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Default Fancy fish sauce and that extinct Roman treasure, silphium

On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 11:39:19 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
> > No one here seems to appreciate anything other than the food of
> > english-slang speakers.

>
> My guess is that most people here are just plain picky. They dislike more
> foods than they like. I'm mostly interested in non-American foods. I'm
> drinking a Pepsi Special right now. It has been recognized by the Japanese
> government as being useful for people with high blood pressure and heart
> disease. It must be magical. Here's a little clip about the relationship
> between Hawaiians and food.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXyW_EMiiOg
> ===
>
> Thanks I enjoyed that))

I have always been interested in food and culture. Understanding a culture helps you understand their foods. If that guy was Korean instead of Hawaiian, he'd be using scissors to cut the taro instead of a knife. He wouldn't be cooking on a beach either.