Chinese takeout
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Do they sell Japanese soy sauce in Mainland China? Kikkiman tastes NOTHING like Chinese soy sauce, and makes the food taste weird. Do they also sell actual Chinese soy sauce too in Taiwan though? LOLkyp275 said:
Most of the "Chinese" food I've encountered here in Okinawa is just various types of fried rice, usually served with gyoza.
I have a Chinese takeout just down the road from where I live and it is the food of the damned gods. I do not mind-you, claim that anything about it is authentically Chinese, but damn is it good.
Curse you thread, now I'm hungry!
Curse you thread, now I'm hungry!
Last Summer I got a 4 in 1 (chicken, curry, chips, rice. Yes not real Chinese food, but it's marketed as such) from the local Chinese place, and got the worst food poisoning of my life, wherein I was exploding from my ass and mouth for a day straight, having had to avoid throwing up on the hour car journey home.
It may have been karma because I drew a penis on someones face shortly beforehand, but since I've never had the same passion for it. Far prefer pizza I guess, and I'm totally turned of McDonalds for life recently.
It may have been karma because I drew a penis on someones face shortly beforehand, but since I've never had the same passion for it. Far prefer pizza I guess, and I'm totally turned of McDonalds for life recently.
Yup, sure do. We really just look at it as another sauce in pantry so to speak. Nothing is going to go with everything after all .Lil devils x said:
Not sure why you'd find it surprising that Taiwanese uses Chinese soy sauce - the political situation aside, the vast majority of Taiwanese today are of the Han ethnicity(Hoklo/Hakka), and despite the influence of Japanese and European colonialism, the cuisine is still largely derivative of their Chinese origin, and naturally includes the soy sauce
Now that I think about it, the usage of soy sauce as a stand-alone condiment is something I don't usually see except in the US. Most of the time people make their own special sauce mix, of which soy sauce is just one of the ingredients.
I went to an American Chinese restaurant with my SO who is Chinese. She wouldn't even touch the food. There was a proper mainlander there. We discussed the food, and he said in Chinese "You'll never find this food in China", which manages to be a fantastic back-hand of a compliment.
American Chinese food is basically all the flavours and none of the substance, like eat a lasagne with no vegetables or pasta; it's similar, but you're really not getting the proper thing.
That said, I rather liked the overly sweet and sugary Chinese food in America, it's like candy.
EDIT: It could be a lot worse.
In Paris, because they think good food means having crap portions and no flavours, all the food (even the Asian ones) are hugely deflavoured because a strong flavour may harm the Parisian.
At least American food tastes of something. Parisian food is a massive let down in regards to their Asian foods, especially Korean which seems all the rage.
MORE EDIT: The best two provinces for Chinese food, in my opinion, are Szechuan and Hong Kong. Hong Kong makes what every other country thinks Chinese food is, and Szechuan makes the spicy, amazing dishes that can make you melt in happiness. Go find a Chinese Hot Pot, get some peanut sauce (you can make your own with peanut butter and vinegar), get some beef and chow down on that shit. So good!
EDIT 3- THE EDITING: That said, one thing that I find aggressively bad is the massive mark-up in price. For £8, I can field 3 massive dishes of Canton food with drink and rice with a friend and take half of it home for later.
In the U.K., it would cost £30, you would get half as much, and it would be so much worse quality. A massive plate of sweet and sour chicken is about £3 here, it is easily £7 in the U.K.
Can't eat Chinese food when I return anymore
American Chinese food is basically all the flavours and none of the substance, like eat a lasagne with no vegetables or pasta; it's similar, but you're really not getting the proper thing.
That said, I rather liked the overly sweet and sugary Chinese food in America, it's like candy.
EDIT: It could be a lot worse.
In Paris, because they think good food means having crap portions and no flavours, all the food (even the Asian ones) are hugely deflavoured because a strong flavour may harm the Parisian.
At least American food tastes of something. Parisian food is a massive let down in regards to their Asian foods, especially Korean which seems all the rage.
MORE EDIT: The best two provinces for Chinese food, in my opinion, are Szechuan and Hong Kong. Hong Kong makes what every other country thinks Chinese food is, and Szechuan makes the spicy, amazing dishes that can make you melt in happiness. Go find a Chinese Hot Pot, get some peanut sauce (you can make your own with peanut butter and vinegar), get some beef and chow down on that shit. So good!
