Comments on: Food and Fashion. Pt.1 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/ Strange mutterings from stranger people Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Cynthea (from Seattle, now in Kyoto, no John) http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Cynthea (from Seattle, now in Kyoto, no John) Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:06:31 +0000 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/#comment-152 Dave and Sarah: hey from Kyoto! I've been here a month, and when I'm not freezing in my old style 1850s house, I'm happy as shibazuke (c'mon, you know those delicious purple pickles, right?). I asked Rhonda whether she'd heard from you and she gave me the blog info. I read it all in one sitting with my sake tonight. Sounds like traveling, yep. And it sounds fabulous. Are you going to learn to cook in every place you visit? Sarah, I laughed inside when we talked about boots and clothes going to Europe on NY eve and thought---aren't they going via Hong Kong? But I didn't say anything. Me, well, i'm living in the place for all things beautiful (and delicious) . It's all I can do to stay on my bicycle as i whiz through the back streets, where everyone has a cool little izakaya or shop I haven't seen yet.Even the French food is fabulous here. I never eat French food in Seattle! But a four-course lunch for 1100 yen (10 dollars)... Ok, it's not as cheap as Hoian but then I'm on a grant. Oops, I didn't say that. Hoi An--John can give you an earful (that is, a well-informed earful) but what happened a few years back was the salvaging of a big shipwreck just off the coast of Hoi An. For once, it was done right. The Vietnamese government, noticing that some local fisherman were suddenly wearing new suits from the tailors, figured out that they were dredging up something good. A big ship sank off the coast in, I think, the year 1500, bound -- they think--for Indonesia, filled with blue and white ceramics. The most fragile and complex vessels are always in the top of the cargo, so the fishermen were getting some pretty wonderful things (most of them are now in a German collection). The Indonesian route was inferred from the cool little bottles for kohl(for the eyes kohl) and parrot-shaped water droplet bottles. Anyway, the govt. of Vietnam wisely decided to get help before the black market trade got all the stuff. They worked with Oxford U. and Butterfields (the auction house, who would have ended up with the goods anyway!), and the local experts and everyone got a share. Every national museum in Vietnam, for example, The salvage was financed from the auction sale. Everyone's happy. We went to the auction just to look because when will you get to see 1000s of plates and kohl bottles stacked from floor to ceiling? And all those cross-sectional reconstructions of the hold, and how everything was packed. It was amazing. There must be a museum there with all the goodies? I love my food, keep eating it for me, too, but please assure me you went to the MUSEUM??! PLEASE? We can't wait to hear how you like Burma/Myanmar, too. Look forward to more. I hope you gradually adjust to the heat so it never gets you. Phew, that was long. I want to travel, too! But I'm slogging away on my research. True, Kyoto is not a bad place to slog. Best from Cynthea Dave and Sarah:

hey from Kyoto! I’ve been here a month, and when I’m not freezing in my old style 1850s house, I’m happy as shibazuke (c’mon, you know those delicious purple pickles, right?). I asked Rhonda whether she’d heard from you and she gave me the blog info. I read it all in one sitting with my sake tonight. Sounds like traveling, yep. And it sounds fabulous. Are you going to learn to cook in every place you visit? Sarah, I laughed inside when we talked about boots and clothes going to Europe on NY eve and thought—aren’t they going via Hong Kong? But I didn’t say anything. Me, well, i’m living in the place for all things beautiful (and delicious) . It’s all I can do to stay on my bicycle as i whiz through the back streets, where everyone has a cool little izakaya or shop I haven’t seen yet.Even the French food is fabulous here. I never eat French food in Seattle! But a four-course lunch for 1100 yen (10 dollars)… Ok, it’s not as cheap as Hoian but then I’m on a grant. Oops, I didn’t say that.

