Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:

> Ron Hitler Barrassi wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Louise Bremner wrote:
> > 
> >> Ron Hitler Barrassi <greg-the-stop-sign@tism.com.au> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Louise Bremner wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Ron Hitler Barrassi <greg-the-stop-sign@tism.com.au> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> My last care package, and I do mean *last* included flavoured 
> >>>>> dehydrated rice meals. Yes, rice. 
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Um.... I ask visitors to bring rice if they really want to give me
> >>>> something I can't buy in Japan. But I make it clear I mean Basmatti
> >>>> rice....
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Seijou near Shinjuku Minamiguchi. Or a stroll through Okubo.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Real Basmati? Or just the cheapest stuff they can fob off as "ethnic"
> >> (bearing in mind the 1000% import duties)?
> >>
> > 
> > Seijo has Thai Jasmine which I love. In Okubo there are lots of ethnic
> > shops run by real ethnics. The Indian stores are heaven on earth and
> > have several types of rice.
> 
> What is an ethnic?

In this context, I think it means any cuisine that involves chili
peppers.... I use quotes, though, because it doesn't match my own
definition.

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