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Good to hear! Legolas Send a noteboard - 06/04/2015 06:25:29 PM

View original postI think it is funny that your choice for a Belgium recipe comes an American magazine.

Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but I figured that giving you a recipe in Dutch or French would've made things a bit tricky for you.
View original postWhen you are a country of immigrants you can expect your food to be the same. But sorry I have eaten a lot "authentic" food from other parts of the world and I am not buying the America ruined it argument. If you go to a high quality restaurant in Hong Kong you will get better food Chinese food then you will get at a strip mall in Fish Kill NY but that is the quality of the restaurant not the quality of the food. These arguments seem to boil down to "it isn't they way momma made it".

No, indeed, I don't say America "ruined" it - just changed it. It's not necessarily better or worse - the mass-produced supermarket versions are probably worse, but in restaurants it's something else.
View original postBeing from Texas I get tired of people talking about authentic Mexican food compared to TexMex like some how the Mexican Americans living in Texas are somehow unworthy of a distinct food style but I have eaten plenty of authentic Mexican food and I will take a fajita or an Austin street taco over eating crickets any day.

I think it's just the same point as with the Chinese food as we know it in the West - that actually this is really not the stuff the people in those areas eat on a daily basis, or only the wealthy ones. In here most people would know TexMex food as simply "Mexican" - restaurants will bill themselves as Mexican and not say anything about Texas (sorry ). So yeah, it's a fair point to remind folks that actually most Mexicans eat different things.
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Alright, Paul. Where is that gumbo review? - 28/03/2015 09:46:44 AM 884 Views
So what you're saying is, if I liked it that means it's awful? - 28/03/2015 08:31:05 PM 713 Views
+1 *NM* - 29/03/2015 07:21:19 AM 276 Views
lol, approximately. Maybe 35? - 29/03/2015 02:14:29 PM 736 Views
What is Belgium food? *NM* - 30/03/2015 01:00:21 AM 304 Views
French fries ruined by being smothered in the most digusting condiment of all time, mayonnaise. *NM* - 30/03/2015 03:21:05 AM 340 Views
Mayonnaise is awesome. And goes well with fries. *NM* - 31/03/2015 01:14:05 PM 375 Views
Agreed. Mayonnaise is lovely. Especially with fries. *NM* - 31/03/2015 01:32:13 PM 285 Views
Agreed! - 31/03/2015 04:08:19 PM 504 Views
I liked the imagery in that response...I think *NM* - 31/03/2015 10:14:20 PM 264 Views
You is wack, yo. - 01/04/2015 08:36:22 AM 586 Views
Mayonnaise is awesome. Too bad it'll kill me *NM* - 31/03/2015 05:18:02 PM 278 Views
only if you eat the kind with sugar and chemicals! *NM* - 01/04/2015 08:33:58 AM 269 Views
I take it you mean besides beer, chocolate, waffles and "French" fries? - 30/03/2015 07:16:33 PM 621 Views
stop being silly, that is all American food - 31/03/2015 04:29:47 PM 564 Views
tomato syrup. *NM* - 31/03/2015 08:47:04 PM 273 Views
Well, sure, there's a small difference though. - 31/03/2015 09:25:42 PM 871 Views
That looks really good and I think I amy try it - 01/04/2015 02:09:43 PM 482 Views
Good to hear! - 06/04/2015 06:25:29 PM 679 Views
You didn't invent French fries - 31/03/2015 10:06:13 PM 556 Views
Not sure where you got that notion... - 06/04/2015 01:55:42 AM 768 Views

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