BabyJane Hudson wrote:
> Chinese Imperial Palace Egg Drop Soup
>
> Ingredients:
> 6 C. Chicken Broth
> 1 large Egg, lightly beaten with 1 tsp. sesame oil
> 1/4 tsp. White Pepper
> 4 sliced Green Onion tops for garnish
> Salt to taste
>
> Preparation:
> Bring the broth to a simmer over low medium heat. Very slowly stream
> in the egg, use a fork to pull strands of the egg gently. Do not stir
> vigorously; you will have a mess if you do. Add white pepper and salt.
> Continue to cook until egg is done. Serve promptly.

That's a lot of sesame oil for one egg, but then again for 6 cups soup
I'd use two eggs. Problem solved.

The Frug's advice was to pour the eggs in slowly and then _wait_ for
several seconds before beginning to stir gently. This is good advice.


Many restaurants will finish by thickening the soup slightly with a
cornstarch slurry. I don't, but for those who think they're missing
some texure, that's why.

It's not traditional but I sometimes sprinkle some cilantro leaves into
my soup bowl when, as now, the cilantro plants are growing well. -aem

On 5 Feb 2006 10:29:09 -0800, aem wrote:

> It's not traditional but I sometimes sprinkle some cilantro leaves into
> my soup bowl when, as now, the cilantro plants are growing well. -aem

Cilantro is a good addition to almost anything.
I particularly like it in vietnamese style grilled chicken sandwiches.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Sun, 05 Feb 2006 12:32:50 -0800, sf >
wrote:

>On 5 Feb 2006 10:29:09 -0800, aem wrote:
>
>> It's not traditional but I sometimes sprinkle some cilantro leaves into
>> my soup bowl when, as now, the cilantro plants are growing well. -aem
>
>Cilantro is a good addition to almost anything.
>I particularly like it in vietnamese style grilled chicken sandwiches.
>--


I've never found cilantro mentioned in Chinese recipes though.

It's more a Thai thing

Vietnamese sandwiches! OMG - they are good. There were a few places in
Rockford, Illinois, that used to make those for carry out. Now that I am
closer to the Chicago burbs, I haven't found any place that makes them. I
can still remember that on Fridays, this one place sold barbeque pork
sandwiches on special.

I remember the first time I went into a little Vietnamese grocery store and
saw them on sale. The daughter of the owner was loading dozens of these
into a box for delivery. I remarked to the owner, "funny, I've never seen
sub sandwiches mixed with Asian food," to which the owner snapped, "I guess
we learned something from 100 years of French occupation."

Please give the ingredient and construction please.

"pgluth1" > wrote in message
...
> Vietnamese sandwiches! OMG - they are good. There were a few places in
> Rockford, Illinois, that used to make those for carry out. Now that I am
> closer to the Chicago burbs, I haven't found any place that makes them. I
> can still remember that on Fridays, this one place sold barbeque pork
> sandwiches on special.
>
> I remember the first time I went into a little Vietnamese grocery store
> and
> saw them on sale. The daughter of the owner was loading dozens of these
> into a box for delivery. I remarked to the owner, "funny, I've never seen
> sub sandwiches mixed with Asian food," to which the owner snapped, "I
> guess
> we learned something from 100 years of French occupation."
>

When it comes to ethnic food, I rarely ask questions. I just ask the
owner "what's good?" and sit back and enjoy the results. Except for an
ugly incident in Northern Germany where the specialty of the house was
"eel sub sandwiches" I haven't regretted the results.

This is an example of a Vietnamese sandwich. Again, I am not an expert,
but the ones I had were served on very small french "sub" rolls, maybe 5
inches long. There was a choice of chicken, pork, bbq beef, and a few
different vegetarian varieties. They tend to be on the spicy side, served
cold, and packed with marinaded vegetables.

http://www.recipezaar.com/126797

or

http://www.recipezaar.com/51295

and pictures at:

http://www.sacbee.com/content/lifest...pes/story/1363
6412p-14478846c.html#more_images

I read this:
Called banh mi in Vietnam, these delicious sandwiches are ubiquitous
throughout the country and are usually eaten for breakfast.

But I had heard they are also snacks and appetizers.