what it was and their answer invariably was “it’s good, you’ll like it”
On the drive home my boyfriend said I had been the dinner entertainment because
everybody thought it was hilarious that this little blonde girl ate everything, they even
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ordered a few really authentic dishes just to screw with me. But I ended up impressing
everyone because I didn’t bat an eye.
He told me later that was the night he decided he was gonna marry me because I whole
heartedly jumped into his culture and tried everything. I’m to a point where there are
dishes I know I don’t like but if something new is in the table I always try it.
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octoriceball
1451 points 21 hours ago
“it’s good, you’ll like it”
basically what my (Cantonese) mom says when my (white) husband asks what a dish is
lol. I am like 90% sure this is a psychological move, like putting it in your head the
confidence that it'll taste good and you go in expecting it. If she explains what it is, you
might not come to that conclusion as easily.
What's your favorite dish??
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Qwsdxcbjking
120 points 15 hours ago
I was a waiter in a Chinese restaurant for awhile, I was the only white employee and
the only one that didn't speak Cantonese, I was also one of only three employees
out of the 15 or so that spoke English. One of my favourite co-workers was called
Paul and the only English he spoke was "orange juice" and "it good" and Paul would
bring in authentic food he cooked at home for me to try. He hand it to me in the
kitchen and say "it good" with a thumbs up and then laugh and walk off every time.
Never new what I was eating but it was always amazing, my favourite was these
small white bun like things that were sweet and had like a really sweet jam type
thing in the middle and were served hot. I can't find out what they are anywhere
and it makes me very sad.
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octoriceball
62 points 15 hours ago
Hmm I wonder if the buns actually had red bean paste or custard paste? Never
heard of jam type filling buns (for chinese buns). I love the custard ones!! If
Paul was feeding you home cooked stuff it means he appreciated you and
wanted you to know, prob bc he doesn't speak english very well :).
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Qwsdxcbjking
77 points 15 hours ago
It wasn't very much like jam, I just don't know how to describe it with my
heritage being completely English and Irish lol. It was a bit like custard I
guess but it was sweeter than the normal custard I had tried and more of an
orange hue than the typical whitish yellow custard here. I fucken loved Paul,
he only drank orange juice so whenever I saw his glass empty I immediately
stopped what I was doing to get him a refill, he also at the end of every shift
forced me onto a table and fed me a proper full Chinese meal even if over
the past 4 hours he had been cramming 6 delicious buns into my mouth.
