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I was outside a small Vietnamese market near my home and snapped the photo below. These are winter melons. I have never seen these monsters before. A lady explained to me that in Vietnam a fami...

I would like to make a dish I remember having at a Vegetarian Chinese restaurant. It was battered and fried walnuts in a sweet sour sauce. I know how to make the sauce but I wonder what type of bat...

So please tell me I'm not the only one. Now I'm not joking, but the only fruit I eat is raisins and olives. Yes olives are a fruit surprisingly (I've done my research). And pretty much the only veg...

by kySafran 13 days ago

Just spotted these while taking the bins out. They look fine to eat but can anyone confirm or give me a lead as to what they are? They are pure white all over including the gills.

by Hawashingtonian 11 days ago

Just saw this last night. One of the most painful things I've read. Here's a preview: "My landlord needed to fix the sink handle or something and asked if I had a knife, then proceeded to grab m...

by Tartinet 12 years ago

Okay, so I had great plans to save money by soaking and cooking my own beans. I put them in to soak, and then got super-busy and kept putting off cooking them. It has now been two days of soaking i...

I regularly use tarama (carp roe) in cooking. I'm talking about straight tarama, not taramosalata which is tarama mixed with olive oil and lemon juice. However, it's no longer available on store ...

A discussion on the SF board has left me wondering about this. Of course, there are hundreds of distinct, ethnic cuisines in India, but in California you tend to see Indian food labeled as either ...

Trying to have some fun during all of this. I’m drinking all my beer for starters. I see a seafood blitzkrieg in my future. I have lots of tuna and salmon. I’ll be pulling out my two burner Cam...

So, I am going to be staying somewhere without a fridge. I like cranberry (vodka helps too). My question is, how long will the cranberry (Ocean Spray, not refrigerated when I bought it) last wit...

Three couples from New York traveling to Seattle - Portland and some of the coastal towns for seven nights. Trying to figure out the best way to fly in and out of the area - some great restaurants ...

by Chowpatty 13 years ago

I encountered these on the menu of a local Oaxacan restaurant and wasn't sure the owner would be able to describe them all in detail -- how do they differ? Other words on the menu I didn't understa...

I used to get Stock Options frozen fish stock at Whole Foods but they have stopped carrying it. Any recommendations on substitutions? Will I have to make my own?? And if so, any good recipes? I...

I have a giant bag of jasmine reice I bought a few months ago and it now has these tiny little gray bugs in it. Some are dead and others are alive and when I rinse my rice they float to the surfac...

I am trying to stop using expensive protein powder that claims to deliver 20 grams of protein per serving. It's just too expensive. I want to replace it with powdered milk. Can anyone help me wi...

As you must have noticed, many appetizer recipes use Crescent roll dough. I am not a fan. To me they have an artificial or chemical flavor. What would you suggest I substitute in their place? TIA

by placidothecat 10 years ago

My grandma used to make them for me, and I see them on the menu at some old school style delis downtown. My question: is this culinary delight a local Baltimore phenom, or is it more widespread?

by chicgail 6 years ago

I've noticed that there's a new sweetener being advertised that's made from monk fruit. I tried - and hated - Stevia. I bought the stuff on a friend's recommendation, put it in my coffee one Sat...

Any recommendations for Pumpkin patches to take my son this Saturday? Looking for great homemade pumpkin pie, as well as the pumpkins themselves.

Hi, I have some heavy whipping cream in my fridge, two cartons. Both have been opened. Both are expired (one a month ago, the other 2.5 months ago). But they smell fine! And I tasted the oldest one...