What are you eating?

[shinta|hikari]

I like deep frying finely shredded chicken then dipping them in a garlic, soy sauce and vinegar dip. It is usually made with shredded Filipino chicken adobo meat, but I find that using ordinary roasted chicken is sufficient.

Picture taken from the internet.



Crispy and delicious.

And filled with fat.

[Animeniax]

Wow that looks gross, Buff.

I ate lunch at a Chinese restaurant in California today where the food actually tastes authentic and delicious and not the typical Chinese fusion fast food MSG flavored crap served at most Chinese restaurants. The cooks were actually Chinese people.

I long for authenticity and an end to "close enough" globalization of culture and cuisine.

I like deep frying finely shredded chicken then dipping them in a garlic, soy sauce and vinegar dip. It is usually made with shredded Filipino chicken adobo meat, but I find that using ordinary roasted chicken is sufficient.

Crispy and delicious.

And filled with fat.

Am I mistaken or is most Flip food greasy and fattening? Especially their breakfast foods. Delicious, but really bad for you.

[shinta|hikari]

You are perfectly correct.

Even the everyday meals for less privileged classes usually consists of fried fish and fried garlic rice.

When we make sunny side up eggs, they are fried in about an inch of oil.

[erika08]

I ate black pepper crab from one of the best Seafood Restaurants in Singapore.

[Buffalobiian]

I'm quite alright with yoghurt (the fruit flavoured ones), but it's never been something that I'd crave or die for.

But vanilla yoghurt is awesome.

[Kraco]

French yoghurt in Australia? I bet that was expensive...

I eat yoghurt very regularly but for the past year or so I've only been buying basic, unflavored yoghurt. I add plenty of berries or fruit to it and possibly some milk. I dropped the pre-flavoured yoghurts because so much sugar is added to them (and so little fruits/berries), at least in Finland.

[Buffalobiian]

I thought the "French" was referring to the variety of vanilla (as opposed to... Australian vanilla?), but you could be right.

From memory, a 900g tub costed... $4? I can't be sure, but if I do revisit I'll check the price out properly. Dunno if that's expensive since I don't usually shop for yoghurt.

On the other hand, a pack of 10 Yakults bottles costed something like $7-8. That was too costly to afford to drink daily.

[fahoumh]

I thought the "French" was referring to the variety of vanilla

This is correct.

The term French vanilla is often used to designate preparations that have a strong vanilla aroma, contain vanilla grains and may also contain eggs (especially egg yolks). The appellation originates from the French style of making vanilla ice cream with a custard base, using vanilla pods, cream, and egg yolks. Inclusion of vanilla varietals from any of the former French dependencies or overseas France noted for their exports may in fact be a part of the flavoring, though it may often be coincidental. Alternatively, French vanilla is taken to refer to a vanilla-custard flavor.[20] Syrup labeled as French vanilla may include custard, caramel or butterscotch flavors in addition to vanilla.

Source

[Kraco]

Hohoo... That's some misleading marketing, with the French flag to boot.

[The Heretic Azazel]

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Spaghetti with spaghetti squash noodles, peppers, beef and mushrooms, served in the hollowed squash.

Shitty camera. Nice dish.

[Buffalobiian]

Is that shell edible? I can't tell.

Bought a French press and a manual grinder today. The brew wasn't as strong as I'd like, and wasn't as nice as what I thought it would be, but my grind was a bit too coarse anyway.

Guess I'll go on a coffee quest now since red wine us more expensive and is also more fattening.

[Animeniax]

A glass of red wine is supposed to be good for your heart. Then again, caffeine is found to have positive long term effects on the human body as well. I'm sure they'll reveal sooner or later that they both cause cancer.

[Buffalobiian]

See, I don't see how I'm supposed to have 1 glass of red a day when a full bottle contains 7-8 drinks. Even leaving the bottle in the fridge ruins its flavour overnight.

[shinta|hikari]

Get a 750ml glass.

[Ryllharu]

See, I don't see how I'm supposed to have 1 glass of red a day when a full bottle contains 7-8 drinks. Even leaving the bottle in the fridge ruins its flavour overnight.

Put the cork back in it or use a stopper? Alternatively, start buying boxed wine (plastic bag in cardboard box). Australia has several wineries producing boxed wine that sell in the US. Boxed wine used to only be low-quality cheap stuff, but that has changed substantially over the last few years.
edit: Mostly because cork got damn expensive, and shipping glass worldwide isn't exactly cheap either.

Bought a French press and a manual grinder today. The brew wasn't as strong as I'd like, and wasn't as nice as what I thought it would be, but my grind was a bit too coarse anyway.

Should have bought an Aeropress. It produces a near-espresso liquor, but is easily diluted into an Americano. I don't drink coffee, primarily looseleaf tea (occasionally bagged tea when I'm lazy), but I use an Aeropress for my guests who drink coffee. They tell me it is some of the best coffee they've ever had.

You could also try a stronger brand, like Gevalia or something similarly available down there.

[Buffalobiian]

Put the cork back in it or use a stopper? Alternatively, start buying boxed wine (plastic bag in cardboard box). Australia has several wineries producing boxed wine that sell in the US. Boxed wine used to only be low-quality cheap stuff, but that has changed substantially over the last few years.
edit: Mostly because cork got damn expensive, and shipping glass worldwide isn't exactly cheap either.

I haven't tried boxed wine.. perhaps I should. And I was talking about the wine quality with the stopper.

Should have bought an Aeropress. It produces a near-espresso liquor, but is easily diluted into an Americano. I don't drink coffee, primarily looseleaf tea (occasionally bagged tea when I'm lazy), but I use an Aeropress for my guests who drink coffee. They tell me it is some of the best coffee they've ever had.

You could also try a stronger brand, like Gevalia or something similarly available down there.

I think I'll get my use out of the plunger first before investing into anything else, but I'll keep that in mind. I noticed that the bag was probably leaking by the time I got home, so I have no idea if the beans were exposed to air only in the car, or in the shops as well.

[Ryllharu]

Then either your fridge is too cold...actually, why are you refrigerating red wine at all? Red wine should be just below [winter] room temperature and whites ~15°F below that. Or you're completely disillusional. Even below-average red wine lasts a few days sitting on a countertop with the stopper in.

Or you're drinking champagne.

[Buffalobiian]

Then either your fridge is too cold...actually, why are you refrigerating red wine at all? Red wine should be just below [winter] room temperature and whites ~15°F below that. Or you're completely disillusional. Even below-average red wine lasts a few days sitting on a countertop with the stopper in.

Or you're drinking champagne.

I refrigerate red wine after I've opened the bottle so that it'll keep longer with as little degradation as possible overnight/days. Are you saying the cold actually ruins it faster?

[shinta|hikari]

If it is too cold, yes.

[Buffalobiian]

I'd say my fridge is in the 3-6C range? You know... normal fridge temp without freezing anything. Depends on how often I open the door during the day I guess.

I'll give room-temp-keeping a go next time to see if I notice better "performance".