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I live in Georgia, and we have a farmer who still loves to plant and work the land, but no longer has the need for so many of the vegetables. He lets anyone who needs it come and pick what they need, and the rest is picked by volunteers and taken into the less fortunate areas and sit on the back of their pickup trucks and give it out. Lots of people volunteer their time and energy to help him mend his fences, and we even raised enough money to buy him a brand new tractor! I can't tell you how happy he was!
This is wonderful
Hey Melissa I also live in Georgia... where is this place?? I would love to support any way I can. Thank you in advance!
Love this!
The food program i ran in another county, thats how we got most of our produce- from the farmers in Georgia, Walmart - donated a lot thru FISH program, we just had to pick it up- had to get walk in coolers to store it in and commercial refridgerator and a freezer to save the fruit we picked
Hey I'm in Ga too .. Albany
In Rochester NY, we have a food truck that visits neighborhoods from the public market with fresh local fruits and vegetables
That is a fabulous idea. It eliminates the problem of transportation.
That's awesome!
That sounds so cool!
Love that!
Still have this in parts of Ireland. Also sell milk, bread and sometimes homemade pies.
God bless your efforts in trying to make it better for those less fortunate.
My intention is Not to be insencitive . I am Not Aware of the infrastruktur in Nebraska. Blessing to all.
“We’re trying to serve people consistently as a family “ I love this so much! Thank you for the reminder and inspiration!
I love how your kids are so open about trying new things.
I recognize lots of Vietnamese vegetables in the stores! I didn't realize there was a large Vietnamese population in Lincoln. The package you picked up with pineapple, tomatoes, and herbs all together is for a sweet and sour soup called canh chua. It's similar to a Thai tom yum soup, if you've had that before. Very cool to see it packaged all together and ready to cook!
For the bubble tea, the instructions say to add 1 powder pouch to a cup, add 50 mL of hot water and stir. Then add 1 pouch of the bubbles in syrup to the cup and stir. Then top off with ice. I've never had this brand but I hope you enjoyed it!
interesting. We have a gift of some so now I will try. Thank you Bao!
Yum!
That is really a beautiful thing. I often see trees laden with fruit that never get eaten. I'd love to buy some of it to make preserves for my local hospice as a way of thanking them for all they have done for me. Fruit and vegetables are very expensive in my country so it's such a shame that a lot go to waste.
Walking the talk. Kudos!!! Thank you for shining a light on food insecurity. Too many people judge without knowing the facts.
Ube (ooh-beh) is a favorite amongst us Asians, namely Filipinos. Isn’t it delicious? If you ever find ube crackle cookies…get them & some milk for dipping!😋 Your devotion to this project of yours for other communities is commendable and an absolute blessing!❤️
When I travel to different countries my one rule is I must go to at least one grocery store. You can learn allot by seeing what's available in certain areas. My suitcase looks like a bodega with all of my goodies that I bring home to enjoy long after my vacation ends..
That is so true!
I do the same thing but buy different sweets for my kids and grandkids 😃
Mike Rowe on his show Returning the Favour on youtube did a vlog about a family that grew vege's for a poor part of the USA and he helped them with the next step of setting up the shop - just thought it would be interesting if you had a minute to watch it
I really enjoy watching this family .. such a Blessing 🙏🏾😊🙋🏽
It was very interesting to see what the different markets sold. It would be fun if the older kids came up with some new recipes to try using ingredients from these stores. What a wonderful thing you and Solo are doing to encourage the kids to have a giving heart!
An issue not mentioned is even when someone can walk to get food they need to carry that back home. Food pantries frequently give out canned items and many people can't carry those items home.
Where l live we are a Biker and Padesterian friendly area. People can Buy a Rolling Trolley to carry grocery. Bikers have baskets or carry bags in on each Side of Bikes also Backpack makes good Carrier. People in USA need to Walk more.
@@philesiaj.wilcox-bartsch6206 carts are helpful for some, but not if they live in an apartment with nowhere to store it. Maybe people in the US do walk frequently.
So true!
@@joanngreen7059 yes i git mine at walmart and i use it for grocery laundry and walking. It also folds up for the front cupboard. Great help.
You can also buy those fold up wagons they use for children and use those. My friend gave me her baby stroller she no longer needs because she sees me walking to the store and I started using that. It’s great.
I love when communities have their community gardens. They take pride in what they grow and if they have extras they set up a produce stand. The money they make is divided amongst the families. They can use that money to buy necessities and meats.
