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Skriven 2014-03-05 19:33:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: elusive ducks
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller <=-

 JW> Last week my grocery store's flyer claimed to have ducks on special
 JW> at chicken prices ... $3.49 per kg!

 JW> they were sold out.

 ML> That is indeed a nice price. (I wonder what was wrong
 ML> with them.)

I will never know.

 ML> Was this the Lob's that you've been crowing about?

Yep. They still score highly overall. I did pick up some nice $6.49
per kg pork tenderloins and $13.21 (a weird price until you realize
that it works out to $5.99 per lb) striploin steaks.
  
We even sold our share and cancelled our 26 year old Co-Op
membership this week.

 JW> I cynically wonder how many ducks, if any, were actually
 JW> delivered to the store that week.

 ML> There had to be at least some, right?

I'm sure there really were some but I didn't go until quite late
in the evening and all I found was the promo sign and a big empty
space in the freezer counter. I just bet all the Chinese and
Vietnamese housewives were lined up at the door at 8 AM just waiting
for the store to open up while I was still asleep!

 ML> USA if someone advertises a product for sale, at
 ML> least a reasonable quantity have to be stocked; some states
 ML> require issuance of "rain checks"

Rain checks are not required in Canada; they are common in some
competitive markets but not here in Yellowknife.

 ML> How about if we compiled "the ten strange wonders of
 ML> urban Americans (Canadians too, apparently)"?

-11- Buy big honkin' 4X4 V8 SUVs to navigate suburban streets and
shopping mall parking lots.  

It was because of web surfing for lagman noodles that I came across
Malika's Uzbek blog ...

MMMMM-----Meal-Master - formatted by MMCONV  2.10

     Title: Ismaloqli Kesma Lag'mon (Noodles With Spinach)
Categories: Uzbek, noodles, groundmeat
  Servings: 4

    200 ml spinach juice
      2    eggs
    15 ts  salt
           Plain flour as needed
    150 ml vegetable oil
    350 g  minced meat
      2    onions, peeled and sliced
      2    tomatoes, finely chopped
      1    capsicum, chopped
      2 TB tomato puree or paste
           Salt to taste
      1 ts ground coriander
      1 ts black cumin seeds
           Sweet corn and fresh chopped
           greens for serving

Slightly beat up eggs with spinach juice. Add in salt. Gradually add
flour, until you form slightly hard dough, but not too hard. Cover
and let it rest for 20 min. 

Generously sprinkle the surface with flour, roll out the dough
(about 0.5 mm thick) and again sprinkle generously with flour, just
to prevent sticking. Let it dry for 5-8 min, then roll around itself
forming long log. Start cutting the log in 1/4 inch thick slices. 

Open up every slice, hang them over and let them dry for at least 20
min. I use my rolling stick and 2 chairs for drying my noodles:) 

While your noodles are drying, prepare the topping: Heat up oil and
brown minced meat over medium heat, add in onions and fry until
onions are slightly golden in color. Add in capsicum, fry until
capsicum is half done. Finally add in tomatoes and tomato paste. Fry
until oil will start to separate out. At the end, add in spices and
fry for 2 min more. Add in salt and then take from the stove. Boil 2
liters of water in deep bowl and add in 1 tbsp of salt in it. Add in
less then a half of your noodles and cook for about 3-4 min or less,
just until noodles are soft and cooked. Drain all water and then
serve topping with fried meat and vegetables. Also sprinkle corn and
greens for additional color and enjoy your creative and beautiful
lunch!

  From: Malika Sharipova In The Art Of Uzbek Cuisine
 
MMMMM-------------------------------------------------


YK Jim


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