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Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest caldera. The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles and other animals into the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early hominid footprints dating back 3.6 million years.
Zone de conservation de Ngorongoro
La zone de conservation de Ngorongoro s'étend sur de vastes étendues de prairies, de brousses et de forêts d'altitude. Etablie en 1959 en tant que zone d'usage multiple des terres, la faune sauvage coexistant avec des pasteurs Massaï semi-nomades pratiquant l'élevage du bétail, elle comprend le spectaculaire cratère du Ngorongoro, la plus grande caldeira du monde. Le bien revêt une importance mondiale pour la conservation de la biodiversité, du fait de la présence d'espèces menacées à l'échelle mondiale, de la densité de la faune sauvage qui y vit tout au long de l'année, et de la migration annuelle des gnous, zèbres, gazelles de Thomson et gazelles de Grant et autres ongulés vers les plaines du nord. Des fouilles archéologiques de grande envergure ont livré une longue séquence de traces de l'évolution humaine et de la dynamique homme-environnement dont des empreintes de pas fossilisées datant de 3.6 millions d'années.
منطقة نغورونغورو المحمية
تشكل فوهة نغورونغورو الهائلة ملاذاً دائماً لعدد كبير من الحيوانات البرية. وتقع على مقربة منها فوهة إيمباكاي ببحيرتها العميقة وبركان أولدونيو لينغاي الذي لا يزال ناشطاً. وعلى مسافة ليست ببعيدة، سمحت الحفريات في شعب الدوفاي باكتشاف عظام تعود الى الإنسان الحذق، كما نجد في موقع لايتولي من المنطقة نفسها آثار أقدام القردة العليا الأولى التي عاشت منذ 3.6 ملايين سنة.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: UNESCO/ERI
Охраняемая область Нгоронгоро
Огромные и постоянные скопления диких животных можно обнаружить внутри Нгоронгоро – гигантского и хорошо сохранившегося вулканического кратера. Поблизости расположены вулкан Эмпакаи, с кратером, заполненным глубоким озером, и действующий вулкан Олдонио-Ленгаи. В Олдовайском ущелье обнаружены ископаемые остатки одного из наших далеких предков – человека умелого (Homo habilis). Латоли – это одно из важнейших местонахождений следов самых ранних гоминид, живших 3,6 млн. лет назад.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Zona de conservación de Ngorongoro
El inmenso y perfecto cráter de Ngorongoro alberga una gran abundancia de animales salvajes. En sus inmediaciones se encuentran el cráter de Empakaai, con un profundo lago, y el volcán Oldonyo Lengai, todavía en actividad. No muy lejos, en la garganta de Olduvai, las excavaciones efectuadas han permitido descubrir restos óseos de uno de los antepasados más lejanos del hombre, el homo habilis. Situado en esta misma región, el sitio de Laitoli posee huellas de pisadas de los primeros homínidos, que datan de 3,6 millones de años atrás.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: NFUAJ
Beschermd gebied Ngorongoro
Het Beschermd gebied Ngorongoro bestaat uit uitgestrekte hoogvlakten, savannes, savannebossen en wouden. Het is een zelfstandig natuurgebied sinds 1959 en kent meervoudig landgebruik, het is zowel een natuurpark als een plek waar de semi-nomadische Masaï hun vee laten grazen. In het park bevindt zich 's werelds grootste caldera, de spectaculaire Ngorongoro krater. Er leven veel bedreigde diersoorten en het gebied is daarom van groot belang voor het behoud van biodiversiteit. Bijzonder is de jaarlijkse migratie van gnoes, zebra's, gazellen en andere dieren in de noordelijke vlakten. Uitgebreid archeologisch onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat dit gebied al heel lang geleden door mensachtigen bewoond werd. Zo zijn er voetafdrukken gevonden die dateren van zo'n 3,6 miljoen jaar geleden.
Source: unesco.nl
Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (809,440 ha) spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests, from the plains of the Serengeti National Park in the north-west, to the eastern arm of the Great Rift Valley. The area was established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practising traditional livestock grazing. It includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest caldera, and Olduvai Gorge, a 14km long deep ravine. The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation in view of the presence of globally threatened species such as the black Rhino, the density of wildlife inhabiting the Ngorongoro Crater and surrounding areas throughout the year, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, Thompson's and Grant's gazelles and other ungulates into the northern plains.
The area has been subject to extensive archaeological research for over 80 years and has yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, collectively extending over a span of almost four million years to the early modern era. This evidence includes fossilized footprints at Laetoli, associated with the development of human bipedalism, a sequence of diverse, evolving hominin species within Olduvai gorge, which range from Australopiths such as Zinjanthropus boisei to the Homo lineage that includes Homo habilis, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens; an early form of Homo sapiens at Lake Ndutu; and, in the Ngorongoro crater, remains that document the development of stone technology and the transition to the use of iron. The overall landscape of the area is seen to have the potential to reveal much more evidence concerning the rise of anatomically modern humans, modern behavior and human ecology.
Criterion (iv): Ngorongoro Conservation Area has yielded an exceptionally long sequence of crucial evidence related to human evolution and human-environment dynamics, collectively extending from four million years ago to the beginning of this era, including physical evidence of the most important benchmarks in human evolutionary development. Although the interpretation of many of the assemblages of Olduvai Gorge is still debatable, their extent and density are remarkable. Several of the type fossils in the hominin lineage come from this site. Furthermore, future research in the property is likely to reveal much more evidence concerning the rise of anatomically modern humans, modern behavior and human ecology.
Criterion (vii): The stunning landscape of Ngorongoro Crater combined with its spectacular concentration of wildlife is one of the greatest natural wonders of the planet. Spectacular wildebeest numbers (well over 1 million animals) pass through the property as part of the annual migration of wildebeest across the Serengeti ecosystem and calve in the short grass plains which straddle the Ngorongoro Conservation Area/Serengeti National Park boundary. This constitutes a truly superb natural phenomenon.
Criterion (viii): Ngorongoro crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. The crater, together with the Olmoti and Empakaai craters are part of the eastern Rift Valley, whose volcanism dates back to the late Mesozoic / early Tertiary periods and is famous for its geology. The property also includes Laetoli and Olduvai Gorge, which contain an important palaeontological record related to human evolution.
Criterion (ix): The variations in climate, landforms and altitude have resulted in several overlapping ecosystems and distinct habitats, with short grass plains, highland catchment forests, savanna woodlands, montane long grass plains and high open moorlands. The property is part of the Serengeti ecosystem, one of the last intact ecosystems in the world which harbours large and spectacular animal migrations.
Criterion (x): Ngorongoro Conservation Area is home to a population of some 25,000 large animals, mostly ungulates, alongside the highest density of mammalian predators in Africa including the densest known population of lion (estimated 68 in 1987). The property harbours a range of endangered species, such as the Black Rhino, Wild hunting dog and Golden Cat and 500 species of birds. It also supports one of the largest animal migrations on earth, including over 1 million wildebeest, 72,000 zebras and c.350,000 Thompson and Grant gazelles.
The property was inscribed under natural criteria (vii), (viii), (ix) and (x) in 1979 and under cultural criterion (iv) in 2010. Thus, the statement of integrity reflects integrity for natural values at the date of inscription of 1979, and for the cultural value in 2010.
In relation to natural values, the grasslands and woodlands of the property support very large animal populations, largely undisturbed by cultivation at the time of inscription. The wide-ranging landscapes of the property were not impacted by development or permanent agriculture at the time of inscription. The integrity of the property is also enhanced by being part of Serengeti - Mara ecosystem. The property adjoins Serengeti National Park (1,476,300 ha), which is also included on the World Heritage List as a natural property. Connectivity within and between these properties and adjoining landscapes, through functioning wildlife corridors is essential to protect the integrity of animal migrations. No hunting is permitted in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), but poaching of wildlife is a continuing threat, requiring effective patrolling and enforcement capacity. Invasive species are a source of ongoing concern, requiring continued monitoring and effective action if detected. Tourism pressure is also of concern, including in relation to the potential impacts from increased visitation, new infrastructure, traffic, waste management, disturbance to wildlife and the potential for introduction of invasive species.
The property provides grazing land for semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists. At the time of inscription an estimated 20,000 Maasai were living in the property, with some 275,000 head of livestock, which was considered within the capacity of the reserve. No permanent agriculture is officially allowed in the property. Further growth of the Maasai population and the number of cattle should remain within the capacity of the property, and increasing sedentarisation, local overgrazing and agricultural encroachment are threats to both the natural and cultural values of the property. There were no inhabitants in Ngorongoro and Empaakai Craters or the forest at the time of inscription in 1979.
The property encompasses not only the known archaeological remains but also areas of high archaeo-anthropological potential where related finds might be made. However the integrity of specific paleo-archaeological attributes and the overall sensitive landscape are to an extent under threat and thus vulnerable due to the lack of enforcement of protection arrangements related to grazing regimes, and from proposed access and tourist related developments at Laetoli and Olduvai Gorge.
In general, the authenticity of the fossil localities is unquestionable, however given the nature of fossil sites, the context for the fossil deposits needs to remain undisturbed (except by natural geological processes). As the nomination dossier does not contain sufficient detailed information on most of the sites to delineate their extended areas or the areas of archaeological sensitivity, or sufficient guarantees in terms of management arrangements to ensure that the sites will remain undisturbed and not threatened by visitor access, construction or grazing cattle, their authenticity is vulnerable.
Protection and management requirements
The primary legislation protecting the property is the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Ordinance of 1959. The property is under the management of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA). The Division of Antiquities is responsible for the management and protection of the paleo-anthropological resources within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. A memorandum of understanding should be established and maintained to formally establish the relations between the two entities.
Property management is guided by a General Management Plan. Currently, the primary management objectives are to conserve the natural resources of the property, protect the interests of the Maasai pastoralists, and to promote tourism. The management system and the Management Plan need to be widened to encompass an integrated cultural and natural approach, bringing together ecosystem needs with cultural objectives in order to achieve a sustainable approach to conserving the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, including the management of grasslands and the archaeological resource, and to promote environmental and cultural awareness. The Plan needs to extend the management of cultural attributes beyond social issues and the resolution of human-wildlife conflicts to the documentation, conservation and management of the cultural resources and the investigation of the potential of the wider landscape in archaeological terms.
It is particularly important that NCAA has the capacity and specialist skills to ensure the effectiveness of its multiple-use regime, including knowledge of management of pastoral use in partnership with the Maasai community and other relevant stakeholders. There is also a need for NCAA to ensure staff have skills in natural and cultural heritage to achieve well designed, integrated and effective conservation strategies, including effective planning of tourism, access and infrastructure.
A thorough understanding of the capacity of the property to accommodate human use and livestock grazing is required, based on the needs of the Maasai population and the assessment of the impact of the human populations on the ecosystems and archaeology of the property. An agreed joint strategy between the NCAA, Maasai community leaders as well as other stakeholders, is required to ensure human population levels, and levels of resource use are in balance with the protection of its natural and cultural attributes, including in relation to grazing and grassland management, and the avoidance of human-wildlife conflict. The active participation of resident communities in decision-making processes is essential, including the development of benefit-sharing mechanisms to encourage a sense of ownership of, and responsibility for, the conservation and sustainable use of the property's natural and cultural resources.
An overall tourism strategy for the property is a long term requirement, to both guide the public use of the property and ways of presenting the property, and to prioritize the quality of the tourism experience, rather than the quantity of visitors and tourism facilities. Vehicle access to the crater and other popular areas of the property requires clear limits to protect the quality of experience of the property and to ensure natural and cultural attributes are not unduly disturbed. Developments and infrastructure for tourism or management of the property that impinge on its natural and cultural attributes should not be permitted.
Considering the important relationship, in natural terms of the property to adjoining reserves, it is important to establish effective and continuing collaboration between the property, Serengeti National Park, and other areas of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem to assure connectivity for wildlife migrations, and harmonize management objectives regarding tourism use, landscape management and sustainable development.
Long Description
The open plains of the eastern Serengeti rise to the crater highlands of the volcanic massifs of Loolmalasin (3,587 m) and Oldeani (3,168 m) dating from the late Mesozoic and early Tertiary.
Ngorongoro Crater is one of the largest inactive unbroken calderas in the world which is unflooded. It has a mean diameter of 16-19 km, a crater floor of 26,400 ha, and a rim soaring to 400-610 m above the crater floor. The formation of the crater and other highlands are associated with the massive rifting which occurred to the west of the Gregory Rift Valley. The conservation area also includes Empakaai Crater and Olduvai Gorge, famous for geology and associated palaeontological studies.
A variable climate and diverse landforms and altitudes have resulted in several distinct habitats. Scrub heath and the remains of dense montane forests cover the steep slopes. The crater floor is mainly open grassy plains with alternating fresh and brackish water lakes, swamps and two patches of acacia woodland; Lerai Forest, comprising dominant tree species Acacia xanthonhloea and Rauvolfia caffra .
A population of about 25,000 large animals lives in the crater, mainly ungulates, along with the highest density of mammalian predators in Africa. They include the critically endangered black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis , which have declined from about 108 in 1964-66 to between 11-14 in 1995, and hippopotamus, which are very uncommon in the area. There are also many other ungulates: wildebeest (7,000 estimated in 1994), Burchell's zebra (4,000), eland, Grant's and Thomson's gazelles (3,000). The crater has the densest known population of lion, which are classed as vulnerable, numbering only 62 in 2001. On the crater rim are leopard and the endangered African elephant, numbering 42 in 1987 but only 29 in 1992, mountain reedbuck and buffalo (4,000 in 1994). However, since the 1980s the crater's wildebeest population has fallen by a quarter to about 19,000 and the numbers of eland and Thomson's gazelle have also declined whereas buffalos increased greatly, probably due to the prevention of fire which favours high fibrous grasses over shorter, less fibrous types.
