Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:19:10 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 2:17:34 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:30:45 -0800 (PST), dsi1
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 12:36:15 PM UTC-10, Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>>> On 1/30/2020 1:59 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>> On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 9:35:36 AM UTC-10, Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>>>>> On 1/30/2020 1:21 AM, 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
>>>>>>> Â* We had shrimp scampi over linguine ... and my timing was perfect , it
>>>>>>> was ready just as she came home from work . I use lots of garlic and
>>>>>>> chopped onions too . I had mentioned to my wife I'd do something with
>>>>>>> the shrimp , she told me after dinner that she had hoped for scampi ...
>>>>>>> I told her "I know" .
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Snag
>>>>>>> Yes , I'm old
>>>>>>> and crochety - and armed .
>>>>>>> Get outta my woods !
>>>>>> After many years of marriage, a couple gets "in sync." It's kind of a weird thing. My guess it has to do with the temperature and current events during the day leading up to dinner time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Â* It's not that , it's because I know that it's her favorite shrimp
>>>>> dish . My other shrimp dishes are nothing all that great , but I make
>>>>> reallyÂ* good scampi .
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Snag
>>>>> Yes , I'm old
>>>>> and crochety - and armed .
>>>>> Get outta my woods !
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the clarification. Oddly enough, this rock is famous for shrimp scampi. How did that happen? I don't know. The scampi as prepared here tends to have a lot of garlic, is cooked at high temperature, and has the shell still on. I don't know how it's made on the mainland.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...cQZDGVG8mOWD03
>>>
>>> Shrimp scampi, another American *******isation of a European food
>>> name. Shrimp are one kind of animal, scampi are another kind. Next
>>> you'll be asking for more au jus with your shrimp scampi.
>>
>> The way I make it is nothing like euro-scampi, or mainland scampi. It's Hawaiian Shrimp Scampi. It's actually how a Chinese cook would do it. There's no *******isation going on at all.
>
> There are no scampi involved. They're prawns. It's like calling the
> dish shrimp mackerel. I bet the Chinese don't give it a nonsensical
> name.
>

Have you ever made dutch scampi? It's the same as other recipes,
but you must wear wooden shoes and sick your right index finger in
your ass while you prepare the dish.

And loudly whine about shrimp.