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Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
Is it a (possibly regional) Chinese practice at all to wrap (bite-sized)
pieces of food in lettuce? (similar to Peking duck, but with lettuce) Thanks! -- "Anti-Catholicism is the anti-Semitism of liberals."--Peter Viereck |
Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
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Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
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Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:50:34 +0000, oliverluNOSPA wrote:
> Is it a (possibly regional) Chinese practice at all to wrap (bite-sized) > pieces of food in lettuce? (similar to Peking duck, but with lettuce) Sounds like Korean bulgogi. Typically it's beef, but I could see a fowl version considering the flavors in the sauce. > Thanks! -- -Brian James Macke "In order to get that which you wish for, you must first get that which builds it." -- Unknown |
Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
> wrote in message k.net... > Is it a (possibly regional) Chinese practice at all to wrap (bite-sized) > pieces of food in lettuce? (similar to Peking duck, but with lettuce) > Thanks! > > -- > > "Anti-Catholicism is the anti-Semitism of liberals."--Peter Viereck Korean Ssam John |
Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
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Steve Wertz > wrote: > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:50:34 GMT, > wrote: > > >Is it a (possibly regional) Chinese practice at all to wrap (bite-sized) > >pieces of food in lettuce? (similar to Peking duck, but with lettuce) > >Thanks! > > There are lettuce cups/wraps which are filled with diced or > shredded meat and veggies, eaten like small soft tacos. I've > never heard of bite-sized lettuce wraps, though. > > Wrapping slightly larger things, like fried, grilled > beef/pork/stuffed squids in lettuce is fairly common in Vietnamese > cuisine as well. > > -sw Works with spinach leaves too. ;-) K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... >,,<Cat's Haven Hobby Farm>,,<Katra at centurytel dot net>,,< http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
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k.net... > Is it a (possibly regional) Chinese practice at all to wrap (bite-sized) > pieces of food in lettuce? (similar to Peking duck, but with lettuce) > Thanks! > > -- > > "Anti-Catholicism is the anti-Semitism of liberals."--Peter Viereck A Thai version is called miang kam (or other assorted spellings). It's often shrimp, tiny diced lime (with the rind still on), toasted coconut, roasted peanuts, chiles, and something else I'm forgetting. You put a bit of each on your piece of lettuce (traditionally it's some kind of leaf--betel leaf? and sometimes you'll find spinach in place of that), add a bit of sauce, roll and eat. It's bite-sized, too. I much prefer miang kam to any other country's version. rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
"Rhonda Anderson" > wrote in message .5... > wrote in news:uk9Zb.599$aT1.199 > @newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net: > > > Is it a (possibly regional) Chinese practice at all to wrap (bite-sized) > > pieces of food in lettuce? (similar to Peking duck, but with lettuce) > > Thanks! > > > > Most Chinese restaurants here (NSW, Australia) have a dish on the menu > known as Sang Choy Bow (also spelt San Choi Bow, Sang Choy Bau, San Choy > Bau etc. etc. <g>). > > It's a dish of pork mince (ground pork) stirfried with spices, water > chestnuts, maybe some bean sprouts or other veg, soy sauce etc. It's served > with iceberg lettuce cups, and you put some of the mince mixture into the > iceberg lettuce cup,wrap and eat. That's the only lettuce wrap Chinese dish > I'm familiar with, but I'm no expert. Other meats/seafood are popular too: duck, shrimp, lobster... Not sure how authentic it is, or what > part of China it originates in. It's nice, though! It's authentic. I'm guessing it's from Hong Kong--they've had it since at least the 80's. Peter |
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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
> > A Thai version is called miang kam (or other assorted spellings). It's > often shrimp, tiny diced lime (with the rind still on), toasted coconut, > roasted peanuts, chiles, and something else I'm forgetting. You put a bit > of each on your piece of lettuce (traditionally it's some kind of > leaf--betel leaf? and sometimes you'll find spinach in place of that), add a > bit of sauce, roll and eat. It's bite-sized, too. I much prefer miang kam > to any other country's version. > Ginger (at least here). Oh yum, and I quite agree. -- Jean B. |
Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
Brian Macke wrote:
> > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:50:34 +0000, oliverluNOSPA wrote: > > > Is it a (possibly regional) Chinese practice at all to wrap (bite-sized) > > pieces of food in lettuce? (similar to Peking duck, but with lettuce) > > Sounds like Korean bulgogi. Typically it's beef, but I could see a fowl > version considering the flavors in the sauce. I've had bulgogi many times and never had it wrapped in lettuce. I would say Vietnamese food. I've had many, many Vietnamese dishes where you wrap stuff up in lettuce. One of my favorites is banh xeo which is a mung bean pancake with chicken and/or shrimp in it which comes with a plate of lettuce leaves, bean sprouts, Thai basil, and maybe other stuff. You take a lettuce leaf, tear off a hunk of the pancake and put it on the leaf, top with sprouts and basil, etc., then roll up and dip in nuoc cham. Kate -- Kate Connally “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.” Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back, Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about? |
