me neither and i live near by...

i wonder if i'm the only who thinks it taste like lotion...

help please. within walking distance btw.

thank you much!

last night i did a run to hawaii market and alex was back!
he told me he moves around now. he also gave me his card but the facebook address on it does not match up to him so i can't say exactly where he'll be next (as he suggested). there are too many alex goh's on fb unfortunately, not to mention facebook search never liked me.

he did mention that he was going to be in rowland heights next so if someone sees him, ya might wanna mention...

and finally, i bought a box and noticed the candies had changed again (i've been trying ever since this thread was first posted and he keeps changing). not sure if it was for that day or permanently, but the whiskers were light brown, not white. i noticed with the peanut flavor, it didn't taste as sweet. do note that it was "never" notably sweet, very subtle. the coconut flavor however, was sweet but tasted like coffee. still good. i happily ate them all.

yeah, they're pretty inflexible from my experience too. my guess is they wouldn't.

btw, fig newton, thanks for sharing. i went yesterday but couldn't try any of the specials. i'll try to get to it before the last weekend of the month..

doesn't chang's garden have it?

like blimpbinge said, chinese-vietnamese roots. the menu is in like 4 languages, 1 of which is vietnamese. there's also things like bo luc lac.

personally, i was at newport the other week and it was just so awful to my family. we can't stomach them anymore. of course, we weren't eating crab or lobster so you can make your own judgement call. place still smells great from the outside though (yummy garlic)

wow this is a really old thread. i wonder how i clicked on this? sorry that my above reply is irrelevent

having been an exchange student to a different country at that same age, i think a point that is missed is that there are some who play it safe and some who are quite adventurous when they eat. you won't know til you actually get to know the students.

i wish i could say let them lose in a asian and american market so they could pick out things themselves, but kids at that age aren't really into market shopping.

anyways it's just a week you, i wouldn't over do it. the program they are in may not have you need to feed them as much too.

on a side note, i was reminded of something i read from a person who hosted students from japan. the students were really into reddi-whip since it was something not available there. so much so, the host mom bought 4 cases. i'm curious if reddi-whip is something available in china...?

are we keeping them as pancakes?
the japanese like to use pancake mix to make easy/instant sweets. i'm just sayin'

unhealthy but i like my pancakes buttery so i add melted butter to the batter. there are also common concepts like adding cocoa or chocolate chips. pumpkin spice is another idea. or you could take them and do a pigs in a blanket idea with sausage...

isn't blue ginger the name of ming tsai's restaurant?

anyways, there's a thread here-
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/815995

or you can read here-
http://homecooking.about.com/od/foods...

basically you're fine and no need to worry

boil it in water. instant tea.

yeah, they got rid of it a couple years back. there were a lot of poor reviews on their snake dishes so they eventually took it off. although i don't know what it would be like if you were to pester them to make it...

i'm not much on help on snake other than to ask someone who likes to hike up in the hills or the frozen kind in the freezer section of vietnamese markets in little saigon

i think vien dong would be better than brodard. i personally find brodard gives you tiny meat that's over-cooked to a crisp for these kind of dishes and rice/com dishes too. i also don't like the taste. but that's just my experience.

have you been to Com Tam Thuan Kieu?

tonyc, care to explain more? there used to be so much love for bbq before. admittedly, my family has decided to stop ordering the olive crispy chicken, we like the teri-q more now, but i'd love to know your take.

...i've personally come to the conclusion that if you're going to eat right away, go for the olive crispy chicken. giving it time or even reheating, sometimes it's just not that good. teri-q taste much better when time has passed. it taste better if they're not stingy with the sauce too.

fwiw, i've been to the diamond bar, irvine, and fullerton branch.

still beats love letters and kyochon chicken though

can anyone share a basic cookie recipe that's not overpowering in flavor and takes to cookie cutters well? i want to use them to decorate a cake.

thanks in advance!

anyone have new suggestions for christmas cakes this year? looking not only for taste but looks.

thank you much!

