On 1/26/2013 2:35 PM, Michael Kuettner wrote:
> ViLco wrote:
>> Il 07/01/2013 18:59, Sqwertz ha scritto:
>>
>>>> What are the most common fake chinese dishes served in chinese joints
>>>> and
>>>> restaurants in your area?
>>
>>> I wouldn't so they are so much as "fake" (they do eat egg rolls and
>>> sweet and sour pork in China), just that the recipes are highly
>>> modified so as not to resemble their corresponding dish in China.
>>
>> Now I know what RFC needs: a chinese who wil get all upset because of
>> people posting "chinese" recipes which aren't real chinese.
>> How comes that not even one in a billion and 3 hundred millions ever
>> kicked in here?
>
> "Chinese food" makes as much sense as "European food".
> TWofChinaIAVBP ...
>
Yes, there are several provinces of China with quite different tastes in
cuisine. I had a Chinese friend from Hong Kong who despised Szechuan
food; too hot and garlicky in his opinion. A lot of Chinese places try
to cater to Western tastes and serve several different regional foods,
not necessarily all that successfully. There's even one that has
"Chinese", Thai and Japanese food on its menu.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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