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Duvel

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Alcohol-free, carb-free, calorie-free & colorless „beer taste“ beverage ...

 

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liuzhou

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2 minutes ago, Duvel said:

Alcohol-free, carb-free, calorie-free & colorless „beer taste“ beverage ...

 

Also known as H20.

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Duvel

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Just now, liuzhou said:

 

Also known as H20.

 


Well ... but then you skip the amazing beer taste 😋

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liuzhou

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If a strawberry oyster isn't your cup of tea in the horror stakes, you could go for the alternative!

 

 

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31 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

If a strawberry oyster isn't your cup of tea in the horror stakes, you could go for the alternative!

 

 

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Oh, that is just horrifying!!!!

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kayb

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6 hours ago, liuzhou said:

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No!

I need to lie down!

 

 

Needs a little corn, I think.

 

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Steve R.

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Refresh my memory.  Marijuana is illegal in China, right?  So... what use is stoner food?

And, just to add -- durian is the most vile addition to anything... including more durian.  Just sayin'.

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heidih

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I think it is a reaching for new, different, attention grabbing. Like the 3 bazillion Pocky and chip flavors. Shudders were induced by viewing the oysters!

liuzhou

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On 1/9/2020 at 1:37 AM, Steve R. said:

Refresh my memory.  Marijuana is illegal in China, right?  So... what use is stoner food?

And, just to add -- durian is the most vile addition to anything... including more durian.  Just sayin'.

 

Technically, marijuana is illegal, yet it is is openly offered for sale in countryside markets in certain areas. Don't PM me for details! 

Hemp oil is widely available around here, but contains only negligible amounts of THC and so is legal. It is even available in my local state-owned, over-expensive department store's  basement excuse for a "supermarket". Hemp seeds are also easy to find.

 

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For the record,  I like both durian and oysters, but preferably weeks apart!

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I suppose one could argue that strawberries provide the same dash of tartness that a squeeze of lemon does, but it still seems wrong.  I went out to dinner recently and the chicken liver mousse had kiwi on the side.  I was all, " kiwi?  wtf?" but in reality the flavor is not that different from a tart apple, which I wouldn't have questioned. 

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liuzhou

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Top: Shop's Cheese and Durian Cake
Bottom: Shop's Cheese and Banana Cake
 

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heidih

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16 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

Top: Shop's Cheese and Durian Cake
Bottom: Shop's Cheese and Banana Cake
 

 

I don't care for bananas in baked goods and prefer durian fresh so >>> running! But I'll admit they do have some taste profile similarities with stinky cheese. Then again I can't wrap my tiny mind around some of the plus cheese stuff I see in Korea.

donk79

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On 1/9/2020 at 1:29 PM, pastrygirl said:

I suppose one could argue that strawberries provide the same dash of tartness that a squeeze of lemon does, but it still seems wrong.  I went out to dinner recently and the chicken liver mousse had kiwi on the side.  I was all, " kiwi?  wtf?" but in reality the flavor is not that different from a tart apple, which I wouldn't have questioned. 

I was thinking the same...  But the picture looks rather syrupy.  I am afraid the actual dish might be intolerably sweet.

 

We will never know, until @liuzhou goes to taste it for us!

liuzhou

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4 minutes ago, donk79 said:

I was thinking the same...  But the picture looks rather syrupy.  I am afraid the actual dish might be intolerably sweet.

 

We will never know, until @liuzhou goes to taste it for us!

 

Don't set your alarm clock!

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liuzhou

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We all know we are living in the end days even if we don't admit it to ourselves. The end is nigh!

If you don't believe me, read this tale of horror in the face of the apocalypse. Then head for the bunker poste haste!

C@rn Tofu

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heidih

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Steamed corn products are ancient. Sounds like a branding/marketing gambit. 

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liuzhou

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What the...

 

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Pomegranate flavour cranberries? What's wrong with cranberry flavour cranberries?

(They also do blueberry flavour cranberries! Cherry flavour cranberries! Snail flavour cranberries!)

 

OK. I made up one of those, but why not! At least there are no c@rn flavour cranberries. Yet.

 

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Duvel

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41 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

At least there are no c@rn flavour cranberries.


But ... there is this 😳

 

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Eatmywords

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3 hours ago, Duvel said:


But ... there is this 😳

 

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Inspired by the Vietnamese?

 

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(Sadly, after the requisite tourist samplings can report no obvious 'stamina' boost)

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That wasn't chicken

liuzhou

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38 minutes ago, Eatmywords said:

 

Inspired by the Vietnamese?

 

(Sadly, after the requisite tourist samplings can report no obvious 'stamina' boost)

 

Not particularly Vietnamese. We have here in China too (Vietnam probably got it from China) with either snake or lizard. Sometimes, sea horses.

I've also drunk grappa in Italy with snake in the bottle. And seen vodka with snake in Russia. Seems to be quite common in many places.

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Margaret Pilgrim

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Reminds me of a tin we bought at an antique market.    Labeled "snake venom."     i had it sitting on a kitchen shelf when son spotted it and went ballistic, "WTF ARE YOU THINKING?!   You have NO IDEA what was in that tin or how potent it was or what residue is left even if it was packaged in an interior bottle."     We triple wrapped it in newspaper and put it in the garbage.   How DO you get rid of something like that?

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liuzhou

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1 minute ago, Nyleve Baar said:

Scorpion mezcal in Oaxaca. I tried it and lived.

 

We get grilled scorpion here. Scorpion on a stick. Delicious.

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