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When you go to a Chinese restaurant, what do you order?

10,159 June 14, 2010 at 05:31 PM in Grocery
I am curious. When you fellow SD'ers dine in a Chinese restaurant (no, Panda Express doesn't count!Stick Out Tongue), what do you order? Typical sweet and sour pork, General Tso's Chicken?
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someone28624
06-14-2010 at 07:34 PM.
06-14-2010 at 07:34 PM.
Chicken Lo Mein or Sweet and Sour Chicken. Always the eggrolls, of course.

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the buffet, duh.

side note: some day i'ma go to a chinese buffet and eat nothing but jell-o. they always have it, at every single one, and i don't think anyone else eats it. i feel sorry for it.
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06-14-2010 at 07:41 PM.
06-14-2010 at 07:41 PM.
where does one go to get chinese chinese in america? Unsure

the americanized stuff is great i usually get the general tsos or sesame chicken.
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rudimentary
06-14-2010 at 07:43 PM.
06-14-2010 at 07:43 PM.
crab rangoon drool
sesame chicken
strawberry chicken

i have no idea which dishes are authentic, but i love the engrish at my local place Whee

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side note: some day i'ma go to a chinese buffet and eat nothing but jell-o. they always have it, at every single one, and i don't think anyone else eats it. i feel sorry for it.
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Princess Crunch
06-14-2010 at 07:46 PM.
06-14-2010 at 07:46 PM.
crab rangoon is awesome!!

I also love the stuffed mushrooms. Eat
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06-14-2010 at 07:46 PM.
06-14-2010 at 07:46 PM.
Buddah's delight with steamed rice drool
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06-14-2010 at 07:48 PM.
06-14-2010 at 07:48 PM.
My God, crab rangoon :happydancexinfinity:
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06-14-2010 at 07:51 PM.
06-14-2010 at 07:51 PM.
I order sweet and sour chicken.. in a doggie bag
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06-14-2010 at 07:52 PM.
06-14-2010 at 07:52 PM.
Quote from z2g :
I am curious. When you fellow SD'ers dine in a Chinese restaurant (no, Panda Express doesn't count!Stick Out Tongue), what do you order? Typical sweet and sour pork, General Tso's Chicken?
That one.
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06-14-2010 at 08:42 PM.
06-14-2010 at 08:42 PM.
noodles pretty much
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06-14-2010 at 09:25 PM.
06-14-2010 at 09:25 PM.
Quote from Peachyum :
When we go to a Chinese restaurant I request Italian food from down the street.

Duck feet for the loss! vomit
Duck feet is good. Chicken feet is good. Tripe is also good. Yummy yummy.

As Anthony Bourdain stated, these will never fly in the U.S. with most Americans because they can't get past the mental aspect of it and the texture. Flavor-wise, it's delicious. Even reknown TV host, Richard Zimmern, can't get past the texture of those foods.
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06-14-2010 at 09:27 PM.
06-14-2010 at 09:27 PM.
I usually try to get some of those little corns and get upset if I ordered something without them. Nothing like a baby corn and smashed green beans!
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BrgnHntr
06-15-2010 at 02:21 AM.
06-15-2010 at 02:21 AM.
My favorites: Sesame Chicken, Lemon Chicken, Orange Chicken, General Tso Chicken, Broccoli Beef, Mu Shu Pork, Fish filet in black bean sauce, Honey Walnut Prawns, Garlic Prawns, Sizzling Rice Soup

z2g, what do you recommend as good 'authentic' dishes?

I have had a lot of very authentic, home cooked Chinese/Cambodian food. While it was good, most wasn't exactly what I'd choose to eat if I was paying for it. Not sure what most of it was even called to find it on a menu and I'm guessing I wouldn't be able to find a lot of it on menus unless I was in the International District.
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06-15-2010 at 10:05 AM.
06-15-2010 at 10:05 AM.
Quote from BrgnHntr :
My favorites: Sesame Chicken, Lemon Chicken, Orange Chicken, General Tso Chicken, Broccoli Beef, Mu Shu Pork, Fish filet in black bean sauce, Honey Walnut Prawns, Garlic Prawns, Sizzling Rice Soup

z2g, what do you recommend as good 'authentic' dishes?

I have had a lot of very authentic, home cooked Chinese/Cambodian food. While it was good, most wasn't exactly what I'd choose to eat if I was paying for it. Not sure what most of it was even called to find it on a menu and I'm guessing I wouldn't be able to find a lot of it on menus unless I was in the International District.
I don't know if "authentic" is the term I would use for the dishes we usually order. We sometimes get common dishes too because they're good. But, we also get other dishes that most Americans don't order. Actually, some of the items you listed above are some that we usually get....like the fish in black bean sauce or the Walnut prawns. We also usually get Pepper/Salt shrimp, Pepper/Salt crab, Lobster with ginger/scallion sauce, Clams with black bean sauce, Sea Bass with scallions/ginger sauce to name a few. When in season, we also like abalone stirfry dishes.

I'm down with General Tso's chicken and house special spareribs too though, which are more common fare.
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06-15-2010 at 10:09 AM.
06-15-2010 at 10:09 AM.
Quote from Peachyum :
When we go to a Chinese restaurant I request Italian food from down the street.

Duck feet for the loss! vomit
laugh out loudlaugh out loud Add chicken feet to that as well!



Sea bass, lobster, rice, ummm...salmon... chicken...ok, not much and not very adventurous. Stick Out Tongue
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Clivefrog
06-15-2010 at 10:14 AM.
06-15-2010 at 10:14 AM.
the chinese cheeseburger. so delicious
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