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Chinese College Students
Thank everyone for all of the posts. This is my first time on this site, and I must say that it has been a fun experience to see everyone's reactions, thoughts and side conversations. You've been more helpful than I ever imagined. The dinner was a perfect success! They have been in the country for 10 days and most said that my food was the best. There were 12 Asian students and one instructor, all women. They ate more than I would have ever imagined. I have never seen so many little petite women, all under 120 lbs., put away so much food. What worked well was all the meat, they loved it! Some of the students followed my husband around, outside in the dark, to take pictures of him grilling. They held the flashlight as he cooked. It was hilarious. The soup, fresh fruit, baked beans and spinach were also great hits. They loved the apple pie, ice cream and strawberry short cake. They were not so fascinated by the green salad, potato salad, banana pudding and they were not big bread eaters.
Lastly, thank you so much for the rice suggestion. The put heaping helpings on their plates and were very thankful to have it. It was a pleasure to see them so please to have something that reminded them of home; as I am so thankful for you sharing your thoughts and suggestions with me. Bless you all.
Chinese College Students
Thank you so much! This makes me feel a lot more confident. I am adding rice to the menu.
Chinese College Students
The recipe is online. Look for Jack Fry's artichoke tomato soup. Jack Fry's is one of the nicer restaurants in our city. It's very good, even if there are a lot of calories in it.
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They will be here tomorrow and I'm going to stick with my original menu. I just finished the artichoke tomato soup and it tastes great. The weather is going to be nice tomorrow so it will be easy and simple to throw some meat on the grill. We do a lot of grilling, no matter the weather; so we are sticking to our roots, as many of you have suggested.
They'll have plenty of chances for breakfast food. In fact, they're having brunch at another professor's home on Sunday. I'm sure she'll have all the fixings.
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lol! I would love to read that article if you come across it.
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Thanks so much for the advice. I'll be sure to have steamed rice. Maybe banana pudding instead of strawberry shortcake.
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Thanks to all the replys and suggestions. With fixing Thanksgiving dinner, I have not had a chance to look at the board. I like the idea of grilling burgers, hot dogs and chicken along with baked beans, spinach stew, potato salad, and fresh salad. What do you think of serving tomato artichoke soup along with this? For dessert apple pie, fresh fruit and strawberry shortcake... Hopefully, this will give them a variety. Now let's pray the weather is not too cold.
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It is my understanding that a host family tried serving traditional chinese food and it did not go over well. With this in mind, I would prefer to serve something that will give them an american experience. My concern is that what may appeal to them may be different from what typical U.S. college students would enjoy.
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I am having 10-15 college students from China as dinner guests in a few days. I am pondering what to serve them and looking for suggestions? They have been here for a few days and have already had Italian and will have a Thanksgiving meal tomorrow.
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