I have always loved Chinese takeout, but I know that alot of it has been created to appeal to Westerners. How different is it from the food that Chinese people make for themselves?
I think I will try an authentic Chinese restaurant! I live in Philadelphia, and we have a fairly large Chinatown.
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February 14th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
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February 14th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Go to a real Chinese restaurant in your city where real Chinese people are eating… the difference is incredible. I LOVE real Chinese food – especially all their delicious steamed buns, dumplings, all kinds of leafy greens,tofu, different kinds of fungus and mushrooms and fermented and pickled wonderful things.
What they do with soy and wheat protein to create mock meat (for vegetarians and Buddhists) is amazing – you wouldn’t know half of the time that you were not eating real chicken, pork or fish. That kind of food is so good for you and interesting. If you see this Buddhist food on the menu, you have got to try it. Cheers
They may eat some different parts of animals that you wouldn’t normally eat, but it’s no weirder than the tripe (stomach lining), brains, ox tongue and unimaginable stuff in sausages and burgers that people in western countries eat.
February 14th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
everything, seems like an american trying to get people to eat “chinese”, real chinese is something that you won’t ever eat, like chicken feet, cow tongues, pig blood, etc