Mexico and some of the Caribbean islands is pretty mid. God gave Mexico maybe the greatest cuisine on the planet and then shrugged as he went south. A few real gems like some South American ceviches and southern cone wine and grilled meats but none of it is close to a good mole or jerk.The southern cone bbq/asado is excellent, but what they else they do around it is lacking IMO.Central America is also pretty meh.Mexico is indeed the best in the world, gotta agree there, and also in and of itself is a very, very diverse set of tastes and styles.I spent a long time in Ecuador and was floored by how unbelievably bad the food was. They have the best garden on the planet with eternal spring and goddamn the food like a fucking unflavored hash brown thats limp AF. I very quickly learned to eat where the cooks were, checks notes, Venezuelan. MEGA! Edited 19 hours ago19 hr by staboner
19 hours ago19 hr 47 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:All Latin American food outside of Mexico and some of the Caribbean islands is pretty mid. God gave Mexico maybe the greatest cuisine on the planet and then shrugged as he went south. A few real gems like some South American ceviches and southern cone wine and grilled meats but none of it is close to a good mole or jerk.seasoning doesn't exist past mexico. ive been to many many many asados in aregentina. they season salt and it ends there. the beef down there is so good, they it doesnt need much else my last trip i took some tabasco with me and people would freak out when i added to my food. ive made bbq sauce before and it was no go downthere.
18 hours ago18 hr 7 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:As I mentioned above, populist authoritarianism is populist authoritarianism. The difference between “left” or “right” is insignificant. Our country is cheering on what we just took out.Yep. I guess soccer spray has bowed out, but the reason I mentioned “socialism” coming to Venezuela in the mid 70’s in response to his post is that the people did well until the late 90’s, when an autocratic demagogue was elected, consolidated power in the executive, and dismantled all institutions and killed democracy, ultimately leaving them in a famine. Trump is following tha playbook to the letter. Yet people like soccer spray think it’s “socialism” that is the problemOh and their prosperity continued for another 12 to 15 years after Chavez came to power. He didn’t siphon money into his personal coffers like most autocrats but is family and inner circle were worth between 15 and 30B when he died.Venezuela GDP was around 550 B in 2013 when it crashed and around 260 when he died. Edited 18 hours ago18 hr by Sawbonz
18 hours ago18 hr 7 minutes ago, mchookem said:jfcShe will be invited to watch Maduro led in chains behind Marcus Rubicus Venezuelas through the new DC arch and get the message.
18 hours ago18 hr 8 minutes ago, mchookem said:jfcHe’s only talking about assassinating the Venezuelan VP and attacking a close and long-time democratic nation because we want their rare-earth materials. Those comments of Trump’s make it clear there was no plan for after Maduro was out. We now have to run Venezuela even though we don’t have any control over it.
18 hours ago18 hr 1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:He would be surprised if anybody takes Trump up on that offer unless the US government is footing the entire bill or some kind of financial guarantee of sorts and that there's solid security (massive footprint).Oh. I'm sure socialism like that would never happen under a Trump regime.
18 hours ago18 hr 16 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:my last trip i took some tabasco with me and people would freak out when i added to my food. ive made bbq sauce before and it was no go downthere.When my folks lived in Argentina, my mother traveled with several of those mini tabasco sauce bottles in her purse at all times. They really did enjoy the food down there, but definitely lamented that the south americans just don't do "spice." Shit, too much black pepper in a dish, and the locals were sweating.
18 hours ago18 hr 2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:Oh. I'm sure socialism like that would never happen under a Trump regime.it’s amazing that Trump assumed these companies will rush to invest billions in projects that won’t pay off until long after he’s in office. Almost like he didn’t talk to them beforehand or thinks it’s like some real estate development deal that can be finished in a few years or something.
18 hours ago18 hr 3 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:it’s amazing that Trump assumed these companies will rush to invest billions in projects that won’t pay off until long after he’s in office. Almost like he didn’t talk to them beforehand or thinks it’s like some real estate development deal that can be finished in a few years or something.If by "amazing," you mean "perfectly predictable," I agree 100%.
