Tofu I’ll add to my list. My girlfriends sister and her husband are vegan. They've done it a few times and it’s gross shit
Fried razor clams are the shit. Pride of west batter. They’re amazing cold the next morning on your drive into work.
It's best not to harvest oysters for a week or so after a rain...they are sponges for whatever leeches into the water....in Northern California that's usually cow manure and urine from the hills leeching nto the bay....same thing with mussels....you can leech them in fresh water for a while and keep them alive...that works
It's a food sponge...Mapo Tofu is awesome...also takes curry very well...people would be amazed at the different meat substitutes they make out of tofu that taste like chicken....tofu is like lettuce....on it's own, no flavor...
Sushi, most seafood except for some fish is ok, mushrooms, seaweed and caviar. Not a big fan of Curry or Tofu.
Never had Japanese Blow Fish but I was at dinner with a couple Japanese associates in Vegas that would eat it! We were at World of Concrete Show and those dudes like to drink, eat and chase women. Plus Golf!
Love Tofu. The traditional Canh dau hu, ca chua, gia he - with complete tofu and big tomatoes is one of the best Vietnamese dishes. Love love it.
I am not. But I love Vietnamese food - and we are lucky to have a really good, traditional one near us. We had really good Vietnamese when we lived in Portland also. The Sweet Lemon Vegan Bistro in Bethany Village served some of the best Vietnamese food I have ever had. It seems that it is a casualty of Covid-19 however, which is a damn shame.
ToA - Have you heard of a South Vietnamese General by the name of Ly tong ba ? He's passed now, he was a good friend of mines father who also spent 12 years or so as POW. My friend and his mother and sister were taken to US embassy a flown to Philippines, refugees for a while then made their way to San Diego.
My wife makes veggie burgers with mushrooms red beans, carmelized onions, rice and the kicker....and you don't taste them at all but they keep moisture in the patties is beets...they are so expensive in the market that she learned to make them.the ones in the market are usually loaded with salt too...we have veggie burgers once a week...my property has lots of Chatrelles which we harvest regularly
Speaking of meat substitutes - I actually enjoy Kale Burgers - but other than the Impossible Burger which actually tastes like meat - none of the others do.
It is really not, but this is my favorite dish at that restaurant that I love - and we can now order from them by text - so I made sure to learn that...
I was vegetarian for about 6 years in my 20s.....I went vegan during SARS in Taipei when I was there for 8 months and generally I go vegan when I have issues with my heart or health.....every Chinese doctor I ever visited with any ailment always said....stop alcohol and stop meat .......so I did....now I'm completely off alcohol and don't miss it but still enjoy meat and seafood...we don't eat large quantities of meat at a meal...I think that's the difference...I have seafood more than red meat...trout every week because I catch trout and freeze them. Chicken is the main protein ...some pork and virtually no beef....my wife grew up buddhist and never acquired a taste for beef. I don't miss it.
