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Post by hank on May 8, 2013 15:37:55 GMT -5
Carasdad, You forgot the fourchun cookie.  Dave No..Fortune cookies are not really Chinese..just as Pizza is not really Italian. Both were invented by Americans in New York City...yup.. Hi Glenn Your partially correct on the fortune cookies Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States and some other countries, but are absent in China. The exact provenance of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century, basing their recipe on a traditional Japanese cracker. Fortune cookies have been summarized as being "introduced by the Japanese, popularized by the Chinese, but ultimately ... consumed by Americans." Way off on the Pizza Considered a peasant's meal in Italy for centuries we cannot say who invented the very first pizza pie. Food historians agree that pizza like dishes were eaten by many peoples in the Mediterranean including the Greeks and Egyptians. However, modern pizza has been attributed to baker Raffaele Esposito of Naples. In 1889, Esposito who owned a restaurant called the Pizzeria di Pietro baked what he called "pizza" especially for the visit of Italian King Umberto I and Queen Margherita. Take care and ride safely dear friend Yours Hank |
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Post by carasdad on May 8, 2013 20:24:42 GMT -5
No..Fortune cookies are not really Chinese..just as Pizza is not really Italian. Both were invented by Americans in New York City...yup.. Hi Glenn Your partially correct on the fortune cookies Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States and some other countries, but are absent in China. The exact provenance of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century, basing their recipe on a traditional Japanese cracker. Fortune cookies have been summarized as being "introduced by the Japanese, popularized by the Chinese, but ultimately ... consumed by Americans." Way off on the Pizza Considered a peasant's meal in Italy for centuries we cannot say who invented the very first pizza pie. Food historians agree that pizza like dishes were eaten by many peoples in the Mediterranean including the Greeks and Egyptians. However, modern pizza has been attributed to baker Raffaele Esposito of Naples. In 1889, Esposito who owned a restaurant called the Pizzeria di Pietro baked what he called "pizza" especially for the visit of Italian King Umberto I and Queen Margherita. Take care and ride safely dear friend Yours Hank Thanks for clarifying...it only goes to prove..all we read on the net is not true. Darn New Yorkers trying to take credit for both..  But ex military as you are too...Pizza in Italy is a bit different than American Pizza. In Sigonella and Naples I would not eat the Pizza...it had bizzarre stuff on it I have never seen or heard of. I love fish..eat it literally on a daily basis..hence a total cholesterol of 102.. HOWEVER..who in their right mind puts fish or any other seafood on Pizza?.. Then ya got Calzone...I mean ? If you want that..just buy a Pizza and fold it in half....same thing. Main thing I did not like about Italy...the food NEVER stops...they just keep bringing you more...and seem to take it as an insult if you say you are full...or don't want anymore. Meanwhile...over in America at a restaurant...you family is being served as little as possible...costing as much as possible..  |
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Post by dragonsparks on May 12, 2013 12:12:40 GMT -5
No..Fortune cookies are not really Chinese..just as Pizza is not really Italian. Both were invented by Americans in New York City...yup.. Hi Glenn Your partially correct on the fortune cookies Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States and some other countries, but are absent in China. The exact provenance of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century, basing their recipe on a traditional Japanese cracker. Fortune cookies have been summarized as being "introduced by the Japanese, popularized by the Chinese, but ultimately ... consumed by Americans." Way off on the Pizza Considered a peasant's meal in Italy for centuries we cannot say who invented the very first pizza pie. Food historians agree that pizza like dishes were eaten by many peoples in the Mediterranean including the Greeks and Egyptians. However, modern pizza has been attributed to baker Raffaele Esposito of Naples. In 1889, Esposito who owned a restaurant called the Pizzeria di Pietro baked what he called "pizza" especially for the visit of Italian King Umberto I and Queen Margherita. Take care and ride safely dear friend Yours Hank Hank Have you been hanging out with Alton Brown on Good eats??? LOL. Thanks Dave |
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Post by spandi on May 12, 2013 13:03:36 GMT -5
I think Chop Suey is in the same category. Thought of as Chinese but really invented in the good old USA.
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Post by larry001964 on May 12, 2013 18:44:47 GMT -5
I ride a Chinese scooter because according to CE, I have mastered Chinese scooter art, and em worthy  |
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Post by Skunk Shampoo on May 12, 2013 22:12:40 GMT -5
Hirarious and most noble ;D
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Post by scootnwinn on May 12, 2013 22:56:08 GMT -5
Which part?
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Post by spandi on May 13, 2013 8:57:38 GMT -5
I ride a Chinese scooter because according to CE, I have mastered Chinese scooter art, and em worthy  Grasshopper, if you can snatch the roller weight from my hand you will have learned. |
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Post by larry001964 on May 13, 2013 9:22:01 GMT -5
LMAF good one spandi, but can not snatch roller with out first eating fortune cookie... |
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Post by spandi on May 13, 2013 9:44:03 GMT -5
Glad you enjoyed it larry. (and the fortune cookie too.)
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Post by carasdad on May 13, 2013 9:56:24 GMT -5
I think Chop Suey is in the same category. Thought of as Chinese but really invented in the good old USA. Yup...Chop Suey...not Chinese. Know what really annoyed me in Asian countries while in the Military..was having a 4 yo trying to teach me to use chopsticks. That takes forever with Rice...and the kid prolly thought I was an idiot cause I always carried an MRE spoon with me to eat. As somebody mentioned above..if I was in the market for a new scoot..Znen from Bintelli would be it. The Cadillac of scoots. |
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Post by spandi on May 13, 2013 10:14:55 GMT -5
That's why Chinese rice is so sticky, so you can pick it up in a lump, and you ride a Chinese scoot and can't use chopsticks? You go now your shame too great! |
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Post by urbanmadness on May 13, 2013 10:30:50 GMT -5
I think I'd rather be a Scooter Jedi master.... Even tho I do know how to adjust valves.... (I adjust mine with chopsticks)... Funny tho, I do call my scooter, "The Fortune cookie"....
I leanred to use chopsticks in high school. I learned from a Japanese cheerleader (talk about motivation)...
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Post by larry001964 on May 13, 2013 10:47:03 GMT -5
Grasshopper eat fortune cookie, fortune cookie say "Man who catch fly with chop sticks have too much time, buy scooter today".
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Post by urbanmadness on May 13, 2013 10:57:57 GMT -5
I should have a fake fortune made, and hang it out the seat.... LOL
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