Category Archives: Food & Drink

VIRAL LIKE SARS: White Guy Explains How to Make Chicken Adobo in Tagalog

Posted on March 18, 2008 by genghis

It’s been some time since I’ve found time to write a post worthy of your time. A friend of mine sent this to me today, and I was rolling on the floor laughing. This video shows a caucasian male teaching … Continue reading →

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Fortune cookies help cops nab suspect

Posted on March 10, 2008 by John

I just read this Associated Press (AP) story “Fortune cookies help cops nab suspect” which I found pretty amusing: “TULSA, Okla.—Two fortune cookies helped Tulsa police make an arrest after a pair of break-ins Chinese restaurants. Terrence Middleton, 30, was … Continue reading →

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The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food

Posted on March 9, 2008 by John

In The New York Times article, “Wok,” writers Jane and Michael Stern review a fellow New York Times writer Jennifer 8. Lee’s book (yes, 8, as in “8 Asians“) “The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food“: … Continue reading →

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Wilfred Wong, Cellarmaster at Beverages & More

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Efren

I’ve seen Wilfred Wong’s name plastered all over Beverages & More (otherwise known as BevMo! here in Cali) for his ratings of wines. Turns out he’s the cellarmaster for this company, and the Contra Costa Times did a profile on … Continue reading →

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One Giant Leap for Kimchi

Posted on February 25, 2008 by John

South Korea will be sending their first astronaut, Ko San, into space on April 8th aboard a Russian spaceship bound for the International Space Station. The New York Times reports that San will be bringing with him one of Korea’s … Continue reading →

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WSJ: For Vietnamese, The Year of the Rat Starts With Lunch

Posted on February 7, 2008 by John

Happy Chinese (Lunar) New Year!, which is officially today, Thursday, February 7th, 2008 – Year of the Rat. Chinese New Year is celebrated in many countries in Asia, usually those with a large ethnic Chinese population. Vietnam is no different, … Continue reading →

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Reducing Lactose Intolerance

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Mike

On a totally unrelated note, when jozjozjoz mentioned latose intolerance, it reminded me of an experiment I tried. I, like many Asian Americans I know, turned lactose intolerant a few years ago. And it totally sucked ass. No more Cold … Continue reading →

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How To Properly Eat Sushi

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Mike

New to sushi? Want to make sure you eat it properly? Watch this. In case you didn’t get it, this is comedy. Japanese comedy at its best. It was created by the Japanese comedy troupe The Rahmens. (Get it? The … Continue reading →

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Yul Kwon Actually Fails at Something (Opening a Yogurt Shop)

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Ernie

If you didn’t know any better, you’d think 8Asians.com was a blog about Yul Kwon. Winner of Survivor this, possibly running for Government that. Between all that and his refined jaw line, is there anything Yul Kwon CAN’T do? Open … Continue reading →

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Fortune Cookies Not From China or America, But Japan

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Ernie

Aaah, the fortune cookie. They either have embarrassing fake Confucian quotes or lottery numbers. Along with chop suey or crab rangoons, they’re usually the dishes where I can yell at my white friends about Chinese food that isn’t really Chinese.* … Continue reading →

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Stop blaming MSG!

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Bo

The New York Times ran a story today about Robyn O’Brien, a mother of three in Colorado, who recently began a crusade to educate people on what she believes to be the link between food additives and the perceived increase … Continue reading →

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Rickmond Wong: the rock star of ramen

Posted on January 3, 2008 by John

The Los Angeles Times does an interesting profile of Chinese-American Rickmond Wong and his love of Japanese ramen noodles and his food blog / website on ramen, “Rameniac” in the article (1/2/07), “He’s the rock star of ramen“: “Wong’s website, … Continue reading →

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