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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:23 PM
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Is it morally wrong to be cooking mexican food in a wok?
It's just kind of a shock the system to pull the lid back on the wok and be hit in the face with South-of-the-border instead of Far-East. Weird. But I've got his HUGE mess of shredded chicken, and lots of less-important vegetable matter, and it wouldn't fit in my big cast iron skillet. So the wok, it is.

Martin Yan would so kick my ass...
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:24 PM
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1. YES!
I'm half-mexican and I'm seriously offended! Have you no respect for my culture?

:cry:
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:37 PM
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7. Hey now...
It's not MY fault the Mexican people didn't invent the wok. Credit where it's due, though - ain't no Oriental equivalent of a nice caldo mariscos. Hrm... wonder if I could stew up a caldo in my wok? I'm damn sure not hauling a 500-pound cast iron cauldron into the kitchen.

;-)
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:39 PM
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8. You have insulted my people.
I am not speaking to you.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:41 PM
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11. what if you were half-mexican and half chinese?
Wouldn't that be the ultimate compliment???
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:43 PM
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14. Perhaps
But I'm not... so... :shrug:

I am nearly half German. So if he cooked the mexican food in a wok while wearing lederhosen... yes I think that would make up for it. But only if we get pics.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:46 PM
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18. Ooh. I'm 3/4 german.
no mexican though...
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:48 PM
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20. Got lederhosen?
Ooh baby!
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:56 PM
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28. I'll just leave it to your imagination!!
:evilgrin:
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:52 PM
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25. I really almost hate to ask...
but what nationality would you suppose "Mango pants" represent?

<runningaway>
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:53 PM
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27. hehehehe
Puerto Rican, claro que si!
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TwoHandedLayup Donating Member (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:25 PM
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2. Sounds good to me!
It might be a cooking no-no, but if it feels right go for it.
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:39 PM
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9. Silly Two-hand!
There's no such thing as a cooking no-no! There's stuff that works, and stuff that sets the fire alarms off, or makes you vomit. And the latter are not "no-nos." They're "unsuccessful experiments."

;-)
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Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:25 PM
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3. You'll burn in hell
For eternity for this sacrelige.

Or you can pay penance now by tossing in a couple of Habanero peppers. This will lead you through the fire and ito paradise.
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:40 PM
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10. Fresh jalapenos will have to do
The habaneros were EXPENSIVE! But yes, you're right - this will lead the fire through me, although not quite into "paradise."

:D
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:46 PM
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17. Why don't you just grow them?
Peppers are easy. AND cheap. :)
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:49 PM
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21. I thought
you weren't talking to me?!? I SHOULD grow veggies here. Plenty of space. But alas, I can't even save a boring old Japanese Maple from the scavery deer herds that wander these parts, and the rabbits would be all over anything the deer left behind.

You got any good German/Mexican recipes for deer and rabbit with half-eaten veggies?
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:51 PM
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23. I forgive quickly
:)

I usually grow lots more peppers than I could ever eat. I should get some rabbits to consume the ones the birds don't eat.
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:29 PM
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4. Maybe, but I do it all the time.
My wok fajitas always knock 'em dead.
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:42 PM
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12. Hi progmom!
:hi: Welcome to DU!

I've actually never tried to make fajitas. I'm currently working on my burrito-rolling technique, and it's not going so well. I guess I could always just SAY they're supposed to be fajitas after they fall apart on the plate...
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:08 PM
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29. Hey thanks!
Just joined and can't pull myself away. Love this place!

:bounce:
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:30 PM
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5. OMG! How dare you dishonor the wok that way!
Unbelievable.

Next thing you know, children will be marrying animals.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:34 PM
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6. that is part of the gay agenda
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:45 PM
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16. Settle down, Sen. Santorum.
:P
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:42 PM
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13. That's a great idea, especially for fajitas.
I think Bobby Flay did something similar on one of those "Iron Chef America" episodes. He combined southwest with Far East cuisine. Yumm!
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:44 PM
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15. What would happen if you did a falafel in a wok?
I think o"rielly tried that. or was that loofah?

:silly:
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:51 PM
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24. I think I'd get sued for harrassment, wouldn't I?
No way - loofahs stay in the bath where they belong, and likewise with falafels and their street-corner carts. I may be a pervert, but I'm no FOX pervert!

:P
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calico1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:47 PM
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19. I think this is a violation of
the Patriot Act.
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Runcible Spoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:50 PM
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22. nahh just call it "fusion cuisine" and charge $50/a plate!
nt
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:53 PM
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26. my got sbp
stop now!

step away from the wok!
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FuzzySlippers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:21 PM
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30. I don't think it's morally wrong.
I think Martha Stewart would say it's wrong on aesthetic grounds, but while she's in prison why not just go ahead and run wild.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:22 PM
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31. Yes....and I am reporting you to Homeland Security.
That's messed up.
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