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Red bean is fine when you know it's what you're getting. But every single person new to Asia has made the "oh, chocolate" mistake and gotten burned. I once thought I was ordering a pork bun and it was red bean and I wanted to die. It's not like I even hate a red bean bun, but when you're expecting pork and you get that it's just the worst. (Also there's way too much loving red bean. There are other dessert flavors, guys)
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Taro is more of a dessert than red bean. At least it's somewhat sweet.
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Jul 13, 2021 19:47
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Jeoh posted:the local sichuanese place (which for a long time was the only non-canto place in town) got a new chef this year and it turned into absolute garbage :/ I feel like good hole in the wall Chinese places are extremely susceptible to this. There's just some middle aged dude in the back making poo poo however he thinks it should be made. If that dude leaves the taste is going to be completely different.
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Jul 13, 2021 19:56
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I saw something kinda odd on Sunday while I was watching the England vs Italy game. There were ads for Ali Pay and some other company that were completely in Chinese. I wasn't sure that Ali Pay was even in the UK till I googled it and they did some deal with Barclays in 2020. It was weird though seeing Ali Pay and then some words in Chinese because you'd think if they were trying to expand into the UK market their ad would be in English? I'm not even sure what the other company did either. I can't imagine how many millions were spent on these ads that weren't targeted to the main audience watching. Ali Pay is like a Venmo or PayPal right? Its my understanding that the UK ( and maybe Europe) already has these features built in to all accounts.
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Jul 13, 2021 20:07
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Genesplicer posted:I'm sorry I failed to live up to your expectations.
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Jul 13, 2021 20:11
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McGavin posted:Taro is more of a dessert than red bean. At least it's somewhat sweet. taro is loving vile. it's my enemy out of all the universe azuki lyfe
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Jul 13, 2021 21:08
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McGavin posted:My two food rules: Bean based desserts are absolutely fantastic but.
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Jul 13, 2021 23:44
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The best thing about red-bean buns is Anpanman. A popular Japanese childrens cartoon character. Here shown offering the sweet beany goodness of his head to anyone in need.
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Jul 13, 2021 23:53
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quote:During the Second World War, Takashi Yanase faced starvation countless times, which made him dream about eating an anpan. This inspired the creation of Anpanman.
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Jul 13, 2021 23:57
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SerCypher posted:I feel like good hole in the wall Chinese places are extremely susceptible to this. There's just some middle aged dude in the back making poo poo however he thinks it should be made. If that dude leaves the taste is going to be completely different. Yeah, with recipes being kind of anathema in Chinese cuisine it's hard for places to maintain any consistency.
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Jul 13, 2021 23:58
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MarcusSA posted:I saw something kinda odd on Sunday while I was watching the England vs Italy game. There were ads for Ali Pay and some other company that were completely in Chinese. Where are you/where and how were you watching from, because it’s pretty standard for those ad projections to be changed for diff markets now. Ali-pay is an actual payment gateway as well which I don’t think Venmo or PayPal do? You can scan QR code’s to pay at shops and vendors and all. It’s not just for account-to-account payments and the like.
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Jul 14, 2021 01:31
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LimburgLimbo posted:Where are you/where and how were you watching from, because it’s pretty standard for those ad projections to be changed for diff markets now. I was watching it from the US and the other banner ads seemed like they’d be more appropriate for the crowd / location. Like I get having an ad for Ali pay but I don’t get having it in Chinese. Like if you can read Chinese you’d already know what Ali pay is lol. Just seemed like a weird placement for the two ads. Ah ok so that makes sense why they partnered with Barclays.
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Jul 14, 2021 01:52
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They would never allow this in China https://www.tiktok.com/embed/6803451075920776454
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Jul 14, 2021 01:57
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Fur20 posted:taro is loving vile. it's my enemy out of all the universe Taro is delicious but not as delicious as azuki. Also laughing at people who don't realize red beans aren't chocolate.
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Jul 14, 2021 02:02
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Adzuki is great, you people are crazy.
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Jul 14, 2021 02:05
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Of all the food I miss, a bowl of icy rear end beans is not one of them.
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Jul 14, 2021 02:37
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I knew about red bean =/= chocolate going into China, so I don't have any of those stories. What threw me for a loop was the little cubes of sweet potato on pizza in Korea. I thought they were pineapple. Also going into a Subway restaurant in China, and asking for "mayo" on it was the closest I have ever been to living "Who's on First".
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Jul 14, 2021 02:37
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LimburgLimbo posted:Where are you/where and how were you watching from, because it’s pretty standard for those ad projections to be changed for diff markets now. Paypal's moved into that as well. There's been a big ad campaign on Youtube ever since covid hit talking about small businesses using Paypal QR code scanning as a contactless way to charge customers.
