[pct-l] Found some yummy new things at the Asian market

[Diane Soini]

I've found a few new tasty things at the Asian market lately: Dried  
fish snacks and dried sweet potatoes.

The fish snacks are little dried fish with soy sauce and sesame,  
maybe ginger or something. There are many kinds, with some fish being  
larger than others. They don't taste fishy to me but they do taste  
like fish.

The dried sweet potatoes taste like dried fruit, sort of vanilla  
flavored with the consistency and appearance of dried mango. You just  
eat it like dried fruit. I have not tried to cook with it but may try  
it someday.

I'm always looking for more protein foods to eat. I have discovered  
that about 1 g of protein per pound of lean body weight is about what  
I need. For me, that's more than 100g. Seems like a lot but I can  
feel the difference. I believe that when I hiked the PCT I did not  
get enough protein and that may be part of what led to my various  
problems after the trail.