On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 04:11:42 GMT, Steve Wertz
wrote:

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:22:09 GMT, blake murphy wrote:

just for reference, what i've been using is szechuan brand, both hot
and sweet bean pastes, from taiwan, in little cans. my boy robert
delfs in 'the good food of szechuan' (1977) says to stay away from
these but i don't find them all that bad - but was curious as to what
others use.

The modern vans aren't bad. Canning technology has improved in
the last 30 years, and the ones I did try weren't bad. But
they're the minority these days. Almost all imported sauces are
now in glass.

One notable exception I insist on is the Herdez Salsa Casera.
While it comes in both glass and cans, the small cans are
superior to the larger glass jars for some reason.

-sw

i'll bear that in mind. i have bought that in jars, just because i
could not bear the thought of buying chi-chi's, or taco bell's or the
like.

your pal,
blake