What makes you guys even think about the possibility of eating the
lemongrass unless it's pounded (the parts that can be pounded) and
mixed in the dish such that you'd not even notice anyway? Of course,
if you do know that the pounded meat's been mixed in, it's be because
you cook it and than you would know enough about lemongrass, wouldn't
you?

What's the purpose of this post? Simply ..REVENGE to those who always
use the word "weird" or 'funny" about items used in Asian dishes. The
*those* refers to not jut the ones in rfc.

BTW, I have never used pounded lemongrass unless it was in that thai
holy basiliht Chili thing I bought once. I have, however, used
lemongrass in making Asian soup. Recently, I bought frozen lemongrass
paste after being told by a Vietnamese lady how to use it with stirfry
tofu. I am not planning to use it wth tofu though.

THAI FOOD Beef Panang: uses Penang paste which has lemongrasssin it
(this mother and daughter taught me how to mke "Laab" (via youtube,
of course))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nQXi...eature=related

Chicken with Lemongrass: uses cut lemongrass slices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P4eDI9Qgs0

Healthy lemongrass chicken and green beans: this lady thinks she's
cooking healthy but still has along way to go about learning how to
cook Asian food uaing fresh ingredients
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJiRS...eature=related

On Jun 28, 12:52*pm, Manda Ruby > wrote:
> What makes you guys even think about the possibility of eating the
> lemongrass unless it's pounded (the parts that can be pounded) and
> mixed in the dish such that you'd not even notice anyway?

I don't know. But I just remembered how much lemongrass rings reminded
me of fingernail clippings.

amandaF wrote:

> Of course, if you do know that the pounded meat's been mixed in, it's be
> because you cook it and than you would know enough about lemongrass,
> wouldn't you?

Priceless! Keep 'em coming, ai-lao!

Bob

On Jun 28, 3:58*pm, spamtrap1888 > wrote:
> On Jun 28, 12:52*pm, Manda Ruby > wrote:
>
> > What makes you guys even think about the possibility of eating the
> > lemongrass unless it's pounded (the parts that can be pounded) and
> > mixed in the dish such that you'd not even notice anyway?
>
> I don't know. But I just remembered how much lemongrass rings reminded
> me of fingernail clippings.

Interesting thought.

In article
>,
Manda Ruby > wrote:

> On Jun 28, 3:58*pm, spamtrap1888 > wrote:
> > On Jun 28, 12:52*pm, Manda Ruby > wrote:
> >
> > > What makes you guys even think about the possibility of eating the
> > > lemongrass unless it's pounded (the parts that can be pounded) and
> > > mixed in the dish such that you'd not even notice anyway?
> >
> > I don't know. But I just remembered how much lemongrass rings reminded
> > me of fingernail clippings.
>
> Interesting thought.

One possible problem -- in my climate (Berkeley -- i.e. foggy and cool),
lemon grass makes a nice potted plant, but never seems to develop much
stem (for the pounding bit you mention :-)). There is _some_ flavor in
the outer leaves, and I sometimes add the almost-stalks that do develop
in a soup, but they are too obtrusive to leave in for serving. Mostly
I just buy well-developed lemongrass at the store!

On 6/29/2010 1:00 AM, Michael Siemon wrote:
> One possible problem -- in my climate (Berkeley -- i.e. foggy and cool),
> lemon grass makes a nice potted plant, but never seems to develop much
> stem (for the pounding bit you mention :-)). There is _some_ flavor in
> the outer leaves, and I sometimes add the almost-stalks that do develop
> in a soup, but they are too obtrusive to leave in for serving. Mostly
> I just buy well-developed lemongrass at the store!
>

If you plant the lemon grass in the ground, it grows big and tall, and
it makes nice stems.

Becca

In article >, Becca >
wrote:

> On 6/29/2010 1:00 AM, Michael Siemon wrote:
> > One possible problem -- in my climate (Berkeley -- i.e. foggy and cool),
> > lemon grass makes a nice potted plant, but never seems to develop much
> > stem (for the pounding bit you mention :-)). There is _some_ flavor in
> > the outer leaves, and I sometimes add the almost-stalks that do develop
> > in a soup, but they are too obtrusive to leave in for serving. Mostly
> > I just buy well-developed lemongrass at the store!
> >
>
> If you plant the lemon grass in the ground, it grows big and tall, and
> it makes nice stems.
>
> Becca

My replanting stuff in the ground usually kills it! :-)
However, I may give that a try in this case.

On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:42:09 -0500, Becca > wrote:

> On 6/29/2010 1:00 AM, Michael Siemon wrote:
> > One possible problem -- in my climate (Berkeley -- i.e. foggy and cool),
> > lemon grass makes a nice potted plant, but never seems to develop much
> > stem (for the pounding bit you mention :-)). There is _some_ flavor in
> > the outer leaves, and I sometimes add the almost-stalks that do develop
> > in a soup, but they are too obtrusive to leave in for serving. Mostly
> > I just buy well-developed lemongrass at the store!
> >
>
> If you plant the lemon grass in the ground, it grows big and tall, and
> it makes nice stems.
>
How big and tall? Maybe it can be planted along a fence line. Lemon
grass won't "get away" from you and spread into the lawn?

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On 6/29/2010 5:26 PM, Michael Siemon wrote:
>> If you plant the lemon grass in the ground, it grows big and tall, and
>> it makes nice stems.
>>
>> Becca
>>
> My replanting stuff in the ground usually kills it! :-)
> However, I may give that a try in this case.
>

Give it a try, unless it gets too cold. The temps got down to 16
degrees in the winter, and that killed my lemon grass. I have never
lived where it gets this cold, so now we are planning on moving.

Becca

On 6/29/2010 6:09 PM, sf wrote:
> How big and tall? Maybe it can be planted along a fence line. Lemon
> grass won't "get away" from you and spread into the lawn?
>

Mine was over 4' tall, it looked similar to pampas grass. The plant
will get bigger around as it ages, but no, it does not spread.

http://www.shirleypriceessentia.com/...lemongrass.jpg

Becca

On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:14:10 -0500, Becca > wrote:

> On 6/29/2010 6:09 PM, sf wrote:
> > How big and tall? Maybe it can be planted along a fence line. Lemon
> > grass won't "get away" from you and spread into the lawn?
> >
>
> Mine was over 4' tall, it looked similar to pampas grass. The plant
> will get bigger around as it ages, but no, it does not spread.
>
> http://www.shirleypriceessentia.com/...lemongrass.jpg
>
That's very pretty, I should find some to plant. Did you cook with it
much or was it mainly an ornamental? Did it have any odor outside, or
did you have to wait for it to be cooked?

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On 6/29/2010 7:36 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:14:10 -0500, > wrote:
>> Mine was over 4' tall, it looked similar to pampas grass. The plant
>> will get bigger around as it ages, but no, it does not spread.
>>
>> http://www.shirleypriceessentia.com/...lemongrass.jpg
> That's very pretty, I should find some to plant. Did you cook with it
> much or was it mainly an ornamental? Did it have any odor outside, or
> did you have to wait for it to be cooked?
>

It does not have an odor outside. We cooked with lemon grass whenever we
made Asian food. It grows for years, so you will always have it. Mine
came from my Vietnamese friend, who bought the lemon grass as produce in
an Asian supermarket. She planted it and it grew. She divided the
plant and gave me some of it.

Becca