An offshoot od GM's wife gaining her American citizenship.

somewhere in that thread "lumpias" (sp) were mentioned, If these were what she made for us when the lovely Mrs W and I visited them, I must agree that they are indeed "little bits of heaven, and I'm glad I know what to look for when I go out..

Of course, with all modesty, they were just called egg rolls, but they were the best fargin' egg rolls I've ever had. So, now I know what they were called.

This opens up the topic of what ethnic goodies our wives or friends have added to our diets.

My wife, who is Brasilian makes "bolinhos" (bo-leen-yas) which are essentially cod-fish balls (no, I don't know what they do with the rest of the fish) which are made from (basically) reconstituted dried salt cod and mashed potatoes and fried.

They sound simple but when properly made, are simply wunnerful.

Incidentally, the women got along famously. They walked around a ginormous flea market while Mike and I tried to keep busy. That was great. My Brasilian wife teaching Mike's Filipino wife how to shop, although I think she taught my wife a few things, too. How much more American does it get?

So, what other ethnic goodies do we have out hiding out there?