spouse cooking food from your heritage

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Anonymous wrote:Yes my husband is a very good cook and makes fantastic versions of my people’s food (Chinese). I also leave his ethnic food to him (Ashkenazi Jewish food).

Haha wow. Came here to say the same! Except I also make the Jewish food on occasion.

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Anonymous wrote:A little bit different, but I am Indian and my non-Indian MIL frequently tries to make Indian food when DH and I visit but she has a tendency to alter recipes to her taste and although they may taste good to her (and that's great for her, she should eat what she likes), they taste really "off" to me - like too much of one spice and not enough of another or she'll cut out or substitute a key ingredient. If that's what you're talking about, OP, I understand your pain. But if my husband learned how to cook authentic Indian food, I'd be all over it!

Yeah, that's no good. I cook a lot of Thai food and we really like it, but I would never in a million years cook it for someone who is Thai or Thai American. I'm assuming it falls far short of the real thing.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm amazed by how many PPs have spouses or in-laws who try to cook food from the PPs' cultures! I would think they'd be too self-conscious to attempt it.

Not me! But my DH's food culture is Minnesota, so it's because I don't want to, not because I'm worried that I'm incapable.

I'd think it would be fun, though. With the availability of ingredients and foodie/cooking culture these days, a devoted spouse wanting to "explore" a spouse's heritage can probably make some pretty impressive meals.

You should give it a shot. I'm making a tater-tot "hot dish" this weekend.

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Wife is Egyptian and she makes a number of excellent Italian (me) dishes.

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White girl, mostly Irish heritage, married to an Indian guy. My attempts at Indian food have largely been failures, but he is enthusiastic about it and is always excited when I ask him or his parents for tips. DH, on the other hand, loves the food I grew up on: Shake'n'Bake; Kraft Mac 'n Cheese, meatloaf, etc. But, I don't love that food, no matter who makes it. So, when he cooks, he makes classic, American fare. When I cook, I make a lot of Italian, California cuisine, and weird healthy stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm amazed by how many PPs have spouses or in-laws who try to cook food from the PPs' cultures! I would think they'd be too self-conscious to attempt it.

Not me! But my DH's food culture is Minnesota, so it's because I don't want to, not because I'm worried that I'm incapable.

I'd think it would be fun, though. With the availability of ingredients and foodie/cooking culture these days, a devoted spouse wanting to "explore" a spouse's heritage can probably make some pretty impressive meals.

You should give it a shot. I'm making a tater-tot "hot dish" this weekend.

Yum. Or anything from this excellent cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/New-Midwestern-Table-Heartland-Recipes/dp/0307954870

My family is from Minnesota, and we ate very well growing up. Probably did a lot more foraging than most too.