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  0 0 About QFC, I have reason to suspect that maybe they sold more of it before and recently discontinued some. I have a little 8 oz. box of 100% wild rice from the Fall River Valley in California ("Located in a rural mountain valley, nestled between the Cascades and the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges") that I bought in the markdown section of the West Seattle QFC for $1.79 (the label says "was: $3.49"). It isn't expired or anything - the expiration date is in 2014 - so I guess they just decided not to sell it anymore. I don't remember the price, but I know Trader Joes sells some kind of wild rice mix with daikon seeds in it that's pretty good. aiff commented 5 months ago

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  What should I do with heaps of nettles?

  0 0 Like Sacrelicious, I've dried lots of nettles for tea. This year I'm also thinking about trying something like nettle pesto (like the Fat of the Land version or something, http://fat-of-the-land.blogspot.com/2009/03/stinging-nettle-pesto.html ), since it might be a good way to freeze a big amount. One final method of preserving them that I can think of is pickling. I tried a small amount last year and will probably do a lot more this year. With the first little batch, I simply packed fresh, unblanched leaves into a jar with some kind of flavored vinegar, herbs, salt, and garlic cloves. I forgot about it for months, but when I finally opened it up, they were very good (and didn't sting me!) aiff answered in Other-Food & Drink 11 months ago Answer, comment & read 10 more answers »

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  0 0 Sorry for the late reply! I just went by Daiso today to check out how it's sold there. I went to the store across the street from Uwajimaya, but there's also one in the Westlake Mall that's a little bigger. At the ID store, it's in the small Office Supplies section; not with the rolls of tape by the windows. So walk in past the cashier and it's in one of the aisles to the left. It's labeled "Kraft Tape" in small letters under the same name in big katakana. It looks basically like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebestofjapan/4990254418/ The label says you can actually tear it by hand. I tried it and it does tear pretty easily, but not straight. Again I should mention that it has the slickest top surface of any packaging tape around and basically nothing will stick to the top of it. It's really remarkably cheap at $1.50 for a 50m roll. aiff commented 12 months ago

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  Can anyone recommend some quiet shipping tape?

  1 0 There's some beige-colored Japanese packaging tape at Daiso (like a Japanese dollar store) across from Uwajimaya that's pretty quiet. It's a nice packaging tape in terms of being durable and relatively quiet (and cheap at $1.50 a roll); the only downside is that nothing sticks to the topside of it well, including itself, so you can't do double layers of it very well. It might only be labeled in Japanese at the store, so if you're interested let me know and maybe I can take a picture or something. aiff answered in Whatever about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  Where can I find yak butter?

  1 0 Unfortunately I couldn't seem to track down yak butter anywhere, but if you're going to make this happen (and at this point I'd say it's a long shot), my best suggestion is to contact the folks at River Valley Ranch http://www.rivervalleycheese.com/ They're located in Fall City and have been known to sell yak milk mozzarella at Seattle farmers markets. You might be able to buy some yak milk from them, but I'm guessing you would have to churn it yourself... Beyond that, it looks like if you want something that can be ordered online, pre-made, the best I could find is this Tibetan Yak Cheese - http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/tibetan-yak-cheese-8-ounce-by-igourmet.com I used to order yak cheese soup a lot at the Himalayan Sherpa Restaurant on the Ave. I always wondered where they got the cheese for it. It was my favorite thing on the menu and could still be ordered for a while after it disappeared from the menu, but then unfortunately the restaurant disappeared too. Or, one other idea is to go for water buffalo butter. It definitely doesn't have the same ring to it, and I can't say whether it's a good substitute for yak butter, but it came to mind after reading this quote from one of the River Valley Ranch owners - "The butterfat content of yak milk is very comparable to water buffalo milk" http://pnwcheese.typepad.com/cheese/2007/10/river-valley-ra.html It seems to be available here: http://gourmetlibrary.com/products/52121-Delitia-Buffalo-Milk-Butter aiff answered in Other-Food & Drink about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  0 0 "g.Yag" might mean male, but "yak" is a gender-neutral term. aiff commented about 1 year ago

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  What is your favorite song about science and/or math?

  0 0 You've Changed by Momus - Me and her and the ghost of you You and him and the ghost of me Two plus one is three and two plus a ghost is three I guess there must be six of us now ... It's not love, it's mathematics... aiff answered in Arts & Music about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 19 more answers »

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  0 0 Thank you Irena, thank you Fnarf! You'll have to give us a report on how the Bonal tastes. Paris Grocery has already updated their page, so future surfers should use this link - http://parisgroceryseattle.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/paris-grocery-news-722/ And now I think I might not be able to rest until I track down a bottle of this "stone pine liqueur" I came across on their distributor's site - http://www.alpenz.com/images/poftfolio/factsheets/Zirbenz-USA-fact-sheet.jpg aiff commented about 1 year ago

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  Suze, Salers, and Other Gentian-Based Aperitifs

  1 0 What about Bonal? I haven't had it myself, but it's "made by infusing gentian root, herbs from the Grande Chartreuse mountains, and cinchona (quinine), in a Mistelle base, producing a wine that is known for its complexity," and check out this local lead from just a week ago - http://parisgroceryseattle.wordpress.com/ aiff answered in Food & Drink about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 5 more answers »

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  I would like to go foraging for mushrooms (morels and whatever else in season) any tips on where to go and how to get started?

  1 0 I just got started looking on this side of the state too, and unfortunately I don't have any good tips for places around here yet. However, for step 2 (positively identifying what you've found before you eat it), the most helpful resource I just learned about is this: http://www.psms.org/id_clinics.html You can just walk in on Mondays at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture from 4pm-7pm and people from the Puget Sound Mycological Society will help you identify mushrooms you bring in. aiff answered in Food & Drink about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 5 more answers »

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