On 2007-01-02 07:31:41 -0800, said:

> Galangal aka blue ginger:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galangal
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> Pictures:
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> http://images.google.com/images?q=ga...-a&sa=N&tab=wi

I
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> didn't know about that, and so much for my very bad jokes...
>
> :-O
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> Gerry - I love those giant Viet and Korean supermarkets in your area!

No kidding. Recently we've started buying whole fishes there. We have
the whittle it into appropriate sizes and get 5 meals out of a Black
Cod for 6 bucks. At first this was a bit intimidating, but we're
looking at more interesting fish now. God knows they have enough there
to experiment with.

Last week at another new jumbo Vietnamese supermarket I noted many
types of tinned corned beef. Maybe 10 or 12 different kinds. ALL of
them from Brazil. With Vietnamese and English on one side and Arabic
and "Halal" printed on the other. Orange County--a hell of a town!
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