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2024-10-02 23:12:34

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I presume you're whipping it all up or beating the mixture somehow? Then wouldn't the beans disperse that way? I've never really had a clumping problem in the final product!

2024-09-20 19:29:11

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Yep, whole, real foods are the way to go. Most supermarket sausages (for example) are just filled with carbs and water!

2024-08-29 13:13:33

Hey @nprofile…79k6 Here's my favorite way to cook steak (indoors) 😉
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2024-08-06 13:27:13

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Yes please! Happy to contribute food content!

2024-06-16 11:04:40

#HongKong ❤️
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2024-05-28 08:45:37

OMG!! Mandopop legend on Nostr!
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2024-05-25 09:24:56

I didn't plan on raising a #carnivore, but...
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2024-05-22 15:13:03

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Couldn't read the full article, but advertising was supposed to pay for journalism already (ie. the basic business model) — doing it through the government seems like an unnecessary and cost-ineffective step? Also personally (as a journalist), I don't really believe in journalism school. It's definitely a skill best learned on the job. (Writing is another matter, I believe writers do benefit from a school or school-like programme to workshop etc. but I digress, as writing is just one part of journalism.)

2024-05-21 12:49:45

As someone who grew up in HK in the 90s, also kept coming back during college years and ultimately made HK my home as an adult (at least for most of the year), and is now raising my own child here, there are moments when I agree with this. But I've realised recently that I will likely always have a base in HK because, despite everything, it's still a place where the world (yes, now including mainland China) comes together, and where exciting things happen at a thrilling pace. I don't think anywhere in Asia has that pull. (I know you probably want to say Tokyo, but tbh how do you really do anything beyond tourism if you don't speak Japanese? And please don't say Singapore). You can still access it if you know where to look. This has always been part of HK's energy, but what makes it less desirable post-protests is a feeling that most people are always on edge. People blow up over the smallest things, like the tram driver who almost swore at me for asking if there was a timetable, or the person whose doorbell I mistook for a charity's (next door). So yes, daily life has gotten a bit more stressful, and these things do grind you down. I find that while I'm desperate to leave every few months, I also keep coming back. It's more complicated than Hong Kong just seeming more like Shenzhen (actually imo they're pretty different — maybe it's more like Shanghai?? meets Manhattan...?). I built a life here before covid and the protests, and most of that life is still intact and sprouting like pesky weeds that refuse to die 😂 So yeah, just here to say, I don't feel like the oversimplified narrative that "HK is just China now" to be my experience.
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2024-04-21 01:29:10

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Supersize me

2024-04-17 09:42:01

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No tips but congrats and good luck! If it's any consolation, it usually gets better in a few months 🥲

2024-04-17 09:36:33

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Yep, he has FOUR!

2024-04-15 10:22:56

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Fun fact: when my baby was 2-3 months old, she would stop crying as soon as we put on Homecoming by Kanye West. These days, (she's now a toddler at 15m and loves bopping to music) I put on Doggyland (Snoop Dogg's kids albums), Caspar Babypants, some random folksy finds Spotify recommended, and a mix of classic Cantonese, French and Japanese kids songs thrown in for good measure (these are languages I'm currently exposing her to).

2024-03-15 16:07:25

Before I landed back in Asia, I only had one thing on my mind food-wise: SUSHI. Fujimoto is my favourite in Hong Kong right now — it's far from the most expensive (although not cheap either, at over $200USD per head, so it's definitely a treat) but it's properly good stuff, well sourced, well made (Chef Fujimoto used to work for one of the "greats", Sushi Saito) and I love Chef's energy. He's part of the new guard of Edomae sushi and while he excels at all the traditional techniques, he isn't afraid to experiment with flavours and textures. He's a master at abalone — that first slice was heaven, like a dip in an onsen after a long day — and in what's become a bit of a modern standard, the liver is made into a sauce and you're given a little rice ball to soak it up. Hotaru ika (firefly squid) has just come into season, and we were treated to a little skewer of charcoal grilled ones. So, so good! #foodstr #HongKong #sushi
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2024-03-08 14:35:44

Every time I'm on a long haul flight I feel like the world is big, but also small. GM/GN Nostriches 🌞🌝

2024-03-05 22:47:51

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we're here girl! >> #momstr

2024-03-05 20:17:19

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interesting! do you finish them on non-monoculture grain? (is that a possibility? asking as someone who has never raised cattle)

2024-03-05 12:44:05

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Less enjoyable when you connect the dots (that grain-fed means fed on monoculture corn and soy, a system that keeps farmers on an endless debt cycle, and sick from pesticides, and makes fertile land into dustbowls, not to mention the inflammation grain-fed fats give you) but okay, I get it, you like what you like 🥲

2024-03-05 12:26:52

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IG has a lot of "face blur" filters, I'm sure someone can/has applied it elsewhere!