In summer enormous numbers of Serengeti migrants pass through the plains of the reserve, including 1.7 million wildebeest, 260,000 zebra and 470,000 gazelle. Waterbuck mainly occur mainly near Lerai Forest; serval widely in the crater and on the plains to the west. Common in the reserve are lion, hartebeest, spotted hyena and jackal. Cheetah, classed as vulnerable although common in the reserve, are scarce in the crater itself. The endangered wild dog Lycaon pictus has recently disappeared from the crater and may have declined elsewhere in the Conservation Area as well. The golden cat has recently been seen in the Ngorongoro forest.
Ngorongoro has palaeontological and archaeological sites over a wide range of dates. The four major sites are Olduvai Gorge, Laetoli site, Lake Ndutu site and the Nasera Rock Shelter. The variety and richness of the fossil remains, including those of early hominids, has made this one of the major areas in the world for research on the human evolution. Olduvai Gorge has produced valuable remains of early hominids including Australopithecus and Homo habilis as well as fossil bones of many extinct animals. Nearby, at Laetoli, are fossil hominid footprints from the Pliocene age.
Actually there is considerable controversy about the exact number of people in the NCA partly because pastoral people, being mobile, are difficult to enumerate, but some Maasai live there.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
Details on history are only provided in the nomination dossier for the archaeological sites - no material is provided for the Maasai pastoral landscape or on the history of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As the history of the association between the Maasai and the Conservation Area has relevance for an understanding of the present arrangements, ICOMOS has included brief information on the history of the Maasai in this area and of the designation of the area.
Archaeological sites
The remains of hominin fossils in the Olduvai Gorge were first noted in 1911 by Prof. Kattwinkel, a German entomologist, while making observations on butterflies. Under his recommendations, a scientific expedition was led by Prof. Hans Reck, who in 1913-4 recovered fossil specimens that included extinct forms of large mammals. In 1931, Louis Leakey, a British scholar, began work at Olduvai. His work led to the discoveries of the oldest stone tools (Oldowan Industrial techno-complex) that made Olduvai Gorge a type site. In 1959, Mary Leakey made the discovery of the then oldest hominin in eastern Africa (Zinjanthropus boisei) nick-named, "nut cracker man" - the first species of early hominin (now subsumed under the genus Paranthropus) to be found outside of South Africa.
The discovery of the Zinjanthropus boisei skull (now subsumed under the genus Paranthropus) was seen as a major milestone in the history of paleoanthropology, and reinforced the idea, put forward by Leakey and originally proffered by Charles Darwin in 1871, that Africa could be seen as the 'cradle of humanity' in demonstrating how humans were descended from an ape ancestry.
The finds sparked a surge of paleoanthropological interest in East Africa.
In 1960, further research works in the same horizons yielded the first Homo habilis. This species became the Type Specimen (holotype) of the genus Homo. Morphologically and morphometrically, this large-brained hominin was the first species described as a direct ancestor of later hominins including modern humans (Homo sapiens).
Subsequent research in the late 1980s involved teams of Tanzanian and American scientists under the Institute of Hominid Origins led by Donald Johanson. From 1990 to date, a paleoanthropological research project is ongoing at Olduvai Gorge (Olduvai Landscape Paleoanthropology Project- OLAP) co-led by the University of Rutgers (USA) and the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania).
Some of the excavated material is stored at Olduvai, and a considerable amount is housed at the National Museum of Kenya.
Laetoli was first studied by the German entomologist, Kohl Larsen in the 1920s and yielded few fossils. In 1974 a team led by Dr. Mary Leakey made the discoveries of the hominin footprints trails and excavations were carried out in 1978 -1979. Also in 1974 the hominin remains were found which are seen to be associated with the footprints.
Research work at Lake Ndutu, which yielded remains of the Ndutu human skull were carried out in 1973 - although the archaeologists are not identified they are known to be A. A. Mturi.
Nasera Rock shelter was studied by Michael Mehlman - no date is given.
Ngorongoro Crater floor was first recognized to have burial mounds by a cattle rancher, Siedentopf, and his assistant, Rothe. The resources were later examined by Prof. Hans Reck in 1913 and by Dr. Arning in 1915.
Maasai Pastoral Landscape
None of the following information is included in the dossier. The Maasai migrated south from Northern Africa, probably in the region of the Nile Valley in Sudan, northwest of Lake Turkana, sometime between the 14th and 16th centuries, before establishing themselves in the Eastern region of Africa in the mid 17th century. They quickly spread south through the Rift Valley, whose fertile grasslands were ideal for their cattle, and around the 17th or 18th centuries reached their present-day territories in Kenya and Tanzania, where they were feared and renowned as warriors.
From 1830 onward, Maasai unity disintegrated into a succession of wars between the various clans, largely over cattle and grazing grounds, which led to territorial losses and gains by their neighbours. By the end of the 19th century, their neighbours and British colonists had displaced the Maasai from the rich lands of the central Rift Valley - the area between Lake Victoria and Mount Kenya. The infamous 1904 Maasai Agreement drawn up by the colonial power had effectively reduced their territory by two thirds. A further wave of forcible 'relocation' took place in 1911-13, confining the Maasai to distant reserves in southern Kenya and Tanzania.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area was created in 1959 as a separate part of the Serengeti National Park. The Maasai were allowed to live in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area but were excluded from the National Park. The Maasai elders who agreed to this deal subsequently said they did not know what they were signing. Previously a combination of wildlife experts and palaeontologists, including Louis Leakey and Bernard Grzimek (author of Serengeti Shall Not Die), had campaigned to remove the Maasai from the whole of the Serengeti/Ngorongoro area and make the whole area a national wildlife park.
Post independence, tourism was developed around big game watching from game lodges in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro. In the 1990s, when such tourism begun to yield high revenues, there was pressure to increase the game reserves and Ikorongo and Grameti Games Reserves were added to Serengeti's western border and the local people once again removed. Since then there have been moves to create Wildlife Conservation Areas to the north of the Serengeti: the Maasai complained in a case that went to the Tanzanian Human Rights commission.
