... I was happy to belly up to an excellent lunch of beef curry, samp, and beans. Not wanting to be rude to my hosts, I gobbled up the proffered side-dish, ignorant of both its origin and constitution. Better known as mngqusho (not a hugely helpful description, I'm sure most Pennsylvanians would agree), my samp was undeniably exotic but horrifyingly grain-like. I was terrified that I'd ingested whole spoonfuls of gluten!
Fearing the worst, I raced to the internet as soon as the day's excitement was over and discovered, to my great delight and relief, that samp is the same thing as cracked hominy - again, an ingredient with which I am not over-familiar, but am confident is made from corn, like putu or mealies.
That makes me four-for-four gluten-free days and counting!
I might not need my Kind cranberry and almond bars (all natural! certified gluten-free! dairy-free! loaded with anti-oxidants! doesn't taste like packing material!) after all.
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OK -- that lion looks REALLY BIG. Hopefully HE just had some nice bok for lunch.
Yes, he was a pretty boy - but he definitely had blood in his eye!
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