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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