"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:54:15 -0800, sf > wrote:
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>>On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:27:47 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
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> I was
>>> trying to think of solely American/US products that reflect our food
>>> interests.
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>>The problem is that our "American" tastes are so broad - some of it
>>reflects where our family originated from, but a lot of it reflects
>>the immigrants who live in the immediate area and the cultures they
>>identify with. snip
>
> My step daughter has neighbors and relatives of every kind and
> utilizes recipes from them all. That does mean that she must range
> far and wide to pick up ingredients. They aren't all in her closest
> supermarket. I do envy that. We are just beginning to get a wider
> spread on what used to be 'Chinese' food. You know, a couple of
> different kinds of soy sauce and some cans of water chestnuts. The
> population of our city is changing dramatically.
> Janet US

We have a very large Asian population here so you'll find a lot of that
stuff here.