What did you Keto today? Part Deux!

[Ruina]

‘low-carbonara’

I see what you did there.

[Ruina]

Store out of fresh beef again, so more wombat steak for me.

[David_Stilley]

Are you in China Ruina?

[Ruina]

Yes indeed I am.

[David_Stilley]

I wonder what the mystery meat is, or are you seriously eating wombat? They’re only in Australia aren’t they?

[Ruina]

It is beef. I mentioned last time I had it that it was disturbing that it was perfectly round before cooking. An Aussie or two (it’s hard to be precise with numbers when it comes to Aussies) joked that it was probably a wombat.

[Gaff]

Knowing the sort of stuff I used to end up eating in China, I’m 99.9999% sure it actually is wombat.

Where do you get the chocolate @Ruina? I don’t eat it any more but just curious. I used to go to places like Jenny Lou’s in Beijing but it was pricey – lots of good European chocolate, though.

[David_Stilley]

Crawfish and donkey restaurants in Shanghai and Beijing I believe. Are you a hot spicy eater? Donkey is supposed to be really tasty. And crawfish are like bite sized lobsters and zero carb. Many shellfish are not carb free.Squid is the highest and a meal of it will likely throw you out of ketosis for a day or so.

[Ruina]

99.9999% sure it actually is wombat

I’d say 5% chance beef, 30% dog, 17% cat, 38% wombat, 10% snake.

My roommate got the chocolate at a little import shop. I’m generally able to get 85 or 90% Lindt at Walmart. It’s pricey, but worth it.

[David_Stilley]

They have Walmart in China now? Things have really changed since I was there in the mid 80’s.

[Ruina]

I haven’t seen donkey here in the south. I have seen dog hanging at a butcher shop. And “field chicken” on a menu means frog. And if you see monkey brain on a menu it is probably not real monkey brain.

[Ruina]

Things have really changed since I was there in the mid 80’s.

Things have changed a lot in the 9 years I’ve been here. But the Walmart here isn’t much like one in the States. It is a grocery/department store. But so are all of the foreign grocery stores like Vangaurd and Carrefour. And the grocery section is very much like a local Chinese grocery. Very bad “cheese” selection. Very scary looking meats.

[Wahinewanders]

Beef Kimchi Silken Tofu Soup (Soondubu Jjigae) Recipe & Video - Seonkyoung...

Here’s the base recipe I use. I almost always switch the beef out for pork belly. I cook a couple of pounds of pork belly at the beginning of every week that I’m not fasting and keep it in my fridge to throw into recipes. The pork belly ups the fat and makes it taste luscious. My ingredients list makes a sundubu with 4 net carbs.

[Screenack]

Where do you get the chocolate @Ruina? I don’t eat it anymore but just curious. I used to go to places like Jenny Lou’s in Beijing but it was pricey – lots of good European chocolate, though.

I wasn’t going to post this photo, as it’s quite difficult going up against the likes of lamb or sous-vide steak. It is, however, very easy to make, so here goes.

Kyle’s Calicos

I’m calling these little treats “Calicos.” They are brutishly simple to make and require no baking. I might call them something else next week. Who knows?

I used coconut butter, Baker’s unsweetened chocolate, and almond slivers. Using a silicon muffin tray, I broke a “serving” of the chocolate into each cup. I microwaved the silicon tray for 2 minutes to partially melt the chocolate. I then added the freshly processed coconut butter (I make my own. So easy, a Geico mascot could do it) and lightly mix the chocolate and coconut butter. I then add the almond slivers. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

There’s no sugar or artificial sweeteners in here, though they do ding my total carb counting, which is why I do total carb counting.

[David_Stilley]

I was at the mercy of Maoist worker eating cafeterias with set menus and tiny private cafes that catered to tourists for the 3 months I was there. Are you in Guangzhou, I saw restaurants with all kinds of animals in cages (pangolins, snakes, whatever) where you choose your meal and it was prepared fresh with herbs to benefit your particular issues you might have. I didn’t try it!

[Gaff]

Donkey is supposed to be really tasty

It is, when cooked right. I worked for a while in the Shangdi area of Beijing and there was a street at the back of our offices that sold all sorts of crazy nonsense for lunch. Dirt road, dirt cheap, tasty food. Back then my friend and I would head there for lunch and wouldn’t have a clue half the time what we were ordering but it was all an adventure!

When we came across the place that sold donkey sandwiches, it became a regular place we’d go to if we wanted something more certain for lunch. My understanding is it’s quite lean and muscley and usually is a bit stringy to eat, but this place must have mastered cooking it because it was incredibly delicious. I think they must have cooked it a pretty long time each day because it ended up tasting a bit like corned beef, only saltier, and more delicate. It fell apart in your mouth. It was so cheap that you could eat about four fresh, hot sandwiches for about 6 RMB, so of course we’d eat about 836 sandwiches each.

[Screenack]

I think they must have cooked it a pretty long time each day because it ended up tasting a bit like corned beef, only saltier, and more delicate. It fell apart in your mouth. It was so cheap that you could eat about four fresh, hot sandwiches for about 6 RMB, so of course we’d eat about 836 sandwiches each.

I never expected to read such a rhapsodic praise for donkey meat. But here we are. Honestly, you had me at “it was so cheap.”

[Ruina]

Ok, now I want to try donkey meat.

[Keto6468]

Breakfast at the Castle

I had a few little potato cubes. They were more like croutons. Dry

[Digital_Dave]

Had what was left of the Broccoli/Cauliflower Soup from last night. A couple Italian Sausage with Fried Eggs.