drinking a cup of basil and spending $10
 

I picked up something at an "asian" grocery the other day, to boost the
order up to $10. I use quotes because the place is likely Vietnamese.


Danh Tra Hoa Sen. Scented green tea. The tea selection at the grocery
was small, and this was the only thing that interested me. I didn't
look closely enough at the ingredients. All I noticed were the Green
Tea (Tra Xanh, = Danh Tra?) and jasmine scent.

I just made my first cup, and after trying to figure out what that
smell is, I realized that the third ingredient (Natural Herb Flavor) is
Basil.

It's too strong a scent for me. I think it might be bothering my
allergies. The tea was good quality and it tastes nice, but I just
can't take the aroma. Too bad. $1.50 gamble.

I also bought a small package of dried plums. Just too sour for my
mouth. Oh well, another thing I can say I tried.

The round-eye Pad Thai I made was good, though, so the trip was worth
it.

Greg Zywicki

Zywicki wrote:

> I picked up something at an "asian" grocery the other day, to boost the
> order up to $10. I use quotes because the place is likely Vietnamese.
>
>
> Danh Tra Hoa Sen. Scented green tea. The tea selection at the grocery
> was small, and this was the only thing that interested me. I didn't
> look closely enough at the ingredients. All I noticed were the Green
> Tea (Tra Xanh, = Danh Tra?) and jasmine scent.
>
> I just made my first cup, and after trying to figure out what that
> smell is, I realized that the third ingredient (Natural Herb Flavor) is
> Basil.
>
> It's too strong a scent for me. I think it might be bothering my
> allergies. The tea was good quality and it tastes nice, but I just
> can't take the aroma. Too bad. $1.50 gamble.
>
> I also bought a small package of dried plums. Just too sour for my
> mouth. Oh well, another thing I can say I tried.
>
> The round-eye Pad Thai I made was good, though, so the trip was worth
> it.
>
> Greg Zywicki
>
I can't put an entire salty sour plum in my mouth. I'd take the
smallest nibble. I know some old ladies take it for motion sickness.

That tea sounds interesting. I love the distinct flavor of Vietnamese
cooking.

"That tea sounds interesting. I love the distinct flavor of Vietnamese

cooking."

I'd send it to you, but I already dumped it. Man, that was a wicked
sinus headache.

Greg Zywicki

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:38:09 GMT, ggg > wrote:
>>
> I can't put an entire salty sour plum in my mouth. I'd take the
> smallest nibble. I know some old ladies take it for motion sickness.
[snip]

We used to eat those as kids. A whole one in your mouth makes your
tongue pucker like nobody's business, but it's the same way with those
Warheads and Tearjerkers candies that were wildly popular here years ago.

Our local Asian market also sells small plastic vials of similar
candy, only it's chopped up to the size of a small pebble. IIRC, it came in
preserved plum, orange rind, and I don't know what else--again, it's the
salty/sour/sweet combination. I feel like having it once in a very great
while. DH doesn't care for it, though!

Ariane
--
Dysfunction: The only consistent feature of all your dissatisfying
relationships is you.
http://www.despair.com/demotivators/dysfunction.html

Ariane Jenkins wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:38:09 GMT, ggg > wrote:
>
>>I can't put an entire salty sour plum in my mouth. I'd take the
>>smallest nibble. I know some old ladies take it for motion sickness.
>
> [snip]
>
> We used to eat those as kids. A whole one in your mouth makes your
> tongue pucker like nobody's business, but it's the same way with those
> Warheads and Tearjerkers candies that were wildly popular here years ago.
>
> Our local Asian market also sells small plastic vials of similar
> candy, only it's chopped up to the size of a small pebble. IIRC, it came in
> preserved plum, orange rind, and I don't know what else--again, it's the
> salty/sour/sweet combination. I feel like having it once in a very great
> while. DH doesn't care for it, though!
>
> Ariane
> --
> Dysfunction: The only consistent feature of all your dissatisfying
> relationships is you.
> http://www.despair.com/demotivators/dysfunction.html
>
>
>
I was told the nickname for those is boogers. I used to like them when
I was little.