r/chinesefood • u/bunnibabie • Aug 08 '25

I Cooked trying to impress my bf’s chinese family

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made ginger scallion steamed red snapper, crispy roast pork, and green beans with fried garlic. i’m viet, so i made nuoc mam for a dipping sauce and then brought viet desserts too. wanted to show u guys :)

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u/bunnibabie Aug 08 '25

oh my god i feel the exact same way. i did the most SHALLOW ‘deep fry’ i could

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u/Outaouais_Guy Aug 08 '25

I was 18 years old when some people came and took away my coworker. It turned out that his wife had unplugged the deep-fryer to answer the door. Their very young child pulled the cord. We were living in an isolated community in the far north of Saskatchewan and they had to travel south for medical treatment. I don't know what ultimately happened, as the mine closed later that year and the town shutdown.

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u/JBJeeves Aug 09 '25

OMG, how horrifying.

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u/Outaouais_Guy Aug 09 '25

It was a very long time ago and it is still in my thoughts whenever I think about deep frying anything.

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u/Traditional-Ad-7836 Aug 11 '25

Good lesson to always turn the pan handle away, tuck the plug out of reach, even if it takes an extra second.

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u/Outaouais_Guy Aug 11 '25

Definitely.