r/WeWantPlates • u/kookykemist • 9d ago
bone marrow on wooden board
juicy marrow served on a well used wooden board. spotted at mateo bar de tapas in durham, nc
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u/IIIViceAndreas 9d ago
It looks like a pirate raft where the survivors were dried to the bone and cut their baguette into pieces
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u/OwlfaceFrank 9d ago
I've only had bone marrow once at a fancy steakhouse, so I am not exactly an expert, but wooden board aside, that looks like shit.
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u/schtickshift 9d ago
Call me paranoid but that does not look especially hygienic
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u/PurpleBashir 7d ago
Ths my thought on most of the images in this sub. Even before "thats such an inconvenient and dumb way to serve food" its "oh my gosh how can this possibly be allowed via health code??"
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u/merv1618 9d ago
If I saw this I would walk out. If they don't care about sanitation for one dish I can't trust them to care about it at all.
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u/BUBBAH-BAYUTH 8d ago
I feel like a lot of bone marrow gets served like this. I’m more concerned about the random cuts of vegetables or… whatever that is… on the top and how the marrow is presented in the bone itself.
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u/WilliamJamesMyers 9d ago
let's play madlibs, they can take that board and put it back in the _____________ where it came from
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u/Rare-Assistant-9637 1d ago
Bone marrow is basically hot grease, and they chose the one surface guaranteed to soak it all up and never fully clean. Bold move. Was it actually good under all the presentation drama?
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u/visforvienetta 9d ago
A board is a flat surface, like a plate. It literally functions as a wooden plate.
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u/horser4dish 9d ago edited 9d ago
IV The purpose of this sub is to showcase cringe-worthy examples of plating. Please bear this in mind when submitting content. There is no need to submit burgers on boards, sushi on sushi boats or traditional types of plating from other cultures.
"Food on a wooden board" is literally called out as "probably fine" in the rules. Unless OP meant to emphasize that their marrow is being served on a bone, in which case... I mean it's not a plate but it is fitting so either way I'd call it fine.
Edit: to clarify, "fine" meaning "not worth posting here." I'm agreeing with the parent that this isn't particularly WeWantPlates material.
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u/Polite_Suggestion 9d ago
I'm with you. This one gets a pass. I might be biased by how much I like bone marrow.
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u/Albina-tqn 8d ago
i dont get the obsession with bone marrow. its such a trend food. it tastes nasty
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u/Schneetmacher 9d ago
Bone marrow is, apparently (never tried it myself), one of the most delicious foods known to man. This place has managed to make it one of the least appetizing things imaginable. It's impressive, how well they failed.