tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post8576448636454629560..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Good FoodRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-21900084138648850712012-03-30T21:40:06.459-04:002012-03-30T21:40:06.459-04:00Old Windways: Totally a fan! They are exactly wha...Old Windways: Totally a fan! They are exactly what a drinks machine should be.<br /><br /> In re "two sticks:" considering the etiquette for eating with chopsticks and the serving methods in places where they are used, they are a hygienic upgrade from everyone diggin' dinner out of the same pot with their filthy hands. <i>Huge</i> step up. (People in parts of East Afirca do something similar with tough sourdough flatbread: tear off a bit and use that to scoop from the common pot. Get a new piece for bread for each scoop. Not a bad dodge.)<br /><br /> I don't find chopsticks a problem. (Not since the time a friend took me to a good Chinese restaurant and took away the silverware: "Sticks or starve," he said with an evil grin. The food smelled great. I learned FAST.) Being able to manipulate chopsticks is a big plus when you have to put small things in hard-to-reach places: they are more versatile than needle-nose pliers.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-89473473733287893172012-03-30T20:04:26.210-04:002012-03-30T20:04:26.210-04:00Two sticks are a pretty good option when you'r...Two sticks are a pretty good option when you're clearing trees and bushes for rice, bamboo is easy to grow, and metal implements are for those much wealthier than you...LabRathttp://www.atomicnerds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67263927290038035262012-03-30T14:56:35.249-04:002012-03-30T14:56:35.249-04:00In his past life, my office-mate worked on the des...In his past life, my office-mate worked on the design for the space-age drink dispenser. What did you think of it? I've never actually seen one in meat-space.Old Windwaysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-81160437002460274892012-03-30T11:23:16.991-04:002012-03-30T11:23:16.991-04:00Of all the implements that could have been selecte...Of all the implements that could have been selected to eat rice, how did two sticks come out on top?<br /><br />Chicago-style voting??rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-80075928187867072042012-03-30T11:18:05.499-04:002012-03-30T11:18:05.499-04:00Loves me some Mandarin Kung Pao..
Pei Wei is owne...Loves me some Mandarin Kung Pao..<br /><br />Pei Wei is owned by PF Changs, a decidedly pricey asian restaurant.<br /><br />davekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-92063657491411636712012-03-30T07:57:02.277-04:002012-03-30T07:57:02.277-04:00When I was stationed in Korea as a inexperienced y...When I was stationed in Korea as a inexperienced youth, I was eating a bowl of rice out on the economy with chopsticks, and having a hard time of it.<br /><br />A table full of little old Korean men was watching, apparently fascinated.<br /><br />Finally, one reached into a pocket, pulled out a spoon, held it up to me and said "in Korea, we eat rice with spoons."<br /><br />A simple truth I still take to heart 25 years later.<br /><br />ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67951660058845696222012-03-30T07:39:22.597-04:002012-03-30T07:39:22.597-04:00Ha! I read that too fast, and thought you wrote &...Ha! I read that too fast, and thought you wrote "Wet Pet Asian Diner".<br /><br />Sorry.<br /><br />-PopgunPopgunhttp://popgun.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com