"dsi1" wrote in message
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On Monday, September 19, 2016 at 1:22:55 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
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> On Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 8:43:19 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
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> > On Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 10:11:41 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "dsi1" wrote in message
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> > > On Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 7:37:28 AM UTC-10, Taxed and Spent
> > > wrote:
> > > > On 9/18/2016 10:32 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 1:43:50 AM UTC-10, Janet wrote:
> > > > >> In article >, says...
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> On 9/16/2016 12:43 PM, wrote:
> > > > >>>> In the past both Spain and Portugal were very important.
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> That would be true. The Portuguese were the first great
> > > > >>> explorers
> > > > >>> of
> > > > >>> the
> > > > >>> world. My guess is that a Portuguese sailor landed in Okinawa
> > > > >>> 600
> > > > >>> or
> > > > >>> so
> > > > >>> years ago and proceeded to spread his seed around. This resulted
> > > > >>> in
> > > > >>> the
> > > > >>> Okinawans looking distinctly different from the Japanese - hairy
> > > > >>> and
> > > > >>> stocky.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> 500 years ago Portugal had extensive spice trade links with
> > > > >> Japan,
> > > > >> plus Jesuit Catholic missions there. Nagasaki (city) was founded
> > > > >> by
> > > > >> the
> > > > >> Portuguese. (The Portuguese had established trade with East
> > > > >> Africa,
> > > > >> India, Indonesia and China)
> > > > >>
> > > > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasa...modern_history
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Janet.
> > > > >
> > > > > That's interesting - I did not know this. Thanks. So that's how
> > > > > the
> > > > > Japanese got castilla cake. Castilla cake is a cake that has only
> > > > > 4
> > > > > ingredients yet is one of the hardest cakes to get right. It is
> > > > > typically sold in gift boxes.
> > > > >
> > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7b9Nutaok
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The Japanese word for bread is: pan
> > >
> > > The Japanese word for apple is ringo. Why ringo? I don't know. Here's
> > > Shiina
> > > Ringo symbolically chopping herself to bits.
> > >
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtehTFNJKgo
> > >
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> > >
> > > !! I couldn't watch it all!! What does he do with that knife???
> > >
> >
> > Whacked a few apples, tried to peel one. It's hard to peel fruit while
> > singing. Well I couldn't do it anyway.
> >
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> > LOL nor could I, not with that big knife anyway)
> >
> >
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> Tonight I made some meat pies. It looks like a pasty but it's filled with
> a
> lemongrass beef filling. I stuck in three small Hawaiian peppers for a
> little heat. The filling was pretty tasty. You know what would have been
> even better? Putting some coconut in it! It's a Thai pasty.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/sh...ZaBbLc7bInEarf
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> That looks wonderful. The pastry is superb!!! Not sure if I could manage
> to eat the filling though) I can't manage even a little heat
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I've turned down the heat in my cooking. I must be getting old!

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Hmmm I bet you still eat it hotter than I could stand


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