vrao81 on 12/10/2003 at 15:52
There's a recipe for Chinese silver loaves in the kitchen in the Luminous Path Compound in Hong Kong. Anyone ever tried making this?
Child of Karras on 12/10/2003 at 16:45
Could you put up the ingredients? Maybe it's some common Asian food with a fancy name.
vrao81 on 12/10/2003 at 17:10
Recipe from game:
Chinese Silver Loaves
1 3/4 cups hot water
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons vegatable oil or shortening
6 cups plain flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoons salt
Add sugar and shortening to hot water and stir until sugar is dissolved and allow to cool until barely warm
Sift remaining ingredients into a large mixing bowl, and gradually stir in sugar mixture. Mix well and gradually draw dough together with your hands. It should be soft but not sticky
On a floured board, knead dough about 5-8 minutes or until smooth or elastic. Return to bowl, cover with damp cloth, and let rise at least 1 hour.
dormcat on 12/10/2003 at 21:26
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Originally posted by Child of Karras Maybe it's some common Asian food with a fancy name. Yup, it's quite common. It is very common in *northern* Chinese cuisine (flour-based) and usually served just like breads in Western cuisine. However, it's not as common among *southern* Chinese cuisine (rice-based).
vrao81 on 12/10/2003 at 21:42
But did anyone try making it with the recipe to see how it would come out (yummy:thumb: or yucky :eww: ?)
Child of Karras on 13/10/2003 at 01:23
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Originally posted by dormcat Yup, it's quite common. It is very common in *northern* Chinese cuisine (flour-based) and usually served just like breads in Western cuisine. However, it's not as common among *southern* Chinese cuisine (rice-based). Well I don't see it around here though. Maybe it's a more of a Chinese-American thing?
dormcat on 14/10/2003 at 17:43
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Originally posted by Child of Karras Well I don't see it around here though. Maybe it's a more of a Chinese-American thing? Not at all. In my personal experience I could find it in restaurants only (it has to be fresh from the pot), not in eateries where you can order takeouts in paper boxes with steel wires. ;) :cheeky:
Child of Karras on 9/11/2003 at 04:17
I think there's a pretty steep difference in the kinds of Chinese food being sold at the states and in Asia. I see all those movies and go "wtf" cause I've not heard of them and being in a Chinese-domianted country makes me wonder...
dormcat on 10/11/2003 at 01:33
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Originally posted by Child of Karras ...being in a Chinese-domianted country makes me wonder...
Where are you and what is this place, Child of Karras? Don't tell me you are in China/HK/Singapore/Taiwan. :p
If your system can read Traditional Chinese (Big5) it is written as 銀絲捲
Child of Karras on 10/11/2003 at 17:42
I'm in Singapore.
And sorry. My Mandarin is terrible. It's only my 2nd language and I don't like it anyway....
Anyway, I've asked the people around me. I get a similar response:
"Wtf is chinese silver loaves?"
