The 'Chinese' food that people always put air quotes around since it's really 'American' 'Chinese' 'food' not 'real' Chinese food?
It's more Chinese than I thought. At least with General Tso's chicken. Apparently it was created in NYC by a Chinese chef for American tastes buds, using Chinese flavors. It's not classical Chinese cooking, nor something known to China until it was brought home by Chinese chefs returning after a war.
But still. It's fud created by a Chinese guy. I no longer feel as though I'm betraying an ancient food culture by nomming it, since it's like a cheeseburger. And only superior punks would claim cheeseburgers were not American.
<3 America. At least at this moment. Plus, I can now stop using air quotes.
Guess what I found out?
-
Chozon1
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22806
- Joined: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:00 am
- Location: In the shadows. Waiting for an oppurtune moment to create a dramatic entrance.
- Contact:
-
ccgr
- Site Admin
- Posts: 38657
- Joined: Wed May 25, 2005 12:00 am
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Location: IL
- Contact:
-
Nate DaZombie
- VIP Member
- Posts: 753
- Joined: Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:15 pm
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Contact:
I wonder what that Chinese restaurant serves...
-
JOJ650s
- Forum Moderator
- Posts: 1630
- Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:08 pm
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Contact:
There's funny thing I notice at EVERY Chinese restaurant I been to,
The chefs seem to always be Mexican.
Though, I don't mind it. (They know how to cook some good Chinese food.)
The chefs seem to always be Mexican.
Though, I don't mind it. (They know how to cook some good Chinese food.)
Be part of the answer, not part of the problem.
1 Corinthians 13; remember it always.
1 Corinthians 13; remember it always.
-
ChickenSoup
- CCGR addict
- Posts: 3291
- Joined: Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:00 am
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Location: the doomed ship HMS Sinkytowne
- Contact:
Oh my goodness. General Tso's Chicken.
IT'S THE BEST
IT'S THE BEST
My name is ChickenSoup and I have several flavors in which you may be interested
-
Chozon1
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22806
- Joined: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:00 am
- Location: In the shadows. Waiting for an oppurtune moment to create a dramatic entrance.
- Contact:
And now you can claim that it's vaguely Chinese. XD