On 13/08/2016 at 10:16 AM, robirdstx said:
Sorry you are not feeling well. Please feel better soon.
My best guess for the first item is some sort of dried mushroom. As for the second, not a clue, but looking forward to seeing what you do with them.
Thanks for your good wishes. Feeling better today.
Sorry, No 1 is not mushrooms, either.
On 13/08/2016 at 11:20 AM, Thanks for the Crepes said:
Like weinoo, I also thought your first mystery ingredient was dried lily buds, but that theory did not pan out. Is the second ingredient a tiny hot pepper? An old boyfriend grew something similarly colored and they were WAY too hot for me.
Yes. Well done. They are chili peppers. Tiny chili peppers (around the size of a small grape) and very hot. Here is my hand holding one. I'll probably use some of them with dinner tonight.
In Chinese they are known as 五彩椒 (wǔ cǎi jiāo) or 五色椒 (wǔ sè jiāo) both of which literally mean "five-colour peppers", but Chinese numbers can be vague* so it just means "multi-coloured peppers". I've also seen them described as 米椒 (mǐ jiāo) or "rice peppers".
*It always amuses me when websites, blogs etc solemnly list the 5 spices which make up Chinese "5-spice" powder. In fact, 5-spice powder often has more than five ingredients. A popular brand available locally has 18. That said, 5-spice powder is not so ubiquitous as many people outside China imagine. I can't remember the last time I tasted it.
@huiray Not cordyceps.
