I stopped by on my way home from work. They didn't have the Patak's
chilli pickle I was looking for, but they had lots of interesting stuff.

I bought a jar of red curry paste, some shredded green papaya, baby bok
choy, gunpowder tea, shirataka noodles, pickled ginger, and a package of
"sweet and sour mango" that I thought was going to be candied fruit.
Imagine my surprise when I opened it up on the drive home and bit into a
piece. It's a mild pickle with a slightly-cooked texture, flavored with
salt, sugar, vinegar, and licorice. Maybe a little chili. :-P It's
nasty. But when I thinly sliced a couple of pieces and ate it with some
rice and fish it was OK. I'll probably finish the package but don't
think I'll ever buy it again.

Now I gotta find a recipe for green papaya salad...

Bob

On Mar 2, 9:26*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> I stopped by on my way home from work. *They didn't have the Patak's
> chilli pickle I was looking for, but they had lots of interesting stuff.
>
> I bought ... a package of
> "sweet and sour mango" that I thought was going to be candied fruit.
> Imagine my surprise when I opened it up on the drive home and bit into a
> piece. *It's a mild pickle with a slightly-cooked texture, flavored with
> salt, sugar, vinegar, and licorice. Maybe a little chili. *:-P *It's
> nasty. *But when I thinly sliced a couple of pieces and ate it with some
> rice and fish it was OK. *I'll probably finish the package but don't
> think I'll ever buy it again.

That was my husband's reaction. I wondered just how bad it could be,
since I had looked at the package and noticed it said "pickled" on the
slap-on label. He tossed them before I could sample.

maxine in ri

zxcvbob > wrote:

>Now I gotta find a recipe for green papaya salad...

I like to include a fraction of shredded ginger, and
season it mostly with rice vinegar and red pepper. I'm sure
there are tons of variations.

Steve

maxine wrote:
> On Mar 2, 9:26 pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
>> I stopped by on my way home from work. They didn't have the Patak's
>> chilli pickle I was looking for, but they had lots of interesting stuff.
>>
>> I bought ... a package of
>> "sweet and sour mango" that I thought was going to be candied fruit.
>> Imagine my surprise when I opened it up on the drive home and bit into a
>> piece. It's a mild pickle with a slightly-cooked texture, flavored with
>> salt, sugar, vinegar, and licorice. Maybe a little chili. :-P It's
>> nasty. But when I thinly sliced a couple of pieces and ate it with some
>> rice and fish it was OK. I'll probably finish the package but don't
>> think I'll ever buy it again.
>
> That was my husband's reaction. I wondered just how bad it could be,
> since I had looked at the package and noticed it said "pickled" on the
> slap-on label. He tossed them before I could sample.
>
> maxine in ri


Imagine pickled raw potato. With licorice. (BTW, it's not really sweet
nor sour)

Bob