On 2/5/07 1:47 PM, in article , "Saudades
d(-_-)b" > wrote:

> Dan Logcher wrote:
>
>> Only rice cakes I've seen are Korean rice cake spicy appetizer.
>> Its usually a hot spicy dish with scallions and peppers. Same?
>>
>
> no these things are not like Korean rice cakes you
> describe. they come in a stack or two and are
> square in shape, in a very tight vacuum seal
> package, with an all chinese script red label.
> they're hard as a rock. i tried steaming for a
> while but nothing happened, then i tried boiling.
> still nothing. and if i remember it correctly it
> emitted a not very pleasant smelt during cooking
> [like glue?]. well it cost only 50 pence, i'm just
> gutted i don't know what they're for.
>
> i know someone who used to frequent here, he might
> know something as he can read chinese script. i'll
> post a follow up when i find out.


Is this what you bought?

http://guanjunshipin.21food.cn/compa...show96872.html

The site is in English, but at least you can recognize the picture.
Is this package is the same thing you bought and tasted and smelled so
terribly, then I must say it was too old and past its edible term.

MB