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A Chinese Restaurant – Again! Again!

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China Talk – Chinese Cuisine

China Talk is a weekly series sharing information about Chinese culture. This week, we learn about Chinese cuisine.

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How is Chinese food different in the USA than in China?

I’ve heard that chinese food is different in taste/look in the USA than in China. Does anyone know what the primary differences are? And are theyre any differences in restaurant environment in a restaurant in the USA in comparison to a restaurant in China?

There are 3 major differences between Chinese food in America and authentic Chinese food in China: Ingredients, Spices, and method of preparation.

Ingredients – Some ingredients are just not readily available in America. Often times they are not as fresh, sometimes it is cheaper to use local American ingredients, but sometimes you simply can’t get them in the US. So restaurants replace Chinese broccoli with regular broccoli, use regular pork instead of Chinese smoked ham, use regular cooking wine instead of Chinese sorghum wine.

Spices – Authentc Chinese food is filled with rich flavor and aroma. But the spices can be a bit too foreign for the common customers in America so restaurants dumb things down. They use a lot less shallots, ginger, garlic, Chinese parsley, etc. They replace Chinese peppers, star sinise, that add a lot of aroma with regular black pepper. They also use a lot less spicy peppers which would otherwise add alot of depth to the dishes.

Preparation Method – Often times the method to prepare the dishes are simplified to cut cost. Chinese ramen noodles are hand pulled to give it more texture, in the US they are all machines made and dried, making them soggy and bland. Peking duck is roasted and smoked in China, in the US they are often mass produced in electric ovens. Soups in China often takes a day or more to stew, in America they are heated and served in less than an hour.

There are some restaurants that are quite authentic in the US, but they are very rare. PF Chang’s is actually NOT Chinese food, but most American’s can’t tell the difference.

Chinese food has such a large variety of styles that I recommend you take some time to try it all. Sichuan cuisine is spicy and aromatic. Shanghai cuisine is lighter, sweeter with an abundance of seafood dishes. Canton cuisine focuses on bringing out the flavor of the ingredients, not to mention dim sum is from Canton area as well. And Beijing cuisine is more flour based with many noodles and roasted dishes.

How can you tell an authentic chinese restaurant?

I go to a Chinese restaurant called the Jade Express that is run by a Chinese family. So anyway all I have been eating is the shrimp fried rice so I want to try new things. I really want to eat the food that is served in China.

hi edwardian princess! Why not ask the staff to prepare an authentic chinese meal for you? My parents (born and raised in China) owned and operated a Chinese restaurant for almost 40 years serving asians and non-asians alike. They were all too happy to make a dish that wasn’t on the menu for their customers. BTW.. fried rice is authentic. What you get at Jade Express might vary from the way they make it in the motherland, but they eat fried rice in China. Cheers!

How is Manchurian cuisine different from regular Chinese cuisine.?

Can you give me an example.
Thankyou for your time.

It’s different mostly in ways that follow from its climate. North-eastern Chinese cooking is more wheat-based than most Chinese cusines, has a lot more stews and braised dishes, and uses more grazing animals (beef and lamb) compared to the fish, poultry, and pork that dominate in other regions.

You could also probably find some of a Russian influence if you looked hard enough.

They also like their booze strong! (It gets cold in the winters up there).

How much different is authentic Chinese food from Chinese takeout?

I have always loved Chinese takeout, but I know that alot of it has been created to appeal to Westerners. How different is it from the food that Chinese people make for themselves?
I think I will try an authentic Chinese restaurant! I live in Philadelphia, and we have a fairly large Chinatown.

Go to a real Chinese restaurant in your city where real Chinese people are eating… the difference is incredible. I LOVE real Chinese food – especially all their delicious steamed buns, dumplings, all kinds of leafy greens,tofu, different kinds of fungus and mushrooms and fermented and pickled wonderful things.

What they do with soy and wheat protein to create mock meat (for vegetarians and Buddhists) is amazing – you wouldn’t know half of the time that you were not eating real chicken, pork or fish. That kind of food is so good for you and interesting. If you see this Buddhist food on the menu, you have got to try it. Cheers

They may eat some different parts of animals that you wouldn’t normally eat, but it’s no weirder than the tripe (stomach lining), brains, ox tongue and unimaginable stuff in sausages and burgers that people in western countries eat.

Which Chinese Restaurant in KL should I bring my family to for a dinner?

My family will be coming down to KL for my convocation this weekend.

Am looking for suggestions of a nice Chinese restaurant with nice food & not too pricey.

Reunion in Bangsar Village.
Don’t be fooled by the classy look. The food is too good.
And it’s non-halal, too.

Is Chinese cuisine easy to prepare?

I love chinese food and would love to make some dishes at home (sweet and sour chicken, sesame chicken, egg rolls, fried rice) – how easy is it to prepare? Which products should I look for?

Yes dear. It is relatively easy.
Cehck out various recipes here:

http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=authentic+chinese+recipes&spell=1

What is the best chinese food restaurant?

I love chinese food and don’t know where to get the absolutely best chinese food is.

Singapore, Food Court & Hawker Centre.
So many authentic Chinese food from different ethic group which are good and very much cheaper than all restuarants.
So come to Singapore, the Food Heaven of Asia

How do you cook Chinese food like in a Chinese Restaurant?

The Chinese food we make at home is usually bland and has no real taste. We would like it to taste more like the Chinese Restaurant. What are the secrets?
Thank you

www.chinesefood-recipes.com