On 8/13/2013 12:47 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:01:33 -0700, gtr > wrote:
>
>> On 2013-08-13 21:45:57 +0000, Stalker Hunt said:
>>
>>> casa bona Middiot excreted:
>>>
>>>> A useful substitute is anchovy paste, used sparingly.
>>>
>>> A useful substitute is your John Smith nym, lol.
>>
>> Thanks for letting me know what I'm kill-filing.
>>
>> Anchovy paste is thoroughly useless in producing anything udon-ish.
>> There is a great anchovy-paste based Korean soup in a restaurant
>> nearby, but it's really apples and oranges.
>>
>> Bonito is not anchovy.
>
> Okay, back to the drawing board.
>

Bonito flakes are not even like fish but a totally unique food. The
processed bonito pieces look and feel like pieces of wood. If you tap
it, it even sounds like wood. If you break a piece, it has a glassy
appearance. If you shave it using a tool similar to a wood plane, it
looks like pencil shavings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbk6HZBJwJY