p.s. i rarely go out to west LA area

i don't shop at sg superstore often so i don't remember exactly where they are but like others have said, you'll find them in the freezer section. usually they're with lemongrass and lotus leaves.

if you go further down to hawaii supermarket, they're also in the freezer bins which is next to the meat dept. interms of store location, it'll go meat service case, frozen meat, and then the next frozen section down on the left are the vegetarian frozen items. it'll be in that area.

i'm signed up for jersey mike's b-day club. del taco's is passable. i think they give a free shake and that's disgusting sugar syrup in a cup. corner bakery is pretty generous, not just on b-day's. but that's if you like their sweets. i think panera does something but i don't really remember and their member's card hasn't really been that worth it for me. shame cause i do like panera.

as for discounts, el torito sends out a coupon via email. benihana wasn't free for me last year, but it was a substantial discount. marie calendar's gives a discount. fuddrucker's is a free burger with purchase. if you're a kid, cpk has a b-day program.

is kingswood teppan restaurant still open in sg? i know they used to give a free lunch on your b-day but you had to have id and bring someone/people with you. not exactly sure it's worth mentioning cause that place doesn't get a lot of business and getting service from them is like bothering people mindset.

i can't remember if auntie em's pretzel was free or discount

sorry i can't be specific on the discounts. it's been a while since my b-day.

i really hope it's not true. i don't really think the area needs a wal-mart considering the location and where other nearby wal-marts are located. i've briefly seen the plaza pic on the corner sign whilest driving. it doesn't look like there'd be a wal-mart but that's what i was told by a shop across the street. i don't live in the area either

sigh. 85C is a natural traffic jam. i don't consider that parking lot that bad, but it's not huge either. things change when a popular business opens though.

i'm personally curious how 85C will be with its expansion. i recently had some buns from the irvine branch and they weren't as good as in the past.

perhaps you should try eating the ones i get, because i quite like them.

as mr. taster said, there are some varieties made year round and guess what? yup! i buy em because i like em. btw, i eat the whole thing, including the crumbs. so i guess, i don't really mind your idea of punishment.

i usually buy the layered ones at a vietnamese bakery so i am so going to try this!

thanks for that tonyc. i'm so used to that area being dead i could never imagine them opening there. but tbh, i don't drive the 10 often...

now i wonder how they'll do in that location,...

i get my moon cakes from van's bakery. albeit, that is vietnamese, but they do make some chinese style ones. the only thing i hate about them is the ingredient lists aren't correct (if they say it has no nuts, then why do they list it?) and some of the workers have no clue what they're selling.

i also had in the past i fu tang (not bad). recently i had 85C, which i commented above is "so want more" for me.

i actually really like moon cakes but i haven't had the time to go searching and be adventurous this year. i'm on basic standby, so if anyone knows anything notable, please tell.

omg! so want!!! i sampled their moon cakes the other week and have been craving them ever since

from my experience, yes

i don't think this has been mentioned, nothing showed up when i did a search, but i was shopping in temple city on rosemead blvd. the shop lady there told me that 85C is planning on opening a branch in the same plaza. it'll be by guppy house (las tunas dr side), which isn't yet open, but from the looks of the construction, not too long from now. unfortunately starbucks is putting up opposition so things aren't confirmed. also wal-mart is planned at the lot across the street. (there's k-mart across the other street btw) the city is trying to make this area a "walking area."

the lady also mentioned that 85C is planning on opening in West Covina too. there's only one area i could think of ...HK2?

anyways, not sure if this is allowed on the board, but i thought i'd pass it on.

i'm a pepper monkey!!! i use a lot of black pepper when i'm eating at home. i'm not sure if it has to do with me liking or i just don't know what to put to make something taste better.

i think tv chefs add too much salt but most of them work in a restaurant and most restaurant food i find too salty so...

h-mart in diamond bar used to be my family's go-to market, but the prices have gone up and we've been shopping around at different markets. the db location is still the better of the one's i've been too. the produce isn't that good at the garden grove and irvine location. irvine is higher priced too.

the one in irvine closes at 8:30, but the place is small