Actually, no.

I am going to post something about the boom. Although not in my own words. Credit these, please, where they are due - to a gentleman by the name of Peter Schilling:

( MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) )

What the Hell is This? Special Edition: Chinatown, Part 1

Hallo, all! And welcome to this week's installment of What the Hell is This? Today's snack foods fall into a different category from our usual. On my last trip to Canada, back in October 2002, I came to the conclusion that it simply isn't fair to compare the products available in the Asian market in Parsippany to the choices available in a Chinatown grocery. No competition there; the Chinatown grocery selection would squash Parsippany's flatter than a falling piano. However, today I went into New York City to see the Chinese New Year Parade - more on that in another post - and on the way back stopped at Munchie Paradise (I think that's the name), on Mott Street. The store sells snack food in bulk, and it's about 2/3 candy and sweets, 1/3... er... salty fish products. No, really, that's pretty much the other third of the store... anyway. The voice in my head that normally tries to dissuade me from going gaga over other cultures' stuff - the one that normally yells at me that I'm so far from normal I couldn't poke it with a very long stick - chimed in with 'this is the PERFECT place for you to play What the Hell is This?', so who am I to say no?
( Who, indeed? )

That's it for now. The next time I go into Chinatown I'll work up the guts to try the other side of the coin: the savoury snacks, which essentially means the fish products. I'll let you know how that goes, but for now - I think this week's experiment went pretty well!