computersputin
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Lol im half kidding, but i hate durian
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I saw their story on IG, need that durian flavor to come to SoCal for curiosity sake 
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Durian 
moe200069
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strongly disliked durian growing up.. wasn’t until i had refrigerated and chilled durian in Cambodia that i realized how smack it was. i suddenly understood why my mom would get hysterically excited when durian season came to chinatown
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Durian in Cambodia was definitely the best I had as well
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I’m dreading going back to Indonesia because my girl’s family insists on making me try durian there. “You haven’t tried Indonesian durian yet, it’s the best!” No thanks! The smell alone makes me want to puke, and the flavor isn’t much better either IMO, even when it’s in cake or ice cream form.
I know people either love or hate durian, but there’s a reason why the fruit is banned at many indoor places and public transportation throughout Asia
I know people either love or hate durian, but there’s a reason why the fruit is banned at many indoor places and public transportation throughout Asia
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I know it's known to be that stank fruit but the smell never bothered me. For Southeast Asians, if you can handle fish sauce though durian is a breeze. Cambodian pahok and Lao padaek is 10X's worse smell wise.I’m dreading going back to Indonesia because my girl’s family insists on making me try durian there. “You haven’t tried Indonesian durian yet, it’s the best!” No thanks! The smell alone makes me want to puke, and the flavor isn’t much better either IMO, even when it’s in cake or ice cream form.
I know people either love or hate durian, but there’s a reason why the fruit is banned at many indoor places and public transportation throughout Asia
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Not sure about this. I can sip fish sauce no problem all day but Durian I’m not so sure.
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I appreciate that Jeremy and Linsanity proved that Asians could ball on the biggest stage in the “Mecca of basketball”, he didn’t have to drop that 38 on my Lakers
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I appreciate that Jeremy and Linsanity proved that Asians could ball on the biggest stage in the “Mecca of basketball”, he didn’t have to drop that 38 on my Lakers
Classic
moe200069
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for anyone on the fence about durian, try these with your next cup of coffee *chef’s kiss*
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I use a reasonable amount of fish sauce in a bunch of my cooking, but padaek is just awful to me. Lao people are some of the friendliest and most hospitable people on earth, but when my Lao friends’ families serve me padaek my instincts tell me they hate me, and I have to force myself to override that feeling.
Most other Lao food is
though. I haven’t tried Cambodian pahok, but IMO the Cambodian equivalent of pho (I’d like to say it’s spelled kathiew but I’m not 100% sure) is the GOAT pho. I’m not sure if the recipe is generally supposed to be the same as Vietnamese pho, but at least the way my Cambodian friends’ parents make it, it has a lot more flavor
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Padaek smells really bad, no lie. But if you're a fan of papaya salad it's one of those ingredients that you have to have on it (for me at least). When I was living in Cali, I've only ever had it Thai style where they only used fish sauce. I started hanging out with a lot of Lao people when I moved to Texas and they put me on their Lao style papaya salad. Cant ever eat it any other style now. Lao folks are some of the most welcoming people I've ever met also. That's how I ended up knocking one upI use a reasonable amount of fish sauce in a bunch of my cooking, but padaek is just awful to me. Lao people are some of the friendliest and most hospitable people on earth, but when my Lao friends’ families serve me padaek my instincts tell me they hate me, and I have to force myself to override that feeling.
Most other Lao food is
I'm not a fan of pahok and I'm Cambodian. I remember my aunts and uncles would microwave it to eat with steak and it would stank up the whole house. I still cant get past that til today. I spell kathiew the same way and I do prefer it over Vietnamese pho. I go over to my parents once a week for it. My mom throws oxtail in her recipe, game changer.
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LOL. A lot of my friends are the same way
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Durian puffs FTW
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Padaek smells really bad, no lie. But if you're a fan of papaya salad it's one of those ingredients that you have to have on it (for me at least). When I was living in Cali, I've only ever had it Thai style where they only used fish sauce. I started hanging out with a lot of Lao people when I moved to Texas and they put me on their Lao style papaya salad. Cant ever eat it any other style now. Lao folks are some of the most welcoming people I've ever met also. That's how I ended up knocking one up
I'm not a fan of pahok and I'm Cambodian. I remember my aunts and uncles would microwave it to eat with steak and it would stank up the whole house. I still cant get past that til today. I spell kathiew the same way and I do prefer it over Vietnamese pho. I go over to my parents once a week for it. My mom throws oxtail in her recipe, game changer.
