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oblongmelon

03-19-2002, 12:46 PM

This afternoon, I received a package from a relative in Massachussets. It contained some of the most delish italian yummies you'd ever want to encounter..besides Homemade Canoli shells,Apricot Cookies and about 4 pounds of Lupini beans, she sent me two jars of Antonio's roasted Fava and Ceci nuts. I have sat here and devoured almost the entire jar. Has anyone else ever had these roasted nuts? And while Lupini beans are not my favorite-I'm sure they won't last long in this house-what kind of ethnic snacks do you ever have a craving for?

molecularfire

03-19-2002, 01:29 PM

Pearl milk tea. :lick: Loved them when I lived in L.A. Having trouble finding a place in North Chicago that has them. :(

Blu

03-19-2002, 01:32 PM

Schmaltz (refrigerated chicken fat on a plate that you rub with an onion half. Then you rub the onion on a piece of Matzos.)

Pocki (Japanese cookie thing)

attgig

03-19-2002, 01:36 PM

pocki is cool

there's also prawn crackers - another asian thing..
also, those shrimp chips...for any of you who saw Romeo must dieKiss of the Dragon...the 'uncle' made them in his shop.....

(thanks juju)

Merlin

03-19-2002, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by oblongmelon
This afternoon, I received a package from a relative in Massachussets. It contained some of the most delish italian yummies you'd ever want to encounter..besides Homemade Canoli shells,Apricot Cookies and about 4 pounds of Lupini beans, she sent me two jars of Antonio's roasted Fava and Ceci nuts. I have sat here and devoured almost the entire jar. Has anyone else ever had these roasted nuts? And while Lupini beans are not my favorite-I'm sure they won't last long in this house-what kind of ethnic snacks do you ever have a craving for?

/me :bonk: oblongmelon and steals the canolis!

Seriously, you're in luck. Canolis are great but I have not seen them in too many places lately so if ya got any eatra...;)

Butch

03-19-2002, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by Blu
Schmaltz (refrigerated chicken fat on a plate that you rub with an onion half. Then you rub the onion on a piece of Matzos.)

I think I felt my arteries clog and my breath get horrible just from reading that. (OK, maybe my breath was horrible before . . . but I need an excuse) ;)

Blu

03-19-2002, 01:42 PM

Oh, and I forgot SCRAPPLE!!

jujubees

03-19-2002, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by attgig
also, those shrimp chips...for any of you who saw Romeo must die...the 'uncle' made them in his shop..... *ahem* Kiss of the Dragon. ;)

oblongmelon

03-19-2002, 02:39 PM

Originally posted by Merlin

/me :bonk: oblongmelon and steals the canolis!

Seriously, you're in luck. Canolis are great but I have not seen them in too many places lately so if ya got any eatra...;)
she only sent me the SHELLS...I make my own filling. I made the mistake of letting a sister-in-law borrow my canoli tubes and she never returned them so now I don't have anything to fry the dough on. I'm having a hard time finding the tubes where I am..my friend was kind enough to send me some of her shells that she made last weekend. (She makes the best) :) Friends like this are good to have-no?

oblongmelon

03-19-2002, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by Blu
Schmaltz (refrigerated chicken fat on a plate that you rub with an onion half. Then you rub the onion on a piece of Matzos.)

erm..erm..erm..erm..uh...erm..tasty?:hmm:

Blu

03-19-2002, 03:19 PM

Originally posted by oblongmelon

erm..erm..erm..erm..uh...erm..tasty?:hmm:

All Jewish food is tasty!

NuTs62

03-19-2002, 03:28 PM

Originally posted by attgig
pocki is cool

there's also prawn crackers - another asian thing..
also, those shrimp chips...for any of you who saw Romeo must die...the 'uncle' made them in his shop.....

Pocky is okay I guess. I'm not much of a sweets person. Shrimp chips, there is this Thai brand that I tried, tastes great. Its in a tin can, about 10 or so inches tall. It costs bout 1.50 or so. A lil spicy. Very addicting, some of the best I've tasted.. and I've tasted TONS!

edit: they also have ones that taste like crab! although i can't really tell the difference :P

evil-will

03-19-2002, 04:03 PM

those japanese fried peas with wasabi...mmm theyre tasty!! how many can you pour into your mouth before you start tearing?

jujubees

03-19-2002, 05:11 PM

"Oriental Mix" :munch:
http://www.bulkfoods.com/pictures/1544.jpg

brain

03-19-2002, 09:27 PM

Originally posted by jujubees
"Oriental Mix" :munch:
http://www.bulkfoods.com/pictures/1544.jpg

My friends are bastards... They always pick one specific item out of the mix and eat them all.

irwin

03-19-2002, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by freakinfreak

My friends are bastards... They always pick one specific item out of the mix and eat them all.

