KennethT
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5 minutes ago, weinoo said:
The one in the east village, undoubtedly?
Yes
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17 minutes ago, lemniscate said:
Our first Hmart just opened last week! My first reconnoiter I bought a small to-go sashimi tuna, tobiko and ikura. Some Japanese beer left with me. It was all very good to my tastes. Since it was a soft opening, stocking was still in progress and I believe they were inundated the first couple days. The food court has a Parisian named bakery, lunch plates, noodles and chicken. I was hoping to snag some fried chicken but I was there too early. I'll be back.
That Parisian name bakery is actually a Korean chain.
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1 hour ago, weinoo said:
Those H Marts are just great - can't wait till I can go to one again.
I was excited to see an HMart open near my new apt (we get most of fish and shopping at the one in KTown), but it was really disappointing when we were there a few months ago. Almost no fish selection and the veggie section is a lot smaller. Seems like they're focusing on snacks and packaged stuff...
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1 hour ago, MokaPot said:
Thanks, @KennethT. Sawtooth is a good description. You can actually feel those pointy "teeth" in your mouth. I've eaten culantro a couple of times, served with pho. I don't remember the culantro tasting like cilantro. I remember more of a neutral, fresh flavor.
You can change the texture based on the environment it's grown in. If it gets a lot of light, the leaves are tougher and the teeth can be quite sharp. It prefers shade (that's why it's further from the light than the rest of the plants) and then the leaves and the teeth are tender and soft, and it's more flavorful.
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35 minutes ago, MokaPot said:
Yep... culantro, although I usually call it sawtooth coriander as it's typically called in SE Asia. I use it in lots of stuff - it has a more intense cilantro smell and taste - so it's typically used in a combo of some of the others in noodle soups, fruit salsas (or som tum - or it's Viet cousin Goi) or an accompaniment to fried seafoods as it is commonly used in Thailand.
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On 6/16/2020 at 4:26 PM, heidih said:
Bit of mess just shows creativity
If that's true then I must be a creative genius!
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1 hour ago, weinoo said:
But - Gray's Papaya - on the upper west side? Or Papaya King on the upper east side? Or Papaya Dog in Greenwich Village?
And though I loathe Nick Solares, I'll link this here... The Story of Papaya King, a New York City Original
The Gray's I used to go to was in the West Village on 6th Ave near 10th St.... it's no longer open and I haven't been to any of the other branches.
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18 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:
Yes, but his does not look like a dirty water dog.
I don't know if I've ever had a really good dirty water dog. I'm a big fan of Nathan's, especially back in the old days when they cooked their fries in beef fat. I also used to like a Gray's Papaya dog, but they were always cheap on the kraut.
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I've been jonesing for a good hot dog with sauerkraut and mustard for a while now...
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Basil #2 has sprouted! Damn - you can't kill those things!
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@Franci We definitely need a drool button... the only thing better would be a closeup of the sliced char siu in the bun with sauce/fixins... that would be unbelievably drool-worthy!
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Yes, and now that I think of it, in the south of Vietnam, Cha Gio (the fried spring rolls) are typically wrapped in lettuce leaves as well....
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You stir fry it - I"ve had stir fried lettuce in a few places in Asia... it will wilt down to nothing!
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14 minutes ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:
Bo La Lot. wrapped grilled meat rolls are a favorite of mine. Yes, as rotuts says, blanch lettuce briefly so it will be more pliable. If your leaves are too small for a wrap, use several and tie a string around, remove before serving. Sub fresh cilantro for root.
using lettuce leaves may be tasty, but it definitely won't be Bo La Lot - which has a specific flavor due to the "la lot" leaves, or wild betel leaves which really have a distinctive flavor. Otherwise it's just beef with fish sauce, lemongrass and lettuce... but I don't know what that would be called haha...
ETA: Bo La Lot doesn't necessarily have to be wrapped - I saw it once in Hoi An layed out flat... see here:
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I'm surprised to see that there is no drain hole in the bottom. When I steam things in the CSO (like a steamed fish) a ton of water winds up in the drain pan. If you were to steam things in this oven, where does the condensed water go?
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Please keep your fingers crossed for me. I planted a bunch of really old seeds - maybe 5 years old? maybe more?? I planted them in a pH adjusted saturated rockwool cube, then misted the top to really saturated the seeds, then put them all in a ziplock bag... and now we wait... as Tom Petty said, it's the hardest part. I planted Genovese basil, thai basil, cilantro and vietnamese mint... I put in a lot of seeds - I can always thin it out before I put the blocks in the coco coir... assuming that they germinate at all of course....
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This was a first attempt at recreating a dish my wife was obsessed with on our trip to Indonesia last summer - udang arsik tapanuli - shrimp in a sauce made from the kitchen sink of SE Asian herbs - lemongrass, ginger, galangal, shallots, garlic, chilis and lots more. It was pretty good but definitely needs a bit of work. It's too bad because there are only a few recipes online (all in Indonesian) and all are for the traditional version made with fish and some fruits/herbs that are completely unavailable here.
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Wow @&roid... that is pretty impressive!
Dinner 2020
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Fresh Direct had a sale on morels so what choice did I have? SV salmon with a porcini and morel sauce...