Our church in Scotland also has a van that travels round our area and serves as a community pantry. Our town also has a community pantry that is used by the whole community and people donate to that. It functions like a shop but people don't have to pay but it is used by the whole community and therefore it reduces the stigma of food poverty 😊
Seth looks so BIG sitting in his carseat (while stopped) with his leg hanging over the edge and his BIG BOY tennis shoes on! Man, how fast they grow!
We have a huge food desert problem here, too. Our son-in-law is a pastor who worked in the inner city here for a number of years before they went to the mission field overseas. A huge problem here is that many only have a microwave to cook with and they do not know how to cook from fresh. They also do not have basics like pots and pans. Hence the reason you see carts full of frozen meals being bought with Food Stamps. Grocery stores in our inner city area support that because the produce has been sitting there for too long because no one in those stores even has any in their cart. This problem is really deep and complex and basic cooking skills have been lost. Our church is in the inner city so we see that convenience stores are a huge supplier of meals as in hot dogs and pizza and sodas. Also families whose parents have to work multiple jobs to survive just cannot cope with feeding their families when they are passing off the kids to the other parent or grandparents between shifts. Those stores you are in are nothing like the ones in our inner city area. Ours are dark and dirty and the parking lots are not a safe place.
WHAT A GREAT FAMILY YOU ALL ARE❤❤
Seth melted my heart. I think it is such a wonderful thing you guys are doing. I wish I could be a part of something like that.
I used to work in Omaha and Lincoln with parents who had children in foster care, often times they didn’t have a car. What I noticed is although the stores you visited exists in their communities, they aren’t always comfortable going into them because they are unfamiliar with the overall culture of the establishment or they visited them as their last option bc of prices. When your children are removed from your home, your EBT (food stamp) benefits are lowered.
I love how your family finds new ways to serve people along with your ministry
This is just a great idea and such a needed and good thing to do 🙏🏼
Most of my friends will not eat healthy, not because they do not have access to healthy food but because they lack the confidence to cook a meal that is not pre packaged. Giving people confidence, encouraging them is also a big key 🔑
We totally would've tried all of the different snacks like you did. This is such a fun field trip and very informative about food needs! 😁
Oh goodness the chayota is a Mexican squash. When peeled it has a sticky feel. The texture cooks firmer than other squash but when cooked with peppers, onions and even sausage it's really good. My mom would make a casserole with all the summer squash.
It’s also used in soups, it taste similar to potato.
When you mentioned Roma tomatoes, it gave me the idea of a community garden in that area. People could choose plots within the garden and grow their own vegetables. I don’t know if there would be land available in the area for some thing like that. You could combine it with classes on freezing and canning so that people can benefit year-round from their summer labour
Awesome service ideas and field trip! Great job teaching your children to serve others and be there for others in their times of need!
Oh my goodness seeing your photo made me realise that some of the kids look a lot like you at a similar age. I can definitely see where they get their beautiful smiles from. Xx
I loved this one. I would like to see more of your service projects and research you do as a family.
The green veggie is a Choko, “Choke O” I grew up with them growing in the backyard, here in Australia 🇦🇺. Peel it and boil it like a potato, it’s sweet, and delicious.
Thanks!
we have opposite opinions of this green veg :-)
@@OurTribeofMany Sarah I had a neighbour who grew Choko many years ago & she would make apple pie/crumble with the choko as a substitute to the apple. Apples are expensive here in Queensland Australia & it’s a colder climate fruit, so we don’t grow them. But my friend would add 1 or 2 apples to the choko & make delicious desserts. You never knew that it wasn’t 100% apple.
Choko’s are delicious before peeling cut the top and end off as they have a lot of sap let it sit for 10 minutes then peel. Boil, bake, shred add to soups my favourite vegetable hi from Australia 🇦🇺
Nice with butter and pepper too :-)
I love Belle’s hair . All of your kids are so sweet. This video was very interesting.🤗🤗
In Hawaii we call it pipinola! It’s a squash, sautéed in butter! Delish! Also the greens of that squash on the vine make a great salald
Micah is truly Solo JR. I love his love for foods.
So awesome! We have so many programs in our community! I don’t need to utilize them because I’m blessed but I know a lot do and it’s amazing to have people donate their time and energy to it! Y’all are doing an amazing thing
The green vegetable is a squash chayote, you can peel it and slice it in soup or pickle it like a cucumber, also boil it and drink the water it lower blood pressure.
