Hi Shirley V. I didn't realize you

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Hi Shirley V. I didn't realize you
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Tue, 05-20-2003 - 4:18pm
were a fellow (female fellow) Canadian :). My son loves Montreal - he lives in Ottawa and especially likes the Montreal style smoked meats!!!! I really like Calgary and have friends who llive there but it's a long way away. I'm in Northern Ontario - a 28 hour drive from Calgary :).

HAGD, eh!!

JJ

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Tue, 05-20-2003 - 7:05pm
JJ, northern Ontario is a big place, what city or town there are you in, if you don't mind my asking? Yes, we miss that Montreal style smoked meat as it's not so easily available out here. There is some to be found in some restaurants but some people say it's still not QUITE like the real thing! LOL! Anyway, I haven't really gone to find it so I wouldn't know.

Hey anyone ever had a Chinese dish (not authentic, mind you) called Ginger Beef? Apparently, so I recently found out, it's a "native" creation of chinese restaurants in Calgary! It's strips of beef in batter, deep fried and covered in a thick sweet gingery sauce.

O.K. enough for now...must go make supper!

Shirley :)

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Tue, 05-20-2003 - 8:56pm
Shirley - I'm in Sault Ste. Marie right on the Ontario Michigan border.

The Chinese restaurants here sell ginger chicken and it's very good. I grew up in Winnipeg and there the Chinese restaurants make deep fried breaded spareribs. I love them and we can't get them here ....guess these things depend on where you live:).

JJ