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I believe the poster has been deemed a bot/shill. I was at least going to give them the benefit of the doubt :woman_shrugging:t3:

OTOH, I was wondering why there was such an increase in posts about food-wrapping methods :joy:

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1710

Itā€™s a shame in this case the wrapping meat for freezing topic was actually a good discussion (even if its source was questionable).

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1711

I was suspicious about the wrapping question, and surprised to see so many thoughtful responses and thatā€™s why I asked the questions I did. I donā€™t see it now. Was the post removed?

1712

Yes - I think when the ā€œpersonā€ was removed, it deleted any thread that ā€œpersonā€ might have started, such as the wrapping question.

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1713

Thatā€™s too bad. Sometimes responses remain after a post is deleted. There were good suggestions, and I am curious about whether there was a reply to my question to the ā€œOPā€.

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1714

Let the discussion continue (without the OP).

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1715

Thanks, @gaffk!

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1716

It would be unusual (in the extreme) for a bot acct to ever respond in a meaningful way to you.

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1717

Edited to say that a little differently;

I didnā€™t want to jump to any conclusions, but thought an answer, or lack of one, might shed some light on the situation.

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1718

Agree in most cases.

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1720

Iā€™m currently knocking around South East Asia.
I am British but interested primarily in Asian food, but all kinds of fusion foods too.
I am recently back from Borneo and sampling ethic Dayak cuisine.
Iā€™m founding editor of The Blue Lotus Asian arts and cultures magazine, still running after 13 years. I write about Art, travel and food.strong text
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1721

Welcome to our forum, Martin.

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1722

We have both members who travel and share their eats, and members who are based in Asia.

Feel free to start your own thread for a trip report / sharing eats while traveling, or contribute to existing threads on places youā€™re visiting.

Iā€™ve linked the Asia board below, but you can also use the search feature (which more effective than most) to check for existing threads on your travel locations.

Welcome!

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1723

Thank you.

1724

Welcome!

1725

Welcome aboard! The magazine looks very interesting

1726

Many thanks. Iā€™ve managed to keep it going for the last 13 years.

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1728

Welcome to HO Edward. There are plenty of discussions om cooking and gardening (there are even California gardeners here). Explore and enjoy the site!

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1730

Hi Edward - welcome to HO. Lots of great threads and topics on these boards. If you love cooking, thereā€™s a ā€œWhatā€™s for Dinnerā€ thread each month - hereā€™s the June thread. These threads can be up to 600-800 posts, because itā€™s not just what we had to eat - thereā€™s lots of chit-chat back and forth, as if weā€™re sitting around a big (VERY big!) dining room table. LOTS of creative, great ideas you can get from your fellow home cooks:

If you like to BBQ, thereā€™s a thread for 2024 here: Barbecue 2024--What Are You Cooking?

I suggest you wander around HO and see what strikes your fancy and jump in!

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1732

Welcome! I am in N. Cal. Sunset 9ā€¦for now.

One of this years food gardening threads .

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