Facts about food you may not know...

1. Chinese cabbage is not the same as regular cabbage...

Yes. I learned this today, which is what inspired my blog. I should not have listened to my mother, who also substituted green beans for regular beans when making chili once. Yes, you read it correctly, this is why we only let my father cook. He is a fantastic cook. Which is why I am looking for a man who can cook as well.

2. Hawaiian Haystacks...are not Hawaiian..

I know this may be a shock to some of you, its true. The first time I had Hawaiian Haystacks was when my uncle's wife prepared them, she is Caucasian. I had them again, when I went on my LDS Mission to Sacramento. One of the church members invited us over, she wanted to make me some food from home. So, she made us Hawaiian Haystacks. She was very sweet and said, "does this remind you of home?" I said, "kind of ,I grew up in Utah and some of my family lives in Hawaii, so I love chicken and pineapple." I didn't know what to say. So, she made me admit it by asking this question. "Doesn't your Mom, make you this all the time?" So, I had to tell her the truth, "My Mom doesn't cook. My Dad does and this is only the second time, I've had this. Its not really 'Hawaiian' it just has pineapple and chow mien noodles. But, I love it." Awkward.

3. Churros are not Mexican...

I went to Cabo San Lucas and thought that they would have these, yeah no. Only at Costco and Sam's Club or at State fairs. Fo' Reals.

4. Not all Latin Food is Mexican...

I know, I had a companion from Puerto Rico. She barely spoke any English. She loved cheese whiz and hated Mexican food. We had another member who made tacos for us to help her feel at home. Same thing, not Puerto Rican.

5. Mongolian BBQ is not Mongolian...

I had a companion from Mongolia who barely spoke any English. She was great. She loved to cook Mongolian food, it was very good. Very meat and potatoes, not many vegetables. Another member decided to take us to Mongolian BBQ and she said "Sister, this not Mongolian, I cook Mongolian, this Chinese." It is still good, I don't care where you're from.

6. Spam is delicious...

Yes, you read it right. Fry me up some spam and rice and I am a happy girl. I love Spam Musubi. However, as it says on the label, it is a meat product. Which means it is not from a Spanimal. There are no Paniolo's (Hawaiian Cowboys) roping up spam. I don't care, its still my favorite breakfast, spam, eggs & rice. Yummy.

So, if you ever travel to Latin American, don't expect to eat Burritos or have fresh Pico de Gallo everywhere. If you go to Hawaii, get a spam breakfast, but not with peanut butter cups (50 First Dates).