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From: Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Friday Night Dinner Plans?  5/23/2025
Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 15:43:06 +1000
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On Sat, 24 May 2025 04:15:35 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:

>On Sat, 24 May 2025 0:51:23 +0000, Bruce wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 24 May 2025 00:34:47 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
>>
>>>Last night we had some ube/sweet potato noodles with coconut cream sauce
>>>and some macadamia nut crusted fish. The fish was okay but nobody's
>>>saying what kind of fish it was.
>>>
>>>https://photos.app.goo.gl/3MBRxkUp9VvfMpzx9
>>
>> I've see that often in Chinese restaurants. And when they just say
>> "fish", it's probably tilapia. Cheap is as cheap does.
>
>It's definitely not tilapia and it's definitely not cheap. My guess it's
>swai/basa.

Basa is pangasius, the other super cheap fish.

>It's called "fish" - just be happy about it.

You're the one who said "but nobody's saying what kind of fish it
was." Asian "fish"? That's basa or tilapia. Cheap is as cheap does.

>I'm planning to eat ahi tonight, extra garlic, please.

I'd much prefer ahi to "fish".

>https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/25/fc/c2/ea/macadamia-crusted-fish.jpg

Living in the birth region of the macadamia nut, I'd love to try that.
I had snapper with mango once, after a recipe by Rick Stein, and even
though it sounds weird it was very nice.

-- 
Bruce
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