Tippi wrote on Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:03:17 -0700 (PDT):

> On Mar 29, 9:32 pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> Is there really any use or explanation for Cheez Whiz in
>> Asian cooking?
>>
> Who says you have to use it in cooking to have it appear in a
> grocery store? Perhaps the older folks are buying for their
> kids, and the younger folks buy it for themselves. It's sold
> in Hong Kong (where I'm from), the Chinese name is "Jee see
> Wei Wei" (means something like top cheese).

Given the popularity of pizza in Hong Kong, I wonder if the percentage
of lactose intolerance there is dreamed up for the occasion (like, it is
suspected a lot of other statistics :-) Of course, it may be the good
medical method, "I'm lactose intolerant and I know I'm normal so it
follows.......".

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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