redirr wrote:
>> Maybe they par-boiled them before roasting? I think I've heard of
>> this. And the X should be cut in the flat bottom part, not on the
>> side.
>>
>> Jill
>
> hmmm, interesting idea. what kind of a parboil process would you
> suggest? and do you think that allows one to forgo cutting the X?
> like i said, they don't cut that X in Taiwan ...
>
> j

I don't really have a clue. I'd cut the X and throw them in boiling water
for a minute or two. Fish them out, strain them, roast them... ?