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Well I won't be roasting it. We don't have ovens here!

Yeah. I've found it and edited. Thanks.

According to the OED the word is Syrian Arabic.

Here's an oddity. Although it was labelled as 西兰花 (xī lán huā), which is 'broccoli', it looks like no broccoli I've ever seen before. Even the checkout girl asked me what the heck it was. I'm guessing it might be some variant or hybrid. I'll cook it later and see if it tastes of broccoli. EDITED: to note I've found it. It is Broccoli Romanesco - 罗马花椰菜 (luó mǎ huā yé cà) or 宝塔花菜 (bǎo tǎ huā cài) - literally, 'pagoda cauliflower'.

Spicy shrimp with garlic ginger, shallots, chilli and scallions. Orzo.

I wouldn't say sushi is a flavor - it comes in many flavors.

We use both but 'plain' is maybe more common.

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/146245-vegetarian-and-vegan-cuisine-in-china/ That is certainly true in most of China, but not everywhere. Tibet and Tibetan regions in Qinghai and Sichuan for example, have little vegetation! Most Chinese Buddhist vegetarian food tries to replicate non-vegetarian dishes. See the first couple of posts in this topic. Where are you from in China, if I may ask?

This is a sort of Thai influenced braised duck in coconut milk with Thai spices, chilli and garlic. There's mushrooms in there too and it was finished with oriander leaf / cilantro. Almost, but not quite red curry.

I agree, but I do notice that a lot of members (not you DDF) here abbreviate things which they know, but many others may not. It drives me crazy! What's the hurry? Just type the damned full name or are you too lazy? I will make an exception for EVOO. Tonight I'm having DTC with BR and FM for dinner. Washed down with CAOTLB.

Eggs with eggs on toast.

Duck eggs are my go to eggs. Usually, they are all I have (apart from crab or flying fish roe - that's eggs too!). By the way, the century eggs above are also duck. I do have one goose egg right now which will probably become an omelette. One egg is just the right size. And I often have soft boiled quail eggs in noodle soups or Scotch eggs. Chicken's eggs are a rare buy for me.

Relative eggs. Don't have an ostrich egg.

But delicious!

Oh yeah. Interesting idea.

Do you mean battered / breaded onion rings? I have never considered those on a burger. Raw, yes.

Tonight, some pork medallions with simple boiled potatoes and garlic baked mushrooms. Could have done with a bit of herb, but it was too damned cold to go out. But I did have some HP sauce to brighten it up.

Your egg journey ain't over till you sample some lovely 皮蛋 (pí dàn) or century eggs, here with chilli.

There are books, but I've only ever seen them in Chinese, but these are not aimed at home cooks. It's very much a restaurant and temple tradition. By the way, not all Buddhists are vegetarian. The Dalai Lama isn't.

She answered quite sensibly. It was a highly ambiguous, badly written question.

That was New Year's Eve dinner. New Year Day dinner yet to come!