I know people from Cali love to hate on Fresno, but I actually liked going there once in a while just because of the widespread Lao culture and their hospitality. I swear, as soon as my Lao friend introduced me to someone in his family or friend circle, it meant immediate nonstop Hennessy/1738 shots, giant portions of food, forcing me to join karaoke and Lao style dancing, future invitations,etc. as if they’d known me for years. Events like Lao New Year was always
They make one of the worst cities feel like a second home
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You should see how my friends are in Saginaw TX. If you've ever been to a Lao New Year festival, there ain't nothing like the one they have over here. It gets more and more popular every year too. They do parades on a Sunday. If you ever come, just prepare to do nothing for a couple days for recovery.I know people from Cali love to hate on Fresno, but I actually liked going there once in a while just because of Lao culture. I swear, as soon as my Lao friend introduced me to someone in his family or friend circle, it meant immediate nonstop Hennessy/1738 shots, giant portions of food, forcing me to join karaoke, future invitations,etc. as if they’d known me for years. They make one of the worst cities feel like a second home
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You quoted me right before I edited my post to talk about Lao New Year events-I can’t hang like that anymore, but I used to be drunk and food coma’d out for entire weekends when I used to hit them up
I’m pretty sure I still can’t drink cognac without wanting to puke because of those days
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We had that Henny drought for a while and I switched to tequila, I'm liking it more these days. It's also still hard to find VSOP, we don't drink that VS sh*t LOLYou quoted me right before I edited my post to talk about Lao New Year events-I can’t hang like that anymore, but I used to be drunk and food coma’d out for entire weekends when I used to hit them up
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San Diego officially apologizes for supporting Japanese American incarceration during WWII
San Diego officially apologizes for supporting Japanese American incarceration during WWII
San Diego apologized and announced the revocation of a resolution that supported the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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- The San Diego City Council officially apologized to the Japanese American community and passed a resolution that rescinded Resolution 76068 on Tuesday.
- “The Council of the City of San Diego apologizes to all people of Japanese ancestry for its past actions in support of the unjust exclusion, removal, and incarceration of Japanese Americas [sic] and residents of Japanese ancestry during World War II, and for its failure to support and defend the civil rights and civil liberties of these individuals during this period,” the apology read.
- Resolution 76068, which ordered the FBI to forcibly remove residents of Japanese descent from the county and transfer them to the 10 concentration camps in the western part of the U.S., came into effect after then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 9066 (E.O. 9066) on Feb. 19, 1942.
- More than 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and transferred to the concentration camps in the western U.S. and Arkansas weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Among those were 1,900 San Diego residents of Japanese descent.
- “It is incredibly important that we identify the racist acts of the past and injustices of the past and address them head-on,” Council President Sean Elo-Rivera said. “We can acknowledge the wrong that the city committed.”
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Boston Globe under fire for using slain Asians’ image in op-ed on whether Asians benefit from ‘whiteness’
Boston Globe under fire for using slain Asians’ image in op-ed on whether Asians benefit from ‘whiteness’
The Boston Globe has come under fire for using an image that features Asian victims of violence — with the late Michelle Go at the center — in an opinion piece that questions whether Asians are victims of racism or beneficiaries of white privilege. The newspaper originally published a cover...
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- The Boston Globe has come under fire for using an image that features Asian victims of violence in an op-ed that questions whether Asians are victims of racism or beneficiaries of white privilege.
- The newspaper originally published a cover image of anti-affirmative action protesters, but the author of the article, Natasha Warikoo, asked to have it changed.
- It’s unclear who exactly chose the replacement, which now shows illustrated portraits of the late Michelle Go, Vicha Ratanapakdee and other Asian victims of violence.
- Designer Jonathan D. Chang, who illustrated the portraits, was among those who criticized the cover choice, writing “What the f*ck?”
- Others took offense directly to Warikoo’s writing, with one accusing her of being racist herself.
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Boston Globe under fire for using slain Asians’ image in op-ed on whether Asians benefit from ‘whiteness’
Boston Globe under fire for using slain Asians’ image in op-ed on whether Asians benefit from ‘whiteness’
The Boston Globe has come under fire for using an image that features Asian victims of violence — with the late Michelle Go at the center — in an opinion piece that questions whether Asians are victims of racism or beneficiaries of white privilege. The newspaper originally published a cover...nextshark.com
The Boston Globe has come under fire for using an image that features Asian victims of violence — with the late Michelle Go at the center — in an opinion piece that questions whether Asians are victims of racism or beneficiaries of white privilege.
- The Boston Globe has come under fire for using an image that features Asian victims of violence in an op-ed that questions whether Asians are victims of racism or beneficiaries of white privilege.
- The newspaper originally published a cover image of anti-affirmative action protesters, but the author of the article, Natasha Warikoo, asked to have it changed.
- It’s unclear who exactly chose the replacement, which now shows illustrated portraits of the late Michelle Go, Vicha Ratanapakdee and other Asian victims of violence.
- Designer Jonathan D. Chang, who illustrated the portraits, was among those who criticized the cover choice, writing “What the f*ck?”
- Others took offense directly to Warikoo’s writing, with one accusing her of being racist herself.
Pretty on-brand for Boston. Glad the writer caught it and shut it down herself.
computersputin
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Belle Mariano becomes first Filipino woman to win Outstanding Asian Star at Seoul Drama Awards
Actor Belle Mariano became the first Filipino woman to win Outstanding Asian Star at the Seoul International Drama Awards on Thursday.
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Sir, how dare you!
