When I selected this item to photograph, I thought that I’d just be snapping some pictures of the box and the panda biscuits inside of it.

Right?

Um, no…

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I know I stated that part II would be desserts, and it is, but I’ve got one more savory item for you made with glutinous/sticky rice…

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I like picnics, but don’t often go on one. When I decided to organize a small picnic last weekend, I headed to Chinatown—natch—to pick up eats at a Vietnamese deli.

Many readers will recognize the rubberbanded item above as a Vietnamese-deli staple.

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I’ve got a definitely thankful and almost regretful relationship with this Choc Nut. See, I’m definitely thankful that Sarah Lynn, who won my first giveaway and got married in the Philippines in December, was thoughtful and gracious enough to pick out a few of her favorite Filipino items while she was there and send them to me. Yet I’m kind of regretful because one of them was this. Choc Nut, which comes in small bars that are stacked in two, four by six layers. I like this item so much that I’ve been hoarding the remaining 18 pieces like a Survivor competitor hangs onto a Doritos chip (with a hand hovering over it, ready to beat away any poachers).

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