Another one from Taiwan that I found at 99 Ranch. A pretty good delivery system for some weird (to us) ingredients and the requisite funny use of English: “Pestle Cereal has its origin in Taiwan. In Hakka culture, it is a kind of drink popular with the nobles, literati and olders [2 out of 3]. [...]
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More Stuff From the Asian Market – Yu Shen Pestle Cereal for “Literati and Olders”
August 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments
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Buckwheat Groats
July 17th, 2009 · No Comments
I picked up some buckwheat groats from the bulk bins at Jimbo’s. Despite the “wheat” they are actually a fruit and are gluten-free. I prepared them like the grits except I toasted them for a few with the sauteed aromatics before adding about 4 1/2 cups of water. These also have roasted New Mexico chilies [...]
More Stuff from the Asian Market: Quaker Ten Treasures Oats
July 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments
I found this stuff at 99 Ranch and even though it says it is made by Quaker (under license in Taiwan), I couldn’t find a word about it on the interwebs. I was able to learn that eight or ten treasures porridge is often related to Laba, a Chinese lunar festival. This one contain lots [...]
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Cecil’s Southwestern Grits
July 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Back in the day, one of my law school roommates tried to turn me on to grits but really, the only way we made the bland white stuff palatable was loading it with ridiculous amounts of cheese and hot sauce. I’ve been messing with a lot of different whole grains lately and I’ve seen enough [...]
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