Chinese guests for dinner?!
I am having some friends over for dinner, they are from China and her parents are visiting and I decided to invite them over!. I know her mother is not eating meat, but her dad does!. What should I cook!? I would like to surprise them with something, I will probably cook few types of food, but I want them to at least enjoy one meal!.
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Answers:
Make mabo tofu for the vegetarian in the family!. Chicken with cashews is good and not difficult to prepare!. Have plenty of real rice (not instant)!. If you can get to a Chinese grocery store and get some jasmine rice, that would be great!. They will also have the sauce for the mabo tofu!. My MIL makes lots of dishes for dinner, she will make shrimp in soy sauce along with a beef, pork or chicken dish!. Chinese dinners have 5-6 items where everyone take a little of everything!. A soup would be great, egg drop soup is very easy to make, or just toss together a light soup with chicken broth, tofu, snow peas and mushrooms!. You can also use chicken meat but the tofu will make it appealing to the vegetarian mother!.
Chinese also love fresh fruit!. Serve fresh fruit for dessert!. The things Americans consider a typical dessert (pie, cake, ice cream) are too sweet for most Chinese tastes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Chinese also love fresh fruit!. Serve fresh fruit for dessert!. The things Americans consider a typical dessert (pie, cake, ice cream) are too sweet for most Chinese tastes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I think you should treat them to good ol' American cooking!. All the parents know about American food is probably McDonald's and pizza (hmph)!. Other than the mom not eating meat, they are probably not overly picky!.
How about:
BBQ Ribs & Chicken
BBQ Baked Beans
Green Beans
Potato Salad
Roast Pork Tenderloin
Scalloped Potatoes
Asparagus w/ Hollandaise Sauce
Sauteed Cabbage (not overcooked)
Stewed Apples (sometimes called "fried" apples)
Whole Roasted Chicken
Roasted New Potatoes, Carrots, & Croutons
Green Salad w/ lots of fresh veggies in it
Mac & Cheese
Fried Fish
French Fries
Cole Slaw
Hushpuppies
Corn on the CobWww@FoodAQ@Com
How about:
BBQ Ribs & Chicken
BBQ Baked Beans
Green Beans
Potato Salad
Roast Pork Tenderloin
Scalloped Potatoes
Asparagus w/ Hollandaise Sauce
Sauteed Cabbage (not overcooked)
Stewed Apples (sometimes called "fried" apples)
Whole Roasted Chicken
Roasted New Potatoes, Carrots, & Croutons
Green Salad w/ lots of fresh veggies in it
Mac & Cheese
Fried Fish
French Fries
Cole Slaw
Hushpuppies
Corn on the CobWww@FoodAQ@Com
I agree don't make chinese!.!.!.
try this!.!.!.add ground beef to some or not!.!.!.
Stuffed Zucchini
Ingredients
4 zucchini
2 2/3 tablespoons onions, minced
2 2/3 tablespoons garlic, minced
4 tablespoons butter
1 1/3 cups soft breadcrumbs
2/3 cup tomato, cooked
salt and pepper
parmesan cheese, optional
Directions
1!.Cook zucchini in boiling salted water 10 minutes!.
2!.Cut in halves and scoop out centers!.
3!.Saute Onion, Garlic and tomato for 2-3 minutes!.
4!.Mix pulp with remaining ingredients!.
5!.Fill zucchini!.
6!.Bake in 350 F oven for 15 minutes!.
7!.Top with Parmesan Cheese last 5 minutes until slightly browned!.
Serve!.
or go to the site below!.!.!.best one everWww@FoodAQ@Com
try this!.!.!.add ground beef to some or not!.!.!.
Stuffed Zucchini
Ingredients
4 zucchini
2 2/3 tablespoons onions, minced
2 2/3 tablespoons garlic, minced
4 tablespoons butter
1 1/3 cups soft breadcrumbs
2/3 cup tomato, cooked
salt and pepper
parmesan cheese, optional
Directions
1!.Cook zucchini in boiling salted water 10 minutes!.
2!.Cut in halves and scoop out centers!.
3!.Saute Onion, Garlic and tomato for 2-3 minutes!.
4!.Mix pulp with remaining ingredients!.
5!.Fill zucchini!.
6!.Bake in 350 F oven for 15 minutes!.
7!.Top with Parmesan Cheese last 5 minutes until slightly browned!.
Serve!.
or go to the site below!.!.!.best one everWww@FoodAQ@Com
Cook something they may not be used 2!. Don't go w/the "They're from China so I'm going 2 cook chinese food" route!. Depending on your culinary skills, u could cook a pasta or veggie dish!. U can cook Dad good old-fashioned meat&potatoes!. U could cook pasta for both Mom&Dad & simply add meat (steak, chicken, etc!.) to Dad's dish!. What would be great is if u exposed them 2 other cultural food (i!.e!. Mexican, Italian, Indian, African, etc!.)! Hope this helps! :-)
BTW, u can still show off your culinary skills & cook them a Chinese stir fry!. Make Mom's w/veggies!. Add steak 2 Dad's!. Just don't make this the first meal u make them!. ;-)Www@FoodAQ@Com
BTW, u can still show off your culinary skills & cook them a Chinese stir fry!. Make Mom's w/veggies!. Add steak 2 Dad's!. Just don't make this the first meal u make them!. ;-)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Make a Thanksgiving turkey dinner w all the trimmings - sweet potatoes or mashed, gravy, cranberry sauce, veggies, salad!. Pumpkin or pecan pie & ice cream for dessert!.
Almost everyone likes chicken!.
Chicken witth 40 cloves of garlic!.
http://www!.oregonchickens!.com/recipe_tem!.!.!.
http://www!.leitesculinaria!.com/recipes/j!.!.!.
Salmon or chicken wellington, roasted fingerling potatoes, roasted asparagus or brussels sprouts, salad, dessert!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Almost everyone likes chicken!.
Chicken witth 40 cloves of garlic!.
http://www!.oregonchickens!.com/recipe_tem!.!.!.
http://www!.leitesculinaria!.com/recipes/j!.!.!.
Salmon or chicken wellington, roasted fingerling potatoes, roasted asparagus or brussels sprouts, salad, dessert!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Don't cook chinese for them, If they are visiting a foreign country they might want to taste the local fare!. Grill something, go classic american!!! If you go over there are you going to want a hamburger!? no, you're going to want AUTHENTIC Chinese food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com