Forgive me, my Asian friends, for this mash up that probably should not be put together on the same table. I don’t know what I am doing — just love these flavors and textures so much!

And what do we have here?

— Taiwanese beef shank from Made in Taiwan — IYKYK, that’s all I can say. Three days in the making.

— Homemade liang fen — as it was discovered at Xi’an Muslim Quarter. Trying my hand and palate at the Q texture. For seasoning: scalded chopped garlic, scallion whites, shallots, sliced hot peppers, pepper flakes, red pepper powder, and sesame seeds with smoking hot peanut oil. A mix of soy sauce, oyster sauce, Chinkiang vinegar, sesame oil, salt, and sugar. Cilantro and scallion greens.

— Sichuan smashed cucumber salad — it is now ubiquitous — with mixed in greens from the garden which turned out to be very appropriate.

Wahatever you say — it was so good by the way — I stand corrected.

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Haven't done a @wegmans pickup in awhile ... Didn't pack the pork tenderloin like they should have, but everything else that we ordered was in stock (plus it did take longer than the last time, because I guess the lady thought we were at the customer service desk, instead of in the parking lot?) #BeefShank #AllBranCerealBuds