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Whatever his upbbringing, the comment still remains ridiculous.

红枣核桃糕 (hóng zǎo hé tao gāo), Jujube and walnut cake. Store bought.

I have removed this post while I double check some facts. A potential problem has been identiified. Sorry.

The mom and pop shop also usually has one or two ducks on sale; maybe a couple of chickens. Here is Mom herding her ducks on a normal day. When I passed today, she had slightly more ducks and had fashioned a cage. And she had a dozen chickens in this basket. All poultry is, of course, sold live but she will do the deed, if you insist. Few do.

Spotted these in the supermarket this morning. They are 红鱼 (hóng yú) which translate directly as 'red fish'. Well, we knew that, thanks! As far as I can make out they are some type of red snapper, but there's a lot of those.

His accent is downright strange, veering all over the place from vaguely British to vaguely Australian to vaguely American. He does rather hack that hake, too. His comment on English F&C consumption is idiotic, ignorant or both.

Continuing my pre-Chinese New Year clearance, tonight's dinner was a sort of leftover bánh mì or three. Made with homemade chicken liver pâté and roasted rabbit meat, plus the usual accompaniments. No pictures, sorry.

Leftover lunch Clearing out for the upcoming Chinese New Year. Freezer stock made from a Beijing Duck carcase and stray vegetables (discarded afterwards). Added leeks, garlic and carrots to the soup, then some some pre-cooked honey roasted duck breast (also from freezer). Added some Vietnamese fish sauce near the end to counteract the sweetness of the honey. Bowl 1 Bowl 2

There I was, about to sip on my first coffee, when my phone rang. "I'm downstairs! Bring a plastic bag!" My dearest friend J turned up with a car full of homemade 粽子 (zòng zi) zongzi (sticky rice dumplings)- two different types. She had 50 of each but I managed to limit her generosity to 5 of each. Sanjiang* style J style However, I wasn't getting away with just that. She also threw in some homemade 叉烧 (chā shāo) or char siu. By the time I got back up to my place, the coffee was stone cold, so I went back to bed! *Sanjiang is a county in Liuzhou prefecture, famous for its Dong minority inhabitants, architecture and food.

I doubt there is anyone in Sichuan knows what mahi mahi is! I'm not sure I know! 😂 But it sure sounds interesting. I have eaten double-cooked fish, but it was always freshwater fish. But then I love fish - cooked or not! I'd love to see your recipe.

Got myself a bargain today. These peanuts were on special offer. They are 龙脑桥麻辣花生 (lóng nǎo qiáo má là huā shēng), Longnao Bridge Mala Peanuts. Longnao Bridge is an ancient bridge (built between 1378 and 1389) in Luzhou, Sichuan (Not Liuzhou!) and Mala is the signature flavour of Sichuan - hot and numbing from chillis and Sichuan peppercorns. What the connection between the bridge and the nuts may be, I have no idea. They are actually made in Guangzhou in Guangdong province. Still, the taste is authentic. Beer food supreme.

Donkey is definitely my favourite red meat. If I had to compare it to another type, I'd have to say 'horse', but realise that is probably not over helpful. It is more like beef than anything else remaining. The meat is extremely tender, mildly gamey and slightly sweet. Great in burgers, sausages etc, but also great for stir fries or in noodle dishes.

Next Tuesday (Feb 2nd, 2022) is New Year's Day welcoming in the Year of the Tiger. All around me neighbours are making preparations for the 15 day celebrations. This includes smoking and drying your pork and sausages and preparing some special foods. About an hour ago, I popped out to pick up some necessities from the local mom and pop store. This includes smoking your pork and sausages. Mom and her friend was hiding in the back being busy while Pop was smoking meat out front and looking after the store. Mom (left) and friend preparing zongzi (sticky rice stuffed bamboo leaves) for steaming. Wrapped Zongzi. More to follow.

This, on the other hand is a mandoline. A small one. A few years back there was a craze for slapping thin slices of cucumber on women's faces (self-slapped, I should stress! I don't go around slapping women with cukes or anything else!) So they were selling these custom cucumber slicers on the streets. I bought one for a laugh. Never used it.

Here's my 'madeleine'. Pass a cucumber!

Is that the pickled variety at the front right of the last image - sort of bright yellow? I've never had it pickled, but when I see it fresh round here, I always buy it. It is sweet and sticky - wonderful stuff.

青椒驴肉片 (qīng jiāo lǘ ròu piàn), stir fried donkey meat with green and red chili peppers. Served with rice and stir fried spinach.

I have a mandolin if it helps. Anyone caught slicing vegetables with it will be composted! I've searched all my databases and there is no record of a madeleine being a slicing tool . Grammatically, that makes sense, but doesn't in any other way. Slicing Proust's madeleines is highly unlikely to be a major topic of website or blogs, I guess, so why so many mentions?

I'd say definitely.

This steak was sold as "Silver Cod" but may or may not be Chilean Sea Bass or Patagonian toothfish. It's definitely fish. Fish nomenclature is a mess in both Chinese and English. Whatever it was, it was fried and served with chilli infused yuzu ponzu and garlic fried mushrooms with coriander leaf and Chinese chives.

Joe Bastianich, so called Italian restaurateur, pronounces espresso as 'expresso'.

Garlicky mushrooms (white button and shiitake) on toast.

then there are the best 咸海鸭蛋 (xián hǎi yā dàn), salted sea duck eggs. These come from Guangxi Beibu Gulf near the China-Vietnam border. A local specialty. Pretty they ain't, but rammed with flavour. Sold in boxes of nine or individually.