2024-03-05 11:51:20

I will miss many things about #Madeira, and one of those things will be the very healthy scobys I grew from the dregs of a bottle we bought at the Expo Agricola market 🥲 #foodstr #kombucha #momstr (because I feel like a proud foster mom to these scobys!)
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2024-03-03 23:21:21

Took an elevator with my stroller (and kid) at @npub1h49…4cwz, and a couple of younger guys were in it. Our conversation went like this:
Guy: "I'm not a dad, but I really like the family vibes at this conference"
Me: "Yeah, more Bitcoin conferences should welcome kids!"
Guy: "If they want to be high signal, they really should"
Hope all future conferences get the memo. The next generation of Bitcoiners is here and raring to go! #momstr

2024-03-02 23:10:35

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Goodnight Bitcoin was really nice! A very simple history of Bitcoin. The Tuttle Toddlers ABC of Economics is a bit harder but I think it's a great book for a kid's library longer term.

2024-03-02 21:52:59

Great little library at the @npub1h49…4cwz kids' area! 📖
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2024-02-27 13:40:47

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LOL don't worry, like I say, strollers were invented way after the streets, so I got no beef with the paving, but it's worth pointing out to those less familiar with ye old Europe.

2024-02-27 11:35:02

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Define "better"?

2024-02-26 21:21:43

For my money, the best meat you can buy is Rubia Gallega, grass-fed ex-dairy cows from Galicia, Spain. Devbro maxi carnivores please note: if you're eating grain-fed beef (that includes corn-fed), you're just perpetuating the Monsanto-Central Bank incest/atrocity — don't do it.
Also, for thick cuts, reverse sear has got to be my favourite way of cooking steak — consistent internal temperature (like sous vide but without the equipment). Here's how you do it: 120-130°C oven (conventional, 100°C for fan-forced), 40 mins per 500g straight out of the fridge, then hard sear all sides on a pan to finish, rest 10 mins. Note that this is only good for bigger pieces, at least 3.5cm thickness.
#foodstr #carnivore #recipe
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2024-02-26 20:46:14

Just learned today that there'll be a kids' area at @npub1h49…4cwz! (A Place To Be — read below — will be there)
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2024-02-26 20:41:41

This, all day every day. Fiat kills food sovereignty. #foodstr #farmstr
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2024-02-25 15:32:01

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fwiw I'm using a one called Spark, just picked it based on price/GB and it's working great

2024-02-25 15:26:09

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Search Mobimatter, they have multiple carriers and options, better pricing than everything else I've been able to find.

2024-02-23 07:58:36

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I'm no longer bf-ing but from what I can tell, it's very much accepted! There's so many babies around, anything to do with them is seen as normal.

