I have a bottle of shrimp floss left in my kitchen. Actually, it's chilli shrimp floss. I used the last two bottles to make a really great Burmese...

Shees. That was August of 2000! Lost yer e-mail addy. Are ya still around? Did I ever send' em? Do ya still want 'em? Christmas packages goin' out this...

Anybody knows what is "hae ko" - a kind of prawn paste used for rojak. What's the name in Chinese or Malay or whatever culture that ingredient comes...

I occasionally make myself a nice plate of Char Kway Teow, and am bitterly disappointed that I have never found cockles, which add that authentic taste. Are...

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When I first came to the U.S. of A., I was in a relationship with a professional chef, whose expertise was in nouvelle cuisine, with a Mediterranean bent....

What's it called? Is there a brand of it that can be bought stateside? I live in New York, and there are tons of Asian grocers and importers around here. Any...

I sent the partner to the grocery store this weekend and asked for dried red chillies (whole). He returned with dried Arbol chillies. Can you use these in...

OK-I got the nerve to buy this jar of fermented baby rabbitfish, open it and have a taste. The definition of Bagoong (being a paste) is totally off here-the...

A friend of mine gave this recipe to me , he is from Hong Kong , as he calls it Gold stealing from Silver fried rice. Most Fried rice dishes are made from...

mroo philpott-smythe wrote: Also, has anyone used the frozen coconut milk? Is it comparable to fresh? I used to shell, chop and freeze coconut, then, when...

Has anyone cooked out of this book? Cook and Entertain The Burmese Way, by Mi Mi Khiang It looks interesting, but with thousands of recipes to try, I'm a bit...

Naughyde wrote: What do you call the mixed stuff sprinkles you put on rice, they might have seaweed, sesame seeds, bonito, msg, other good stuff? And...

"mroo philpott-smythe" wrote in message ... Anyone on this NG know where I can...

Steve Grace was kind enough to recommend a Pat Chapman recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala (CTM) from his book "Bangladeshi Restaurant Curries". If specifically...

I really like fried chinese crullers, so far really just eating them plain. I've heard that they make a good breakfast in combination with soy milk and...

People in this group seem quite knowledgeable and I truly appreciate any help they've ever given me. I don't want to start world war 3 but I would really like...

Happy New Year to all. A special greeting to the amazing, generous Chris Dieckmann, who answered my plea for Szechuan peppercorns with the offer to send...

It's almost time to break out the hot pot and stock up on daikon. Is there anyone who doesn't drink the liquid from the hot pot? Our hot pots tend to be...

I'm currently using an el-cheapo ($7.99 at target when I got it!) Sunbeam rice cooker. Unfortunately, it burns the rice if I don't watch it - so, I'm looking...

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Well, it hasn't snowed yet in NY. But, the Rockefeller Center Xmas tree did get lit up last night, and the local Japanese grocery stores in the NY area have...

A friend brought back some delicious, unsweetened, unsulphered, dried ginger from their visit to California. I have not been able to find any either in stores...

These are small silvery fish, maybe 4-5" and quite thin side-to-side, about 4-5 per pound. (10 cm, 100 g) I ask because they are common here in New England,...

I'm heading back to Bangkok and Singapore in December. I already have some plans for food (Dosa King in BKK--I know it's not Thai, but it's...