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We have been Boba teaing for maybe 15 or more years in L.A. . Dedicated shops. Our popular Chinese steam table place (Panda Express) had it for a while. Every Taiwanese style diner has giggling youth slurping it up. Balls to simmer yourself and specials fat straws at Chinese markets. I am not a fan though the balls are fun. I prefer the various Vietnamese Chè - more textural contrasts.

Definitely looks like Ed's interviews are no longer being done. I'll give the site 15 second perusal but not really worth anything.

Just read regarding buttering the parchment in the pan of rice to be baked - from Daniel Boulud But he is French. The rice is not just rehydrated; it is enriched unctuously.

You hit my remember button - we put the water chesnuts (canned unfortunately) in the dates and then bacon wrapped. A nice texture combo. 70's - was a thing

I've noted the friendlier nature of some during the Pandemic. The clerk at Ralphs (Kroger) commented on my brie and I said liked the one from the producer for Murrays (NYC Greenwich) they no longer had. She said the other bigger Kroger about 3 miles away had a special area with those cheeses and a knowledgeable cheese guy!!! Life is sometimes beautifully strange.

In my obsessive Advent calendar life they usually only go to the 24th! Oddly I have rarely if never seen even small children "cheat" and pre-eat though they may sneak a peek at next day's offering.

Look what you made me do at Kroger today - only x1 @ 79 cents.

Yes - his honesty about mental health was a huge benefit to those who feel shame about it.

I thought she was talking fresh pork not cured. Thanks for the illustration though. Depending on where you source and region - names fluctuate it seems.My mind went immediately to Schweinshaxe = my dream cut. https://forums.egullet.org/topic/150453-pork-hock-aka-knuckle-aka-goodness/

You mindreader! I was just thinking the same this morning. And some major sites still play that game, Are we lemming, stoopid or?

Moose - new one on me. As a "run for the hills" bell pepper person I heartily approve of your poblano sub

My interesting fun Uber driver just now is the west coast manager for a major acai berry distributor. He said mostly sold for smoothie places and since they were already set up for take-away the businesses are doing well

A whole 'nother topic - regrets about discards. I got rid of ours and then so many times over the years it would have been perfect at fundraisers rather than begging StarBucks to donate those boxes of coffee that you have to tilt. Cue "I will never again" - coffee stains...

After my last iced tea killing keyboard several years ago my IT guy assured me the newer laptops have a barrier. Pat the dear man on the head and tell him to cross that worry off his list.

https://www.facebook.com/bonappetitmag/videos/683428745877289 Perhaps of co-interest

Frgot the snag link. https://backyardhabitats.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Snags-Living-with-urban-wildlife.pdf

I am a harpy on snags. So important.

Just Dulce de Leche made with goat milk. More specific term is Cajeta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajeta Easy to make like the cow milk version and commercially available. A thought for future experimentation

That cookie w/ the Dulce de Leche. sounds fun. Have you considered the goat version which may have a bit of tang? Nice presentation.

Oh packaging and girls!. The boys as teens were fine with the cheaper big sheets when I let them play with fire (outside) and showed how to carefully toast. They had their own outdoor scissors and sesame oil. Much more economical with their voracious appetites. They did google how nutritious nori is to show me the value of their adventures.

If you google dehydrated vegetable flakes there are many. The McCormick might be a cheap test drive. https://www.instacart.com/landing?product_id=21394868&

Pork shank is like the hock? The flavoring sounds great. How does the skin/crackling get addressed? I have no clue yet as this county is such a mess. I may indulge and order crab claws and spiny lobster online. @robirdstx started a hankering for dirty rice and maybe duck livers in a hot sweet sauce. If the gang was headed here those would not be contenders. And a big bowl of black kale salad. People are shy about receiving food gifts now and also bemoaning quarantine weight gain so I may skip my baking. Social aspect will be virtual like Thanksgiving. Hilarious how some folks feel the need to tidy up the background possible mess. Who cares?! If the portly mouse in the garage has not been caught he or she might get a treat or two (outside).

I like it as well. The Korean markets particularly will have an entire devoted aisle I usually get the weekend sale offer. Pre pandemic that would have a sampling table. Now I need/want some. The silica packet inside is likely heavier than the nori so 2.2oz is probably a good deal?

I never go colossal - showy but pricey. I used to have fish guys order 2lb. bags - frozen. All I have ever seen are already cooked so like King crab legs, or Snow crab legs they can be eaten cold. I prefer barely heated to get to room temp, and a flavorful mayo to dip. The mayo probably masks the gentle sweetness but I like it. The sellers mentioned in this topic are well regarded. https://forums.egullet.org/topic/160640-buying-online-fishfrozen-fish-shellfish/