My mother had a Mexican roommate when I was a wee one, and later my stepmother was Italian so I honor those two women with my spicy tastes.
My real mother wasn't much of a cook but her mother, my grandmother fixed farm style foods. One of my faves she cooked was fried egg sandwiches. The egg yolk was not popped but cooked slowly until it turned hard. Serves open faced with Miracle Whip, a slice of onion and dill pickles.
I have no one to "blame" for my enjoyment of Asian cooking. Except eating out in a "Chinese" restaurant when I was a kid. I now fix stir fries all the time.
I don't like Indian foods. No curry. And no beets.
And I'm not impressed with European foods. To boring for me.
