[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Ah, you see, we cook a lot of SE Asian stuff, particularly Thai, and so coconut milk features quite significantly. However The Loved One does a nice "Thai fish cakes", and soon also will experiment with a grilled/broiled version. They use the "red curry paste" I make. The accompaniments (sauces) tend to be a little sweet though (eg. include sweet chilli sauce). I can grab recipe though, if you're interested, and see if I can find more in one of our books.

I don't know if I have any of Mum's curry recipes (she learnt a lot of them in Malaysia, and they tend to the Indian style more), but I think they might be more what you're looking for. While condiments you might serve include some sweet (sultanas, sliced banana, chutney, roasted coconut), I don't know if you'd find the sweet more acceptable, able to control how much you add at the table. I might have to ask her about them though.

Do you have any preferences (eg. meat, known dishes)?



Part of the tradition is eating a burger with sliced beetroot on it, and watching the beetroot slide out of the bottom of the burger, dragging the fried onion and sauce with it, to fall on your shoes or lap.

But it does taste quite nice. If you're okay with the sweet acidity of ketchup, you'd probably find a couple of slices of tinned beetroot okay too, if you can get past expectations (I put this last in because I could not get past "pumpkin pie" as a dessert - I tried it, I could see its appeal, but IT WAS PUMPKIN, IN A PIE, AS A DESSERT! Craziness. )

Cheers,
Marc

I'm up for trying most anything. I figure that I can probably adapt recipes and leave out some of the sweeter appearing ingredients. I seem to recall a small place back in Boulder that had curries that weren't particularly sweet. I'd love to replicate that! I'm up for pretty much any meats except organ meat, and some of the squishier fish, ie; squid, octopus, etc. and I have not seen eel in the market here.


I can't handle pumpkin pie, either (although a good pumpkin bread can be yummy!) I usually keep some beets in the fridge that I chop up for a salad with walnuts, gorgonzola, ranch dressing, and a mix of lettuces. those are always fresh beets though that I bake, peel and slice. I'll have to think about it next time I have a burger. hold the egg though! eggs are yummy, but not on a burger! that's where chilies go!