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For lunch and to mix it up a little, i made a Chinese squash parmigiana, Truly delicious. @djcubanpete @sachinartoflife #chinese #chinesesquash #zucchini #squash #parmigiana #asiancooking #food #lgbt #lgbtq #world #gaychefs #hugs #naples https://www.instagram.com/p/CUX2eYsLwFv/?utm_medium=tumblr
Summer Goal
Ive been brainstorming a ton about what I wanted to accomplish this summer. Im a “doer”, can you tell? As I entered into the summer with just finishing a juice fast, my excitement for food was monstrous. I decided to learn how to make Cambodian cuisine this summer. My mum is Cambodian, and although I grew up eating the cuisine, I didn't learn how to make it.
I had been juicing a lot of pineapple in the month of May. As I was thinking about my first dish to attempt, “Sala Machu Yuan” came to mind. The translation is Vietnamese sour soup. LOL! The first dish isn't even really Khmer. Whatever, the Khmer eat it.
Okay, a quick lesson on the people of Cambodia. In English, the people from Cambodia are Cambodians. They are also referred to as the Khmer; which is also the name of the language. In the actual language itself, the word used for “Cambodians” is Khmai. I will be using it interchangeably.
Back to the soup. From memory, I had a pretty good idea of what went into the soup. Pineapple, tomatoes, fish, tamarind for sour-ness…but what green veggies were in there? If I tasted them, I would know. But I didn't have the luxury of sitting at my mum’s table and eat the delectable soup as she was hundreds of miles away.
Asian grocery store run---”ring ring!” My mom thankfully picked up. “Look for chinese squash” she said. “Huh”?? The green looking squash came in fuzzy, spotted, smooth, and all different shapes! The sales associates weren't much help as they spoke very little English comparable to the very nondescript signs. Two grocery stores later and a bunch of googling, I decided that the green, smooth, squash looking veggie was probably it.
Im so excited to make this soup! I also bought a green papaya to make “Bok la hom”, a Cambodian green papaya salad to complement the soup and Jasmine rice.
XOXO
Chinese Squash….but what is the difference??