Hey, great video. With the last green vegetable you showed, in Jamaica we call it ‘Cho-cho’. We usually put it in soups or cook it along with other vegetables. Once cooked the texture is similar to pumpkin but has the translucent look of a cucumber. Hope you enjoy xx
You have a beautiful family. I love how even your older kids are involved with the family.
Sarah we have delivery service in Philadelphia Pa and some great Store we have been blessed here I wish they had t for everyone God bless you and Solo 🙏🏽🙏🏽✝️💜💙
What a great idea! This is what I enjoyed when I homeschooled my kids. I had the freedom to do things that were certainly educational but not necessarily book or paper and pencil activities.
We were involved in a 4 H international fair where each group chose a country and learned loads of things such as foods. Then we were involved in an inner city ministry also.
I love how you are combining these! Your kids are learning about the need AND in the process learning about other foods! Of course they have a leg up because they already are familiar with Kenyan food!
I LOVE your channel! You all are uplifting in a time where there is so much to be upset about.
It encourages us to focus on being content where the Lord has us!
In Jamaica we call them Cho cho, can be placed in soups, cooked with meats, fish, codfish. peel the skin off when adding to soups or cooking with meats. It can be steamed with carrots and okras also. very diverse.
Chayote squash. It tastes good sautéed with caramelized onions and bacon. This squash has a very mild almost sweet flavor. Tomatillos diced in with the onion and squash tastes good but would omit the bacon in that version of a side dish. This squash usually last a week or two longer in the refrigerator then zucchini and yellow squash. All three squashes also taste good together.
The green fruit is called Christophine in some parts of the Caribbean. It can be used in lots of ways. It has a seed on the inside encased in a semi hard shell. It does have a sought of sticky substance when you cut it. It can be sauted with other veggies. Used in stew meat acts as a tenderize and a host of other stuff.
You can stir fry the chayotes with carrots and garlic and add some sesame oil on top. They're very yummy. The trick to peel them is if they get slippery, just run them under water and it washes out the slippery substance on them.
My Dad’s family is “Cajun” from Louisiana. They called Chayote squash Mirlitons. A family favorite was Grandma’s Shrimp Mirliton casserole.
1 lb clean, de-veined shrimp, chopped into small pieces (we have also substituted ground beef)
4 large mirlitons
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small bell pepper
2 ribs of celery, chopped
1/4 cup salad oil or olive oil
1 can cream mushroom soup
1 8-oz box of ritz crackers, crushed (keep one cup aside for topping)
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
Salt, pepper, Tabasco to taste
Butter to dot topping
Paprika sprinkled on top
Parboil Mirlitons in salted water until tender. Cool, peel, and dice. Sauté’ onions, bell pepper, and celery in oil. Add Mirlitons and all other ingredients, mix together, place in casserole dish. Top with 1 cup of crushed crackers. Dot top with butter and sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Sarah I am glad you guys are working to find ways to help a part of the community that is in need . Good job you guys .... keep up the good work . . I know you will find a way to help .
I love when your parents are in the vlog. Your dad reminds me of mine, so special and blessed to have them with you🥰
I’m diabetic and when I grocery shop (for the low carb foods I need), options are so limited. There are more “keto” (trendy) foods but the prices on those items are high! Isles and isles of carbs. Super frustrating.
Cute vlog with all the new tastes! WOW, Seth does look like you in that baby photo! LOVE LOVE when your parents arrive (or you visit them), such Beautiful people, inside and out!
Easy was to prepare chayote…cut in half lengthwise, remove seed in center, place cut side down in microwaveable dish and microwave in 2 minute increments until fork tender. Cut-side up with salt, pepper, butter and garlic powder. Yummmmyy!
Chayote is squash. Cut it half, remove the soft pit and boil in salted water until softened. Like a potato. Chop and use in any recipe or stuff it with cooked ground meat and top with cheese. That's the we eat in Puerto Rico. Love you guys.
I use Chayote in Filipino pancit, stews, etc.
Used a lot in the low carb community. It can be made to be like apple pie when cooked down with cinnamon and stevia
In Mexican cuisine we add it to stews/soups (mainly “Albondiga Soup”).
