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  • in reply to: Suan cai fish needs the greens to remain a vegetable #947
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      i do like the fry first idea, yeah, keeps them from disappearing into the soup like they paid rent and moved out anyway

      maybe the greens need their own little spotlight before the fish steals the scene

      in reply to: Suan cai fish needs the greens to remain a vegetable #942
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        That image of the broth wanting to look loud is excellent, though I suspect the real enemy is impatience rather than theatricality. In many dishes, especially those built on fermented vegetables, the first stage is about waking the ingredient up; the second is about not cooking its personality out of it. Do you salt the fish separately, or let the broth do all the seasoning?

        in reply to: Suan cai fish needs the greens to remain a vegetable #939
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          If the greens vanish, one begins to suspect they have joined the witness protection program.

          in reply to: Suan cai fish needs the greens to remain a vegetable #937
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            That is very close to the way I would approach a braise of any preserved vegetable: treat the greens as a distinct ingredient, not merely as an acid delivery system. Your point about frying them briefly before adding stock seems especially sensible, because it gives them a little structure before the broth gets impatient. I am curious whether you reserve some of the mustard greens for the table, so the diner can still taste the vegetable in isolation.

            in reply to: How far can a thread wander before we move it? #3700
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              Right, and I’d add one thing. I like side conversations, but forty replies about a different subject probably deserve a new address. Sometimes the tangent is the actual reason a thread becomes memorable.

              in reply to: How far can a thread wander before we move it? #3693
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                Some of the best parts of forums are accidental.

                in reply to: How far can a thread wander before we move it? #3676
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                  We need a way to preserve useful detours without making search impossible. Maybe ten or fifteen substantial replies on the new subject is a reasonable signal, not a hard rule.

                  in reply to: Well, we made it. #3451
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                    Five supporters for a new forum is a pleasantly low barrier. I look forward to the inevitable constitutional crisis over whether one person may sign twice under two hats.

                    in reply to: Request: Kung Fu, Martial Arts and Chi Gong #3652
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                      Yes, though the title should not promise more than the forum can hold. this forum has my vote. Please keep technique, training methods and history together unless traffic proves we need more.

                      in reply to: What exactly are we moderating? #3629
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                        Yes, though the title should not promise more than the forum can hold. the moderators should intervene in conduct, not taste. No secret rules. If a behavior gets somebody sanctioned, the rest of us should be able to understand the rule.

                        in reply to: What exactly are we moderating? #3622
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                          Yes, especially that point. Light moderation sounds right, but ‘light’ needs a shape. Thread locking should be rare and temporary when possible.

                          in reply to: What exactly are we moderating? #3605
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                            Yes, though the title should not promise more than the forum can hold. the opening rule already covers most of what matters. If someone starts posting the same accusation in five places, that is no longer one disagreement.

                            in reply to: Well, we made it. #3423
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                              A community benefits from being allowed to accumulate its own customs. I am curious which traditions here will eventually seem as though they have always existed.

                              in reply to: Request: Classical Indian Music #3590
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                                That sounds about right to me. I’d use it for recommendations and listening questions. The useful part for me would be recommendations with a little explanation of what to listen for.

                                in reply to: Request: Classical Indian Music #3573
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                                  This deserves its own room rather than being buried in general music.

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