2024-02-22 21:05:40

Madeira with kids — a quick start guide
Everywhere I travel, I end up writing a little guide, whether I'm paid to do so or just for fun — I love sharing these knowing they might come in handy for other people. When I found myself travelling for a few months to the semi-autonomous Portuguese island of Madeira with a child in tow, I knew I'd end up putting together something like this, and as always, it's a combination of recommendations and tips from other people in the know alongside stuff I find out myself. As the title suggests, this is just a brief guide and not meant to be comprehensive, so I apologise if I've left something out, but hey — just make your additions in the messages below!
Overview:
Portugal is exceedingly kid-friendly; people in general absolutely love kids. In Madeira, there are parks with playgrounds everywhere, 99% of restaurants will welcome children with open arms and most have high chairs. My only complaint would be using a stroller in old town Funchal — alas, cobblestone streets were laid long before strollers were invented. Outside of old town, I haven't had (m)any stroller issues, unsurprising, given how many babies and stroller there are on the island.
Car seat laws:
An age- and weight-appropriate car seat or booster seat is required for all children up to 135cm tall or 12 years of age, whichever happens first. The child must be irn the car seat/booster in a back seat. This doesn't apply to taxis, where car seats/restraints are not required at all. BUT it does apply to Bolts (ie. Madeira's version of Uber), if you're going by the book. (I don't know if a Bolt driver would necessarily reject you if you didn't have one though...) Btw if you're staying for longer, I personally do think you should get a car.
Food:
I'm more or less a "granola mom", so this section pertains mostly to organic and direct-from-farm produce. The larger supermarkets in Madeira (Pingo Doce, Continente) don't tend to stock much organic (Continente is slightly better in that there is a dedicated aisle/area for organic items, but it's mostly dry pantry goods).
For baby/kid specific organic food, Celeiro (an organic/health food chain) is your best bet. If you need formula, they stock Holle (supermarkets and pharmacies sadly only stock industrial brands like Nestle). Celeiro is located right in the centre of old town Funchal opposite the main cathedral, at Rua do Aljube 15.
Some pharmacies stock a small selection of Holle baby food, including some Wells, the pharmacy attached to most Continente supermarkets.
For fresh produce, I've tried ordering/buying from growers these two ways:
1) Quinta Pedagogica da Camacha — farmer Bruno takes orders via WhatsApp, DM me if you want his number.
2) Expo do Agricola Ponta do Sol — weekly farmers' stand, and you can register on their website to order online beforehand to pickup every Saturday: (you can join their WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal from their website). expoagricola.pt
Diapers, wipes etc.:
Major supermarkets and pharmacies will have everything you need, unless you need a specific brand.
However, if you need replacements/accessories for reusable diapers, you'll need to bring your own because I haven't seen much of those.
Gear:
Major kid's stores like Zippy and Chicco will have most things you need, from clothes to high chairs to car seats. They're both in old town Funchal (Zippy in Plaza Madeira shopping mall; Chicco on Rua do Bpo 20), and both in the shopping mall MadeiraShopping.
Leroy Merlin, the hardware/home improvement store has a small section of baby proofing items lime gates and electrical outlet covers. Address : Rua do Engenho Velho 4, Funchal.
Kid to Kid near Forum shopping mall is an excellent little shop for mostly second-hand kids' clothes, as well as new and used toys, furniture, and general kids' stuff. Address: Rua do Vale da Ajuda N23, Funchal.
Origem is a fancier baby store (and pre- and postpartum centre and baby spa) in Ajuda (Funchal) if you're looking for higher-end clothes, utensils, strollers etc. Address: Avenida do Amparo 20, Funchal.
Healthcare:
Fortunately, I've not had much experience in this regard, but from what I've read, Hospital Particular da Madeira (a private hospital) has paediatricians and 24-hour A&E. Address: Avenida Mário Soares 143, Saõ Martinho, Funchal.
EU citizens can use the public system like locals (free or low cost), but depending on the issue, wait times are said to be long.
The emergency number is 112 (fire, ambulance, police).
Community resources:
Unfortunately, but for good reason, I'm going to ask you to fire up your defunct Facebook account and join the English Mom's Club in Madeira group. It's the most active easily-accessed moms' group for any questions before and during your time in Madeira, and listings like playgroups and hobby classes. The search tool can also be helpful for past responses.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/616876859250889/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
If you're interested in Alternative Education (unschooling), get in touch with A Place To Be and join their community for meetups and more (at time of writing, the project is in soft launch)
https://www.aplacetobe.me/
Schooling/education:
I don't have any first-hand info on schools — at time of writing my kid(s) aren't school aged, but I've seen some posts on English Mom's Club about it, so have a search there to get you started.
Parks:
There is no shortage of parks in Madeira, and I've barely scraped the surface — I'm pretty sure that wherever you choose to stay, there'll be a good park nearby. Some to start you off: Santa Caterina near the centre of town, big grassy area and swings that face the harbour — best seats in the house! Decent duck pond and cafes (one at the duck pond and another out further on the edge near the cruise terminal). Nazaré, a more modern urban park with its own parking and a neat little cafe overlooking the play area. Ajuda, basketball courts, kids play area, grass, and a dog park all in a neat package. Garajau, out east in Caniço, with giant slippery slides for big kids (and adults!) as well as the usual kids stuff and a cafe too.
Got more? Comment away!
#momstr #madeira #portugal #SovEng
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2024-02-13 22:36:52

