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@liferstate<\/a> yep. More \u2018gloopy\u2019<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115750137632867310","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115750137632867310","objectType":"note","content":"

@liferstate<\/a> yep. More \u2018gloopy\u2019<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115750137632867310","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/liferstate\/statuses\/115750133633685720","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@liferstate\/115750133633685720"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/liferstate"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11751263","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T05:02:18+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115750137632867310"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/liferstate","displayName":"liferstate","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/196787-original-tmp20260424071645.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/196787-96-20260424072207.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/196787-48-20260424072207.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/196787-24-20260424072207.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"196787"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/196787-96-20260424072207.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Transmasc, Bad Jew (TM), terminally Midwestern. My greatest strength and greatest weakness is I find almost everything interesting. Film thoughts intermittently tagged #cinemastodon. I'm the only #blakes7 fan I've ever met. I write (rarely) and make paper collages (somewhat more often). I only yell at the radio sometimes.If you have no bio and no posting history, I will not accept your follow request.#nobot","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@liferstate","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"liferstate","displayName":"liferstate","note":"Transmasc, Bad Jew (TM), terminally Midwestern. My greatest strength and greatest weakness is I find almost everything interesting. Film thoughts intermittently tagged #cinemastodon. I'm the only #blakes7 fan I've ever met. I write (rarely) and make paper collages (somewhat more often). I only yell at the radio sometimes.If you have no bio and no posting history, I will not accept your follow request.#nobot"}},"content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> Soup question: there's a Cantonese\/Thai-Chinese place near me whose hot & sour soup I absolutely love. This description looks similar, so I'm wondering, does \"thick broth\" mean having a sort of lightly gelatinous texture?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/liferstate\/statuses\/115750133633685720","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/liferstate\/statuses\/115750133633685720","objectType":"note","content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> Soup question: there's a Cantonese\/Thai-Chinese place near me whose hot & sour soup I absolutely love. This description looks similar, so I'm wondering, does \"thick broth\" mean having a sort of lightly gelatinous texture?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@liferstate\/115750133633685720","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749785137774362","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749785137774362"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11751262","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T05:02:18+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@liferstate\/115750133633685720"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

@spocko<\/a> overly salty and oily Chinese foods are usually made for other people :)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115750026580751828","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115750026580751828","objectType":"note","content":"

@spocko<\/a> overly salty and oily Chinese foods are usually made for other people :)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115750026580751828","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/spocko\/statuses\/115749871598204473","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@spocko\/115749871598204473"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/spocko"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11751181","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T04:34:53+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115750026580751828"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/spocko","displayName":"Spocko","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29096-original-tmp20221117053712.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29096-96-20221209020649.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29096-48-20221209020649.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29096-24-20221209020649.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"29096"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29096-96-20221209020649.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Brain in a box. Half Human Half Vulcan. Just want a Piece of the Action. Blogger at Digby's Hullabaloo http:\/\/digbysblog.net, Crooks & Liars https:\/\/crooksandliars.com https:\/\/spockosbrain.com SF, CA, USA, Section 0, 1, 1@spockosbrain on Twitter#StarTrek #SciFI #SF #Blogger #Activist #Progressive #JusticeMatters #Comedy #Musicals #kindness #OldHollywood #RetroSciFi","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@spocko","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"spocko","displayName":"Spocko","note":"Brain in a box. Half Human Half Vulcan. Just want a Piece of the Action. Blogger at Digby's Hullabaloo http:\/\/digbysblog.net, Crooks & Liars https:\/\/crooksandliars.com https:\/\/spockosbrain.com SF, CA, USA, Section 0, 1, 1@spockosbrain on Twitter#StarTrek #SciFI #SF #Blogger #Activist #Progressive #JusticeMatters #Comedy #Musicals #kindness #OldHollywood #RetroSciFi"}},"content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> I'm interested.. I have 2 concerns. How salty?
So many Asian restaurants over salt the food.<\/p>

