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پولۇ Polo (Xinjiang, China)

Posted on August 18, 2017 by findingfoodfluency

From the portion size, you can tell they knew I was coming.  From the reused cooking oil, you can tell I knew what I was getting into. I consumed this tasty polo, better known to much of the world as … Continue reading →

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Japanese Onigiri Month, Part Six: Nothin’ But Eel

Posted on March 21, 2017 by findingfoodfluency

Oof, that’s a lot of rice.  No, it’s not slang for money; rather, it’s an obvious conclusion.  Eat onigiri, spike your blood sugar levels.  And if you don’t want all of those carbohydrates, have fun making a spectacle of yourself … Continue reading →

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Japanese Onigiri Month, Part Five: The Korean Edition

Posted on March 17, 2017 by findingfoodfluency

After a whirlwind tour of various Japanese onigiri, let’s take a gander at culinary influences from the Korean peninsula, the insular country’s western neighbors across the Sea of Japan: Bulgogi (ブルコギ/bu ru kogi/불고기).  Literally “fire meat,” bulgogi consists of thin, … Continue reading →

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Japanese Onigiri Month, Part Four

Posted on March 13, 2017 by findingfoodfluency

After a brief pause in Japanese Onigiri Month, let’s see what’s in store for this pre-snowstorm Monday… Salmon broiled in white miso and mirin (さけ味噌漬焼/ sa-kay mi-so tska yahkee). A couple of words to assist while in Japan… -mirin (みりん・味醂), … Continue reading →

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Japanese Onigiri Month, Part Three

Posted on March 6, 2017 by findingfoodfluency

Before a brief interruption in this month’s scheduled programming, I bring thee three more versions of Japanese onigiri to sample: I’m predicting it now… the food trend for 2017: onigiri and milk.  Ya, maybe in a prison in Japan.  But … Continue reading →

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Japanese Onigiri Month, Part Two

Posted on March 3, 2017 by findingfoodfluency

For the next installment of onigiri (omusubi) month, I bring you three – nay, two and a half – more suggestions, fresh from Japan…but first, a Japanese language primer: – 新発売 shin hatsubai = new product (new sale) – コシヒカリ … Continue reading →

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Do Not Adjust Your Cyan: The Malaysian Food Edition

Posted on October 24, 2016 by findingfoodfluency

Golly, every time I post something, it seems as if I should be adding a new category.  But what could that category be for today’s post?  Rice? Botany?  Printers? By now, we’ve established that I’ll eat almost anything.  That goes … Continue reading →

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Mansaf (منسف‎), Jordan’s “National Dish”

Posted on May 13, 2015 by findingfoodfluency

Truthfully, I have mixed feelings about rice.  In countries where it is one of the staple starches – as opposed to it being the go-to starch – I either never want it or expressly want it.  For example, in China, even … Continue reading →

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Five Orders of ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง Please. Mango Sticky Rice? You Know It Well.

Posted on October 16, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

Mango sticky rice, or khao niao mamuang (khao niao being glutinous rice). It’s just about the only Thai dish I think about, besides the ful and pickles on Soi Arab.  And if you said, hey, what’s up with that?  You’d … Continue reading →

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