On Sat, 26 Dec 2020 20:22:34 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:

> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:50:15 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, I will research this online. Long story short, my new guy made the
>>> mistake of going to Inchin Bamboo for dinner last night. It's a chain
>>> place.
>>> Indian/Asian fusion type food, based out of TX I think. There wasn't much
>>> open when he got there. Restaurants are either closed for good or closed
>>> early due to Covid, and add in the holiday. He wanted a long time to try
>>> to
>>> place an order, but they closed before he could order. They apologized,
>>> but
>>> gave him some food for free. We couldn't tell what it was. Some kind of
>>> chicken and noodles and way too much white rice. He had intended to eat
>>> it
>>> in the car and then go home.
>>>
>>> Instead, he called and asked if he could come over and heat it in my
>>> microwave as it was cold when they gave it to him. I had made turkey and
>>> stuffing, but I thought that wouldn't appeal to him given that he is from
>>> Tanzania. I am not familiar with their cuisine. He does cook. He even has
>>> a
>>> rice pot that he loves. Said he made chicken soup in it. The soup had
>>> potatoes, carrots, other vegetables and was seasoned with and ginger and
>>> cilantro. So I know those two things.
>>>
>>> But... Whatever this crap was that they gave him, couldn't be helped even
>>> with the tiny container of red sauce that they gave him. So he began
>>> looking
>>> in my kitchen for something with heat to it. All I could think of was
>>> Mexican type salsas and such or red pepper flakes. I did have Sirracha.
>>> But
>>> it's gone now. So... What sort of things should I buy if a similar
>>> situation
>>> arises? As in prepared sauces or spices? Oh and, although he didn't eat
>>> much
>>> of the food, it gave him stomach pains.
>>>
>>> And... I you eat this kind of food, what are some dishes I could make
>>> that
>>> don't involve perishable items that I might not have. I will research it
>>> but
>>> want a dish or two that I can make on the fly if I need to. He mentioned
>>> something with coconut and bananas and also Chapatti (sp?) or Roti that
>>> his
>>> aunt makes. He said he was eating that daily but it raised his
>>> cholesterol
>>> so had to give it up. He now tries to eat a lower fat diet. I can make
>>> really good pita bread so he might like that.
>>
>> Sounds like word went out on the Mooch Wire about you. You
>> immediately switch into catering/bowing mode rather than simply
>> asking him, "I have some turkey and stuffing I just made. Try
>> some". Instead he just invites himself over and ransacks the
>> kitchen frore Intel (under the guise of 'need spicy')
>
> No. He already had food. And since he asked about adding heat, I knew not to
> offer my bland meal.

But he hadn't tasted it yet. He said the only heat he needed was a
microwave.... Hello! Julie! Knock Knock on Cranium!

> He has lived here for 20 years and works three jobs...

I really doubt that.

What about the hung part? You know you want to... And you don't
have any girlfriends to discuss it with.

-sw