Here in NZ those are called Chokos, very very easy to grow although they take up a fair bit of room - (vines that take over the garden) We make a beautiful soup out of them or treat them like Zucchini, Very bland so need cheese, spices, bacon etc
And it's a favorite sqash for central america
Sarah the green vegetable you have there is called christophines. The grow here in Bermuda and we peel them and cook them in water like a potato until soft and then put butter and pepper and salt on them or peel and bake in the oven like you would do mac & cheese. If you are interested in the recipe let me know. They are very good!. Note... if you look 'christophines' online you will see they are also called 'chayote'
I admire how you are teaching your kids life lessons along with helping others. You are an inspiration. The final vegetable is Chayote and is used often in Mexican food in NYC. I substitute it for potatoes so my diabetic husband gets tricked into eating the same meal as the rest of the family ;) As an example I boil them and serve as a side dish beside broiled fish or chicken. I've also baked them in the oven with sliced polish sausage and red onions with salt, pepper, oregano.
Choyote is a vegetable , you can stir fry it with other veggies,it don't really has a flavor it takes.on flavor when you seasoned you food it's good for you to
Caldos!!!
@@stacycamacho59 I was thinking the same we use chayote in chicken soup with cabbage, carrots, potatoes, and celery super yummy!
Yes!! They're yummy in chicken soup with other veggies
Your children are so well behaved! 💕 you are so laid back 💖
Their a number of food ministries here in Tucson and we work at one of them. Lots of hungry people here and we are able to get food from Mexico.... and mostly fruit and vegetables are given out.
In our culture we use chayote in soups or stir fry. First you want to peel the skin with a vegetable peeler, then cut in half long ways like an avocado. Take out the core/seed. If using in soups then chop them up into chunks. If doing stir fry you can slice it. The easiest way would be with some oil, fresh chopped garlic, season with fish sauce or soy sauce and maybe a pinch of sugar to balance out that saltiness. You can always add a protein like sliced beef (think beef and broccoli in Chinese food) or crack an egg into it and stir it up. Very yummy side to go with white rice. Super quick and easy to make. Or you can just add it to any other stir fry you typically make for some extra greens/veggies
Great video and great idea to serve others. An idea from my side is to try to team up with the current store owners to provide some free basic "cooking classes" in which they provide a short overview of how to cook some of their unusual produce. I see a lot of the produce that are less familiar are common to a lot of the stores. Familiarizing the local community with how to prepare those might assist them with accessing some more healthy food options that are available to them but not currently accessible since it is unfamiliar
Cooking classes is a great idea! I would need them if I was in another country.
That’s how Rachel Ray got her start!
Chayotes are a wonderful “keto” replacement for apples, in baking! They are slightly slimy, when you cut them! I boil them till tender, drain them off and then add “keto approved” sweetener, butter and either apple pie spice or just some cinnamon, for a mock apple pie filling! My favorite way to eat it is to top chia seed pudding with it! It reminds me of Apple cinnamon oatmeal!
Hello!! Blessing everyone!! And many blessings to you, Our Tribe of Many!!
- I am from Honduras, Central America, but my family and I are missionaries to the D. R.
Chayotes are a VERY common veggie in our countries; I’ve never tried them sweet though, Melody, it sounds great!!
I don’t personally like them much because of their mild flavor, but the good thing about that is that you can add them to anything and it wont change the flavor. One of the ways I like it the most is made like this: cook the whole thing, along with the skin (you can peel it before, but like Melody said, it’s slimy, and the slime is hard ti wash off, and it will stain 🙄), once tender, pour them out and peel with a knife, cut up, lightly salt, melt some sour cream and add the cahyote, tip with parmesan cheese and enjoy 😋😋
@@swieteniasevilla9356 that sounds delicious 😋 Thank you. 😊 I’ll have to try them like that!
Christophene is what the green vegetable is called...it is mainly used in Chinese stir fried veggies...can be used in soups as well or any dish with veggies in it...not sure where it came from but the Chinese in Trinidad and Tobago use it in a stir fried dish called Chow Mein
Hello familia! That is a chayote. You can cut it up and put it in vegetable, beef or chicken soup. It has a bland flavor. Full of nutrients. Blessings to you all from South Texas!💜
I would have tried all the stuff you looked at. The green squash you looked at is hood diced and Cooked in soup. Similar to potato texture but different. They can also be used in place of apples or mixed with apples for a lower carb lower sugar apple pie.
