[CH] mystery paste
Alex Silbajoris (asilbajo@hotmail.com)
Thu, 17 May 2001 12:43:11
Yesterday I stopped at our neighborhood asian grocery store named CAM -
Linda and I call it the Stinky Store because it really reeks of fish when
you walk in. Linda gags so I go alone. I was browsing the sauces again,
and found one with no english on the label except for a nutritional
information label slapped over the existing label, to make it legal for sale
here. I don't know if it's fully legal, since I still don't know who made
it or where, or what is in it, or what it's called.
It's very similar to the red pepper flakes in red oil that you might see in
an asian restuarant, except it's almost all tightly packed peppers with some
oil. The peppers have that roasted nutty flavor, but what makes this
different from any similar product I've tried is the presence of toasted
peanuts as well, almost like an instant kung pao. The flavor is great!
I thought about giving this message the subject B*ARELY L*EGAL H*OT A*SIAN
but then I thought, nah.
I also got a little crock of "preserved vegetable" which I first tried more
than ten years ago. Hmm, tastes like the same batch, sort of like someone
decided to clean dirty socks by packing them with salt. It tastes so
terrible that I can't help taking another fork full. According to the
label, one tablespoon has 59% of the daily amount of sodium.
- A
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