On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 12:55:13 PM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> > The only African
> > food I've had was some really nice homemade Ethoipian Injera bread with
> > a nicely spiced lamb and vegetable stew. Delicious!
> I've had Ethiopian lunch here a few times. Generally known as "fasting"
> here in Virginia.

Don't be a dick.

Ethiopian cooking is reckoned to be the most highly developed cuisine
in sub-Saharan Africa.

We used to have two Ethiopian restaurants in town. Unfortunately,
now we're down to one.

<http://www.bluenilemi.com/>

And a little closer to where you live:

<https://www.mesobcafe.com/>

Cindy Hamilton

"Gary" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
> > The only African
>> food I've had was some really nice homemade Ethoipian Injera bread with
>> a nicely spiced lamb and vegetable stew. Delicious!
>
> I've had Ethiopian lunch here a few times. Generally known as "fasting"
> here in Virginia.

Ethiopian cuisine is not the same as Tanzanian.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> > The only African
>>> food I've had was some really nice homemade Ethoipian Injera
>>> bread with
>>> a nicely spiced lamb and vegetable stew.* Delicious!
>>
>> I've had Ethiopian lunch here a few times. Generally known as
>> "fasting" here in Virginia.
>
> Ethiopian cuisine is not the same as Tanzanian.

Yep, and each tribe in tanzania cooks up different vittles.

jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/27/2020 5:13 PM, wrote:
>> On Friday, December 25, 2020 at 8:50:29 PM UTC-5,
>> wrote:
>>> Yes, I will research this online.
>>
>> Etc.
>>
>> And I thought, "Cool!* I know quite a bit about Tanzanian
>> cuisine, including home-cooking, street/fast, and restaurant
>> food.* Personal experiences.* I'll be happy to share what I know
>> and I look forward to a discussion about it!"
>>
>> But of course, this being RFC in 2020, the thread immediately
>> took a dive into the sewer and stayed there.
>>
>> Jesus F'ing Christ, people.
>>
> Please do tell her about it, Silvar.
>
> I would love to see some of those Tanzania recipes.* The only
> African food I've had was some really nice homemade Ethoipian
> Injera bread with a nicely spiced lamb and vegetable stew.* Delicious!
>
> Julie is trying to impress someonw she barely knows.* Her last
> "boyfriend" was allergic to cats.* This is a new guy.* Gotta wonder
> where she's finding them during a pandemic lockdown.
>
> Jill

Craigslist?

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/27/2020 5:13 PM, wrote:
>> On Friday, December 25, 2020 at 8:50:29 PM UTC-5,
>> wrote:
>>> Yes, I will research this online.
>>
>> Etc.
>>
>> And I thought, "Cool! I know quite a bit about Tanzanian cuisine,
>> including home-cooking, street/fast, and restaurant food. Personal
>> experiences. I'll be happy to share what I know and I look forward to a
>> discussion about it!"
>>
>> But of course, this being RFC in 2020, the thread immediately took a dive
>> into the sewer and stayed there.
>>
>> Jesus F'ing Christ, people.
>>
> Please do tell her about it, Silvar.
>
> I would love to see some of those Tanzania recipes. The only African food
> I've had was some really nice homemade Ethoipian Injera bread with a
> nicely spiced lamb and vegetable stew. Delicious!
>
> Julie is trying to impress someonw she barely knows. Her last "boyfriend"
> was allergic to cats. This is a new guy. Gotta wonder where she's
> finding them during a pandemic lockdown.

I found who I refer to as "The Three Amigos" on the Facebook dating app. D.
found me on Plenty Of Fish. I reactivated my account because I was bored and
thought I'd find someone to talk to. I did. A guy whose dad worked with my
dad. I found him to be boring though. Then D. contacted me. We met the next
day in a parking lot. Again, because so few places were open. We hit it off
right away. Lots of stuff in common. He has two cats. Great personality.
Makes me laugh. I make him laugh. Couldn't be better.

Yes, there is a pandemic but... People who are married or live with their
BF/GF can see their other half every day. Kind of un fair to the rest of us
who are supposed to stay home and see no one. I got sick of it. People
aren't meant to be hermits.