Belle looks so beautiful with that headscarf on and her braids in bunches - she's really pretty anyway but I just thought that was such a cool look on her ❤️ xx
The chayote is really good in spicy (or not) chicken soup. Just saute onion and garlic then add chicken pieces (bite-sized boneless pieces or bigger pieces like wings, drumsticks, etc.). Add chicken or veggie broth, peppercorns, bay leaf, peppers (serranos, cayennes, or just flakes), and chayote (sliced 1/4" or thinner). Season with s&p and add some leafy greens (like bok choy), if desired. Great for the coming colder months. 🙂
We (Mexican) put Chayote in our soups it’s consistency is like a potato but flavor of a zucchini so we’d put it in caldo de res (beef soup) or caldo de pollo (chicken soup) or Albondigas (meatball soup)
May God continue to bless you and use you to bless others! Your family is beautiful, I love watching all your videos.
Your family makes me smile!
You cook it. Use it like zucchini or other summer squash. It's not as soft, but counts as a veggie. I've even grated & used in scrambled eggs.
Nessa is so cute! She seems to fit in with all the kids so well. I always thought Chayote was a squash, but I've never had it. Can't wait to see what you do with it. Thanks for educating us on the different cultures. ❤️
@14:40 we call that Eddoes I'm from d Caribbean (Trinidadian) and the green vegetable u bought @13:16 its use in chow Mein noodles with carrots and onions and seasonings
They are called "Christophenes" you can steam them or eat raw. Taste like cucumber. They are considered to be great for helping to reduce high blood pressure. Very popular in the West Indies.
So cute Seth exercising at the end!!! 😍
You actually were about 4 blocks from where I live. I see so many people that have to walk every where. There is a food pantry that I always see people lined up to go in. Another problem is that they have to carry them home. The closest grocery store is Super Saver on Cornhusker. Way too far to walk carrying a bunch of groceries. This area is definitely very diversified, mainly because it is so close to the University. I think that this neighborhood would really benefit from the store you are wanting to bring here.
Seth is your Mini Me. Chayote are called Choko here in Australia, my Mum use to cook them by steaming them. They don't really taste like anything, but they are good as a filler in meals as they absorb flavour really well.
My aunt lives in a small town in Texas and they have several community gardens, they were happy to point them out to us when we visited last year.
Yes I love in Texas and we have a community garden. You can work at it and when something in season you can go pick what you want and we have alot of elder in our area so they make senior bags and have people delivery to them.
The middle eastern stores are probably only closed around the noon prayer time on Friday. I’m not sure. If you do go to one, I recommend you get the roasted nuts and boxed dates if you can find them!
My brother in law owns a middle eastern grocery store, the produce they carry will typically be the kind you wouldn’t find at regular grocery stores like Wal-Mart but reasonably priced. A lot of their other grocery items might be slightly more expensive because it’s imported. The highest demand is fresh halal lamb usually because it’s not available at the ready in other grocery stores as well.
We like to get our produce from a Latin market because it’s the cheapest. We see many restaurant owners shopping there as well.
Judah please keep your eyes on the road, no turning your head to talk to anybody.Also remember when you have a loaded vehicle you’re stopping radius is compromised just like a heavy truck so keep your distance from other cars. The girls can’t see you if you’re speeding by! Lol
Food deserts are a multifaceted dilemma it’s not just about access to healthier options, it’s also the food culture, time constraints most folks living in low income areas just don’t have the time to cook so convenient foods are what they’re reaching for. Also that big banana is a platano
We love plantano
I agree. One of the things we've dreamed about doing as a ministry is having a place to do free cooking classes to help battle that side of it to teach people how to cook quick simple healthy meals.
Well said!
Storage is a big problem as well. Fresh produce only lasts so long and most people don't have a cool dry place to store things, so in the summer, when you don't have A/C or aren't using it much, your produce that you leave out goes bad faster. And then the stuff you put in the fridge also goes bad faster because you are usually renting and have a small fridge that is also very old and doesn't maintain temperature well. So, something that would last a couple weeks or more in a newer fridge will be mushy or growing mold quickly. Which is why things like apples, oranges, potatoes, onions, etc are so popular. They are cheaper and stand up to bad storage conditions better. I remember we would put our bread in the fridge as well in the summer because it would mold in a few days if we left it out.
Chayotes or sayote is vegetable..we usually cook that with other vegetables like carrots cabbage cauliflower and broccoli etc..just saute all u can add meat..
