Food

Here in Saipan I have encountered many different types of food.  Vietnamese, Chinese, Tawain have been some of the foods that I have tried in the past couple of weeks here.  I ate at my first Vietnamese restaurant last week and I have never really used chopsticks before so it was very interesting for my first time.  I find myself wanting to eat so fast so I just lift up the plate and scrape the food in my mouth rather than taking little bits of rice that my chopsticks pick up.  For a while I was just taking the end of my chopstick and sticking it right through the meat or other delicacies that were difficult to pick up, however, I was informed that it was rude or a form of insult to the food so I stopped doing that.  Even though the food looks a lot different than american food I still do my best to try at least one bite so I know whether or not I would like it or not.  I have found that I really enjoy the vietnamese and other ethnic foods here.  Even though it does not include as much meat as a normal american bacon cheeseburger or a great big steak I have learned to really like the wide variety of vegetables that are included in these foods.  (I still do treat myself to a burger and fries here though every now and then.  I would like to learn to cook some of these foods and bring them back to the states for others to realize you don't need so much meat in a meal in order to have a good meal.  My challenge this week is to try a different ethnic food that you have not before and form a respect for other cultures and what they may offer!!!