Topic started by Pete & Jonine (@ cwpp-p-203-54-206-132.prem.tmns.net.au) on Sat Dec 1 00:57:16 .
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We have a recipe for Sri Lankan Christmas cake, but we don't know what Chow is, can anyone explain.
Thankyou

Responses:

• From: Ceyloni@UK (@ webport-cl4-cache7.ilford.mdip.bt.net) on: Tue Dec 25 19:51:14
  
  I will ask Mum........
  
  Mum says you get Chow Chow (as it is called) from Chinese shops.
  
  It is their version of Candied Peel/fruits. The pieces are larger and in a (ginger) syrup.
  
  
  
• From: Ceyloni@UK (@ webport-cl4-cache7.ilford.mdip.bt.net) on: Tue Dec 25 20:10:03
  
  IN addition mum says that the syrup may not be ginger.
  
  Chow Chow is a mixture of various fruits and carrots.
  
  
• From: abc (@ adsl-98-55-glattbrugg1.tiscalinet.ch) on: Fri Jan 18 17:56:01
  
  chow is just plain old chowmein ... chinese noodels
  
  
• From: Tamil Babe (@ rn251-65.resnet.uoguelph.ca) on: Sat Jan 19 06:32:15
  
  Ceyloni,
  If I recall correctly, Chow Chow is a mixture of vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, cabbage etc. that form a relish/pickle. Or maybe there are two differents kinds of "chow chow". One Chinese and the other that I'm familiar with.
  
  
• From: dave (@ 4.core.plus.net) on: Sat Mar 2 15:10:43
  
  No! You've all got it wrong. Chow is a Chinese breed of dog. In England there has been a rumor for some time now that some Chinese resteraunts use dog instead of chicken. So, that's the reason for the name Chow Mein. Maybe.
  
  
• From: Shyamala (@ acb69fb3.ipt.aol.com) on: Wed May 1 08:31:21
  
  Bloody hell, I thought chow-chow was otherwise known as Bangalore kathirikkai! Chow in the singular is an outdated american barracks slang for "food".
  
  
• From: Skanthavelu Nadarajah (@ edtntnt13-port-163.dial.telus.net) on: Sat May 25 20:45:23
  
  Doggy chow-chow? HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! I am just kidding. I think I will kill it with my sarcasm.
  One Malayalam girl, Christina will be kicking my backside soon. So, I will shut up, for now.
  
  
• From: Vasantha (@ filenet-gw.filenet.com) on: Wed May 29 16:01:38
  
  I am not exactly sure what goes into chow-chow preserves, but after many tries, have figured out its function in the SriLankan Xmas cake. It is what makes it so moist. I have made the cake without it, and it tasted fine, but was a bit crumbly. Strawberry jam is a good substitute. If there is a SriLankan grocery store near where you live, they'll probably sell chow-chow preserves in the fall, just in time to start the cake.
  
  

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