Posted on 02/12/2014 10:06:18 AM PST by nickcarraway
lol
In China, it was a whole other world. Most every course was swimming in fat and 'clean' dishes were not. The 'five star' hotel that they stayed in, was no better than 'Billy Bob's Hotel, Strip Joint, Mortuary and Paint Shop'. Terrible meals, soiled linens, bed sheets, etc. Of course, this was when China was just opening up to the West.
That’s a PBR on the table. Thought they were out of business years ago.
You didn’t know hipsters love it?
I’ve spent time in China and HongKong, ( 7 tourjst trips and 2 6- week study trips) and have to say that I’ve had some wonderful tasty dishes. I’ve had mediocre food too, but for the most part, the food was great. I’m not Chinese, but have a deep interest in the food and taught it for 38 years. Some of the best was in out of the way places, and in all my time there, I kept an account of every meal I had. Really interesting!! I’ve no favorite region. All are interesting and wonderful.
When it comes to Sweet/Sour Pork, theirs is so much better, IMMHO, and not cloyingly sweet.
“You didn’t know hipsters love it?”
Nope, we drank that when we couldn’t find horse piss.
Maybe it’s just me, but that’s one of the funniest things you’ve ever said to me, and that’s saying a LOT.
A Chinese fiend of mine told me the wealthier the Chinese are, the less flavored their food is. They get the best quality food and don't feel the need to flavor it.
The poorer Chinese people do the opposite: they flavor the lower quality food. - Tom
It’s a lot easier to ‘get’ when it’s in writing. Asimov would have said it’s too perfect a pun.
I’m not Asimov (sp??) but you knew that, dintcha?!
They have Taco Bell in Mexico City and other cities in Mexico. Rather amusing to see. They’re usually not so busy.
Is chop suey on their menu?
Who knows.
I think it is a funny way to introduce what we view as Chinese food, while they think we’re clueless. Then they get excited about the way their food is packaged stateside.
“...the wealthier the Chinese are, the less flavored their food is....The poorer Chinese people do the opposite: they flavor the lower quality food.”
A verrrrry interesting observation.
And some curry powders & Mexican peppers (and Vietnamese peppers) will blast one’s sinuses into the middle of next week.
Don’t know if it’s a class thing or not. As I get older I need more seasonings. Still recall the story of how they `tortured’ Saddam Hussein by providing him with nothing but unseasoned bland food. Apparently waving a salt shaker in his face finally got him to talk.
Or was it that bag of Doritos?
I sometimes host my Chinese counterparts when they come to the US. I took one of the women who was having some issues getting used to American style breakfasts to a a dim sum restaurant. At the end of the meal the waitress broke us the check and fortune cookies. My counterpart asked, “Do all American restaurants serve these?” It’s been years and I still chuckle when I think of it.
Back in a Chinese history, when the Mongols ruled, moon cakes were used by the Chinese to send messages about the upcoming revolt. The messages were written on pieces of paper and hidden inside the moon cakes. Also, Chinese birth announcements were written on paper and placed in cake rolls. I don’t know the date of that practice, tho.
But the Fortune Cookies, as we know them, are a Western invention. My favorite one is the one you see as a joke——— “ That wasn’t chicken”! Lol!
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