Posted on 04/16/2005 9:38:50 PM PDT by expatguy
I had quite a busy day running about today, scouting for prime locations, trying to secure supplies and doing my best to get my All American gourmet hot dog kiosks up and running by the end of this month. Next week I will have to deal with the authorities here to secure my licenses and such which will be another drama altogether. Thank goodness my Malay is close to fluent, because it really helps a lot.
Since my Chile Con Carne and hot dogs have had such a good reception, I've decided to do nachos as well (ballpark style) the only problem is being able to consistantly "score" Velveeta cheese to use as the base for the cheese sauce. I spent the whole afternoon driving all over Kuala Lumpur today looking for Velveeta Cheese.
At the moment would you believe that there is no Velveeta Cheese in the entire country of Malaysia!!
Mr. Roger K. Deromedi are you aware of this?
This is not only an outrage, but a catastrophe!! What the heck is going on down at Kraft Foods? While you people are fooling around with goofy ideas like Jell-O Jigglers, the entire world is in turmoil, Kraft Foods share price is plunging and one or more of these people down at Kraft Foods is responsible for my cheese supply! Something has to be done and hopefully someone over at Kraft Foods can knock some heads together and see to it that we get some cheese here quickly. Something is terribly wrong when this lady has 30lbs of Velveeta and I have none.
And so, Mr. Deromedi, if you are reading this. Kindly understand that this is not merely an issue of logistics or supply chain management, something that you can merely brush aside or delegate to one of your subordinates. It is sir an issue of corporate responsibilty that needs to be addressed at the highest levels. It is individuals such as myself Mr. Deromedi, American entrepreneurs who have bravely ventured forth overseas in an era of globalization that not only promote your products but help to spread love, peace and American hegemony, one plate of gooey, cheesy nachos at a time.
Have you seen the look on a Malaysian or Indonesian's face as they timidly for the first time in their lives poke around at a plate of gooey nachos, when they lift that crispy, crunchy tortilla chip and bite into that cheesy goodness? I have seen it sir and it is a sight of beauty and love that completely transcends all political, ideological and religious barriers and differences.
Imagine Mr. Deromedi, a world at peace and what you personally as the the CEO of Kraft Foods can do to help achieve that. It is the Vision and Values of Kraft Foods that we both share and what can help unite us to do the right thing.
LOL!!
presumably recovering from that nasty moose-bite
VELVEETA?????????? Are you nuts.
I'm very glad to hear that Malaysia is smart enough to not have that stuff.
If you have to resort to using a processed cheese food at least use Cheez Whiz, there is actually some real cheese in it.
It's over 100º over there! Cheese liquefies at those temperatures. What's he going to do, take a bath in it?
That would be string cheese.
So please lets get the message out over the INTERWEB now!
He needs to ship the Velveeta and quit listening to all those corporate pinheads he has surrounded himself with who somehow have managed to convince him that Canned Cheese and Road Kill Candy are such great ideas!
No wonder Kraft shares are dropping.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/bananas.htm
Yes, We Have No Bananas!
Folk Song written By: Frank Silver and Irving Cohn (1923)
There's a fruit store on our street
It's run by a Greek.
And he keeps good things to eat
But you should hear him speak!
When you ask him anything, he never answers "no".
He just "yes"es you to death,
And as he takes your dough, he tells you...
"Yes! We have no bananas
We have no bananas today!!
We have string beans and onions, cabBAges and scallions
And all kinds of fruit and say
We have an old fashioned toMAHto
A Long Island poTAHto, but
Yes! We have no bananas
We have no bananas today!"
Business got so good for him that he wrote home today,
"Send me Pete and Nick and Jim; I need help right away."
When he got them in the store, there was fun, you bet.
Someone asked for "sparrow grass"
and then the whole quartet
All answered:
"Yes, we have no bananas
We have-a no bananas today.
Just try those coconuts
Those wall-nuts and doughnuts
There ain't many nuts like they.
We'll sell you two kinds of red herring,
Dark brown, and ball-bearing.
But yes, we have no bananas
We have no bananas today."
ewww...
velveeta'z GUD!
ok, ok, I'll pass that on to The Gang.
Gang? Here:
Top 'em with shredded cheddar cheese, pop 'em in the oven until the cheese melts. Serve with salsa...mmmm mmmm good!
oh, dear LORD no!
Does Velveeta contain any actual cheese? Or is it one of those "cheese foods?"
We have petty cash?
Best I can offer you is a cheese sauce.
Make a white sauce (Flour, butter, evaporated milk, salt, dry mustard) and melt in the cheese at about a 2 parts cheese to one part sauce ratio.
So long as you keep it warm it works fine.
Is that the same company as "Chili's" here in the US??
Who cares about his sister. This is a man who can cook!
Are you single? Or do you have a brother who is single?
Yes it is and I heard a rumour earlier today that Mr. David Anderson here might have some - posting the details on my blog in a bit.
The flour, butter and salt I can score but things like evaporated milk and dry mustard are rare.
We have 30 different brands of brands of locally produced condensed milk here and only Coleman's English mustard powder.
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