1,189 likes, 25 comments - anajakthaifood on February 23, 2024: "The palate has a generational memory. Dad’s recipe for our BBQ Pork Collar was almost true to the Thai truth of the recipe. But he made it more Chinese instead of Northern, probably because of his Cantonese heritage. In time we leaned into the differences and veered off course so far into basically a new type of flavortown. No doubt does his palate influence mine even still today. It’s the palate of a working class Chinese man who longs for the food of his country, which makes sense because my grandfather was a Chinese dock worker from Canton who landed in Bangkok and became a carpenter. (My dad still mainly uses thin soy, white pepper, and sugar at home now.) The palate has a generational memory, but because our memories are imperfect, cuisine becomes more elastic as time goes on. • • • • • #eaterla #eeeeeats #infatuationla #spoonfeed #latimesfood #foodporn #thaifood #timeoutla #eatfamous #lamagfood #forkyeah #lafoodbowl #foodbeast #eaterlaoffmenu #foodielife #f52grams #thaistreetfood #fwx #lafoodjunkie #bareaders #todayfood #aroi #foodandwine #michelinguide #michelinstar #jbfa".