18 hours ago18 hr Chavez definitely did idiot third-world socialism and fucked things up; Venezuela was pulling out of the collapse of oil in the 1980s but not fast enough. It was not just his political tendencies, nasty autocrats can make decent economic decisions at times but it’s harder.Bro basically speed-ran the Soviet Union but with less competence and no space program: spend like crazy propped up by high hydrocarbon prices, rack up stupid external debts, destroy all other sectors by confiscation and mismanagement, establish cult of personality, die and leave everything to semi-literate peasant successors to make worse. Maduro is spiritually Lukashenka. Edited 18 hours ago18 hr by 956 Worldwide
18 hours ago18 hr 28 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:seasoning doesn't exist past mexico. ive been to many many many asados in aregentina. they season salt and it ends there. the beef down there is so good, they it doesnt need much elsemy last trip i took some tabasco with me and people would freak out when i added to my food. ive made bbq sauce before and it was no go downthere.So you never ate a good lomo saltado? Aji would kick you in the dick.
18 hours ago18 hr 11 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:When my folks lived in Argentina, my mother traveled with several of those mini tabasco sauce bottles in her purse at all times. They really did enjoy the food down there, but definitely lamented that the south americans just don't do "spice." Shit, too much black pepper in a dish, and the locals were sweating.I got a bottle I will give the kid. Peruvian food, cooked well, will kick your ass. And BTW, by mentioning Argentina you are speaking Italian food.
18 hours ago18 hr I should also mention that a big reason idiot third world socialism always fails worse then even the USSR is because they do not have the Berlin Wall or effective exit controls like the USSR or China. Those are there for a reason, they accomplished a lot by making all the competent scientists, administrators, engineers, economists stay in the country and do things on pain of their families getting sent to the gulag. (Cuba tries to do this to an extent).Not possible when anyone with a bit of education just gets a condo in Miami. Edited 18 hours ago18 hr by 956 Worldwide
18 hours ago18 hr Didn't I hear the exact same thing about Iraq at one time? Edited 18 hours ago18 hr by Beau Vine
18 hours ago18 hr Popular Post 14 hours ago, MagicSoccerSpray said:https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/business/oil-gas-venezuela-maduro
18 hours ago18 hr https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-vice-president-rodriguez-russia-four-sources-say-2026-01-03 Edited 18 hours ago18 hr by Beau Vine
18 hours ago18 hr 13 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:Didn’t chiles originate in South America?But never could quite hack it at qb Edited 18 hours ago18 hr by bluto
18 hours ago18 hr 16 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:spend like crazy propped up by high hydrocarbon prices,Oh, and definitely quoting for emphasis. When oil was in the $90-100 class, the flow of cash into Venezula was fucking firehose-level, turned up to 11. ANYONE could hand out prosperity in those conditions.It reminded me a LOT of Bill Clements and the shit he said in the race for his second term. It was all about how much more prosperous Texas was during his first term (79-83) than during Mark White's term (83-87). Well no shit, Sherlock. Clements took office right as oil prices fucking DOUBLED (thanks, Iranian revolution). A lobotomized monitor lizard could have been governor then and Texas would have still been swimming in money, and said lizard could stand at the podium and say "See, I'm the best governor ever!" Whereas under Mark White, we had a crash, where oil prices dropped nearly 50%. Again, Jesus Christ and Milton Friedman and Gordon Gecko could have been joint governors, and a state budget built on oil prices being twice what they ended up being would have been shitty.So, Chavez built a system and program that he could preach as a great socialist success.....when oil prices were insane. When they leveled out, it inevitably fell apart. He coulda used some Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat thinking and husbanded the cash that was pouring in, but where is the glory (and family/elites enrichment) in that?It's okay, though. I'm sure that the incoming TrumpCo. regime will be wise stewards of Venezuela's resources, will use them to benefit the Venezuelan people, and will not just funnel them off to a small crowd of insiders and family members.
18 hours ago18 hr 41 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:it’s amazing that Trump assumed these companies will rush to invest billions in projects that won’t pay off until long after he’s in office. Almost like he didn’t talk to them beforehand or thinks it’s like some real estate development deal that can be finished in a few years or something.Pretty sure Trump thinks everyone in business a) puts up other people's money and b) extracts a management or license fee to make money.
17 hours ago17 hr 29 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:Didn’t chiles originate in South America?The greatest concentration of native chile pepper plants is in Brazil. But: “Capsicum annuum, the ancestor to most of the peppers commonly consumed today, was grown in pre-hispanic times in parts of the arid Southwest, and Texas, as well as in Mexico.”Chile pequin. The grandfather chile. I have several plants on my property. Chile pequins, salt, rice wine vinegar, blended, is a lovely hot sauce.https://www.legalnomads.com/history-chili-peppers/
17 hours ago17 hr 1 hour ago, Dbeasy said:SIAPwho knew craig biggio was an expert on international relations?
