TIL that some languages apparently have words inherently differentiating one's status as a citizen or resident of the entity versus a member of a particular ethnic or cultural group? I don't quite grasp the whole thing, although I heard the point being made. What's interesting to me is a) that there is such a thing, which seems very revealing of something about a culture that would need such concepts built into the language, and b) that there seem to be people who think it's inaccurate to interpret the word choice as meaningful. Firstly, since languages have all sorts of concepts built into them, many very specific to their primary culture of use, it seems reasonable that such a thing could exist. Not that I would have thought of it before, since I'm not from a culture where that sort of subtlety functions. Secondly, if that is, indeed, the subtlety of the word choices, where one essentially and inherently includes people, and the other excludes, then I'd kind o...
But of course! This is cut and pasted from an email to my mom, so excuse any talking-down-to
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Best with poached chicken - I usually poach mine in chicken broth with celery, carrots, onions, and thyme thrown in, which probably adds to the flavor.
You need:
4 cups cooked chicken
Four green onions
Two celery stalks
A couple tbsp (or more) of dried herbs, I use thyme & chervil. dill or tarragon would be good too.
1 c mayo (NOT miracle whip. NO.)
1 tsp dijon mustard
lemon juice
salt & pepper
Dice up the chicken, and cut the onions and celery up really fine. I usually use a lot of the onions way up into the green. Toss all that with the herbs until it is mixed well.
whisk together the mayo and dijon mustard, then a good squeeze of lemon juice. Whisk in salt and pepper (tsp? ish?) until it tastes right to you.
Pour it onto the chicken mixture and stir until it looks like chicken salad!
Awesome - thank you so much.
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