"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:
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>> >> 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.

I went to a restaurant in the local Chinatown and saw something unusual on
the menu but they wouldn't let me order it!!! It was toooo authentic,
apparently.
Graham