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I love durian smoothies and just mix it with milk. I think the ones they make at boba shops are more friendly to newbies because they tend to use durian ice cream.

I personally like my food to get and down and dirty with each other but my kids like bento boxes. They like boiled ziti pasta with a container of marinara with a lid on it to dip the pasta. Then I make a broccoli wall and usually put fruit on the other side of the wall.

In Vietnam, they put ice in wine. I think in hot places they put ice into all drinks.

Cut a tomato in half, drizzle balsamic vinegar and olive oil, a little pepper, top with prosciutto, and bake.

My two sisters and I went to a Vietnamese restaurant (we're also Vietnamese) and we made our order and when the food came, they gave my little sister the wrong menu item. She ordered a noodle dish and they brought out a sort of Vietnamese meatloaf that she didn't like but the waitress said in Vietnamese, "Eat it! We already cooked it!" So she sat there eating with tears rolling down her cheeks and my older sister and I were telling her, "Send it back, she can't make you eat that." But she was afraid because it was our favorite restaurant so eventually my big sister just took the item to the kitchen and demanded what she had ordered. I am not sure what my point is except that you should not have to eat what you don't want to when you are paying for it. Oh yeah, we still tipped the waitress out of habit.

About twice a year, I eat one of those Asian mooncakes with fruit and nuts during lunar celebrations. Some of them have the cooked yolk in it which is beautiful when you cut it in half. I have eaten them when it wasn't a lunar holiday and it doesn't taste as good. So it's all about the moon. And a cup of tea.

I like the McGriddle at McD's. Instead of muffins or biscuits, it's inside pancakes that are injected with maple syrup! I don't eat it a lot or I will die but it is tasty. And shuddup, I can like what I like. I don't say anything about your moldy cheese or fermented tofu whatever.

I hate the idea of paying someone for something I don't even want. I even avoid valet parking if I can. I guess that's what happens when you want to spend under $20 and go to a fancy restaurant. I think it's better to buy $20 of fresh ingredients and make the dinner you want and not even have to put on a coat or even shoes for that matter.

Though I love hot wings, my husband is scared of bones so I make him some chicken strips. Our house dips 'em in ranch cause we're very white trash.

I like the Vietnamese banh mi dac biet and the Cuban sandwich. So all the stuff that's in those two sandwiches are what I like.

I have been trying to eat healthier and ordering pizza on wheat crust. Makes the crust taste like cardboard so I need to dip it in ranch to get over the fact. Though the unhealthiness of ranch probably cancels out the benefits of getting wheat crust. Also, I understand ranch for HOT hot wings but I see people dip wings that are already seasoned with lemon pepper, bbq, etc, in ranch. Now I think that's worse than dipping pizza crust in ranch.

It would be perfect if instead of hamburger patties, they had ribeye steaks. Also, caramelized onions sounds too healthy, I say toss on some onion rings. Is there a sauce on it? Though BBQ sounds like a natural choice, lemme suggest Ranch because Americans love Ranch on everything.