What is your favorite food?
Mine is mashed potatoes.
shareProbably Chinese take out, which I hear is not really authentic Chinese food:/
shareWouldn't be surprised if it isn't.
shareFrom what I understand, what Americans typically think of as Chinese food is at least somewhat based on the cuisine of the Guangdong region of southern China (because most Americans of Chinese origin originally came from that part of China), though modified due to the different ingredients available to work with in the US as well as different American tastes.
There really is no unified "Chinese food" though. China is massive and has widely varying climates and local cultures. Cuisine in China varies pretty widely by region, between north and south and even between different provinces due to the different kinds of food grown in different areas (though now that China is much more interconnected than it once was, this difference is probably diminishing). I remember when I read a book about the Long March of the Chinese Red Army in 1934-35, one of the things mentioned in it was that soldiers who were used to the food of southeastern China sometimes got sick from eating the very different food of northern China because they weren't used to it and it was such a big and sudden diet change.
Maybe they should start adding the region to specific dishes, like calling it north and south chinese food.
shareInteresting, thanks
I was talking Egg Foo Yung, Chicken Chow Mein, Eggrolls, fried rice and the rest...
I looked up several of your keywords and apparently what I know as 'Chinese' food is more accurately described as Cantonese and the dominant language there is Yue!
Also, Cantonese chefs are highly sought after though Cantones is but one of 8 Chinese cooking styles
I sure do learn a lot here on MC
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I always get confused as to what I want to order. There are a lot of options and some don't quite work for me although they are very popular. I don't like the sticky glaze they put on chicken pieces. I prefer rice to noodles. Shrimp is good but what kind of sauce? I like that curd patty with the brown gravy, but always forget what it's called. Funny how you can find General Tso's Chicken everywhere, like the local deli and Panda Express. Another place around here was known for huge portions, even with their carry out. You could spend $10-12 and eat for two days. Oh ! And I like Egg Rolls, but inevitably they are very greasy so that's a turn-off.
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