Lamb Cumin Hot Pot

Okay, apparently I can't eat fast food without some of you getting your panties in a twist, so we're back to homemade fare. One of the restaurants I miss most in SF is Spices I (8th, just north of Clement for those of you who want to go!), and my favorite dish there is lamb cumin hot pot. I'll post a recipe when I perfect this, but suffice it to say it involves a lot of cumin and mustard.

For now, I want to sing the praises of green bean starch sheets. They're called liang zhang pi (literally "two sheets of skin" in Chinese) and they're exactly like clear mung bean noodles you usually get in hot pot--but in sheet form! I know, it's not a huge deal, but it's a nice change. Sort of like how sometimes you want linguini, and other times you just want angel hair.