Well, duh. The orange spicy slivers are the best! :)

jujubees

03-19-2002, 11:13 PM

Originally posted by freakinfreak
My friends are bastards... They always pick one specific item out of the mix and eat them all. There's another way to eat them? :hmm:

mojo

03-19-2002, 11:18 PM

i like a lot of mexican snacks, japanese snacks, italian snacks, german snacks, n stuff. i just don't know the names :P

NuTs62

03-19-2002, 11:51 PM

Originally posted by passwird

Well, duh. The orange spicy slivers are the best! :)

thats what i do.. but after a while, i felt i was wasting too much, so i decided just to buy the spicy ones.

hmm, how bout them lil lychee things..? i remember for a short period of time, when everyone was eating those things..

mojo

03-20-2002, 12:13 AM

shrimp is the food of the sea. you can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute' it...

brain

03-20-2002, 12:24 AM

Originally posted by NuTs62

thats what i do.. but after a while, i felt i was wasting too much, so i decided just to buy the spicy ones.

hmm, how bout them lil lychee things..? i remember for a short period of time, when everyone was eating those things..

until people started to choke and die from them... i prefer actual lychees versus those jelly thingies. when i was in vancouver, i had fresh lychee boba... it was SOOO good, i could've died.

NuTs62

03-20-2002, 12:52 AM

Originally posted by freakinfreak

until people started to choke and die from them... i prefer actual lychees versus those jelly thingies. when i was in vancouver, i had fresh lychee boba... it was SOOO good, i could've died.

were there seriously cases where people actually died from eating those things? i thuoght the craze just died down because it was everywhere..

mojo

03-20-2002, 12:57 AM

there is shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fry, deep fry, stir fry...

NuTs62

03-20-2002, 01:03 AM

Originally posted by mojo
there is shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fry, deep fry, stir fry...

goes along with your avatar "shrimpin ain't crazy". so Mr. Bubba "mojo" Gump, when are you gonna cook for us? Are you gonna face off against ironchef?

brain

03-20-2002, 01:03 AM

Originally posted by NuTs62

were there seriously cases where people actually died from eating those things? i thuoght the craze just died down because it was everywhere..

yes... i believe several children have died from it. one of them was in japan and was several months ago.

BrewMaster

03-20-2002, 01:07 AM

i crave my own people's foods (Belgian and Palestinian): hommos, imtabal (aka babaghanoush), sesame-honey sticks, Belgian sausage and sweets, Belgian Chocolate, rice pie (oh yeah!)

and i crave other people's food: Chinese green tea, red bean buns, and others that i can't think of right now since i'm not hungry at the moment

...oh yeah, and Korean beer. they have some yummy brands of beer.

mojo

03-20-2002, 02:03 AM

there's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes,
shrimp burgers, shrimp sandwich...

that...that's 'bout it

Originally posted by NuTs62

goes along with your avatar "shrimpin ain't crazy". so Mr. Bubba "mojo" Gump, when are you gonna cook for us? Are you gonna face off against ironchef? psst...nuts...shrimpin ain't Eazy

NuTs62

03-20-2002, 02:30 AM

Originally posted by mojo
psst...nuts...shrimpin ain't Eazy

i hate it when my fingers don't agree with my mind =p

so when's the big feast?

Merlin

03-20-2002, 03:48 PM

Fortune Cookies are pretty good and quite informative as well.

speedracer120

03-20-2002, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by BrewMaster
...oh yeah, and Korean beer. they have some yummy brands of beer.

What brands would you be referring to?

BrewMaster

03-20-2002, 10:25 PM

Originally posted by speedracer120

What brands would you be referring to?

Hite is ok. there's also some others that have labels i can't read. my Korean friend buys them, i just drink them...

brain

03-20-2002, 11:14 PM

Hmm... Perhaps OB Lager?

BrewMaster

03-20-2002, 11:23 PM

Originally posted by freakinfreak
Hmm... Perhaps OB Lager?

that sounds familiar. even if i haven't had it, i'd crave it anyway. i just crave beer in general (for the taste, i never get drunk), so that would fit the bill just right.

brain

03-21-2002, 12:49 AM

Originally posted by BrewMaster

that sounds familiar. even if i haven't had it, i'd crave it anyway. i just crave beer in general (for the taste, i never get drunk), so that would fit the bill just right.

