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Re: Looking for Huge Portions

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From: Peter L
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 21:10
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"Gerry" <222ggg@spam.really.sucks> wrote in message
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> In article <c66d0n$8hb22$1@ID-226616.news.uni-berlin.de>, Peter L
> <peterl68@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Portions in most Asian countries are much smaller than the US, esp. the
> > amount of meat we eat here.  I have entertained many visitors from China
and
> > they universally dislike a large piece of meat on their plates, esp. a
piece
> > of meat not well done.  Japanese are the only Asians I know who like raw
> > food.
>
> Most folks eat raw vegetables and fruits and other stuff.  I'm sure
> when you say Japanese are teh only Asians who like raw food you mean
> "like raw fish".
>

No I mean raw fish, meat and veggie.  I know raw vegetable is not popular in
China and most southeast Asian countries (save, maybe, Thailand).

> I think as fashion disseminates,Unitedstatesian are not alone in trying
> foods from other parts of the world.  Sophisticated/urban Chinese and
> Arab and Africans all try and like food from other cultures.
>

Sophisticated urban Chinese including a large portion of Hong Kong Chinese,
don't like raw vegetables.

> --
> First they gerrymander us into one-party fiefs. Then they tell us they
only
> care about the swing districts. Then they complain about voter apathy.
>  -- Gail Collins
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From: "Peter L" <peterl68@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Looking for Huge Portions
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