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Agreed, and not only on that point. Al pastor for example came from Lebanese immigrants. Almost all food was fusion at some point, and that's what's great. I wa
by croon 5y ago
Agreed, and not only on that point. Al pastor for example came from Lebanese immigrants. Almost all food was fusion at some point, and that's what's great. I was making tacos one day and didn't have any tomatillos. I did have gooseberries, and they're the same genus and work fine. Another time I used kiwis because they're both sweet and tart and brings similar things to a salsa.
I won't make any claims about my abilities, but I do really love trying to understand the basic concepts of food, so that I can figure out with why certain components are used, and what you can play around with to mix it up (both literally and figuratively).
- ricardobayes 5y agoWell I don't think lebanese made pork dishes though.
- croon 5y agoIndeed, it was originally lamb, but that's another point for fusion, I'd say.
- FerociousTimes 5y agoMost of the first wave of the Lebanese diaspora in Mexico were Christians. So, I don't see any dietary religious restrictions to their choice of going kosher and presumably forgoing pork in their commercial recipes for that dish.
- genocidicbunny 5y ago> I did have gooseberries, and they're the same genus and work fine. Did you mean family? Gooseberries and tomatillos are different genuses, though the same solanaceae family. With that said, this is an interesting observation, and now I want to do a side-by-side comparison between tomatillos and gooseberries.
- croon 5y agoYou are of course correct. And to straighten another record, it was specifically cape gooseberries I used (they're not called either here), which might be relevant to your future comparisons.
- genocidicbunny 5y agoAh, yes, cape gooseberries are indeed closer, so I can see the comparison better now.
- FerociousTimes 5y agoGooseberries are basically glorified cherry tomatoes. Nothing really fancy about them.
- FerociousTimes 5y agoI had a slightly heated discussion with a family member recently over gooseberries and oh boy she didn't take it very well when I mentioned that these fruits are related to tomatoes more than the other fancy berries you're accustomed to see in an upscale supermarket fresh produce aisle.