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

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't and just cook something you know they will eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about a can of La Choy Chop Suey?

The goal isn’t to make them decide they dislike Asian food.

[Anonymous]

3 cup chicken. Super easy.


https://thewoksoflife.com/three-cup-chicken-san-bei-ji/

[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?

Ok why did your DH volunteer you for this? Hope he will be your sous chef. Maybe just buy a bottle of Trader Joe’s teriyaki sauce and cook a plain chicken veg stir fry.

[Anonymous]

Shrimp pad Thai

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3 cup chicken. Super easy.


https://thewoksoflife.com/three-cup-chicken-san-bei-ji/

If they’re in the Midwest, I doubt OP will easily find Thai basil for this dish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3 cup chicken. Super easy.


https://thewoksoflife.com/three-cup-chicken-san-bei-ji/

If they’re in the Midwest, I doubt OP will easily find Thai basil for this dish.

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[Anonymous]

NYT has a good Galbi recipe with rice and lettuce as a wrapper (Korean-Style Short Ribs). I can’t imagine it being a stretch for any meat-and-potatoes midwesterners.

[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?

What type of Asian are you? And why are you letting your husband volunteer you like this?

[Anonymous]

OP hasn’t said if she’s Chinese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Laotian, Cambodian, Indonesian, South Asian……..

[Anonymous]

I’m smelling troll.

[Anonymous]

Chicken teriyaki skewers, egg rolls/spring rolls, fried rice, tempura onion rings, grilled pineapple, fried wontons

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP hasn’t said if she’s Chinese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Laotian, Cambodian, Indonesian, South Asian……..

It's all the same to her Americana loving fried food "white bread Midwestern inlaws".

She might as well just order Uber eats fro PF Chang and call it a night.

[Anonymous]

Chicken skewers with a peanut dipping sauce
Fried rice w/basics (chicken, carrots, egg)
Teriyaki chicken and noodles
Pork dumplings (fried or steamed)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Korean bbq

+1 most people like Korean bbq. I know one white guy who doesn't like it that much. I know.. crazy.

Korean fried chicken is also pretty yummy. I would just get take out.