What's a shop you like, not necessarily to buy anything just to browse in? I like an army disposal store.
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Boyo’s phone screen died. Pull out the back up which immediately dies too. He now has to suffer using my old i5 the poor thing 😹 sorry love, it’s that or the Nokia brick until you get your fixed. Xx.
I just did a whirlwind tour of all the nearby Asian shops. So many mysterious ingredients, including a bewildering array of dried fish products. I had no idea before today that fish powder exists.
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A question for dumpling affectionados; what's your favourite dipping sauce? I've got a bunch of dumplings and similar foods for a lunch tomorrow and need to make up some dipping sauces to serve with them.
Bought I love the poonsin viet spring roll sauce. Or hot XO. Otherwise a similar one is sugar syrup, reduced orange juice& chilli. Or soy with sesame oil. Plum is pretty good. As is a really hot chilli paste cut with good old dead horse and a dash of lime.
Can't go wrong with chilli, soy and mirin. Add chopped spring onions or sesame seeds if liked. Also, plain mayo is pretty good too - okonomiyaki vibes. Since I was gifted with the bottle of pomegranate molasses, I've been using that in dipping sauces instead of mirin and it sure packs a punch. Might have to find another bottle when this one runs out. Aldi sells a balsamic vinegar-based fig glaze that makes a nice dipping drizzling sauce too.
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I need a new pillow but I am confounded by the sheer choice. How does one go about actually choosing the right pillow in this year of our Lord 2024?
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With so many dipping sauce ideas it was hard to make a choice, so I ended up making 4. I have a vinegar & ginger, vinegar soy & chlli, spring onion oil, and a gyoza sauce recipe that included pretty much everything - vinegar, soy, chili, garlic, ginger, spring onion, sesame seeds and sesame oil.
I also decided to make some satay sticks, so I also have a peanut sauce to go with them. The sauce worked out really well, I may be tempted to dip all the dumplings in that too!
It all took a bit longer than expected, but It's all done now - including a birthday cake for desert (plain vanilla) and I made a small extra cake so I'm enjoying a slice of that before bed.