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"Jean B." > wrote in message ... > > Ginger (at least here). Oh yum, and I quite agree. > Hisashiburi! Yes, you're right! It is ginger. I knew there was something else! Are you still fostering those two cats or is Ming still an only cat? rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
> > "Jean B." > wrote in message ... > > > > Ginger (at least here). Oh yum, and I quite agree. > > > > Hisashiburi! Yes, you're right! It is ginger. I knew there was something > else! > > Are you still fostering those two cats or is Ming still an only cat? > > rona > I still have the foster cats, but they are still sequestered. It was supposed to be temporary, but their owner disappeared during the critical time when they could have been admitted to a no-kill shelter. Since we had left it that we would consider it temporary and she was going to leave that slot open for them, I am sort-of unhappy about that. But the cats are very shy, so it would be hard for them.... -- Jean B. |
Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
"Jean B." > wrote in message ...
> I still have the foster cats, but they are still sequestered. It > was supposed to be temporary, but their owner disappeared during > the critical time when they could have been admitted to a no-kill > shelter. Since we had left it that we would consider it temporary > and she was going to leave that slot open for them, I am sort-of > unhappy about that. But the cats are very shy, so it would be > hard for them.... > > -- > Jean B. Is your daughter attached to them already? Sounds like you might have a couple of permanent additions to the household :-). It's so hard to let them go...I still miss Stranger Cat and she was only with me for three days! And if her owner hadn't claimed her, I'm certain I would still have her :-). rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
> > Is your daughter attached to them already? Sounds like you might have a > couple of permanent additions to the household :-). It's so hard to let > them go...I still miss Stranger Cat and she was only with me for three days! > And if her owner hadn't claimed her, I'm certain I would still have her :-). > > rona No she hates them--and decided not to give them a chance. That's a big problem. BTW, I see you are going to Japan.... :-) -- Jean B. |
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"Jean B." > wrote in message ...
> > No she hates them--and decided not to give them a chance. That's > a big problem. <gasp> I can't believe she hates them! Is she feeling protective of Ming's space? She is 13 (?), after all. She's allowed some weird decisions :-). Poor foster kitties! They just want some loving! >BTW, I see you are going to Japan.... :-) > > -- > Jean B. Yup! Leaving in about 4 or 5 weeks. On one hand, been there, done that, didn't really want to do it again. However, I can't wait to *eat*! Especially sushi and sashimi made from non-frozen fish! I think my first meal in Japan will either be uni, ikura, and unagi sushi and hotate sashimi, or akashiyaki. I know a fabulous akashiyaki place in Motomachi! And Mariages Freres (my favourite tea shop) is right nearby! And did I mention visiting the stationery shops? And buying pyjamas? :-) And going to all the traditional handicraft shops in Kyoto? How's South Beach coming along? I still haven't tried it, though I have reduced my refined carbs somewhat. Potato chips are my Waterloo, though! rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
> > "Jean B." > wrote in message ... > > > > No she hates them--and decided not to give them a chance. That's > > a big problem. > > <gasp> I can't believe she hates them! Is she feeling protective of Ming's > space? She is 13 (?), after all. She's allowed some weird decisions :-). > Poor foster kitties! They just want some loving! Yes, they are really quite sweet. She just made up her mind to hate them. > > >BTW, I see you are going to Japan.... :-) > > > > -- > > Jean B. > > Yup! Leaving in about 4 or 5 weeks. On one hand, been there, done that, > didn't really want to do it again. However, I can't wait to *eat*! > Especially sushi and sashimi made from non-frozen fish! I think my first > meal in Japan will either be uni, ikura, and unagi sushi and hotate sashimi, > or akashiyaki. I know a fabulous akashiyaki place in Motomachi! And > Mariages Freres (my favourite tea shop) is right nearby! > > And did I mention visiting the stationery shops? And buying pyjamas? :-) > And going to all the traditional handicraft shops in Kyoto? > > How's South Beach coming along? I still haven't tried it, though I have > reduced my refined carbs somewhat. Potato chips are my Waterloo, though! > How long are you staying, or is this sort-of open-ended? I think my daughter will start taking Japanese this summer. That is one place she would really like to go to. I am still keeping my carbs pretty low. It has been hard with February vacation though. -- Jean B. |
Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
"Jean B." > wrote in message ...
