A man who has eaten at more than 7,300 Chinese restaurants

Post by the_clarence » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 2:00 AM UTC

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Chinese food can be verryyyy oily, but cantonese food tend to be healthier I find. It's possible that he sticks to vegetable dishes or steamed food.

Cantonese invented sweet and sour pork, which is very much fried. I think you’ll find healthy and unhealthy options in most Chinese styles fairly equally. Now the stuff they sell at restaurants in the states is another story, but that is more about clientele.

Post by dgzl » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:07 PM UTC

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You underestimate how important bread still is in French cuisine. I was just in Paris and complained to the concierge at our high end hotel about a bad restaurant recommendation. He said he didn't need to hear anymore about how bad the meal was after I said the bread was bad (and stale). In other simple French food news, Joel Robouchon is known for saying his last meal would be a good potato with good butter.

And rice is profoundly important in Chinese culture :D. But just because a restaurant has good bread/rice doesn't mean it's good. Good bread/rice is the baseline, not the goal.