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Out of curiosity - what sort of answer would you have accepted that would have changed your mind on your “unhealthy mold” ? A (factual) description of what is the white deposit ? A “list of credentials” of someone who replies, e.g. PhD in biochemistry w/ a minor in toxicology, have used more kombu than others will ever buy in their whole life, years living in Japan, … Or just a confirmation of what you would have done anyway ?

Fresh Turmeric and Peppercorn Curry with Shrimp and Asparagus from Comfort by Ottolenghi - first you prepare the curry base by pureeing reconstituted dried red chilies, toasted white peppercorns and coriander seeds, shallots, garlic, fresh turmeric and cilantro stems. Then the paste gets roasted in coconut cream until nicely browned. Once done, you add coconut milk, light brown sugar and fish sauce and subsequently quickly cook asparagus, asparagus tips and shrimps. Served over rice and topped with a cucumber and ginger relish made by marinating overnight cucumber, ginger, fresno chili, cilantro stems and leaves in a mix of rice vinegar, water and sugar

sriracha

I'm going to return it. Unhealthy to me. Like I said, I'm far from an expert on kombu and even further from being a mycologist. I've never seen that type of growth on kombu, so naturally I'm curious. I've seen similar looking mold on food, and experts made it clear that it was unhealthy (to humans). I read that if kombu shows signs of bad mold, such as a fuzzy, dry texture, it should be discarded. I have no conclusion; my caution prevails. Until such time as I know this is safe, I'll pass on ingesting it. I choose not to underwrite the experiment in any way.

If you just bought it yesterday and the appearance disturbs you, take it back to the store, ask for a replacement and inspect it carefully before leaving. I have a few similar white spots on the kombu in my pantry but they don’t disturb me so after making that observation, I put it back to be used next time I need it. I am a bit curious what you mean by “an unhealthy mold”? Is this mold that appears unwell? Or do you believe it will make you unwell? And if so, how do you make that identification based on appearance alone?

We're closer on that point than you might think.

@Dejah My kind of Lamb Chops.

This one's got some layers to it. For the benefit of anyone who doesn't know, there's a hugely popular animated film right now called "K-Pop Demon Hunters." The plot, drawn from a few Korean cultural touchstones, revolves around a Korean girl-group pop band who are (passing over lots of back-story here) battling demons, per their destiny, and a rival boy-band who are... demons. Anyway, that provided the context for someone to pull this together, which we'll all recognize from previous discussions here at eG:

I wouldn't even have questioned it. I would immediately take it back to the store for refund or replacement.

Thanks, @rotuts! Today, I just used some long toothpicks to stabilize everything but I’ve used that sandwich slicing trick several times. Very helpful! I also picked excess bread out of the middle of the roll which helps make space for the fillings.

If you want certainty, leave it out for a day or two. If your “mold” grows, throw it out. If it stays the same or slowly dissolves from the humidity I might be right 😉

@blue_dolphin that sandwich is a work of Art ! clearly you own , not D/L'd from the Net. it looks Sooo good , its easy for me to pretend the EP is , a tempura batterd egg not being an EP fan in terms of slicing : a zillion years ago , from the Library of course , ATK had a publication that had a reader ' tips ' section . cutting a ' fully stuffed ' sandwich has its challenges . the reader ' tip ' was to cut the top slice of bread separately then cut the sandwich , then add the cut top at the end. brilliant I thought that tip was . its a fun challenge eating a sandwich like the one you made yourself, above , for sure.

Grilled Lamb chops on reduced price. Eaten with wild rice leftovers, corn, and mint sauce.

Today, we return to our sandwich textbook, A Super Upsetting Cookbook About Sandwiches for This is a Chicken Sandwich. It features a Special Sauce (mayo, whole grain mustard, sweet chile sauce and fresh dill), roast chicken, fried eggplant, fresh mozzarella and arugula on a lightly toasted ciabatta roll. The eggplant gets coated in a tempura batter, then in panko so it brings a lot of crunch to the party.

The highlighted, round blotchy area is my main concern. That doesn't look like mannitol to me, but I've only bought and used kombu about half a dozen times and my experience is limited. Have you seen that sort of thing before? You don't think it's mold or something perhaps unhealthy?

Likely Mannitol. Wipe it off with some sake and you’re probably good to go …

Separately sear andouille sausage and shrimp and remove. Saute garlic with serrano and chipotle chiles in the sausage grease. Add spinach (thawed and drained), chicken stock, black pepper, cumin, and Mexican oregano and cook down. Stir in a dollop of yogurt and then finish by adding in the andouille, shrimp, and feta cheese. Turned out very well, spicy and flavorful.

My money is on Sriracha

still as tasty as tasty can be

For me the question is what they were comparing them to. Knife preference is personal, but I find Globals sit in a nice place of being able to take a decent edge and hold it for a long time, while not being so precious that I need to hide them from the wife and kids. But their not a serious contender for beat knives unless compared against other similar priced and marketed knives (henkels/wustoff)

I am loving this variety of physicians' ways to end an on-call all-nighter! And I can promise you that when my husband was stuck in hospital (as a patient, not a physician) he'd have been deeply envious of rotuts. 🙂

I found , after being up all night and then home an ice cold Miller Genuine Draft ( bottle , not can ) in a frozen mug -- a slushy chugged right down in a hot shower did the trick for me .

I found after a long painful overnight call that a greasy breakfast was just what the doctor ordered!

I never had any appetite after being up all night. Just some eggs and maybe a bagel for me... and coffee

@Smithy TJ's has ( had ? ) a single type of tamale , Fz. then , around the end of the year , had the refrigerated versions for a short time only. now they have both all the time. I think the refrigerated versions are tastier . I used to get them and add refried beans (Can ) and some pico de gallo . I like the green versions Im going to look into the green chile bowl , and see how much sodium is in a package.