Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-04
CHINESE COOKERY
KITCHEN SUPPLIES Or . 3.
RANT ON MOTT sras assfAs

A Great ynr,...
.u. u spiccs m
stock Of st.ns.-. -
Many Of Which A.. = ~
AmerIcans--s. Nos fAnlu.
-,
long oeiose Lucullus im,no,..u
sell by RECALLING the jeunessa Anad u
with his hundred Thousand !, uoreo ot Rn
prototypes were ind,,,s, 'u oolar diuns, q
rres on n sin;,..s jug IN the sane I.
chou Co.. .. a' scale in fekin Al !
eno o,.ts =, |@ ono.ny has been sno'
80 - = s -. almost from the b.s y
u oh'heSe history. The Chipess \, saaat
Official Status of at least fort, !. -u'l dsis
ration. Two thousand year. =, s''''uria 4
tian era he was esteemed !. ~ tho CHI
as literally as he is TO-DAY 80 l'sniy and M
ceedingly well paid. INV Ashe
For example, tho chef in
Mott street came to New VIZ stsauraut
Francisco under contract YIN IRON 81
ceiyes 800 a month. besiJ.. y which ben
lodging, for his services An ~. u's uoarl nd
cred, this salary is fully eou,v ri,,gs eoraa
$1,000 Il year paid to such chsfs asus to u
the kitchens Of the Hoffman No., plesldsh
cos, the Union League clnh sn Ise, Delnai
bilt mansion. The Monaghan ~. s.e wanda
by Lee All who IS the distine1ishas, 70 judo
mentioned, is curiously ill., ~ ,no7idul
colleague in that be is dignif,sd 0sacasa
pctulant and thoroughly indera,. elsoslstaal
like the Caucasian, however tts 'uent "
of the Chinese kitchen ha,;o, s'eat IN
himself at the simplest tasks 4, : :. ~ "ofkis
himself in practice y faP
In taking charge of the k;tch.u
restaurant his first work is n sun. IN agru.
with a great variety Of snicos rp y, nluss
nents, and in this particnlar ~ ~ u'd
qualified to give points to thu iada ~ - iall
of the Occident. In his stores vii, quarts
white and red pepper as wei, a. y. !" DUCK
of the tropics; curry, chutpov ,a pilsaa
ginger (the favorite spice of tbe ~. .1u''afo
dried, picked, sweeteDed and ~, sisa
see-yu, which is the father NJ ~ V3ai
grandfather of Worcestershire s.,sa a w.
oil, peanut oil, cotton seed oil clor;sss euse
(the ghee Of India); onions. sballo,. Wy a.''s'
leeks, garlic, fu-gua and su.oua b,nh su'a
sivated bitter cucumbers,: natal =. v. a'
there is no English nane. orapoe "a !, .uia
peel, vinegar, lemon Juice. nowiar s '. u1
and lobster shells, a curious prpnars,;a. u1
tanning iron, half dozen formo ~ !. !,
mushrooms, and not less than t,ftv n !, ~,u
condiments and spices unknown 10 1 ra.;a's
and having no English names. '3'a
In every kitchen is a stock NJ e..,a..,
foods, but few of which are familiar = ~
American eye. Among the mora ints,ss ! =
are smoked chicken, duel. and pipeon ,,l,
unlike our smoked meats, retain iha 0 ss,..
color and appearances; sbrimm nr -.s,
oysters and CLAIMS which have been drsd i,
some mysterious process. unknown 4 !.
until they are as hard and durable as uo.,'
fish that suggests sardines in oil but ubiI
is foot in length, from two to three uoo,,N
in weight, packed in sardine box mn,
foot in size; dried fishes which range from ,
tiny sprat smaller than hut similar tn d.
English whitcbait, to monster eight fs,
long, two feet wide, and two inches .hics
preserved cabbage, which is rolled up 50 As,
suggest ball of yarn: bean, pea and wheat
gluten in long candy like sticks, which On
made by crushing the cerea! and remoyin,
the starch by often repeated washinss; cd
sausages, of which each one is suspended !,
brilliant colored cords, and is stuffed nd
with an indistinguishable bash Or mxp
but with alternating dice Of ia. am
lean meat; huge cans filed With b
famous edible bamboo tips, which lM
and smell like huge asparagus, but tas;
unlike anything in Christian market
water lily leaves, which are used both %
food ard as coloring material, impartins
beautiful green TO any white food with waie
they may te cooked; preserved eggs,
which each one is embalmed in q rough ma
Of quick lime, charcoal and fish glue; s
sprouts, which resemble a string bean tn
feet in length.
Occasionally in tho wealthiest estsbls
nlents may DO seen the celebrated bird
nests, which look for all the world like ire
ular masses of coopers' glue; sharks On
which are greenish white pieces Of desiccat
soft cartilage; leche-de-la-mer, molEs
a high order. which is a first cousin Of Wet
Hugo's devil fish; and dried sea anemOn
which bear the same culinary Resemblance
birds nests that swapping turtles do to t
diamond back terrapin. Some idea Of
luxuriousness Of the Mongol is afforded
the prices he charges for these deGcaci
Dried clans cost 81 pound; dried oyss
s1.5O: sharks fins, 50 to IS, according
quality beche de-la-mer, from 40 cents to
and birds nests, from $50 to $50 dozen
In Chinese cooking sauces play as impo
ant a part as in the cuisine at Les Fre
Provenceau. For the preparation Of the
as we'll as for the thickening Of soups and
concoction of ''made Dishes" there will
bowlfuls of the finest wheat flour
starch, and of that finest of all amylace
foods, rice -four. In this and in other