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Skriven 2009-03-21 08:05:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Carol Shenkenberger
Ärende: TRIP 150  90321
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 -=> Quoting Carol Shenkenberger to Glen Jamieson <=-

    
 >  CS> Kitty O'Sheas is the best of all of Darwin to me.  Ok, silly sailor
 >  CS> but i loved the friendly conversation and the 'blokes' are a polite
 >  CS> sort there, willing to have fun but not cause problems.

 CS> There was a place next door that was definately aviodable.  It was the
 CS> cement floor, but the clients there that made it not worth my time. 
 CS> Bunch of goobers without much to recommend them.

Arriving in Darwin by sea, naturally your journey down Mitchell
Street, evaluating the pubs, would begin at O'Shea's end.  We began at
the other end.
 
 >  CS> Seriously though, Singapore is my least favorite of our frequent
 >  CS> ports.  I'd do Hong Kong instead as it has everything i want, all in
 >  CS> one location.
 > Singapore does tend to be squeaky clean and rather sterile, but as such

 CS> THats probably why it's not much fun.

In 1971, when I first visited there, it was satisfactorily sleazy,
with all vices catered for.  Then Lee Kwan Yew cleaned it up.
 
 > Although Hong Kong Island has much of interest, the rest is a bit
 > spread out, over Kowloon and the New Territories, and Macau.

 CS> Kowloon is one of my favorite spots to be at!

When I was there I stayed in Kowloon, travelling on the free to
seniors ferry to the Island, where my favourite area was the old
market area, with live fish of every kind offered for sale, killed and
cleaned while the customer waited.  Also little stalls selling an
amazing range of bric a brac.  I was tempted by a "Chairman Mao" alarm
clock, with the man waving his arm.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: STEWED GREEN PAPAYA - REFOGADINHO DE MAMAO VERDE
 Categories: Sides, Streetfood, Brazilian, America-s
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 lg Mamao; OR
      2    Green papaya
      1    Onions; chopped
           Oil; for frying
      2    Garlic cloves; minced
      2 ts Tomato puree
           Sea salt
           Black pepper; ground fresh
 
  The mamao is a larger version if a papaya, with brilliant orange
  flesh. Unripe, it can be cooked as a vegetable, gently stewed, which
  is what refogadinho means. You can use unripe papaya if you can't get
  mamao. Serves 4
  
  1 Peel the skin from the mamao or papaya, cut in half and remove the
  large black seeds from the centre. Prick the flesh with a fork and
  leave to soak in a bowl of water for 1 hour to remove some of the
  astringency in the flavour. Drain and reserve.
  
  2 In a frying pan saute. the onion in a little oil until soft and
  turning golden. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Stir in
  the tomato puree and seasoning.
  
  3 Cut the mamao or papaya into 2.5 cm pieces. Stir into the mixture
  in the pan, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve as a vegetable
  accompaniment with meat or chicken.
  
  From: STREET CAFE BRAZIL By: MICHAEL BATEMAN ISBN: 978-0-753716-37-3
  Scanned by: KEVIN JCJD SYMONS, JUNE 2008
 
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