tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15994563407478262382024-03-05T11:17:00.846-08:00Adventures In An Asian Food MarketRaynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-13057436073506633562008-07-25T19:55:00.000-07:002008-07-25T19:55:01.127-07:00Maybe it's because I don't like Mangos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt_XknHMI1XNDvz_mBsWN3Y5pOslkKKzWg0QBb4vvDFfJTaud62GNqOKTXq9jjMbvlzYvqJY_vYGCxMdM4e_CdgVZejekZTv_Zxj79R2vj1TjO1nHCKrueg48uK8VlsBqOdIiAjOUBeE/s1600-h/Picture+078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt_XknHMI1XNDvz_mBsWN3Y5pOslkKKzWg0QBb4vvDFfJTaud62GNqOKTXq9jjMbvlzYvqJY_vYGCxMdM4e_CdgVZejekZTv_Zxj79R2vj1TjO1nHCKrueg48uK8VlsBqOdIiAjOUBeE/s320/Picture+078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226409043819729602" border="0" /></a>I am not a big fan of this drink and like the title suggests maybe it is because I do not like <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mangoes</span>. Actually that is not entirely true. One time we were at a music festival and someone had some cool <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">mangoes</span> so we cut them in half and we each got a half with a spoon. I scooped the meat out of that mango and ate it. That was the best taste I could have experienced at that moment and that one time I really loved mango. I have tried to recreate that taste cutting a mango in half and eating it with a spoon but it did nothing. There was no was to get back that moment. <br /><br />This drink will probably be loved by anyone who likes to eat <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mangoes</span> but if you don't then maybe you should opt out.Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-65641817498752491872008-07-23T11:20:00.000-07:002008-07-23T20:01:10.035-07:00Soup in a can<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgInGAMpBJpMqBuJS4oEz610B5sv39Ucz80-mc7BFibOq5_cwszdUwSV8GdzyLmixL7Gjs56zd8Ks6wCMOtf8Up81qdSsW-4W5vE3XjGpZHWjm5_kyu-yWYt1ATL7QvUv52uLrpmcjiXI/s1600-h/Picture+089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgInGAMpBJpMqBuJS4oEz610B5sv39Ucz80-mc7BFibOq5_cwszdUwSV8GdzyLmixL7Gjs56zd8Ks6wCMOtf8Up81qdSsW-4W5vE3XjGpZHWjm5_kyu-yWYt1ATL7QvUv52uLrpmcjiXI/s320/Picture+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226276587488323314" border="0" /></a><br />The best thing about this stuff was the little plastic folding spoon that fit into the lid. Seriously it was not good. It's basically just some rice and beans made into a soup with some broth but then someone decided to add something sweet, mostly just sugar and quite a bit of it or at least more of it than should be in soup maybe if it was some kind of dessert but then why have beans and rice in it? Anyway not tasty but to my surprise it came with a spoon which folded up and fit into <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">the</span> lid. Now if we just find a soup that tastes good with the spoon it would be a great on the go food. Great for lunch boxes.Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-21908613688041740432008-07-19T12:29:00.000-07:002008-07-19T12:29:00.211-07:00Arome Lychee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEs-O5sI5t8a00qG6CPeSj-FE5COOTFG8zkiU5neIqp_tDrynH9UyA-WJVbuS7WOKRv71Xe13SMaaqfjmLHM8NCEpxMF6nu4oHB6tGLv2judU9qEeuW_NkRLwTKzKoHng49gzxKlah5k/s1600-h/Picture+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEs-O5sI5t8a00qG6CPeSj-FE5COOTFG8zkiU5neIqp_tDrynH9UyA-WJVbuS7WOKRv71Xe13SMaaqfjmLHM8NCEpxMF6nu4oHB6tGLv2judU9qEeuW_NkRLwTKzKoHng49gzxKlah5k/s320/Picture+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224546791281088082" border="0" /></a><br />In looking for a translation of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Arome</span> I am finding only one thing in all my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Internet</span> searching. That It translates from French to English at Arum Lily. In other words a flower. Now my only problem with this is that it would seem very out of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">context</span> and make no sense to say lily <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Lychee</span> since a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Lychee</span> is a tropical <span style="text-decoration: underline;">fruit tree</span> native to southern <span style="text-decoration: underline;">China</span> according to <a href="http://www.wikipedia.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Wikipedia</span></a>. Anyway putting those two words together if that is what they mean would be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">gibberish</span> but again what do I know really? not much.