Text 4956, 80 rader
Skriven 2013-09-21 12:46:22 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
   Kommentar till text 4860 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Re: Asian/seafood
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 19 Sep 13  15:32:00 <=-

 RH>> variety of places we like to eat at. We've found a number of Middle
 RH>> Eastern fast food places in the WF/Raleigh area--a lamb gyro for lunch
 RH>> is acceptable any given day. (G)
 NB>> Fewer of those here.. at least not that I've seen...

 RH> At least not on your usual paths of travel. There may be some, tucked

I'll give you that...  There are indeed areas of the city that I rarely
am in...  We have a number of Middle Eastern places that I know about,
but none of them are exactly what I'd call fast food places... more
sit-down, take your time, places... :)

 RH> away in a corner of a strip mall you pass without a second glance. The
 RH> place we went to recently I knew was in the plaza, I just didn't know
 RH> where in the plaza. Drove in and started along the line of stores,
 RH> found it. Turns out the plaza is more than just a strip of stores along
 RH> the road. It's at least 2 rows deep of stores and the Middle Eastern
 RH> place was on a corner, with the main entrance on the side. 

That sounds like an interesting place, all told... :)

 RH> Their default combo with the gyro was fries but they were willing to
 RH> sub in a Greek salad for us.

That was good of them... I'd be inclined more to go for sweet potato
fries, or, if available, eggplant fries...  :)
 
 RH>> knowing what's in the sauces makes it a bit chancy as I don't want to
 RH>> get one that's loaded with sugar. I've given up on having duck sauce
 RH>> with the egg roll because of the sugar (and hfcs) in it.
 NB>> Some sauces are more obviously sugary than others... and one can
 NB>> minimize how much sauce one actually puts on the plate..  :) 

 RH> We did do some asking when we stopped at a place in the Atlanta area
 RH> the week after I was diagnosed. Overall tho, we've not been to many
 RH> Asian places since then. We got a veggie stir fry with a white
 RH> sauce--told them I was diabetic and they made sure it was sugar free.
 RH> Most places have big pots of sauce made up in advance and dip from it
 RH> as needed so it was nice of them to make sure that I got a sugar free
 RH> sauce. 

True, it was nice of them... many places are quite willing to make
allowance for special needs, though...  a few places we took my parents
would cook things longer to make them softer, and would make up a
special dish for Daddy without the sodium...  

 NB>> I gave up on the "duck sauce" after discovering that it usually was
 NB>> made with applesauce... no wonder it was triggering the apple
 NB>> allergy..  ;0  I use mustard instead, for noodles, or eggrolls, or
 NB>> for dipping the chicken bits from sweet and sour chicken in
 NB>> (instead of using the red sauce).

 RH> At least there's an alternative. I think most places are willing to
 RH> provide one if you specify the need for it. If not, then they lose a
 RH> customer.

Or they have a customer that has fewer options, at least... :)

 RH>> We'd not had any seafood in a while so the
 RH>> seafood delight was indeed, delightful.
 NB>> I like seafood, too... and quite right, absence makes it even more
 NB>> delightful when finally you get some...  :)

 RH> Yes, and it's good when the seafood isn't cooked to rubber. Even
 RH> reheated the next day it was good.
 
Yup.   :)  Definitely nicely cooked... :)
 
 RH> It was good. Tonight we're going to use the tagine for some spicy
 RH> Moroccan chicken and couscous.

That sounds tasty, too..   :)

ttyl           neb

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