I know that some of you have wondered for years whether or not I'm truly Asian. I think I proved it this Saturday. I had my friends Elaine, Gina and Paul over for a Chinese food feast. Here's what we had:
Drinks:
Apple soda
Lychee soda
Apple wine-Thanks Gina and Paul!
Appetizers:
Green onion pancakes
Main Course:
Pork Dumplings-we made it together. None of those frozen stuff.
Chinese Brocolli with oyster sauce
Celery with bamboo marinated in chili oil
Chinese pickles
Chili cucumber salad
Dessert:
Peanut Butter rice balls
Sesame rice balls (note to self...not popluar to the westerners. According to Gina and Elaine, it taste like bacon.)
After dinner, we played Schnapps. It's a card game where you can shout "Taking it like a sucka!" It's so much fun. But of course, it got more and more crazy as we all drank the wine. We learned that Elaine cries when she laughs, but only her left eye tears up. Gina gets sleepy. I get embarrassed. And Paul, well, the wine wasn't strong enough to effect him in any way.
Over all, the night turned out better than expected! My mother will be so proud. She even prayed for me after getting the recipe from her the other night. It was so precious. Now that I know how to make it and that people actually enjoyed it, I can proceed to make it more often! You might just be the next lucky chosen one! :)
Drinks:
Apple soda
Lychee soda
Apple wine-Thanks Gina and Paul!
Appetizers:
Green onion pancakes
Main Course:
Pork Dumplings-we made it together. None of those frozen stuff.
Chinese Brocolli with oyster sauce
Celery with bamboo marinated in chili oil
Chinese pickles
Chili cucumber salad
Dessert:
Peanut Butter rice balls
Sesame rice balls (note to self...not popluar to the westerners. According to Gina and Elaine, it taste like bacon.)
After dinner, we played Schnapps. It's a card game where you can shout "Taking it like a sucka!" It's so much fun. But of course, it got more and more crazy as we all drank the wine. We learned that Elaine cries when she laughs, but only her left eye tears up. Gina gets sleepy. I get embarrassed. And Paul, well, the wine wasn't strong enough to effect him in any way.
Over all, the night turned out better than expected! My mother will be so proud. She even prayed for me after getting the recipe from her the other night. It was so precious. Now that I know how to make it and that people actually enjoyed it, I can proceed to make it more often! You might just be the next lucky chosen one! :)
So, I think I've convinced those three that I'm Chinese/Taiwanese/Asian. Slowly, I'm embracing my culture. I'm taking baby steps. This is a good thing.
4 comments:
Ahhhh! That sounds like so much fun. Good job with the culinary creations. I'm so proud of you. And yes, I would like to be invited.... =) (I made pizookies for MYSELF this weekend and totally thought of you-- you were invited!)
We had such a wonderful time! Gracie, thanks for sharing your culture with us AND for not kicking us out when we couldn't quite handle the dessert!:) I was craving the dumplings this morning - I can't wait to make the ones you sent us home with!!
Geee...I think I will continue to insist that you are German until you come into my kitchen and personally convince me that you are actually Asian.
Or maybe I'm just hungry.
I won't believe it until I see/eat it. =)
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