American born to immigrants. I love this shit
>What are some other spices, foods, any special food item that reminds you of home <whatever home that be>
My family used to make Portuguese style fermented pepper sauce every year but we haven't in over a decade. The store bought stuff is good but it isn't the same. I've been pressuring them a lot to do it this year.
There is nothing in this world I love more than a fatty pork chop marinated in that pepper sauce for a day or two.
>>7573355
Is this something from the Indian trade? Sounds interesting how do you prepare a sauce?
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>>7573362
It's been years but if I remember right we'd just get a fuck load of peppers, grind it up with one of those hand grinders, that would take the better part of a day. Not sure what spices and such they'd add to it but I know there was a lot of stuff in there. Put it in barrels and let it ferment for a long time. I think you need to stir it every day during that process. We haven't made it since I was a kid so I'm not too keen on the details. It's likely we'll make it this year though with all my nagging, maybe I'll post the results.
This is the closest I can find in stores. It's really fucking good but again, nothing beats home made stuff like that.
>>7573368
very interesting thanks anon. I buy it if I happen to stumble upon it :^)
>>7573355
Why don't you just ask for the recipe?
>>7573384
Mum is stubborn and likes to teach in person. It's fine, I convinced two friends to help me make the stuff. We'll split the bill and split the sauce.
Indians really like to add that rose water to their biryanis, i never could find that.
>>7573303
go back home
Sup fellow diasporafag
Chinese American here. I live by myself now and although I only know how to only cook and eat western food, I make everything with chopsticks. They're just easier to use for everything.
>Tfw reheating sausages and peppers with chopsticks
>>7573395
>Indians really like to add that rose water to their biryanis
Not so sure Indians do it, I always thought it was a Middle East thing.
>>7573395
>>7573455
Yeah I agree definitely middle eastern. Check out middle eastern grocers I just bought some rose water
>>7573409
I am home. I always lived in the US and have a US passport.
>corned beef is great
>go back to Ireland potato nigger
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Siracha. Can't get enough of that stuff!
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>>7573303
While I may be from america to begin with, this will always remind me of good Louisiana cooking throughout my life
>>7574059
Here in Baton Rouge there are alot of Lebanese immigrants.
Those that have started Lebanese restaurants here serve a Louisiana immigrant concoction called Lebanese tea. It's iced tea with lemon juice, a bit of orange juice, sugar, rose water and pine nuts. It's like a immigrantized Arnold Palmer. Fucking delicious to be desu.
>>7574071
is this better than old bay seasoning?
I used to live in NOLA, amazing food
>>7574072
Really? I bet they are Christians?
(My parents came from Syria, although not religious we made a lot of Lebanese friends)
That sounds delicious.
>>7574059
The bar I manage has this. I mix lime, lavender simple, two dashes of orange bitters, and ONE drop of this stuff. Add ice and soda water and I drink them all shift.
>>7574122
It's very similar, just a bit spicier.
Though all the Cajuns I know look down on that stuff and prefer to make their own, or buy various local brands.
Mom and dad are Austrian, they moved to US of A
We make some pretty delicious goulashes, rum tortes, red cabbage, schnitzel
>>7574128
Yeah most of them are Maronites that's fled the civil war
>>7574131
Only one drop? Man, must be potent.
