Word: osnabrã
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...OSNABR??œCK, Germany — I started cooking last year after I moved off-campus to live with my boyfriend, who has an actual kitchen and uses it to make exactly three varieties of salad. When I decided that it was time for us to incorporate heat into our kitchen regimen, my mother saw it as a long-awaited opportunity to instruct me in Chinese cooking...
...Once I arrived in his rather provincial hometown of Osnabr??¼ck, I subsisted largely on bread, cheese, and cold cuts. I had just visited my family the previous week, and after a few days abroad, my palate already yearned for a taste of home. So one evening, I volunteered to make honey-soy salmon and lettuce wraps for a party of seven, despite Osnabr??¼ck being the last place appropriate for my first foray into Asian-inspired cooking...
...inspired" because it seemed less than likely that I'd be able to procure all the ingredients necessary for a truly authentic Chinese meal. While Osnabr??¼ck boasts a significant Turkish population like many German cities, it isn't exactly what I'd call a diverse place. I've spent nearly two months here in the past year and have seen exactly three Asian people, all of whom worked in the single decent Chinese restaurant in town (a strangely upscale establishment compared to the ones I'm used to frequenting in America). So when I chose Chinese...
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