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Why We’re All Homesick for Egg Foo Young

If there’s one thing a person quickly understands about Chinese culture, it’s this: Unless you’re Chinese, you’re probably not going to like the food. I’m not going to be politically correct about this, as Alan Paul was recently in his art... ...full story at Biz Cult

from Biz Cult on Fri, Dec 05 2008

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