"rodneesh" > wrote in message
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> In article >, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> > Karen Cooke wrote:
> >

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> In America you say PJ sandwich, roast beef sandwich, or tuna sandwich. In
> the far east you specify the kind of chow mein you want. Most often by
> specifying the type of meat. You would say sliced meat chow mein (pork),
> beef chow mein, seafood chow mein ( this is a rough translation, because
> the literal translation is quite literary and makes no sense in English).,
> goat chow mein, etc.

(snip)

> Weird, this is American chop suey noodles, not chow mein as found in
> Taiwan. But it does bear a similarity to Cantonese style noodles. However,
> unless you use the Cantonese style yellow crispy noodles, and have that
> one kind of green vegie, and then you need some oyster sauce or soy sauce
> (dark or light?) depending on the recipe, well...
>
> Anyway, just my two cents
>
> rodney
> Greetings from Taipei, Taiwan

Rodney, that was such a good post! Thank you for enlightening me. Plus,
you've made me hungry. LOL

kili