Within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the Maasai have increased in numbers from around 10,000 in 1960s to just over 60,000 today. There were moves from 1975 to ban agriculture in the area and in 1992 the Government indicated that Ngorongoro should be for wildlife and the Maasai be encouraged to move. In 2003, 200 families were evicted as illegal immigrants. The Maasai are currently only in part of the nominated area (in spite of the fact that the 1959 agreement allowed them to live in the whole).Source: Advisory Body Evaluation
Activities (1)
News (3)
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area sets path for sustainable tourism Tuesday, March 24, 2015
- World Heritage stakeholders come together to develop a sustainable tourism strategy for Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls Monday, February 2, 2015
- World Heritage Committee inscribes Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania) as Cultural World Heritage Site Saturday, July 31, 2010


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Yes with the deprecation of the Maps DATA API http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2010/11/maps-data-api-deprecation-announcement.html
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February 27, 2003, 07:35:28 PM »
All good ideas. There's something a bit unnatural about squinting at the world through one eye. One drawback I can see to replacing the TTL viewfinder with an EVF is the drain on battery power. There would be a tendency towards bigger, brighter and higher resolution EVFs which would result in bigger, heavier and more expensive batteries, but generally I'm in favour of the idea. I think people who need to wear glasses would also find a big advantage to the EVF. Speaking for myself, I'm long sighted. I need glasses to read and for the computer, but not for watching television or for driving, or for looking through the viewfinder of a DSLR. But I do need glasses for all the settings that are not shown in the viewfinder. I find that when I'm shooting with the D60, I'm continually removing and putting back on my spectacles. The histogram I can see without specs and the blinking on the blown highlights, but all the menu settings on the back of the camera require specs, as well as many of the settings on the top LCD. A good EVF would suit my purposes well.
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February 27, 2003, 11:49:59 PM »
The issue with film-camera-based DSLR's is that their reflex mirrors block the sensor when viewing. "Live" LCD composing is a physical impossibility.
The only optical TTL view digital cameras of which I am aware that have your suggested ability are the Olympus E-10 and E-20. They use a fixed beam-splitting prism, and their flip-out LCD's can be used in this way
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February 28, 2003, 06:10:13 AM »
Large Format viewfinder for the 1Ds? Would it not be fairly simple to hook up the Firewire port wirelessly (Bluetooth adapter?) to a laptop for "Remote Capture" in the field? That should constitute a large enough after-viewfinder. And also slow the workflow sufficiently for all the MF and LF practitioners... Seriously though, some manufaturer ought to come up pretty soon with a wireless hookup to a large LCD screen (you do not need a full PC) that provideds all the functions of an electronic viewfinder or the camera's built-in viewscreen. I'd be quite happy with a 4x6" screen or slightly larger :laugh:
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February 28, 2003, 11:18:20 AM »
someone on a Minolta forum referred to using an Olympus lcd viewer - like a pair of glasses normally used with a portable DVD player - connected to a 7i via the PAL/NTSC output.
is the * silent like the P in bathing?
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March 19, 2003, 05:11:47 PM »
Good point, didn't think about the shutter problem, perhaps this is because I assumed that's what'd happen - it seems to be the case on my P&S Fuji 4800Z. The whole idea is similar to the way the aperture stops down when the actual picture is taken, but stays wide open otherwise.
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February 27, 2003, 02:00:49 PM »
Reading some recent discussions, on square medium format and rangefinders, I was struck by the irony that many serious photographers like the medium format waist level finder and true rangefinder 35mm cameras, and yet the same people generally dislike the LCD viewfinders, EVF;s and non-SLR compact digital cameras; yet there are many similarites, and the differences should be fixable eventually.
The waist level and LCD viefinder screens suffer from an apparent image size far smaller than the one through an eye-peice ("peep-hole") viewfinder, but onthe other hand are nice for visualization, as using them is more like viewing a print; the non-SLR approach reduces bulk, noise, shutter lag and vibration, and supposedly allows better wide angle lens designs.
Perhaps high end LCD viewfinders could eventually be upgraded in the following way, as an alternative to a DSLR and its optical viewfinder.
a) A detachable LCD shade hood with magnifier: I imagine this as a pyramid with its base covering completely the LCD and with a magnifying eye-piece at the apex, so when used it would turn the system into a bulky but high quality EVF. The LCD swivels, and so does this.
b) Bigger LCD's: like the 2.5" one on the Leica/Panasonic digital camera or beyond.
c) More pixels: about 600x600 = 360,000 would be enough to match what the eye can resolve in the square MF waist level viewfinder, not so far beyond the best that I have heard of so far ("220,000 equivalent" in the EVF of the Minolta 7Hi); but even more, and viewfinder zooming, would be nice.
d) a regular "four walls" shade hood option too, to allow waist-level style viewing even in bright light.
The "beyond the frame view" (sport finder?) feature would still be missing; I suppose a little optical peep-hole could be included too. Or you could just use a wider lens and live with a bit of cropping (like the cropping that rangefinder and most MF users need to do anyway whenever the desired field of view does not match their available fixed focal lengths so that a somewhat wider one must be used.)
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February 27, 2003, 11:32:22 PM »
The articulated LCD monitor as found on a few of the better digicams is simply the most versatile and underappreciated of all viewfinders. Sure, its not perfect, but the flip-and-twist monitor on my Canon G1 has allowed me to obtain more photographs from more angles more easily and more comfortably than any other type of viewfinder. When working close to the ground, I don't have to lie down on my stomach to frame and compose the picture. When working on a tripod, I don't have to stoop and crouch uncomfortably in order to see through an eye-level viewfinder. I can view the image with both eyes, and not struggle to see the edges of the frame (I wear glasses). Candid photography can be performed much more unobtrusively. I can face my body away from the direction of my subject and still accurately frame the photo.
Yes, you don't get as detailed a view as you do with a conventional viewfinder, but the fact of the matter is that for the majority of images, seeing every little detail is not necessary for composing an image.
While I am quite interested in moving up to the improved image quality of a DSLR, the prospect of being forced to squint through a one-eyed viewfinder for every image I take really puts me off.
Since the standard eye-level viewfinder is what so many people have used for so long, it is difficult for many of us to envision the advantages of using anything else. As wonderful as the DSLRs are as photographic tools, I believe that by not incorporating an articulated LCD viewfinder along with the eye-level one (I realize there are some technical issues to address, and perhaps even some trade-offs to be made in order to do this) these cameras are missing a very significant chunk of digital technology.
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February 28, 2003, 04:42:10 AM »
There seems to be 2 schools of thought on this. The DSLR's all use "old" technology with flapping mirrors and FP shutters.
The so called procumer camers (like the Miniolta 7i) use an combination of an electronic shutter and a mechanical shutter. This allows live previews and live histograms.
The question is - is the DSLR (mirror+FP shutter) really the best or is is just that they are fitting into the SLR family.
I love the live histogram, and the ability to use the rear LCD as a viewfinder, and the 7i also has a movable haed on its viewfinder.
At the moment, howvere , there are limitations on the EVF technology which make sthem less than perfect for - say- action work.
