Comments on: Whole Grain Naan @ Whole Foods: Not So Much. http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sahej http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/comment-page-1/#comment-138141 Sahej Tue, 22 May 2007 01:14:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4446#comment-138141 <p>The out-of-nowhere negativity toward ANNA happens regularly enough that its a pattern one can reasonably assume. Just as a random commentator it would be unpleasent to have 1/10 of the number of comments she has had to read so I can imagine it might be somewhat difficult to read these stuff as often as it occurs. ANNA hats off to you, you've written some wonderful posts</p> The out-of-nowhere negativity toward ANNA happens regularly enough that its a pattern one can reasonably assume. Just as a random commentator it would be unpleasent to have 1/10 of the number of comments she has had to read so I can imagine it might be somewhat difficult to read these stuff as often as it occurs. ANNA hats off to you, you’ve written some wonderful posts

]]> By: scratchinghead http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/comment-page-1/#comment-138096 scratchinghead Mon, 21 May 2007 22:06:23 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4446#comment-138096 <p>Wait, this is about sexism?</p> <p>I thought it was about naan.</p> Wait, this is about sexism?

I thought it was about naan.

]]> By: Sahej http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/comment-page-1/#comment-138079 Sahej Mon, 21 May 2007 21:20:23 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4446#comment-138079 <p>Its reall eye-opening to see a social phenonemon play out right before your eyes; textbook case of ANNA getting shit because she's a woman and writes. Half the time bending over backwards to give the other side of the story, and yet, still, the negative reaction disproportionate to any wrong that could have been committed. The ironic thing is, of all the bloggers, it would be hard to say any writer is more welcoming and open-minded.</p> <p>huh. Who woulda thunk it. Sexism.</p> Its reall eye-opening to see a social phenonemon play out right before your eyes; textbook case of ANNA getting shit because she’s a woman and writes. Half the time bending over backwards to give the other side of the story, and yet, still, the negative reaction disproportionate to any wrong that could have been committed. The ironic thing is, of all the bloggers, it would be hard to say any writer is more welcoming and open-minded.

huh. Who woulda thunk it. Sexism.

]]> By: A N N A http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/comment-page-1/#comment-138078 A N N A Mon, 21 May 2007 21:16:33 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4446#comment-138078 <blockquote>Bring back Unsuitablegal!!!! Hypocrite...</blockquote> <p>What the fuck are you talking about? Enough already, indeed. As powerful as you seem to assume I am, I <i>don't</i> control vicious trolls. And I don't see how my reviewing a whole grain naan makes me a hypocrite with regards to that.</p> Bring back Unsuitablegal!!!! Hypocrite…

What the fuck are you talking about? Enough already, indeed. As powerful as you seem to assume I am, I don’t control vicious trolls. And I don’t see how my reviewing a whole grain naan makes me a hypocrite with regards to that.

]]> By: enough already http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/comment-page-1/#comment-138072 enough already Mon, 21 May 2007 21:07:49 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4446#comment-138072 <p>Bring back Unsuitablegal!!!! Hypocrite...</p> Bring back Unsuitablegal!!!! Hypocrite…

]]> By: monimoni http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/comment-page-1/#comment-138057 monimoni Mon, 21 May 2007 20:21:57 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4446#comment-138057 <p>I dont think naans can be packaged well, its like trying to package baguettes or croissants. Best time and place to eat fresh naans in Chicago: 3 am at Delhi Darbar on Devon and California (or Baba's Palace downtown).</p> I dont think naans can be packaged well, its like trying to package baguettes or croissants. Best time and place to eat fresh naans in Chicago: 3 am at Delhi Darbar on Devon and California (or Baba’s Palace downtown).

]]> By: Pondatti http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/comment-page-1/#comment-138044 Pondatti Mon, 21 May 2007 19:28:34 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4446#comment-138044 <p>Pickled things? As in mango pickle? That's supposed to be dangerous?</p> Pickled things? As in mango pickle? That’s supposed to be dangerous?

