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ribs and drums
Just chilling at home eating leftovers and watching geckos climb the wall..
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The Story of Sriracha
Sriracha sauce that is: A Chili Sauce to Crow About My parents had a bottle of Sriracha on the table ever since I was about ten, so I literally grew…
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taco bell folk song
Is it me or do they sound a bit like the D?
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Pond Scum Soup
It doesn’t sound or look appetizing, but it was actually pretty good. On Sunday we went to an outdoor market in a park downtown where many fresh produce vendors gather.…
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Cake Wreck
This is perhaps my favorite entry on the whole Cake Wrecks blog:
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It’s Mango Season
Around these parts, mango season comes at the hottest time of the year. This year, luckily, we have been blessed with rain almost every week, which brings down the temperature…
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No escape from the barbie
Monster freshwater shrimp trying to get away on Max’s birthday a couple weeks ago. They were delicious, especially the ones rich with roe. Nam made a traditional nam chim dip…
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near wild heaven
An old woman came by my table at an outdoor restaurant, selling this (plus another similarly-sized chunk) out of a basket. It was the last of her merchandise so she…
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Steamed Beetles
BEFORE: Not sure what kind of beetles these are, but they need to be soaked (drowned?) to induce excretion before cooking. AFTER: Steamed with lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves.…
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good or bad?
Philippine fishermen net and eat rare megamouth shark My initial reaction when I read the headline was that of disgust, but I guess the main question is whether the animal…
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Red-bellied Pacu in Thailand
Our nanny’s husband has been bringing over various culinary delights (of mostly the jungle food variety) recently since he knows I get a kick out of it and so far,…
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Nankin no Hana
The Japanese pumpkins I planted inside and outside our fence have really taken to the climate here and were in full bloom last week. That’s when our nanny told us…
