[Sca-cooks] Re: Waffres

[Craig Jones.]

I'll be down that way for William Marshall (I Hope), we'll have to
arrange a shopping trip...

Drake.

ps.  Fresh Fish Maw on the plane home. Wont I be popular!


>Well, if you were in Melbourne, Drake, I could tell you where to find
fresh
>fish maw (I was on a tour of Springvale on Tuesay - including a great
Asian
>grocery/butcher where most things have signs in English, for those of
us who
>can't read the names on the packages. Supplies for about a dozen
different
>asian nationalities, plus a few Aussie staples. Must say Nescafe
Blend 43
>looks odd beside all the dried plums and noddles and pickles)
>
>Of course, I should also 'fess up and admit I had no idea what fish
maw was!
>
>Kylie
>
>Adamantius wrote:
>>
>>Isinglass is derived from the swim bladder of the sturgeon, I'm
pretty
>>sure, and you can find large pieces of puffy fried fish maw (which
is
>>actually the swim bladder) in Asian groceries. It is one of those
>>nearly-tasteless-but-with-an-interesting-texture ingredients much
prized
>>in Chinese soups.
>>
>>
>>
>
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