There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Do you have any "secret" to making these kinds of dishes more interesting? Is there a rule one can follow, relating back to flavor / texture profiles of the ingredients, or does it just come with experience (ie cooking is an art form that can not be broken down to rules)?
My favorite is tuna salad--I add some spring onions and Haldiram's Moong Dal (image below) to my salad before I stuff it in toasted bread. The moong dal doesn't change the taste profile much while adding nice crunchy bits.