Until today when I looked it up, I'd actually never associated "Mardi Gras" with pancake day (Shrove Tuesday), even as a (sort of, erstwhile) French speaker. But of course — Fat Tuesday, duh! To me it had always been about parades of flamboyantly dressed people 😂

2024-02-04 20:24:40

A Portuguese pastry appreciation post! This is a travesseiro de Sintra, which Google translate tells me means "pillow" of Sintra. (Sintra is a city about 40 mins outside of Lisbon with lots of historic palaces). This travesseiro is from Casa Piriquita, which I'm told is the inventor of this pastry, which has a rough puff kinda dough (or like a stronger filo, layered) and an eggy almond custard filling that's slightly runny, perhaps because we got them fresh out of the oven. The whole thing is dusted in caster sugar. It's glorious, and dare I say I like it even more than the iconic pastéis de nata/Belém. It's very hard to find outside of Sintra, even within Portugal, which will make it extra delicious in mind, LOL.
#foodstr #Portugal #pastry
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2024-01-16 13:18:36

This makes me feel very rich #foodstr
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2023-12-02 00:24:38

This is self care #shakennostrrd #foodstr
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2023-11-25 01:17:34

My idea of self-care is to go to an excellent bar alone, where I won't be bothered, and have a dry martini with an olive (with gin — it must be gin, you savages) in relative silence. #foodstr

2023-11-22 13:38:34

The idea of wanting to stay home with a child is not anti-feminist. Feminism is about choice — that women can choose to be anything they want, which includes bring the primary caregiver of their own child. #momstr

2023-11-12 07:50:04

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Thanks! I quite like Good Inside by Becky Kennedy as well.
One more thought about breastfeeding, one of the best comments I've heard on it is: "it's natural, but it doesn't come naturally" — most new moms I know have had a hard time. Try and find a good lactation consultant or postpartum doula to come check in on you after you come out of the hospital, I'd say 2-3 times for the first week or so would be ideal, and then prob just as needed after!

2023-11-11 13:24:21

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Congratulations! I'm a new mom too and it's been a RIDE! If you're planning on a natural birth (recommended, as recovery is much faster than c section), I'd recommend reading "Nurture" by Erica Chidi Cohen. But I'd say try and read more books about child development rather than the birth — it seemed scary to me so I spent most of the pregnancy reading about a dozen books on the birth but honestly it's usually over pretty quickly, and then you have a helpless little human on your hands, and it'll make you feel a bit helpless too! I would have liked to be armed with more info beforehand.
If breastfeeding (also recommended - I see ppl have mentioned it above already), watch out for when your milk "comes in" (day 3-5 ish postpartum). It comes in FAST and you'll do well to be prepared in order to avoid a lot of discomfort or even worse, mastitis. For me, warm compresses and two Haakaas to help drain the milk was essential, as well as constant firm (but gentle) massage of the general chest area. Breastmilk is also great applied to baby's skin for just about any skin issue they have, so save every bit you can!
The early days are brutal, as your hormones change dramatically. Give yourself plenty of grace, have a "team" in place to support you emotionally and physically (food, hydration, extra hands for baby and anything else) and remember always to put on your own oxygen mask before helping others, and yes, that includes your child! Good luck, excited for you!

2023-11-06 13:45:18

Recently spoke to a white person about regenerative farming, carbon and so on, and they had convinced themselves that local farming is a moot point because transport is a very small part of the carbon equation. While that is true, food is also heritage and culture — I guess one way to think about it is that "terroir" is not just about flavour, but about knowledge and idiosyncrasies that are passed down through the cultural acts around food — farming, eating, cooking...
What this all means is that I dislike char siu made sous vide with iberico pork. 😂
#foodstr

2023-11-03 14:13:09

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Hate those "Greek style" scams the most

2023-10-29 04:41:35

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不肯定有沒有費南雪不過好吃的餅店在香港多得很！Baker & Bottleman, Bakehouse, 港島香格里拉的Island Gourmet餅店，都是我自己比較喜歡的。
喜歡雞尾酒的話，大館的001、Rosewood的Dark Side也是好選擇。COA新開的The Savory Project、和前四季酒吧的酒保Lorenzo開的Bar Leone也很棒！

2023-10-05 16:04:44

No-one told me that being "in my mom era" as a Capricorn meant fighting against the injustices that arise because of maternity leave, or other childbirth-related issues, but here we are.

