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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did not read it all, but OP, your original post was so odd. Your DH said you would cook "something Asian" and you say "I am Asian."

It would have made sense if DH/you had said Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Filipino, Pakistani, Kazakh, or Uzbek, or so on. Folks are offering up dishes from all over Asia, which may not be your culture. Why would you be so deliberately vague? Why not identify the heritage? If you won't, then think about what your mom or grandma made, cut down on spices if need be.

It seems bizarre if, say, your heritage is Indian and you offer up a Chinese (Americanized, no less) or Japanese dish. What would be the point?[/quote]

I think OP kept it vague to avoid being identified just in case. But to your point, why can’t an Indian person cook a Japanese dish? Your premise is ridiculous and smacks of culinary gatekeeping.[/quote]

No, PP is right. If you have to crowd source a recipe because your husband assigned you a cooking assignment you’re not familiar with, and nobody specifically requested, it’s weird. Why not Russian, Peruvian, or French? What difference does it make if it’s new to OP and she doesn’t have a go to recipe? Just make food that people like and keep it simple. Maybe bbq since crosses so many cultures and doesn’t belong to any one in particular.[/quote]

I’ll bite. I have to say that if you’re Asian and not from the Baby Boomer generation, you’re going to be quite open to different Asian cuisines so it doesn’t matter what Asian you are. I’m not saying that you will know how to cook every Asian cuisine, but Vietnamese fish sauce isn’t going to shock someone from Malaysia, for example. [/quote]

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