Bi-racial cooking partnerships

[hzrt8w]

Ben finally arrived back home this week. Today, a FedEx parcel arrived...

Can you believe this - one dozen live Atlantic lobsters.

Lobster, Lobster, How do I love thee? Let me count the ways....

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Dejah:

Let me know if you want a good Chinese recipe for cooking lobsters.

I just need to recruit some of your foot soldiers for the demonstration. I think half a dozen would do...

[Raquel]

Wow!

I am really surprised at all the Asian-Caucasian couples out there in eGullet-land.

Truth be told, I find this topic really interesting.

I am "Asian" - Father is Northern Chinese (Shanghai) and my mother is a Filipino mix (Filipino, Spanish, French, English, Native American... she's mixed because of the Spanish-American War that brought American soldiers to the Philippines). They both grew up in their respective countries, but met in L.A. Both the Chinese and Filipino cultures/food were important to me growing up.

Even though I was raised in America, food at home was never American faire. I grew up on authentic Chinese and Filipino cooking.

To this day, I love my dad's Pork and Turnip braises, home-made pan-fried dumplings, Green onion pancakes... and my mom's Sinigang, Adobo, Valenciana and Pinakbet (Bitter melon and pork stew). I grew up on exotic tastes like chicken feet, lechon (whole roast pig), dinuguang (pork blood stew), and so much more...

My DH is Caucasion. A WASP from Connecticut who hadn't really tried any Asian food until after high school. Still, he has been open to my family's cooking, and all our strange traditions. In our house on Thanksgiving, for instance, it wouldn't be uncommon to see a big roast turkey sitting next to a platter of Kum Pao Chicken. The sweet potatoes would get passed around along with the steamed white rice and Chinese pickled radishes!

My DH has embraced it all and now knows how to wrap traditional Chinese Jao Tsu (Meat-filled dumplings) and how to marinate meat for Chinese dishes. He also makes killer Onion Pancakes!

I'd say we have a very good gastronomical mix going on @ home.

By the way, Filipinos love canned Spam, Vienna Sausages and Corned Beef too! Believe it or not, canned Fruit Cocktail is also a biggie. My mom thinks they are all delicacies...

Does anyone know of a Filipino thread going on here? I'm dying to talk about foodstuffs w/ fellow Flips!

[Pan]

Does anyone know of a Filipino thread going on here?

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Yes.

[Dejah]

Ben finally arrived back home this week. Today, a FedEx parcel arrived...

Can you believe this - one dozen live Atlantic lobsters.

Lobster, Lobster, How do I love thee? Let me count the ways....

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Dejah:

Let me know if you want a good Chinese recipe for cooking lobsters.

I just need to recruit some of your foot soldiers for the demonstration. I think half a dozen would do...

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I only have 4 footsoldiers; that's counting my grandson.

Give me your best shot, hzrt! I'm always open to new ideas.

Edited December 1, 2004 by Dejah (log)

[Ben Hong]

Dejah, lobsters are only one half of the story. You and your family's tremendous hospitality offered to a couple of old coots whom you've never met before is the real story. It was Paul's and my highlight of the trip. Thanks again.

PS: Dejah (Sue-on) can cook!!!!