When I first found out about the google back archives, I had to go look up this post that stuck in my mind from back in the early days. Quite well written, I thought, with a nice build up. Usenet tended to be dominated by computer types who weren't very good at writing in those days. The excerpt below is not very representative of the rest of the post. If you choose to follow the link, remember the Boy Scout motto: Be Prepared.
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I'd like to comment on some rather disturbing trends I've noticed recently. While boiled wontons and ultimate chocolate chip cookies and such are all very nice, I have yet to see any exotic or original foods and recipes appear in this newsgroup. Without even thinking about it, I could probably find 10 recipes for chocolate chip cookies or most other food I've seen mentioned. Sure, there are tricks and improvements which can be pointed out, and a lot to be learned by experimentation and experience, but when you get right down to it, it's all very run-of-the-mill.
What I'd like to present here is not a specific recipe, but a few examples of the sorts of original, classical, or exotic foods which I feel would be far more interesting and stimulating for all of us. |
