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Archive for January, 2007

Possibly the healthiest, tastiest toast in the world.

I recently found out I have genetic hypercholesterolaemia. This means that my body makes too much LDL (bad) cholesterol; my blood chemistry would make you think I was eating 8 McDonald’s burgers every day. Kind of annoying, in a ‘first heart attack in your 30s’ sort of way. I’ll write more about LDL later.
Anyway, this […]

Strong Smelling Fermented Bean Curd.

If there is one topic that belongs as the first post on almost any Asian blog, it’s that of Stinky Tofu.
Stinky Tofu is an unusual concept in the Asian mindset. At an early age, long before the sense of smell has fully developed, or legs are nimble enough to escape, most asians are fed (presumably, […]