tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350900071703238442.post4969004720226909100..comments2023-10-29T10:23:51.132-04:00Comments on Sully's Side: TraditionsSullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252150116803332194noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350900071703238442.post-59565594172273669282009-01-04T11:45:00.000-05:002009-01-04T11:45:00.000-05:00For cooking we use whichever olive oil is cheap at...For cooking we use whichever olive oil is cheap at the market - they tend to sell either Rosa or Berio here in 3 liter cans. We tend to buy it whenever it's priced at $12 or $14 a can, and we tend to avoid buying if possible when it's $23 or $24 a can. It varies surprisingly in price. I don't know if it lowers cholesterol but it definitely tastes different and better I think.<BR/><BR/>For salads we use extra virgin olive oil which is a lot more expensive but a one liter bottle lasts quite a while used two tablespoons at a time. You can't use extra virgin for most kinds of cooking because it smokes at a relatively low temperature.<BR/><BR/>I don't know about Afghanistan; but I think Pakistani foods are much the same as much of Indian food because the Mughals ruled the whole country until the British arrived. The Indian cookbook has sections on Hindu and Muslim foods and the spices are the same but in different combinations.<BR/><BR/>I've never experienced the symptoms you wrote about but I can tell you that in a buffet selection of Indian food in Singapore back in the day there were some dishes that were so hot/spicy I found it incredible that people could eat them even mixed with other dishes.Sullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252150116803332194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350900071703238442.post-5209449909938481732008-12-31T13:00:00.000-05:002008-12-31T13:00:00.000-05:00We do the same thing with the cholesterol. I have ...We do the same thing with the cholesterol. I have a question for you. Do you find that you can use more olive oil, because it helps to lower your cholesterol? Also, what kind of olive oil do you like to use? <BR/><BR/>Are the spices used to cook Indian food the same/similar to those used in Pakistan and Afghanistan? <BR/><BR/>I'm asking because one day a couple of friends decided to treat me to lunch at an Afghani/Pakistani restaurant.<BR/>My friends said that the food was quite authentic because the clientele from the surrounding neighborhood was quite authentic.<BR/><BR/>So, here I am having a wonderful time experimenting with this lovely buffet, when all of a sudden I started feeling warm, very warm. I went into the ladies room, where I started to have what could best be described as a non-stop hot flash. (I've had two of them, and remember them vividly.)<BR/><BR/>I walked out of the ladies room with my face flushed and my hair drenched. My friends look at me in shock and asked what happened. The waiters asked me if I was okay, and then realized it was my first time having the spices. We all started laughing.<BR/><BR/>It took about two days for the effects of the spices to completely wear off.<BR/><BR/>I now use the seasonings in a number of dishes, but quite sparingly.<BR/><BR/>***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com