Thoughts: Chinese Innovation: One of life's great dilemmas has always been "what to serve?"... Many of us love to indulge our snobbish sides and pig out on a tray of succulent sushi...

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

One of life's great dilemmas has always been "what to serve?"...

Many of us love to indulge our snobbish sides and pig out on a tray of succulent sushi... Fresh cut slices of raw fish, lightly braised with a layer of soy sauce, and just a flutter of wusabi...

On the other hand, potato chips rock... Crispy, crunchy, greasy bits of heaven... Perfect for any occasion and always "fresh"...

So what does one do when hosting a sophisticated gathering for one's poker buddies?

Does one go the cheap way and set out a couple bowls of chips and dip? Or does one set up an elaborate se******n of raw fish on rice?

The embarrassment of setting a bowl of chips down on the table when one's poker buddies have already gotten their chopsticks ready is not easily lived down....(and may result in them refusing to pay their IOU's

)...

Enter the Chinese... A culture always aware of the value of "face".... Always thinking outside of the box... Ensuring that a responsible host is ready for any situation that may arise...

Common_Sense_Matters

Canuckus Deploracus wrote:

One of life's great dilemmas has always been "... (show quote)

I prefer my fish cooked, not a big fan of soy sauce and have never tried wusabi, I guess I'd have to say, give me the good old fashioned chips, you can keep the sushi chips.

Kevyn

Canuckus Deploracus wrote:

One of life's great dilemmas has always been "... (show quote)

Good for them, this is the way to bring China to her knees, good old American garbage food with an Asian twist. They will be portly and too sluggish to function in a generation.

Iliamna1

I like to serve a tray of asparagus wrapped with prosciutto and with devilled eggs. Of course, there's always a snack tray with sliced cheeses and various c*****rs, chile con queso with sausage to go with corn chips and avocado dip. For a big party, stuffed jalapeno peppers wrapped with bacon (but we are talking about Texans).

Iamdjchrys Loc: Decatur, Texas

Iliamna1 wrote:

I like to serve a tray of asparagus wrapped with prosciutto and with devilled eggs. Of course, there's always a snack tray with sliced cheeses and various c*****rs, chile con queso with sausage to go with corn chips and avocado dip. For a big party, stuffed jalapeno peppers wrapped with bacon (but we are talking about Texans).

Wow, I'm coming to your house for poker and asparagus! What a great spread

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Iliamna1 wrote:

I like to serve a tray of asparagus wrapped with prosciutto and with devilled eggs. Of course, there's always a snack tray with sliced cheeses and various c*****rs, chile con queso with sausage to go with corn chips and avocado dip. For a big party, stuffed jalapeno peppers wrapped with bacon (but we are talking about Texans).

Naturally, being a Texan, you had me at "stuffed chile con queso with sausage to go with corn chips and avocado dip," and "stuffed jalapeno peppers wrapped with bacon."

When & where, Iliamna

I'm already in Texas.

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Getting to Florida would be a stretch.

)

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Canuckus Deploracus wrote:

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CD, a thoughtful host would bring the party/poker game/snacks to Central Texas.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Just give me some extra sharp Cheddar---summer sausage---soda c*****rs and a beer.

Rose42

Iliamna1 wrote:

I like to serve a tray of asparagus wrapped with prosciutto and with devilled eggs. Of course, there's always a snack tray with sliced cheeses and various c*****rs, chile con queso with sausage to go with corn chips and avocado dip. For a big party, stuffed jalapeno peppers wrapped with bacon (but we are talking about Texans).

That all sounds good.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Coos Bay Tom wrote:

Just give me some extra sharp Cheddar---summer sausage---soda c*****rs and a beer.

Many a time, I've enjoyed that combination

Iliamna1

slatten49 wrote:

Naturally, being a Texan, you had me at "stuf... (show quote)

For many years after graduation from UT, there was a group of us that got together to watch the Longhorn football games on TV and I nearly always brought the cakes. I found cake molds, one shaped like a football helmet and the other like a football. I'd make white cakes with orange frosting and used a longhorn cookie cutter to put a white longhorn frosted area in the middle. We had a lot of fun. Now I live here in Florida and there aren't many longhorns around. 'Sigh'

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

slatten49 wrote:

Many a time, I've enjoyed that combination

Yep none of that fru fru stuff for me but I do like caviar. A casino up north of here has it at their buffet.

Common_Sense_Matters

Iliamna1 wrote:

I like to serve a tray of asparagus wrapped with prosciutto and with devilled eggs. Of course, there's always a snack tray with sliced cheeses and various c*****rs, chile con queso with sausage to go with corn chips and avocado dip. For a big party, stuffed jalapeno peppers wrapped with bacon (but we are talking about Texans).

What? No meats for the c*****rs and cheese? I'm storming out and taking the chile con queso and the wrapped peppers with me, I'll need a snack on the way to the next event.

Iliamna1

Common_Sense_Matters wrote:

What? No meats for the c*****rs and cheese? I'm storming out and taking the chile con queso and the wrapped peppers with me, I'll need a snack on the way to the next event.

Would cerviche suffice? I make mine with a combination of shrimp and haddock. Would you stay then?

Iliamna1

Common_Sense_Matters wrote:

What? No meats for the c*****rs and cheese? I'm storming out and taking the chile con queso and the wrapped peppers with me, I'll need a snack on the way to the next event.

And by the way, prosciutto is Italian bacon, which is a meat.