Remembering my first experience at Flor De Mayo brings me back to the beginning of my relationship. When I asked what the restaurant was like MW replied, “its this Chinese-Peruvian place on the Upper West Side.” Chinese-Peruvian? WTF is Chinese-Peruvian food? But in hindsight this combination of vastly different cuisines makes perfect sense. Peru, like so many South American countries is home to many ethnic groups and waves of Chinese immigrants settled in Peru hoping to stake a better life for themselves and their families after being shut out of America due to the Chinese Exclusion Act. I’ll spare you the history lesson but will tell you that the restaurant is owned by a Cantonese family and has been a favorite of MW and her friends for years. Flor De Mayo soon became a favorite of mine too. 
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Flor de Mayo: Fusion Gone Right
Remembering my first experience at Flor De Mayo brings me back to the beginning of my relationship. When I asked what the restaurant was like MW replied, “its this Chinese-Peruvian place on the Upper West Side.” Chinese-Peruvian? WTF is Chinese-Peruvian food? But in hindsight this combination of vastly different cuisines makes perfect sense. Peru, like so many South American countries is home to many ethnic groups and waves of Chinese immigrants settled in Peru hoping to stake a better life for themselves and their families after being shut out of America due to the Chinese Exclusion Act. I’ll spare you the history lesson but will tell you that the restaurant is owned by a Cantonese family and has been a favorite of MW and her friends for years. Flor De Mayo soon became a favorite of mine too. 
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