Posts by mark taslov
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From the moment Rob S prematurely nominated Jacindamania on the 2016 thread 20 days ago this year's WOTY was always going to be one of controversy.
With question marks hanging over Felix Geringer's nomination due to a failure to comply with terms of the agreement:
So you can only propose two words or phrases per comment.
It would appear that Soon Lee is a shoo-in to take this year's prize, that is assuming no attempt is made in the interim to relitigate terms after the fact.
For some reason this all feels like a most 2017 turn of events.
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Hard News: Public Address Word of the…, in reply to Ken Sparks,
Jacindamania
This remarkably popular woman almost singlehandedlyOne feature of Jacindamania I’ve had difficulty evaluating with regards to Ardern’s initial criticisms of Turei and the subsequent boycott is the extent to which Jacindamania was dependent on signalling to the beneficiary bashing cohort.
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#metoo
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WeAreBeneficiaries
#istandwithmetiria
Feminism
#transmilitaryban
Pretty Communist
Te Reo
Coalition talks
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Child Poverty -
both excellent reads, that section on the roots was an eye-opening detail, and now I'm learning about terpenes. To all involved; kia kaha!
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Hard News: This is your government on drugs, in reply to LeighKennaway,
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Feed: Melting pot: A cuisine of immigrants, in reply to Soon Lee,
Thanks for that detail Soon Lee. It still strikes me that there’s something quite off about these prices given kūmara’s comparatively long history in ANZ and the Pacific in one form or another (sweet potato currently sells at about the same price as regular potato in China, 2.5 NZD per kg) – especially given Māori/Pacifika over-representation in poverty metrics.
Obvs demand/supply plays a role but there's a circularity in that. It's difficult to have a conversation about food in NZ without acknowledging the influence the Foodstuffs, Progressive duopoly has on our diets and by extension our health.
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Feed: Melting pot: A cuisine of immigrants, in reply to Kumara Republic,
not even if you paid me, though I enjoyed Carpaccio the one time I’ve tried it.
Conversation over the page also reminded me of my search for the type of fried wontons that were a staple in Chinese restaurants here but not there – I think I eventually found some in Guangdong.
Another mouth watering culinary discovery for me were the different varieties of barbecue – e.g. Brazilian bbq, Xinjiang kao rou etc. I’d never thought much about it, and though things have expanded here since I was young, the popular definition of the Kiwi barbecue remains a fairly conservative incendiary adventure by comparison – at least in the popular imagination.
I miss Korean barbecue restaurants where you get to DIY on gas or charcoal grills built into the dining table itself – adds a neat collective dynamic to the meal as well as being a great source of warmth in winter – thinly sliced meat wrapped in crisp lettuce is divine. The communal engagement of Chinese hotpot varieties has a similar appeal.
One of the strangest things about being back here is how incredibly expensive sweet potato are - Kumara Republic indeed.
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nope from me also.
Thanks for that info Linger.
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Feed: Melting pot: A cuisine of immigrants, in reply to Soon Lee,
That’s been my assumption. The localisation of other western variants indicates there’s been some adoption from beyond Asia, but they could also have come via Japan. I was wondering if Linger might have any idea.
I should apologise to Nik, I didn’t intend to derail the topic from NZ. I’m intrigued about the origin story of chicken sushi, given its popularity – and role as cross-cultural icebreaker (mentioned in the Herald article above), I guess also because that’s the first sushi I tried.
That wood-ear history is fascinating, I’d likewise like to know about the lack of availability of Greek food here.