" wrote:

> > slight, like the guy who wanted everyone to boycott Chinese buffet
> > restaurants in the US until China released the spy plane they had
> > captured when it landed in Hainan. Fat lot of good that was going to
> > do :-)
> >
>
> Well it might have helped improve food quality. I don't know about US
> "Chinese buffets" but I have never seen a good one in Canada. I don't
> think most Chinese food is designed to be left in warming pans .
> Getting people to eat in 'real' Chinese restaurants would have been a
> good thing.

I am not sure that Chinese foods are less suitable for buffets than a lot of
other dishes, though most Chinese buffets are truly substandard. Fear not.
Mandarin is gradually expanding in your direction. They really do have a good
buffet, and if the veggies are hot and crisp enough for you, they also have
roast beef and Yorkshire pudding.