I'm not sure? I typed fond! But, to be fair, I am fond of food xD Especially fond of food conversations!

Kirin i think that is truly the age old question on here.

I have found it to be true on many a thread. It's rather weird.

Yes for sure. Perhaps because food is universal across regions and languages.

that's true, and people are always eating or making something interesting, especially when we have people from so many different places coming together

Food is a basic need of all life forms. Without it, we can't do much else. However, humans have elevated food to an art form. So many colours, textures, smells, combinations, techniques. Food is something basic on one hand, yet endlessly complex and intricate on the other.

definitely! it explains why people are so interested in cooking shows and competition shows

Oh for certain. So complex but so simple at the same time allows for everyone to participate

I love how universal food can be.

I made myself a simple cup of minute rice added a bit of shrimp, cheese, and seasoning for breakfast this morning. It was yummy with my cup of tea.

oh that sounds good! i'm a shrimp fiend, i'm always eating it. what kind of spices did you use?

That does sound wonderful. Shrimp is pretty good. We made fried shrimp tempura (and other tempura) last week that was not as good as at restaurants but still quite tasty.

tempura's so hard to do at home, i'm glad it came out tasty! what was your technique?

I'm not super big on shrimp, myself D: I'm really not a big seafood person either, though, I have gotten into salmon a bit more in the last few years since I work in aquaponics. I've been eating a lot of salmon salads lately. I'll have to ask my brother about more seafood tastes; he's big on Chinese/Japanese cooking.

oh i love salmon i have some in the fridge now waiting with some stirfry veggies for dinner. what's your favorite kind of salad to have with salmon? any particular dressing?

Usually I use the 'spring mix' lettuce blend from my work, which is a sweet red romaine and a crunchy green leaf. Our salmon is organic farm raised, so it has a different taste than wild caught but still very delicious. Then, since I'm a weirdo, I like western dressing! Actually, my top favorite is this Dorothy Lynch brand of homestyle salad dressing but I can't find it anywhere these days, so I default to western instead. When I pan fry the salmon I add a little lemon pepper with diced water chestnuts just to add a little extra crunchy texture. How about you?

ooo that sounds super tasty. the way you describe it is very inviting too. that's so interesting, i've never heard of Western dressing before! i guess out here they call it French dressing, but even then it doesn't look familiar to me. what does it taste like?

i just learned how to make my own dressing, so i like eating it with that, romaine, cucumbers, black beans, corn, and a little shredded cheese. the dressing is just yogurt with olive oil, lemon juice, and some spices-- i'm trying to get it to taste close to a non-spicy tzatziki.

I don't like French dressing, so it does have a different taste. IMO, it's thicker, and tangier - tart, almost. From a brief google research because I wasn't sure how to describe it - French is more of a vinaigrette; thinner, more olive oil based. Western has a BBQ and bacon additive. French dressing is more orange, while Western leans to a red, almost crimson.

I could be completely wrong on that, but just in my opinion, Western is the bomb.

You make your own? Oh, heck yeah! Black beans and corn give me some southern vibes - and I'm from Midwest USA so duh cheese goes on everything. I like spice though, and spicy foods. Pardon my ignorance here - what's a tzatziki?

Ghost - technique was to wing it i suppose. I did not plan and did not research just egg and panko.

I'm still very bad at cooking...

Originally Posted by ghostPastry

oh that sounds good! i'm a shrimp fiend, i'm always eating it. what kind of spices did you use?

I used Furakaki.

Originally Posted by The Wandering Poet

That does sound wonderful. Shrimp is pretty good. We made fried shrimp tempura (and other tempura) last week that was not as good as at restaurants but still quite tasty.

I adore tempura.

Originally Posted by PWEEP

I'm not super big on shrimp, myself D: I'm really not a big seafood person either, though, I have gotten into salmon a bit more in the last few years since I work in aquaponics. I've been eating a lot of salmon salads lately. I'll have to ask my brother about more seafood tastes; he's big on Chinese/Japanese cooking.

I love salmon.

Tempura is wonderful. And the fact it can be nearly anything is amazing. We made squash tempura once and it was so good.

I think I've tried tempura asparagus once! It was amazing from what I can remember. :3

I have never tried tempura asparagus. Sounds wonderful.

That does sound good. Easy to make too i imagine

I've had tempura mango before.