Current Events > Americans tend to forget their Chinese food is far from authentic.

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I love trying new things so I'd be down for authentic Chinese food.

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I saw this travel show where they were eating bowls of straight up pork fat.

I was like how do they stay skinny eating that trash. I like a little fat on my meat but I'm not eating a bowl of pure fat.

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People who whine/complain about Americanized versions of Chinese or Mexican food etc seem to conveniently forget how American food has also been corrupted the other way around into spaghetti western food in places like South Korea and Japan.

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pogo_rabid posted...

There's a reason why "authentic" chinese food never took off outside of china. Other places took what they started with and improved it. Sorry facts hurt your feelings.

it's just dumb to call real chinese food "unevolved" or "unimproved". if anything, american chinese food is a very very dumbed down version of it. less varied, less complex, less intense, etc than the real thing.

and it's actually really popular in many places, or getting there. there are plenty of historical/cultural reasons why authentic chinese food took a while to be appreciated in the US

@pogo_rabid

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ModLogic posted...

hes right though. cali rolls > authentic sushi

Who the fuck actually thinks this


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It still tastes good so it's fine

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Cali Rolls were created by a japanese man
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Ratchetrockon posted...

singapore has authentic chinese right? 76% of the pop is ethnically chinese

Singaporean food is closer to Malay, although there are obviously Chinese restaurants there.

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So-called "authentic Chinese food" can really vary since China is a big-ass country. The cuisine from Northwest China looks nothing like the cuisine from Southeast China. Kind of like how when people around the world think of American cuisine they think about burgers and fries, but they don't really think about smoked brisket.

YookaLaylee posted...

Taiwanese popcorn chicken is great. Im not sure what spices they use for that but it tastes really good

Usually it's marinated with soy sauce, salt, and pepper, and then breaded with sweet potato starch before being deep fried.

As to Americanized Chinese food, I'm Taiwanese and I don't mind it. Some of the dishes are more authentic than others (i.e. hot and sour soup is virtually the same everywhere). Some of them aren't authentic but they're still a decent meal. Some of them I don't like, but that's inevitable with any cuisine.

One dish I really do like from Americanized Chinese food places is pork spare ribs, cause it usually tastes pretty close to Cantonese char siu.

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I have a local place with an authentic Chinese menu, some of the stuff is great

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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

I have a local place with an authentic Chinese menu, some of the stuff is great

Even as an ethnic Chinese I don't really like all authentic Chinese food. Sichuan food is almost unrecognizable alongside Cantonese food, for example

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TC sounds like the kids in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo59LlkTDe4

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clyde_frog posted...

Who the fuck actually thinks this

Those who haven't tried real sushi.
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SSj4Wingzero posted...

Even as an ethnic Chinese I don't really like all authentic Chinese food. Sichuan food is almost unrecognizable alongside Cantonese food, for example

They have a pork belly dish I really like

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TetsuoS2 posted...

Singaporean food is closer to Malay, although there are obviously Chinese restaurants there.

Singaporean is 70% Chinese.if they are closer to Malay food than Chinese they wouldn't have pork and alcohol in them.

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Source 1: https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/3269754496388449760
Source 2: https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/3269754496398390385
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I went to a Chinese restaurant that had pig trotters once. That caught me off guard

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clyde_frog posted...

Who the fuck actually thinks this

those who understand cali rolls are the not shitty, improved, evolved version of "authentic sushi"

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You are going to the wrong restaurant.

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I went to to a Chinese family, who owned the best Chinese food place in town, for dinner once and the food they ate at home was WAY different than what they served at the restaurant. I was like 12 or 13 but I remember not really liking it. It was some kind of noodles and crab. I imagine nowadays as an adult I would have liked it but yeah the "American style" Chinese food definitely ain't authentic Chinese food

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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

They have a pork belly dish I really like

You're probably thinking of twice-cooked pork. Pretty good stuff.

