On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 23:21:42 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 2:29:29 PM UTC-10, Terry Coombs wrote:
>> On 1/29/2020 5:50 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >
>> > "Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> I can't find one I like , anybody got one they'd care to share ? The
>> >> one I really want is the one they use at a Chinese takeout/eat-in
>> >> place I used to deliver for . Best damn lo mein I ever tasted , but
>> >> Papa-San won't share ... this is about the only oriental dish we like
>> >> that I haven't been able to make at home .
>> >
>> > I only ever tried it once. I didn't like it and neither did anyone
>> > else. It was pretty much just noodles and nothing else. I had the food
>> > catered for Angela's birthday party one year when the theme was a
>> > Siamese cat. I needed food for about 50 people. I didn't know what Lo
>> > Mein was but noticed it was cheap so I ordered a huge tray of it. Most
>> > people didn't touch it at all and the few who did. only took a few bites.
>> >
>> > I put the stuff in the freezer as I didn't want to waste it but wound
>> > up throwing it all out after I tasted it. It was pretty much flavorless.
>>
>> Â* Properly spiced lo mein is delicious . When we visit Memphis we'll
>> often stop in at the place I worked for lunch . For around 5 bucks you
>> get a foam container about 10" square with half lo mein (choice of beef
>> , chicken , pork , or shrimp) and the other half fried rice . And an egg
>> roll - made on premises . Good eats !
>>
>> --
>> Snag
>> Yes , I'm old
>> and crochety - and armed .
>> Get outta my woods !
>
>That does sound like good eats. People don't eat too much lo mein around here. Mostly we stick with chow mein, at least that's the way it sees to me. If I was going to make a sauce for the noodles, it would be chicken stock or water, Chinese soy sauce, oyster sauce, some sugar, ketchup, and sesame oil. Don't forget to add a good
dash of MSG!
>
>Yesterday I had some fried ahi with garlic. Is this enough garlic? You bet!
>
>https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...pDWGTn9SNW8Svi

Looks great.