iridaniotter [she/her]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agoIn Taiwan, we have freedom fried ricehexbear.netimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1145arrow-down1imageIn Taiwan, we have freedom fried ricehexbear.netiridaniotter [she/her]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFishroot [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-210 months agoTaiwan used to be the capital of Chinese streetfood because of the many cultural backgrounds of the reactionnaries who moved there. The best food they came up with is Fried rice. Also pretty sure they choose Fried rice because it sounds better in English because it’s not even pleasant sounding in chinese
minus-squareiridaniotter [she/her]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·10 months agoThey picked fried rice for alliteration & also maybe as a reference to the Iraq culture war (freedom fries)
minus-squareRedcuban1959 [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·10 months agoIirc the Americans called it freedom fries because France refused to join their invasion of Iraq, and France vetoed the US resolution that would grant them UN support to invade Iraq. Really weird cope.
minus-squareTankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoI would have respected them a little if they had chosen Freedom Stinky Tofu.
Taiwan used to be the capital of Chinese streetfood because of the many cultural backgrounds of the reactionnaries who moved there.
The best food they came up with is Fried rice.
Also pretty sure they choose Fried rice because it sounds better in English because it’s not even pleasant sounding in chinese
They picked fried rice for alliteration & also maybe as a reference to the Iraq culture war (freedom fries)
Iirc the Americans called it freedom fries because France refused to join their invasion of Iraq, and France vetoed the US resolution that would grant them UN support to invade Iraq.
Really weird cope.
I would have respected them a little if they had chosen Freedom Stinky Tofu.