Post #373822 by Limbo Lizard on Tue, Apr 15, 2008 6:47 AM

On 2008-04-14 22:04, sneakyjack wrote:
try bahooka mixes dey is good!

I'll bet they are, and like so much in the wonderful world of tiki, only available in SoCal!
Looked up Bahooka's website. Looks like a place to put on the should-see list, if I visit LA. Menu is a little afflicted by that belief that if you tack "Hawaiian" or "Tahitian" to the name of some of your traditional American fare, it becomes "Polynesian" food. Still, the drink menu looks fun (lotta gin, though) and the food is probably great for what it is. And I could buy some of their mixes while I'm there, learn to love them, then run out of them, and now we're back to the problem with mixes.

Don't anyone get me wrong. I buy, use and appreciate good mixes. I understand the practical advantages of mixes. I just thought it was interesting and ironic that Victor B's original advice has become so apropos to the situation today, regarding Trader Vic's own brand of mixes. It's a shame what's happened to TV mixes, not a tragedy.

In a perverse way, it's even contributing to some of the enjoyment of tiki mixology by creating another challenge. In both cooking and drink mixing, part of the fun is in trying to suss out that secret ingredient or proportion in someone's prize recipe. It's much of what goes on, here.

[ Edited by: Limbo Lizard 2008-04-15 06:58 ]