EDIT 3- THE EDITING: That said, one thing that I find aggressively bad is the massive mark-up in price. For £8, I can field 3 massive dishes of Canton food with drink and rice with a friend and take half of it home for later.
In the U.K., it would cost £30, you would get half as much, and it would be so much worse quality. A massive plate of sweet and sour chicken is about £3 here, it is easily £7 in the U.K.
Can't eat Chinese food when I return anymore
There's no food around that somebody can't fuck up royally. Chinese is alright in the states, they're held back there by not using MSG, which is just pure flavor with a very slight chance of rectal bleeding. Best I've found are Thai restaurants run by Vietnamese. I've never found that combination to be bad.
A lot of Chinese take out places have menus written in Chinese for people from China, with more traditional foods that wouldn't sell well. Make friends with someone who knows Chinese and try it some time.
It really depends on where you get it from. I've had some that was incredible, I've had some that even maggots wouldn't touch; all of it nothing more than a cheap, unhealthy, guilty pleasure food for when you're tight on funds, too lazy/tired to cook, [other reasons along those lines].
It can be amazingly delicious, but only if you order exactly the right thing from exactly the right place. About 80% of the times I've ordered it, I've been mildly disappointed with it.
Remember: you should deliberate over what takeout to get for hours.
Remember: you should deliberate over what takeout to get for hours.
I'm not a huge fan beyond yam cha-style outings.
I'm more of an Indian-type of fast food eater. Nothing beats a hot beef vindaloo and papadums.
I'm more of an Indian-type of fast food eater. Nothing beats a hot beef vindaloo and papadums.
Honestly, I love the stuff (While my BMs might suggest otherwise). While I wouldn't eat it everyday, it's easily something enjoyable and affordable to curb my hunger any day of the week (Especially at lunch time).Bob_McMillan said:
Mmmm, MSG...
I've never had legitimate Chinese cooking before, but I do love my bastardized American version of it. Pretty much anything with chicken or pork and some sweet and/or spicy sauce is delicious. I had some amazing honey shrimp at P.F. Chang's the other day. And fried rice is almost too good to be true.
Captcha says "whole shebang." Yeah man, pretty much.
I've never had legitimate Chinese cooking before, but I do love my bastardized American version of it. Pretty much anything with chicken or pork and some sweet and/or spicy sauce is delicious. I had some amazing honey shrimp at P.F. Chang's the other day. And fried rice is almost too good to be true.
Captcha says "whole shebang." Yeah man, pretty much.
You really have to find a certain place. I know of like, four around me, and one of them is a hole in the wall. It makes the best chicken fried rice I've ever had, and continue to enjoy to this day. Also their sweet and sour chicken is the best of the four, while a nearby Chinese buffet's General Tso chicken makes theirs taste awful.
I've always felt strongly that an authentic cuisine and its adapted form should be considered as two separate things.
What little authentic food -- made with real recipes from China -- that I have had has been amazing. Absolutely exquisite.
But Takeout is yummy too. It's just a different thing entirely. Singapore Chow Mei Fun that a) is named after somewhere outside of China, and b) not even a little Chinese, is AMAZING. I mean, stir-fried curried rice noodles with char siu and shrimp, spring onions and peppers? I really don't know what there is not to like...
Also, Bourbon Chicken. Again, not even the tiniest bit Chinese, but it is SO FREAKING GOOD if eaten without holding it up to the standard of Chinese Culinary norms.
What little authentic food -- made with real recipes from China -- that I have had has been amazing. Absolutely exquisite.
But Takeout is yummy too. It's just a different thing entirely. Singapore Chow Mei Fun that a) is named after somewhere outside of China, and b) not even a little Chinese, is AMAZING. I mean, stir-fried curried rice noodles with char siu and shrimp, spring onions and peppers? I really don't know what there is not to like...
Also, Bourbon Chicken. Again, not even the tiniest bit Chinese, but it is SO FREAKING GOOD if eaten without holding it up to the standard of Chinese Culinary norms.