Wines again...

[george013]

Mike we found the mass market Chinese food found in America to be significantly different to the regional diversity of foods we found in the parts of China we have visited, much as the American view of popular Italian food often bears little resemblance to the food eaten in the parts of Italy I've visited.

Both seem to have been adapted to the "American" palate; heavy on salt and low on spices. I suspect that much of the American Chinese has more of a Cantonese influence. That being said the higher end restaurants in both Italian and Chinese cuisine can be an exception to what I have written.

In Holland we have a Chinese, Indonesian, Chinese and Surinam community. The Surinam exists again mostly of Creole, Hindu and Java, still each of them with there own food. I like to eat roti, original an Hindu recipe and taken over by the Creole. But I never eat roti at a Java or Chinese restaurant.

In Holland we have Ketjap Manis and Ketjap Asam. Indonesian sojasauces. One is sweet and the other is salt.

I'm getting hungry.

George

[John 2]

Your Wikipedia quote explains a few things Mike. Small levels of production make it unlikely that Red Riesling would be exported. I was clearly privileged - but didn't know it.

[IzzieK]

Lol

Do you remember Reno Pogel, Izzie?

Nope. What is it? I tried to google it and I found your message to me here at CiC instead.

[IzzieK]

I always have a bottle or a 6-pack of Tsingtao beer in my collection because I use it for marinating meat. Initially I bought a 6-pack for Bill to taste but he did not like it. You can find a lot of imported beer from Asia, of course, where? -- at the Asian market, even San Miguel beer but the Aussie ones like XXXX (Four X) at the World Market.

My wife, who was not a beer drinker got tired of the first three choices after awhile and decided to try the beer, Tsing Tao. It was surprisingly good, and she has enjoyed beer ever since. Apparently, the brewery was founded by German brewers in the early 1900s. The Chinese (after the brewery was nationalized by the Chinese), kept the tradition going.

George, wondering what Surinam food taste like, I googled Surinam recipe in the internet and found a few I might try tomorrow...so when we went out to dinner tonight, I told everyone not to order chicken because we will have chicken tomorrow night for dinner...

[FootLoose]

Nope. What is it? I tried to google it and I found your message to me here at CiC instead.

Lol. Probably because I misspelt it. Try googling Rene Pogel. It became 'famous' when people started pronouncing the name backwards.

[george013]

George, wondering what Surinam food taste like, I googled Surinam recipe in the internet and found a few I might try tomorrow...so when we went out to dinner tonight, I told everyone not to order chicken because we will have chicken tomorrow night for dinner...

Maybe off topic. If you can get Madame Jeanette, you should try it. It's all over the Surinam kitchen. It's said to be the hottest pepper in the world. If you took to much, wine won't help.

George

[IzzieK]

Lol. Probably because I misspelt it. Try googling Rene Pogel. It became 'famous' when people started pronouncing the name backwards.

I wonder why it did not last long... leg opener, my foot! Cute though...