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Wolf
Joined: 10 May 2003
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Location: Middle Earth
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| Roger wrote: |
WOlf,
Yunnan produces very acceptable coffee now. At the Canton Trade Fair they were offering Arabica roasted exactly like those Indonesian imports you buy in Hong Kong (such as at Delifrance).
In Guangzhou, you can now stock up on LAVAZZA. |
And all other gourmands: Have you ever tried a deli shop? Many five-star hotels in China run a delicatessen. Some have an European chef that prepares cold cuts, bakes German rye bread and prepares beefsteaks. Cheese is increasingly available all over developed China.
I am not missing much in the line of foods and drinks - I am missing old acquaintances, friends, pets and places I used to hang out![/quote]
I hate to contradict someone who knows what they're talking about - but hey life is short. I've heard that international food has been introduced in the South. But all these places (Yunan, Guangdong) are about 1000 km from me. Not about to pop down Kunming every time I want a pot of the java. They don't have it here. Exept KFC. Blech.
Popping into a 5 star hotel every time I want bread ... let's see if I'm alive I to some degree want bread .... 5 star hotels about as expensive as back home ... my salry is, well, let's say there are a couple of lonely moths living in my wallet.... PS the nearest 5 star hotel I think is in Fujian (another province)....
Drat. 
Stupid tight budget. Only my yuppiest of friends know what any of the stuff on Roger's wish list is. Delhi - capitol of India! 
But I agree with Roger. Food for the soul and all that. My friends and family that I left behind everywhere should have been on my list. But that's a given. There are places in the world with more creature comforts than my home town - but even in Utopia I'd miss my family. Espeiclly because listening to Sir Thomas Moore's speaking in Latin would get old really quick - he speaks English and we both know it! C'mon Tom - be a team player!
So I chose coffee.  |
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Capergirl
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Wolf 
I'm just on my way out to get a large cup of Timmie's...can I get you anything?   |
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tjpnz2000
Joined: 22 May 2003
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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To be brutal Kereru, both!
I would not be caught dead with the smoking kind for all the tea in China. However, in my orginal post I was talking about the cow-feeding kind. One of the first things I said on returning after 18 months was, `Wow, this place is green!` and that was on the drive into Auckland from the airport  Not exactly prime farmland, eh? |
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Wolf
Joined: 10 May 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 3:18 am Post subject: |
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| Capergirl wrote: |
Hi Wolf
I'm just on my way out to get a large cup of Timmie's...can I get you anything? |
A large double double and a box if timbits ... and a transporter from Star Trek to beam them over....
Ah, timbits, the mark of a true civilization.... |
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angelina
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Kraft Dinner, salad dressing, and homemade bread...the stuff here all seems to be sweet... like a dessert bread. Oh well. |
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Capergirl
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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Wolf darling, I'll have the timbits beamed to you ASAP. One can't have Tim's coffee without the 'bits'.
Angelina, I know what you mean about bread...I used to call it "sugar bread". Are you in Taiwan by any chance? |
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Wolf
Joined: 10 May 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| Capergirl wrote: |
Wolf darling, I'll have the timbits beamed to you ASAP. One can't have Tim's coffee without the 'bits'.
Angelina, I know what you mean about bread...I used to call it "sugar bread". Are you in Taiwan by any chance? |
The bread on mainland China is the same. Timbits probably have less sugar....
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lucy k
Joined: 06 May 2003
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Location: istanbul, turkey
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 11:35 am Post subject: |
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I'm going to argree with Kent on this one. I could do with a big, greasy, American breakfast, maybe from Denny's, with french toast (or "freedom" toast.... ha ha!), bacon, scrambled eggs, orange juice, and free refills of coffee! Actually, FREE REFILLS of anything would be nice! (yes, I'm from a country that over-consumes, but what can I do?)
And I'll have to add to my list Mexican food and margaritas! |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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I like the local food where I live, so food isn't something I miss. The city where I live has many of the well-known food chains (Micky Dee's, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Wendy's, etc.) However, although I frequented many of those places back in the States, I simply can't stomach their food here, the exception being Domino's Pizza, which tastes about the same to me in both places. Also, on a local EFL teacher's wages, those places are too expensive to patronize on even a semi-regular basis.
Although I never would've thought it while living in the States before moving here, sometimes I miss American TV. Sometimes, I also miss talking to people who can really speak and understand English. |
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MELEE
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| angelina wrote: |
| Kraft Dinner, salad dressing, and homemade bread...the stuff here all seems to be sweet... like a dessert bread. Oh well. |
With the exception of Kraft Dinner..... 
I have to say I agree, however, within a year I went home and bought two things. A salad dressing cookbook and a bread maker, and happily returned to Mexico. Now I just have to go home once a year and by a stockload of rapid rise yeast, and caraway seeds. I also set myself up with a couple of magazine subscriptions, which I suggested to my brother and parents as good birthday presents for me. |
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Richard
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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Location: Taiwan
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| Sidewalks and CBC radio. Tetley teabags. Keith's and Creemore. And the occasional Burnt Almond bar. |
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angelina
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| what do you mean "with the exception of Kraft Dinner"?! ...it's essential to any good diet. The salad dressing cookbook is an excellent idea though...thanks for the tip. BTW...I forget the author...you can get CBC radio for free on the internet. Capergirl I am in Taiwan and I'm glad someone can sympathyze about the bread situation. Beam me over a double-bouble and case of timbits too if you have a chance. |
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Steiner
Joined: 21 Apr 2003
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Location: Hunan China
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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An oven.
Oh, and a nice cold A&W root beer. |
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Wolf
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Wow. I hear the "Ode to Joy." And I don't even speak German 
The unmitigated bliss caused by the appearance of an oven in my kitchen, as well as outlandish things like flour, baking soda etc ... oh ... mind boggling ....
I would start a "Crazy Cooking" phenomenon. Instead of putting 6 cups of sugar into every loaf of bread we would ... wait for it ... NOT put 6 cups of sugar (or however much it is) into every loaf of bread. Wow it's so crazy!
Sorry. Back to the Ode to Joy.
DA da da da DA da da da DA da da da daaa DA DA .... |
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Capergirl
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| angelina wrote: |
| Capergirl I am in Taiwan and I'm glad someone can sympathyze about the bread situation. Beam me over a double-bouble and case of timbits too if you have a chance. |
I spent 12 months in a town called Yuanlin. During that time, I gave up bread altogether. I also gave up running green lights. As for coffee, I couldn't even drink the Tim's coffee I had smuggled over (thinking I was oh-so clever) because no matter how many times I washed out the percolator, ants would find their way in by the time the coffee had perked. *sigh*
OK, one double double and a case of Timbits in the transporter...destination: Taiwan. Any other orders? Gerard? 
| Wolf wrote: |
| Instead of putting 6 cups of sugar into every loaf of bread we would ... wait for it ... NOT put 6 cups of sugar (or however much it is) into every loaf of bread. Wow it's so crazy! |
ROTFLMAO!!!!! |
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