Saturday TeaRoom TeaDay 9/06/08 Ethnic food choice?

[henley]

I respectfully submit that "Southern American" should have its own classification... fried chicken, mashed potatoes, southern-style green beans pressure-cooked with smoked pork jowl, corn bread, turnip greens, smoked pulled pork with homemade barbeque sauce, cole slaw, fried catfish and hushpuppies, chicken and dumplings, meatloaf, corn on the cob, fried green tomatoes, and... peach cobbler with homemade vanilla ice cream for dessert.

I can hang w/you on everything except the turnip greens & pork jowl. *bleck* Don't eat pork or catfish anymore but I'll be over at your house for the rest & help cook. Don't forget the biscuits & sorghum syrup!

One of my plans for the afternoon fell through at the last minute so had some unexpected tea time. Spent it w/a cuppa Pouchong. Been a busy evening so nice to crash w/the last of my Monkey Picked Oolong sample.

[Victoria]

Mexican for me, living here in So California Mexican food abounds and is everywhere and on most menus whether the restaurant is Mexican or not.

Following closely is Korean and German. Oh, and then there is Italian! And Chinese! I love it all.

Right now I'm jonesing for a pepperoni and slovaki pizza from a little hole in the wall in San Francisco. Yum!!

[chamekke]

Truth be told, I love every single food option Chip presented, and almost every cuisine for that matter. Except Klingon gagh - I don't like my food still moving - there's always the possibility it will escape

This thread is making me hungry. I arrived in Ontario a while ago, and now I'm starving! Some instant lentil soup for me, since everyone else is already asleep. (Oh yeah, that might be another kind of food I'm not too crazy about - instant soups )

[leiche]

Other for me. I love food. My 'favorite' foods are largely dependent on my mood at any given moment.

I just can't truck with pineapple.

Not much tea for me, as I was away for most of the day.

[olivierco]

Ethnic food is a notion that doesn't make sense in France so no vote for me.

Darjeeling Namring SFTGFOP1 right now.

Well, I am sure french fries are a time honored tradition right?

In fact, the word "ethnic" is awkward for a French citizen. For instance in France it is even forbidden by law to make statistics or files based on criteria such as "ethnic origins"

[Salsero]

In fact, the word "ethnic" is awkward for a French citizen. For instance in France it is even forbidden by law to make statistics or files based on criteria such as "ethnic origins"

Very interesting. In the US people are proud of their "nationalities" (as we often call them) or ethnic backgrounds. I, for instance, am 13/16ths German descent and 3/16ths Bohemian descent. In New York City, groups such as Puerto Ricans and Italians have huge parades to celebrate their distinctive cultural backgrounds.

Different countries, different customs!

[Jack_teachat]

Perhaps a touchy subject? Don't forget that the leader of the national front came pretty close to winning the presidential election a few years back. However please don't take this as me saying 'the french are racist', I love France and it's culture... On the other hand it's probably just another case of political correctness gone mad (an over-used and often misused phrase). It seems that governments now are afraid to legislate on any aspect of social policy in case they offend somebody!

[olivierco]

Perhaps a touchy subject? Don't forget that the leader of the national front came pretty close to winning the presidential election a few years back.

18% of the vote isn't what I will call very close.

On the other hand it's probably just another case of political correctness gone mad (an over-used and often misused phrase). It seems that governments now are afraid to legislate on any aspect of social policy in case they offend somebody!

Not exactly: this isn't any new law at all. It is more a French particularity derived from the Révolution française and the notion of Laïcité

[orguz]

Again, with this picture I am sure you would have won Teamaster's photo contest.

[CynTEAa]

An all of the above button would work well. How the heck can ya choose one? I think my all time favorite is Cuban cuisine. Mmmm... pernil, arroz con pollo, plantanos....

Bao Hai oolong yesterday ...

[kymidwife]

I can hang w/you on everything except the turnip greens & pork jowl. *bleck*

Oh, I don't actually *eat* the pork jowl, but for seasoning vegetables, it is beyond compare... tastes basically like bacon. C'mon over, you can do the dishes.

Sarah

[Chip]

Perhaps the question should have been, "which ethnic food not listed in the poll is your favorite?"

Creole, cajun!!! But I could be swayed!