Word: gooey
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Americans, it seems, are just the opposite in the eyes of their international observers, almost gooey at first with their friendliness, but needing a lot of time and energy before yielding any real bite. “It’s so easy to make friends in America, unlike back home,” says Samuel M. Kabue ’06, who is from Kenya. “They are so warm and open.” But another Sam (Palmer-Amaning ’05), this time of the Polish-Ghanaian variety (his mother is the former...
...dumplings were a light and refreshing addition to the meal. Our other dim sum order of turnip cakes was also equally delectable. Two pan-fried squares of rice flour, turnip gratings and chopped mushrooms were served with hoisin sauce. The turnip cakes were crisp on the outside and gooey on the inside, an interesting contrast heightened by dipping into the sharp-flavored hoisin sauce...
...global village, breads and bagel dough are transported frozen by boat, while less easily preserved treats are brought in via suitcase or FedEx shipment. And said shipments have recently increased in frequency thanks to their most popular dessert: a collection of cakes that positively ooze with nostalgic sponginess, gooey creamy centers and utter American-ness-Twinkies, Suzie...
...glutinous bullets. Bubble teas are often made from a powder that gives them a syrupy sweetness, but at Dado, they’re made with loose tea leaves that give the drink a delicate flavor. And the highlight, the tapioca pearls, are soft, sweet, and stick-to-your-teeth gooey...
...looking forward to that iconic Thai dessert, sticky rice with mango, but it was nowhere to be found. For those of you in the dark, this is a positively inspired pairing: gooey glutinous rice suffused with circulation-clogging salty (no, seriously) coconut milk, rounded off by that most sensual of tropical fruits, the musky mango. All they had were some dubiously Thai ice creams (green tea?) and Thai fruit (lychee, rambutan, longan). The ice creams were priced...