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jeffinflorida
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
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Location: "I'm too proud to beg and too lazy to work" Uncle Fester, The Addams Family season two
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 Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:55 am Post subject: WHERE ARE ALL THE EGGROLLS? |
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Ok, so I have been in China for 3 weeks.
WHERE ARE ALL THE EGGROLLS?
Where is General Tso's chicken?
Where is the Egg Foo Young?
Where is the steak and pepers?
I haven't seen a fortune cookie anyware...
Is this some myth put upon us by the American Association of Chinese Restaurants?
The food in Chinese restuarants in New York is REAL Chineses food, what is this junk they are serving me!
How do these people eat it everyday? |
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Norman Bethune
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: WHERE ARE ALL THE EGGROLLS? |
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| jeffinflorida wrote: |
Ok, so I have been in China for 3 weeks.
WHERE ARE ALL THE EGGROLLS?
Where is General Tso's chicken?
Where is the Egg Foo Young?
Where is the steak and pepers?
I haven't seen a fortune cookie anyware...
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Try these:
Chun Juan
Yaoguo Ji Ding
Jidan tang
Niu Rou he jiao
My Chinese is limited. But those come close enough to the American equivalents you are used to.
You just have to know what to ask for.
They have Chow Mein here. Try asking for it in a restaurant. Unless you say it right, like Chinese people do with the right tones and pronounciation, the waitress won't have a clue what you want. |
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coolrcdad
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
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Location: Shoreline, Washington
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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ResiWorld
Joined: 08 Dec 2004
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Location: 10,000 miles from hangzhou
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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You will never get a fortune cookie (well, I did once in Hong Kong, but you shouldn't).
Most of the things that we know as chinese food in America, come from Canton, or Guangdong. If you don't live there, try and find a cantonese restaurant in your city. Oh yea, if you want the fried noodles (chao mein) say it like - chow - me - in (rather than chow main), i said it like that at first and it didn't work well.
Other than that, I hope you learn to like the local cuisine, I've lived in three different places, and the food has been differnt each time, aside from the hotpot. Oh yea, eat hot pot (huo guo). Delicious! |
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Jolly
Joined: 12 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| ResiWorld wrote: |
You will never get a fortune cookie (well, I did once in Hong Kong, but you shouldn't).
Most of the things that we know as chinese food in America, come from Canton, or Guangdong. If you don't live there, try and find a cantonese restaurant in your city. Oh yea, if you want the fried noodles (chao mein) say it like - chow - me - in (rather than chow main), i said it like that at first and it didn't work well.
Other than that, I hope you learn to like the local cuisine, I've lived in three different places, and the food has been differnt each time, aside from the hotpot. Oh yea, eat hot pot (huo guo). Delicious! |
Also, ask for Da Pan Ji (a big plate of chicken). It's to die for!
Enjoy all the wonderful tastes of the real China!
PS Is this topic job related? |
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ResiWorld
Joined: 08 Dec 2004
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Location: 10,000 miles from hangzhou
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Jolly wrote: |
PS Is this topic job related? |
Nope! |
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rickinbeijing
Joined: 22 Jan 2005
Posts: 252
Location: Beijing, China
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 3:45 am Post subject: Jeff, Jeff, Jeff |
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I think Homer is a little confused again. Fortune cookies are a Chinese American invention, from California to be precise. Egg rolls in their American incarnation are not Chinese fare either.
If you're having trouble finding good Chinese cuisine you're either in a very small town or not looking hard enough.
Every region has its specialties. It helps if you can ask for a cai dan (menu) in English in a big restaurant and jot down the dishes that approximate your tastes.
Be resourceful Jeff, this is China.
Oh, and keep this kind of thread to the other China forum, dude.
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joe greene
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 3:58 am Post subject: |
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| Go to the Quanzhou Hotel. Spend some of your huge salary. |
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jeffinflorida
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
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Location: "I'm too proud to beg and too lazy to work" Uncle Fester, The Addams Family season two
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:54 am Post subject: |
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We actually went to the Carp City Hotel and got great WESTERN food - but I really wanted great local food. Since the post I have ventured to some local resturants and had some very good cuisine.
The biggist issue is my lack of the local language and their lack of English menus. We went to Louzhou a local chain and the food was great but we didn't get anything we actually ordered - even though my friend spoke decent Chinese.
I just kinda figured resturants in China would be like the super buffet up the street. |
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Norman Bethune
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| jeffinflorida wrote: |
I just kinda figured resturants in China would be like the super buffet up the street. |
Jeff....Jeff...Jeff...
Do the patrons of the super buffet up the street back in Florida spit bones on the table, spit phlegm on the floor, and smoke between mo | |
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