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Snacking while eGulleting... (Part 3)

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liuzhou

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8 hours ago, Smithy said:

 

I'm no longer a big sweets person, but this looks really good to me. I should look around for recipes along these lines. I don't suppose you have one handy? (I also don't have access to maltitol syrup, with or without the formal chemical name you so hilariously provide) but I have a lot of honey and maple syrup.)

 

I should say that maple syrup is unknown in Xinjiang or anywhere else in China. It is uber-North American. 

 

That's not to say you shouldn't use it should you find a recipe.

 

It is nearly al produced in Canada and the USA and used there, although limited amounts are exported to Europe. I've never had it, ever.

 

 

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Smithy

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39 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

 

I should say that maple syrup is unknown in Xinjiang or anywhere else in China. It is uber-North American. 

 

That's not to say you shouldn't use it should you find a recipe.

 

It is nearly al produced in Canada and the USA and used there, although limited amounts are exported to Europe. I've never had it, ever.

 

Oh, I understand that. I just have no idea where I'd find maltitol syrup, and right now I'm on a "use stuff on hand" kick that may not last long. As you note, honey is also a possibility.

 

This NYTimes recipe for energy bars looks like it might be a good starting point, based strictly on appearance. The recipe should be unlocked.

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liuzhou

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3 minutes ago, Smithy said:

Oh, I understand that. I just have no idea where I'd find maltitol syrup, and right now I'm on a "use stuff on hand" kick that may not last long. As you note, honey is also a possibility.

 

If you wanted to be "authentically" Xinjiang, I would suggest using your honey, but as I said, there is zero reason not to use maple syrup.

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42 minutes ago, Shelby said:

Ronnie had to use the bathroom during a shopping trip at Sam's yesterday which left me alone for several delicious moments in the snacky area.  I snagged this:IMG_7650.thumb.jpeg.9d423e62b37ed18393ba59f7a3401dc1.jpeg

 

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SO GOOD.     I doubt I'll ever run across it again..

 

When snag becomes gag. If you keep buying it they'll keep making it. I'd love to see the packaging for the Chinese version.  Shelby you kill me. You're such a cheap date. When my husband disappears I grab caviar. The grape caviar is good, but the raspberry is better.  

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Shelby

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11 minutes ago, Katie Meadow said:

When snag becomes gag. If you keep buying it they'll keep making it. I'd love to see the packaging for the Chinese version.  Shelby you kill me. You're such a cheap date. When my husband disappears I grab caviar. The grape caviar is good, but the raspberry is better.  

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On 8/6/2025 at 3:46 PM, rotuts said:

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Kerala

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On 8/22/2025 at 10:53 AM, liuzhou said:

Spicy Pig's Ears.

 

 

We moved to a more upmarket area as my career progressed a few years ago. I was impressed to find pigs ears in the local Co-Op. Ooh!

It took me a few beats to realise I was in the dog food section.

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liuzhou

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15 minutes ago, Kerala said:

It took me a few beats to realise I was in the dog food section.

 

Lucky dogs.

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Ddanno

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Needed a midnight snack so I made a buttered and toasted roll with pesto, melted cheddar, tomato and some lightly fried smoked garlic. It was delicious.

 

DO NOT DO THIS. I have had garlic burps for almost 3 hours now and there is no sign of them relenting. I probably should have used half a clove but the other half would have been forgotten in the fridge and then binned next week.

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Shel_B

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5 hours ago, Ddanno said:

I have had garlic burps for almost 3 hours now and there is no sign of them relenting. I probably should have used half a clove but the other half would have been forgotten in the fridge and then binned next week.

 

You might try de-germing the garlic. Flavor is milder, ergo, you can use more if that's your inclination, and the upset that some people experience from garlic, is reduced or eliminated.

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Ddanno

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1 hour ago, Shel_B said:

 

You might try de-germing the garlic. Flavor is milder, ergo, you can use more if that's your inclination, and the upset that some people experience from garlic, is reduced or eliminated.

 

I think it was the wombo-combo of too much garlic for one roll, and gobbling it down on an empty tum. It was totally worth it anyway 😄

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liuzhou

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Reading @KennethT's request for help in locating beef skin in New York City to make krupuk kulit, an Indonesian cracker, prompted this. I certainly can’t help with NYC shopping, but it got me thinking that I wouldn’t know how to source it here either. It’s not something I’ve ever seen and none of the online delivery people seem to offer it.

 

Searching for 牛皮 (niú pí), the literal translation doesn’t help much in that it usually just means ‘leather’ in Chinese. I did see a lot of ‘interesting’ clothing, though.

 

The only edible application I know of here is 牛皮晶 (niú pí jīng) or ‘beef skin crystal’ a chewy Sichuanese snack sold in small stores. It comes in two types

 

This one is flavoured with litsea seed, giving it a mildly citrus taste.

 

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litsea seeds
 

The other is the more typically Sichuan spicy ‘mala’ flavour.


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Neither are any help to @KennethT!

 

 


 

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KennethT

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7 hours ago, liuzhou said:

Reading @KennethT's request for help in locating beef skin in New York City to make krupuk kulit, an Indonesian cracker, prompted this. I certainly can’t help with NYC shopping, but it got me thinking that I wouldn’t know how to source it here either. It’s not something I’ve ever seen and none of the online delivery people seem to offer it.

 

Searching for 牛皮 (niú pí), the literal translation doesn’t help much in that it usually just means ‘leather’ in Chinese. I did see a lot of ‘interesting’ clothing, though.

 

The only edible application I know of here is 牛皮晶 (niú pí jīng) or ‘beef skin crystal’ a chewy Sichuanese snack sold in small stores. It comes in two types

 

This one is flavoured with litsea seed, giving it a mildly citrus taste.

 

WeixinImage_20251025122211_970_9.thumb.jpg.7502d2a8b37eee112ff22e78e91f03cf.jpg

 

litsea2.jpg

litsea seeds
 

The other is the more typically Sichuan spicy ‘mala’ flavour.


WeixinImage_20251025122210_969_9.thumb.jpg.3cb4a6aac9fe8202d5fdc3a05766c4b1.jpg

 

Neither are any help to @KennethT!

 

 


 

Interestingly, I think the kulit in krupuk kulit means leather also...In many parts of Java, a shadow puppet show called wayang kulit is very traditional.  The puppets are made from leather and the shows typically depict a portion of, or sometimes the whole, Ramayana (which is really long) and is accompanied by a full gamelan orchestra.

weinoo

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55 minutes ago, KennethT said:

Interestingly, I think the kulit in krupuk kulit means leather also...In many parts of Java, a shadow puppet show called wayang kulit is very traditional.  The puppets are made from leather and the shows typically depict a portion of, or sometimes the whole, Ramayana (which is really long) and is accompanied by a full gamelan orchestra.


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liuzhou

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1 hour ago, KennethT said:

Interestingly, I think the kulit in krupuk kulit means leather also...In many parts of Java, a shadow puppet show called wayang kulit is very traditional.  The puppets are made from leather and the shows typically depict a portion of, or sometimes the whole, Ramayana (which is really long) and is accompanied by a full gamelan orchestra.

 

Yes. Literally, krupuk kulit is' leather crackers'.

 

 

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KennethT

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7 minutes ago, weinoo said:


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1394197150929149&set=a.132995617049315&type=3

That place is awesome!  I've had some great conversations with the owner.  She wants me to sell her some of my kencur and home grown Indonesian chillies.  As far as I know, they don't carry the beef skin crackers (I've looked for them before) but they do have pre-fried shrimp crackers and some other krupuk (they look like shrinky-dinks).

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