May 6, 2006

  • Seis de Mayo

    Okay, so yesterday was Cinco de Mayo. Like most Americans I really have NO idea what Cinco de Mayo is all about. I know it's Mexican, I've heard that its more something that Americans do than anything observed in Mexico. I'm okay with that. I don't mind being mindless about eating Mexican food and drinking Margaritas.

    And now that it's the day after ... I'm thinking that we should do this more. Oh, I don't mean Cinco de Mayo, I mean that we need to adopt pseudo holidays from other neighbors and countries we don't know enough about. I like it that the Mexicans don't really observe this day. That way we can't be accused of co-opting their celebration.

    I can't think of anything that particularly appeals to me about Canadian cuisine, but I'm willing to give it a try.

    It wouldn't be a hardship to add some night every week dedicated to a different kind of food. With a little effort I could probably even turn it into a learning experience for my kids. We could have German night (in October of course) hawaiiaan night, Italian night (Da Vinci Code Momi style ...) Yeah - it could happen. I still don't know what to do in honor of our neighbors to the North ... any suggestions, eh?

Comments (4)

  • Canadian cuisine -- smoked meat from Ben's in Montreal. Ummmm...with dill pickles and cole slaw. Or there's always poutine, but you'll just pay for your cardiologist's vacation home with that stuff.

  • Midwinter, you could always just put some bread in the freezer.  When it is a solid chunk, you can serve it up.  Canadian Frozen Buns.

  • And ifen you don't like Canuck cuisine, come way down south and get the Kiwi experience - fush 'n chups on the beach. With wine, of course. We've come that far....

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