I think this is a generational thing, or maybe it's a coastal thing, but my mom, who grew up in New Jersey, has described her family's weekly, Chinese dinners, at which they always ordered the legendarily gross sounding "Shrimp in Lobster Sauce."  Talk about trayf.

This appetizer is forbidden at my wedding!

A culinary aside: despite the deceptive-to-Western-ears name, lobster sauce contains not a particle of lobster. It often includes ground pork, though, just so the shrimp will have company.

Ismail

Thanks for sharing, Ismail.  Personally, I've never tried it, but my mom has said it's mucus-like.  Delish.

Very tasty slop.  You should try it sometimes Helen.  Its works very well with shrimp. I hate when they put too much garlic in it.

...that it's pretty tasty.  Sadly, I'll never know: I'm kosher by default.  In other words: vegan.  Maybe I can veganize it and post the recipe.  Now That would be a challenge: Shrimp with Lobster sauce sans shrimp/lobster/pork...  Steaming plate of air, anyone?

Lobster sauce according to Ismail has no actual lobster so its ok to eat for a Vegan. And I've only occasionally seen pork in it, so no reason not to eat it there. I think it would go very well with steamed broccoli and rice. I've often seen scrambled egg in it, which makes it quite tasty.  Can you eat eggs as Vegan?

However, perhaps we could scramble some tofu in.  This is getting interesting!  :-p

Tofu is a good substitute.  Sounds like a dish!

 It must be tough being a Vegan if you can't eat eggs.  There are so many dishes which use them as 'stabilizers' so to speak.  You must have a hard time eating out.

OK, Helen, here's what you do:

1. Mince a large clove of garlic, an inch of ginger and two Tbsp. of fermented black beans (found in vacuum sealed bags at Asian groceries). Stir-fry this chinese sofrito in a tablespoon of very hot peanut oil for about 5 seconds (you don't want the garlic to burn).

2. Immediately add a cup or so of chicken stock-oops, water or vegetable stock, a Tbsp or so of soy sauce, and a Tbsp of oyster sauce-oops, scratch the oyster sauce.

3. When the resulting mixture is simmering, throw in the slurry of cornstarch and water you've presciently composed ahead of time (1 tsp cornstarch to 2 Tbsp water-be sure to stir right before adding because the cornstarch will have settled to the bottom).

4. Pour this over steamed broccoli and warm cubes of (ugh) tofu.

5. You'll want to play around with the proportions to get the exact degree of saltiness, pungency and viscosity you like.

You're welcome.

Ismail

Don't forget the rice!

 Cool recipe Ismail.

The prohibition on mixing milk and meat applies only to kosher meat. Trayf meat, since it's already 'Trayf' doesnot have a prohibition of mixing with dairy products.

So what you're saying, Reuven, if I hear you correctly, is that bacon cheesburgers are only treyf in two ways instead of three...they're practically kosher!  ;-)

Holy Moses, you should start a vegan food blog!!

By the way, you're right.  It can be a real bitch eating out.  Luckily I'm a whiz in the kitchen.  :-p

Lasagne.

Seriously.  The thought of a future bereft of lasagne is pretty much what stands between me and conversion...