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Jul 14, 2021 02:51
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MarcusSA posted:I saw something kinda odd on Sunday while I was watching the England vs Italy game. There were ads for Ali Pay and some other company that were completely in Chinese. do you mean like actual commercials or the banners in the stadium? i know the euro cup was huge in china for viewership tho. i was very confused why every bar i passed was completely packed at like 5am on monday when i was omw to the gym until i found out it was people watching soccer. a couple soccer fan friends told me they went to like 2~4am showings of every game and every bar airing it was absolutely filled. also +1 for red beans own and are good. matcha is another s-tier dessert flavor.
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Jul 14, 2021 02:58
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Ailumao posted:do you mean like actual commercials or the banners in the stadium? Yeah banner ads. Also that’s super interesting and makes a lot more sense! Thanks!
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Jul 14, 2021 03:00
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whenever I'm in Japan I am constantly popping into the nearest family mart/7-11/etc for if you go when everyone's getting off work it will all be sold out
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Jul 14, 2021 03:07
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salt shakeup posted:They would never allow this in China China is right to censor the internet Glory to China, all hail Xi Jinping Thought
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Jul 14, 2021 03:09
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low key sex master posted:China is right to censor the internet After watching that Zoomer poo poo I agree
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Jul 14, 2021 03:14
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Fur20 posted:taro is loving vile. it's my enemy out of all the universe nothing i like more in hotpot than taking a big bite of white caulk
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Jul 14, 2021 03:24
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Not realizing red bean isn't chocolate is kids' stuff. I was eating congealed duck blood for months before I finally found out it wasn't just "the red tofu."
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Jul 14, 2021 03:32
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Blistex posted:sweet potato on pizza That's sounds great, now I must try it. I've only ever had adzuki in overly preserved pastries from local import markets and it was terrible, but these things were shelf stable for years so it never stood a chance. How is it when fresh?
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Jul 14, 2021 03:45
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MarcusSA posted:Yeah banner ads. I've also seen random ads be in Japanese/Korean/English/Arabic/etc here in China at different big sporting international events for F1/Tennis/whatever. I assumed they were digitally changed per market as well, but I guess sometimes they're not? but yeah soccer is still very much the #1 spectator sport in China (especially the european leagues), tho basketball is very quickly nipping at it's heels.
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Jul 14, 2021 03:52
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Blistex posted:Also going into a Subway restaurant in China, and asking for "mayo" on it was the closest I have ever been to living "Who's on First".
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Jul 14, 2021 04:04
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Why were you asking for mayo at a bakery?
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Jul 14, 2021 04:04
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I'm more confused that it was Japanese and there wasn't already half a liter of mayo on it.
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Jul 14, 2021 04:08
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The corn-mayo pizza at the Gusto chain of restaurants is probably the most disgusting dish that can be found on the island of Honshu, and possibly the entire world.
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Jul 14, 2021 04:25
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^^^ Just reading that makes me feel ill  Grand Fromage posted:I once thought I was ordering a pork bun and it was red bean and I wanted to die. Once when I was a kid I went to drink what I thought was a glass of coke on a kitchen table and it was brown vinegar. Some lessons in life only need to be learned once. Sniff before taste.
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Jul 14, 2021 04:27
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Lol if you didn't accidentally gulp down a drink of your mom's boyfriend's chew spit as a kid. Red beans are nothing
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Jul 14, 2021 04:29
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Grand Fromage posted:I'm more confused that it was Japanese and there wasn't already half a liter of mayo on it. because vie de france puts the half a liter of mayo IN the bread, not ON it
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Jul 14, 2021 04:30
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There's a new trend among dim sum places to have pineapple buns that have the filling of a 咸水角. For those who don't know, the filling consists of minced pork, mushrooms, crunchy vegetables, and a savory brown sauce. It is the worst 
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Jul 14, 2021 04:48
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what the gently caress pineapple buns should just have a thick slab of ice cold butter
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Jul 14, 2021 05:16
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Fantastic Foreskin posted:That's sounds great, now I must try it. In my experience there is nothing that Koreans won't put on pizza, it makes even a boring order from Dominos a strange journey as you randomly pick toppings and see what you get. CIGNX posted:There's a new trend among dim sum places to have pineapple buns that have the filling of a 咸水角. For those who don't know, the filling consists of minced pork, mushrooms, crunchy vegetables, and a savory brown sauce. But I like the combination of sweet and savory unless it's something like Hawaiian Toast, which I'm still pretty sure is just a cruel joke Germany played on the rest of the world.
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Jul 14, 2021 06:17
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Don Gato posted:In my experience there is nothing that Koreans won't put on pizza, it makes even a boring order from Dominos a strange journey as you randomly pick toppings and see what you get. A chicken testicle pizza recently went viral in Taiwan.
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Jul 14, 2021 06:39
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i'll just have egg tarts thanks
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salt shakeup posted:They would never allow this in China why does this exist
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