<br />Not a big surprise here but this tastes really <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">similar</span> to other flavored waters that are all over the shelves today. This one is pretty sweet with just a hint of the clear cool goodness that water is truly <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">meant</span> to be. <a href="http://www.wikipedia.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a>Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-90107346877960276912008-07-18T19:01:00.000-07:002008-07-18T19:29:00.477-07:00Dirty Mushrooms?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PHOJGJ5kMBSCi5432DTnsdW0pqbwryQcTR-nF1lB2cgVy-jrviKXokNEbpQKRlVL6OJla85XMIRLYP7DVN1Zn-pbz1TDFRgoJZBUriMHqhHA9RRIu5ILSzwPBIy_mrJWWmz7WSJbj4Y/s1600-h/Picture+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PHOJGJ5kMBSCi5432DTnsdW0pqbwryQcTR-nF1lB2cgVy-jrviKXokNEbpQKRlVL6OJla85XMIRLYP7DVN1Zn-pbz1TDFRgoJZBUriMHqhHA9RRIu5ILSzwPBIy_mrJWWmz7WSJbj4Y/s320/Picture+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224539939663200690" border="0" /></a><br />I love mushrooms and when I say that I really do mean it. I like to grill a big portobello mushroom and put it on a bun and eat it like a burger sometimes even more than I like actually eating hamburger meat. Now I am not a vegetarian I am far from it, I like meat very much but I love mushrooms. All that being said these are not the best ones I have eaten.<br />We added these mushrooms to a little dish Scott whipped up with some green curry and some bamboo shoots. He has been working on getting it just right, he thought he got it this time I still think it was spicy hot but maybe green curry just is not for me. I need to order it out at a restaurant some time but I do not want to waste the money on something I do not like. Oh well I guess I will have to cross that bridge when I come to it or more likely when I am in another restaurant that serves a green curry dish.<br />Anyway these mushrooms are dirty. They taste like they were not cleaned at all before they were put into the can. I do not think you have to clean things you take out of a can but maybe I am wrong. They not only tasted dirty literally, kind of gritty other than that they did not have much taste at all and that is what scares me. Maybe they were supposed to taste like that and if so I definitely do not like them or recommend them.Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-43388071968078802742008-07-16T13:23:00.000-07:002008-07-16T13:23:00.313-07:00It's Nutty - White Gourd Juice<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPhL3msEevv40xjhET6WYgesadvC9tcuqWrxyDAOMmYhk-oU0Hkwd5D4XlyWe3tpaRrmTS_6H9l0UAS_e-BUGI9xQGr9Ov6AYCQ0u8MkyWYFnNxZhAF-PwnhKxwZvZnvcHh8ovdA3pvQ/s1600-h/Picture+079.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222599830922462194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPhL3msEevv40xjhET6WYgesadvC9tcuqWrxyDAOMmYhk-oU0Hkwd5D4XlyWe3tpaRrmTS_6H9l0UAS_e-BUGI9xQGr9Ov6AYCQ0u8MkyWYFnNxZhAF-PwnhKxwZvZnvcHh8ovdA3pvQ/s320/Picture+079.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Smells like Chocolate and a little nutty. Then when you taste it there is no chocolate at all but still very nutty. I am not a nut connoisseur and so I have not idea what kind of nut but it is there. I do not know exactly what I was expecting since I do not think I have ever tasted a White Gourd before and honestly do not even have a clear picture of what one is, if it is anything like the picture on the front of the can then I have never even seen one before. The only things listed on the side of the can are White Gourd, Water and Sugar. I guess a pumpkin has a sort of nutty flavor. And right about now I can see all of my friends who cook putting their faces in their palms and shaking their heads at me. I do not know the first thing about a pumpkins nutty flavor.</div><div> </div><div>I am crazy anyway this one was tasty. I need to start branching out into things other than frozen and drinks. One day don't you worry.</div>Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-56133530166679975262008-07-14T13:15:00.000-07:002008-07-14T13:15:00.553-07:00Vietnamese Style - Soymilk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlWZIpYv0ALnGvWIkqskRXWGecwvPVOLF31FQfmhmichaVXTzWXFLYVagxmLhMRKpvB0IQg_myBTdXvpqeulqjqmqTUzQp01xi3nQWjgu3EutAJjlRQ9t4EvTaihXM3MoIt1e4pmi2aw/s1600-h/Picture+074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222595246433549954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlWZIpYv0ALnGvWIkqskRXWGecwvPVOLF31FQfmhmichaVXTzWXFLYVagxmLhMRKpvB0IQg_myBTdXvpqeulqjqmqTUzQp01xi3nQWjgu3EutAJjlRQ9t4EvTaihXM3MoIt1e4pmi2aw/s320/Picture+074.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I like other soymilks and so I thought I would pick up some Vietnamese Style Soymilk. I can not tell any difference between this soymilk and the one I posted about a few days ago. It tastes good to me. The ingredients list salt which I don't think is in the other one but you can not taste it and so who cares. There are also dies in this one that are not in the other one like Yellow # 5 and Blue # 1 I think due to those two things I will probably continue to pick up the other one but the taste is the same to me.