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Hest88

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  1. My DH's Caucasian and I'm Chinese-American. He grew up in a NY WASP family and said that, other than the baking, he hated the food. After college he discovered sushi and other ethnic foods but he's never delved into anything other than basic Chinese food until we started going out. Luckily he was an adventurous eater, just never had the exposure. Now he eats many Chinese dishes that I won't even touch.

    No, he doesn't cook.

  2. Ah, the never-ending debate.

    I grew up eating Cantonese food and it will always be my first preference. I also grew up in California and my tastes run toward Chez Panisse type "California" cuisine that highlights the natural flavors of food rather than buries it. I like other Chinese cuisines the way I also love certain classic, sauce-y French preparations, but not as my primary food. I think, for me, the linkage between my upbringing and love of more pure food preparations is a pretty straightforward one.

  3. Mmmm, I regret over-tipping when I get bad service only because I wish I had been strong enough to tip less! I do think of tipping as a reward for good service, so I try to tip accordingly. Sometimes, though, I wish I could fill out a customer service sheet before tipping badly because I just know the waiter's not going to think of my poor tipping as a punishment for bad service but merely that I was cheap!

  4. I see "yam" very often but I still haven't figured out what "yam" is. Are they all yams, or really none of them are, and yam is something else entirely?

    American's call what are technically sweet potatoes "yams"---which is why I think his notation read that way. From what I've read, farmers adopted the word yam to distinguish between orange flesh sweet potatoes and their traditional white sweet potatoes.

    Real yams usually aren't widely available in the U.S. and are not related to sweet potatoes at all.

  5. You've got to insert the point of a dinner knife between on the side of the jar between the jar and the lid. Pry enough to break the vacuum seal and voila, twist open.

    That's what I do, but I use a small spoon.

    Uh, don't use a pointy steak knife. Not that I've experienced the aftermath either, uh...

  6. there is a wierd chemical taste in there somewhere..plus they crumble into a bunch o pieces as soon as you open the package. perhaps the lack of the good ol' fat in there..anyway that chemical taste kind of creeps me out.

    Never noticed any chemical taste and mine have never crumbled. They have the same chewy texture as the old ones. I can even eat them while walking and not risk crumbs getting all over the floors.

  7. are those the dried crispy smoked ones they sell for dogs?

    they're rather tasty - I've tried them :)

    Oh great, CB, now you're going to have eGulleters buy out the supply at their local PetSmart.

  8. Of course. If I'm paying money I want to get my money's worth! Naturally I pick over fruits and veggies, and make sure packaged meats look okay, but I've also learned the hard way to be sure cartons don't leak or dribble food. I've also learned that I have to take each egg out of the carton, since they break as much on the bottom as the top.

  9. Which is easier to say:

    "He's a flexitarian." OR

    "He's basically a vegetarian but eats meat on some occasions."

    And it's completely useless in any practical terms. "Joe, is this the day you're eating meat?" "Sue, are you one of those no red meat flexitarians or one of those only seafood flexitarians or does it depend on the phase of the moon?"

    I agree with the others. Call me a purist, but no one who eats meat is any sort of vegetarian.

  10. (Although now I'm clued in to the trans-fat problem situation with the non-FF variety, I'll have to investigate further. Its just that I have an instinctual "reject" response to products labeled FF - how can they possibly taste as good?)

    I'm that way with milk and yoghurt and ice cream and stuff like that containing natural fats, but all bets are off with something so obviously not from nature. Trust me, you really won't notice the lack of fat at all in your FNs.

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