Chinese food for lunch. Today its fried pork n cabbage in miso sauce.
Tastes nice but still prefer Chinese food in UK, US, CA. How does
Chinese food taste in your neck of the woods?
今日のランチは中華。美味しいのだが、イギリス、アメリカやカナダの中華のほうが好きだね。
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A co-worker who came from Hong Kong, calls the Chinese food we get here "Canadian Chinese" food. :) She used to manage a take-out place and said while it was edible, it wasn't "authentic". She often brings in "real" snacks from time to time. (Wed. she brought in these awesome curry beef triangle things. Yum!)
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It's not so bad here in Toronto, but then again we have a huge Chinese population here. No avoiding the fact that a lot of Chinese cuisine here is adjusted to cater to the general population though.
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Right, our family owns a Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant. But the food is pretty much altered to fit the tastes of Canadians. Its really not Chinese food at all, not compared to the stuff in Toronto.
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lol, here in vancvouer where we have a huge amount of chinese people, i think the taste is the same as hong kong, but i can't be too sure.
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too bad chinese food is chock full of fat
student
srry for triple post, but the chinese food he is pretty true at least in terms of appearance. it doesn't really look nice visually but taste is all that matters right?
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Actually, in my experience, the sketchier a Chinese place looks the more "authentic" the food gets. xP The ones who bother to make everything look pretty tend to be aiming for the general populace.
Of course there are plenty of exceptions, but just a general rule, I find.
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I've lived at Pacific Mall Area for almost 20 years (before it was even built) and I've seen the change. What we have in the GTA area is as authentic as it gets now. Only Van city has more asian food and that is because of how much larger the Japanese community is out there.
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I need a definition on Chinese food --> because china is huge =P and different areas of china have different taste. Some part of Chinese tend to make things more spicy, hot, sweet or salty depending on area of course.
In Toronto and any region around that area... nothing taste like hong kong food. The different is just... too big i suppose. But it is edible.
I think ppl prefer Japanese or Korean food (Chinese in general) more than Chinese food in the markham region ^^" (@ least that's my preference~)
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You're making me wicked hungry just looking at that. It looks somewhat similar to the stuff I've seen at some Chinese restaurants here in the states. That fried pork and cabbage looks great yum :)!
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Mmm, that pork & cabbage reminds me of the pepper steak & onions dish that I get from my main Chinese fix, the Mongolian Grill!!
The dish that I get is a combination of Mexican chicken, General Tso's chicken, honey chicken, and either pepper steak or pork fried rice. If you're wondering about the Mexican chicken, hold your WTFs cuz this chicken's the bomb, pyo!
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some of the Chinese food in Indonesia are nice, depends on the restaurant, sometimes the tent restaurant on the side roads tasted better than those in shopping centers
i haven't tried the original Chinese food from China as i haven't been there
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"How does Chinese food taste in your neck of the woods?"
As with many things I suspect the first answer will be "It depends on where you are" and, in this case, "It depends on who's cooking."
That said, the Philippines has long had a strain of Chinese culture embedded in its history, and that comes out best in the Chinese food that we have here. I can name off several places where the Chinese food is most excellent: the great and venerable institution of Ma Mon Luk (AMAZING noodles and cha xiu bao); popular fast-casual places such as Super Bowl and Flavours of China; and even fastfood outlets such as Chowking.
Just last night my BF and I stuffed ourselves silly on some gorgeous steamed tofu at yet another fast-casual/family place called Le Ching.
And don't forget all those nameless holes-in-the-walls stuffed here and there throughout our major Chinatown, located in Binondo, Manila! We're really lucky because we're spoiled for choice here when it comes to Chinese food!
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The Chinese restaurants are usually owned by Chinese people. They are usually in areas with a large Asian demographic so you'll get food that's true to the country.
Although presentation in Danny's photo looks much nicer and brighter.
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Chinese food is good in this neck of the woods, but not specially dellicious.