2023-09-27 16:50:34

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Tibetan butter tea is salty, and egg coffee is a real thing in Vietnam. So I guess... Welcome to Asia? LOL

2023-09-17 05:01:33

Bitcoin is the real "green finance".

2023-09-16 12:41:54

Society to mothers:
Parent like you don't have a job;
Work like you don't have a kid.
#momstr

2023-09-05 03:28:17

Bill Gates already owns most of America's farmland. Now he wants to control the world's seed supply too. Stay vigilant. Shop small. Don't let the philanthrocapitalists win. #foodstr #farmstr
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2023-08-31 13:39:58

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Try Kin's Kitchen in Wanchai or Pang's in Happy Valley, both good Cantonese food and/but more low key than The Chairman. I went to Kin's last week and while it's not as amazing as it was, it's still pretty good (smoke soy sauce chicken is a signature there that's still a decent choice). The Chairman isn't as hard to book now if you try to book weekend lunch, I heard.

2023-08-15 04:31:33

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The strange thing about Hong Kong right now - some restaurants are almost empty, others are impossible to book, and the difference in food quality is negligible. The Chairman is great, but I think it's the hype that's keeping it full.

2023-07-23 13:13:43

The char siu at The Chairman just gets better and better. The outside is so perfectly caramelised, it's actually crunchy. #foodstr #HongKong
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2023-07-02 13:44:39

Specialty #coffee fiends, especially if you're in #Vancouver, you need to know Moving Coffee. Some of the rarest beans out there and roasted by a consummate professional and true artisan. He's not a bitcoiner yet, but if enough of you go and chat with him, he might become one! #foodstr
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2023-07-02 13:40:18

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If only the tourism board knew about Nostr... 😂

2023-07-01 13:44:33

#foodstr #hongkong - tarte tatin at The Baker and The Bottleman's upstairs bistro. Pastry offcuts from the bakery downstairs are used as the base. Love a #zerowaste dessert.
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2023-06-24 11:43:25

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Yeah it was the consistency of thick soy milk, so good!

2023-05-21 03:58:08

Geoduck congee at The Chairman, Hong Kong. Super smooth, not a grain in sight, unlike any other congee you've ever had before. This stuff is next level. (And if you've never had congee - it's rice porridge, simply rice boiled in copious amounts of water until it breaks down - considered comfort food to most Cantonese people). #foodstr
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2023-05-19 13:39:53

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Apparently Nostr is not the place for female opinion
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2023-05-19 12:34:45

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So good!!

2023-05-13 13:36:15

So apparently it's Mother's Day in some parts of the world (including Hong Kong) tomorrow. As a new mother, I couldn't give a sh*t.
If you really want to show your appreciation for the mothers and mother figures in your life, do these things, and not just for one day a year:
- support paid and government subsidised maternity and paternity leave of at least 14 weeks, including for self-employed people.
- de-stigmatise motherhood in the workplace. That's everything from allowing breaks and spaces for pumping, to supporting flexible schedules, to not treating pregnant women like they're a ticking timebomb
- be aware of, encourage, and campaign for support in different stages of motherhood, be it lactation consulting in the early days, to mental health, to childcare etc.
- do not expect mothers to be able to "control" their children for your convenience/pleasure
- improve baby changing rooms. My goodness I've been in some awful ones
- stop giving mothers "suggestions" on how to raise their children, unless they're asking, and ESPECIALLY if they're a stranger you're passing by on the street!
- do not call it "babysitting" when fathers are talking care of their OWN children
- we don't need flowers, we need sleep, childcare etc. (see above), and people to hold the bloody door open when we're coming through with a pram
Thanks for listening/reading. That'd be a nice gift too.

2023-05-12 03:12:30

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HKers are not gonna like that it's Simplified Chinese 🥲

2023-05-11 14:16:42

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元気

2023-05-10 21:15:31

5am thought: Why do strangers think it's okay to talk to you when you're out in public with a dog or a baby? I'm here to say that it's not, and I sure as hell don't need your opinion on how to rear my animal/human, kthxbai.

2023-05-10 13:54:38

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I go for a grind size similar to white sugar; espresso grind you're going to over extract - more nasty bitterness and lose any nice floral notes. If the coffee is pretty freshly roasted also make sure the water isn't too hot, 85-90 degrees Celsius or so is good. Paper filter will give you a cleaner brew, less/no oil; metal cone has a bit more oil (body) and sediment, cloth I reckon it's in between the two. Depends on what you like and the profile of your beans.

