Posted on 04/30/2021 6:08:21 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
Many years ago, I had neighbors who were immigrants from Bolivia.
One day, when the young daughter of the family was about to celebrate her fiesta de quinceañera, she asked me if I knew how to make an ‘egg roll’.
I began to tell her about egg roll wrappers, cabbage, frying, &c, when she interrupted me and said that she meant the ‘hairstyle’. Apparently, young people of her set had begun to identify the classic‘French Twist’ hairstyle, as an ‘Egg Roll’.
I had never worn a French Twist – for that matter, I had never actually made Egg Rolls; but soon after, I discovered Vietnamese Summer Rolls – vegetables, rice noodles and shrimps wrapped in edible rice paper wrappers (available in Asian food stores or online). They are served raw and NOT fried; and accompanied with a sauce, usually peanut. They are much lighter than Egg or Spring rolls, and very refreshing on hot Summer days. There are all sorts of things that you can include, and once you make them according to a recipe, you’ll always make them without one.
Here, from Delish, is a typical recipe:
http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a30779925/summer-rolls-recipes/
You can use lots of different sauces for this, but Peanut Sauce seems to be classic.
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Tippi Hedren rocked a great French Twist in one of my favorite films, Hitchcock's 'The Birds':
If you've never done it and want to know how:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K2dWgHU5wY
(If you look around, there are also videos showing how to do it on yourself. I think that's actually easier, once you get the hang, than doing it on another.)
I love Rear Window, too.
There are old movies that you can watch over and over again, with the same fascination.
Too bad Hollywood is making so few of that type today...
Is anything better than pho???
Seriously.
I liked Suspition...
Beaky was a comical foil
Um, my experiences with Pho in local restaurants have been less than stellar.
Maybe I need to try it in Viet Nam.
I used to buy a small bottle at the grocery store one at a time then I saw some in an asian market 4X the quantity at the same price. So I get it and our soy sauce there now. Love it in our house too, especially in pho soup and hot n sour soup, also if I buy a bag of those big LingLing potstickers I beef up the sauce packets they give you. I use our dried cayenne peppers and put them in bottle with usually sunflower oil After it sits out for several days it goes in the fridge.
Anything ‘ethnic’ that you want to buy - and even a lot of other things - are all going to be much less expensive in an Asian or Hispanic or some other ethnic store.
It doesn’t go for band-name American prepared stuff - those are always MORE expensive than at your local supermarket. But the ethnic stuff is always a lot cheaper.
(A lot of them will still butcher meat and fish to your specification, as well.)
its the nectar of the Gods
Not much in our area, the asian market is about 40 minutes away.
That looks great. It’s one I haven’t seen, and I’ll look for it.
Yummy and beautiful hair too! Bookmarking ❣❣
It’s probably a female hairstyle that goes back to the most ancient times, because it’s so logical.
I’m not aware of any depictions of it in ancient art - but art back then was so formal, rigid and prescriptive, that there may not be any examples.
But long-haired women (which most women were, back then) always have a natural habit of twisting and ‘putting up’ their hair - if only to get it out of the way of the corn they’re grinding, the baby they’re suckling, etc. :-)
Got it — thanks
Spice up some humus for dipping
Spicy avocado dip works
Spice up some humus for dipping
Spicy avocado dip works the pre-made stuff
Me too! I bought a beautiful 4” long brass hairpin that I love.
Thanks. Looks delicious. And Grace Kelly.....just beyond elegant & beautiful. My dad found her “ice cold” & preferred Judy Garland.
yes....most things...
on a happier note, this morning I made Halva....its was so easy after watching a you tube this morning....I had the tahnini so I was all set....
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