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Skriven 2008-12-26 13:40:08 av Michael Loo (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 18405 av Jim Weller (1:123/140)
Ärende: Southern Comfort 435
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 JW> I must back up a bit... both my kids separated this year and are
 JW> working on their divorces. I won't say anything disparaging about
 JW> their ex's, just that things didn't work out.
 JW> So, Raine has a new boyfriend and he is from Newfoundland. He
 JW> quizzed me on my likes and dislikes in food and then offered me a
 JW> pair of seal flippers from his Xmas parcel from back home. He will
 JW> be delivering them soon, if he does not forget our conversation
 JW> which was held over large glasses of dark rum.

These things happen. I bet that you get many points in the
potential in-law department by serving large glasses of rum.

 JW> In a prior article he explained how Taiwan had an aboriginal
 JW> population and gotten taken over by the Chinese who came from all
 JW> regions and created a fusion cuisine there.
 ML> Ah, that makes sense.
 JW> According to that web author the fusion was a mixture of Aboriginal,
 JW> regional Chinese, mostly from Fujian but a little bit from all over
 JW> plus heavy Japanese influences including sashimi, sake and miso.  I
 JW> don't really know so I have to trust him on that despite his
 JW> inappropriate use of broccoli.

I'm not so sure about that. Having eaten in the mountains of
central Taiwan, where the languages spoken are some aboriginal
language, except for the educated classes, who speak a little
Japanese, I see little outside influence. The recipe you sent
seemed to be 100% Fukienese (or at least near but not in Shanghai).

 JW> Title: Taiwanese Cuisine 

What is described in this article seems to be urbanized
Taiwan food.

 JW> Taiwan Dishes While stir-fries are plentiful, Taiwanese food is
 JW> characterized by stews and soups.

From my experience, that is so both in urban and rural areas.

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 ML> The banana part I don't recall
 JW> I don't taste banana at all. I am in the minority here in that I
 JW> like it (in mixed drinks, including with whisky) although it is way
 JW> too sweet without the addition of bitters or lemon juice.

On the rare occasions when I've had Southern Comfort, I've found
it less attractive than Northern Comfort, which costs about the
same (it's a tourist brand of maple syrup).

Slow Comforatable Screw
cat: booze
servings: 1

collins glass, filled with ice

1 oz Sloe gin
1/2 oz Southern Comfort

fill to top with orange juice

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