You get good rations at a reasonable price; a good deal.
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The Chinese foods in Malaysia are pretty good (to me at least).
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Hmm... there are a lot of selections here for Chinese food, but it really varies from places to places.
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Kagami this time? ^_^
Yeap Chinese Foods in Malaysia is good! And I live in the midst of it... :P
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fried pork and cabbage in miso sauce? That doesn't sound Chinese at all xD. Anyway, the Chinese food here in Oregon is pathetic. Terrible. Disgusting. It's just cheap food dipped in MSG and grease. I long for the day I get to go back to NYC or China for some REAL Chinese food.
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There's tons of delicious chinese foods around here. I make sure to have chinese at least once a week, can't get enough!
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I don't think anywhere in the United States can beat SoCal when it comes to the amount of Chinese food we have, especially in the city I live in. Cheap and tasty Chinese food make it so I don't ever want to leave California. Areas like Monterey Park and the surrounding areas can probably give China a run for its money when it comes to Chinese restaurants per square feet. :p
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Agreed 100%. SGV in L.A. has the largest Chinese community in the U.S., so it should be obvious that we have the best Chinese food in the country as well.
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Are you sure about that? SF is 90% Chinese and it's a decently sized city.
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You are so right, there's little "China Towns" everywhere you go and there's a lot of asian restaurants. SoCal has a lot of asian communities including Vietnamese, Koreans, Chinese, Japanese, etc. I'm Vietnamese myself and right now I'm thinkin` I can go for some bok choi and sushi /drool even though it's pretty late...
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Well, I've never been to China, but the Chinese food here is okay to my taste...
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There is no shortage of good Chinese food here in California, though a lot of good places recently went out of business. :(
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Its awesome here! ^^; been eating it everyday for like 18 years.
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Well, I don't know how exactly Chinese food should taste, because I haven't been to China. But I like food in Chinese restaurants around here. Furthermore, it's cheap.
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New York City's Chinatown is a great place for cheap eats, which you cannot say about any where else in NYC.
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The Chinese food is great here in hongcouver! >_>"
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I'm sorry, but that does not look so good...
If you ever come to Berkeley, California, there's a pretty good Chinese Restaurant that you should check out. It's pretty well known around here too.
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Usually depends on where you're going and what you're ordering... to be honest it's actually the really cheap joints that tend to give us the more authentic food.
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Chinese food tends to be pretty good here, the competition is good since there are Chinese, Thai and Japanese restaurants all over the place^^
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Chinese food in Syd is VERY chinese - It's hard not to find a place that reminds you of PRC/HK
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hmm meh, nothing beats a good 'o' home-cooked chinese meal... lalala
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Lol, over here Chinese food hardly tastes like Chinese food XD They usually just mix all sorts of Asian foods in one restaurant and none of them turns out right lol
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Tastes great here but have a few a week so not exactly healthy. :D
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Chinese food tastes .. uhm .. Chinese I guess. Can't really compare to other locations. It's good, though a bit to .. greasy for my taste if that makes any sense ? the chef seems to use a lot of oil.
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Chinese food all around the world taste slightly different. But Chinese food in Malaysia and Singapore tastes great!!!
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having a bad experience with chinese food lately, made the whole customer in a restaurant go outside cause of my order (cow hot plate)
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Well most places here in the states have the California soft version of Chinese / Japanese / Korean / Indian food so its tame when it comes to heat plus contents and is generally sweet. That being said I did have the chance to enjoy some cold jelly fish salad the other day as well as some freshly made true sushi and a nice octopus salad as well at a local establishment near my home. There is also a Japanese fast food joint in the mall that makes a good chicken teriyaki and two other places that make traditional Korean and one other regional style that I can't remember but want to try when my wife is not around ( she's a chicken when it comes to trying new things ).
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Chinese food is fairly well made here, but we have a large population of Chinese here so the foods bound to be great.