2023-05-07 10:49:53

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This doesn't answer your question, but I've heard a lot about a "wine proxy" (non alc wine substitute) that's basically really nicely blended vinegars made for drinking, called Acid League. They don't ship outside the US so I haven't been able to try them. If you're into wine, I'd be curious to know your thoughts on them! For another non alc spirit that's not "gin", try Lyre's Italian Spritz, it's an excellent "Aperol" (best for spritzes, clearly) – the bitter flavour means it still tastes like an adult drink. Forget about Lyre's American Malt though, tastes like syrup. For beer, Mikkeller's Drink'in in the Sun is great. Unlike most non alc beers, this one isn't de-alcoholised, it's brewed like normal beer, but they choose a yeast that produces very little alcohol (it's 0.3%).

2023-05-06 14:38:15

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It's what happens when the food industry has been allowed to centralise. Just wrote a note about this actually: #nevent1q…4ugk

2023-05-05 13:06:29

Deep-fried eggplant monaka. Like ice cream monaka but piping hot and double the crunch. At the revamped Ronin, Hong Kong.
https://i.imgur.com/GSJi3NB.jpg

2023-05-05 08:49:52

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Hello! Welcome!

2023-05-04 21:37:24

It's 5am in Hong Kong, which means it's time for a 5am thought.
Been wanting to write this for a while: I see a lot of #foodstr notes (or just food-related notes) about seeking out health/healthy foods.
Firstly, nutrition is actually one of the most inaccurate sciences there is. That's because of ethics around running double blind experiments on human subjects — you can't trap a bunch of humans in a room and feed them nothing but tallow for a year and see what happens. A lot of nutritional "facts" are from animal studies (but rats still don't react 100% like humans), observational studies that by definition can't demonstrate cause and effect, or just "educated" guesses that reflect certain biases, be it just time, culture, or vested interest of any particular institution. That the foundation of contemporary nutrition science is based on the idea of the calorie should tell you enough about how much to trust this "science".
(In case you need a refresher: a calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1° Celsius — anyone in the right mind knows that our bodies are not an "electric kettle for food". Also, for institutional biases about food, look no further than the American Heart Association's recommendation to avoid red meat. Read Nina Teicholz's The Big Fat Surprise (or find her ep on Joe Rogan) for more exposés of nutritional FUD)
So now that we've established that most nutritional knowledge is BS, the next question is, how do we know what's good (for our bodies) to eat? There are very few clear answers — after reading a ton of literature that says fats/carbs are good, another ton that say fats/carbs are bad, the only conclusion I can make is that oft-quoted phrase from Michael Pollan is the closest thing to clear, reliable nutritional advice I can find: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. By "food", he means real, whole, unprocessed food.
Secondly, consider how the food is grown/raised. Crops grown in nutrient and microorganism-dense soil will be, in turn, nutrient dense. Crops from monoculture farms, or any farm reliant on synthetic input and synthetic "pest" control will naturally have less nutrients. Most contemporary farming now relies on synthetic input. That's why "organic" and now even "regenerative" farming, or ideas like permaculture have made a comeback, albeit in relatively niche circles compared to industrial foods.
The side effect of the industrialisation of food is the release of excess carbon in the atmosphere ie. climate change. Yes, modern farming causes climate change. Soil is a living ecosystem (just think about all the worms and fungi that live in good, healthy soil that looks like chocolate cake) — it stores carbon. Soil that has a lot of synthetic inputs kill off the microorganisms and becomes dry dust (that's how dustbowls form) with no life, hence no carbon stores. So: healthy soil, healthy food, healthy earth.
How have we ended up with so much industrial food that it's causing obesity rates to skyrocket and life expectancies to go down in first world countries like the US? It's simple: an economy/government that has allowed centralised players in the food industry. If there's any platform to talk about how centralisation = bad, it's Nostr, so I'm sure I don't need to explain much further.
Which brings me to the why I, a person who's dedicated their entire adult life to food media, is on Nostr.
So, fellow #foodstr plebs, this is why you need to find people who are growing/raising food right. The regenerative label is the new kid on the block but don't go by labels, ask questions, demand transparency. It's how we begin to dismantle the institution that is Big Food.
Sovereignty in money, media and food — that's pura vida, folks. Pura f**king vida.