17 hours ago17 hr 13 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:All Latin American food outside of Mexico and some of the Caribbean islands is pretty mid. God gave Mexico maybe the greatest cuisine on the planet and then shrugged as he went south. A few real gems like some South American ceviches and southern cone wine and grilled meats but none of it is close to a good mole or jerk.1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:When my folks lived in Argentina, my mother traveled with several of those mini tabasco sauce bottles in her purse at all times. They really did enjoy the food down there, but definitely lamented that the south americans just don't do "spice." Shit, too much black pepper in a dish, and the locals were sweating.Brazilian food, particularly in the north/Bahia, is quite flavorful and can even be spicy as malagueta chilies are quite common in the cooking. A good moqueca (seafood stew) is a wonderful thing and I've made it at home on several occasions. Most places throughout Brazil will have a bottle of molho de pimenta (malaguetas in vinegar) at the table to spice up everything from feijoada to various salgadinhos (snacks like coxinhas, kibe, various pasteis). I always have a bottle around. The malagueta can be quite spicy and is quite common in all Portuguese-speaking countries; it's also known in Africa as piri-piri. Edited 17 hours ago17 hr by flatdawgs erro tipográfico
17 hours ago17 hr 6 minutes ago, flatdawgs said:Brazilian food, particularly in the north/Bahia, is quite flavorful and can even be spicy as malagueta chilies are quite common in the cooking. A good moqueca (seafood stew) is a wonderful thing and I've made it at home on several occasions. Most places throughout Brazil will have a bottle of molho de pimenta (malaguetas in vinegar) at the table to spice up everything from feijoada to various salgadinhos (snacks like coxinhas, kibe, various pasteis). I always have a bottle around. The malagueta can be quite spicy and is quite common in all Portuguese-speaking countries; it's also known in Africa as piri-piri.Don't listen to them. They think Torchy's has flavor.
17 hours ago17 hr Dumb history question- did paella not travel with the Spanish over to South America, or did it come about after the fact?
17 hours ago17 hr 4 hours ago, staboner said:we have to stop participating in the noise. That goes for you, us, the podcasters, the media, etc. Drugs and Maduro good/bad is a trap so you can add to the noise. That is entirely the strategy and we need to stop participating in it.We live in a post constitutional United States in which a military dictator uses American resources and lives to enrich himself. Full stop.
17 hours ago17 hr 11 minutes ago, flatdawgs said:Nah, man, Brazilian food can be quite good, particularly in the north/Bahia region but also in Minas Gerais. Grilled meats anywhere in Brasil and the cone are amazing and a way of life, as you mention - but a good moqueca, vatapá, or any one of a number of salgadinhos are always worth it. Like the southern US the food was highly influenced by west African slaves; Middle Eastern influence is strong as is Japanese in the south/São Paulo. It has few similarities to the rest of Latin America.Agreed IMO that most things between Mexico and Chile are mid - not bad, just not all that interesting. The varied Mexican cuisines are the best in the hemisphere.Brazilian food, particularly in the north/Bahia, is quite flavorful and can even be spicy as malagueta chilies are quite common in the cooking. A good moqueca (seafood stew) is a wonderful thing and I've made it at home on several occasions. Most places throughout Brazil will have a bottle of molho de pimenta (malaguetas in vinegar) at the table to spice up everything from feijoada to various salgadinhos (snacks like coxinhas, kibe, various pasteis). I always have a bottle around. The malagueta can be quite spicy and is quite common in all Portuguese-soeaking countries, also known in Africa as piri-piri.Gotta confess my complete gap for Brazilian food aside from a couple steakhouses I went to when in wedding parties. It sounds awesome, like when I tell people that Georgian food is in a tier with Italian, French, Thai, etc.
17 hours ago17 hr PoliticoIn the wake of the U.S.’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday made it clear that it is somewhat unclear what's next for the Latin American country.In multiple interviews, Rubio emphasized that the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela but stopped short of explaining exactly what the U.S. role in the country will look like as both nations reel from Maduro’s arrest — and in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's statement Saturday that the U.S. would "run" Venezuela for an indeterminate time.“We are at war against drug trafficking organizations, not at war against Venezuela,” Rubio told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Rubio added that oil sanctions will remain in place, and the U.S. reserves the right to issue strikes against alleged drug boats heading toward America.But while Rubio told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the U.S. is not occupying Venezuela, he did not reject the idea that it could be a future option from the Trump administration.Trump, Rubio said, “does not feel like he is going to publicly rule out options that are available for the United States, even though that's not what you're seeing right now.” “What you're seeing right now is a quarantine that allows us to exert tremendous leverage over what happens next,” he added.
