Re: [CH] Good English mustard

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Absolutely! Mustard(dry) arrived in Hong Kong with the first English who 
settled on Kowloon peninsula and founded the colony in 1840. So, the 
Chinese, who are always quick to adapt anything that would enhance their 
edibles, took to English mustard quickly. Chiles arrived in China from 
the Portugese colonies of India(Goa)and Macao, across from Kowloon. And 
just look where the inhabitants of West China took the chile! Szechuan 
or Sichuan cuisine is much hotter than Mexican! The Chinese also adopted 
the tomato and sweet potato from the west, and use both widely today. 
We, on the other hand, got the soy bean! And look where that has gone in 
the West! Henry Ford even tried his hand at making car parts from it, in 
  the early 30s! One of my favourite dishes is Ma Po Tofu, which I 
posted here many years ago, which is a combination of tofu, pork & 
chiles. So, hope that long reply answers your query, sir! Cheers, old 
Doug in BC

Styx wrote:
> Doug
> "Good English mustard"
> I had an old English friend that said English mustard came from England 
> and not China, or Chinese mustard that you usually use at a Chinese 
> restaurant. I took it meaning that the Chinese got the mustard from 
> England? Do you think that's true?

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