Chinese Food

[istewart]

Which do you prefer, cheap or expensive? Favorite dish?

I will always like cheap, max-MSG Chinese food more personally. Although Peking Duck is unbeatable when you are willing to shell out money. My favorite is still Pork Lo Mein with a nice eggroll.

[Dynasty]

I like to get chicken fingers and chicken wings deep fried just like the way ancient chinese cultures use to make them.

[Evan]

Cheap General Tso's and an egg roll.

[istewart]

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I like to get chicken fingers and chicken wings deep fried just like the way ancient chinese cultures use to make them.

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lmao, nice

[DangerGoodson]

General Tso's Chicken is the Nuts.

[Saddlepoint]

China Gourmet in town has this Tangerine Beef that's the best thing I've ever tasted.

[kyro]

i hate chinese food. i think i might be the only person in the world who does.

[Redmen62]

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i hate chinese food. i think i might be the only person in the world who does.

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Nope, there's two of us. Can't stand the [censored].

[Sooga]

I LOVE two shrimp dishes: Salt & Pepper shrimp (the one in the shell), and honey-glazed walnut shrimp.... MMMMM... actually one of the main reasons I didn't want to move out of my old apartment was its proximity to a really great chinese place.

[ClaytonN]

Here is what I get

-Lots of steamed rice
-Chicken rice soup
-Kung Pao Chicken (just chicken and peanuts)

*drool

[Rushmore]

Some of the finest meals I have ever had were Chinese.

I have had my fair share of both the cheap stuff and the expensive. To me, they may as well be different cuisines.

There's great stuff on both sides, but I must admit to being partial to the expensive stuff. Done correctly, dry-cooked salt and pepper shrimp are hard to beat.

On the cheap side, I once stumbled into a place in DC where the waitress said "He make his own sauces. That's best thing." So I got mushu shrimp, and damn it--she was right! The plum sauce alone made the dish.

But ultimately, I always return to sesame chicken, General Tso's chicken, and extra spicy kung pao chicken.

P.S. Back in the day, when I never had more than $20 to my name, I learned that one large hot and sour soup ($1.95) would nourish me enough for my continued existence for two solid days, whiskey and all.

[PokerCat69]

There is a real authentic Chinese restaurants and there are those "chinese american style" ones with the fortune cookies and that crap.

I personally like the cheap stuff more. Having been with several Chinese women I can honestly tell you I've ate tons of Chinese food. The fancy places have a lot of weird dishes, and things I don't care for.

[Phoenix1010]

Love it cheap and greasy. Especially buffet style. I could live off lo mein.

[edtost]

cheap wonton soup and chicken + brocolli.

[Lawrence Ng]

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cheap wonton soup and chicken + brocolli.

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That is not Chinese, that is gross.

Lawrence

[sfer]

Grand Sichuan in New York rules. Ma Pa tofu, searingly hot.

[Shajen]

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i hate chinese food. i think i might be the only person in the world who does.

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make that 3.

I don't like most (90%) of asian cuisine.

[chaas4747]

Love it all. The guy that owns the place by my house (we have became pretty good friends) once told me that you can pour General Tao sauce on anything and it will taste great. I have tried it and I must agree.

[PapaSan]

Grilled doberman with szechuan orange sauce YUMM!

[soundgarden4]

I can't believe no one has said Mongolian Beef with the styrofoam noodles. I would eat that stuff off the floor (and probably have when drunk). A close second is Kung Pao Chicken.

Kevin

[M2d]

there's a place in SF that serves salt and pepper chicken skin. it's the nuts.

[edtost]

no, its greasy goodness. real Chinese is also good, but so completely different its not even funny.

[bdk3clash]

George likes his Chinese food spicy! Kung POW!

[swede123]

Speaking of Chinese food, what the hell is up with the speed of it? Me and some guys from work go to this neighborhood Chinese joint for lunch sometimes, and we're always amazed that no matter how busy it is we get our food within five minutes of sitting down. That's faster than Subway most of the time!

Another Chinese food speed story. A friend ordered some Chinese to be delivered one time as he was leaving the bars (in Manhattan, KS if anyone is curious). He lived within walking distance from the bars, and by the time he got home (around five minutes after making the order) the delivery guy was waiting for him with the food ready. What the hell? Do they have it all precooked and just warm it up? There's some mysterious [censored] going down with them China men.

Swede

[turnipmonster]

4, I hate chinese food also.