On 12/29/2020 8:00 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/27/2020 5:13 PM, wrote:
>>> On Friday, December 25, 2020 at 8:50:29 PM UTC-5,
>>> wrote:
>>>> Yes, I will research this online.
>>>
>>> Etc.
>>>
>>> And I thought, "Cool!Â* I know quite a bit about Tanzanian cuisine,
>>> including home-cooking, street/fast, and restaurant food.Â* Personal
>>> experiences.Â* I'll be happy to share what I know and I look forward
>>> to a discussion about it!"
>>>
>>> But of course, this being RFC in 2020, the thread immediately took a
>>> dive into the sewer and stayed there.
>>>
>>> Jesus F'ing Christ, people.
>>>
>> Please do tell her about it, Silvar.
>>
>> I would love to see some of those Tanzania recipes.Â* The only African
>> food I've had was some really nice homemade Ethoipian Injera bread
>> with a nicely spiced lamb and vegetable stew.Â* Delicious!
>>
>> Julie is trying to impress someonw she barely knows.Â* Her last
>> "boyfriend" was allergic to cats.Â* This is a new guy.Â* Gotta wonder
>> where she's finding them during a pandemic lockdown.
>
> I found who I refer to as "The Three Amigos" on the Facebook dating app.
> D. found me on Plenty Of Fish. I reactivated my account because I was
> bored and thought I'd find someone to talk to. I did. A guy whose dad
> worked with my dad. I found him to be boring though. Then D. contacted
> me. We met the next day in a parking lot. Again, because so few places
> were open. We hit it off right away. Lots of stuff in common. He has two
> cats. Great personality. Makes me laugh. I make him laugh. Couldn't be
> better.
>
> Yes, there is a pandemic but... People who are married or live with
> their BF/GF can see their other half every day. Kind of un fair to the
> rest of us who are supposed to stay home and see no one. I got sick of
> it. People aren't meant to be hermits.

Some of us are comfortable enough to not need constant company. I talk
with my SO on the phone at least once a day. I enjoy solice in reading
and having my cat curl up next to me while I do so. I enjoy watching
and feeding birds. I take surveys. I watch silly movies on TV. I cook
whatever I want to when I feel like and don't need to have someone else
there to approve the ingredients.

I sure as hell don't feel like I need to be out meeting and greeting
strangers in parking lots hoping for a bouquet of roses the middle of a
pandemic. That's just sad.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/29/2020 8:00 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 12/27/2020 5:13 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Friday, December 25, 2020 at 8:50:29 PM UTC-5,
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Yes, I will research this online.
>>>>
>>>> Etc.
>>>>
>>>> And I thought, "Cool! I know quite a bit about Tanzanian cuisine,
>>>> including home-cooking, street/fast, and restaurant food. Personal
>>>> experiences. I'll be happy to share what I know and I look forward to a
>>>> discussion about it!"
>>>>
>>>> But of course, this being RFC in 2020, the thread immediately took a
>>>> dive into the sewer and stayed there.
>>>>
>>>> Jesus F'ing Christ, people.
>>>>
>>> Please do tell her about it, Silvar.
>>>
>>> I would love to see some of those Tanzania recipes. The only African
>>> food I've had was some really nice homemade Ethoipian Injera bread with
>>> a nicely spiced lamb and vegetable stew. Delicious!
>>>
>>> Julie is trying to impress someonw she barely knows. Her last
>>> "boyfriend" was allergic to cats. This is a new guy. Gotta wonder where
>>> she's finding them during a pandemic lockdown.
>>
>> I found who I refer to as "The Three Amigos" on the Facebook dating app.
>> D. found me on Plenty Of Fish. I reactivated my account because I was
>> bored and thought I'd find someone to talk to. I did. A guy whose dad
>> worked with my dad. I found him to be boring though. Then D. contacted
>> me. We met the next day in a parking lot. Again, because so few places
>> were open. We hit it off right away. Lots of stuff in common. He has two
>> cats. Great personality. Makes me laugh. I make him laugh. Couldn't be
>> better.
>>
>> Yes, there is a pandemic but... People who are married or live with their
>> BF/GF can see their other half every day. Kind of un fair to the rest of
>> us who are supposed to stay home and see no one. I got sick of it. People
>> aren't meant to be hermits.
>
> Some of us are comfortable enough to not need constant company. I talk
> with my SO on the phone at least once a day. I enjoy solice in reading
> and having my cat curl up next to me while I do so. I enjoy watching and
> feeding birds. I take surveys. I watch silly movies on TV. I cook
> whatever I want to when I feel like and don't need to have someone else
> there to approve the ingredients.

I don't need constant company but aside from Justin, I haven't much of
anyone during the pandemic. Saw one friend one time, just to take her a
book. Saw my mom twice, for about two minutes each time. My brother once,
his wife twice. And the various BFs a few times. Saw Angela more than
anyone, but didn't even see her once a week. You might not be a social
person. I am. I like seeing people. I can't stand watchint TV or movies.
There is nothing more mind numbing. I do read. I read very fast so buying
books is expensive!

I don't know what you mean about someone else approving ingredients. I did
show him some of what I bought. Peri Peri and Piri Piri. He said those were
the wrong things and the correct term in Swahili is Pili Pili. A search
turned up a musical group. A couple of foods did show up as Peri Pweri.
Dunno.
>
> I sure as hell don't feel like I need to be out meeting and greeting
> strangers in parking lots hoping for a bouquet of roses the middle of a
> pandemic. That's just sad.

I don't really like cut flowers. I certainly wasn't looking for those.
Meeting in a parking lot was really our only choice. Worked for me. Don't
care if you don't like it or found it sad. We had a lot of laughs. Nothing
sad about that.

I have a Tanzanian cookbook and have flagged a few recipes that are in
it. Email me, and I'll send my comments. If any seem good to you, I'll
type them up.

