Post #791042 by Sandbartender on Thu, Nov 8, 2018 10:40 AM

On 2018-11-03 22:08, MadDogMike wrote:
Bean sprouts on the platter at 11:00 but no bamboo shoots. Can you get fresh bamboo shoots or do you have to use the canned ones? I never have been too impressed with the canned.

My local Chinese grocery has a big tub of fresh bamboo shoots you can fish out and bag yourself. Same with several types of seaweed/kelp.
I'm not generally impressed by canned ones either, but if you can find whole bamboo shoots in a can they're definitely better quality than the pre-sliced ones.
Less woody, better flavor.

https://meiwei.en.made-in-china.com/productimage/qKVEmplrJOcx-2f1j00UyvQDOanfFqi/China-Super-Quality-Canned-Whole-Bamboo-Shoots.html

On 2018-11-08 03:38, Michelle66 wrote:
My new revolving pu pu platter, mini hibachi, scorpion bowl, and long straws all arrived (from different parts of the world) between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.

So, late Saturday afternoon I started cooking a bunch of appetizers for the platter and ended up having a very tasty dinner.

The pu pu platter's five sections were filled with:

• teriyaki beef strips
• fried chicken wings (Kowloon Restaurant's recipe)
• chicken fingers
• fried shrimp
• "Peking Ravioli" (Boston-style Chinese dumplings)

Everything was tasty (although I'm still looking for an authentic Boston-styled chicken finger recipe), and with two people drinking a cocktail designed for three ot four, we both got a bit buzzed.

That's one heck of a delicious looking spread!