Also, lots of them use a lot of oil when cooking the vegetables.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/spocko\/statuses\/115749871598204473","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/spocko\/statuses\/115749871598204473","objectType":"note","content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> I'm interested.. I have 2 concerns. How salty?
So many Asian restaurants over salt the food.<\/p>

Also, lots of them use a lot of oil when cooking the vegetables.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@spocko\/115749871598204473","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749785137774362","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749785137774362"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11751180","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T04:34:53+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@spocko\/115749871598204473"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

Here\u2019s an example of the soup menu at Harborview in SF, probably the most serious Cantonese restaurant we\u2019ve got. I like going there because they have all the classics in including the right selection of soups. <\/p>

The top row is the double boiled soups, the bottom row is the normal soups.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749785137774362","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749785137774362","objectType":"note","content":"

Here\u2019s an example of the soup menu at Harborview in SF, probably the most serious Cantonese restaurant we\u2019ve got. I like going there because they have all the classics in including the right selection of soups. <\/p>

The top row is the double boiled soups, the bottom row is the normal soups.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749785137774362","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749763500638529","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749763500638529"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11750983","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T03:42:38+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749785137774362"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

@va2lam<\/a> that feels very Hanoi style to me!<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749780306881328","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749780306881328","objectType":"note","content":"

@va2lam<\/a> that feels very Hanoi style to me!<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749780306881328","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/users\/va2lam\/statuses\/115749778612621249","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/@va2lam\/115749778612621249"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/users\/va2lam"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11750945","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T03:31:25+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749780306881328"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/users\/va2lam","displayName":"Patrick Lam :tinoflag:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/109674-original-tmp20250528073959.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/109674-96-20250528103038.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/109674-48-20250528081606.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/109674-24-20250528103038.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"109674"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/109674-96-20250528103038.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Waterloo (Canada) or Wellington (Aotearoa)","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/@va2lam","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"va2lam","displayName":"Patrick Lam :tinoflag:","note":"Waterloo (Canada) or Wellington (Aotearoa)"}},"content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> I've read that good pho broth is supposed to be clear also. I'm not sure I've had that, though it's not really on my actual criteria I'm looking for with pho.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/users\/va2lam\/statuses\/115749778612621249","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/users\/va2lam\/statuses\/115749778612621249","objectType":"note","content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> I've read that good pho broth is supposed to be clear also. I'm not sure I've had that, though it's not really on my actual criteria I'm looking for with pho.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/@va2lam\/115749778612621249","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749763500638529","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749763500638529"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11750944","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T03:31:25+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/@va2lam\/115749778612621249"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

If you have a Din Tai Fung where you live, their famous clear chicken soup is a good example. They\u2019re not Cantonese, they it\u2019s definitely in that style.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749763500638529","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749763500638529","objectType":"note","content":"

If you have a Din Tai Fung where you live, their famous clear chicken soup is a good example. They\u2019re not Cantonese, they it\u2019s definitely in that style.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749763500638529","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749752358856594","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749752358856594"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11750929","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T03:27:28+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749763500638529"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

Both those types of soups (quick soups and double boiled soups) are fundamentally different from the other Chinese restaurant soups that people would be more aware of (like egg drop soup or hot and sour soup). Those feel like they have a different consistency to me, more gloopy (often with added cornstarch) rather than clear soups that look like water but taste like a lot.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749752358856594","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749752358856594","objectType":"note","content":"

Both those types of soups (quick soups and double boiled soups) are fundamentally different from the other Chinese restaurant soups that people would be more aware of (like egg drop soup or hot and sour soup). Those feel like they have a different consistency to me, more gloopy (often with added cornstarch) rather than clear soups that look like water but taste like a lot.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749752358856594","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749711578856227","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749711578856227"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11750917","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T03:24:18+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749752358856594"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

At Chinese restaurants in the U.S., they often have a \u2018quick soup\u2019 or \u2018soup of the day\u2019. This would be a soup that is quickly made with water, tofu, veggies, etc. usually the one that\u2019s served free with a meal. <\/p>

