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

[Anonymous]

https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/the-pioneer-woman/episodes/takeout-at-home

[Anonymous]

I don't get OP. Do you HAVE to make Asian dish? Did they ask for one?

[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?

Calling them “white bread Midwesterners” maybe?

[Anonymous]

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?

You're Asian? Great. From what country? If you're Indian why would you cook Japanese food? How good is your Cantonese cooking? Your Korean?

I'm German, but I can make tons of food from other countries. This whole post is weird. Your race doesn't impact your cooking ability,so maybe specifiy the country.

[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?

Calling them “white bread Midwesterners” maybe?

+1 and, if you can't see how
"Lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick" isn't rude, I don't know what to say.

[Anonymous]

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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?

Calling them “white bread Midwesterners” maybe?

+1 and, if you can't see how
"Lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick" isn't rude, I don't know what to say.

What if it’s the truth?

[Anonymous]

Pro tip: maybe avoid phrases like “white bread Midwestern family.” This can’t be real, right?

[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?

Calling them “white bread Midwesterners” maybe?

+1 and, if you can't see how
"Lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick" isn't rude, I don't know what to say.

What if it’s the truth?

The truth doesn’t have to be rude or dripping with contempt.

“They aren’t very adventurous eaters, and most of their meals are fried, frozen, or processed foods.”

Is accurate without the ugliness and hyperbole.

[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?

Calling them “white bread Midwesterners” maybe?

+1 and, if you can't see how
"Lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick" isn't rude, I don't know what to say.

What if it’s the truth?

The truth doesn’t have to be rude or dripping with contempt.

“They aren’t very adventurous eaters, and most of their meals are fried, frozen, or processed foods.”

Is accurate without the ugliness and hyperbole.

I don't see how what you wrote is any different from what was in the OP. I think you just wanna troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pro tip: maybe avoid phrases like “white bread Midwestern family.” This can’t be real, right?

I grew up in the Midwest and I get what she’s saying and I’m not offended. They’re not adventurous, they’re not looking to experiment with new foods, they don’t use a wide variety of spices, some of them dislike vegetables and don’t want “health food.”

That’s why I think OP’s signature dish should be part of a larger spread, not the entire meal.

[Anonymous]

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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?

Calling them “white bread Midwesterners” maybe?

+1 and, if you can't see how
"Lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick" isn't rude, I don't know what to say.

What if it’s the truth?

The truth doesn’t have to be rude or dripping with contempt.

“They aren’t very adventurous eaters, and most of their meals are fried, frozen, or processed foods.”

Is accurate without the ugliness and hyperbole.

It's not much better. Maybe just try "they haven't had a lot of (insert your country's food here) and don't like a lot of spice."

[Anonymous]

Your country would really help.

I'd probably bake wings and add a non-spicy soy ginger sauce, teriyaki or honey soy.

[Anonymous]

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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?

Calling them “white bread Midwesterners” maybe?

+1 and, if you can't see how
"Lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick" isn't rude, I don't know what to say.

What if it’s the truth?

The truth doesn’t have to be rude or dripping with contempt.

“They aren’t very adventurous eaters, and most of their meals are fried, frozen, or processed foods.”

Is accurate without the ugliness and hyperbole.

It's not much better. Maybe just try "they haven't had a lot of (insert your country's food here) and don't like a lot of spice."

This.

The social graces of some of ya'll, I swear...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Calling them “white bread Midwesterners” maybe?

+1 and, if you can't see how
"Lives on soda and fast food. I have never seen her eat anything that wasn’t a French fry or a fish stick" isn't rude, I don't know what to say.

What if it’s the truth?

The truth doesn’t have to be rude or dripping with contempt.

“They aren’t very adventurous eaters, and most of their meals are fried, frozen, or processed foods.”

Is accurate without the ugliness and hyperbole.

It's not much better. Maybe just try "they haven't had a lot of (insert your country's food here) and don't like a lot of spice."

This.

The social graces of some of ya'll, I swear...

It would be rude if the OP was food-shaming her in-laws to their face and calling them white bread but on DCUM where there is no shame, who cares?

[Anonymous]

How about a can of La Choy Chop Suey?