blake murphy wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:49:46 -0600, Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> > l, not -l wrote:
> >
> >> On 29-Mar-2009, Sqwertz > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Why is it that two of the biggest Asian grocers in town carry Cheez
> >>> Whiz? 2 types (regular and light), 2 sizes (large and larger), and
> >>> one cheaper knock-off brand.
> >>>
> >>> This has always baffled me. One store has a good 8 sqft of shelf
> >>> space devoted to Cheez Whiz, and the display always looks recently
> >>> picked over - as if several dozen people have already bought some
> >>> that day. It sits there right in between packages of pickled
> >>> diakon, miso paste, fried tofu, kimchi, and fake meat products.
> >>>
> >>> My only explanation that it's the only White food in the store. They
> >>> put it there just for the gringos who are baffled by all the other
> >>> weird shit on the shelves.
> >>>
> >>> Is there really any use or explanation for Cheez Whiz in Asian
> >>> cooking?
> >>
> >> Any SPAM in those stores? If so, perhaps the Cheez Whiz is also an
> > artifact
> >> of US occupation of many Pacific Islands during and after WWII.
> >>
> >
> > My Pilipino - owned corner store here in Chicawgo has plenty of Spam -
like
> > stuff on offer, it's all imported from the Philippines...
> >
> > IME Pilipinos are an ethnic group that tries to assimilate as fast as
they
> > can into the US mainstream, they have a desire to be "real Americans".
> > Maybe this is reflected in the Cheez Whiz thang, I see plenty of
Philippine
> > analogues to US junk food on the shelves of some of their stores...
>
> they're not 'real americans' unless they spray the cheese directly into
> their mouths.


Boy, now I am *really* konfused...!!!


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Greg

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