Duck Day 2012: The Seven Essentials

Tradition holds that there are “seven essentials for Chinese life” and that these make for a civilized household in what is colloquially called “Open Door Seven Items”: wood, rice, oil, salt, soy/fermented sauces, vinegar, tea. (Some attribute this list to Confucius, but it is probably older.) This year’s menu ( Read more... )

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So, corwin and I and Scliff cooked the following meal for "Duck Day" (as we call Thanksgiving, since we don't like turkey ( Read more... )