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    Article on American food -- "the second-worst culinary tradition in the world"

    What a bunch of crap. Jealousy perhaps ? As much as some people like to badmouth the US, there certainly seems to be many more who are trying desperately to immigrate here.

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    The Primacy of Ingredients

    really cheap crab legs for nabe, etc. There used to be a large Middle Eastern/SE Asian immigrant population that did their shopping in that area. Lots of fun for a Saturday morning. And, of course, the Tsukiji fish market is...

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    Regional "food quirks"

    I don’t think this is necessarily regional, but when I was a kid growing up in upstate NY, my mom always ate watermelon with bread. She said she’d learned to do that from her grandmother, a Sicilian immigrant.

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    The 3 Grand Cuisines

    & technique Various natives of Mexico: Ingredients & techinque Asian: Ingredients (Manila – Acapulco Galeons) French: Ingredients, technique (Maximillian’s Empire) Later immigrants (Lebanese, Italian, Mennonites):...

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    so sick of Boston bashing...

    Boston has a long and storied history of being a very bad eating city, but it’s been getting better for years. I agree with Avial that In terms of ultra-casual Asian from new immigrants (i.e., not cookie-cutter Chinese...

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    Strategy For Finding Bargain Wine

    communities such as New Bedford, Newport, or Danbury—places where Portuguese immigrants and descendants are concentrated—food and drink inventories are tailored to include their preferences. However, that...

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    The Next Iron Chef

    as drawing upon the varios Mexican immigrant & ethnic groups... including various African, Caribbean, Filipino, Chinese, Saxon, Irish, Barcelonette, Venetian, Spanish, Lebanese, Syrian & Iraqi culinary traditions each with their...

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    Top Chef Finale! (spoilers)

    I think his reference to America was more on the order of gratitude for opportunities provided him and his family as immigrants.

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    Snob terminology [Moved from Ontario Board]

    have and it won’t be as extensive because there are fewer Indian immigrants, but you’ll see the influence. Not pretentious, just the leading edge of great Melting Pot!

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    Heh, which sucks worse: Jewel or Dominick's?

    to the service desk for refunds. I wrote a letter once to the manager, because the sight of older people and immigrants not able to check their receipts and just getting ripped-off in front of me was driving me crazy. I and...

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    Decent Cup of Tea in Even A High End Spot -- Rare As Bigfoot

    production in the high mountains of Thailand was established in the 1980s by Chinese immigrants. What began as small economic activity has grown to a strong community of independent tea gardens. Select lots have been sold through...

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    You are likely to not have a good meal at a restaurant if . .

    If there’s a TV on. Multiple TVs? Aie. (And I will disagree with original post’s no. 5. My part of the world had many German immigrants and there are still some great German food restaurants in the area).

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    What do people have such low standards when it comes to dessert?

    . We stunted our taste buds. If you don’t think this is true, go to any church or ladies' group cookbook, and the favorite recipes all have shortcut ingredients and methods. - This experience is a lot like what is found...

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    What brought you to Chowdom?

    I think everyone has certain moments in their lives or family charceteristics that pre-dispose them to houndness. As for me, I have Asian immigrant parents who didn’t really go for the whole assimilation pressure that was...

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    Returning Dishes For Being Too Spicy or Weird

    " you know what you’re doing. As for the whole issue of spiciness, I gave up on that a long time ago and save it for when I travel. Although, the influx of Mexican immigrants is starting to give me hope. This nice little...

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