[Andromino]

You come here, we'll go get some pickled jellyfish and a nice plate of chicken feet and never have to ask twice.

how about plates of stinky tofu, rabbit head, chicken heart, monkey brain, swallow's spit, whale bone, bear's hand, and cow intestines?

[velichay]

The thing I hate about Chinese restaurants here is that the staff refuse to give me chopsticks or take my order if I order anything that isn't "American Chinese", even after having the same argument at the same restaurant five times. I eat ethnic in the US because I DON'T want to eat bits of chicken wrapped in donut batter. And what's so exotic about beef strips and mushroom wrapped in Chinese pancakes anyway?

I need to clean out my inbox. Sorry about that.

Peter

haha. don't be offended. they don't give me chop sticks unless i ask usually either... and i'm chinese. But usually i don't ask if i'm going to eat off a plate, because of the simple fact it is much easier to use a fork. Chopsticks are only easier with noodles or if you are eating family style.

[letmelogin]

But did she have attractive dog teeth?

Yeah, that was the only redeeming feature above her shoulders (she had some below her shoulders too).

I had similar problems in Chinatown, Philadelphia, but I'm sure NY would be better.

You come here, we'll go get some pickled jellyfish and a nice plate of chicken feet and never have to ask twice. Jellyfish and Chickens feet I've had plenty of. I like chicken's feet. I don't mind Jellyfish but it's a bit too salady.
how about plates of stinky tofu, rabbit head, chicken heart, monkey brain, swallow's spit, whale bone, bear's hand, and cow intestines? I wont eat anything on an endangered list. I have chicken hearts about every time I do yakitori, stinky tofu sounds stinky but OK, I've bad cow intestines but threw up a few hours afterwards because I had been chugging white wine and shochu. I swallow spit to stop myself drooling. I've had rabbit too but not the head.

[LongaDonga]

not really. American supermarkets don't sell stuff u need to cook asian food, you'd have to go to an asian one in the US (korean or chinese). Vice versa too though. You probably can't find stuff you wanna find to cook in india.

Not really. In big (US) cities particularly, you have access to a wide variety of "ethnic" ingredients and spices, even in mainstream supermarkets. It seems they are more difficult to find in other countries.

[AlexDatig]

how about plates of stinky tofu

Easy

rabbit head

Easy

chicken heart

Easy

monkey brain

Not in the US, I think

swallow's spit

Maybe, but it's a "psst, hey buddy..." thing

whale bone

Marine Mammal Protection Act

bear's hand

Yes, but that you'd get in a trailer park in Gresham during bear season.

cow intestines?

C'mon...every culture has it's own versions of chit'lins. The fish-guts stew at Jin Wah is interesting.

[eljugadordepoquer]

C'mon...every culture has it's own versions of chit'lins.

Just got to cook them outside, ewww, stinky.

[Lolita Palmer]

Not really. In big (US) cities particularly, you have access to a wide variety of "ethnic" ingredients and spices, even in mainstream supermarkets. It seems they are more difficult to find in other countries.

not really. mainstream supermarkets here sell stuff average americans would buy. chinese, for example, is by far the minority, so, they don't really care that much what they need. And also the fact that they'll just go to asian supermarkets to get what they need. Supermarkets like safeway carry enough, for example, chinese spices, to satisfy the average white america. Let's just talk about soy sauce. At safeway, i would say there are 2 kinds tops. Try going to a chinese or korean supermarket, especially chinese, there are probably around 20-30 kinds, different brands and different types. I've lived in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and DC, and this is true for all those cities.

to be fair, if you are in taiwan or something, you probably will only find one kind of cheese. But, 99% of the taiwanese popluation won't use cheese to cook anything, so it doesn't really matter. And you won't find anything you need to make a decent spaghetti sauce.

Also, i have heard countless complains from my european friends about how they can't find decent coffee or cheese or chocolate anywhere in america. They say our cheese isn't even cheese.

[HRS1H7gO]

how about plates of stinky tofu, rabbit head, chicken heart, monkey brain, swallow's spit, whale bone, bear's hand, and cow intestines?

Hot dogs?

[jamisi]

I've lived in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and DC, and this is true for all those cities.

Try New York and Honolulu sometime. Great variety there, brah. To be fair, nothing mainstream's as diverse in a single given ethnic food as a single store specializing in one nation or ethnicity, but I've found it to be more diverse than what Tescos in major European cities offer. But I tend to gravitate toward major cities and communities with a diverse community. Quite simply, the food industry will cater to their demographics.

But it seems we have completely different experiences and the world is a big place. It sounds as if you've had quite a bit of experience especially in Asia and Taiwan, while I have seen India and Iran and to some degree, Western and Central Europe.

[Hamucevasiop]

Is there some runaway production line in Japan pumping out girls with no circuitry between their brains and mouths?

I think it is related with DOB. From 1970 as you get closer to 1980 the IQ and level of common sense just plummits. After 1980,... well it's a wonder that they don't communicate in grunts.