haven’t been to China yet but will try the specialties.
When my daughters class went to Chonqquing, they visited restaurants which had food already prepared and on the table.
Something, I’m not in a big hurry to try.
Monkey brains.
http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/03/27/5-lethal-asian-foods-people-eat/
Especially since that’s the only actual Mexican dish that’s sold in typical Mexican restaurants in the US. You’d think they’d say nachos or something.
Ridiculous. We now live in a country where everyone wants to be offended at any perceived slights whether real or imagined, and we all have to hear about it. Best solution to make these complainers happy is to not have these celebrations so they can’t find things to complain about.
As a transplanted Southerner in London, let me just say that I would “kill” for real authentic soul food - fried chicken, collards, mac n cheese, sweet potato pie. That food really does represent traditional black southern culture, but also white southern culture as well. MLK was from the south - that is probably what he ate and liked.
From an article about King’s boyhood home: "Appliances and table settings reflect the 1930s and 1940s. A favorite meal was the Sunday feast of fried chicken, collard greens, black-eyed peas and corn bread.” He also liked pecan pie.
This is tough. I like both fried chicken and collard greens. Whenever I have a stop over in Atlanta, I eat collard greens.
Just reading this is making me drool thinking about the great meal I had at Saw’s in Birmingham and The Olde Pink House in Savannah.
They should get this restaurant to cater the meals! An institution!
http://www.paschalsatlanta.com/about-us/
or… Gladys Knight’s place http://gladysandron.net/index.html
I just saw August Wilson’s play “King Hedley II” yesterday, and the characters (poor African-Americans living in Pittsburgh) mention fried chicken (as well as biscuits) several times. I think it can be difficult to distinguish a stereotype from a cultural touchstone.
I agree with @jym626 that the obvious thing to do if the desire is to honor a specific tradition, whether than be ethnic or religious, is to simply consult with the on-campus organization, if one exists. Problem solved.
Well, it annoys me because corned beef and cabbage IS NOT a common Irish dish. That is purely an American invention. If they want to serve Irish food, they could try colcannon and lamb stew or salmon. Similarly, I think that they could do a little better than tacos for Cinco de Mayo. There is at least one wonderful dish, Chiles en Nogada, that is supposedly a celebratory dish reflecting the colors of the Mexican flag. There are many choices that you wouldn’t find at Taco Bell.
Thanks, consolation. As for the americanized international food “traditions”, gonna guess that sales for lamb stew might be disappointing. I don’t even know what colcannon or Chiles do Nogada is. Off to google it…
Then again, Cinco de Mayo isn’t really celebrated in Mexico outside of Pueblo. It’s a bit like if Patriots’ Day were celebrated in Mexico as a quintessentially American holiday.
I am not offended. Collards are a staple in damn near every Black family. It would make me lobby for collards more than just in February(as long as they were good, everyone cant cook collards). Now, the problem with the menu is the mashed potatoes. A typical meal would have chicken, collards, candied yams, and macaroni and cheese!
My H said mashed potatoes–I’m not sure he was right about that. I’ve always hated black eyed peas and collard greens but my parents loved them. Totally right about knowing how to cook collard greens! Night and day! They are fast becoming one of my favorites.
So how do you folks cook your collards?
From one restaurant–shred the collard greens (like a slaw), spice, cheese.
Another–collard greens (not shredded) but cut up, parmesan cheese and prosciutto.
Corned beef & cabbage is an Irish-American tradition, at least here in Boston!
I think collard greens should be cooked in bacon fat and chopped so they’re not stringy.
So is green beer (at least on 3/17.)
Collard greens and chicken. Yum. You are making me very hungry!! 