Tuesday, March 11, 2008

So China can be an odd place.  i went to hong Kong to the Thunderbird Super Tuesday Alumni thing and I'll admit being in hong Kong can be kin of heady and it made me want to maybe get a job in Hong Kong or somewhere else, it's sort of like when I would go into San Francisco when I was college and wanted to live there, the whole being in the bright city lights etc etc.  So of course that got me thinking about my future and that got me slightly down, not knowing what Im going to do, not being able to remain forever young...FOREVER YOUNG(to the tune of forever young) and listening to a poignant, sad, and ironic song and walking back to my apartment and then I saw a man and woman(I think a married couple) with a street rigged hibachi, the people that sell meat on a stick but on their tray of food to choose from I saw an eggplant, which I have been wanting to cook more of because they are everywhere here and they are just these beautiful shades of purple and so cheap. Anyways, so I chose that and they grilled it and then added chives, garlic, a little oil and some ground chili and then gave it to me in a horrible earth ruining styrofoam container to take home.  it was really really good.  So while I cannot replicate this particularfood because of my lack of bbq, and I don't think it would turn out quite as good on a hot plate as on a grill I thought I would share the food, though I'm sure people may have thought of this before it is still something you should try.  When the skin cracks then slice it almost in half so it is basically butteflying it and cut off the green stem then brush it with some chili and or chili oil, some garlic and green onions and ground chili and then leave it for another minute or so and voila.  Of course if it doesn't turn out well with the eggplant almost mushy on the inside  and gushy and delicious then it isn't my fault it's china!

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