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Skriven 2010-06-10 14:05:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: KL 275  00610
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 -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Glen Jamieson <=-

 ML> Pan Pacific hotels are pretty nice.

 ML> There are triplet hotels (actually, there are 5, but three are
 ML> architecturally similar) in Suntec City, the Pan Pacific, the
 ML> Mandarin Oriental, and the Marina Mandarin. I get them mixed up
 ML> and have been known to show up in the wrong one. They are all
 ML> terrific places to stay, if one has 300 SGD to spend. Of course,

Naturally the only reason for cheapo me to be staying in such a palace
of sophistication and class was that Malaysian Airlines provided it as
a free stop-over on the way home from Europe.

 ML> to forestall this possibility, and to ensure that I book the
 ML> Conrad for my next visit, I have been given "diamond" status
 ML> and guaranteed executive lounge access (with unlimited open
 ML> bar) there. So no more Marina Mandarin for me. The fifth of the

Dangerous, very dangerous!  Such heights of exaltedness are beyond my
wildest imaginings.  I had never even heard of "diamond" status.

 GJ> As it happened, because we only had a few hours to spend there, I
 GJ> uncharacteristically generously forked out Rm 450 for a hire car and
 GJ> (Indian) driver to take us around the main sights of KL, and we
 GJ> happily dined at a small restaurant in Little India, recommended by
 GJ> the driver.  Dhum aloo for me, and vegetable balls for my fair
 GJ> companion.  Very good and cheap.  Then at my request, the driver took
 GJ> us into the "country", where he found a roadside stall which sold
 GJ> fresh, warm, fully ripe durians.  Leonore and I consumed one
 GJ> completely; it was absolutely wonderful, with the flesh soft and
 GJ> custardy, easily sucked off the seeds.  Heaven!

 ML> You should have let the driver have some.

We offered him some, and he accepted one seed.
 
 GJ> I noticed that our durian had 6 divisions instead of the usual 5, but
 GJ> only 5 had edible content.

 ML> Were there 6 equal chambers, or was one vestigial?

One vestigial, with no flesh or seeds.  It was ripe enough so that all
sections readily split open under the vendor's parang.
 
 GJ> [Note by Glen: The reference to durian "seeds" would be to the pulp
 GJ> around the seeds - normally 10 in a small durian.]

 ML> I'm sure many would prefer just the seeds, which are said to
 ML> be like chestnuts.

Yes.  I have fried them, but boiling is better.  The flavour of the
seeds is pleasant, but rather bland.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Bubur Durian
 Categories: Malaysian, Durian
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
    750 ml Dried green peas
      2 ml Salt
    750 ml Water
    200 ml Brown sugar
           Durian pulp from 6 seeds
    130 ml Sago
 
  Soak peas in salted water overnight. Boil peas in water until they
  become soft, add more water if required. Boil brown sugar in 250ml
  water, add to the peas. When peas reach boiling point again, add the
  durian pulp and mix well. Add sago and boil for a few minutes. From
  Malaysia
 
MMMMM
 

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