Even if you've never ordered a pupu platter in your life, if you live in the US you've surely snickered at it's amazing name. This episode we made more pseudo chinese food than your pupu can platter with SHOCKING results. Well, we're shocked at least. 

The SummerRoll Spritz

  Makes two cocktails.   In a shaker, combine:

• Half a lime
• Handful of cilantro
• Three shots gin
• One shot ginger cilantro simple syrup(recipe follows)
• ice

Shake for 15 seconds then pour over ice. Top with coconut LaCroix.

Ginger Cilantro Simple Syrup

Dissolve two cups of sugar in two cups of water in a medium pot over medium heat. Add about a cup or two of peeled, chunks of fresh ginger and a bunch of cilantro, including stems. Allow it to simmer for about 15 minutes, then let it steep off the heat for several hours. Then pour it into a food processor and grind everything up, let it steep for another hour and then strain the solids out.

  Recipes  

• Spring Rolls
• Scallion Pancakes
• Egg Rolls
• Chinese Ribs
• Fried Wonton recipe from Madame Wong's Long-Life Chinese Cookbook

 

Theme song:

The Show Must Be Go Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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