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| Desperately seeking SCM in a tube |
Posted by Barb Wong on 1/22/05; 10:00:10 PM
From the wai sik dept.
Now that we are completely hooked on Vietnamese coffee,
I find that we will have leftover sweetened condensed milk that we
can't use up before it goes bad. An Australian friend once told
me about SCM in a squeeze tube and I am in search of some. If any
one out there knows where we can buy some locally, please leave a comment.
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| Vegemite on Toast |
Posted by Barb Wong on 10/29/03; 11:23:44 PM
From the wai sik dept.
As I walked through the grocery store the other day, I came across jars of Vegemite. It has been at least 5 years since I last ate it and I had contemplated buying it before. So I bought a jar and had it on buttered toast this morning.
Absolutely smashing! I loved the rich, salty flavour the first time I tried it and I still love it now. What does it taste like? Although it's a yeast concentrate, it doesn't taste particularly yeasty--it's salty, rich, mushroomy, almost caramel-like with a definite umami presence. It tastes like a concentrated version of Maggi sauce which my parents used quite liberally when I was growing up.
According to the Vegemite site, it's a good source of B vitamins and folate which is particularly important in pregnancy (although one would need to eat quite a large amount to meet the recommended daily requirements). I would eat it with as much fervour if I weren't pregnant, though!
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| Robin loves Chicken Fried Rice with Salty Fish! |
Posted by Roland Tanglao on 11/3/01; 4:23:17 PM
From the wai sik dept.
In much the same way as I am obsessed with Ma Po Tofu, Robin (my friend David's best friend's wife from Berkeley) is obsessed with Chicken Fried Rice with Salty Fish. Robin is so obsessed that she carries around the Chinese characters for this dish because sometimes Chinese people won't serve it to her thinking that a non-Chinese person would not like the dish!
Hmmm maybe I should do that with Ma Po Tofu! Luckily today we were able to give Robin a nice fix of Chicken Fried Rice with Salty Fish at Spicy Court. If anybody has a good recipe for Chicken Fried Rice with Salty Fish, please let us know!
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| Our Visit to Safari Pies |
Posted by Barb Wong on 6/7/01; 9:14:03 PM
From the wai sik dept.
This evening we were in the City Hall area and decided to pop into City Square to try out Safari Pies. According to David Koop's review, this place sounded great. David was right!
We had two pie specials which included a hot meat pie, either salad or mashed potatoes and gravy, and a beverage. We went for the pepper steak pie, as recommended by David, and the chicken curry pie. Both were delicious! I actually preferred the curry pie. As Roland was hungry (and wai sik), we ordered a third pie, a chicken mushroom one. Also very tasty.
Besides ready to eat pies, Safari Pies sells frozen pies to take home and bake. They're a great price and handy to have around the house for a stay at home treat or if hungry guests drop by.
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| Dutch Cookie Request |
Posted by Barb Wong on 5/17/01; 10:14:05 PM
From the wai sik dept.
On a recent trip to Victoria, I stopped by the Dutch Bakery and Cafe on Fort Street and discovered a delicious cookie. They called it a flying saucer and it consisted of two discs of spice cookie dough filled with almond paste before baking. The huge cookie (about 3" in diameter!) was slightly spicey and tender...perfect to munch on while strolling along the antique shops!
So now I'm looking for the recipe. If anyone has a recipe vaguely resembling this description or if anyone knows what these are called in the Netherlands, let us know!
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