iridaniotter [she/her] to the_dunk_tank • 7 months agoIn Taiwan, we have freedom fried riceimagemessage-square73 fedilinkarrow-up1147file-text
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minus-squareFishroot [none/use name]hexbear26·edit-27 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 link
minus-squareiridaniotter [she/her]hexagonhexbear18·7 months agoThey picked fried rice for alliteration & also maybe as a reference to the Iraq culture war (freedom fries) link
minus-squareRedcuban1959 [any]hexbear16·7 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. link
minus-squareTankiedesantski [he/him]hexbear6·7 months agoI would have respected them a little if they had chosen Freedom Stinky Tofu. link
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.