Varieties of STUFF in your Fridge or how many vinagers do you have???

[Live_to_cook]

Sisi

Duck sauce is actually a plum sauce. It's often offered in a little dish in Americanized Chinese joints, the tan sort of applesauce-looking sweet stuff with the fried noodles or the egg rolls.

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[Live_to_cook]

Sorry MaryeO I really meant Sisi...

For some reason I cannot get the Edit function to work tonight.

[Live_to_cook]

MaryeO -- sorry, I meant Sisi.

For some reason I cannot get the Edit function to work tonight. I blame a hanging chad.

[cape chef]

I have gogurts,Three kinds of juice boxes,string cheese,individual portions of apple sauce,rice pudding,jello,pudding. Oh did I mention way,way back in the lower right hand side behind all the other **** . is a little bit of truffle butter left from T-day. My Daughters haven't found that yet
cc

[Live_to_cook]

Chrose

I was vicariously browsing your pantry when I stumbled across the dried shrimp.

More than once, I've stood in the aisle at the Asian grocery and said to myself, "Bet those would be good, if I knew what the hey they use 'em for."

Could you enlighten me?

[Isa]

Live_to_cook

Thanks for the info. I don't believe we have that type of sauce here, at least not under that name. We do have the orangish sauce they serve with eggrolls. Could it be like hoisin sauce?

[cape chef]

Sisi and Live-to -cook, you both have me confused, Chinese duck sauce in those little packets is nothing more than suger,food coloring and geliten, As for Hoison sauce no plums live in there either it is fermented soy and other flavorings. If I am off base let me know, I want to make sure I understand what you are saying
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[shroomgirl]

Well it's nice to know I'm not alone in this strange abundance....
rices: arborio (3brands)
Uncle Bens converted
Texmati
Stansells Popcorn rice
Wild Rice (counts)
sushi rice
Brown rice
Basmati brown rice
some mixed varieties from Linstroms (?)
oh man
Yep I have nut oils almond, walnut, porcini, chili, sesame,Spainish, Virgin, Extra Virgin slut, Italian, Light oliveoils Canola, 2 truffle oils (one good one not), vegtable oil
Corn oil
Viniagers....sherry (3) Balasmic (5) melon, raspberry, apple cider, white, tarragon, wine
Mustards....dry, brown whole grain, creole, yellow hot dog shtuff, poupon, another coarse grain, horseradish mustard, honey mustard....
Chocolates...Valharona, SharffB...99%, nibs, 55%, Callebaut, Lindt white, nestle choc.chips, ?Guittard white chips, El ray...
Flour, corn, cake, bread, unbleached, southern soft wheat, whole wheat, rye, buckwheat....
Nuts pecans, walnuts, almonds (3 flavored 1plain), macadamia nuts, pistachios....
Cheeses...too many if possible
Dried fruit 8
dried shrooms....unreal 18 varieties and more arrived today.....
LETS COOK!!!!! I REALLY HATE to have to run to the store when I'm in the middle of cooking....thus

[cape chef]

Come on Shroomgirl, You have to be kidding
Does A&P have to worry about you?
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[Isa]

Wow what a selection. What is popcorn rice? I've never heard of that before.

You are right, it is incredible what you can find. Here is my list:
Hoisin sauce
Black bean sauce
Chili bean sauce
Chili garlic sauce
Plum sauce
2 kinds of Pickled ginger
Kimchee
7 vinegars
3 kinds of capers
Mango chutney
To answer a question about the difference between the plum sauce and duck sauce.
The true plum sauce or what is known as duck sauce is actually a preserve made from plums, preserved ginger, chili, spices vinegar and sugar. Duck sauce is plum sauce that has been strained. Plum sauce actually has the plums still in it. In Chinese cooking it is used for additions to marinades and sauces. It really adds a flavor to sweet and sour sauces one makes for dishes such as Deep fried whole carp with sweet and sour sauce. I use it in the marinade for my Chinese Barbaque Pork Tenderloin (Cha Siu).
Lorraine

[Live_to_cook]

Sisi, re: duck sauce -- Yep I'm talking about the orangey stuff.

Cape Chef: Like any sauce, its quality will depend on the cook/restaurant setting it before you. I've never seen real "duck sauce" in those packets, just like most often it's not real soy sauce in the other packet. Not to sound too snobby, but I would sooner ask for Hollandaise in a Denny's than eat that stuff.

Logose has got the skinny on duck sauce (see above).

[quote]Originally posted by shroomgirl:
[b]Well it's nice to know I'm not alone in this strange abundance....

Extra Virgin slut, (one good one not),


Shroomgirl,
Am I wrong here? Isn"t this an Oxymoron?

Extra Virgin slut - too funny!!! Those vinegars sound incredible, though.

We have a Wholefoods here in Bawlmer, actually, here it's called Fresh Fields but they are owned by Wholefoods. I was there yesterday . . . they have wonderful breads - I bought roll-sized ciabattas, a regular ciabatta and a ciabatta stuffed with fresh toms and herbs . . . nummy! Oh! And a spinach/feta foccochia (sp?). Good bulk stuff, interesting frozen stuff, generally very good produce - quality and selection in both organic and conventional. A wonderful world of cheese! And if you go in there at the right time, you can graze from one end of the store to the other. I saw yesterday that they are now stocking some very high-end balsamic vinegar; I'm gonna have to put that on my Christmas list.

We also have a Sutton Place Gourmet (I think they are mid-Atlantic, or maybe just the DC area) - very chi-chi, very pricey, but they do have wonderful stuff.

Maryeo I grew up in Maryland, and we had a Sutton PLace Gourmet down the street from us and you're right about the prices etc. But I absolutely loved the place. I have wonderful memories. The absolute best of the best. The triple decker sandwiches that I could sprain a jaw trying to take a bite out of! Fresh Fields is also a nice store. One of the things that enticed us up here to Rochester, NY is the Wegmans grocery chain. It is a big one and we live near the Flagship Gourmet store. They have an extensive bakery with a wood oven, Old World Cheese shop, butcher, seafood, etc. etc. you can even buy fresh white and black truffles to go with the Caviar that they have. This place is awesome, like a mainstream Sutton Place Gourmet!
By the way..... What was the topic here? I got carried away!