https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:17:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1849244 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:11:38 +0000 Kimberlybee 1849244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went through phases of liking different cuisines, right now I am loving sushi, sashimi, and cooked rolls too. One thing is for sure and it's that I am a foodie and will try anything at least once. I grew up around cousins and extended relatives near by (no siblings) so our meals were mostly homemade Vietnamese cuisine cooked with love and long hours enjoyed with relatives many evenings. Sadly, the recipes were all through word of mouth, memorization, nothing written, and definitely without precise measuring. </p> <p>I am trying to learn how to cook the food from childhood but it's so labor intensive and it's hard to replicate without the exact recipe. I do tweak things and take shortcuts so it's not as good as I remember but good enough. My DH's favorite is Vietnamese food. However, our DD clearly loves Italian food. She loves pastas, spaghetti and meatballs especially but I try to feed her whatever we eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848912 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:06:58 +0000 mrs. wagon 1848912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: I consider myself an all-American girl (I have never been to Asia! haha) and my absolute favorite hands-down meal is hamburger and french fries. mmmmmm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848753 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 10:02:52 +0000 Ms.Pumpkin 1848753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As someone with a mostly Anglo-Irish background, I do enjoy some of those traditional foods, usually in winter- there's something wonderful about shepherd's pie on a snowy day!</p> <p>DH is Vietnamese, and we eat Vietnamese food often, although I'm not terribly proficient in most recipes. My MIL specializes in making fabulous banh xeo (crepes) and bun bo Hue (lemongrass soup), which are absolutely amazing. I really need to get her to write down how she makes them so I can at least know how they're made!</p> <p>We want to introduce LO to Vietnamese food at an early age, and we really hope that she loves it as much as we do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848677 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:28:15 +0000 .twist. 1848677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: Irish, mostly. I pretty much love anything potato! Unless it's a baked potato, I don't like those unless they're double baked. haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848582 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 08:48:19 +0000 alohaorchid 1848582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BKCaribBaby: I love Caribbean food!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848578 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 08:45:22 +0000 BKCaribBaby 1848578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVE Caribean food. My biggest regret is not learning how to cook some of my favorite dishes from my mother. I love rice and peas, curry chicken, curry goat (don't knock it until you've tried it) and some of the recipes that are specifically local to my island. </p> <p>I love Korean food , and I am jealous of those of you who got it homemade growing up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848575 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 08:44:08 +0000 alohaorchid 1848575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: lol I was about to post the exact same response! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848515 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 08:10:34 +0000 fairy 1848515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I looove German and Irish food :) But not the nasty animal-organ dishes haha. But I love lots of cuisines and trying new things just as much </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848511 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 08:08:36 +0000 Snowdrop 1848511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm half french, half english and I just love the food of both countries especially brittany which is the region my family is from. English food gets a bad name but I think that is because it has become associated with the convenience food and substitutes people came to rely on during the war. Proper english food is great in winter! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848493 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:55:00 +0000 MrsTiz 1848493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: that actually sounds like a good idea! I have no idea what any of these foods are but I see yall posting food on IG and I needz it! </p> <p>@.twist.: I don't know what you are, but meat and potatoes is my LIFE. So, I'm gonna go with that one :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848469 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:37:21 +0000 namaste 1848469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Depending on what it is and how much I make of it but usually not really. I think some things cooked the old fashioned way take longer because meat is involved. My baked macaroni and cheese takes about an hour and a half but it's not very healthy :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848411 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 06:26:37 +0000 blackbird 1848411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know what all this food is BUT I WANT IT ALL. </p> <p>Should we start an ethnic food recipe swap or something? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848366 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 04:10:45 +0000 imbali 1848366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: I don't know if this counts as Dutch or just Afrikaans but have you ever had koeksisters? Or milk tart? deeeeelicious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848104 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:19:01 +0000 MrsRoo 1848104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@RubyCali: Yessss, Greek food. I love all of it. Our towns annual Greek Festival is coming up and I can't wait to pig out. </p> <p>We don't cook a lot of the traditional dishes at home, but we both love the flavors of Greek food. So we pretty much season everything with basil, oregano, lemon and olive oil. Plus I always have a tub of feta cheese in the fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848078 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:09:57 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1848078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>While Spanish food is delicious, it's not my absolute favorite. I could eat my weight in pasta. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1848075 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:08:24 +0000 nana87 1848075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jewish food is mostly meat or starches and I'm vegetarian so that leaves starch-- knishes, latkes, kugels. Not my favorite since that doesn't make a balanced meal! I do love latkes but they're a pain because then your home smells like oil for days, lol. My parents grew up in Texas though and I could eat tex-mex every day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity/page/2#post-1847732 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:17:39 +0000 RubyCali 1847732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, Greek food is my absolute favorite, but it's so labor intensive that we don't eat it as much as I'd like to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847705 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:59:40 +0000 theotherstark 1847705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I generally loved all of the Swedish and Norwegian foods I had growing up, although I was never really a fan of lutefisk. :silly: </p> <p>Since my family is all on the West coast and I don't see them frequently, I don't have the Scandinavian cooking that I had when I was little, but I do find myself gravitating towards certain spices that are common in Scandinavian foods when I cook, such as dill and cardamom.</p> <p>ETA: and now I want to go buy some cookbooks and start making more traditional Scandinavian dishes :grin: I could really go for some krumkake right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847669 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:42:31 +0000 Boheme 1847669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm of black Caribbean/Native American Creole descent on my paternal side, and Caribbean/Creole fusion food is my absolute favorite. We had crawfish étouffée pie last night and it was divine. My :heart: belongs to New Orleans! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847660 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:38:09 +0000 yoursilverlining 1847660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm mostly German, French and English and meh; those cuisines are ok. Not as exciting as some others! The English is especially meh. At least the French have good cheese and sauces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847601 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:03:17 +0000 plantains 1847601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: Yum! Diolch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847560 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:45:45 +0000 Lindsay05 1847560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Yup. Meat and potatoes here too. But I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847522 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:31:10 +0000 sandy 1847522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate Korean food everyday growing up and could not imagine living without it. Then I went to college and did fine away from Korean food but would go out for Korean food at least 1-2 times a week or go to my parents for a home cooked meal on the weekend. Slowly I went longer and longer without Korean food when I went to law school and started working. Then I got married and DH does not love Korean food or even really like it that much. And when I got pregnant it was one of my biggest aversions :( . Now I hardly ever eat Korean food and rarely crave it. I want LO to love Korean food but she only likes the mild soups, rice, dried seaweed, dried squid, and bean sprouts. She is sensitive to spicy and salty foods so she's not crazy about it like some kids are. I'm going to keep exposing her though bc I want her to love it like I did growing up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847520 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:29:45 +0000 Adira 1847520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: haha, same! Pass me the cheeseburgers and fries, please! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847503 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:24:50 +0000 Shutterbug 1847503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Irish, English and Dutch are not particularly known for their delicious cuisine :wink: I am also part Portuguese, but my Portuguese relative (grandmother) was adopted by an Irish family, so I never had any Portuguese food growing up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847492 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:17:56 +0000 Freckles 1847492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Ohhh yeah, i don't like those dduk either. I like the plain ones dusted with soy powder, or the ones with sesame and honey in the middle. Not a bean fan. Blech! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847489 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:17:15 +0000 Arden 1847489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have several ethnicities in my background, so I'm not sure. I do like (most of) the food from the country where I grew up. </p> <p>I like a lot if international food though, a lot of variety. My favorite is middle eastern and Indian. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847486 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:16:25 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1847486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@namaste: does the healthier versions still take all day to prepare and cook? A friend of mine gave me a "Vegan Soul Kitchen cook book," but there aren't any pictures of the food so I haven't made anything just yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847483 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:14:55 +0000 spaniellove 1847483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: The beans scare me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-like-the-food-of-your-own-ethnicity#post-1847474 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:11:39 +0000 loki 1847474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: hahahaha yes this makes me soooo happy! once i perfect the recipe i'll send you a shipment ;) </p>