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February 28, 2003, 11:01:39 AM »
Thanks for all the comments; I have a number of reactions.
a) Yes, high end MF and LF have all kinds of great off-camera viewfinders, either laptops of things like Leaf's detachable hand-held "DP-67" viewfinder (6 by 7 centimetres?), that looks like a PDA, and probably Firewire or USB2 connections to a PDA and Pocket PC could be done for live viewfinder.
But that is far away from the "street shooting" ideal of the "compact non-SLR" that I crave. Instead, give me that 6x7 cm display with a pivoting, optionally hooded mount on a camera, and I will be very happy to carry and change the extra batteries it needs, since it will still be less frequent, costly and fiddly than changing film (and AA alkaline batteries are easier to find in remote locations than film you would trust, so what is this story I keep hearing in the photography magazines about battery consumption being a disadvantage relative to film?)
Current wireless options are too slow for a LIVE viewfinder connection though: Apple and the digital imaging industry need to invent "FireWireless".
c) About the Olympus E-series with its fixed mirror SLR and live LCD viewfinder: I am at least curious about their approach, since it eliminates most but not all of the drawbacks of moving mirror SLR's. So hopefully it will get further tested in the market when they finally come out with their proposed 4/3" sensor, interchangable lens camera. But it might end up being just a good transitional technology, until the LCD/EVF approach works so well that the optical VF option is no longer needed.
P. S. I hope no-one takes me to literally about the death of DSLR at least in the near future: in the short term, cameras like of the Canon 10D and the presumably even less expensive Pentax *ist D [the * is officially silent] are about to open that field up to a lot of photography students and other less well funded enthusiasts.
LCD viewfinders, EVF's and the end of DSLR's
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March 19, 2003, 04:14:22 PM »
I'm confused about something. I've read in numerous places that live viewing on the LCD is not possible with an SLR, because the mirror obscures the sensor.
Perhaps I'm missing the obvious, but why can't you just lock the mirror up when you want to use the LCD for live viewing and framing?
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March 19, 2003, 04:46:49 PM »
I've read in numerous places that live viewing on the LCD is not possible with an SLR, because the mirror obscures the sensor.... why can't you just lock the mirror up when you want to use the LCD for live viewing and framing?
Maybe it is possible, but some technical problems must be overcome; mainly that the focal plane shutter of a typical SLR also blocks the sensor's view.
I see three options
a) have the shutter curtain open for viewing, then quickly close it before taking the photo.
change to using between the lens shutters; which are expensive with interchangeable lenses, reduce maximum shutter speed, and would require a big redesign effort.
c) go to sensors with purely "electronic shutter" operation, and no physical shutter. I am told some current DSLR sensors have this ability already.
Sensors for DSLRs are currently designed without the video output capability needed for EVF use since they do not need it, but I suppose that feature could be added if there were a use.
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Cookbook of the Month March 2013 EVERY GRAIN OF RICE: Cold dishes, Tofu, Meat, Chicken and Eggs, Fish and Seafood
Welcome to Cookbook of the Month for March 2013, which is Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop.
Please post your full-length reviews of recipes for cold dishes, tofu, meat, chicken and eggs, and fish and seafood here. Please mention the name of the recipe you are reviewing and the page number, if possible, as well as any modifications you made to the recipe.
This thread is for the following chapters - please note I am using the British version of the book for the purposes of this thread:
Cold Dishes - p32
Tofu - p74
Meat - p92
Chicken and Eggs - p112
Fish and Seafood - p134
A reminder that the verbatim copying of recipes to the boards is a violation of the copyright of the original author. Posts with copied recipes will be removed.
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There are a few dishes in the Meat section that call for pork belly. I'd like to try the recipes but I just don't like the fattiness of pork belly which I tend to find too gelatinous in texture for me.
Red-Braised, Twice-Cooked and Salt-Fried were 3 such recipes. Has anyone tried these and could you offer a substitute for the pork belly?
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I haven't but I think you would need something with a reasonable amount of fat like shoulder.
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Those are three of my favorite recipes. I don't have a substitute, but I also don't like too much gelatinous pork fat, so I make sure to cook the pork belly down a bit more and, if necessary, eat around any larger chunks of fat.
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I'm trying to work out which dishes will allow me to substitute pork cheek, as i have some to use up - any ideas?
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Hmmm... I honestly don't know. Bacon is going to have a different texture and then there's the smoked flavor. It might work for the twice-cooked recipe, but you need cubes for the red-braised. I had never cooked with pork belly before either and was slightly wigged out (sometimes it has small nipples attached to the skin), but it's not a big deal now.
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I haven't tried the EGOR variant of the recipe titles you mention, but I've cooked other non-FD recipes for all of them; I'd say Red-Braised would be OK with pork shoulder or butt (you will need to leave in some fat for the the texture to have the moisture and tenderness you are looking for in a braised meat like this).
As for twice-cooked and salt-fried pork, the point of these dishes is the fat and the texture will be all "wrong", at least from a Chinese perspective if you use something else. Of course, to each his own!
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Looks yummy!
Edit--this was supposed to be in reply to frizzle....I keep forgetting that the new site software doesn't like mozilla....
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Hi Breadcrumbs,
I would second all that qlanning brought to the conversation.
I made the Red-Braised pork with boneless country-style pork ribs which were actually quite lean, probably a bit more so than pork butt. I've made it before with pork belly, so have that as a baseline. I let it go for 2 hours or so until it was quite tender but not totally falling-apart. It was tasty, but I thought that it definitely needed to be richer and more moist.
I agree with qlanning that twice-cooked/salt-fried pork would not work well without pork belly. What Emily suggests works very well for those recipes.
That gelatinous texture is such a Chinese thing: I, too, was freaked out by it at first, but have since grown to appreciate it. There was a great local Sichuan restaurant near me that had all sorts of goodies on the menu like homestyle tendon and ma la duck tongues. Focusing on the wonderful flavors really helped me get over my squeamishness. I can certainly understand!
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qianning and ericurus thank-you so much for your thoughtful responses and insights. I sincerely appreciate them and will commit to keep these dishes on my list of "to-try" dishes. I most definitely appreciate the value of preparing and tasting a dish as it was intended to be tasted. Many thanks!
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I have the same issue and use pork shoulder instead,defatting it at every stage. "Country ribs" cut of pork shoulder are ideal.
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Thanks Milliezz, that's good to know and much appreciated.
Salt and Pepper Squid Pg 144 UK edition
I made this on the eve of COTM but thought I would write it up anyway. I absolutely loved this but I am a novice at cooking and eating this dish. In the past I've simply put some salt and some black pepper in my flour or corn flour, tossed my cut squid in that and fried it. This was far nicer than my sad attempts. The cornflour stuck nicely to the squid and was crunchy, the garlic, spring onion and chilli gave loads of flavour and the salt and ground sichuan pepper gave it that mouth-watering quality.
I did all the pre-cutting first. Garlic, spring onion whites and greens separate. I had run out of fresh chillis so I used a combination of dried flakes and salted chillis.
