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Comment on 酸辣云耳 Spicy Sour Cloud Ears by 温拌腰花 Spicy Kidney Mix « Kung Fu Eats

温拌腰花 Spicy Kidney Mix « Kung Fu Eats — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:05:58 +0000

[...] (located in northwest China). There is a lot going on in this dish. From the picture you can see cloud ear mushrooms, red peppers, onions, green peppers, and of course kidney. Like many Chinese dishes garlic and [...]

Comment on 鳗香 Salt Cured Eel by 茶树菇蒜苗炒腊肉 Tea Tree Mushrooms and Garlic Greens with Cured Pork « Kung Fu Eats

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:03:48 +0000

[...] oil, while dishes such as this one simply come served with a thick oily film. I’ve talked about cured meats and mushrooms before, both of which I eagerly devour, so it’s only natural that I would like this [...]

Comment on My New Favorite Toy by Dave

Dave — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:09:43 +0000

All I wanna be able to do in iPhoto is write Paint-style graffiti over the photos…

Comment on Access in China and a Solution by Chris

Chris — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:52:07 +0000

As long as you don’t talk about controversial topics on your website it’s not likely that you will be singled out and blocked.

The problem I had before was I was sharing an IP address with potentially hundreds of other websites and at least one of those did talk about controversial topics so the IP was blocked and as a consequence my site was also blocked.

Comment on Access in China and a Solution by ChinaAndy

ChinaAndy — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:46:00 +0000

China using their filtering software will simply block that IP address,so it very bad for webmaster;

Comment on 皮蛋豆腐 Hundred Year Egg with Tofu by Chris

Chris — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:19:11 +0000

@Feds I’ve had it with meat floss before and it’s one of the few decent uses of meat floss, usually meat floss on bread just doesn’t do it for me.

@Dave I’ll eat a little, but I just can’t get over the smell. Some people really do like them though, but I’m not one of them.

Comment on 皮蛋豆腐 Hundred Year Egg with Tofu by Dave

Dave — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:28:59 +0000

Dude we have completely different tastes. Century eggs are one of the few more random Chinese things I think are actually pretty good

Comment on 皮蛋豆腐 Hundred Year Egg with Tofu by Feds

Feds — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:20:52 +0000

I eat the tofu in this dish, but stay away from the eggs. Though I know it’s totally healthy to eat, green and eggs just doesn’t mix for me… unless its from a Dr. Seuss story. You really have to wonder at how people come up with some of these preservation methods.

Century eggs are certainly one of the most common dishes I’ve seen in Shanghai. Sometimes comes with pork floss 肉松 sprinkled on top.

Comment on 玉米烙 Flat Corn Pancake by Feds

Feds — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:58:18 +0000

Hahha, yes my words were too harsh. Perhaps a symptom of knowing the author and figuring he’d know my tone. But my opinion of the dish remains.

Fair play on corn on the cob being a healthy snack. Chinese people eat a lot of natural things like pistachios, almonds, mandarin oranges, sugar cane, etc. for snacks, which is far better than gummy bears and cheetos. Yet it’s a little disgusting to have someone eating corn on the cob beside you on the subway, and girls who spend an hour doing their hair and makeup only to get corn stuck in their teeth for the rest of the day are really doing themselves a disservice.

On a side note, sweet corn is really hard to find here, and that’s one of the things I miss from home. Often the cobs are boiled in convenience stores or just in a pot on the side of the street for hours. There’s very little taste left at that point. Miss that sweet sweet corn.

Comment on 玉米烙 Flat Corn Pancake by Bob

Bob — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:12:53 +0000

The first comment is quite slanted and negative. First, I beieve corn on the cob is a lot healthier than many snacks eaten in both US and China. Corn pizza is not health food but is a tasty snack. While less healthy than corn on the cob (which I do not smother in butter), it beats potato chips and other similar snacks.

Comment on 湘西土匪鸭 Western Hunan Bandit Duck by Feds

Feds — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:08:14 +0000

What a great name for a dish! Anything with the word ‘bandit’ in it has to be good. I don’t believe I’ve tried this one, but will have to give it a go, bone shards and all.

Comment on 玉米烙 Flat Corn Pancake by Chris

Chris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:29:12 +0000

Well the dish really doesn’t work without the mayonnaise and while it might not exactly be fine dining, I did mention it was junk food after all, it is a good choice for kids.

Comment on Chinese New Year in Korea by Feds

Feds — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:26:32 +0000

Mmm, kimchi and barbequed meats.

Comment on 本帮烤麸 Shanghai Style Baked Wheat Gluten by Feds

Feds — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:22:38 +0000

Your peanuts are a little misshapen, but you ate it so I’ll defer. Think I’ve had both in there before.

Comment on 本帮烤麸 Shanghai Style Baked Wheat Gluten by Chris

Chris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:15:53 +0000

Ah those aren’t chestnuts, they are boiled peanuts. Not nearly as tasty as the dry roasted variety.

Comment on 本帮烤麸 Shanghai Style Baked Wheat Gluten by Feds

Feds — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:11:54 +0000

When I first saw this dish I thought it was a kind of tofu. Done well, it can be really tasty. I’d say it’s a very Shanghainese sort of dish, since I’ve found it in the backwoods of Fengxian and Nanhui counties. I’ve mostly had it served cold. Sometimes (and it looks like it in your picture) it has chestnuts in it.

Comment on 玉米烙 Flat Corn Pancake by Feds

Feds — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:04:54 +0000

Oh come on! “The mayonnaise adds a different texture and a savory flavor that takes this dish from good to great.” Good sir, I beg to differ. The Chinese have literally hundreds of good dishes, but this is not one of them. Foods that were imported into China relatively late, like peanuts, have been put to great use (Kung Pao Chicken for example). But the way I see it, corn is put to ill use. It’s sprinkled on all kinds of dishes where it shouldn’t be, and half/quarter cobs are sold on the street so you can see people walking around chewing on corn in shopping malls, on buses, etc. But the greatest corn offense of all is 玉米饼, the Flat Corn Pancake.

If it’s hot and you’ve had a couple beers, it’s palatable. But after about one minute on the table the texture and the flavor start to go bad. And the use of mayo? Mayonnaise came to China relatively late, and it shows. Yuck.

Sorry Kung Fu Eats, not a fan of this dish.

Comment on 温拌腰花 Spicy Kidney Mix by timelawd

timelawd — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:05:28 +0000

I’d love to try the dish. The human kidney talk is funny in this context. I love offals.
Great job.

Comment on The Restaurants I Frequent by Agnieszka

Agnieszka — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:06:54 +0000

You must try crocodile, this opportunity I ever had in Shanghai, rather not possible to find it on the plate in Europe, really good taste,although poor crocodile )):

Comment on 咸肉豆腐煲 Tofu and Ham Pot by Atlanta Kung Fu

Atlanta Kung Fu — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:32:31 +0000

Wow that looks absolutely yummy!