Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:15:30 -0400, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:50:17 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article >,
>>>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:08:22 -0700 (PDT), John Kane wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I like the idea now that I know what Sriracha is. I had someone ask
>>>>>> for it at a Chinese buffet and had no idea what she was talking about,
>>>>>> she seemed to think it was Chinese. The chef said if it was, it didn't
>>>>>> exist in Mandarin or Cantonese and that he didn't speak whatever
>>>>>> dialect it came from.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The combinations sounds rather good.
>>>>> Any Asian restaurant - including Indian - that doesn't know what
>>>>> sriracha is, is not a restaurant I'd dine at. I like somewhat
>>>>> authentic food, and they would not be cooking Asian food at these
>>>>> restaurants.
>>>> That's very Eurocentric of you, Steve. Believe it or not, there are a
>>>> whole lot of Asian restaurants that aren't in the US. Probably most of
>>>> the ones that John goes to aren't in the US, since he doesn't live here.
>>>> And, even more astounding, there are Asian restaurants in Asia! And
>>>> they don't all speak, read or write English there, either. And
>>>> "Sriracha Chili Sauce" is an English phrase. If you look at your
>>>> bottle, it probably looks like mine, made by Huy Fong Foods, inc. of the
>>>> Los Angeles, US area. Mine has recognizable writing in English, French
>>>> and Spanish. Then there's all the symbols that I *don't* recognize.
>>> You totally lost me there. It doesn't matter wether you're in
>>> Mexico, Spain, Canada, or Timbuktu - Sriracha, like soy sauce, is
>>> a universal condiment all over SE Asia. I did not mention any
>>> brands.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>> Well, India is not in SE Asian. Nor are Japan and China. China
>> does at least extend into that area, and it abuts SE Asian countries.
>
> I never drew a correlation between India, China Japan, and SE
> Asia. I made two statements:
>
> 1. Any Asian restaurant - including Indian - that doesn't know
> what sriracha is, is not a restaurant I'd dine at.
>
> 2. Sriracha, like soy sauce, is a universal condiment all over SE
> Asia.
>
> I did NOT say it was a universal condiment in Japan or India,
> though they do use it on occasion and should know what it is -
> and not look at the customer they're idiots.
>
> Happy now?
>
> -sw

I must have misread the last part especially, so I apologize. It
has nothing to do with happiness....

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Jean B.