A \u2018double boiled soup\u2019 especially at a Cantonese restaurant is serious business. It\u2019s an easy way to determine which is the best high end cantonese restaurant where you live because it\u2019s the one that will be doing at least 3-5 double boiled soups. <\/p>

Cantonese double boiled soups is a craft that involves using top quality ingredients, especially herbs and roots and proteins. It takes great skill to make soup that looks like clear water taste like a deeply flavored soup. That\u2019s my favorite type of soup and it will be my life\u2019s work to try to get to that level of Cantonese soup expertise.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749711578856227","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749711578856227","objectType":"note","content":"

At Chinese restaurants in the U.S., they often have a \u2018quick soup\u2019 or \u2018soup of the day\u2019. This would be a soup that is quickly made with water, tofu, veggies, etc. usually the one that\u2019s served free with a meal. <\/p>

A \u2018double boiled soup\u2019 especially at a Cantonese restaurant is serious business. It\u2019s an easy way to determine which is the best high end cantonese restaurant where you live because it\u2019s the one that will be doing at least 3-5 double boiled soups. <\/p>

Cantonese double boiled soups is a craft that involves using top quality ingredients, especially herbs and roots and proteins. It takes great skill to make soup that looks like clear water taste like a deeply flavored soup. That\u2019s my favorite type of soup and it will be my life\u2019s work to try to get to that level of Cantonese soup expertise.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749711578856227","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749695733186868","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749695733186868"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11750849","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T03:13:56+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749711578856227"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

As a person with southern Chinese tastes, I am very picky about (East Asian) soups. Anything that tastes like water, or lightly flavored water, is not acceptable to me. I don\u2019t always have the time to do a double boiled Cantonese soup either. <\/p>

I just made a fake tonkotsu soup with some broth, and homemade (unsweetened) soy milk. It\u2019s all about layering flavors. <\/p>

Borrowing a leaf from the Japanese ramen playbook (where a flavored \u2018tare\u2019 is a big part of the top notes of a soup, I did a garlic confit in some fat \/ oil, then reduced soy sauce, dark soy sauce, scallions, ginger, and combined the liquids before serving. <\/p>

There are so many East Asian soup techniques. Many of them have overlaps. <\/p>

My favorite will still be my grandmother\u2019s peasant \/ struggle soup base: a bunch of mince with a handful of dried anchovies and spinach. The taste of my childhood. <\/p>

Dries soy beans, dried mushrooms, are all easy ways to bring out lots of flavor cheaply too. <\/p>

#Food<\/a> #ChineseFood<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749695733186868","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/115749695733186868","objectType":"note","content":"

As a person with southern Chinese tastes, I am very picky about (East Asian) soups. Anything that tastes like water, or lightly flavored water, is not acceptable to me. I don\u2019t always have the time to do a double boiled Cantonese soup either. <\/p>

I just made a fake tonkotsu soup with some broth, and homemade (unsweetened) soy milk. It\u2019s all about layering flavors. <\/p>

Borrowing a leaf from the Japanese ramen playbook (where a flavored \u2018tare\u2019 is a big part of the top notes of a soup, I did a garlic confit in some fat \/ oil, then reduced soy sauce, dark soy sauce, scallions, ginger, and combined the liquids before serving. <\/p>

There are so many East Asian soup techniques. Many of them have overlaps. <\/p>

My favorite will still be my grandmother\u2019s peasant \/ struggle soup base: a bunch of mince with a handful of dried anchovies and spinach. The taste of my childhood. <\/p>

Dries soy beans, dried mushrooms, are all easy ways to bring out lots of flavor cheaply too. <\/p>

#Food<\/a> #ChineseFood<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749695733186868","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"chinesefood"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"food"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-12-20:objectType=thread:nonce=91ac7517972dbd72","notice_info":{"local_id":"11750840","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-12-20T03:11:52+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/115749695733186868"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/5972999","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}