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Posted on: Ice Cream Run
On July 08 at 6:19 AM by jennyzhu

I don't know I am correct but I think "qílín" and "jīlíng" both sound similar to cream in Cantonese. In Shanghai, margarine is called "màiqílín". Read more

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Posted on: Ice Cream Run
On July 08 at 6:16 AM by jennyzhu

When I lived in Singapoare, I loved eating ice cream sandwich, literally a scoop of ice cream sandwiched between 2 pieces of toast. An old man used to... Read more

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Posted on: Cold Noodles
On July 08 at 5:52 AM by sclim

Wow, never thought of that. Hmmm, IMHO, perhaps not, why would the vast majority of Chinese cooks or menu writers care, or even think of what the Engl... Read more

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Posted on: Cold Noodles
On July 08 at 5:20 AM by sclim

May I ask another question: I was familiar in Cantonese and Hokkien with 番/蕃茄 for "tomato". My Mandarin Dictionary gives this for "tomato" too. Wh... Read more

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On July 08 at 5:06 AM by shi3ke4li4

Thanks, BBQ's and tents ... Read more

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Posted on: Ice Cream Run
On July 08 at 5:05 AM by bababardwan

"really exciting all the senses" ..this would support my flaming Lamborghini guess ....fire and a super fast Italian sports care are pretty hen jid... Read more

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Posted on: Ice Cream Run
On July 08 at 4:47 AM by sclim

The alliteration is indeed amusing. But I got to like it millions of years ago, before I developed a taste for the stronger stuff. And I was amazed to... Read more

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Posted on: Ice Cream Run
On July 08 at 4:39 AM by bababardwan

hehe, yeah, well I did think of kahlua [as in baileys and kahlua] and the like but I couldn't see much of a connection except that kahlua is from mexi... Read more

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Posted on: Ice Cream Run
On July 08 at 4:35 AM by orangina

This is quite a "cafe", selling Pina Coladas, flaming b52s and flaming lamborghinis... Read more

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Posted on: Ice Cream Run
On July 08 at 4:20 AM by bababardwan

Flaming Lamborghini [contains irish cream]: re...heat dai....carry...like a car carries you, leads you, brings you [loose association I know]... Read more