Monthly Archives: October 2013

Chinese Sesame Cake

Posted on October 20, 2013 by findingfoodfluency

Yep, combining cake and China, or even much of Asia in the same thought is likely to be met with a collective po-face.  Lest you forget I’ll remind you that there’s another definition of cake which has less to do … Continue reading →

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Sauerkraut Juice (USA)

Posted on October 16, 2013 by findingfoodfluency

Kidneys, who needs those?  That’s what detractors would say.  Translated literally from German as sour cabbage, sauerkraut is more commonly known as the food that could really use a suntan served on the side of pork sausage.  But as a … Continue reading →

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Cucumber Soda (USA)

Posted on October 13, 2013 by findingfoodfluency

Did you know that cucumbers are fruits?  Show off to (and get summarily ridiculed by) your friends by making a fruit salad of tomatoes, avocados and cucumbers.  Also, that pastrami sandwich won’t be the same anymore… Speaking of disappointment, new … Continue reading →

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Multi-Continent Mediocrity

Posted on October 10, 2013 by findingfoodfluency

Aren’t immigration patterns thought-provoking?  Sorry, that’s probably a better starter for my other blog. Aren’t food migration patterns thought-provoking?  They are inextricably linked to waves of immigration, but it could also be that someone went overseas, savored a particular vegetable, … Continue reading →

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Otak-Otak (Indonesia)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by findingfoodfluency

The smoky, heavily-spiced scent is popular at the ramps leading to Transjakarta bus stations in the Indonesian capital, and with good reason; the alternative odor is exhaust from the rest of the traffic.  However, there are many reasons not to … Continue reading →

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If I Had My Way, I’d Stay at the Buffet

Posted on October 2, 2013 by findingfoodfluency

Nearly every Saturday during my sophomore year of college, my roommate and I would subject ourselves to a take-no-prisoners Indian buffet.  Was it good?  It had its moments, not the least of which was the grueling walk back to the … Continue reading →

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