Cha Xiu Bao

Flogspotting: Fancy Fast Food

"Yeah, it's still bad for you -- but see how good it can look!"

[source: Fancy Fast Food]

It's said that a country gets the foodies it deserves. Look, fine dining in a fast food nation, albeit in some distorted ways... This lovely blog just reminds me a book I bumped into at the bookstore this morning -- How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World. There's such a lot of world to see, ain't it?

The Liquid Nitrogen Blowjob

The man, identified only as Martin E, was working on a recipe involving liquid nitrogen when there was "a huge explosion", according to the Berliner Morgenpost.

One of the 24-year-old's hands was instantly torn off by the force of the blast, while the other was later amputated in hospital.

While feeling bad for the young chef in the news, it reminds me a famous quote by a kendoka (master of kendo) whose name I can't remember: "Those who do not fear the sword they wield have no right to wield a sword at all." 

Speaking of the devil...  some breaking news about him at here.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

The Sony people should totally ask me first: their new production could have 1.3 billion more viewers digging had it titled itself either "Cloudy With a Chance of 4-head Oma Abalones" or Cloudy With a Chance of Dailian Sea Slugs".  It's too late now...

 

Reverse psychology, this

A380-themed restaurant in Taiwan; serving you with, of course, nothing but the best of in-flight food.

 

 

I want to become a cooking diva scout one day how do i do that?

Dear Mr. AllExpert,

Well my name is George W. Bao.  I am 16.  I live in Portland Street, Mongkok.  

I have been reading cookbooks and watching food shows for 11 years now. As you can pretty well figure out, I have been watching these kinds of stuff like since I was born. I always wanted to be involved in the cooking world one way or another. 

My question is, I want to be a scout for cooking diva one day. I am pretty good at scouting out hot, voluptuous and young gals good with spatula but I am only limited to some stuff. Like I can't afford to dine every night and hit on gals. I just watch gals cooking it from my house. I want to know what kinda of studying I need to do in college to get me ready and what else I need to do. I am not all that great at cooking myself. Right now I am mainly helping my mom to make breakfast; like cereal and stuff. I really want to learn some cooking skills after class but I have to much to worry about because I plan to start my own model agency too. I don't know what to do. I will be a sophomore next year so I kinda have 3 years left to decide but I need to know now.  

Bibendum on your iPhone

In case you haven't added it to your apps collection already. USD7 for NYC. No luck for Tokyo or HKG yet. 

A "wan" (bowl) of swine for a round of "rou"

What, are we gonna quit pork because of the swine flu? Not by a long shot. Here's some jokes about swine to lighten up the stoic face.

(1)

A learned scholar was hosting a dinner party for their four sons-in-law. The dining table was sprawled with all kinds of delicious dishes. To get everyone into the spirit, the sons were asked for verses of pleasant things in life that comes in seasons. The eldest one sparked off the game right away with "lurking a jazzy lawn in spring" 春遊芳草地. "Marvelous." said the father. The second son-in-law was equally sharp and followed with a witty riposte: "admiring the lotus pond in summer" 夏賞荷花池. The third son-in-law mused for a short while and said: "drinking osmanthus wine in autumn" 秋飲黃花酒. 

The scholar was so far very pleased by how quick-witted his sons-in-law were. Now his eyes rested on his youngest son-in-law, who so happened, unlike none of his well-educated brothers, was a illiterate lived on inherited wealth. His valet was dying to give him a prompt at the back: "My lord, try matching it with 'soothing snow-white poem in winter' 冬吟白雪詩!" Still the prompt was too dim for the son to hear it through. Minutes passed and the rest of the table started to exchange looks. Suddenly, the youngest son-in-law screamed in ecstasy when he spotted a dish on the table: "you don't say, it is "stir-fried pork with winter bamboo shoots 冬笋炒肉絲!"

Julie and Julia

What's for dinner? 

Hell yeah, I'm so gonna try this at my next fancy pancy meal

Mona Lisa with burger grease is simply flabulous!

Hey dude, I think I come up that idea first with my dry-fried beef ho fun, gone chow ngau ho (干炒牛河)!  

[via AHT]