Far from your traditional Rangoon ....Which are not in fact traditional at all .. The Origin of the crab Rangoon dates back to early 1900 's Chinese immigrants that were trying everything they could to turn Americans on to there cuisine ... After many failed attempts they struck gold on the crab Rangoon it became such a good a good marketing scheme that almost every Asian style restaurant has put them on there menu from Thai to Filipino.... Now I don't have a problem in the world with people making a honest living and know one is in a sense at fault in these cases , But these places instead of being true to there heritage are conforming to a mixed American market , and leaving the normal person with of blurred sense of that cultures cuisine.. For example there is no
cream cheese in any oriental market , there is no
chop suey or
chow mein , and you sure as heck don't get a fortune cookie after you eat .. These are all things we automatically associate with Chinese food and not one is in china? .. These are just a few of the foodstuffs that sort of
erk me ... some others
SCAMPI the word scampi in translation refers to a large shrimp or
langoustine in Italian . So every time i hear someone say "shrimp scampi " I hear "shrimp shrimp" Chicken Scampi makes absolutely no culinary sense at all ..
Chai Tea..
chai is not a flavor or a style of tea..
Chai is the Indian word for tea...... It
dosen't just happen on our watch , In Japan They try to replicate Italian spaghetti and marinara using
Udon and ketchup . I guess in a way its a form of Fusion , or a culinary evolution. Either way if you cant beat them join them.. These puppies are stuffed with
Maine lobster knuckle and tail,
togarashi ,chive , and of coarse cream cheese. There served with a sesame
chili sauce and popcorn shoots to add a bitter contrast.
Far from your traditional Rangoon ....Which are not in fact traditional at all .. The Origin of the crab Rangoon dates back to early 1900 's Chinese immigrants that were trying everything they could to turn Americans on to there cuisine ... After many failed attempts they struck gold on the crab Rangoon it became such a good a good marketing scheme that almost every Asian style restaurant has put them on there menu from Thai to Filipino.... Now I don't have a problem in the world with people making a honest living and know one is in a sense at fault in these cases , But these places instead of being true to there heritage are conforming to a mixed American market , and leaving the normal person with of blurred sense of that cultures cuisine.. For example there is no cream cheese in any oriental market , there is no chop suey or chow mein , and you sure as heck don't get a fortune cookie after you eat .. These are all things we automatically associate with Chinese food and not one is in china? .. These are just a few of the foodstuffs that sort of erk me ... some others SCAMPI the word scampi in translation refers to a large shrimp or langoustine in Italian . So every time i hear someone say "shrimp scampi " I hear "shrimp shrimp" Chicken Scampi makes absolutely no culinary sense at all .. Chai Tea.. chai is not a flavor or a style of tea.. Chai is the Indian word for tea...... It dosen't just happen on our watch , In Japan They try to replicate Italian spaghetti and marinara using Udon and ketchup . I guess in a way its a form of Fusion , or a culinary evolution. Either way if you cant beat them join them.. These puppies are stuffed with Maine lobster knuckle and tail, togarashi ,chive , and of coarse cream cheese. There served with a sesame chili sauce and popcorn shoots to add a bitter contrast.
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