I used a squid tube (pre-frozen) and scored and chopped it into bite-sized pieces. These get put in a bowl with a little shaoxing wine for a bit. They're then drained and tossed in the potato flour (I used corn flour). Then you deep fry them in batches until nice and golden. They drain on paper towels until they are all done. I'm cheap with my oil and used a small pot so I did several batches.
She then tells you to remove all but 1 tbsp of oil and fry up the garlic, spring onion whites and chilli. I swapped to a fry pan for this stage. You cook these until they are fragrant and then add the squid back into the pan with the salt and pepper, toss it around and then finally add in the spring onion greens.
Very easy and quick to make, especially if you buy a cleaned squid tube. I did miss the slightly different texture you get from tentacles but it was still very good.
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Amazing. Sounds fabulous, too. I was going to make this tonight but forgot to pick up squid, darn it! Must rush to store now....
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This was one of the first dishes I made as well and also found it worked really well. I liked that you can deep fry the squid in batches a little bit in advance and then bring it all together to heat through just before serving, which made it less of a rush to get everything ready at the same time!
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This dish looks great! Wishing I could nibble on a few pieces of it now.
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Yum, this one's been on my list for a while.
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Sounds fabulous! This one s also on my list for this month as my partner loves this dish at our favourite Chinese take out.
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I made this last night using squid rings instead of scored pieces. I think it would have worked much better using the piece, but it was still absolutely delicious. I am still a bit scared of deep-frying, but am getting over it gradually!
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Made this tonight but substituted large shrimp for the squid. Excellent, though the 3/4 tsp. salt called for was too much for the equivalent weight in shrimp.
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This was my first time deep frying squid. Had been given a gift of frozen, pre- cleaned squid tubes and tentacles. The procedure is covered very well above - the only changes I made were to reduce the salt in the salt and Sichuan pepper mixture so that the ration was half and half, and also to use corn starch. The flavors were delicious. The squid was a touch rubbery but I am sure this is due either to user error or the fact that it was frozen... I will definitely try this again. I think I will try potato flour next time. Perhaps I did not dry the squid thoroughly enough before coating in the corn starch - but it did not seem to adhere well.
Steamed Chicken with [ham] and Shiitake Mushrooms p. 114
This is a gingery and light meal.
Boneless chicken thighs are cut into strips and mixed with Shaoxing wine, slices of ginger and ginger water, salt, sugar, a little oil, and a thickener (I used tapioca flour.)
The chicken is placed in a steamer with thin slices of ham and slices of shiitake caps covering, then steamed for about 15 minutes. It isn't such a pretty dish because cooking method keeps the chicken pale, with raggedy bits of grey and black mushroom on it, but mix well with rice and a little soy sauce and it's good!
I boned the chicken thighs myself -- kind of a hassle, but doable. The recipe calls for Chinese sausage or Spanish ham, I used a mix of few strips of prosciutto and a few strips of local grown and cured ham.
I have a bamboo steamer, but don't want meat juices on it -- must keep pristine for dumplings! -- so I rigged up a steamer plate inside a deepish braiser, it worked well. I think it's possible to steam inside a wok too, but wouldn't that ruin the seasoning on the surface?
I'd recommend this, and I'd do it again.
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Looks great blue room. I like the way you plated it with the greens.
Like you I don't usually use my wok for steaming, not wanting to ruin the seasoning on the wok, or add the oil smells to my steamed dish.
Steamed Sea Bass with Ginger and Spring Onion p. 136
My Mom is staying with us and her birthday was last night and she wanted a fish dish. After looking through a number of cookbooks, this was one of the dishes she chose (along with sake simmered mackerel from Japanese Cooking, A Simple Art). I was excited to give this whole fish preparation a try since we really like steamed fish fillets CHinese style, but have never done a whole fish. Unfortunately, this ended up being a bit disappointing and overshadowed by the excellent mackerel dish.
So, first, had to procure a whole sea bass. Luckily the Chinese market close to us has a tank of striped bass than you can pick your fish while its swimming in front of you. Always been looking for an excuse to do this. I found it mildly disturbing to see them bash it in the head with a mallet to stun it into submission for the scale, but we certainly knew it was fresh. Swimming around a mere hour and a half before it hit the table!
The prep for this dish is easy. Slash fish on the sides. Rub with Shaoxing wine (I subbed sherry because I couldn't yet find a bottle of Shaoxing that was not industrial sized) and salt and stuff cavity with ginger and scallions. It sits like this for 10-15 minutes then goes into te steamer set up on some whole scallions. I don't have an official steaming apparatus, so I always fut the fish in a pie pan and put that onto ramekins sitting in a layer of water in my biggest wide soup pot. Directions are to steam for 10-12 minutes until cooked. I checked at 12 and the side facing up was done but the underside still needed longer. I flipped the fish (thank god for my fish spatula) and let it go another 6-7 minutes. At this point it was flaking apart nicely and the skin was peeling back a lot.
To finish, you drain off the juices that have accumulated and pile some shredded ginger and scallions on top and then sizzle the whole thing with hot oil. Dilute tamari is poured around the plate. Mine finished product did not look nearly so elegant as the pic in part since the tail, which had been hanging over the edge of the pie pan fell off. I have a pic I will attach as soon as I get it off my phone.
Unfortunately, we thought the flavor was so mild as to be verging on bland. More importantly, the texture was weird. It was cooked unevenly with some parts a very cooked and falling a apart and some less well done, but all of it had a bit of a rubbery chew to it. It was flaky and soft, but there was an underlying resistance to the flesh which was unappealing in steamed fish. Obviously the fish was very fresh so I'm not sure where this came from. Maybe a byproduct of being a farmed fish? I didn't ask, but I bet those striped bass are farmed. We were disappointed since we have really enjoyed steamed fish previously (especially the recipe from Gourmet today). Luckily the mackerel was a winner and saved the celebratory dinner for us.
I served with rice, he mackerel and Chinese Broccoli in Ginger sauce p. 182, which I will review in the appropriate thread.
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here's the pic
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I've never done a whole fish either, very intimidating!
About how big/heavy was your fish?
The irregular shape (by which I mean perfectly fish-shaped) would make it hard to cook it evenly.
re: blue room
Agree! Intimidating!
Did they clean and gut the fish for you at the Asian market?
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My fish was just shy of a pound and a half when live. They did clean and gut it, thankfully! That would likely have been a bit much for me.
It was too bad, but also a fun experience for my mom and me. All of the whole fish preparations in the book look so yummy, but it is a bit hard to cook a whole fish properly (for me, at least). Wonder if you could do them with fillets?
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A shame this didn't work for you. It was one of the dishes prepared by FD at the demonstration I went to last year, and was really delicious. I wonder if your fish was a lot bigger then the ones we have in England, which are sea bass rather than striped bass (not sure if they're the same thing).
