Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
>> .. or do you?
>>
>> Mimi Jardim's Cooking the Portuguese Way - In South Africa.
>>
>> Found it when we went to a great fishmongers today that DH spotted on his
>> 'travels' and said I'd love. He was right.
>>
>> Ahem, we went there to buy some sole, yeah right... US$184.00 later, we
>> staggered to the car with our booty... Mitigation, not only do they have a
>> wonderful selection of fish and seafood - hey, they even had live oysters
>> in a tank; this is an Amazing Thing in the Johannesburg area <Cathy waves
>> to boli> but I discovered that they stock all sorts of other imported
>> goodies too. Saw some Mae Ploy stuff there <Cathy waves to Steve>, and
>> many other foodie delights e.g. pickled ginger (gari), a wonderful
>> selection of imported soy sauces, olive oils etc. etc. <drool>
>>
>> Anyway, on the way out I spotted the above mentioned cookbook (can't wait
>> to try the recipes) on a stand near the checkout... Also picked up a copy
>> of "Fish in a Flash" which is a 'homemade' cookbook (think
>> photocopies/ring binders) that is produced by the WIZO Johannesburg ladies
>> - some good stuff in there too.
>>
>> Heh. I have no room left in my freezer (and DH has hidden his credit card
>> from me), or I'd go back there again tomorrow
>
> I found a variant of this yesterday. SO and I went to the Spanish Table
> and I found Cuisines of Portuguese Encounters, by Cherie Hamilton. This
> book contains recipes from Portugal and its former colonies, such as
> Brazil, Angola, and Cape Verde. I'd seen this cookbook several years
> ago at Spanish Table, but they didn't stock it again until just now.
> (Revised, expanded edition.)
>
> Cindy
>
That sounds fascinating. How about Macao? IIRC, that is how egg tarts
came to be part of dim sum.

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Jean B.