Rachel and Lina
Creating your own cultural experience is easy. For example, every couple of months or so, Lina, one of my best friends from high school, and I experiment by cooking a new ethnic dish at my parents’ house. As a tradition, my mom buys most of the ingredients from a local grocery store, provides the wine to alleviate the stress, looks at the recipe and sits back while Lina and I cook for her. My sister, Rebecca, always arrives late, but we put her to work immediately. We usually cook a dish and play music from an area traveled to by one of us. This past year, we cooked meals from New Mexico, Morocco, India and Puerto Rico.
This is a fabulous idea. My favorite way to experience another culture is through food. I think that I will try this with my family and invite friends. I was debating a dumpling party for Chinese New Year next year, now I will definitely do it. Thanks for the idea. Keep them coming.
By: Barbara NYC on November 17, 2009
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