On Mon, 7 Jan 2013 15:07:54 +0100, "ViLco" > wrote:

>What are the most common fake chinese dishes served in chinese joints and
>restaurants in your area? Here in northern Italy the most widespread fake is
>"riso alla cantonese" (tr. "cantonese rice"), which does not exist nor in
>Canton nor in all of China, or so a chinese friend told me: basically it's a
>dish of rice with no sauces but just a lot of peas and bits of scrambled
>eggs, along with diced prosciutto cotto (!!!). Every chinese restaurant or
>take-away has them on the menu, every single one.
>Here a shot of the infamous cantonese rice:
>http://www.giallozafferano.it/images.../slide-450.jpg
>And in your area?

Crab rangoons! [another of my wife's favorites]

Invented by Trader Vic in San Francisco [I think]. A very slightly
crab flavored cream cheese filling- wrapped in wonton wrappers into
little 'purses'- so there are lots of edges-- and deep fried.

I'm in NY and there are no 'Chinese' places that don't sell them.

Served with sweet and sour sauce. I've eaten worse, but don't get
excited over them. Lots of folks love them.

Jim