Category: Food

White Asparagus

6/8/2019

I tried a new vegetable.

France loves tartare. And so do I.

It’s raw meat squished together with spices, maybe some cooperative herbs or veggies. They shape it into a little patty and serve it as the main course with vegetables or fries. Here are the main types of tartare I’ve found in Paris.

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How to Eat in a Paris Restaurant

8/7/2018

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France has some subtle but substantial differences from the US in their service, so I’m here to make sure your dining experience in France goes smoothly. Let’s begin.

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Hazelnuts

9/19/2017

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My maiden name is Hazelton. Yvonne Hazelton. Yes, I know, it’s quite a mouthful.

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Currants

8/3/2017

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I was in my neighborhood open-air market the other day, looking at the currants.

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Cranberry Beans

7/20/2017

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These beans waited for me in the produce market. Every time I shopped, they called to me.

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Mangosteen

2/9/2017

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My first taste of mangosteen was not my choice. We were walking along a street in Shanghai and passed a vendor with two big baskets of these little plum-sized fruits. He had opened one and was offering passers-by tiny sections on a toothpick. We stopped and asked what they were, and he stuck a piece in my mouth! Unasked! Cheeky! If it had been durian I would have spit it out and slapped him, but lucky for him it was delicious--sweet and slimy like a banana, but in tiny sections like citrus fruit.

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Cheap Eats in Hong Kong

12/12/2016

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I usually don’t talk about money much, because at this point in life I think that if you can’t afford to travel, you shouldn’t travel.

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A Vegetable

12/5/2016

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Not “a vegetable” but the “A” vegetable. There is not B vegetable or C vegetable, but there is the A vegetable. It looks like romaine lettuce without the bony white stalk, and it’s mild enough to eat raw in salads. As pictured here, it also stir fries up beautifully. I took this picture in Din Tai Fung in Taipei, and then I ate everything in sight.

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"Mouse Guard"

11/28/2016

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I bought this cute grenade-sized vegetable because it was beautiful, and because it fit so nicely in my hand.

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