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Hank Rogers[_3_]

cshenk wrote:
> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 12:45:36 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
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>>> dsi1 wrote:
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>>>> I understand how it works, I'd just like to see photos of the
>>>> kind of people that buys La Choy. I just can't imagine what that
>>>> would be like.
>>>
>>> Hehehe, it's not actually that horrible, at least in the 60s/70s
>>> when I was a kid. Mom would get it sometimes. Keep in mind Mom
>>> was a lovely person but never a cook. I didn't get it on my own
>>> until a brief time when living in Japan where meat prices can be
>>> astronomical. I found one in the cabinets as we were clearing out
>>> to leave. I see I added Bok Choy, Sesame Oil, a little patis (real
>>> one, made from fish), and shemenji. It's in my recipe database
>>> from then.
>>>
>> My mother was a great cook but she didn't venture out into any
>> 'foreign' cuisine. I'd seen those cans of La Choy on the grocery
>> shelves and of course the picture on the can made it look great so I
>> got curious and bought a can. Had no idea what to expect but in my
>> 21 or 22 year old mind it was good and made me really want to try the
>> Chinese restaurants that soon started to spring up across the city.
>> I soon found out there were a lot more dishes to savor other than
>> 'beef pepper steak.'
>
> It's really adapted for western tastes as well all know, but in the
> 60/70's it might be all you could find outside of a really big city
> with asian food places. It definately doesn't rack up to modern much
> better items in the freezer section. I'm not sure if my store sells it
> as I haven't looked.
>
> I'm far more apt to mix up my own stuff here but I'm pretty sure as a
> college student on a slim paycheck, I got it a few times.
>
> There was another brand, not La Choy, which may be the only one now.
> Not sure of the name. Chun King maybe?
>

Popeye says chun king is long gone now. It was the only chinese
stuff he approved.