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gg did you ever post about your experience in Fuchsia's class? I'd love to hear more about it and your impressions of her.
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I typed a long post which I managed to lose and never got round to repeating! I will try to think back and post something maybe in the pre-COTM thread. We share the same employer, so I was thinking that I could maybe email her at some point if we have some questions. She's very nice.
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That's a shame about your post gg. I've had that happen to me as well where the screen freezes up and I lose everything. This actually started to happen more frequently after the "upgrade" - so much so that now I type all my reviews and longer posts in Word first.
I'd love to hear more about your experience if and when you have the time.
re: greedygirl
A 1 1/2 lb fish ungutted is not a very big fish.
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Steamed Sea Bass with Ginger and Spring Onion, page 136
The sea bass is running off the Massachusetts coast right now, and on a whim, I bought two at my fish market this morning. Mr. Fishmonger said they were fresh off the boat this morning. [One of the many reasons to love living on a coast.] GreeneggsandHam described the cooking process well above, so I won't repeat. The recipe calls for one sea bass, about 700g. I had two sea bass, and they weighed 707 g, so I kept the proportions unchanged.
I used a bamboo steamer which I rubbed down with a bit of peanut oil to prevent sticking. My fish was done at 9 minutes, less than FD's estimate of 10-12. As you will see in the pictures, I did my sticks of onion and ginger going the wrong way. It also appears that I might have had too much of the onion and ginger.
I got the oil very hot before pouring over, but I think it could be been a bit hotter. I got the sizzle, but the ginger didn't soften much.
I served this with some dumplings with a sauce of soy, lime juice, and ginger. For us, when we dipped our fish into this mixture, it really came alive. I have made a note to substitute some Ponzu or lime juice for some of the soy in the finishing sauce.
We really liked this a lot. The texture of the fish was wonderful. Though subtle, the underlying flavor from the ginger stuffed into the cavity gave the fish a nice flavor and aroma. Other items besides the fish and dumplings, sweet and sour cabbage from Breath of the Wok and Jasmine rice.
Pictures include a shot of the fish trying out their new home, and then the finished version.
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That's picture perfect! We pick up our CSF share Tuesday, and can't wait to see what it is. Now I'm hoping it will be sea bass.
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Perfect yin and yang set up in that steamer! Looks and sounds delicious.
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Steamed Sea Bass with Ginger and Spring Onion (page 136)
I was hoping the fisherman at my local farmer's market would have whole black sea bass yesterday, but he only had fillets, so I was pleased to see that she says this dish can be made exactly the same way with fillets just adjusting for the cooking time. This was just marvelous. Wouldn't hesitate to make it with fillets again. I served it with the Stir-Fried Sugar Snap Peas with Shiitake Mushrooms (the snap peas also fresh from the farmer's market) from "Stir Frying to the Sky's Edge." Great meal.
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That looks heavenly, Joan. Every time I am in Atlanta I eat at the Buckhead Diner and always order the steamed sea bass, which seems very similar to this. It's about the only time I leave a restaurant feeling virtuous.
I occasionally see sea bass fillets here. Next time, I'll have to grab some and try this.
I didn't make Sweet and Sour Spareribs p. 58
but I used the same ingredients (and proportions) to flavor two big pork chops. Brined them for 1 hour in a simple salt and sugar brine, seared them, put them in the oven for 4 hours at 300F, even remembered to sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Delicious and easy.
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Sweet & Sour Spare Ribs p. 58
Holy mackerel, where has this recipe been all my life? This was crazily, unbelievably delicious.
The process is fairly lengthy but well worth it. To start, pork ribs are boiled & skimmed, then simmered with crushed pieces of ginger and green onion whites, along with salt & shaoxing wine until cooked. The cooking liquid is reserved for the sauce. The pork is deep fried to a golden brown (optional) and set aside. The meat gets stir-fried a few moments in a ginger/green onion laced oil and some reserved cooking liquid is added to the wok along with sugar and dark soy sauce, which is then cooked down to a syrupy consistency. At this point I moved it all to a pot to simmer, as I wanted to protect the patina on the wok that I just re-seasoned (darned vinegar from another dish ruined it!). I cooked the sauce down some, but not completely; the Mr. is a huge fan of s&s sauces, so for his sake I added a potato starch slurry to thicken so we would have plenty of sauce to spoon over rice. Chinkiang vinegar meets up with the sauce, simmers for a few minutes more, and then off the heat sesame oil is mixed in. Top with toasted sesame seeds, and serve at room temp.
Okay, I didn't have spare ribs, so I used chunks of pork shoulder, which ended up-not surprisingly-dried out from all the cooking, as I should have known. Alas. It was still wonderfully tasty, albeit a little chewy, and I wish I had doubled the recipe, as they were gone in a flash.
This was, hands down, the best sweet and sour sauce I have *ever* had. It was lusciously dark, sweet but not cloyingly so, with a deep meaty flavour from the pork broth and an enticing fragrance from the ginger and green onion and the chinkiang vinegar. The sesame oil rounded it all out with its glorious nutty undertones and silky mouthfeel. That sauce was so good that we found ourselves spooning rice onto the leftover glaze on the serving plate in order to soak up as much of the flavour as we possibly could. Highly, highly recommended!
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Wow, Allegra. Sounds and looks fantastic! Another flag goes into the book!
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Wow I agree w genh, high praise Allegra! I picked up ribs for this recipe. Looks like I'll have to pull the out of the freezer!
Thanks for your terrific review!
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I'll be anxiously awaiting your reports,bc & genh! Gee, I sure hope you like it.....
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SWEET-AND-SOUR SPARE RIBS – p. 58
Wow! What on earth can I say other than Allegra nailed this. I completely agree with Allegra's review and experience with this dish. Right down to all of us dipping spoons into the serving dish to scoop up the very last dregs of the sauce to mix in w our remaining rice. This was so delicious. One of our favourites from the book and like Allegra, I'd go as far as saying that this was the very best sweet and sour recipe I've ever made. The deep mahogany colour of the pork was a thing of beauty too. If you like ribs, you'll love this. Thanks Allegra!
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re: blue room
Just as Ms. Dunlop stated in the headnote, sweet-and-sour ribs are not difficult to make, but they do take a little time because the recipe has several stages.
I didn't deep-fry the spare ribs since it was an optional step. I thought the ribs turned out to be perfectly tasty without the frying. The ribs were tender, with a slightly crispy outer layer. The sauce was sweet an tangy, and will make you want to lick your fingers.
Husband normally doesn't like any "sweet" dishes. But he actually liked this one, and had quite a few pieces.
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Can anyone give me advice for a beginner welder that will be going on jobsite soon i will tell you my backround information!