I lived in Sicily for 3 years with my little family, its crazy how cheap and abundant produce was, tons of cafes with fresh pastries, bread shops, and meat shops, it was amazing. Being back in the US now feels like everything is chain and so processed, I cant believe how much sugar, salt, food color, gmos, hormones, ext. is here! Organic which is supposed to be normal size produce is so expensive, and i noticed the healthier 1 ingredient foods are expensive and specifically only in 1 brand for that item mostly wins the competitions to charge way more. Ugh we miss overseas but enjoy the conveniences here its easier but Im feeling we are missing the adventures and not having to search for the healthy foods more favoritable.
One type of service act for this area is starting a neighborhood garden group. Teaching basket gardening for apt residents.
That is a Chaote. We put it in soups. It’s got the texture of a potato. It has a seed in the middle. By the way I’m Hispanic! They are good, but don’t have much flavor on their own.
I live in a small town in Oklahoma. Many of those foods are in the grocery stores here. The population is 75%+ American Indian (mainly the Chickasaw Nation.
You needed 2 cell phones so you could look up the foods you weren't familiar with in the stores.
All your produce was much higher than in my town and we are not on a main interstate which can and does affect pricing. My town is also a college town like Lincoln.
Cho-Cho is a high water content root vegetable mostly used in soup in Jamaica. It can be peeled then cut to remove the seed in the middle or just wash split and cook as is. Very good for diabetics.
You prayed a few weeks ago for our Pregnant daughter who was expecting and about to deliver a baby boy after 7 miscarriages and 2 still born daughters. She was induced Wednesday morning at 3cm dilated, 60% effaced and a -2 station. They started pitocin at 8:30. By 12:30 she was at a 4.5 cm and they broke her water. She did not want an epidural but needed a little help with pain control. She had a shot of stadol at 2 and at 2:50 she was at 9.5 cm and the baby's heart rate dipped several times. They put her on her knees. The doctor arrived at 3:03. She pushed twice on her knees, then flipped to her back. She pushed 1 more time and he was delivered at 3:19. They determined at birth that his umbilical cord had a knot in it but he was born healthy and happy. Bennett Edward weighed 7 lbs 4 oz and was 19 inches long. My daughter did great and has 2 stitches. One on each side. Bennett was a name that they both liked. Edward is my husbands middle name, Justin's dad's middle name and both great grandfather's middle names. So Bennett is named after 4 great men from both of his parents families. Only Justin could be there so we did not get to see Bennett until he came home yesterday. He is having some breast feeding challenges. He would rather have his hand in his mouth instead of eating. He does not open his mouth wide enough to latch on unless you make him mad enough to cry. I am sure once Mama's milk fully comes in and he does not have to work so hard to get something out that he and Mama will figure things out. He is lazy so he does not like working so hard. They have had her supplement with a little formula in a syringe and drop a little into his mouth. They do not want her using a bottle with nipple. They said that it tends to confuse a breast fed baby. I just wanted to thank you for the prayers for a good delivery and healthy baby. Both mama and baby are great.
Chayote Cactus... They are a little work to process, but worth it. You have to boil them first, then peel them, and split them to remove the seed.
In New Orleans, they are known as Mirlitons, pronounced me-la-tons... I know, go figure, LOL!
They are very popular around the holidays to make Mitliton Casserole w/ Shrimp and you can add lump crab to it! DELICIOUS!
I also make Mirliton Pie! So good!
Hi Sarah Bubble Tea instructions:This is for the Hillway Bubble Tea Brand(I think thats what you brought)
Add 1packet of bubble tea sachet into cup
Pour 50ml of hot water& stir well until dissolved
Add Ice cubes& add pearl(bubbles)
The choko's green vegetables are really great to stir fry(just slice like you slice carrots&peppers like finger sticks)remember to peel first like a carrott, can add beef or pork& other vegetables& eat with rice or noodles, there is also another receipe for the fresh rice paper rolls(sometimes known as fresh spring rolls)healthier then the deep fried options by far. Watching frm Australia☺️. Btw- I'm vietnamese/Australian.
Great education !
For the Kimchi ramen add green onions, eggs (soft boiled or over easy usually but you can scramble them in too!), and mozzarella cheese :)
I love those stores!! They have such fun items inside them and my roommates and I in college at UNL loved to go try new foods from them. I had never thought about that area and how far they would need to walk for cheaper groceries or how those stores don’t carry healthier foods for those with dietary restrictions. I love seeing you guys doing this research! (:
I'm so happy that you and Solo are still considering this idea. The grocery store you visited a while ago was amazing. I pray you can do the same. I also pray I can support you.