]]> By: notWebMDbut http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/comment-page-1/#comment-138004 notWebMDbut Mon, 21 May 2007 17:14:36 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4446#comment-138004 <p>i hate to be the dark cloud hanging over you gourmands, but you worry me... please get screened so that you don't succumb to gastric cancer... as did my second maternal aunt, who loved pickled things and passed away within two weeks of diagnosis. as did my bangladeshi co-worker's father one week after diagnosis. as do a higher-than-average number of the korean and japanese populations. often once detected, it's too late.</p> <p>i am not a doctor, so here is some information copied and pasted below:</p> <hr /> <h1>Upper GI Series: The patient swallows a barium mixture and a series of x-rays of the digestive tract are taken. The barium makes abnormal tissues, ulcers, and tumors more visible on the screen.</h1> <h1>Upper Endoscopy: The patient is sedated. A lighted probe is sent down through the esophagus and into the stomach. The doctor can examine the stomach and its lining for abnormal tissue. A sample of stomach tissue is usually taken and sent to a lab, where it is examined under a microscope by a pathologist for the presence of Cancer cells. This is called a biopsy.</h1> <h1>CT Scan: A computer image of the abdomen, pelvis, or chest that can be used to determine if Cancer has spread to other organs.</h1> <h1>Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS): The patient is sedated. A probe is inserted through the esophagus that uses sound waves to make a screen image of the stomach that can be used to detect tumors or abnormal tissues. The EUS, unlike the CT scan or Upper GI Series, allows the doctor to see how deep the tumor is and how many layers of the stomach it has invaded.</h1> <h1>Laparoscopic Ultrasound (LUS): The patient is given a local anesthetic. A small incision is made near the belly button, and a probe is inserted directly into the abdomen. An ultrasound is done from inside the body to create a screen image, which can then be used to locate tumors and abnormal tissue.</h1> <h1>Fecal Occult Blood Test: A stool sample is analyzed to determine if there are microscopic amounts of blood present.</h1> <p>-from the RI Cancer Council</p> i hate to be the dark cloud hanging over you gourmands, but you worry me… please get screened so that you don’t succumb to gastric cancer… as did my second maternal aunt, who loved pickled things and passed away within two weeks of diagnosis. as did my bangladeshi co-worker’s father one week after diagnosis. as do a higher-than-average number of the korean and japanese populations. often once detected, it’s too late.

i am not a doctor, so here is some information copied and pasted below:

Upper GI Series: The patient swallows a barium mixture and a series of x-rays of the digestive tract are taken. The barium makes abnormal tissues, ulcers, and tumors more visible on the screen.

Upper Endoscopy: The patient is sedated. A lighted probe is sent down through the esophagus and into the stomach. The doctor can examine the stomach and its lining for abnormal tissue. A sample of stomach tissue is usually taken and sent to a lab, where it is examined under a microscope by a pathologist for the presence of Cancer cells. This is called a biopsy.

CT Scan: A computer image of the abdomen, pelvis, or chest that can be used to determine if Cancer has spread to other organs.

Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS): The patient is sedated. A probe is inserted through the esophagus that uses sound waves to make a screen image of the stomach that can be used to detect tumors or abnormal tissues. The EUS, unlike the CT scan or Upper GI Series, allows the doctor to see how deep the tumor is and how many layers of the stomach it has invaded.

Laparoscopic Ultrasound (LUS): The patient is given a local anesthetic. A small incision is made near the belly button, and a probe is inserted directly into the abdomen. An ultrasound is done from inside the body to create a screen image, which can then be used to locate tumors and abnormal tissue.

Fecal Occult Blood Test: A stool sample is analyzed to determine if there are microscopic amounts of blood present.

-from the RI Cancer Council

]]> By: shimi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/comment-page-1/#comment-137915 shimi Sun, 20 May 2007 20:57:00 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4446#comment-137915 <p>Eh, I've never ben a fan of naan. Paratha and dosai... bring it on. Sure, I could make those from scratch, but in a non-air-conditioned house in San Antonio? I learned the hard way to fuggedaboudit! The dough just stuck to everything in a matter of seconds. So I unashamedly stock up on the frozen stuff at the Indian grocey stores. There's a brand called Kawan that makes whole-wheat and multi-grain parathas. Pretty decent stuff with a home-made veggie curry and some pickles.Mmm. I'll be right back...</p> Eh, I’ve never ben a fan of naan. Paratha and dosai… bring it on. Sure, I could make those from scratch, but in a non-air-conditioned house in San Antonio? I learned the hard way to fuggedaboudit! The dough just stuck to everything in a matter of seconds. So I unashamedly stock up on the frozen stuff at the Indian grocey stores. There’s a brand called Kawan that makes whole-wheat and multi-grain parathas. Pretty decent stuff with a home-made veggie curry and some pickles.Mmm. I’ll be right back…

]]> By: SA http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/17/whole_grain_naa_1/comment-page-1/#comment-137759 SA Sat, 19 May 2007 07:51:49 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4446#comment-137759 <p>Can we set up some sort of certification authority for desi foods? I've seen a lot of breads labeled as <i>naan</i> but usually it's just pita.</p> <p>If you're looking for good ready-made naan, try Deep. It's the only ready-made naan that would qualify for the naan label from my desi foods certification authority.</p> Can we set up some sort of certification authority for desi foods? I’ve seen a lot of breads labeled as naan but usually it’s just pita.

If you’re looking for good ready-made naan, try Deep. It’s the only ready-made naan that would qualify for the naan label from my desi foods certification authority.

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