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Super pictorial of shopping locations in your neighborhood! When are you moving?

Andre, I don't know much about wines in general nor these wines specifically (except for having enjoyed some Yarden wines over the years), but I enjoyed your writing and the sentiments you expressed. I am really unfamiliar with Lebanese wines, but I suppose I could purchase some here in New York. Was it hard for you to obtain the Lebanese wines? Stay safe.

You can use cold water, but only if some dirt from the outside of the pineapple got onto the part you're going to eat. By no means use hot water. I also like to eat the fibrous core. It doesn't taste as good as the juicy part, but it's not bad and a little more roughage seldom hurts anyone. A bit of trivia for you all: When I was living in Malaysia, I found out that there were four locally-recognized varieties of pineapple. Their Malay names were nanas, nenas, lanas, and lenas. Nanas and lanas were most common. I don't remember much difference in taste, but lanas was a bit smaller and perhaps a bit greener on the outside than nanas. Does anyone know how many varieties of pineapple live in South America, which is where I believe the pineapple originates from?

Do you mean it's hard to pay less than that for lunch or dinner? Not in New York. To take one example, there are plenty of places in Chinatown where you can have a bowl of noodle soup made to order for $3.50, lunch or dinner.

Klary, is it common for people to chew up the whole cloves in the Friese nagelkaas, or are they usually taken out?

I don't think I've ever eaten aloe vera. Is it possible to describe the taste of the aloe vera dessert? That photo of Hide with the game he won is priceless! It also reminds me of an experience I had when I was in Japan 31 years ago. Friends of my parents shepherded me into a pachinko parlor and told me to behave like I was an adult (I think the minimum legal age to be in a pachinko parlor was 18, and I was 10). I had beginner's luck and won credits for some prizes. The women at the prize claiming desk thought I was so cute (like a lot of Japanese adults did at the time). The prizes I chose were some snack foods I ate the next day. It was a real kick!

I'm glad you were able to complete this blog, connectivity problems and all. Thanks for all the great photos! I'll be looking at more of your meals on the Dinner thread, I'm sure.

My feeling would be: Don't worry about that, just post the cheeses. There are other members in Europe, and if the rest of us can't find the French cheeses in our necks of the woods, we'll just know what's waiting for us the next time we go to France!

I'm sure she will. Have fun, Kris!

Great idea for a thread: Cheese talk with pictures! Do you eat the rind of both of those cheeses?

Agreed, but gizzard is fine if it's cooked long enough and basted (e.g.).

Yeah, truly beautiful food, but how did it taste?

Yeah, and masticating won't make you blind. I'll miss your eloquent reviews of New York restaurants. Have a safe trip back to Chicago and don't be a stranger.

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Post the ingredients and amounts and paraphrase the directions, and you'll be alright.

Have you WALKED from Shea to Sripraphai? If so, how many hours did it take? As for Main St., it is a rather long and VERY UNPLEASANT walk from Shea. Among the attractions you will pass are junkyards with rusted-out car parts; leaking oil drums; stinky, fetid streams; walkways full of broken glass, and a very small number of weird people who for some reason are also walking on that stretch (couldn't afford the subway?). Take the subway if you're going from Shea to Main St.! I'd probably go to Spicy & Tasty, but Sripraphai is also a fine idea.

Ann, I always enjoy your photos in the Dinner thread, so I knew I'd enjoy the food photos in your blog, but I didn't realize just how breathtaking the island where you live is. Carry on!

Looks great, ExtraMSG! How did it taste?

I seem to recall that SobaAddict70 used to work down there and posted about it. You might want to try a search, using the button way up near the right hand corner of the page (better than Google search for most purposes).

I hope you find it there, but I gave up on Shun Lee Palace a few years ago after a bad meal including too-old lobster, served with a side of bad attitude, and I gave up on Shun Lee West years earlier. I'm not sure there's much at the Shun Lees other than white tablecloths, coat checks, overpriced elaborate-looking dishes, and steamed vegetables "spa" style with no sauce or taste. So be warned but let us know if your experience at either location is truly tasty. I'd sooner go to a Cantonese banquet place that caters more to a Chinese clientele, such as Silver Pond in Flushing or Congee Village on Allen St. south of Delancey. They'll cook upscale food for you if you want it.

Try that with barbecued kosher beef; I'll bet it would be good. I hope you aren't up in Tsfat at this time. Stay safe!

I don't remember whether tempoyak (a fermented durian dipping sauce from Kelantan, the northernmost state on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia) has been mentioned yet. I wonder how many non-Malaysians would like that. It's one of the dipping sauces used with ulam (a traditional East Coast dish of raw or/and slightly steamed or parboiled wild or/and cultivated leaves and such, real kampung [village] nostalgia for me). Another of the dipping sauces, sambal belacan, is also very strong: A combination of a hefty amount of shrimp paste and a hefty amount of hot pepper, essentially. I consider it indispensible for ulam.

I like Lambic, too. Why the shame? Keep going, Bryan, this is really great stuff!

Well, without going further off-topic, I'll just say that I'd like to see more mention of low-end places here. I'll try to do my part, time allowing.

Never overlook the obvious: Sahadi's. If anyplace has it, they probably would. No guarantees, of course; you should probably call before setting out for the store.