r/AskReddit • u/Previous-Ad3911 • 7d ago

You can have 5000 of anything that starts with Y. What do you choose?

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u/StockingDummy 6d ago

Fun Fact: Mongolian barbecue isn't actually Mongolian.

It started with a guy from Beijing who opened a street food stall in Taiwan. He wanted to call it "Beijing barbecue" but decided against it; he was starting business right after the Chinese Civil War, so he called it "Mongolian barbecue" instead.

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u/PMA1898 6d ago

That is a fun fact! I've never been there before (not a king).

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u/PapaThyme 5d ago

But Bejing BBQ has a way better wing to it.

Fowgive me, I can not pwonounce the dweaded "r"