Ham And Susages!!
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Well, then don't call the stuff 'paella' otherwise, it'll be blasphemous!Originally posted by elindra:But you don't really want to pay for saffron all the time you know
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"Seafood fried rice"
Just doesnt sound the same lol. -
Originally posted by choco B:"Seafood fried rice"
Just doesnt sound the same lol.
People will be like "Huh" Local fried rice ah -
awww.. c'mon.. paella isn't "fried rice"
anyway, suddenly have a craving for Paella... with crab in it... there was a restaurant called the Red Basil which had wonderful Paella...
alas, they closed shop
Originally posted by choco B:"Seafood fried rice"
Just doesnt sound the same lol. -
The reason why saffron is so expensive is because you need thousands of flowers just to make a few grams of it.
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saffron is expensive but I think most expensive is still truffles, 1 pound black truffles can fetch USD850. A recent rare white truffle weighing 2.2 pounds fetched an insane USD35,000 at an auction.
I wonder who is mad enuf to pay 35k just to eat a mushroom
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saffron.. still handpicked from flowers...
truffles.. still sniffed out by dogs and pigs..
no other way about it...
but you see, saffron's a spice, while truffles are fungi..
still... who knows where to get good Paella? -
Originally posted by the Bear:saffron.. still handpicked from flowers...
truffles.. still sniffed out by dogs and pigs..
no other way about it...
but you see, saffron's a spice, while truffles are fungi..
still... who knows where to get good Paella?
Erhmm Spain?
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One reason for the high cost is that manual labour has to be used in picking the flowers and the stalks of saffron. A book on herbs and spices mentioned that saffron costs 10x the cost of vanilla....not that I know the cost of vanilla.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:The reason why saffron is so expensive is because you need thousands of flowers just to make a few grams of it. -
I think they are expensive too. Look out for the vanilla pods in Cold StorageOriginally posted by Wanda:One reason for the high cost is that manual labour has to be used in picking the flowers and the stalks of saffron. A book on herbs and spices mentioned that saffron costs 10x the cost of vanilla....not that I know the cost of vanilla. -
Stick to what we're taught in home econs classOriginally posted by elindra:I think they are expensive too. Look out for the vanilla pods in Cold Storage 
vanilla essence....cheap.
Sometimes I would open a small gap of the boxes of herbs in CS or carrefour and smell them....for self education. -
My home econs cooking are usually all local dishesOriginally posted by Wanda:Stick to what we're taught in home econs class vanilla essence....cheap.
Learnt the other dishes on my own
Plus I remembered I hated my home econs teacher so I never paid attention in class -
You never learnt to make rock buns in home econs meh? Thot that was the de facto baking item and uses vanilla essence...which was also used in other baked items.Originally posted by elindra:My home econs cooking are usually all local dishes
Learnt the other dishes on my own
Plus I remembered I hated my home econs teacher so I never paid attention in class
My teacher Ms Ong was very sweet and well-dressed, and she seemed to like me coz she gave me an extra custard tart which she'd made herself (the whole class only used jam on the tarts).
But I didn't like the housework and sewing part by other teachers. The things they made us sew all cannot be worn one. -
No leh. Was some cakes and stuff but I didn't bother remembering coz I didn't think the recipe was that fantastic.Originally posted by Wanda:You never learnt to make rock buns in home econs meh? Thot that was the de facto baking item and uses vanilla essence...which was also used in other baked items.
My teacher Ms Ong was very sweet and well-dressed, and she seemed to like me coz she gave me an extra custard tart which she'd made herself (the whole class only used jam on the tarts). But I didn't like the housework and sewing part by other teachers. The things they made us sew all cannot be worn one.
Actually I have yet to cook anything I learnt from home e
Sewing class I can't sew....my SO always complains if I even took home e before coz he sews better than me
They make you sew ugly things that I think aunties won't even wear -
Those sewing class don't really teach us to sew lah...it's not as if we can even sew a pair of shorts! Maybe sew square or rectangular items like hanky only...but then who uses hanky now?Originally posted by elindra:Sewing class I can't sew....my SO always complains if I even took home e before coz he sews better than me
They make you sew ugly things that I think aunties won't even wear
In my class, we even had those manual sewing machines which req you to use your right hand to turn a lever round and round in order to propel the wheel to work the machine, leaving only your left hand to hold the fabric. It was a culture shock to me coz my aunts are dressmakers and both were already using electric sewing machines. -
Err mine was more complicated leh. We have to sew things like baby clothes etcOriginally posted by Wanda:Those sewing class don't really teach us to sew lah...it's not as if we can even sew a pair of shorts! Maybe sew square or rectangular items like hanky only...but then who uses hanky now?
In my class, we even had those manual sewing machines which req you to use your right hand to turn a lever round and round in order to propel the wheel to work the machine, leaving only your left hand to hold the fabric. It was a culture shock to me coz my aunts are dressmakers and both were already using electric sewing machines. I couldn't do it and in the end my mum ended up doing my homework assignment 
*coughs* My hubby uses a hanky
Yeah we had to use the manual sewing machines as well. *Sigh* -
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With the pedals that you gotta work ??Originally posted by Wanda:In my class, we even had those manual sewing machines which req you to use your right hand to turn a lever round and round in order to propel the wheel to work the machine, leaving only your left hand to hold the fabric. It was a culture shock to me coz my aunts are dressmakers and both were already using electric sewing machines. -
If you're referring to the electric sewing machines, it's like what we have nowadays - using one foot to step on a brick-sized box, like stepping on the car accelerator.Originally posted by choco B:?!
With the pedals that you gotta work ??
The pedal ones use manual power.
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Yeah I was wondering if you used the manual pedal ones in class. Looks like you did! Wow those are relics.Originally posted by Wanda:If you're referring to the electric sewing machines, it's like what we have nowadays - using one foot to step on a brick-sized box, like stepping on the car accelerator.
The pedal ones use manual power. -
Yeah...I'm more surprised they still use those handheld antiques during elindra's time!Originally posted by choco B:Yeah I was wondering if you used the manual pedal ones in class. Looks like you did! Wow those are relics.
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Originally posted by Wanda:Yeah...I'm more surprised they still use those handheld antiques during elindra's time!
Erhmm how old are you Wanda
Maybe you can PM me your age *giggles* -
Neh neh neh neh nehOriginally posted by elindra:
Erhmm how old are you Wanda
Maybe you can PM me your age *giggles* -
I thought we're around same ageOriginally posted by Wanda:Neh neh neh neh neh -
Er....can alsoOriginally posted by elindra:I thought we're around same age But let's not go OT.
ps: I belong to club30 not bec of my waistline *heng* -
Hmm.It's not the right flavour for meOriginally posted by choco B:Why don't you like apple baked ham? Don't they taste somewhat like honey baked ham?