I keep multiple bottles of Srirachia b/c I like Srirachia and I don't like running out of it.
I do my Asian foods shopping at an Asian supermarket that is walking distance from my previous apartment, but miles from my current one. Soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, curry paste, straw mushrooms, and Srirachia are ridiculously cheap there, and they are things I use a lot of, so I stock up.
Srirachia, like soy sauce, doesn't need to be refrigerated if used in a reasonable period, but like we learned ITT re soy sauce, it can eventually go bad. (I was at a friend's house where she pulled from the pantry some Srirachia that was rust-colored and very watery. She didn't realize that it wasn't supposed to look like that b/c it had gradually turned that way over the years she had it. It might not have been toxic, but it was definitely *off*.)
― Sandbox Jesse, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
It'll go dark after a long time at any temperature. I gave my parents a bottle several years ago and it was dark as barbecue sauce before the old coots trusted it enough to dig it out of the back of the fridge to try it. Surprise! They liked it.
― William (C), Monday, 5 December 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
Interesting. Do you think it's just due to oxidation, like when a cut apple turns brown?
― Sandbox Jesse, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
I'm sure that's it. I'd buy them a new bottle, but they'd fuss at me for wasting money.
― William (C), Monday, 5 December 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
Crazy coworkers are forever bringing in soups & casseroles to kiss-ass the managers...crockpots are on the other side of my cubicle.
Today = broccoli cauliflower soup, I hate both of these vegetables so much
HELP ME I AM IN HELL
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
if one of my employees brought me a crock pot full of soup, I would make them eat some of it in front of me to make sure it wasn't poisoned
― OH NOES, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
it's pretty much every day...some are good but most of the time it's like, "Um you know that we have homes & food of our own, right?"
The worst was the day of "seafood stew"...stunk the whole area out, I felt nauseous all day
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
what if yr employee had already consumed the antidote xp
― dayo, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:49 (twelve years ago) link
well then, fairplay to that employee and I hope they enjoy the stress and ulcers that go with my position
― OH NOES, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
haha! i totally do this when i bring food to students. i always eat it in front of them and make a joke about it not being poisoned.
also broccoli soup should be forbidden in office atmosphere -- waaaay too reeky
― recently deposed application inspector for the (league of women voters), Monday, 5 December 2011 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
I eat broccoli every week and have never known it to be reeky
― dayo, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
nevar forget Gus Fring and Don Eladio
― William (C), Monday, 5 December 2011 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
all those cruciferous vegetables start to give off sulfurous odors after they've cooked x amt of time -- I try to never prepare enough broccoli or cabbage to have leftovers.
― William (C), Monday, 5 December 2011 22:01 (twelve years ago) link
exactlyovercooked broccolis are extremely powerfully reekyfreshly lightly cooked broccolis are tasty (not as tasty as they are raw though imo)
― recently deposed application inspector for the (league of women voters), Monday, 5 December 2011 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
Nope, sorry, they still smell bad and taste bad when lightly cooked.
― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:05 (twelve years ago) link
Steaming brocolli should be mandatory by law.Cabbage leftovers are not too bad if they're placed in the fridge asap (aftter they've cooled down a bit).
― yes this is the real (snoball), Monday, 5 December 2011 22:06 (twelve years ago) link
broccoli is poison & should be outlawed, cooked or raw. Nation of VGrrl frowns on it.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
wait wait wait a poster whose display name includes 'Vegemite' is trying to argue that broccoli is stinky? ?_?
― dayo, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
dealwithit.gif
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:11 (twelve years ago) link
my sister used to cook broccoli daily and it stank to shit. never want to smell that putrid barf again.
many xposts
― sir thermo of thinwall, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:11 (twelve years ago) link
broccoli isnt so much stinky as evil wrong & must be stopped
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
My husband loves broccoli *sobs*
― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:13 (twelve years ago) link
60 seconds of steam makes broccoli sweet and precious
― William (C), Monday, 5 December 2011 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
people who steam broccoli, otoh, are disgusting savages
― dayo, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:17 (twelve years ago) link
*snaps suspenders proudly*
― William (C), Monday, 5 December 2011 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
people who eat broccoli = disgusting savages
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
sorry ilxors, but it's true
people who eat broccoli = healthy
― OH NOES, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:21 (twelve years ago) link
...smell terrible, and have stuff between their teeth
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:23 (twelve years ago) link
:D
(joeks, I love youse all)
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
you know what else is terrible, is when yr teeth fall out due to scurvy
steamed broccoli also helps block cancer
― OH NOES, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:26 (twelve years ago) link
cancer can't even handle the smell.
― sir thermo of thinwall, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
the farting drives it away
― OH NOES, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:29 (twelve years ago) link
steamed broccoli could give hour long orgasms and glorious shiny stools and cure whatever but it would still taste like the worst kind of ass and I refuse to eat it. hmph
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:30 (twelve years ago) link
many xps - that was me with the gone over Siracha! Haha we do not use enough condiments it seems.
― thejenny, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:33 (twelve years ago) link
I would consider eating the worst kind of ass for an hour-long orgasm. Well, I would have considered it 20 years ago when my heart was strong enough to survive an hour-long orgasm.
― William (C), Monday, 5 December 2011 22:34 (twelve years ago) link
broccoli is fucking delicious
― step hen faps, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:38 (twelve years ago) link
^^^ real talk
― OH NOES, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:43 (twelve years ago) link
save this talk for vegetables that deserve it, like okra
okra is the most vile vegetable
― dayo, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:44 (twelve years ago) link
Your opinion is wrong.
― thejenny, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:49 (twelve years ago) link
xp vile indeed - it's so watery and mushy inside, and so tasteless
― yes this is the real (snoball), Monday, 5 December 2011 22:52 (twelve years ago) link
I would consider eating the worst kind of ass for an hour-long orgasm.
#463 on the list of 'Things Not To Say In A Swinger's Bar'
― yes this is the real (snoball), Monday, 5 December 2011 22:53 (twelve years ago) link
Okra isn't as good as broccoli, but it's good. And you can cook it as long as you want and nobody's going to say "what is that horrible smell"
― William (C), Monday, 5 December 2011 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
― thejenny, Monday, December 5, 2011 4:33 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Permalink
No, it wasn't! It was Katie.
I love: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, visits to Yellowstone Nat'l Park, and most of all: RUTABAGAS. FUCK YES.
― Sandbox Jesse, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 01:58 (twelve years ago) link
!!! I did the same thing! I thought you were witness to my shame, but it must have been Jeff.
You know what I like? Parsnips. That's a good root vegetable.
― thejenny, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 02:04 (twelve years ago) link
parsnips are prtty gr8
― remy bean in exile, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 02:10 (twelve years ago) link
Gonna also rep for broccoli, when its stinky and mushy, yr doing it rong basically. Lightly boiled/steamed, the sauteed in garlic and chilli, Italian-style. Aw yeah
― Leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it. (Trayce), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 02:58 (twelve years ago) link
^^^ dead to me, fyi
― VegemiteGrrrl, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 03:09 (twelve years ago) link
I do not are for broccoli 95% of the time but I will say that roasted broccoli is really good. Also, I like the stems much better than I like the bushy tops.
― thejenny, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 03:41 (twelve years ago) link