LOL... thanks, good to know! (for me, not the ESL Chinese... ) »

fried peanuts? that looks good! someone at work was talking about eating boiled peanuts and i didn't know this was even possible. now i want to eat some boiled AND fried peanuts.i agree that you're selling yourself short. your blog is huge! amazing pictures and excellent reviews. you take 2nd to NO ONE! :) »

Better late than never ! »

Oh wow, thanks for the research LotusRapper. The article did say "Interestingly, it was not until 1868 that Europeans learned that chillies were not originally from India". I want to add the following:"Interestingly, it was not until 2010 that Ben learned that chillies were not originally from Asia". LOL! »

Forgot to include the map:http://www.chillies-down-under.com/images/Chilli-Travels-World-Small.jpg »

Re: chili's possible migration to Central China:http://www.chillies-down-under.com/chilli-history-world.html »

That is a nice picture of you :) although the camera looks so intimidating and large when it is not. My friend also has a 40D as well. Maybe they drank a ton of ice water as they did not mix the food with rice like you did?I'll take the last three items any day as they are not very spicy. »

If that person was Chinese, it wouldn't take much to get him drunk ! »

[gulps] I have a sneaking suspicion that in any future foodie events I have with FMED will require me to wear flame-retardant clothing and bring a fire extinguisher !! »

Ben, a round of support from this corner as well!On "Ants Climbing Up a Tree," I've always understood that the name is derived from the appearance: the minced meat sticks to the noodles in a way that resembles ants crawling through the branches of a tree. I wonder how drunk the person was when he/she originally named it.... »