17 hours ago17 hr Just now, 956 Worldwide said:Gotta confess my complete gap for Brazilian food aside from a couple steakhouses I went to when in wedding parties. It sounds awesome, like when I tell people that Georgian food is in a tier with Italian, French, Thai, etc.A Rodisio, and has to be in the campo, is amazing. You would love it.
17 hours ago17 hr PoliticoRubio on Sunday repeatedly deflected about the legality of the capture on ABC's "This Week," while he told NBC that congressional approval for the operation was unnecessary because the arrest was not a military mission.“This was not an invasion. This was not an extended military operation. This was a very precise operation that involved a couple of hours of action,” Rubio said.The administration’s actions have prompted Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) to say he will force a vote on a war powers resolution to block further military action against Venezuela without congressional approval.Rubio appeared unperturbed about the vote, telling NBC’s Kristen Welker that the administration will only seek congressional approval for actions that require it. Edited 17 hours ago17 hr by atomheartbevo
17 hours ago17 hr 6 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:Dumb history question- did paella not travel with the Spanish over to South America, or did it come about after the fact?This is extremely speculative history but I know that paella is a Valencian specialty and most conquistador types and adventurers were Extremaduran, Andalusian, Castilian, Basque, Galician, etc. Valencia was extremely tied to the Mediterranean world and connected to the Atlantic via West African slave trading.
16 hours ago16 hr 8 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:like when I tell people that Georgian food is in a tier with Italian, French, Thai, etc.My son is all about that. He is an evangelist for the awesomeness of Georgian food, likes to cook it at home, etc. He has made some dishes here, and it indeed has been outstanding.Full disclosure: he is presently entangled in a situationship with a pretty hot Georgian/German chick, so his cuisine rating may be subject to some undue influence.
16 hours ago16 hr 17 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:a pretty hot Georgian/German chickWe're going to need some pics to verify.
16 hours ago16 hr 19 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:My son is all about that. He is an evangelist for the awesomeness of Georgian food, likes to cook it at home, etc. He has made some dishes here, and it indeed has been outstanding.Full disclosure: he is presently entangled in a situationship with a pretty hot Georgian/German chick, so his cuisine rating may be subject to some undue influence.Pics not loading. Georgian food is incredible, it’s sort of a heartier, more soulful riff on Persian and Turkish cuisine with haram stuff like wine and pork. God tier cuisine.
16 hours ago16 hr Popular Post 5 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:We're going to need some pics to verify.She actually showed up in the Ukraine thread on Nov 1st, as their joint Halloween costumes were "pilots who hate Russia":
16 hours ago16 hr 42 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:They literally have no plan at all beyond getting Maduro.Yeah there is
16 hours ago16 hr 13 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:Yeah there is1) What is the anticipated profit margin on said plan?2) How much of said profit will end up in the hands of the Trump regime/insiders?
16 hours ago16 hr 40 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:My son is all about that. He is an evangelist for the awesomeness of Georgian food, likes to cook it at home, etc. He has made some dishes here, and it indeed has been outstanding.Full disclosure: he is presently entangled in a situationship with a pretty hot Georgian/German chick, so his cuisine rating may be subject to some undue influence.1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:1) What is the anticipated profit margin on said plan?2) How much of said profit will end up in the hands of the Trump regime/insiders?we can discuss. But there is a plan. Off the ledge man.
16 hours ago16 hr 1 hour ago, Ted Lange said:The neocon part was the democracy building and trying to make things better; not the military interventions for resources.
15 hours ago15 hr 2 hours ago, Willfully Horn said:The greatest concentration of native chile pepper plants is in Brazil. But: “Capsicum annuum, the ancestor to most of the peppers commonly consumed today, was grown in pre-hispanic times in parts of the arid Southwest, and Texas, as well as in Mexico.”
15 hours ago15 hr 1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:They literally have no plan at all beyond getting Maduro....and transforming the world where the U.S., Russia, and China all get their authoritarian spheres of influence.Global Oligarchs First
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