In article >, Serendipity
> wrote:


> Ok, thanks George! I don't often cook Asian aside of refried rice. So

I like fried rice as well as the next white guy, but I understand that to
the Chinese it is strictly a food to use up leftover rice, and isn't
served to guests or ordered in a restaurant.


> I would cook in the sesame oil rather than the olive oil?


Dark sesame oil is used for flavoring, not cooking in. It is usually
added at the very end to preserve the intense flavor.

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Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS