I probablythinkthatmaybe 500 Chinesefreshensatthattime, and I decided, Well, maybe I shouldstartkeepingtrackofwhere I'vebeentopreventinadvertentlygoingtothesamerestauranttwice.
When I noticedheknewanenormousamountaboutChineserestaurantsinAmerica, hetoldmehehadthismassivelistofrestaurantsaccumulatedovertheyearsExcelspreadsheet, where I listthenumberoftherestaurantPanatiorder a nameoftherestaurantandaddressoftherestaurant, andthathehad a collectionofmenustogowith.
It's a starchderivedfromthecassavaroot, a tubernativetoSouthAmerica, itcametoAsiainthe 19thcenturyviaPortuguesetraders, anditthrivedinTaiwanbecauseTaiwanhas a similarsubtropicalclimatetopartsofSouthAmerica.
It's actuallyswinginChineseforbigboobsandcametobeassociatedwith a drinkin 1988 when a southernTaiwaneseteashopnamedtheirtapiocadrinksafterHongKongsexsymbolAmyYip, hernicknameBoba.
I metupwithSonsHall, a peppercorndistributorandprocessor.
ペッパーコーンの販売業者であり、加工業者でもあるサンズホールに会いました。
HetookmetoKingshe, a towninHanyangthatallegedlyhasthebestpeppercornsinthecountrystraighttoyou, in a way, becausethatwayyouknow a womanin a sense, a kindof a, uh A, despiteitsname, peppercornsaren't actuallyrelatedtopeppers.