Fay Da has a shitty red bean ice
Editor's note: Listen. I'm going to use whatever language I damn well choose on this blog. Unsubscribe or leave if you don't like it. Fuck. Damn. Shit. Motherfucker. Chink. They're all words I use in real life and are words that will show up on the blog. I will not apologize if you get offended. Just leave. I don't want you here if you get offended [endRant]. Chinese bakeries in New York City are about as predictable as the trajectory of a fiercely struck Jabulani ball. You think you're getting one thing but it takes off in a different direction. I walked by Fay Da Bakery the other day and saw a sign that said "Grass Jelly." Naturally, my thyroids went on full alert and my pants stiffened a little. Only a little. "Is that what I think it is?" If you're a yellow-blooded American, you'll know what grass jelly is all about. But then beneath that sign I saw one that said "Red bean ice" Woo! I had to get that and boy, I was excited for some red bean ice.
The problem as you can see, is that it's not shaved ice with red bean. It's red beans blended with ice. Like a red bean frappucino if you will. WTF?! WTF is red bean frappucino? Who eats that shit? Well I did but who wants to eat it? It wasn't good. The red bean flavor was not strong because the ratio of ice to red bean was off. It was a serious letdown for sure.
It would be nice if Chinese bakeries could allow New Yorkers to sample good tasting things. That's just not always the case though. And over the past decade of living in New York, I can tell you one good rule of thumb is never buy cake in a Chinese bakery, unless it's one of those things that's rolled into a log. Those things, Chinks will eat. Thus those things have high turnover. The rest... where they try to get cute and fancy... it's often dry and old. They also try to get cute with this red bean ice thing. WTF man... Fay Da might as well just tell people Chinese people like eating and drinking crap all day.
By the way, Go Spain! Go Holland! Go Argentina! I want to see those three teams do well in the World Cup. There's a great Netherlands vs Brazil game going on tomorrow morning and another great game of Argentina vs Germany on Saturday. Everyone oughta stay tuned to all of this. Nothing is like being a bandwagon soccer fan every four years. Just make sure you're not drinking no red bean frappucino while you watch the games.
Ha, I love how James managed to trivialize half a page of comments with 2 sentences. Bravo ;)
Nicholas
August 8, 2010 9:27 am
Words are more sophisticated than some of the comments here make them out to be. So is racism.
James Boo
August 3, 2010 3:07 pm
I frequent Fay Da and I have to say that that "Hung Dou Bing" does look very sh*tty! Aren't the red beans suppose to sit on the bottom of the cup prior to shaking, with the milk above it, and a beautiful shade of pink in between the two? Mmm...
Lamchop
July 27, 2010 8:50 pm
Poor Danny, This wetter stands with you hommie.
You know, you have the right to delete comments, it is your blog. Fuck em!
Mamacita
July 6, 2010 10:45 am
Hahaha, this post is standing proof that if you make controversial statements, you get LOTS of attention. Wonder if I should start doing the same for my posts.
Mai
July 2, 2010 2:42 am
Oh, btw, GO TO HELL Brazil!
And I apologize for my vulgarity, but that's just how I feel about Brazil.
Mai
July 2, 2010 2:54 am
When I clicked over, I thought "holy shit that's a lot of comments about shitty red bean ice." Then I realized that it was actually not about shaved ice at all. That made me sad.
Seriously though? That looks awful, and I don't think that's the culmination of 2000 years of shaving ice.
Nicholas
July 1, 2010 8:27 pm
Just wanted to join the crowd. It is a bit cramp in here though. That is all.
Jonathan
July 1, 2010 8:50 pm
Just because you use these words in your everyday life, it does not make it right. Actually, it's even worse. Seriously, writing "yellow blooded American" and "chinks" is racist. You should change the name of your blog to FOOT IN MOUTH.
BD.
July 1, 2010 9:53 pm
@JY,
Obviously, I'm with you there.
@Tammy,
Once again, congrats :) And yea, I don't know why people don't just stop reading. It's odd.
@AC,
That's basically what I'm going to talk about tomorrow. Words are just words. It's about the context and people miss that.
@Nicholas,
Seriously, that's not 2000 years of shaved ice. That's a lame ass attempt to get in on a summery drink.
@Jonathan,
There's always room for you here!
@BD,
oh snap! Crazy original. I'm shaking with excitement here.
Danny
July 1, 2010 10:08 pm
I think it's incredibly arrogant and ridiculous for someone to go to a personal blog and ask that he explain his use of a word because it offends them. Really? is this person serious?
JY
July 1, 2010 4:44 pm
People are so dumb. I hate it when they dog on a person because they don't like what they're saying. STOP READING THEN.
On that note, ^_^.
Tammy
July 1, 2010 6:19 pm
We can own a word that's historically meant to offend us. Certain LGBTQ communities have taken up words like dyke and fag which used to be derogatory.
But it's one thing to use language to strategically revert power with pride and another to use language to offend. I don't think Danny falls in the latter category but his defensive tone may frame the discussion otherwise.
Would I be offended if someone called me a Chink? Maybe, but it's not the word, it's the hatred behind the word and the ignorance of the speaker. I don't own the word "chink" because I prefer to own something else. We are bigger than a word and the racists mouths/hands that dish it out.
Is it ignorant to use a word carelessly? Maybe. But if you use it purposefully, be explicit about your purpose.