You never get drunk? Let me introduce you to my little friend...
/me pulling out bottle of absinth

BrewMaster

03-21-2002, 12:53 AM

Originally posted by freakinfreak

You never get drunk? Let me introduce you to my little friend...
/me pulling out bottle of absinth
what's "absinth?" never heard of it.

i used to get drunk back in high school, but it think it's kinda lame now. not my thing, you know? i like the taste of beer and that's why i drink it. conversely, i don't like the taste of the hard stuff, so i avoid it.

brain

03-21-2002, 01:00 AM

http://www.absinth.com/images/p5300.jpg

If you ever saw Moulin Rouge, this is the green drink they would alwys drink. Supposedly, it can make you hallucinate. I suppose Oscar WIlde put it best... He said, "If you drink enough of this stuff, it will make you see things... beautiful things."

BrewMaster

03-21-2002, 01:02 AM

hmmm....thanks, but no thanks. i'll stick to beer.

wrkngirl

03-21-2002, 09:12 AM

My brother bought my sister and I both bottles of Absinthe for Christmas last year. It tastes like black licorice, so you either like it or don't. It does give you a wierd buzz, but none of us reported any hallucinations. You can't really knock it back as it does have a really strong after taste.

Back to the subject of ethnic foods- I am so thankful to live in San Diego where I am close to Ranch Market and La Tiendita and several dozen other ethnic specialty stores. Snack central!

molecularfire

03-21-2002, 09:21 AM

The Jello Lychee fad is over. man... and I just bought a tub. :P
Seriously though... love that stuff. Don't like any of the other flavors though...

Oh... one good snack food... although few I know agree with me is Durian. It's that soft yellow thing that smells awful but tastes very yummy. :drool::munch:

brain

03-21-2002, 09:27 AM

Durian is a VERY acquired taste. Some people have said that it smells something to the equivalent of raw sewage.

jujubees

03-21-2002, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by freakinfreak
Durian is a VERY acquired taste. Some people have said that it smells something to the equivalent of raw sewage. I love durian! :drool:

I once saw a logo, either on a candy wrapper, or on a tag on the fruit itself: "Smells like hell, tastes like heaven." Sums it up pretty well. :heh:

NuTs62

03-21-2002, 10:49 AM

i never heard of durian.. hmm, speaking of stuff that smells bad but tastes good.. how bout Stinky Tofu? I personally don't like to smell or eat it.. but for those who do, they love that stuff.. thats not what you guys are talking bout is it? cuz it does smell like raw sewage or human waste.

jujubees

03-21-2002, 10:58 AM

Erm ... it's NOT stinky tofu. ;)

http://www.sunfood.net/jeaa/articles/durian.jpg

attgig

03-21-2002, 11:01 AM

hahahah
durian and stinky tofu...the 2 classic things that all my chinese friends talk about. Tastes soo good according to most of em..
:shrug:

oh, and oblong, if you ever come over to the Baltimore/DC area, there's a great desert place (with like 5/6 locations) called Vaccaro's. mmmmmm, bestest deserts...
and if you go on your birthday, you get a free desert and coffee...

mmmmm

good stuffs

NuTs62

03-21-2002, 11:11 AM

Originally posted by jujubees
Erm ... it's NOT stinky tofu. ;)

http://www.sunfood.net/jeaa/articles/durian.jpg

hehe.. thanks for clearing that up.. i've seen that stuff before in Chinatown.. the picture makes it look like the inside is brains.

speedracer120

03-21-2002, 06:50 PM

Hite is like carbonated barley tea. But I guess it's pretty good, I like Coor's banquet myself over any Korean beers.

OB Lager commercials are great, but then it's not as if any of you have seen them.

BrewMaster

03-22-2002, 12:03 AM

Originally posted by speedracer120
Hite is like carbonated barley tea. But I guess it's pretty good, I like Coor's banquet myself over any Korean beers.

OB Lager commercials are great, but then it's not as if any of you have seen them.
Coors? someone please help them man....
as for Korean beers, they taste best, to me, with Korean food. it give a completeness to the meal, but i don't drink them on their own. when i buy beer, i buy the good stuff that i love.

and yeah, i've never seen the comercials.