I have a theory that I've already told many of my friends - props to my friend K.H. for original inspiration. I know it's not true for every Asian (oriental), but I've found over the years that we have trouble eating drier foods, and this is because our salivary glands do not produce as much saliva as those in non-Asians. Now hear me out...
Most Asians grow up with rice as their staple food, which is normally grown in paddies with water and cooked in water as well (side note: chicken stock rice is the best though!). In addition, soupy foods comprises a major portion of the diet ex. beef noodle soup, tang, ramen.
Most Asians grow up with rice as their staple food, which is normally grown in paddies with water and cooked in water as well (side note: chicken stock rice is the best though!). In addition, soupy foods comprises a major portion of the diet ex. beef noodle soup, tang, ramen.
However, with non-Asians, their staple food growing up is wheat aka bread. Bread has a knack for absorbing the saliva right out of your mouth. And that’s what non-Asians were conditioned on...so they have an easier time with Western foods, especially grains and meats.
I don’t want to sound like a picky eater, but I just wanted to rant a little about a few select foods. I know some Asians grew up keeping their side dishes and rice separate while eating, but I personally mixed all my food together, so I was especially used to eating wet/saucy foods - so this 'condition' is especially true for me...maybe some of these rings true for you as well.
- Muffins/cornbread - I cannot eat an entire one without having to drink something...maybe you can’t, too.
- Chinese takeout - I don’t consider this Asian food. It’s so sodium-heavy. Sometimes a quarter of the box will be like super salty chicken, and the other ¾ will be white rice. Dehydrating like none other...
- Subs - sometimes the bread to meat/veggies ratio is just too much and I end up with a ton of bread at the end, if I can even finish it.
- Malted milk balls - the worst dessert/candy ever, it's like I'm biting into a sandy rock that stings as it goes down...
- Turkey - turkey breast white meat is the bane of my culinary experience, the queen of all the dry foods. Every Thanksgiving, my parents make it, and every year, I bite into it thinking "maybe this year will be different, maybe this year I’ll actually like it"...but nope that never happens. I can’t even…
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