tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post1711687314269284545..comments2024-03-28T03:10:19.013-07:00Comments on Fraggmented: How To Have a Good Chinese MealJohn Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-10287133674916222272007-12-24T16:48:00.000-08:002007-12-24T16:48:00.000-08:00Be careful if it specifically caters to Chinese pe...Be careful if it specifically caters to Chinese people- the local place near us that is aimed at a knowledgable Chinese market serves things like jellied duck tongues. I WANT my Chinese restaurants a little Americanized- have you ever watched Andrew Zimmern or Anthony Bourdain in China? They eat some WEIRD food!!<BR/>We like Ming's Palace in SE Minneapolis and Lai Inn in West Bloomington. House of Wing in Eagan has been around forever and they have tasty food too.<BR/>LibAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-2564525698827642492007-12-23T10:24:00.000-08:002007-12-23T10:24:00.000-08:00Don't throw out that leftover rice. It rejuvenates...Don't throw out that leftover rice. It rejuvenates nicely with a quick stir fry in a very hot pan. Add a drizzle of soy sauce, a bit of scrambled egg and whatever vegetables you've got sitting in the fridge (chopped small and already cooked is best) and you've got an easy fried rice.<BR/><BR/>And one more tip for finding a good Chinese restaurant: never trust a place with a menu in good English. They're concentrating their efforts in the wrong place.billjachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260406336065905545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-55175919939345314682007-12-20T20:06:00.000-08:002007-12-20T20:06:00.000-08:00Another sign to look for in Chinese restaurants: i...Another sign to look for in Chinese restaurants: if they serve fortune cookies at the end of the meal, they're probably somewhat Americanized. If they serve orange slices, they're the real deal. (If they serve both fortune cookies and orange slices, they're the real deal, making concessions to the market.)Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471097574427732454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-10150265014984042012007-12-20T14:50:00.000-08:002007-12-20T14:50:00.000-08:00Chinese in Australia is a different thing again. ...Chinese in Australia is a different thing again. Never heard of those "egg rolls", but we have the advantage that a "Chinese" restaurant often has intrusions of Malaysian, Vietnamese and even Thai, making for an even wider variety. Then, of course, there's the small town Chinese take-away, which a country yokel friend of mine calls "Chang Fang" (where Fang = tooth = food). A good Chang Fang has all the quality and quantity, along with inexplicably luminous glistening red sweet and sour sauce. For a proper Chang Fang meal, you <I>must</I> order Sweet and Sour Pork, Beef in Black Bean, Lemon Chicken, Honey Prawns and (if you're adventurous or under 35) Mongolian Lamb. Oh, and Fried Rice, which it is <I>not</I> OK to pronounce as Flied Lice. And Fried Dim Sims and (Meat) Spring Rolls for what we call entree, which you call appetisers because you call your main course entree, for reasons probably tied to that whole American food love/hate thing.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and here, the two thirds formula won't cut it: it's one entree (appetiser) each, then N+1 mains (entrees) for N people, plus steamed rice (or fried if you're a traditionalist).<BR/><BR/>See? Culture!Eric TF Bathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877525364475334374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-46754422065894246292007-12-20T11:31:00.000-08:002007-12-20T11:31:00.000-08:00I've been to Anna Chung's-and loved it-but never h...I've been to Anna Chung's-and loved it-but never had the sesame chicken. I'll have to give it a try.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-65256249187151937392007-12-20T07:04:00.000-08:002007-12-20T07:04:00.000-08:00Another sign of a good Chinese place: the tables a...Another sign of a good Chinese place: the tables are round, with a lazy susan in the center... the better to share dishes. You have your own plate in front of you, the dishes go on the lazy susan, spin and serve. :)Devi Shaktihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13910115073550181140noreply@blogger.com