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raeanna74 · 11-26-2003, 06:31 AM

When I was teaching one of the students in our school was actually form China. His parents could not speak much English but he could fairly well. He was about 7 years old so couldn't do that much interpreting for them yet. They were taking classes to learn at least. They owned a Chinese restaurant downtown and invited us the other teacher, myself, and hubby to join them for their Chinese New Year Celebration. It was an amazing evening. Only one adult there could speak much English and there were about 30 of them. We had traditional Chinese foods not the "American Chinese" food that they normally served in the restaurant. There were big trays of seaweed and whole fish, shrimp whole (eyes and everything) a Dumpling/fish soup, Sushi with their "hot" sauce, escargo, and some things that I still don't know what it was. The woman who could speak english explained a lot about the dishes and translated the names where she could. There were a couple dishes that had no English translation. The dumpling soup was special. They served that at new years and would try to serve the dumpling in it (only one) to the youngest member of the family because tradition said that whoever got the dumpling would have good luck in the new year. There was one dish that was "desert". It looked much like eyeballs floating in clear syrup without the irises. In other words smooth white eyeball sized balls floating in a sweet syrup that looked like the syrup that canned pears come in. It was EXTREMELY sweet and the balls were kindof the texture of liver, if you know what I mean. The woman could not translate this dish at all so I have no idea what it was. I loved it and ate it all. In fact I didn't turn down anything they gave me - which was everything. I was so stuffed. They were so eager for me to try all that they had made. To be immersed in that environment - surrounded by the foods, and the people, and the language - Not knowing fully everything that was going on and getting just a taste of it all - It was an amazing experience. When we walked out it seemed like we were stepping out of a dream or coming back from another country. It was strange and wonderful. I can hardly imagine what it must be like to actually MOVE to another country like that. That was the strangest experience with food that I have had.

Other than that I have helped to kill and butcher, chicken, sheep, rabbit, deer, and pheasant - all of which I've eaten. Some people I suppose could not stand eating what they've seen walking around. Maybe I sound perverted but when I was 16 after butchering the sheep I chased my little brother around the kitchen with the washed heart in my hands squirting water at him with it. Later we ate it. Wierd enough?

11-26-2003, 06:31 AM	#71 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	When I was teaching one of the students in our school was actually form China. His parents could not speak much English but he could fairly well. He was about 7 years old so couldn't do that much interpreting for them yet. They were taking classes to learn at least. They owned a Chinese restaurant downtown and invited us the other teacher, myself, and hubby to join them for their Chinese New Year Celebration. It was an amazing evening. Only one adult there could speak much English and there were about 30 of them. We had traditional Chinese foods not the "American Chinese" food that they normally served in the restaurant. There were big trays of seaweed and whole fish, shrimp whole (eyes and everything) a Dumpling/fish soup, Sushi with their "hot" sauce, escargo, and some things that I still don't know what it was. The woman who could speak english explained a lot about the dishes and translated the names where she could. There were a couple dishes that had no English translation. The dumpling soup was special. They served that at new years and would try to serve the dumpling in it (only one) to the youngest member of the family because tradition said that whoever got the dumpling would have good luck in the new year. There was one dish that was "desert". It looked much like eyeballs floating in clear syrup without the irises. In other words smooth white eyeball sized balls floating in a sweet syrup that looked like the syrup that canned pears come in. It was EXTREMELY sweet and the balls were kindof the texture of liver, if you know what I mean. The woman could not translate this dish at all so I have no idea what it was. I loved it and ate it all. In fact I didn't turn down anything they gave me - which was everything. I was so stuffed. They were so eager for me to try all that they had made. To be immersed in that environment - surrounded by the foods, and the people, and the language - Not knowing fully everything that was going on and getting just a taste of it all - It was an amazing experience. When we walked out it seemed like we were stepping out of a dream or coming back from another country. It was strange and wonderful. I can hardly imagine what it must be like to actually MOVE to another country like that. That was the strangest experience with food that I have had. Other than that I have helped to kill and butcher, chicken, sheep, rabbit, deer, and pheasant - all of which I've eaten. Some people I suppose could not stand eating what they've seen walking around. Maybe I sound perverted but when I was 16 after butchering the sheep I chased my little brother around the kitchen with the washed heart in my hands squirting water at him with it. Later we ate it. Wierd enough? __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.