Sunday, November 19, 2006

my teeth (and dignity) hurt

i've always wondered what Grapenuts cereal was like. so i bought a box of generic Nutty Nuggets right next to it on the shelf. the name was a warning. it was health-packed, but it tasted like cardboard and reminded me of super extra hard bread crumbs. even BBQ sauce failed to make it better. i'm not quite sure what to do with them now. i wonder if it'll work in meatloaf? or perhaps i'll feed the birds..

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fried rice with lap cheong, broccoli, eggs, green onions. it's brown 'cause i used lotsa that thick sweet soy sauce.

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udon, cabbage, and a fried egg.

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part of a dried preserved duck leg that i reconstituted in the rice pot.

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more ong-choi (insert boring picture here)

egg flower soup. 2 eggs whisked into my boiling soup. my standard 1 can chicken stock, 1 can ceramed corn, 1 can water recipe with a bit of corn starch for the thickener. top with green onions (not shown).

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i usually only eat it at home, 'cause i can't finish it fast enough, but i hadn't been home for months so i'd been craving roast duck for weeks. positively dreaming about it. ok, never ever ever ever go to sam woo in san diego for roast meats ever again. i went tehre to get my duck when i went grocery shopping b/c it was convenient. they have horrible service. first, the roast-mastah wouldn't let me get the duck i wanted, then he berated me for only ordering half of a duck, and as a final insult, he skimped and didn't give me the whole half a duck! i didn't notice the last insult until i went home and found that there were no parts above the shoulder. when i was there too, i wasn't watching carefully enough... he had another duck on his chopping board so i thought some of the pieces were someone else's. i'm pretty sure he did it was because i was young or thought i was some spoiled rich kid. b*****d. however, the quacker was tasty.

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6 comments:

Orang3 said...

The perserved duck looks very tasty. Is it very hard and chewy? I gotta get some of that next time i go home. And the ong chai looks great too. Asian veggie is soo much better than american celery and lettuce... EZ on the kimchee i think you are hot enough=P

theabc said...

your food looks pretty darn good.. why am I cooking sankyougiving dinner?

Anonymous said...

Which guy did you get your duck from at Sam Woo? The really old guy is usually pretty cool...

charsiubao said...

orang3 = the duck isn't hard and chewy b/c i tossed it right on top of the rice in the water to cook. add a little extra water though, the duck leg takes up some of it.

anon - the skinny short guy.

Anonymous said...

have you tried using grapenuts in your meatloaf yet? I have, I also tried it and didn't like it as cereal so I used it in meatloaf and it turned out pretty good! I've bought the roast duck at the deli at 99 because it's much cheaper!

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