In Canada there's actual Chinese food, and Canadian "Chinese" food. One's awesome, one's awful. Respectively.
well, in my opinion, the best Chinese food is at home and made by my mom.
ps. i'm Chinese, so Chinese food is called food in my place and it's free for me
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I usually go into Boston, and go into China town to find the best food. My cousin Mark found some great places there for me to go. The biggest update that they've done to one of my favorite places is put english next to everything in the menu.
Perth's (Western Australia not the ones in Scotland or Tasmania) Chinese Food is great. A lot of chefs were from HK & China.
Danny, you should visit Australia one day.
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Went to a Japanese restaurant for lunch today myself, though pretty sure the patrons are Chinese folk and the menu isn't really Japanese cuisine (only). Still had some great chicken yakitori.
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Here in Brazil chinese food tastes great!
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I think to westerns, chiense food are some noodle thingy served in a boxish takeaway box as commonly seen in movies and TV series...
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I've had 2 bad(horrible) experiences with Chinese food here lol it was in the same place by the way so... i swore to myself to never eat Chinese food in this country :D .
as far as I know....US regards Chinese food what ever is close to orange chicken, and sweet meat. At least that is what I see present in every Chinese restaurant I've walked in. However I have tasted what I think is closer to what real Chinese food is like: my local take out changed owners to a recent arrived Thai guy and he changed the Chinese food to a more salty meaty mixes and added other new stuff to the menu which were Thai. so I am not sure if it is chinese salty... but you know what i mean i hope.... XP
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Chinese food is pretty good here, (Richmond, BC)~
But.. what Danny is having doesnt seem very chinese at all ;;
Anyways, ^ @Balry, you are pretty correct about chinese food = sweet/sour chicken/pork for the US, or really... non-chinese/asians in general... I still remember working at a restraunt, and 2 customers asked for more sauce.... Problem was...
Customer @ Sweet/Sour Pork + Rice ---> Wanted Soy Sauce
Customer @ Chow Mein ----------------> Wanted Sweet/Sour Sauce
Orz, whatever suits them i guess XD
Here in the uk it like a hit or miss game. some place are good while other places are bad. on another note i can't log in to my first account when ever i do it take me to some other page that not dc. why..
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As many has commented already. Authentic chinese food only in China. =P
Here in Perú, the chinese food receive the name: Chifa. Which is a mixture of peruvian ingredients and chinese preparation. Prices vary by restaurant but one won't deny its one of the favorites here. =)~
I'm not brave enough to take pictures of chinese food in a restaurant ^-^;
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I've found the Chinese food in NYC to be pretty good and not too different from what I've tried in HK or China. And I'm not talking about little take-out restaurants with general tso's chicken and beef and broccoli. We have two pretty big Chinatowns as well as many scattered Chinese communities all over the city. A lot of these locations have restaurants opened by Chinese immigrants who come directly from China and I would think the owners open these restaurants with the intent to cater to Chinese just like them. Of course the menu is much more limited than what you will find in China but you can still get some pretty good authentic Chinese food if you pick a good (non-touristy) restaurant in Chinatown.
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From the fingers of a person whose lived in China for 14 years:
Eating in China is like gambling if you're a tourist. There's a good chance you'll end up regretting whatever you have consumed for a meal (Your stomach is the signal). But they taste good, not healthy but good.
In Canada (Vancouver) however, we have enough "authentic" Chinese chefs here so it's pretty much like eating in China without so many risks.
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I love the Chinese food in my area, but it's quite unhealthy. So only eating it from time to time is okay.
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Chinese food in Italy depends on how much you want to spend, but you can assume that most of the food is cantonese one, because most of the chinese here comes from Canton, and of course has been adjusted a bit to the taste of local people.
Some very expensive restaurant have a better selection of chinese foods and is better quality too
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the Chinese food in Malaysia is great I dare say...:D
Chinese food tastes the same EVERYWHERE in North America...you get bored after a while.
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Chinese cuisine are good for those places I'd been to~