Text 8498, 51 rader
Skriven 2006-12-05 13:33:31 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 8436 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
Ärende: Savannah
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Hi Carol,

RH> And, like most countries, each little region has a variation on the
RH> theme.  We stopped at a little Mexican place today for lunch (they had

 CS> Definately.  After I'd been here a while, I noted my 'Japan local'
 CS> isnt like the classic you folks hear about all that much.  I wouldnt
 CS> be even faintly suprised if some read my recipes and thought 'thats
 CS> not really Japanese, more like Korean'.  Korea is quite close and the
 CS> southern cookery habits show this.

Same as Mexican varies somewhat from one area of the US to another.

 CS> That mexican place sounds good!  I havent had real mexican in a very
 CS> long time. We do have a Taco Bell though at our food court.

You'll be eating it by this time next year.  We've tried Taco John's at
the Fort Stewart and Nellis AFB food courts; neither of them are that
great but a shade above Taco Bell.

 CS> Oh the kids had a ball last night.  They liked the little breem fishes
 CS> too and ended up eating quite a few of them, especially for breakfast
 CS> (with rice as is proper here) and a side of scrambled eggs.  Think of
 CS> english 'kippers for breakfast' and you pretty much have it.  They
 CS> just got here 4 months ago from a tour in Naples so are used to

Plus, kids are fairly flexible in eating choices if their parents are.

 CS> cultural transitions.  The 2 boys are twins, age 9 and the girl is 11

Identical twins?


 CS> (almost 12).  She's kinda shy because of new braces but took to my Don
 CS> right away when he took his teeth out and gummed a whole fish head
 CS> down while making noises about how it was trying to get away.

 CS> Kinda like your gummy-worm story in effect.

I can just hear the kids telling mom & dad about that one!


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Ruth
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