Both of my New Things for today happen to be food-related (and I'm writing this on an empty stomach, so expect brevity, here.)
Firstly, I found myself wondering, at lunch, what it is that makes pudding *pudding.* I mean, I know how gelatin is made, I know what the basis of a custard is... but I've only ever made pudding out of a box. (And boy, did it taste like cardboard! *badum-ching*) I couldn't think of what might make it go from milk to thick, so I looked it up. The secret? Cornstarch. (Now don't I feel a little stupid?)
And this evening, KT was telling me about a lovely she-crab soup she had at a restaurant. I'd never heard the term, and wondered why it would be so different from, say, he-crab soup, and how one could even tell the difference. Well... turns out there *is* a distinctly female ingredient besides the meat. Heh. (Sort of makes me think of chicken-and-egg soup...)
Right. Food. (This is what comes of being too busy for dinner.)
Posted by gris at September 14, 2004 11:37 PM