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Maybe, in SF that's where the money is and american diners are more adventerous in SF, where both factors help support higher quality chinese food in SF. LA and NYC are the richest cities, and they can afford to buy and support high quality food. ← don't know if anyone answered about the congee?? Shi fan is a sort of congee that is cooked til the rice breaks down totally so it's smoother (I think, please correct me if I'm wrong!!)

ha Varmint, are you referring to the MadDucketts multi millionaire Lance Dowds?? Clerks 2?? Jonathan Ross, who hosts a TV review programme here didn't like it much and I have to agree (only saw bits of it as kids were watching a pirated copy from China)... they enjoyed it more than i did (I could hear the laughter from upstairs) ← Yes, it is Clerks 2! I think I've shared enough information already on this particular food-related matter. Eek! ← I was just on the phone to my daughter and she said they were mainly laughing at the Chinese subtitle translations of the English dialogue......apparently there was quite a lot of misunderstanding involved

ha Varmint, are you referring to the MadDucketts multi millionaire Lance Dowds?? Clerks 2?? Jonathan Ross, who hosts a TV review programme here didn't like it much and I have to agree (only saw bits of it as kids were watching a pirated copy from China)... they enjoyed it more than i did (I could hear the laughter from upstairs)

sorry I missed the clue.....I thought at first you were describing a late night personal experience

Here is an interesting piece on the "Ugly American". Although it is merely published on the internet, the basis of the information included can be confirmed by current academic studies in Communications and Sociology. ← hey, guys, don't beat yourselves up too much, every country has its culturally undereducated...eg. Costa del Pom on parts of Spain's mediterranean coast

I vowed I would not return to this thread, but had to peek. This is from Jacques Rivette's Julie and Céline Go Boating in which the heroines find themselves ejected from a mysterious house with a piece of hard candy in their mouths. They cannot recall what happened there, but the candy provides a kind of emotional residue of the experience--and ultimately an aid to solving the mystery. N'est-ce pas? ← hehe Pontormo, it says it all that you nominate a French film with a Proustian madeleine/candy allusion and all I can come up with is a kid's story about an ugly, homeless dog..............note to self, must get out more

Standing in for Toliver with DEEP respect as I think I need ah Leung with his Boolian logic to figure this all out!! WELL DONE: Alex for figuring out No. 5 was indeed 'Miss Firecracker' Rachellindsy for solving No. 15. 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' and No. 31, '2001, a space Odyssey' azureus for solving No. 22. 'The Green Mile' me for figuring out that No. 26 was 'Because of Winn Dixie' and No. 30 was 'the Apartment' *** NEW AND INSTANTLY SOLVED*** Scottie's clue brandy alexanders was solved by Alex 'The Days of Wine and Roses' Oneidaone's clue cheetoes, fish sticks, orange soda and pancakes solved by Blether who knew it was 'Rainman Oneidaone's clue salmon mousse solved by Rachelllindsay Oneidaone's clue 'It's an East Indian classic my dear, chicken, rice and chocolate sause solved by me who thought it was 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' PENDING CONFIRMATION: Varmint has guessed No. 18 is Caddyshack Waterdogs has guessed the Santa Clause for No. 21 Alex has guessed No. 24 is 'Airplane' Waterdogs has guessed No. 25 is'Young Frankenstein' AS YET UNSOLVED: 6. "... and mashed potatoes. Naw, CREAMED potatoes. An' peas an' onion rings". CLUE: the meal being envisioned is the fantasy reward of a planned (rather whimsical) life of crime. The full quote (it came back to me !) is: "Steaks THAT THICK... and mashed potatoes. Naw, CREAMED potatoes. An' peas an' onion rings". **NEW CLUE** the dialogue not spoken in an American accent 18. "I want a hamburger... no, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake..." 20. Melting ice cream. 23. How about a pickle used in an unmentionable way in a sort of, er, rites of passage? 24. "Well, we had a choice, steak or fish." Order the fish and you'll be sorry. 25. Hot soup, yummy dessert and "I was gonna make espresso". 27. One ostrich egg to feed a crowd for dinner 28. Kitchen cupboard filled with jars of homemade applesauce 29. "Where are my marrons glacés?" NEW ADDITIONS: 33. Undercooked foie gras, lobster in a tank, pasta 34. Leftovers....of leftovers 35. Potoato chips dipped in champagne 'It's real crazy' **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ps. I apologise in advance for the errors and omissions in this post

