The mighty, meaty wind emanating from El Castillo de Jagua

from the Muddy Waters thread...

chippenziedeutch wrote: [quote=daveb]
It's the grittiest, nastiest, grease-caked espresso machine around, but he's right. It's pretty damn tasty.

I just wish they'd do something about that one air vent that seems solely devoted to their deep fryer. I hate walking around that corner and getting a blast in the face of The Fried Wind....

We're lucky that we get that smell for free. They could charge admission.

It often wraps it's meaty tendrils about my poor skinny body and drags me in with it's promises of greasy meat goodness. It's good advertising.

I agree it can be 10 in the morning but that smell makes me want a cuban sandwich soooo bad.
But I can also say the same thing about the smell coming from the other restaurant on Vanderbilt I forget the name but Carnivoire knows what I mean

I like it in the fall, winter, and spring. In the summer I try to avoid it

The best part is seeing people's strategies on dealing with the wind. My own is to hug the wall so the fried wind blows over my head, but the hazard of course is being in the way of the door if someone opens it. I've seen other people using this method as well.

The other tactic is to exhale as you walk quickly directy through it, so you don't ingest the fumes. (Although your clothes and hair might absorb the odors)

And I've seen other people giving the vent a wide berth so that they completely avoid it.

Sometimes I stand directly in front of the meat fan for 10 minutes and then run around the neighborhood being chased by stray dogs.

I am very lonely man.

Muk wrote: Sometimes I stand directly in front of the meat fan for 10 minutes and then run around the neighborhood being chased by stray dogs.

I am very lonely man.

I share your pain and must admit you've one-upped me. I was tying pork chops to my tighty-whiteys. Your method seems a lot simpler and cheaper.

Yeah, I guess the Fried Wind in the Fall isn't so bad. It's really awful in the summer, though, especially if run into it after deciding to get your lazy ass off the couch and go run around the Park.... so defeating...

Kilgore: You smell that? Do you smell that?...Castillo, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of El Gran Castillo de Jagua in the morning. You know, one time we I got bombed at Mooney's, for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked out, We didn't find one of 'em, not one. The smell, you know, that Fried smell, the whole block. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...

I hold my breath.

Also, Muk wins.

stacey wrote: I agree it can be 10 in the morning but that smell makes me want a cuban sandwich soooo bad.
But I can also say the same thing about the smell coming from the other restaurant on Vanderbilt I forget the name but Carnivoire knows what I mean

Viejo Amigo. (sp?)

It depends.

If I wanted to start a metal band based in Scranton, "Meat Wind" would be the name of that band.

dailyheights wrote: I hold my breath.

Also, Muk wins.

Maybe... But my pork smeared undies will ride again!!!!

Quig, you are in luck.

Do you need a singer or guitar player? I'll book us at Freddy's.

They should start talking with "Glade plug-ins" to market the scent..

Oh, in case we are looking for variations, beefbreeze.com is also available.

Thank me later.

You know, I have been thinking about this. And I don't think about things very often.

I propose that this meat wind get its own proper noun. And as a nod to the cuisine and the people of El Gran Castillo, I think it should be called (drum roll),

El Carneviento - crudely translates to The Meatwind.

Pronounced "Car-nay-bee-yen-toe".

Usage: "I thought El Niño was bad until I moved to Prospect Heights and was blown down Flatbush Ave. by the Carneviento.

¿Come on - sí o sí?

He'd better trademark that before Glade is all over it.

It's like our own version of "El Nino." You can blame it for strange neighborhood happenings, just like you would blame "El Nino" for any unusual weather patterns.

"Hey, some guy in front of Key Foods just exposed himself to me!"

"Yeah, a lot of that going around these days... must be El Carneviento."

"Yeah, a lot of that going around these days... must be El Carneviento."

Second cousin to El Chupacabre...

One thing missing....

I have no musical talent --what--so--evah--

But I may have to learn how to rock.

quig wrote: One thing missing....

I have no musical talent --what--so--evah--

But I may have to learn how to rock.

Is that a William Hung reference?

Subject: Order now... limited production!

My new mission for the evening is to pass by this "meat fan"...I think I've been walking on the wrong side of the street! Two years, wasted...

More specific than meaty goodness... Its PORKY goodness. Just thinking about it making me hungry, and I've never even dared to go inside. Is it good?

arielbl wrote: More specific than meaty goodness... Its PORKY goodness. Just thinking about it making me hungry, and I've never even dared to go inside. Is it good?

I wasn't too crazy about the pork chops, but I'll vouch for that baked chicken. I love getting takeout from there. Food for days!

Somebody, please get a picture of the meat fan, or at least some good shots of eCdJ...

arielbl wrote: More specific than meaty goodness... Its PORKY goodness. Just thinking about it making me hungry, and I've never even dared to go inside. Is it good?

It's all about the pernil. Garlicky roasted pork shoulder. What more do you need?
Besides rice and beans and plantains, that is.
They also use the delicious pernil in their cuban sandwiches.

MMMM I agree Carnivoire but their rotisserie (sp?) chicken is pretty damn good. They serve it with a cilantro lemon sauce that adds to the flavor.

Subject: windy welcome

I have actually never laughed while reading this message board but am now experiencing stomach spasms.

After living in the neighborhood for three weeks now, being in on a PH joke actually makes me feel like I belong here.

God bless El Carneviento, the neighborhood's greatest Welcoming Wagon.

Not that it really matters, but i was just corrected by a Colombian coworker.

Viento de Carne

Fuck it, i prefer carneviento