"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 16:17:36 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 09:47:13 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> sf wrote:
>> >> > On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 20:11:55 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Tara wrote:
>> >> >>> Dinner tonight:
>> >> >>>
>> >> > <snip>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> What do you order for Chinese food?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I'm partial to that chicken and pine nuts served in lettuce wraps -
>> >> >> don't know what it's called, but it's about the only chicken dish,
>> >> >> takeout or otherwise, I like.
>> >> >
>> >> > I don't think it's Chinese and whatever it is, it's not authentic...
>> >> > but good for them if you like it.
>> >>
>> >> We've had it at several Chinese restaurants.
>> >>
>> >> Speaking of inauthentic, our favorite local Chinese restaurant is
>> >> named
>> >> Baumgart's. They have a place here in Ridgewood and another in
>> >> Englewood, both in Bergen County, NJ.
>> >>
>> >> Whatever it is and wherever it comes from, it's good.
>> >>
>> > The first time I had a lettuce wrap, my son was imitating something
>> > called Thai Chicken Wrap that he and his wife would order in some
>> > restaurant. They used a store bought Thai peanut dressing and it was
>> > really delicious but I imagine it was as Thai as Chinese Chicken Salad
>> > is Chinese.
>>
>> Hey why does it matter? It was delicious, and they made it for you)
>> How
>> much better can it get)
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> It was to illustrate that inauthentic can be tasty too.

Fie on 'authentic'!!! What it the point in 'authentic' if you enjoy it even
slightly differently! Authentic is what someone 'says' it is. Sorry, i
am not interested in prescriptive cooking. I take the best that I can find
and make it palatable for me and mine! I think your son is exactly right and
good for him!!

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