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Netizens living in the United States shared their experience of bringing food to American parties and found that simple semi-finished products such as air-fried sesame balls and spring rolls were more popular than Chinese food that took eight hours to prepare, sparking heated discussions among overseas Chinese.
What to cook for an American party? United States residentlittle red book Netizen “XY” recently shared that she attended two consecutive gatherings of white friends, and she was the only Asian person present. Out of politeness, she brought air-fried sesame balls and deep-fried spring rolls respectively. Both were semi-finished products and took only 10 to 15 minutes to cook. Unexpectedly, the praise he received was almost equivalent to the eight hours it took him to prepare an entire table of Chinese food.
“XY” remembered that he had invited friends over for dinner at his house last Christmas. To serve authentic Chinese food, he began preparing the ingredients the night before. He was busy for about 8 hours on the day of the event, trying to keep each dish hot as it was served. She was too busy to do so, and although everyone said it was delicious, this time the feedback was no more encouraging than the frozen sesame balls and spring rolls.
After comparing both experiences, “XY” believes that it is not necessary to spend too much time attending general meetings. It is more convenient to choose semi-finished products that are easy to eat and easy to share. He jokingly concluded that when faced with guests who are not familiar with the details of Chinese food, “If you take it seriously, you will lose.” There were almost a thousand comments on his humorous experience.
Many overseas Chinese share similar experiences. Some people buy frozen scallion pancakes from the supermarket, fry them and cut them into small pieces before eating them quickly. If it’s a gathering of familiar coworkers, they’ll upgrade to add braised beef, roll them up, cut them into segments and fix them with toothpicks. Some people also recommend fried steamed buns with condensed milk, spring rolls with red bean paste, fried rice noodles, crispy salty chicken, fried rice, pot stickers and Basque cheesecakes. They believe that fried, sweet or easily digestible foods are usually more popular at parties.
Spring rolls in particular have become a safe choice in the comments section. A netizen said that she once made refrigerated spring rolls in the supermarket and brought them to a party. His friends not only asked him how to make them, but they also wanted to order them from him. “XY” laughed and said that if someone asked if she made these herself, she could answer with a straight “yes”.
Some people also shared their painful experiences of being “hyper-present.” A netizen once carefully made crispy pork belly, but saw guests tear off the crispy skin and eat only the meat inside, which was the most labor-intensive. Later, he brought simple peanut butter pasta to parties. Another netizen brought the most common fried rice noodles to a host family for dinner, and the owner loved it. After this he was asked to recreate it almost every week for a year.
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When she attended two gatherings of white friends in a row, she brought air-fried sesame balls and deep-fried spring rolls. Both are semi-finished products and can be completed in about 10 to 15 minutes, as long as they are reheated or simply cooked.
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Because last Christmas he spent about 8 hours preparing an entire table of Chinese food the night before and the same day. Although everyone said it was delicious, this time the feedback was no more encouraging than the frozen sesame balls and spring rolls.
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Many people in the comment area recommended frozen scallion pancakes, fried steamed buns with condensed milk, spring rolls with red bean paste, fried rice noodles, crispy salty chicken, fried rice and pot stickers, etc. They thought that fried, sweet or easily portioned foods were generally the most popular.
