On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:56:57 -0400, lil abner > wrote:

>James Silverton wrote:
>> Hello All!
>>
>> I don't speak any East Asian languages but I do make foods from all
>> those places and I can see why the names confuse me.
>>
>I was told that the Viet Namese made nuc mom by nailing a fish, onto a
>board with a groove, from the mouth down the board. The board was
>propped ,in the hot sun at an angle with a bottle below the groove.
>I declined to taste it.

They probably laughed for days over that one.

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On May 16, 4:03*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:56:57 -0400, lil abner > wrote:
> >James Silverton wrote:
> >> Hello All!
>
> >> I don't speak any East Asian languages but I do *make foods from all
> >> those places and I can see why the names confuse me.
>
> >I was told that the Viet Namese made nuc mom by nailing a fish, onto a
> >board with a groove, from the mouth down the board. The board was
> >propped ,in the hot sun at an angle with a bottle below the groove.
> >I declined to taste it.
>
> They probably laughed for days over that one.
>

Sure. How's a nail supposed to hold a rotting fish? Thing would slide
off the board in no time.

On Sun, 16 May 2010 16:54:13 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:

> Sure. How's a nail supposed to hold a rotting fish? Thing would slide
> off the board in no time.

That was a recipe for dried fish. The liquid would evaporate in the
hot sun, not run down the board.

-sw