Yes : Turnip / " Bang Kwang " ( jiacama ) , etc .. plus nowadays , other other ingredients too for different versions including vegetarian .

Do you live near a Korean grocery like H Mart? They seem to consistently stock barley (near the rice). I honestly wouldn't have worried about 4yo barley but what is done is done.

Last night’s dinner from local fast casual fish restaurant… got to have fish fry on Friday!


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Thanks - it tends to be Nikka or Kavalan whiskeys or highland park. I brought the coconut liqueur and I think I was the only one to drink it. Another person brought a red wine and probably the only one to drink it. I’m pretty sure most of the highland park was finished. I brought 200mg total (2 tins) for the host and I don’t think anyone had any… yet the Girl Scout cookies were yummed up With much gusto and joy.

the crab was really great. Curry crab! I usually just have it Costco style or Chinese restaurant style that’s cooked with ginger & scallion. This curry crab was in a broth. We went through a half roll of paper towels before wiping down the table for me to set down the poker felt.

Are you in prison? What's with the rocks and fence? :D

😄 Restaurant’s strange idea for decor. They have “cages” filled with rocks on the walls. Blue salt Fish Grill on Artesia … you might be familiar with it.

Whew. I am familiar with one of their other locations but have not been in it. Now I have to check it out!

CNY Day 5
Somewhat lighter meal considering 5 days of indulgences with 10 more to go !

Crispy fried shrimp along with starters shown below
Beef udon with lots of seaweed , momo ice cream


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Tofu salad with special sesame dressing

I might have used it if it hadn’t already been opened. No Asian groceries here. I’m sure it will turn up eventually.

Actually IME, dried barley can last forever as long as it stays dry. I'm sure it will eventually absorb moisture and rot, but it takes me forever to go through the stuff (not counting hot dry summers). Barley water is one of my favourite drinks when I'm in SEA.

If you want fish that's even bigger than that, along with onion rings that you can use as spare tires on a vehicle, head to Pittsburgh and I'll take you to a hole in the wall bar where you'll get both. The atmosphere is one step above the lowest dive bar, but the food is plentiful and delicious.

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Bacon wrapped asparagus

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Panko crusted Dover sole with orange & avocado salsa

Hakka restaurant, Sf ca

assd Cantonese / Hakka cuisine

dumplings
steamed fish
chicken With sticky rice
pea shoots
tofu
salt & pepper spare ribs

super yum


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I’ll see your Pittsburgh fried fish restaurant and kick it up a notch! 2 suggestions for vacation pleasures. 1) Fish fry in Nassau, Bahamas. Fresh snapper perfectly fried. 2) About a dozen roadside stands while driving in Jamaica. Order some fish, pop open a Red Stripe, grab a picnic table with an ocean view and breeze. Life can’t possibly be this good.