</div>Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-11609469569826559332008-07-13T13:08:00.000-07:002008-07-13T13:15:37.083-07:00They're Just Chopsticks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtWe-hptW3gi81aGYuaxl_7Rhyrlg3wqxKz7CUR_6SLCDR7Bu8xvxlJ-RYxSk6I9oAPpu01_hqXtoZ5KBN8PdJcIn2LDFefFVoqeEbAC7p7ERQ_LpuyTbOjjljuULnZGT0X5N8nwD4Cw/s1600-h/Picture+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222593332909040674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtWe-hptW3gi81aGYuaxl_7Rhyrlg3wqxKz7CUR_6SLCDR7Bu8xvxlJ-RYxSk6I9oAPpu01_hqXtoZ5KBN8PdJcIn2LDFefFVoqeEbAC7p7ERQ_LpuyTbOjjljuULnZGT0X5N8nwD4Cw/s320/Picture+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I love the mistakes in translation on the packaging for different items. These are just a bunch of chopsticks. We were going to buy a bag of those wooden ones that they give you in restaurants but then we thought for just a few cents more we could get these awesome plastic ones and so why not? I do not know what anyone would even need with ten sets of chopsticks (outside a party of course) but that is how many came in this package and it wasn't the smallest one available either. The directions state 1. <em>Please sterilize it by boiling water</em>. this is interesting because you do not have to put them in the water you just need to boil the water and then the chopsticks are miraculously sterilized. 2.<em> Be sure to put chopsticks flat.</em> I do not know what happens if you don't and by-the-way flat on what and when? 3. <em>If there is oil spots, please clean it with cleaner?</em> what oil spots exactly would those be? and why not boiling water?</div><div></div><div>I have so many things floating around in my head when I read these packages I wonder if other people think them too.</div>Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-27907574679679208472008-07-11T12:34:00.000-07:002008-07-11T12:34:01.015-07:00He always picks the good ones<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4DOqlJ6PBZJ1wtz0G5ebQg-TqGPGkHmN7LtFXzPac5QzpuFRuHgUNragl1fzI1726PqaoSt176P69_dyo4TyYzyD3oOYCYpCy3k02A0pDFAfJTA-Si6WqiuqFvgpvWfnG7zrXnR-Ztg/s1600-h/Picture+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221471501313312050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4DOqlJ6PBZJ1wtz0G5ebQg-TqGPGkHmN7LtFXzPac5QzpuFRuHgUNragl1fzI1726PqaoSt176P69_dyo4TyYzyD3oOYCYpCy3k02A0pDFAfJTA-Si6WqiuqFvgpvWfnG7zrXnR-Ztg/s320/Picture+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Last time we went to the Asian Food Market both my husband and I picked one drink we knew we liked and one drink we have never had before. I picked the </div><br />lovely Pearl Milk Tea from yesterday's post and my husband picked this drink Chin Chin's Guava Juice Drink. I do not understand why I am always drawn to the nasty drinks and he always seems to pick up the tasty one but it happened again this time. Guava Juice Drink is like a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Passion</span> Fruit drink but a little sweeter. I think it would be a good drink over ice or super chilled. I'll test that out and get back to you on it.Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-10436886794031508552008-07-10T12:39:00.000-07:002008-07-10T12:39:00.622-07:00Pearl Milk Tea<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9xf8H7eQTegkdxTPdr7OHoc7aPB8YI0G1Q4GYqAY0utIO5h7ixCJoxaRPdH25y8XfESy8NIcrwAhKuuQW2b6rAWOyrnZ_5aMOJKK4qYOgUZX4wEE6NiLO22hmm_LkLu3YAbvmPOeBvQ/s1600-h/Picture+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219617280474201762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9xf8H7eQTegkdxTPdr7OHoc7aPB8YI0G1Q4GYqAY0utIO5h7ixCJoxaRPdH25y8XfESy8NIcrwAhKuuQW2b6rAWOyrnZ_5aMOJKK4qYOgUZX4wEE6NiLO22hmm_LkLu3YAbvmPOeBvQ/s320/Picture+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The name says it all. You do not know what pearl milk is do you? Nope! I did not think so, I did not either and so I read the ingredients: Water (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ok</span> I know that one) Pearl Starch Ball... What? It is only the second ingredient and they are already using the name in the definition. I looked everywhere and still can not find the definition of Pearl Starch Ball. Also the picture on the front of the can does not give any hints to the contents except to say that whoever <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">markets</span> this drink wants people to think they are special when they drink it. </div><div> </div><div>It starts out simple enough tasting like black tea mixed with a little cream, not bad. It is very sweet too which is nice but I can see how it would get overwhelming to drink a lot of it, like <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sugary</span> soda. About