AC
July 1, 2010 6:19 pm
To All,
I will explain the word more tomorrow. We can get into this if you guys want.
Danny
July 1, 2010 2:49 pm
Danny, you are a slope headed, slant eyed, ching chong fat hong kong fu dirty snot rocket eating chink. Not to mention you smell like a chink monkey who ate moth ball fish with yesterday's rice and shat out a steaming pile of SARS. Your chinkass shouldn't squint so damn much all the fucking time because your sorry excuse for a blog is littered with typical chinky spelling 'mistake.'
Your pal, Goats!
Goats
July 1, 2010 2:50 pm
@Goats,
You taste gamey, so I think it evens out!
Your pal, Danny
Danny
July 1, 2010 2:52 pm
Lol. Looks like you lost the politically correct crowd...
FN
July 1, 2010 3:19 pm
@FN,
Tell me about it! I can't believe tomorrow I have to delve into all of this and more tomorrow. What is funny is like, these folks are all from Midtown Lunch, and there is some crazy ass shit in the comments in there sometimes. And they come here to tell me I'm off my rockers? Amazing.
Danny
July 1, 2010 3:21 pm
Negative. I will continue to pretend that you and the general Asian population are more intelligent than this. Ridiculous.
Dean
July 1, 2010 2:36 pm
Danny -
I searched, via Google, for any other times you used the word on foodinmouth.com. There are no other instances of it.
However, in one of your comments you say, "I've used Chinks many many times on here." Seems more like you don't, in fact, say that on here.
Dave
July 1, 2010 2:40 pm
@Dean,
To that point, we agree. The general Asian population is intelligent enough to make their own decisions and opinions on what they read. Whoever you choose to read and which ever palate you want to respect, that is your business. To assume that your opinion on red bean with blended ice based on 2000 yrs of history somehow trumps all others, and that if you like it, then everyone else would like it to... Well I don't know. One person's bland is another person's subtle flavors. I can dig that, but my blog is not suited to everyone (obviously).
Danny
July 1, 2010 2:46 pm
@Dave,
I'll start.
Danny
July 1, 2010 2:47 pm
@Yvo,
Well, I'm more than glad to answer it in long form. Basically, the word is not offensive to me. It's not a word I learned about until my adulthood. It carries no significant subjective connotation for me. As such, it's a word that I will reclaim as a word that's not demeaning for myself. If people want to allow their cultural pride or identity be hurt by such a word, I have to say that life is too short. Don't let racists get the best of you. I obviously did not demean Chinese people in my post. If I want to demean Chinese people, I would talk about how they love spitting in Chinatown and throwing trash on the ground. But that post would take many many words that I can't dedicate in a comment. At the end of the day, I'm ok with what I wrote here.
Danny
July 1, 2010 2:27 pm
Funny, googling "site:foodinmouth.com chink OR chinks" yields exactly one hit: this post. Maybe you like to say that word on other sites but not your own?
Dave
July 1, 2010 2:29 pm
@Dave,
What other sites do I say that word on besides my own? I'm not following.
@Dean,
Please stop pretending you know anything about anything
Danny
July 1, 2010 2:31 pm
@kcijones001,
Definitely. There's plenty of NYC-based food blogs or other blogs not related to food. And plenty of other food blogs in general. I'd be happy to redirect you to other ones if you want.
Danny
July 1, 2010 2:32 pm
@Danny - But that's exactly what I'm asking. You might find your 'long answer' for this 'not necessary' but my entire question was, why? I don't know why you're getting so defensive with your response, either. I simply asked a question. If you don't want to answer, that's one thing. And I didn't ask you to remove it, but thanks for the non-offer.
Yvo
July 1, 2010 2:22 pm
That should say "There's no need to be rude, though." after "If you don't want to answer, ..."
Yvo
July 1, 2010 2:24 pm
Yellow blooded? Chink? You're an idiot.
Get your shit together. FYI, They have it all over Hong Kong and it's fucking delicious. Stateside, TenRen makes a very good version. And please stop pretending you know anything about the Chinese palate. Your shoddy 10 years of intermittent dining on Americanized Chinese food have nothing on 2000 generations of genetic predispositions.
Dean
July 1, 2010 2:26 pm
@danny: me too.
kcijones001
July 1, 2010 2:27 pm
A red bean frappucino sounds pretty interesting to me, but more red bean flavor, please...
I dropped by bc of your link on Twitter, but I'm a little disappointed and disturbed by your dropping of the c-word. Derogatory towards Chinese people, that one. Really, Danny? Did that really help get your point across or make a point better at all? Just curious why you'd choose that word over... pretty much any other word.
Yvo
July 1, 2010 2:03 pm
@Yvo,
I chose that word because I like that word. Originally I had a really long answer for this, but it's not necessary. It's there, and it's not going anywhere.
Danny
July 1, 2010 2:12 pm
If someone referred to me as a guinea, I'd break their legs. Not cool dude.
kcijones001
July 1, 2010 2:15 pm
@kcijones001,
Listen. This is my blog. I've used Chinks many many times on here. If you want to come in today and talk about something that I've been doing all along, that's fine. Say what you want. I'm going to listen to what you say, and do whatever the fuck I want to do.
Danny
July 1, 2010 2:17 pm
Red bean ice is actually a very common popular drink among chinese... you were just unknowing about this. fyi it's delicious.
anony
January 8, 2011 10:41 pm