yeah but i don't think chinese food will ever approach pizza or burgers or even italian food levels of popularity in america, maybe even mexican
chicken feet (which are both unappealing and seem really pointless to eat moreso than just being too gross)
JebronLames posted...
yeah but i don't think chinese food will ever approach pizza or burgers or even italian food levels of popularity in america, maybe even mexican
Actually, I've seen some surveys online that place Chinese food at the top of the most popular ethnic foods in America (with Mexican food at number 2 and Italian food at number 3). Granted, it's Americanized Chinese food.
I just looked up some popular American Chinese foods.
Those are almost 100% different than what is considered Chinese food in my country (which is the netherlands). I do know some of the dishes (and some are good) but you can't order that in "Chinese" restaurants here. Chinese restaurants here serve Indonesian food, sometimes also Japanese food, and some made up local traditions usually involving lots of deep fried meat. (with a lot of sugar and MSG and some ginger to make it taste Chinese).
Foreigners are often (mostly pleasantly) surprised by the Dutch Chinese food. Except if it's a low quality place, there's a huge difference between places.
This was a fun read:
https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/ypxjmg/china-doesnt-understand-the-concept-of-american-chinese-food
SomeUsername529 posted...
chicken feet (which are both unappealing and seem really pointless to eat moreso than just being too gross)
They're actually not that bad, I first tried them as a young kid specifically because of the "gross-out" factor of them. There's not really any meat on them, but the spicy sauce they cook them in is pretty good
synth_real posted...
SomeUsername529 posted...
chicken feet (which are both unappealing and seem really pointless to eat moreso than just being too gross)
They're actually not that bad, I first tried them as a young kid specifically because of the "gross-out" factor of them. There's not really any meat on them, but the spicy sauce they cook them in is pretty good
That's the thing. I've had beef tongue and chicken heart and stuff and they taste like beef and chicken respectively. I know chicken feet would taste like sauce and chicken but they just seem bothersome to eat given how little meat is there. Pigs feet are really popular here in Korea and I know they'd taste like pig but the idea of eating them and the way they look just puts me off.