Some children of families who immigrated to the UK brought lunch boxes to eat at school, and they were complained that the smell was too high, which was deeply troubled by parents. In fact, there is nothing to worry about, and it is easy to solve it, just avoid all strong-smelling foods.
Dietary differences are one of the cultural differences, not to mention the dietary differences between Europeans and Asians, even if they are both Asians, food preferences are very different. Vietnamese fish sauce is not acceptable to all Asians; Chinese stinky tofu and stinky tofu in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are very different from Hunan stinky tofu, and there are not too many people who can accept these two kinds of stinky tofu at the same time. .
As a person who often invites friends from different countries to eat at home, I am well aware of the cultural conflict caused by dietary differences, so I try to avoid it. Once, I invited a few friends over for dinner. These are friends who often come to my house for dinner. I know their eating habits quite well. They are all Asian, they like spicy food, and they can eat strong food with strong smell. So one of the main dishes that night was salted fish steamed patties, and I prepared a piece of excellent plum-flavored salted fish.
While I was chopping the patties and preparing dinner, my Scottish friend told me that he had temporarily canceled a work meeting and wanted to come to my house for dinner, which of course I welcome, but I know he doesn’t eat pork, let alone salted fish. , had to temporarily change the main course menu.
The speed and extent of the spread of strong-smelling food in space is quite astonishing, and it is a great torment for those who hate the smell. Even if you don’t understand cultural differences, a caring person must know how to avoid strong-smelling food in public.
Gao Huiran