Superb Tepee, is there raw fish in the yee sang? if yes, what sort please? I have missed the loh hei this year

Here's an additional (and very large) clue: in another scene, there's mixed fruit, cheese, fish, corn, peas, and carrots — we assume that each is in some sort of liquid form. ← Apollo 13? Nope, but you're on the right track. ← Space Odyssey? Yep -- 2001: A Space Odyssey. Good catch, Rachel! When the movie was first released, I watched it -- in its longer, original cut, which included an intermission -- six times in two days. Can you tell I wanted to be an astronaut? (I still do.) ← nerdy trivia but interesting The first time solid food was eaten in space was on Gemini 3. Astronaut John Young carried two meal packages to sample on his 5-hour mission. While in orbit, Young surprised fellow astronaut Virgil Grissom when he presented him with a corned beef sandwich on rye, which had been purchased at a Cocoa Beach, Fla., delicatessen. Grissom did not finish the sandwich, however, because it was producing crumbs. hehehe, wot, no women to vacuum??

Have been a member for ages since we were living in HK and my husb. used the Anchorage Costco a lot...one year he brought back our christmas tree from there! In the UK prices seem to be £'s for $'s for many items so not such a bargain and membership is limited to certain professions (which was mentioned before I think)

you mean the week's up already thanks so much Megan, LOVE NY...... p.s. has anyone mentioned that in your avatar you look like Kim Cattrell's sister??

Yes, caroled answered that yesterday. You gotta be quick in this league... ←

I think No. 32 'best damn barbeque in the state of Alabama' is Fried Green Tomatoes and the beecharmer is Idgie Threadgoode but as I'm a bit late maybe someone has answered already??

ah Leung, ....your story makes me homesick and at the same time makes me laugh remembering the saying that you know you are a Hong Kong Chinese when you ask your parents about a simple mathematical problem and 2 hours later they are still lecturing you hehehe Gung Hei Fat Choy to all and especially to all from my adopted home of Hong Kong. I am so sad that I won't be home for the New Year but SO happy that you will be blogging it's a gift to me so dojeh dojeh dojeh sai

I am slapping myself as I should have guessed this! You're right, it is the Apartment. Great movie, Jack Lemmon and Shirley McLaine were such a great team! That spaghetti scene was brilliant! ← oneidaone you're right!!! it's amazing what's lurking at the back of your brain, refusing to budge.....I've missed some that are my favourite movies

I think the last one is Holly Golightly (Lula Mae) in Breakfast at Tiffany's I hope you like chicken and saffron rice served with a chocolate sauce........ (three months ago I couldn't scramble eggs) right towards the end of the movie.

and I think No. 30 is The Apartment. Jack Lemmon strains his spaghetti through a tennis racquet. (Great movie,sad indictment of corporate ladderclimbing and throat cutting, quite prescient....some great lines....that's the way it crumbles, cookie-wise......

Is No. 26 Because of Winn Dixie??...candy that tastes like melancholy,..... (memorable for the story of a bear that ran off with a copy of War and Peace)

Nope, but I'm loving the nerdiness of this guess!! The film in question is a good bit older than the Christopher Reeve/Margot Kidder Superman. It's probably closer in vintage to George Reeves' Superman TV show. The clue as it stands might be a little obscure. I'll give another clue if there's no move by the end of the (European) workday. Si ← Ha Simon, like my kids often telling me, 'mum, you're SUCH a nerd'

No. 15, stew, no ketchup........ this is a real long shot but Clark Kent's favourite meal was boeuf bourgignon with ketchup and Lois cooked it for him and it was a code word between them if there was any trouble, so is stew, no ketchup a signal from Lois to Clark that she was in trouble?? i.e. one of the Superman movies?? ps I think it was also shorthand for the fact that they had actually had s*e*x (well, in the comics anyway

yeees ICTD (I love your name) it is Saturday Night Fever ← Here I thought it had to be a British film from the clue...turns out the description of the film was British. ← well, almost,........... I would call the description Ozpommian

haaaa...I think a popsicle made of ketchup is from Tommy Boy 'You're right! You're not your dad! He could sell a ketchup Popsicle to a woman in white gloves!' ??

yeees ICTD (I love your name) it is Saturday Night Fever but I have a bet with my daughter that the mouse is from Cinderella (anyway, it must be a kiddie movie?? )

When I was living in New Zealand every NZ kitchen had a mouli, especially good for baby food making (remember that Forest )

twiglets.......look like twigs, taste like MARMITE