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Skriven 2006-12-14 22:31:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
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Ärende: What? 3
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Tam asked my godbrother, if the meat was *not* dog, what *was* it?

That required translation of the ingredients listed on the label.  It
was some type of meat, some type of "meat by-product," and that phrase
alone required about 10 minutes of dictionary work to identify and
explain.  Tam eating and enjoying the dog food the entire time.  The
ingredients also included water and salt, some kind of grain or starch,
and other things that also are always put in people food.  By that I
mean, "food for people."

My godbrother finally asked Tam to please stop eating the dog food.
There didn't appear to be anything bad or unhealthy among the
ingredients, and not being familiar with the concept of canned "dog
food," Tam wasn't convinced that the brown meat was not "real" food.  It
seemed too tasty to be something that Americans only gave to dogs and
never ate themselves. Why wouldn't Americans eat something that good??

The issue that finally persuaded Tam that he should not buy or eat any
more cans of "dog food" was not its taste, texture, ingredients, or
intended purpose. None of those bothered Tam.  What persuaded him was my
godbrother's explanation that if anyone ever found out that Tam and Tien
were eating "dog food," it would reflect badly on their Si Phu.  People
would say he had neglected them, failed to teach them, or was leaving
them in such poverty that they had to eat food for dogs.  Tam would
never bring such shame on his Si Phu, so he agreed.  No more "dog food,"
no matter how good it was.

Tam *knows* this story has been told, countless times, and to people who
have never heard of him and who won't ever know him.  He has become used
to it. :-) He smiles a bit when someone starts retelling this story
again.  Others may smile because it is a funny story, but Tam smiles
because he knows the rest of us have *all* made even *more* spectacular
blunders and misunderstandings.  He always looks like a man who is
simply waiting his turn to say something."

He has a tone of others including hilarious accounts of his first
American Thanksgiving (first turkey, first time using the oven in his
apartment, MAJOR catastrophe) and his first encounter with an aggressive
and tattooed American girl in hot pants and a halter top.

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     Title: Vietnamese Pickled Mustard Greens - Dua Cai Chua
Categories: Vietnamese, Pickles
  Servings: 1 batch

  1 1/2 lb mustard greens
      1 bn scallions
      4 c  water
  5 1/2 ts salt
  1 1/2 ts granulated sugar

Cut the mustard greens and scallions into 2-inch lengths. Wash well and
dry in the sun for an entire day, or until the vegetables dry and appear
to have shrunk slightly. Combine the water with the salt and sugar in a
large bowl. After the mustard greens and scallions have been dried,
transfer them to the bowl of pickling water. Using another bowl or a
board as a weight, keep the vegetables submerged in the water. Cover the
bowl and put in a warm place for 3 days. After 3 days, transfer the
greens and the liquid to jars and refrigerate. They will keep in the
refrigerator for several months.

Source: The Classic Cuisine of Vietnam/Bach Ngo 1978
Formatted by Chupa Babi

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Cheers

Jim, in Yellowknife




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