Unexpected Food Gifts

[JoNorvelleWalker]

15 minutes ago, TdeV said:

I was wondering what to do with the beans. How does one prepare them? Eat them?

 

Just drain and eat them with your favorite beverage.

 

[rotuts]

 

@TdeV

 

The fugu of the bean world ?

 

Edited July 25 by rotuts (log)

[TdeV]

What's a fugu, @rotuts?

 

[rotuts]

A toxic fish 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu

 

a delicacy in Japan as sashimi .

 

but the Emperor is forbidden from eating out. 

 

just in case .  

[Tropicalsenior]

3 minutes ago, TdeV said:

What's a fugu

Poisonous blowfish.

[Duvel]

16 hours ago, TdeV said:

What's a fugu, @rotuts?

 

The lupin of the sea ...

[chromedome]

18 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Just drain and eat them with your favorite beverage.

 

Yup, that's the short version. When I lived in Vancouver in the 80s, my best friend was a first-generation Italian-Canadian and these were a frequent drinking snack. Just drained, and sprinkled very lightly with salt (if they're not already salty enough).

 

You'll see that one end of each bean has a small opening. Place that against your lips, squeeze the hull, and the bean will pop into your mouth leaving the leathery husk behind. Chew, swallow, drink, repeat.

[liuzhou]

My beer merchant continues to occasionally send me little gifts with my 6-packs. Today's offering was this

 

 

鱼尾 (yú wěi) is 'fish tail' and that is what this is. Some unidentified fish tail in a Sichuan flavour sauce.

 

 

Great taste; horrible texture. Like spicy Brillo pad.

 

 

 

 

[MaryIsobel]

Our across the street neighbour just dropped of these mushrooms. The box is the same size as a beer flat. I will pickle the small ones and slice and sauté the big ones, then freeze what's left from what we have for dinner.

[liuzhou]

This is odd.

 

Today, I was planning ahead for tomorrow's lunch and decided I really would like to make Moules Mariniere, in the traditional style with Normandy cider. No chance. I've never been able to find any cider here. The nearest I can get is this imported Lindeman's Apple Lambic Beer. Not really what I want but I thought I'll give it a try. I ordered two bottles had it delivered as the only store that carries it is on the other side of the city.

 

 

It arrived safely, but to my surprise, they included a 'free' promotional bottle opener - one for each bottle! Why? They don't seem to be single use!

 

 

I already have several bottle openers.

 

The writing on them is the name of the company and translates as Speedy Horse Delivery Alcohol.

 

 

Edited September 19 by liuzhou (log)

[Katie Meadow]

4 hours ago, liuzhou said:

This is odd.

 

Today, I was planning ahead for tomorrow's lunch and decided I really would like to make Moules Mariniere, in the traditional style with Normandy cider. No chance. I've never been able to find any cider here. The nearest I can get is this imported Lindeman's Apple Lambic Beer. Not really what I want but I thought I'll give it a try. I ordered two bottles had it delivered as the only store that carries it is on the other side of the city.

 

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Maybe they are promotional items for a brand called Pony Express.

[liuzhou]

11 hours ago, Katie Meadow said:

Maybe they are promotional items for a brand called Pony Express.

 

Actually, they don't use ponies. They use donkeys for food and other deliveries. At least, donkeys is the local slang. e-驴 (e-lǘ) means 'electric donkeys' and is the name given to electric scooters, which 99% of them use.

 

This one is parked outside my apartment building now, alongside many others. There are millions of them in the city. Literally.

 

 

 

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

On the way home from the hospital tonight my kind friend who was driving stopped at Jersey Mike's, a sandwich shop, so that I could get a bite to eat.  The man who made the cheese steak handed the bag to me and said "On the house."

 

[liuzhou]

After a bit of a lull in the six-pack beer delivery chain,  unexpected gifts have resumed (at least for once). This turned up last night.

 

 

Braised duck tongues with soy sauce, five-spice mixture and twenty-preservative-and-fake-flavour-mixture.

 

 

[DesertTinker]

1 hour ago, liuzhou said:

After a bit of a lull in the six-pack beer delivery chain,  unexpected gifts have resumed (at least for once). This turned up last night.

 

 

Braised duck tongues with soy sauce, five-spice mixture and twenty-preservative-and-fake-flavour-mixture.

 

 

I’m guessing the last part means that you plated them, photographed them, then binned them?

[liuzhou]

19 minutes ago, DesertTinker said:

I’m guessing the last part means that you plated them, photographed them, then binned them?

 

Not yet, but probably will. The thing is I actually like them! Just not the industrial version. I may buy some at the market later.

 

However, once I've drunk the six-pack of beer, who knows what I'll do?

 

 

Edited September 24 by liuzhou (log)

[liuzhou]

This morning, I paid my annual property management fee for 2025. It covers maintenance of communal areas of the apartment building, electricity in communal areas and elevators etc. Also, my water. It wasn't a lot - just short of $150 USD equivalent. A few minutes ago someone turned up at my door with this.

 

 

A 5 kg sack of 香米 (xiāng mǐ), literally 'fragrant rice. It is locally grown. A 'thank you' for paying the above (although I bet I paid for it really. Or perhaps I shouldn't be so cynical?).

 

Also, early in the day I received a ¥100 voucher from Taobao (China's Amazon-like on line shopping site) for having spent most of my pension through them! That's $13.74 at today's exchange rate. Still.

 

 

Edited December 15 by liuzhou (log)