Comments on: Food Shopping http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:42:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11846 dan Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:49:41 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11846 K - Hey, I agree on tripe... which is odd, because I'll eat all the other innards, but there's just something about it... but now that I have your response, there's a guinea pig here with your name on it... V - polenta just doesn't do it for tamales. You need maize that's ground specifically for tamales - it's a different type of corn and a different coarseness of "grind" - but if you have any markets that carry latin american products near you, it shouldn't be too hard to find. K - Hey, I agree on tripe… which is odd, because I’ll eat all the other innards, but there’s just something about it… but now that I have your response, there’s a guinea pig here with your name on it…

V - polenta just doesn’t do it for tamales. You need maize that’s ground specifically for tamales - it’s a different type of corn and a different coarseness of “grind” - but if you have any markets that carry latin american products near you, it shouldn’t be too hard to find.

]]> By: ksternberg http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11822 ksternberg Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:21:26 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11822 Actually, I would eat just about anything you discussed on this trip (or the whole blog, for that matter). Like I told you some years ago when you invited me to a dinner: I draw the line at tripe. Yes, I know I'm a total wimp, but there you have it. Actually, I would eat just about anything you discussed on this trip (or the whole blog, for that matter). Like I told you some years ago when you invited me to a dinner: I draw the line at tripe. Yes, I know I’m a total wimp, but there you have it.

]]> By: vnrose http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11821 vnrose Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:15:44 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11821 Oh dear, I hadn't spotted the tamales! Dan, can you find out exactly what sort of ground corn flour they use for these? Would polenta do the trick? I'd love to make some. Oh dear, I hadn’t spotted the tamales! Dan, can you find out exactly what sort of ground corn flour they use for these? Would polenta do the trick? I’d love to make some.

]]> By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11820 dan Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:23:51 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11820 You know, I always thought you were more adventurous than you've seemed to be following along this trip! You know, I always thought you were more adventurous than you’ve seemed to be following along this trip!

]]> By: ksternberg http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11819 ksternberg Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:13:25 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11819 I can' say nostalgia is what overcame me when I saw that photo. But the tamales look good. I can’ say nostalgia is what overcame me when I saw that photo. But the tamales look good.

]]> By: vnrose http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11818 vnrose Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:35:53 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070220/food-shopping#comment-11818 It has been great fun reading about your trip to Perú as I lived there for 27 great years. Well, some were greater than others! I never thought I would be overcome with nostalgia seeing a photo of pacay! It has been great fun reading about your trip to Perú as I lived there for 27 great years. Well, some were greater than others! I never thought I would be overcome with nostalgia seeing a photo of pacay!

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