On 7/10/2015 7:41 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "Xeno" > wrote in message
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>> On 7/10/2015 12:05 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On 10/5/2015 11:43 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 5 Oct 2015 10:30:56 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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>>>>> I bought some choy sum at the L&L down the street. It was tasty so I
>>>>> asked the guy how he prepared the dish. I assumed that he steamed it
>>>>> but he boiled it in some salted water. That's it. Dead simple. It was
>>>>> served with a sauce of shoyu, and a little bit of oyster sauce and
>>>>> vinegar. It's sublime stuff but quite simple.
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>>>> I bet it barely hit the water before he took it out.
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>>> I was surprised he didn't steam the choy sum. Chinese people love to
>>> steam everything. He told me that you lose lots of vitamins in the steam
>>> so he boils it. He told me to boil it until it's done. I boiled mine for
>>> about 5 minutes. It comes out fine.
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>> I was always told you lose less when steaming, not more. Boiling loses
>> lots of vitamins.
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> Yes, they leech into the water.
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Yes.... that is what I was told. Effectively wasted.

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