SIMPLE ASIAN RECIPES FOR GOOD EATING

Two things I learned being a man

1) You must have pride in your roots, your origins
2) You need to know how to prepare food for yourself

Sure you may be feeling down. Yes, you may be feeling bitter and angry. But the truth is, Asians have a wealth of heritage, things that have fascinated outsiders for centuries. These outsiders are now bastardizing our traditions. We see it in greasy asian fast food joints and naff high street fashion. If we don't claim our culture for ourselves, if we don't live it, crass commercialism and cultural assimilation will reduce it to the lowest common denominator! I'm not being alarmist.

Modern folk have it a bit easier. In the old days when men had to hunt and fish, there were times when they had to travel days and weeks away from their homes in order to get food for their tribe. In such conditions, not only did they have to hunt, they had to know how to prepare food for storage and the journey home, and they had to cook for themselves. Today, we just buy our food. But think of the amount of control you exercise over what you put in your mouth, when you only buy your food. The finest ingredients? Low in fat? Quality low GI carbs? I DON'T THINK SO. You have to PAY through your nose to have such food prepared for you. You'll be shocked at how cheap it is to purchase your own food (from a wet market perhaps). All it needs is a little time and effort.

Combine the two, and you have the ultimate chick seducing weapon, guaranteed to raise her interest level. By cooking ethnic food, you'll be demonstrating class and sophistication and a hint of the exotic and mysterious!

So, let's post our ethnic recipes here. I'll start first with two entries.