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[nDed]

I once ate something resembling this daifuku, I think it had some kind of white bean filling flavored with rose water or something (I don't know, it tasted kind of flowery?). I think purple yams would be good for this sort of thing.

Also, being Filipino, I find people's varying reactions to foods like balut and dinuguan somewhat amusing.

I might have to write stuff about non-horrible Filipino desserts later (I can do that right? It's allowed?)

[linnea]

I finallyy gave up on trying to keep the cat hair out of my food. Now I just give one of them a few licks before every meal just to get it out of the way.

I hate having cat hair everywhere. It's the worst when white cat fuzz gets lodged in my eyes. That shit hurts like a bitch, and no matter now much I irrigate my eyes, it seems to stay in there. Ugh. Just the thought of it makes me crazy. Needless to say I vacuum a LOT.

RE: Drinking after cats. I dunno, I have probably inadvertently drank after one of the little boys slurped out of my water glass with their ass-licking tongues. They love the ice cubes. I try to protect my water glass but sometimes I catch them doing it and then I just get totally grossed out. Also, I do not share food with them. Having them lick off my ice cream cone would be cute, but disgusting. my little dudes eat only cat food. I don't feed them people food.

Lately I have been shutting the bathroom door. I can't peruse the latest issue of Vogue with Milan AND Lenny rubbing against my legs and demanding petties. I guess they figure, "Hey! Captive audience! Give us petties, mom!"

I once ate something resembling this daifuku, I think it had some kind of white bean filling flavored with rose water or something (I don't know, it tasted kind of flowery?). I think purple yams would be good for this sort of thing.

Also, being Filipino, I find people's varying reactions to foods like balut and dinuguan somewhat amusing.

I might have to write stuff about non-horrible Filipino desserts later (I can do that right? It's allowed?)

That's one of the things I loved about my community in AK. We had a huge Filipino community there, and god damn could the folks that I worked with COOK AWESOME FOOD. Lumpia is so grelicious. Anyway, I always admired the purple yam ice cream at the grocery store, and one of these days I'll have to find a Filipino market in Denver and buy some.

[wombat]

Andrew Zimmern was eating balut on TV last night. Actually the concept didn't seem that gross to me - just a little chicken and hard boiled egg, when it comes right down to it - but he made it seem like it was pretty disgusting. And when he thinks something is gross you have to worry.

I don't think I've ever had Filipino desserts. Do tell.

[theinevitable]

my cats do not get to eat anything which is not in their little bowls. I would not share food with them.

Also: my dog. Because he has never learned not to beg, despite the fact that we never give him anything. he does not realize that begging gives us a reason not to give him food.

basically my pets act like we are slowly starving them to death, though.

[side_show]

Oh dear god.  My best and oldest friend is Filipino, and I have eaten many a delicious meal, but never a really good desert.  I suppose I've tried one too many a baked good that I thought was a desert but turned out to have pork in it.  As my bestfriend always tells me "we're Filipino - there's pork in it."  And pork is fine, but not when you're expecting custard.  Occasionally her Lola would slip me cookies she'd brought back from the Philippines that were tasty though... but I was always worried I'd find a piece of pork.  I'm not kidding.  Filipino food is so good it makes me mad.  Food's not allowed to have that much variety and flavor.  It's not allowed!

[nDed]

It's true, Filipinos have never seemed to consider putting anything other than pork (and, for some reason, raisins) in their empanadas. You'd think there'd be sweeter alternatives what with all the yams and fruit trees that are just growing in every other backyard.

There's also a variety of hopia (think mooncake) called hopia baboy which I always thought was strange because there didn't seem to be any hint of pork meat in it (baboy refers to pigs in both their live and butchered-and-ready-to-eat states). It wasn't until recently that I learned that the recipe involves candied (!) pork backfat. I don't think other types of hopia make use of animal-based fats though, at least I hope not. I am quite partial to the ube (purple yam) variety.

[Nabubrush]

It wasn't until recently that I learned that the recipe involves candied (!) pork backfat.

Here's where your $7500 ought to go - right into candied pork backfat.

