Month: October 2022
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Fermented Tofu

During the 2nd century BCE when soybean was being fermented, it was also made into curds, aka tofu. Tofu, then being fermented, was known as stinky tofu. As it ages, fermented tofu becomes pungent, fruity, and cheesy. Unlike fermented soybean, fermented tofu has not gained world-wide popularity, however remains a staple food in China. Doufu-ru,…
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Fermented Soybean

Fermented soybean originated from China during the 2nd century BCE. By the year 200 CE, it had become a staple condiment. Though losing its place to soy sauce by the year 1600 in China, thanks to Buddhist monks, its popularity had spread across East and Southeast Asia and westward as far as North East India.…
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Fall Footage

**************************************** **************************************** October 11th is Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Dance Reel by Sewam Dance ***Pictures taken at Filoli Garden
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Keep It Classified

In high school, I dated a tall and handsome boy from Pakistan. He was well-spoken and soft-spoken, studious and focused. He knew that one day, he was going to become a doctor, a plastic surgeon. We got along well, but I knew it couldn’t amount to much. I was just 17; the world was too…