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Posts by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A What part or kind of geoduck gives crunchy slender slices?

I bought shucked geoduck from Sunny Supermarket in Toronto fresh three times now. After I purge this fresh shuck with saltwater, I sliced it. But slices are these squat wedges in pics 1-2! Bu...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Q&A Can you buy 海蜇頭 (jellyfish head) not from China?

I live in New York City and Toronto. When travelling was safe before COVID, I ate 海蜇頭 at a restaurant in Hong Kong. I'm trying to sidestep Chinese food products, not least because of their f...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A Why's coconut milk used to base curries?

If you Google, you can see that many recipes use coconut milk as the "soup" base for curries. Why coconut milk though? I would've never dreamed of this mix! I would've guessed vegetable or some mea...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A How does sautéing minimize the acidity of the tomato?

Sautéing minimizes the acidity of the tomato. Add the tarragon sprigs and then the cognac (5). p 90, Fish and Seafood (2004) by Patrik Jaros, Günter Beer.

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A If you fully cook live scallops, can their natural toxin still cause paralytic shellfish poisoning?

Aliza Green's The Fishmonger's Apprentice : The Expert's Guide to Selecting, Preparing, and Cooking a World of Seafood, Taught by the Masters. p 174. Do not eat the organs of a crab, including ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by dsr‭

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Meta Why are tags for the singular and plural of each noun?

Same issue with scallop vs. scallops.

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 3y ago by deleted user

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Q&A What's this dish from a Hong Kong restaurant, with wok fried carrots and mushrooms?

Can you please ID this dish? It's from Shang Palace in H.K.. I see char marks and think this was wok fried. I see wok fried shredded carrots and mushrooms, and some egg slices on top. But what are ...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A Why don't North American coastal restaurants cook seafood in more styles?

In 2017, my family and I travelled to Maritime provinces in Canada, then Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts to view fall foliage. We noticed that all restaurants there cooked seafood in just two ...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A How does shaking raw sea cucumber in a box for more than an hour, deliver a unique texture?

I don't speak any Asian language. Why shake raw sea cucumbers "in a box for more than an hour to deliver a unique texture"? What's the science behind this? 吃喝玩樂 - Diary of a Growing Boy: A s(chl)o...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Sigma‭

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Q&A After purge clams 6 time in salt water 20 mins each, why they still exudate much grime?

I'll add my own pic the next time I buy clams, but this Youtube shows my problem. I buy clams at Whole Food Market for years. They sell them on ice, not in running water. How To Clean Sand Out...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Jordan‭

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Q&A Which live Canadian oysters best for steaming?

I live in Toronto. I can't find living oysters that: got NO worms and parasites. can be steamed with garlic scallions and vermicelli: 蒜蓉蒸生蚝. I don't eat raw seafood. Sources for pics ben...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A How safe and healthy is the water released from mushrooms during stir-frying?

After I wash mushrooms in salt water, I dry them in a salad spinner. Then I insert the spinned mushrooms into my wok, that's hot with safflower oil. At this point, the wok has no water. After 3 mi...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Why will galvanized containers kill clams?

Please see the sentences to the right of my red vertical line, in the scan below. Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Fresh Fish 2016, p 41.

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A What's the point of frozen udon?

If you can dry Udon, then why freeze it? What does Frozen Udon accomplish that Dried Udon doesn't? Easy Japanese Cooking: Noodle Comfort. Kentaro Kobayashi. p 156.

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A Can I replace substitute bell peppers that aren't spicy in Chili Mussels?

Chilis are too spicy for me. Will the recipe below still work with bell peppers that aren't spicy? I'm assuming that the chili is intended just to spice the mussels. Does the chili serve another p...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Zerotime‭

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Q&A What's "the double sucker variety of octopus"?

I'm no fishmonger, and don't know what the author means? If you have a good fishmonger, ask him to source the ‘double sucker’ variety of octopus, he will know what you mean. They come frozen, cl...

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Q&A How do I extract the crab claw meat clinging to, and covered by, the shells?

I defrosted these Snow Crab claws, but the meat still clings to the shell. I can't yank all the claw meat out of the shell intact and in one go, because the meat keeps splitting and sundering at t...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A What does "pale" in "pale dry sherry mean"?

I'm guessing that "pale" doesn't refer to color, because many sherries are already pale yellow? In Chinese cooking, rice wine is often used as a seasoning to cover up certain unwanted flavors, ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Q&A How don't most gas grills heat up enough to grill squid?

If a gas grill don't heat up enough, an electric grill definitely won't. What to use then? You'll need a hot charcoal grill for this. Gas may get you there, but I doubt it. Most gas grills don'...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Why do Western Cuisine restaurants rarely steam fish with citrus peel and soy sauce?

I've never seen a Western Cuisine restaurant steam fish with soy sauce and mandarin peel, 陳皮, like Hong Kong restaurants. Can I do this at home? I feel unconfident because restaurant commercial ste...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Sigma‭

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Q&A Why would Hong Kong restaurants cook scallops in a clay pot, 煲仔?

I chanced on this clay pot (煲仔) on Tripadvisor for a Cantonese restaurant in Hong Kong. I see cellophane or glass noodles, and spring onions. Or are those scallions? How are the scallops ...

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Q&A What's this dish from a Hong Kong restaurant, with gelatin and mushrooms?

Can you please ID this dish? It's from Shang Palace, H.K.. I see broccolis as decoration. But what's that gelatin? I think I see some mushrooms inside the gelatin. Thanks.

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Q&A Why does traditional kaiseki exclude any sushi course?

I don't speak any Asian language. Why no sushi course in traditional kaiseki? Do kaiseki restaurants not serve sushi? Can I still order sushi separately at kaiseki restaurants? 吃喝玩樂 - Diary of a G...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A Where's the sundried mandarin peel if you steam fish with it?

I don't know Chinese, but I'm assuming that this blogger is correct in his English. But I don't see any sundried mandarin peel? Steamed garoupa with sundried mandarin peel (古法陳皮咸肉蒸老鼠斑) - a very ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Zerotime‭

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Q&A How can I cook clams without black bean or soy sauces, or chili?

Someone in my family has serious allergies, and I'm craving for other ways to cook clams WITHOUT black bean or soy sauces or chili. Please don't repeat https://cooking.codidact.com/q/279395.

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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