• fergi (71)in #food • 5 years ago

  Pike Place Market

  Gloomy day's have taken over Seattle but that's not stopping the locals from visiting the age old Pike Place Market which has been a mainstay of the city for over 100 years. Most…

  $2.37

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• fergi (71)in #tax • 5 years ago

  The Green party is proposing a "robot tax."

  Bill de Blasio may be out of the presidential race. But his call for a robot tax has been taken up by the Canadian Green Party (a small left-wing party that currently has one…

  $2.24

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  • - Author $1.12
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• fergi (71)in #bitcoin • 5 years ago

  Bakkt is a blessing in disguise.

  Since BAKKT is the -only- institutional on-ramp that is "backed" by stringent regulatory frameworks, it's impact on the crypto-space is going to be downplayed despite being…

  $2.66

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  • - Author $1.33
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• fergi (71)in #foodie • 5 years ago

  Mr Meng revisited.*3

  There isn't really "courses" in Chinese dining, it's quite different from the western style with starters, main and desserts etc. Instead, you just order the dishes and they come…

  $3.39

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• fergi (71)in #foodie • 5 years ago

  Mr. Meng in London *7

  They are all about selling the food exactly the way it would taste back home. Great if you yearn for authenticity, not so great if you're just looking for the typical Chinese in…

  $3.73

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• fergi (71)in #yummy • 5 years ago

  Mr. Meng in London*6

  Trying it out for the first time, I only had one expectation, that it would taste authentically from Sichuan, and that much it does. The Beef brisket noodle soup is excellent and…

  $1.37

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• fergi (71)in #foodie • 5 years ago

  Mr Meng revisited. *2

  Table arrangements are quite modest with high tables and stools at the front, and lower tables with chairs towards the back. The kitchen, like a lot of other Chinese restaurants…

  $0.41

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• fergi (71)in #yummy • 5 years ago

  Mr Meng revisited.*1

  Mr. Meng was such a good visit that I decided to pay a visit for a second time to try out some other food. As we know, the famed TV host in China has opened a chain of Chongqing…

  $18.78

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• fergi (71)in #foodie • 5 years ago

  Mr. Meng in London*5

  This was something he perpetuated throughout his career on TV and it became a sort of joke when people talked about what they wanted out of a relationship -- often the…

  $1.98

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• fergi (71)in #yummy • 5 years ago

  Mr. Meng in London*4

  It would be many years battling against the common grain of thought in China before momentum began to carry the show and with it, a more balanced view of dating attitudes. For…

  $17.86

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• fergi (71)in #foodie • 5 years ago

  Mr. Meng in London*3

  It was with this show that fundamental issues which plagued the young generation of China, were able to get a second opinion through crowd sourced reflections on the attitudes…

  $17.99

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  • - Author $9.29
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• fergi (71)in #yummy • 5 years ago

  Mr. Meng in London*2

  It was a really good TV show not for it's match making miracles and entertainment, it was a show which distilled a lot of the contrasting societal issues of dating, ranging from…

  $17.40

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• fergi (71)in #foodie • 5 years ago

  Mr. Meng in London.*1

  There was once a prominent public figure in China by the name of "Meng fei." Unbeknown to the western world, he was a prominent TV host most notably hosting the "Feicheng wurao"…

  $17.85

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   65 0
• fergi (71)in #foodie • 5 years ago

  The Katsu Ping Pong*4

  I think despite this apparent identity crisis, Ping Pong is serving as a perfect entry point to Asian cuisine - it's approachable because everything is straight forward and more…

  $17.68

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• fergi (71)in #foodie • 5 years ago

  The Katsu Ping Pong*3

  No doubt the full Japanese variant often skips out on the extras, particularly the Kimchi, but i'm glad that there is a willingness to infuse different styles together.…

  $17.88

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• fergi (71)in #foodie • 5 years ago

  The Katsu Ping Pong*2

  Infact, the Katsu part of the name comes from the sauce used - tonkatsu, which is a thick Japanese pureed fruit based brown sauce which is served atop the breaded chicken (or…

  $18.06

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• fergi (71)in #foodie • 5 years ago

  The Katsu Ping Pong*1

  The infamous Chicken Katsu. There are many variations of this dish and the differences often come from which part of "asia" you visit or even, which asian style the restaurant…

  $17.11

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• fergi (71)in #culture • 5 years ago

  Russian Homophobia*3

  The law combines some of the worst elements of anti-gay bigotry and nationalist xenophobia (Putin's regime demonises homosexuality as a kind of Western subversion of Russian culture).

  $17.20

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  • - Author $13.17
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• fergi (71)in #hk • 5 years ago

  Protests in Hong Kong are getting out of hand.*4

  If you 100% side with the police, understand that people are fighting the higher power, because a whole generation of people cannot see past a bleak and desperate future.

  $16.85

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• fergi (71)in #hk • 5 years ago

  Protests in Hong Kong are getting out of hand.*3

  If you 100% side with the revolution - take a moment to imagine if you had a parent, a son or a daughter who is in the police force, the fear and helplessness they would feel…

  $17.26

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  • - Author $13.17
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