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My Funny Dining Stories When I First Came to America

Two years ago, I said goodbye to my old friends and packed as much stuff as I could to move to Seattle, including a rick cooker stuffed with several pairs of socks for anti-friction protection. But, the result is it takes one and a half hours to cook. In fact, there are tons of variety of rice cookers we can buy from Asian markets and Amazon. I used to go to Chinese restaurants even though I define myself a foodie. The true reason was I couldn't understand at all those non-visualized menus crammed with unfamiliar vocabularies. I got a trick from one of my friends, "Can I have the same order as that table has, it looks very good." The nightmare started. When the dishes were severed, they were completely not delightful as what I saw from that table. I pretended that the meal was enjoyable when the waiter came to ask, actually, I just swallowed a jalapeno wrapped with bacons or bit a stinky cheese.  I regaled those unforgettable stories with my friends, they taught m

FOB are Hungry.

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Manuel, a young Mexican software engineer, came to the United States in 2015. What to eat and where to eat became his foremost daily challenge. His intermediate English level couldn't fully support him to understand menus, order food, and have a conversation at a local market or restaurants. He even couldn't find authentic Mexican tacos. He missed his mom’s cooking so badly. His parents encouraged him not to give up and they would be his solid back with their unconditional love. Manuel didn't want to let his parents down. He told himself that he would lose this hard-earned opportunity if he couldn't overcome the food challenge. He started learning cooking, asking recipes from his mom. He tried harder to improve his English. He made friends, just like him, FOBs, from different countries. He finally found his way to suit himself into this new land, having a positive attitude and an open mind.  (Read the full story: http://bit.ly/2qM4yhW ) 

My Jalapeño Adventure

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Two years ago, I said goodbye to my old friends and packed as much stuff as I could, moving to America from China. I even brought a rick cooker stuffed with six pairs of cotton socks for anti-friction protection. Unfortunately, it took one and a half hours to cook because I forgot the different voltage in the United States. Then, I knew we could buy it from local Asian markets and Amazon. This was just a beginning of my funny dinning adventure. As a food lover, I loving exploring different restaurants. But, non-visualized menus crammed with unfamiliar food vocabularies blocked my enthusiasm after several awkward ordering experiences at restaurants. So, I took the advice from my friends. One day, we went to a restaurant to celebrate my husband’s birthday. I was looking at the menu to pretend I was hesitating to decide. A couple of minutes later, I said, “Wow, they all look great. It’s hard for me to decide. So, can I try the same dish that table has. It looks tasty,

Seven Lucky dishes for Chinese Lunar New Year

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