In Northern California the Asian markets usually have fresher, less expensive produce. I recognized quite a bit. Great field trip 🍎🥑🥦
Thanks for the example of Service 😇
What a fun video, what an experience with the different cultures. 👍❤️🦋
This is a great outing for the whole family. I live in low-income downtown Toronto and our cheapest store is NoFrills. Cheap and affordable, but quick and fast food is more affordable than veggies fruit and meat.
Most Mexican markets have a lot of Mexican ingredients for most Mexican meals. They do have some American stuff. That goes to say with other country markets too, you see a lot of different things you’ve never seen but I like that. Cause you get to try those things. The chayote is a form of squash cut in half and steam it, taste good with butter,salt, and pepper yumm
Homeschool nerd moment, but I *love* the idea of going around visiting ethnic stores, so fun. Good luck with your new adventure! I am very interested in the bubble tea you found! I grew up pretty poor, and I was once a low income single mom raising my daughter on $90 of food stamps a month. Every savings made a huge differrence in what I could do for her. Healthy food is expensive, for sure. Ramen and frozen burritos are cheap. Also, I see Hope in your baby picture!
Maybe a way to serve is to purchase fruits and vegetables and deliver them to those areas and resell them at cost. Advertise thru churches when and where you will be. Possibly members of the churches would help you sell the items. Plan your trip a day or 2 after people get their social security and disability checks. Maybe volunteers could help them carry the food back to their apartments. My mom lives in a retirement community. They get a delivery monthly from a church with boxes of food. They carry one to each residents door. It has pantry staples as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, eggs, butter, some meats, canned goods. Whatever they can get donated or purchase cheaply they put in the boxes.
Lol the dog has the zoomies 🤣🤣
I can relate to this issue. I don’t have vehicle and always walk to the store. Unfortunately that store is closed until December for renovations and to be honest I don’t know how to get groceries now because the next store is too far too walk to
Oriental is ok when referring to things...oriental market, oriental rug. Asian is for people. You shouldn't call a person oriental, but things should be fine. Sounds like some people are expanding their reasons to complain.
Unfortunately, most ppl are quick to judge and get offended easily.
That is a great idea! 👏👏👏
I have always wanted to do something like that!
A suggestion: if there are a lot of mexicans in that area, here are some produce we always look for:
Onions
Tomatoes
Garlic
Jalapeños or serrano peppers
Cilantro
Carrots
Potatoes
Limes
Calabacitas (small zucchini)
Cabbage
Radishes
Avocados
Bananas
Mangos
Apples
Oranges
Papaya
Any fruit basically
Chayote is like a squash and has to be cooked 🙂 the most classic way we cook it in Mexico is in chicken or beef soup. You chop the chayote in 1inch squares and it is the first vegetable you add because it takes the longest to cook...
If you cut it in tiny squares you can basically add it to recipes as if it was carrots 🥕 not because of the flavor but it is the same texture and it doesn't change the flavor of the meal...
My mom would use it all the time! I am married now and I really don't buy it becuase I never really liked it... but whenever we are sick and I make chicken soup that is when I have to buy it...
I hope that helps 🙂
The small brown root vegetable is a yam instead of making mashed potato we make mashed yam they can be purple or white, the light green long cucumber like is a bottle gourd/cucuzza squash you can roast them alongside some garlic, mushrooms, eggplants and tomatoes.
The Chayate/Mango Squash we call them chokoes in Australia you can eat them in a salad as cucumber - best julienned you can stir fry them can cook them by steaming -I don't like waterlogged veggies as a vegetable; skin on if they a young; peeled if old, if you are peeling them wear gloves otherwise you will end up wit a sticky residue on your hands - not pleasant. If you prefer not to peel them cut them into quarters and remove the seed and cook them with the skin on; removing the skin after cooking. Best served with butter not margarine and black pepper. To cook them as a desert:- Peel them, cut them in half using a melon baller or teaspoon remove the seed and cook in a sugar syrup. They taste like pears. If you wish to grow them they are prolific growers and producers but they don't tollerate the cold but as it warms up they will grow like crazy. To get the plant allow a choko to sprout and plant them beside a fence or LARGE trellis and they grow well.