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Im a 19 year kid i just graduated high school this year and i was taking a marine trade programs for 11th and 12th for boating and i picked up on welding because i really liked it although i did not get alot of time with it because like i said it was more for boating. But i choose to do welding for my senior project more in depth so my teacher sent me on an internship for 1month for welding and i did really good with it and passed the bend tests on first try. So when i graduated school i paid to take the full course and now i am attending that school. I just started last tuesday. I am progressing at a really high unusual rate i passed my SMAW 3g test, FCAW 3G test, FCAW 4g test, bend tests and i already setup my test for GMAW-spray 3g test but i couldn't start it because class ended. But i will be starting and finishing it monday morning. But if i keep progressing this fast i dont know what the teachers will have me do because all i have left after this is pulsing 3g/4g and then 6ging. the class is 3 months long and he said people don't normally progress in welding this fast. But he said i could get a good job going at a rate like this. He said either the government or the union would be good! But i dont know what to choose as im a beginner.
So my three choices after the class that ive put together is:
1.Either go to a 4 year college and get a actual degree for it
2.Work for the government, because if you pass their test they higher you and they have this apprentice ship program. Which involves fixing submarines and etc.
3 Or i could work for the union the teacher said
But what stuff would i need, regular welding hood or one with a ventilation system included, and any newcomer tips. My teacher told me to buy a pocket notebook to keep my owns notes because it somtimes can be hard to remember stuff right off the top of your head and he suggested a welding manual for welding.org or somthing like that?
i already have my leathers, i just need to buy my tools
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get after it
id recomend a shop for abit first.a yr or more .small one so you get recognition not just a number.and exept that you have to start at the bottom of the ladder
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It would be helpful to know where you are located. The welding industry has a lot of specalized areas that you could eventually work into. Starting from where you are at though, it can be a challange to select a specality. What you will need first is a solid foundation in the working world. Schools can be a great start, but there's a lot they can't teach. Look around your home town for a shop that seems to be doing good quality work and ask them what you need to do to get a foot in the door. The best way to get any kind of job, is to have your face out there in person, meeting people and letting them know what you are like and what kind of employee you would be.
Probably the single best skill for getting any job is to be able to appreciate the needs of your potential employer. If they need a new hire, then they have a problem that needs to be solved. Find out what that need/problem is and then find the way that you can solve it for them. Any employee has to produce enough income for the shop to offset the cost of hiring you plus some owner's profit. Nobody hires someone to lose money.


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I am in a lotto pool with my coffee group. We buy an yearly subscription and we win squat. Okay not squat but next to squat. Squat divided by 10 is diddly squat. Woohoo. I don't know what to spend my diddly squat on. I could buy some gum or maybe a burger.
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- Joanne said...
Oh I love reading your posts Lori, as you really make me laugh.. If you win that lottery after all that send me the full recipe will you LOL
Anyway, if you check back on my blog I have done a few dialogue translations to help you out x BTW thanks for the lovely comments about my new background x
- January 2, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- mbkatc230 said...
Let me know how smoked buzzard brains work out for you lol! This is hysterical. And I had no idea that they were endangered, you sure wouldn't know if you lived around here. I love your new blog look, it's so neat and organized. I've been considering changing mine up too, but I'm a big chicken. I'm scared to death that I'm going to lose it all in cyberspace. Maybe if I ever have a day totally to myself where I can really concentrate. Oh, who am I kidding!!! Have a wonderful New Year Lori! Kathy
- January 2, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- Sheri said...
Noooooo I heard it is a rabbit's left hind foot and the contents of whatever a kangaroo carries around in it's pouch. You mix those two and THEN you roll yourself a splief and let the good times roll. Or see a vision. Or whatever.
Happy New Year.
- January 2, 2010 at 11:32 AM
- Lynn said...
"Squat divided by 10 equals Diddley Squat" You are so funny!
I'll check that field in Ireland out for you next May!
- January 2, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- Lou said...
Lol Lori, sounds groovy man, save some for me.
- January 2, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- Maven said...
The vulture thing doesn't work. My lotto group tried it last year and all we were left with was the vague recollection of dancing to I Will Survive in the middle of the dessert. It gets hazy from there.
- January 2, 2010 at 2:43 PM
- Joanne said...
LOL you lost me at flying off to South America -- don't forget the little people (me of west of you fame) when you strike it rich!!!
- January 2, 2010 at 2:47 PM
- MiMi said...
No, No, stay with me here! LOL!
- January 2, 2010 at 3:10 PM
- Gail said...
Just your luck, the vulture would be mental. It is a four-leaf clover that is lucky.
Great post, thanks for the smile.
I like this look.
- January 2, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Stine in Ontario said...
Hope yourluck changes in 2010!
- January 2, 2010 at 5:01 PM
- Housewife Savant said...
You crack me up.
Smoked vulture brain is a Polish delicacy.
Good LUCK with that.
- January 2, 2010 at 6:04 PM
- Shirley said...
Hey, anythings worth a try!!!! : )) You are so funny. Love reading your posts!
- January 2, 2010 at 7:27 PM
- Sandy said...
What is happening here????? Not quite right yet and it is messin' with me! Orginazation has to be in my new year....Lori, you don't live in my house! LOL IT IS A MESS! And my creativity is getting blocked! LOL LOL LOL
- January 2, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Michele said...
Oh wow... found your blog in my travels today, and so glad I did. What a great post. Hysterical, I love it.
Keep up the great work, I look forward to reading more!
Happy New Year,
have fun smokin' those buzzard brains. Keep us posted LMAO
- January 2, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...
Hi Lori. Very funny! We've been driving the same route almost daily lately and passing multiple billboards for the Oregon Lottery -- I just noticed a line in fine print at the bottom that says: "Lottery Games Should Not Be Played for Investment Purposes." Well d*&n! And here I planned to base my future on buying a scratch-off. Thought I should let you and your pool know that, just in case you were planning that too!! ;>)
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- Michelle Goodrum said...
I have chosen you for the One Lovely Blog Award. Please stop by The Turning of Generations at http://www.turning-of-generations.blogspot.com/ to pick up your award.
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ha ha...that game was horrendous...from sanchez to sparanos gameplan to holmes getting hurt and just putting the ball down here you have it i don't want it...funny stuff...bubble burst for that team when revis got hurt...seasons over already...we're getting revenge in a few weeks...
where's junc with his we may start 4-0 stuff??? ha ha...too funny
hoops scoops 2012 season ..."in 2014 ryan tannehill etches his name in stone amongst the games elite qbs"..."ryan tannehill and andrew luck will carry the afc for the next decade plus the way peyton manning and tom brady have this last decade plus"
for the love of god get a real freaking mike already!!!
you guys do realize we beat you last week, right? and you do realize we are ahead of you in the standings, right? you do know you lost as well yesterday, right?
So when is Tebow replacing Mark Richard Todd Sanchez?
Only a simpleton would look at the Jest and see a better situation that Miami's.
I believe any man's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle...Victorious


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