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Skriven 2015-06-20 19:55:09 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: unfair things 863
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Hi Michael,

 ML> Ran Duan, Baldwin Bar, Sichuan Garden II restaurant, Woburn MA
 ML> (I tried to go there once, but it was closed for vacation)
 NB> I can relate to that... one of Deb's and my usual lunch choices
 NB> decided that they'd take Tuesdays as their day off... It took a number
 NB> of tries before we realized that that was why they were never open when
 NB> we showed up after my rub... then we went on a different day, and saw
 NB> the new hours sign posted....  ;)

 ML> Happened a couple days ago - I wanted to take my friends in
 ML> Pelham out, and on hearing the relative proximities and merits
 ML> of various places, both Gus and I agreed that Thai would
 ML> be a good idea, over the mild protest of his mother Carol,
 ML> who was inclined to something that promised unspicy, such as
 ML> Cantonese or sushi. Well, the Thai place was closed, of course,
 ML> and lo and behold, the sushi joint a few doors down was open.
 ML> I ended up spending twice as much as I would have on Thai for
 ML> okay sushi that I didn't really want to eat, made I think by an
 ML> assortment of Chinese and Koreans.

 ML> ==
 ML> I can see my shopping list: a big block of TJ's bittersweet;
 ML> a little block of paraffin; some sugar; some cardamom; some
 ML> coconut for comparison purposes. Out of unfairness I'll use
 ML> the shredded stuff that everyone hated growing up.
 NB> Quite unfair... ;)  Some of that would need to be bought before
 NB> arrival at the picnic, if that's where you are plaaning for... :)

 ML> It looks as though I will be in Boston a few days before the
 ML> picnic, with maybe a quick trip south to change clothes and
 ML> stuff, so finding these things should not be a problem, if
 ML> I remember. Cardamon, sadly, is grossly expensive these days,
 ML> and if anyone has some leftover in the back of their cupboard,
 ML> could they bring it, please?

I might have some, I'll have to check.

(Later)
Verified, I have green pods and I have ground (not sure how fresh, but
has some aroma to it yet) so which do you want brought?


 ML> When confronted with a cucumber I usually make an instant
 ML> Asian pickle - slice it thin and dress it with vinegar
 ML> sweetened to taste and a dash of salt.
 NB> That works too... Pickles sit better than totally raw, even if it
 NB> hasn't been cooked in the western sense...  :)

I do that but don't sweeten it that much, and sometimes add an onion. I
thought it was more of a German thing. (G)


 ML> I dislike raw cucumbers almost as much as I do raw zucchini
 ML> (which are worse than cooked, except that boiled are an
 ML> abomination).

 ML>  NB>> ... another thing that I tolerate much better when it is doused
 ML> with  NB>> Fu's ginger-miso salad dressing...  :)
 ML> Yeah, Asian dressings often make icky things better.
 NB> Quite.   :)

 ML> The only reason I'll eat wakame is because it has mirin
 ML> and sesame on it.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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