2023-05-04 20:44:36

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I don't want to generalise about Nostr users being mostly male devs but this might really prove the "men eat more steak" thing to be true

2023-05-04 20:39:00

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#nevent1q…elqv
Observation: a lot of #foodstr is the carnivore diet

2023-05-04 08:57:14

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#nevent1q…e0xu
Make #foodstr great 👩‍🍳

2023-05-04 08:48:07

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HK #foodstr map 😂

2023-05-01 22:42:32

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Darkside ❤️

2023-04-20 21:27:41

5am thoughts on #foodwriting: I'm ok for you to gatekeep Chinese food if your song list at karaoke is over 50% Chinese. #foodstr

2023-04-15 07:28:57

Tried to get back into pitching some #HongKong travel/food stories recently. Responses have been slow, if they've bothered to respond at all. I get the feelng most Western travel media outlets are shying away from stories about Hong Kong because of the increasing China FUD. Sad. #media #foodstr

2023-04-14 18:50:33

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If you're planning to travel to #HongKong for the #nostrasia unconference:
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Happy to answer any specific questions/requests too!

2023-04-14 14:41:24

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Gah, typo! #ZerofoodprintAsia

2023-04-14 14:40:08

Let's try something. All zaps on this note will go to #ZerofpodprintAsia, a charity that funds regenerative farming (soil carbon sequestration) to combat climate change (side effect is that these farms grow delicious nutrient dense produce). More info: https://www.zerofoodprintasia.org/
#charity #fundraising #foodstr #plebchain

2023-04-14 07:12:27

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Hiiii

2023-04-08 13:06:23

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My first contribution to #foodstr: char siu from Sun Kwai Heung, Chai Wan, #HongKong, one of the best in the city. #nocharsiunolife
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https://i.imgur.com/8aFThcQ.jpg

2023-04-08 12:44:16

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most fish is full of microplastics too btw soz

2023-04-08 12:41:37

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Sushi vinegar (mixed in the rice), soy sauce, and wasabi are likely to be full of industrial crap unless you're at a high end place. Any higher end place - Japanese or otherwise - you're going to have a better chance of clean, real food because real food that's safe and nutritious is expensive, no thanks to decades of monoculture & extractive farming that has depleted soils and destroyed the wider ecosystem. Humanity has been deeply screwed by corporatisation in every industry, food included. It's bleak, so if you have the means, support farmers doing things right — regenerative etc.

2023-03-06 03:06:09

Now that Hong Kong is open to the world again, Here's an entry-level list of updated food recs off the top of my head. I've put the focus on HK Island (Central to Wanchai), and Tsim Sha Tsui as that's where most visitors frequent, but if you have specific questions (eg. area-specific, a particular dish or cuisine), I'm happy to answer them!
Cha Chaan Teng (Hong Kong-style cafes, for HK milk tea, baked goods etc.)
Cheung Hing, Happy Valley
Australia Dairy Company, Jordan
Swiss Cafe, Central (not particularly amazing but there aren't that many CCT in Central)
Lan Fong Yuen, Central (see Central comment above)
High-end Cantonese (* indicates dim sum is good too):
The Chairman, Central
Lai Ching Heen*, Regent, Tsim Sha Tsui
Lung King Heen, Four Seasons, Central
Wing, Central
Legacy House, Rosewood, TST
Mid-range Cantonese:
Hong Kong Restaurant 1983*, Happy Valley
Moon Bay*, Wanchai
Low-end dim sum:
Lin Heung Kui*, Sheung Wan
Sun Hong*, Kennedy Town (3am-4pm)
Saam Hui Yat*, Sai Ying Pun (5am-2pm)
Wonton noodles:
Mak's, Central
Mak An Kee Chung Kee, Wing Kut St, Central/Sheung Wan
High-end non-Cantonese Chinese:
Yong Fu, Wanchai
Xin Rong Ji (preorder the Peking duck), Wanchai
Fancy bars:
Darkside, Rosewood, TST
Aubrey, Mandarin Oriental, Central (if you're sugar averse tell them to hold the sugar tho)
The Chinnery, Mandarin Oriental, Central (old school)
Bar Buonasera, TST (Japanese style)
Mizunara, Wan Chai (Japanese style)
Penicillin, Central
The Diplomat, Central (get the burger too)