What’s a good Asian dish to cook for a very white bread Midwestern family?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get the idea of this. You are visiting them in their home and you've decided to cook something you think they won't like in their kitchen? Why not just cook what you think will be appealing to most and then add a side dish or two that you think you do well in whatever Asian style you want? It doesn't sound like they have asked for you to prepare an Asian meal for them.

DP. I don't think the husband would have mentioned this to the OP if it hadn't already been agreed upon. It could be something for OP to do because there is nothing much else for them to do together.

It kind of does sound like she was voluntold to make this Asian dinner.

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Anonymous wrote:Long story short…DH and I are visiting his side of the family in the Midwest and he told them I was going to cook ‘something Asian’. I’m Asian and the dishes I cook I know aren’t going to go down well for the wife who is averse to anything spicy and lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick and she doesn’t eat vegetables either so I am leaning towards just making a chicken teriyaki but was hoping DCUM would have some ideas?

Rudeness is your problem more than cooking.

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To begin with adjust your attitude.

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Be happy that you get to share a cultural dish with them. I'm guessing their skeptical abd probably stubborn to try something "foreign" abd unfamiliar.

Go easy on the spice (mild is best) and on the smell (easy on the garlic, by its own nature its overwhelming ). Present it on a nice platter. But cheap chopsticks, too, to keep it lighthearted (makes for a good laugh and conversation).

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Anonymous wrote:Almond boneless chicken will be a hit https://www.eater.com/2018/10/30/18010390/almond-boneless-chicken-war-su-gai-michigan

This and/or pepper steak.

This is the first dish my Virginian friend cooked for me after moving out of parents house.

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First three things at panda express

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Send out a feeler. Ask her what proteins or veggies they like or hate, and if they prefer saucy or dry.
A veggie/egg/protein fried rice goes over easy with people who like fried food.

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Maybe a cold noodle salad since it's hot summer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Long story short…DH and I are visiting his side of the family in the Midwest and he told them I was going to cook ‘something Asian’. I’m Asian and the dishes I cook I know aren’t going to go down well for the wife who is averse to anything spicy and lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick and she doesn’t eat vegetables either so I am leaning towards just making a chicken teriyaki but was hoping DCUM would have some ideas?

Rudeness is your problem more than cooking.

Sorry, but can you explain what was rude in the OP? How is observing that someone doesn’t eat vegetables rude?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Long story short…DH and I are visiting his side of the family in the Midwest and he told them I was going to cook ‘something Asian’. I’m Asian and the dishes I cook I know aren’t going to go down well for the wife who is averse to anything spicy and lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick and she doesn’t eat vegetables either so I am leaning towards just making a chicken teriyaki but was hoping DCUM would have some ideas?

Rudeness is your problem more than cooking.

Sorry, but can you explain what was rude in the OP? How is observing that someone doesn’t eat vegetables rude?

Your attempt to deflect with a comment about vegetables is not working.

[Anonymous]

Tempura, spring rolls, pad Thai, fried rice… these are all dishes where the ingredients, the cooking methods, and most of the seasoning will be familiar.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you share a recipe for fried rice and cooking techniques for us? Mine never tastes like restaurant fried rice.

It's about getting lots of very hot surface area to fry the rice on so all the rice has contact with the frying surface--hibachi places use a flat top, and chinese restaurants use a large wok. When you make it at home, the best thing you can do is fry the rice in smallish batches so it all gets contact with your frying pan.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you share a recipe for fried rice and cooking techniques for us? Mine never tastes like restaurant fried rice.

If you want it to taste like restaurant fried rice, add more fat and salt. A lot more.

It isn't this, it's the cooking technique. Restaurants use a super hot flat top or super hot large wok, and the rice gets a lot of contact with a hot surface so it gets a better taste and texture.

Also, making fried rice with rice that was cooked the day before, or cooked earlier that day and allowed to sit helps too. Rice that is too fresh will be too sticky or have the wrong texture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Long story short…DH and I are visiting his side of the family in the Midwest and he told them I was going to cook ‘something Asian’. I’m Asian and the dishes I cook I know aren’t going to go down well for the wife who is averse to anything spicy and lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick and she doesn’t eat vegetables either so I am leaning towards just making a chicken teriyaki but was hoping DCUM would have some ideas?

Rudeness is your problem more than cooking.

Sorry, but can you explain what was rude in the OP? How is observing that someone doesn’t eat vegetables rude?

Same. Some weirdo poster on here offended bc they too have bland taste buds?!

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Anonymous wrote:Can you share a recipe for fried rice and cooking techniques for us? Mine never tastes like restaurant fried rice.

https://thewoksoflife.com/classic-pork-fried-rice/