Jean B. (who'd give a link to her comments, but they are rather
redundant, not edited for other people's viewing)

Julie Bove wrote:
> Yes, I will research this online. Long story short, my new guy made the
> mistake of going to Inchin Bamboo for dinner last night. It's a chain
> place. Indian/Asian fusion type food, based out of TX I think. There
> wasn't much open when he got there. Restaurants are either closed for
> good or closed early due to Covid, and add in the holiday. He wanted a
> long time to try to place an order, but they closed before he could
> order. They apologized, but gave him some food for free. We couldn't
> tell what it was. Some kind of chicken and noodles and way too much
> white rice. He had intended to eat it in the car and then go home.
>
> Instead, he called and asked if he could come over and heat it in my
> microwave as it was cold when they gave it to him. I had made turkey and
> stuffing, but I thought that wouldn't appeal to him given that he is
> from Tanzania. I am not familiar with their cuisine. He does cook. He
> even has a rice pot that he loves. Said he made chicken soup in it. The
> soup had potatoes, carrots, other vegetables and was seasoned with and
> ginger and cilantro. So I know those two things.
>
> But... Whatever this crap was that they gave him, couldn't be helped
> even with the tiny container of red sauce that they gave him. So he
> began looking in my kitchen for something with heat to it. All I could
> think of was Mexican type salsas and such or red pepper flakes. I did
> have Sirracha. But it's gone now. So... What sort of things should I buy
> if a similar situation arises? As in prepared sauces or spices? Oh and,
> although he didn't eat much of the food, it gave him stomach pains.
>
> And... I you eat this kind of food, what are some dishes I could make
> that don't involve perishable items that I might not have. I will
> research it but want a dish or two that I can make on the fly if I need
> to. He mentioned something with coconut and bananas and also Chapatti
> (sp?) or Roti that his aunt makes. He said he was eating that daily but
> it raised his cholesterol so had to give it up. He now tries to eat a
> lower fat diet. I can make really good pita bread so he might like that.
>
> Thanks!

Jean B. wrote:
> I have a Tanzanian cookbook and have flagged a few recipes that are
> in it.* Email me, and I'll send my comments.* If any seem good to
> you, I'll type them up.
>
> Jean B. (who'd give a link to her comments, but they are rather
> redundant, not edited for other people's viewing)
>

Good work Jean

But those secret recipes probably call for certain species of
termites and ants, and grub worms only harvested by a few tribes in
africa.

It's very unlikely that julie can buy such exotic african jungle
groceries in bothell, or even washington state.

On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 5:39:30 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
> > I have a Tanzanian cookbook and have flagged a few recipes that are
> > in it. Email me, and I'll send my comments. If any seem good to
> > you, I'll type them up.
> >
> > Jean B. (who'd give a link to her comments, but they are rather
> > redundant, not edited for other people's viewing)
> >
> Good work Jean
>
> But those secret recipes probably call for certain species of
> termites and ants, and grub worms only harvested by a few tribes in
> africa.
>
> It's very unlikely that julie can buy such exotic african jungle
> groceries in bothell, or even washington state.

Dude, Seattle is a pretty comopolitan city. It's more likely to have exotic
grubs than say, St. Louis.

--Bryan

Bryan Simmons wrote:

> On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 5:39:30 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
> > Jean B. wrote:
> > > I have a Tanzanian cookbook and have flagged a few recipes that
> > > are in it. Email me, and I'll send my comments. If any seem good
> > > to you, I'll type them up.
> > >
> > > Jean B. (who'd give a link to her comments, but they are rather
> > > redundant, not edited for other people's viewing)
> > >
> > Good work Jean
> >
> > But those secret recipes probably call for certain species of
> > termites and ants, and grub worms only harvested by a few tribes in
> > africa.
> >
> > It's very unlikely that julie can buy such exotic african jungle
> > groceries in bothell, or even washington state.
>
> Dude, Seattle is a pretty comopolitan city. It's more likely to have
> exotic grubs than say, St. Louis.
>
> --Bryan

Probably but it's also over 1 hour round trip?

On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 7:51:02 AM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 5:39:30 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
> > > Jean B. wrote:
> > > > I have a Tanzanian cookbook and have flagged a few recipes that
> > > > are in it. Email me, and I'll send my comments. If any seem good
> > > > to you, I'll type them up.
> > > >
> > > > Jean B. (who'd give a link to her comments, but they are rather
> > > > redundant, not edited for other people's viewing)
> > > >
> > > Good work Jean
> > >
> > > But those secret recipes probably call for certain species of
> > > termites and ants, and grub worms only harvested by a few tribes in
> > > africa.
> > >
> > > It's very unlikely that julie can buy such exotic african jungle
> > > groceries in bothell, or even washington state.
> >
> > Dude, Seattle is a pretty comopolitan city. It's more likely to have
> > exotic grubs than say, St. Louis.
> >
> > --Bryan
> Probably but it's also over 1 hour round trip?

I guess it comes down to how far she's willing to go to please her
well hung Tanzanian.

--Bryan