i love my couch!

[vash]

i am sitting in it. i just unloaded my truck of all the gifts, and stuff. what a holiday! i woke up in SoCAL this morning, and hit the streets of LA looking for yummy taiwanese food. stuffed like a bloated tick, i drove home. i even had some nice chinese lady fill my thermos with hot, sweetened, fresh pressed, soy milk.

now i am home..my wife is flitting around the house unpacking..i am nestled into my couch. tired. and my fridge has NO BEER!

my MIL cleaned my entire home last night!! i love that lady. my house is spotless. she even put in new floor mats in the bathroom..the toilet seat looks new..WAIT IT IS NEW!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by vash

i woke up in SoCAL this morning, and hit the streets of LA looking for yummy taiwanese food.

What's Taiwanese food like? What sort of dishes? I'm sure it's a bit different than Chinese, hell, Chinese is different depending upon where in China you are. I'm not really that familiar with Chinese food other than the normal US-style Chinese staples like beef-broccoli, beef-pepper, lo mein, chow mein, kung poa chicken.

So, I'm curious, how's Taiwanese different from mainland Chinese? I'd assume primarily seafood? One of these days, I need to get over to the west coast and get someone to show me some authentic Chinese of various styles. I generally love most things Asian. I'd like to know more about Chinese food than the usual stuff that's made in every restaurant chain in the US.

[vash]

taiwanese food..hmm.

alot of noodles. chow fun in chinese food is a noodle. in taiwan they do it differently. it is cut disc of noodle. fun to eat.

there is a breakfast item. it is sticky rice rolled into a burrito shape. it is filled with shredded dry meat, sausage, and a fried donut of sorts. wonderful.

i am just learning about taiwanese food. since i married a taiwanese woman.

[Schumi]

LA sure is the place for food.

For a while I was doing Thai, then Vietnamese for a while... so many good mom & pop places.

Sometimes I'll just go out driving and not look up a place first, just drive until I see a sign of a place I haven't been, stop in, and try it.

[slodave]

Thanks for saying "Hi" as you passed through.... Ya should have said something.