I think most countries are blown away by America's portions. They are just insanely huge some times. They are so big, even some places that do "small plates" or tapas are still too big.
China Doesn't Understand the Concept of American Chinese Food (2014)
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Re: China Doesn't Understand the Concept of American Chinese Food (2014)
#12All Chinese regions have their own variation of the major Chinese cuisines.
You can think of the different versions of it outside China as regional variations as well.
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#14:-p China would NEVER understand the concept of Indian Chinese food either. We've changed the traditional Chinese food so significantly that... And it is the second most popular "cuisine" in India after traditional Indian food.
Oh I hadn't heard of that. As a chef I'm definitely going to do some research on that! Any particular favourites?
Re: China Doesn't Understand the Concept of American Chinese Food (2014)
#15:-p China would NEVER understand the concept of Indian Chinese food either. We've changed the traditional Chinese food so significantly that... And it is the second most popular "cuisine" in India after traditional Indian food.
Oh I hadn't heard of that. As a chef I'm definitely going to do some research on that! Any particular favourites?
The cuisine is called Indo-Chinese food...it's a fusion of Chinese dishes with Indian spices and vis-versa. It has come about because "close" border between China and India (in the north east)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine
It is similar to the term Tex-Mex which a fusion of Mexican food with American tastes
Re: China Doesn't Understand the Concept of American Chinese Food (2014)
#16:-p China would NEVER understand the concept of Indian Chinese food either. We've changed the traditional Chinese food so significantly that... And it is the second most popular "cuisine" in India after traditional Indian food.
Oh I hadn't heard of that. As a chef I'm definitely going to do some research on that! Any particular favourites?
Hakka Noddles
Chilli Chicken
Gobi Manchurian and many more...
Re: China Doesn't Understand the Concept of American Chinese Food (2014)
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh I hadn't heard of that. As a chef I'm definitely going to do some research on that! Any particular favourites?
The cuisine is called Indo-Chinese food...it's a fusion of Chinese dishes with Indian spices and vis-versa. It has come about because "close" border between China and India (in the north east) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine It is similar to the term Tex-Mex which a fusion of Mexican food with American tastes
I feel like trinidad also has an indo chinese feel to their food. I think they had immigrants from both countries. Absolutely awesome food.
Re: China Doesn't Understand the Concept of American Chinese Food (2014)
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
VICE is corporate media with edgy branding. Murdoch's have a stake in vice too apparently.
That doesn't take away from the amazing reporting that Vice does.
Vice tells amazing stories, but not everything in those stories is factual and there is often significant embellishment. This is not obvious at all until they report on a topic you're very familiar with.
I'm a big fan... it's great entertainment.
Re: China Doesn't Understand the Concept of American Chinese Food (2014)
#19I'm married to a first-generation offspring of Chinese parents, a source of regular and scathing remarks on how what is served in the US as "Chinese food" is often a many-generations-removed facsimile thereof.
Three items in particular (Chop Suey, Chow Mein and General Tso Chicken) receive very special ridicule and their appearance on a menu can effectively disqualify any restaurant from further consideration. As the spouse of the above-mentioned I consider it essential that I can avert any incipient noodle deficiency crisis; there are a very few joints - so few I can count them on two fingers - between SFO and San Jose that have received grudging consent and pre-approval for takeout.
(It probably doesn't help that we generally reach SFO or LAX via a layover in HKG or SIN)
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#20> China Doesn't Understand the Concept of American Chinese Food Fascinating! :O > vice.com Oh. :/