half way through the can everything changes. These little balls of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sugary</span> dough stream out of the hole in the top of the can and into my mouth. They do not taste bad exactly just weird very very weird. You may remember how I said a few days ago how I do not like to eat my drinks. Pearl Milk Tea is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">definitely</span> not going on my favorite drinks list. The balls are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">slimy</span> and thinking about them right now makes me feel icky somehow. I do not like to admit that about myself but it is true, the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">slimy</span> balls at the bottom of my Pearl Milk Tea make me feel icky. I'm glad I got that off my chest.</div><div> </div><div> </div>Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-5332599276279393162008-07-09T07:45:00.000-07:002008-07-09T07:45:00.945-07:00Yeo's Soymilk - Authentic Asian Drink<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BJQaFQq_PLlK0RrwgAZ5A4dmAKXr387G9VrWjtzo3spRW7-PTDf7T2UdXfH-XMsSffknOdITLr11RlZ86HSKZX7JZravmFmONTTUhVyQv2BGKPLfcmXLuPWks814FvZmDAkgjj3ufEg/s1600-h/Picture+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220469353355772130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BJQaFQq_PLlK0RrwgAZ5A4dmAKXr387G9VrWjtzo3spRW7-PTDf7T2UdXfH-XMsSffknOdITLr11RlZ86HSKZX7JZravmFmONTTUhVyQv2BGKPLfcmXLuPWks814FvZmDAkgjj3ufEg/s320/Picture+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Back when I used to have a “real job” before the baby came and I entered the world of at-home-momdom I got lunch breaks. Oh those where the days. There was an Asian American woman where I used to work she was lactose intolerant and she would bring in this drink to go with her lunch. Basically it is soymilk but this version is much sweeter than any I have ever tasted before. At first because I was not used to drinking soy milk it tasted like regular milk that had been watered down with sweetener added but now it has developed a taste all its own. According to the ingredients all that is inside the can is soymilk and sugar cane. I have heard that this is something children would drink in Asian but I do not know that for sure.<br />Every time I go tot he Asian Food Market I always pick up a can of this drink. At least I know that I will like one thing that I come home with.</div>Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-28997704203248700102008-07-08T12:26:00.000-07:002008-07-08T12:26:00.945-07:00Drink - Mandarin Orange Drink<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOKBHDEFt-g1FLTcWICo4p_mG8_m9VgCAVMp42RwYTydBwtWBrR0bu03sg3xecoWmcC8x1cUklLnNsbIzaWvpZdQHVKaIUzy6SHS09tB-4HXskSJ_plpqv-hpFgQrFxzmKZoTNgft_VQ/s1600-h/Picture+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219614039817770674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOKBHDEFt-g1FLTcWICo4p_mG8_m9VgCAVMp42RwYTydBwtWBrR0bu03sg3xecoWmcC8x1cUklLnNsbIzaWvpZdQHVKaIUzy6SHS09tB-4HXskSJ_plpqv-hpFgQrFxzmKZoTNgft_VQ/s320/Picture+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is my husbands favorite Asian drink. He lived in Japan for two years as a teenager and during that time he drank quite a bit of it, as I understand. He says you could buy it from vending machines all over. It is orange juice pretty much the same orange juice you would find at any grocery store but with a twist. It has a super amount of pulp in it. Somehow they have been able to keep the little juice filled bubbles in an orange intact so that you sort of drink and eat this orange juice. when you tip the can up you get juice filled with the little orange juice bubbles. <br /><br />If you like Orange juice with pulp then you should try this, if not skip it. It tastes like orange juice but I don't like to eat my drinks and so I am not a huge fan. The thought of ordering it from a vending machine is pretty cool though. Maybe when we go to Japan if you can still get it from a machine I will try it again.<br /><div></div>Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-8735622424381077642008-07-07T12:11:00.000-07:002008-07-07T12:11:00.476-07:00Hom Bao from the bakery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYrNKP3k2_ij1DJ03uuXyORI5drnyny5u01kSXYQ4Jck4npqeuZQv_-drvyEtba8QNF6zMJP_mFjiwmTrWJwWjQhvgu0EKRtLIT7c0p31-4Uhncu1NLGa3uVtLBJpOpn4pvN8dI3TYgk/s1600-h/Picture+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219611171634794274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYrNKP3k2_ij1DJ03uuXyORI5drnyny5u01kSXYQ4Jck4npqeuZQv_-drvyEtba8QNF6zMJP_mFjiwmTrWJwWjQhvgu0EKRtLIT7c0p31-4Uhncu1NLGa3uVtLBJpOpn4pvN8dI3TYgk/s320/Picture+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hom</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bao</span> before at a few Dim Sum restaurants. Usually it is filled with BBQ Pork or Beef or at least the times I have eaten it that is what was inside. Also usually it is good. Basically <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hom</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Bao</span> is a sticky bun filled with whatever you choose or more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">accurately</span> whatever the cook chooses. I very much enjoyed the buns I had in the past and so picked these up last time we were at the market. This was a very bad idea. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Hom</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Bao</span> of the day were not filled with BBQ or anything like it. The sign above them read "Pork" and I am sure this is true but they were not tasty BBQ pork they were filled with something more akin to pork <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">innards</span>. And by that I mean after taking a bit you could clearly taste and see the intestines and something yellow and egg like. I do not know what it was and I am not going to waste more time on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Internet</span> to find out. </div><div></div><div>There were two different kinds of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Hom</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Bao</span> at the bakery that day we picked the ones sitting nicely on the plastic try covered with Saran wrap, the one with the nice "pork" sign. Next time we will try the smaller ones in little plastic sandwich bags. </div><div></div><div>Lesson: just because it has a sign and better presentation does not mean it tastes better. </div>Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-60390256390615863882008-07-06T20:04:00.000-07:002008-07-06T20:04:01.030-07:00Frozen Chicken Gyoza<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtgHWa0rAqIQqF5T63lCj7qYltTDQmUcUNieH4GQiLPDizGjzmChZ2dzsp4yCZC4gTC3Ng-FsudTE7ZULVvwelWe27RMTq1if3q-RSlwNIDG2bTkpQ10nIYowas1XWuUWoWQl0KCj618/s1600-h/Chicken+Gyoza+good.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219362024709784866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtgHWa0rAqIQqF5T63lCj7qYltTDQmUcUNieH4GQiLPDizGjzmChZ2dzsp4yCZC4gTC3Ng-FsudTE7ZULVvwelWe27RMTq1if3q-RSlwNIDG2bTkpQ10nIYowas1XWuUWoWQl0KCj618/s320/Chicken+Gyoza+good.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We picked these up on our last trip to the Food Market. The first time we went there we bought some pork <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gyoza</span> but although they were good these chicken ones are much better. This time we fried them up in the Wok for 10 to 15 minutes and that was it. I do not even think we used any oil or anything. On the back of the package it gives instructions for Microwave and although that would make it faster to eat I just do not think they would taste very good that way. There are also instructions for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gyoza</span> soup maybe I will try to do this sometime. <div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Gyoza</span> are dumplings filled with a different item, like chicken in these. The dough is a bit wet not like most American foods where the dough would be dry. I am not a big fan of the wet aspect but if you cook them a little longer than the package calls for then they dry out a little more. That is the way I like them. The main ingredient of the filling is cabbage which I would not have guessed. </div><div><br /></div><div>The bottom line is they are tasty and I give them two thumbs up. One of the best foods I have eaten on this little adventure so far. </div>Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599456340747826238.post-63238587086974117742008-07-04T12:15:00.000-07:002008-07-04T12:26:59.992-07:00The adventure beginsI was was not introduced to Asian food much as a child but as I have experienced it through my life I like it more and more. I venture out to Japanese and Chinese food restaurants every once in a while but I was just recently introduced to the Asian Food Market. A grocery store full of nothing but authentic Asian food. Most of these items I am not familiar with. I do not know how to cook them or how to eat them or for the most part what they are made of in any way. The writing on most of the packages does not include a word of English. My husband and I have decided to do more of our weekly grocery shopping at this store. Why? Because we like a little adventure, it is a way to expand our minds, our palettes and feed our stomachs. So I invite you to join us. In this blog I am going to write about the different products we find in our trips to the Asian Food Market as well as any dishes that we make form these items and other fun things that may happen along the way.Raynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434855725619739954noreply@blogger.com0