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“gristly, slithery, slimy, squelchy, crunchy, gloopy”
These are some terms that many english speakers describe the texture of certain Chinese dishes that they find disgusting (e.g., sea cucumber), according to Fuchsia Dunlop’s sweet-sour memoir “Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper”. I just finished the book in which she dedicated a full chapter (Ch. 8 The Rubber Factor) to tackle an often-maligned characteristics
vacation food porn #12-#16
And the series continues with lots of lamb … vacation food porn #12 – lamb cutlets, romesco sauce, potato vacation food porn #13 – salmon roquette and croutons with olives and balsamic vinegar extract vacation food porn #14 – cotoletta alla milanese vacation food porn #15 – lasagna with aromatic herbs, lamb stew, porcini and
Riviera Maya Scam #2
Aahhhhh, we were finally relaxing by the beach. Beautiful weather. Great view. The staff came around and asked what we’d like to drink. Now, this is R&R! As we were sipping our drinks, a man approached us and asked how we were doing, are we enjoying our vacation, etc. He asked if we’d be interested
Banana Flambe – Betty Don’t Die
Sue organized a surprise birthday dinner with friends for me at Les Halles at Park Avenue last night. The evening concluded with desserts, one of which was the banana flambe prepared tableside. Our waitress wheeled over a little serving trolley with stove, and parked it next to Betty. Sprinkled with powered sugar, the bananas were
