tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post5597924940387628331..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: In Praise of GruelMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-73535950113099024342010-01-02T14:14:26.595-08:002010-01-02T14:14:26.595-08:00MMmm veal cheeks.
I imagine that when you visit S...MMmm veal cheeks.<br /><br />I imagine that when you visit Sichuan again, Mike, you can just invite a couple of local friends to breakfast at a place that has good porridge and other breakfast foods, and they can hook up you with some posh gruel. I don't think it would be hard to find.<br /><br />And when people back home ask, you can answer the age old question of "if Chinese restaurants [in the US] don't serve breakfast, what do Chinese people eat for breakfast"?David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-90303984286401549882010-01-01T18:08:35.958-08:002010-01-01T18:08:35.958-08:00Trend-O-Meter Says: Upscale Congee Is In (6/5/09)
...Trend-O-Meter Says: Upscale Congee Is In (6/5/09)<br /><br />Congee, a.k.a. jook, the Asian rice porridge much loved as a cheap comfort food (and hangover cure) is making the move from Styrofoam bowls to upscale restaurants.<br /><br />Spotted: in Philadelphia at Chef Jose Garces’ Cantonese/Peruvian hybrid restaurant Chifa with glazed veal cheeks, Chinese broccoli, and red chile...<br /><br />http://www.chow.com/blog/2009/06/trend-o-meter-says-upscale-congee-is-in-6509/Pebble Texturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535414719494851784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-37411184812681175922010-01-01T15:58:39.887-08:002010-01-01T15:58:39.887-08:00The next time I go to China, fingers crossed, I...The next time I go to China, fingers crossed, I'm going to have to ask you for detailed advice. That restaurant sounds wonderful. Not that any of the restaurants I ate at in Chengdu were anything less.<br /><br />My gruel, incidentally, was jasmine rice in a mixture of vegetable and chicken broth. It is GOOD to be married to an extraordinary cook.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-1086383963089922202010-01-01T13:36:12.244-08:002010-01-01T13:36:12.244-08:00I once ate at a restaurant in China that served al...I once ate at a restaurant in China that served almost nothing but gruel (well, the word can also be translated as "porridge")- they had dozens if not hundreds of different gruels on their menu, mostly based on different kinds of rice with added meat, legumes, nuts, fruit, etc. It was great, too! If there is such a thing as gourmet gruel, it can be found in China for sure.David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.com