Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> > Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> >> "Cheri" wrote in message news > > >
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> >>> What kind of dip? Not just dried onion soup I am sure ;-)
> > >
> >> Just mix a package with sour cream, very simple and a recipe from
> >> the 50's I think, but my kids love it and it's something that's
> >> always here for holidays. If you make your own, I think you could
> >> just add to taste with the sour cream. Here it is in two envelopes
> >> per package, and I use one envelope for the dip.
> > >
> >> Cheri
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> >> ==
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> >> Ahh so the onion soup mix is mixed in with sour cream! Thanks)
> > >
> >> Mine isn't in envelopes, so I guess I would just do as you say, add
> >> to taste
> > >
> >> What do you dip into it?
> >
> > Anything. Chips, veggies, chicken wings even. When we do a group
> > meal (neighbors in as guests), we have it on a center spot with a
> > spoon and you dip out what you want to a personal dipping bowl at
> > your end and use as you like.
> >
> > Carol
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> > ==
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> > I have noticed that Usians have a lot of dipping pots on the table.
> > It's not something I do
>
> I think it's a 'melting pot nation' effect. So many traditions from so
> many places, you'll see just about all of them in one area or another.
> It's probably also related to what is called 'family style eating'
> (also called Farm style) where the plates are loaded at the table from
> central larger bowls and plates.
>
> If you've seen the movie 'Twister' then the team of Twister chasers
> stop with a family friend and she feeds the team in classic family
> style. They don't have any actual dipping pots at that one, but I bet
> if she served hot wings as an option, you'd have seen a dipping pot of
> blue cheese dressing or something else like a sour cream buttermilk
> one with spices.
>
> If you fix a 'Mexican' type of meal, almost sure to have at least one
> type of chip dip (Tomato salsa and often a sourcream and buttermilk
> alternative with green chiles at least here).
>
> Japanese meal? Individual dipping bowls for Soy sauce (and similar
> items) to 'fill as you like'. (It's rude there to pour soy sauce on a
> dish unless it's fast food and the sauce was in a packet, instead you
> dip your chopsick of food into the individual bowl).
>
> There's some others too that are native American and involve more of a
> 'dipping spice' where you add your own from a central bowl to your
> dish. I think there are other cultures that do that too. It's more
> elaborate than a salt cellar ;-). I seem to recall India does
> something like that? Little dishes of bird peppers and such where you
> add your desired amount to your food from a central dish.
>
> Anyways, hope that helps! Not all here will have seen all those
> variations but there's close to 100% chance all have seen at least one
> of them.
>
> Carol
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> Yes, in India they all serve themselves from dishes, but it is the
> dips I was thinking of. Thanks anyway

No probelm and i may have misunderstood you too. Our various dips
(that we would call dips) tend to be party stuff before dinner. Then
there are others with dinner.

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