The best cuisine I ever had in China was Xinjiang cuisine - delicious lamb kebabs and pilaf. There aren't really any Xinjiang people living in the US though - the closest cuisine I can find is Afghan cuisine, which makes sense cause the two regions border one another.

I'm also really partial to Shaanxi-style noodles but very few places make them in the US. There's a local chain in NYC called Xi'an Famous Foods and they make it, but the flavor isn't *nearly* as good.

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pogo_rabid posted...

There's a reason why "authentic" chinese food never took off outside of china. Other places took what they started with and improved it. Sorry facts hurt your feelings.

You don't even understand the facts. Chinese immigrants had few job options to survive so they americanized their food even back in the 1800s so they could actually find work. It's also absurd to take that world view when other countries do in fact have authentic Chinese food.

And how are posts like #7 and #10 still up?

AsucaHayashi posted...

TC sounds like the kids in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo59LlkTDe4

The funny bit is the guy who created "Panda Express" is from Jiangsu province and first came to the US with his parents as a teenager. He and his dad altered their own recipes to appeal to American tastes.

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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

a Qdoba burrito

A what

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BB mofo posted...

The funny bit is the guy who created "Panda Express" is from Jiangsu province and first came to the US with his parents as a teenager. He and his dad altered their own recipes to appeal to American tastes.

As an ethnic Chinese person I like some of the dishes from Panda Express

I like the Orange Chicken, the Hot/Sour Soup, and the Lo Mein. Sometimes I'll go for the Beef with Broccoli as well

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AsucaHayashi posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo59LlkTDe4

someone should invent a dim sum dumpling filled with orange chicken & sauteed long-cut scallions

Literally nobody cares about the "authenticity," especially since almost every cuisine isn't "authentic" and -- more importantly -- China is so vast and does so much that anything might quality as "authentic"

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pogo_rabid posted...

"authentic food" is code for "the shitty, unimproved, unevolved version".

wow this is just racist

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pogo_rabid posted...

"authentic food" is code for "the shitty, unimproved, unevolved version".

Dim sum is popular throughout the west you fucking mongoloid, you should go neck yourself
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Now that Ive sobered up Im really surprised #81 wasnt it for my main (dude deserved that though)

No. I'm well aware. Food still tastes good.

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can we get examples of this authentic chinese food?

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Glad when I go to Vegas this December, I'm going to the only Chinese restaurant in the US with a Michelin Star.

https://www.wynnlasvegas.com/dining/fine-dining/wing-lei

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what does a tire company have to do with fine dining

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viewmaster_pi posted...

what does a tire company have to do with fine dining

Apparently because they were encouraging people to drive so they can sell more tires

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@viewmaster_pi posted...

can we get examples of this authentic chinese food?

Very difficult to compress given the scope of regional Chinese food but from my firsthand experience my favorite local Chinese spot has a fairly even spread of "safe" chinese dishes & more bold, unabashedly non-westernized options

https://www.teahouseumn.com/eMenuCats

most of that looks great, but then the fish head has to hop in like it's not a party until fish head shows up

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@viewmaster_pi posted...

most of that looks great, but then the fish head has to hop in like it's not a party until fish head shows up

It might seem off-putting at face value (npi) but it's very worth mentioning that fish cheeks are to fish what brisket is to beef/bellies are to pork aka the creme de la creme of seafood... tenderest, most flavorful part of the fish

PC_Genjin posted...

tenderest, most flavorful part of the fish

was supposed to be the drooling emoji but w/e

A lot of asian/ethnic food is adjusted for american/British tastes, whether this means removing a lot of spices, heat, flavour etc or just using salt, pepper and sugar to do it, maybe with some paprika to be exotic.

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PC_Genjin posted...

It might seem off-putting at face value (npi)

lol, i'd try it, i guess not so different from crabs and lobster having meat in their heads

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viewmaster_pi posted...

lol, i'd try it, i guess not so different from crabs and lobster having meat in their heads

Fish cheeks are fuckin amazing dude, trying a whole fish from a good restaurant you'll never look at seafood the same way even if you were already a fan.