Hoi An–John can give you an earful (that is, a well-informed earful) but what happened a few years back was the salvaging of a big shipwreck just off the coast of Hoi An. For once, it was done right. The Vietnamese government, noticing that some local fisherman were suddenly wearing new suits from the tailors, figured out that they were dredging up something good. A big ship sank off the coast in, I think, the year 1500, bound — they think–for Indonesia, filled with blue and white ceramics. The most fragile and complex vessels are always in the top of the cargo, so the fishermen were getting some pretty wonderful things (most of them are now in a German collection). The Indonesian route was inferred from the cool little bottles for kohl(for the eyes kohl) and parrot-shaped water droplet bottles. Anyway, the govt. of Vietnam wisely decided to get help before the black market trade got all the stuff. They worked with Oxford U. and Butterfields (the auction house, who would have ended up with the goods anyway!), and the local experts and everyone got a share. Every national museum in Vietnam, for example, The salvage was financed from the auction sale. Everyone’s happy. We went to the auction just to look because when will you get to see 1000s of plates and kohl bottles stacked from floor to ceiling? And all those cross-sectional reconstructions of the hold, and how everything was packed. It was amazing. There must be a museum there with all the goodies? I love my food, keep eating it for me, too, but please assure me you went to the MUSEUM??! PLEASE?
We can’t wait to hear how you like Burma/Myanmar, too. Look forward to more. I hope you gradually adjust to the heat so it never gets you.
Phew, that was long. I want to travel, too! But I’m slogging away on my research. True, Kyoto is not a bad place to slog.

Best from Cynthea

]]> By: Nina and Steve http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Nina and Steve Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:55:39 +0000 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/#comment-151 Hey Guys!!! Loving the bloggs so much and glad you are having a great time!! Also wanted to wish Dave very HAPPY BIRTHDAY !! Stay safe xxxx Nina and Stee Hey Guys!!!

Loving the bloggs so much and glad you are having a great time!!

Also wanted to wish Dave very HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

Stay safe xxxx Nina and Stee

]]> By: Mark & Shirin http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Mark & Shirin Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:27:23 +0000 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/#comment-150 Hey guys! Couldn't find anywhere else to leave a message so we thought this would do. It was great hanging out with you for a couple of days shame it couldn't have been longer. Take care on your travels and have as much fun as you seem to be so far. We're on our way to Ko Tao in a couple of hours. Shirin says its 4 million kilometres away so we'd better hurry. Take care, Mark & Shirin x ps - Dave, I expect to see some kind of Jack Johnson rant on your music posts soon. Don't disappoint me :) Hey guys!
Couldn’t find anywhere else to leave a message so we thought this would do. It was great hanging out with you for a couple of days shame it couldn’t have been longer. Take care on your travels and have as much fun as you seem to be so far. We’re on our way to Ko Tao in a couple of hours. Shirin says its 4 million kilometres away so we’d better hurry.
Take care,

Mark & Shirin x

ps – Dave, I expect to see some kind of Jack Johnson rant on your music posts soon. Don’t disappoint me :)

]]> By: Aunt Cindy http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Aunt Cindy Sun, 04 Feb 2007 22:27:17 +0000 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/#comment-149 Dave & Sarah, I finally got in here to read your blogg and I LOVE IT!!!! What an amazing adventure for you both and to experience it through your eyes is really terrific. Keep up the good work and have a safe and magnificent time. Love, AC Dave & Sarah, I finally got in here to read your blogg and I LOVE IT!!!! What an amazing adventure for you both and to experience it through your eyes is really terrific. Keep up the good work and have a safe and magnificent time. Love, AC

]]> By: Nancy/Mom http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Nancy/Mom Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:40:50 +0000 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/#comment-148 For some reason, this conjured up a memory of Sarah in her high chair with strained carrots squeezing out of her mouth through pursed lips, and being smeared all over her face. That was LOTS more fun than swallowing all those carrots! It's comforting to know some things don't change. However, for your sake, Dave, I hope she didn't take her half-full bowl and turn it upside down on her head! It probably wouldn't be as cute today as it was back then. Think you guys will be able to make those dishes for us when you come home? For some reason, this conjured up a memory of Sarah in her high chair with strained carrots squeezing out of her mouth through pursed lips, and being smeared all over her face. That was LOTS more fun than swallowing all those carrots! It’s comforting to know some things don’t change. However, for your sake, Dave, I hope she didn’t take her half-full bowl and turn it upside down on her head! It probably wouldn’t be as cute today as it was back then.

Think you guys will be able to make those dishes for us when you come home?

]]> By: chadwick http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-147 chadwick Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:15:23 +0000 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/01/29/food-and-fashion-pt1/#comment-147 excellent! i love the food posts! love the food posts! excellent!
i love the food posts! love the food posts!

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