[linnea]

Seriously, WTF? I drink behind my cat all the time. And he licks his ass. And I think he only does it because HE CAN.

And also you can get mochi everywhere here, and near as I can tell, Daifuku is a ball of mochi with something inside. In the freezer section of all the stores, they sell ice cream mochi, a ball of mochi with chocolate, vanilla or coffee ice cream inside.

At 7-11, you can pick up variety packs of mochi with different colors, fillings and on top. You used to be able to get coconut mochi mocha bars at Starbucks here but now they don't.  I can buy sacks of Mochi Flour and send them out if anyone wants to try making some Daifuku.

Damn, I want to come to Hawaii. That sounds delicious.

Also... I don't know what kind of crazy kitchen hoodoo skills you have...but I CANNOT abide trying to make mochi at home. It's impossible! It's this hellacious, Sisyphean task that is like trying to herd glue. I ended up with a disappointingly lumpy daifuku and threw it away out of rage. The smooth, perfectly encapsulated daifuku that get churned out by the factory are perfect and damn near impossible for the otaku home chef to replicate.

[theinevitable]

otaku home chef

for some reason I am imagining you in such as a Mobile Suit Gundam t-shirt trying to cook Japanese foods. Maybe you try to make a mochi-mecha or something.

[smick]

Ladyfriend and I just made a god damned Red Curry, with some mother hossin' mochi-rice.

She also made a bad assed Tom-Yum soup.   This is only related because of the mochi-rice.

-Edit: Sorry sir, I had been getting a tad familiar.  I will see to it that this does not occur in the future.-

[jaydub]

I haven't closed a crapper door in years because it's more distracting/annoying to watch a little paw slide under the door and then curl up, grab the bottom edge of the door and yank the living shit outta it than it is to have an audience.

My dog is considerate about this.  She'll lie down on the floor right outside the door.  My 5-year old, on the other hand, appears to channel her inner cat.  Lips pressed between the floor and door, she'll go on about "Why can't I come in?" and "What are you doing?".  Little fingers appear and grab the door - furious cackling ensues.  When kindergarten starts, I'm expecting calls from the principal.

[AlohaDawg]

It's true, Filipinos have never seemed to consider putting anything other than pork (and, for some reason, raisins) in their empanadas. You'd think there'd be sweeter alternatives what with all the yams and fruit trees that are just growing in every other backyard.

There's also a variety of hopia (think mooncake) called hopia baboy which I always thought was strange because there didn't seem to be any hint of pork meat in it (baboy refers to pigs in both their live and butchered-and-ready-to-eat states). It wasn't until recently that I learned that the recipe involves candied (!) pork backfat. I don't think other types of hopia make use of animal-based fats though, at least I hope not. I am quite partial to the ube (purple yam) variety.

We have this chain of Filipino take-outs called "Golden Coin" here and I love the food. I think I tried the dinaguan - is that the pork in pigs blood? Noting terribly horrible about it. I haven't had Hopia I don't think but I did have this rice-cake type thing that was super sweet and good, but my Filipino friend never used a word for it and kept referring to it as his 'native cake'.

[nDed]

We have this chain of Filipino take-outs called "Golden Coin" here and I love the food. I think I tried the dinaguan - is that the pork in pigs blood? Noting terribly horrible about it. I haven't had Hopia I don't think but I did have this rice-cake type thing that was super sweet and good, but my Filipino friend never used a word for it and kept referring to it as his 'native cake'.

Heh heh, 'native cake'.

It might have been a cassava cake or palitaw which is basically the Filipino equivalent of mochi. What did it look like?

[linnea]

Heh heh, 'native cake'.

It might have been a cassava cake or palitaw which is basically the Filipino equivalent of mochi. What did it look like?

I have had cassava cake many a time. It's got a flan-like texture, except its primary ingredient is starch and not eggs.

[AlohaDawg]

Heh heh, 'native cake'.

It might have been a cassava cake or palitaw which is basically the Filipino equivalent of mochi. What did it look like?

Rolando was a sixty-ish fellow who spoke OK English but in a broken way. The cake looked like what would happen of you pressed a lot of rice together in a pan. It was sugary and ricy.