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Paua
2008-11-22 5:42AM / 標準BLOG / 會員可以看
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My aunty came up to me last night showing off something in a bag. She asked me to guess what it was. Having seen it on tv in all the HK series, I'd guessed what it was, but didn't think she'd be showing such stuff to me, as I don't have an interest in such things. But then she did yell out "bao yu ah!" Dunno why she'd think I'd be interested. They look rather gross to me. Don't think I'd ever eat it. Might try it some day, but don't expect to love it. I'm the pickiest eater I know. It's all about the texture and how it crunches/feels between my teeth, and most foods don't pass.

But ten minutes ago, I went into the kitchen and found something that did interest me regarding the bao yu.

Aren't they gorgeous?

I guess I'm more Kiwi than Chinese when it comes to paua. I've always loved paua shell and never considered eating bao yu (I don't know why Chinese people love it so much, it looks disgusting! But you can correct me if you've tried it and can tell me it's delicious), so it's not exactly a new discovery. I've just never put the two together. And no, that does not mean I never knew they were one, I just never thought of them together. I consider paua shell and bao yu two different things. Which is why I call the shell paua and the meat bao yu. In fact, I've only ever seen them apart. Even watching those shows where they monitor how much seafood is being captured, whenever they show paua, they're always out of their shell. I guess the weight limit must not include the shell.

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen it eaten here. I think some Chinese restaurants might have it on their menu (under abalone, of course) but I've never seen it being sold. Mind you, I don't exactly go to seafood shops or peer into the seafood section of the supermarket. And when you talk about paua here, no one's talking about the meat (okay, maybe on tv they are, but not when you're just chatting to someone), they're always talking about the shell. I don't know what the regulations are on eating it over here, but I know that people try to catch more than the limit because they can make huge money off it.

Anyways, since I never think of the two together, I was actually surprised to see these in the sink. Now I'm trying to decide what I could to with them. I could break them into little pieces and make jewellery (lots and lots of them!) or maybe we should just keep them as is. Yeah, they're too beautiful to break up. And there are plenty of paua jewellery out there for really good prices (and plenty expensive ones too!).

By the way, thanks to all the crew at AnD for making the site more compatible with Safari. I prefer Safari on my MacBook, so it's nice to see full functionality with the blogs. I remember when I first got my MacBook, I couldn't add photos, but shortly after, I was able to. And I should have thanked you all then, but I keep forgetting, so thanks!

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butter
留言於2008-11-22 11:08PM [举报]

I actually like bao yu. It's quite tasty. The shells are so pretty.
It used to irk me that I couldn't use properly access AnD on Safari but then I learned that Firefox is a better browser anyway. Is there a reason why you prefer Safari on your Macbook?