This is especially fascinating to me because. . . isn't carbonara an Italian dish?? I didn't think French people would have such strong opinions on another culture's cuisine!
My family is actually Chinese (I'm Chinese-American), so I always had a proper reverence for food growing up. It's funny, now, to see Americans finally catching up to where my family already was. For instance, my family's always been really into organic meat--not because they're concerned about ethics or sustainability, but because it just tastes better. They hate American chicken because it's tasteless. I had no idea what they were talking about until I started eating (super expensive) organic free-range chicken, and then one day I ate some chicken from a bad chain restaurant and it was like, omg, do people really think chicken is supposed to taste like this? This is just. . . sad.
So yeah, hahaha, I really don't know what people do when they get together besides eat??? When people come to visit from out of town I basically plan their itinerary around restaurants. Who cares what we do between meals? WE CAN WATCH TOP CHEF. Or we can go to a museum, I guess. That's fine, as long as we still make our reservation.
BUT YES HOORAY. \o/ I suspect you're a bit more of a foodie than I am, but you have a head start due to, like, being French.
Oh! Actually, maybe you're a good person to ask: I picked up a beef tongue at the farmers market the other day, but I have never cooked tongue before. Do you have any recommendations?
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My family is actually Chinese (I'm Chinese-American), so I always had a proper reverence for food growing up. It's funny, now, to see Americans finally catching up to where my family already was. For instance, my family's always been really into organic meat--not because they're concerned about ethics or sustainability, but because it just tastes better. They hate American chicken because it's tasteless. I had no idea what they were talking about until I started eating (super expensive) organic free-range chicken, and then one day I ate some chicken from a bad chain restaurant and it was like, omg, do people really think chicken is supposed to taste like this? This is just. . . sad.
So yeah, hahaha, I really don't know what people do when they get together besides eat??? When people come to visit from out of town I basically plan their itinerary around restaurants. Who cares what we do between meals? WE CAN WATCH TOP CHEF. Or we can go to a museum, I guess. That's fine, as long as we still make our reservation.
BUT YES HOORAY. \o/ I suspect you're a bit more of a foodie than I am, but you have a head start due to, like, being French.
Oh! Actually, maybe you're a good person to ask: I picked up a beef tongue at the farmers market the other day, but I have never cooked tongue before. Do you have any recommendations?