tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post9066487594266794479..comments2023-09-26T11:03:35.936+03:00Comments on Whale Ears and other Wonderings: One of the challengesConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-64741097040931513482010-06-24T09:46:36.148+03:002010-06-24T09:46:36.148+03:00Flavored cornstarch? Wow? Never heard of that befo...Flavored cornstarch? Wow? Never heard of that before! Of course, one of the boxes of unflavored starch had badly translated directions "To get kids food, mix in milk" ...something like that. (which might explain the font used on another box, white dripping letters) I'd never heard of corn starch as food (on its own) either.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-10886449107644243182010-06-23T23:49:18.820+03:002010-06-23T23:49:18.820+03:00Here the cornstarch is flavored and used as a thic...Here the cornstarch is flavored and used as a thick dessert drink, so you find it with the puddings and flavored desserts. :S You have to really look for non-flavored, too, it's usually banana, strawberry or once I accidentally got Apple Cinnamon! (we used that as a sauce on crepes)Expat Momhttp://expatmom.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-91203254258433070112010-05-28T05:17:13.920+03:002010-05-28T05:17:13.920+03:00THAT IS REALLY GOOD THAT YOU FOUND WHAT YOU WANTED...THAT IS REALLY GOOD THAT YOU FOUND WHAT YOU WANTED FROM RACHEL LOVE YOU ALLRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233358513383797816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-4467449770777119382010-05-23T14:58:42.590+03:002010-05-23T14:58:42.590+03:00Bettyl - When we move back to the US, shopping wil...Bettyl - When we move back to the US, shopping will be terribly boring!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-52053809970998885302010-05-23T14:53:42.972+03:002010-05-23T14:53:42.972+03:00I sure can relate, but not on such a scale as an a...I sure can relate, but not on such a scale as an actual other language. It's hard enough for a Yankee to understand the NZ-Brit-Aussie combo of words and phrases I run into. You have my greatest admiration of living in a culture where the best intentions are misspelled!!!betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-26037219732153636372010-05-23T13:34:56.431+03:002010-05-23T13:34:56.431+03:00While I'm on this subject - I was just sorting...While I'm on this subject - I was just sorting through the little bags of spices I picked up on my last grocery trip so I could refill my bottles. I came across one clearly labeled "Pakinj powder" What the..?? Took me a second to realize it was my baking powder! (Whatever works!)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-74546750621587166442010-05-23T11:35:27.969+03:002010-05-23T11:35:27.969+03:00:D MSG is NOT sugar :D poor David! Blech!:D MSG is NOT sugar :D poor David! Blech!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-56140202609069477832010-05-23T11:28:39.973+03:002010-05-23T11:28:39.973+03:00Finding the ingredients you want while overseas is...Finding the ingredients you want while overseas is such a challenge. I am glad you finally found what you wanted and then some. Sage is a must have on my list just for sage gnocchi my husbands favorite special occasion treat. On schedule for next week is the kitchen including surveying the spice cabinet and making a list of what i need to pick up at home this summer.<br /><br />A funny note, when we moved to Jakarta for our first post we went shopping the first time and David picked up what he thought was a bag of sugar. Made his coffee the next morning, put in his usual 2 heaping spoonfuls of sugar and took a big drink. Promptly spit it all over the kitchen. Turns out it was MSG not sugar. Funny as hell now but not so much at the time. Lesson learned. I find and print a list of common food words for the new country before the first shopping trip.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110115324050851439noreply@blogger.com