> > How long are you staying, or is this sort-of open-ended? I think > my daughter will start taking Japanese this summer. That is one > place she would really like to go to. > Minimum two years. I think I mentioned before, but if not I will now, you're of course welcome to visit with your daughter! Or just your daughter if you're brave enough to ship her to a foreign country alone! Kobe is a great base, since it's near Kyoto for sightseeing, Osaka for fun, plus it's about half-way between Tokyo and Hiroshima and Nagasaki if you want to travel around. My apartment, though it only has one bedroom, is supposedly quite large by Japanese standards--my friend said it's about the size of a family apartment (my last apartment had 2 bedrooms, though, so I'm sort of slumming :-)). I have a sofa bed and an extra futon (they sent me an inventory of the apartment :-)) so everyone will have a place to sleep! And we can eat! We can focus on seafood so you can still maintain low-carb at least somewhat. Sashimi, yum! rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
> > "Jean B." > wrote in message ... > > > > > How long are you staying, or is this sort-of open-ended? I think > > my daughter will start taking Japanese this summer. That is one > > place she would really like to go to. > > > > Minimum two years. I think I mentioned before, but if not I will now, > you're of course welcome to visit with your daughter! Or just your daughter > if you're brave enough to ship her to a foreign country alone! Kobe is a > great base, since it's near Kyoto for sightseeing, Osaka for fun, plus it's > about half-way between Tokyo and Hiroshima and Nagasaki if you want to > travel around. My apartment, though it only has one bedroom, is supposedly > quite large by Japanese standards--my friend said it's about the size of a > family apartment (my last apartment had 2 bedrooms, though, so I'm sort of > slumming :-)). I have a sofa bed and an extra futon (they sent me an > inventory of the apartment :-)) so everyone will have a place to sleep! > > And we can eat! We can focus on seafood so you can still maintain low-carb > at least somewhat. Sashimi, yum! > > rona > Thanks for the invitation. Leah's going to start taking Japanese this summer, if the woman I have found is still willing to tutor her. I see that as a prelude to going there with her. I'd love to see you if we overlap, but I sure wouldn't impose on you. I had a one bedroom apaato. The kitchen was a shock. Do know what your kitchen will be like? Needless to say, the best course is to cook Japanese food--or at least other Asian foods that allow you to use the plentiful food (as vs. expensive, hard-to-find stuff) and the facilities that are at your disposal. -- Jean B., ca 12 miles west of Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
Wrapping food in pieces of lettuce?
"Jean B." > wrote in message ...
> > Thanks for the invitation. Leah's going to start taking Japanese > this summer, if the woman I have found is still willing to tutor > her. I see that as a prelude to going there with her. I'd love > to see you if we overlap, but I sure wouldn't impose on you. I > had a one bedroom apaato. The kitchen was a shock. Do know what > your kitchen will be like? Needless to say, the best course is to > cook Japanese food--or at least other Asian foods that allow you > to use the plentiful food (as vs. expensive, hard-to-find stuff) > and the facilities that are at your disposal. > -- > Jean B., ca 12 miles west of Boston, Massachusetts, USA My kitchen, from what I know so far, has a two element gas stove with fish grill and a gas oven, as well. Plus pots, pans, casserole dishes, mixing bowls, etc. At least that's what the inventory said. I heard from a friend (a classmate from grad school is one of the other foreign teachers there) that the oven is really a microwave/convection oven. As long as it's big enough to fit a 9x13 pan, I don't really care if it's gas or electric! My last Japanese oven only fit an 8"-square or 9" round pan at the most. Made cookie-making very tedious! I also have china and silverware in sets of 6, so I imagine they wanted me to have guests :-). I'll check out the apartment size and let you know how big/small it really is (I heard big, but it's all relative). Even if it's small-ish, my offer still stands. I've had guests stay in my teeny tiny 6-tatami one-room Leo Palace apartment with me (and large groups crash in my two bedroom, 30 or 36-tatami apartment in Tochigi) so I'm used to sharing small spaces in Japan! I must admit, I rarely cooked Japanese food in Japan. I usually went out or got take-out for that! They make much better Japanese food than I do! rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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