[JaBlue]

You have to go with authentic Chinese on this one. Nothing can beat BBQ dog.

[M2d]

That's like saying "european food". the differences between Cantonese, Madarin, Szechuan and other Chinese food types are huge.

[heavybody]

I don't hate it... but it isn't something I can't go without for long periods of time either.

heavily bodied

[jen]

Come now -- you probably haven't tried the right stuff. Besides, most of what's being posted here isn't authentic -- it's American-style Chinese food.

[istewart]

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George likes his Chinese food spicy! Kung POW!

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Finally someone quoted it. Thank you.

[turnipmonster]

this is probably true. probably better to say I hate most nyc take out chinese food.

[Flashy]

PF Changs Kung Po Shrimp - not authentic but damn tasty.

Hawaian Gardens Chinese food - all good off menu - you can even get rooster feet for authentic, and they send around a dim-sum cart if you just want to snack.

[daryn]

let's settle this once and for all.

general gao, or general tso? i've never heard of this general tso crap, but general gau's is so g00t.

[pshreck]

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let's settle this once and for all.

general gao, or general tso? i've never heard of this general tso crap, but general gau's is so g00t.

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It's general tso, not gao, trust me on that.

[courttv_addict]

definitely tso

[daryn]

ya... trust you, ha.

i meant general gau, not gao. anyway, clearly both exist. i'm just wondering what's the deal with that.

[istewart]

daryn: stick to Bertucci's /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[daryn]

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huh? nobody has addressed my issue! some places it's all general gau. some places it's all general tso. i'm convinced there is a difference!

[kipin]

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daryn: stick to Bertucci's /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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huh? nobody has addressed my issue! some places it's all general gau. some places it's all general tso. i'm convinced there is a difference!

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One of the local buffets around here has it labeled as "General Tao".

Typo or conspiracy?

[daryn]

well, it's tough to go from characters of an asian language to english, so there's probably some creative license.

[kipin]

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well, it's tough to go from characters of an asian language to english, so there's probably some creative license.

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Transliteration sure is a bitch.

[Ulysses]

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well, it's tough to go from characters of an asian language to english, so there's probably some creative license.

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Tso, Tsao, Tao, Gau, Gao - just about any name that a white guy might think is good for a Chinese general should work fine.

[Ulysses]

The Definitive General Tso's Chicken Page (http://www.echonyc.com/~erich/tso.htm)

Who Was General Tso And Why Are We Eating His Chicken? (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A59302-2002Apr16)

[Ulysses]

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Come now -- you probably haven't tried the right stuff. Besides, most of what's being posted here isn't authentic -- it's American-style Chinese food.

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Yuet Lee in Chinatown. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!

[Kenrick]

I've had more traditional Chinese food at places that serve up the fancy throwing the salt and pepper shakers around the air and crap. Swordfish is nice, but for 1/3rd the price I'll take the Americanized buffet version, thanks.

When I took Japanese in college, the prof and exchange students invited everyone over for a "real" Japanese meal. Good Lord, seaweed this and that and toufou soup. Never again. I imagine "real" Chinese food might be along the same lines.

And screw you, guys. Now I have to go to China Buffet tomorrow. All you can eat, $7.00. General Tso is my Chinese hero.

[Lawrence Ng]

You wanna try some really good chinese food, come to Vancouver. The stuff in the Bay area chinatown is NOT chinese food. Bleh.

Lawrence

[edtost]

china buffet is the nuts.

[sfer]

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Yuet Lee in Chinatown. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!

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My favorite. Excellent choice.

[MMMMMM]

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When I took Japanese in college, the prof and exchange students invited everyone over for a "real" Japanese meal. Good Lord, seaweed this and that and toufou soup. Never again. I imagine "real" Chinese food might be along the same lines.

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Well, Chinese food rules all over Japanese food (...and over Korean food, and over Vietnamese food, and even over Thai food...).

Authentic Chinese food is even better than Americanized Chinese food; an old friend of one of my parents had a nice Chinese restaurant for many years, and he came from China; it is not all full of seaweed and stuff like you are worrying about. He said real Chinese food is just tastier and less filled with junk.

[MMMMMM]

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i meant general gau, not gao. anyway, clearly both exist. i'm just wondering what's the deal with that.

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The difference is that they taste almost the same but not quite: sort of like Fenway Franks versus regular hot dogs.

[Derek in NYC]

Jasmine at the Bellagio is excellent.