Are we being lied to?!
Are we being lied to?
Does the chinese food taste the same in China as it tastes in the chinese restaurants in the US? Do we get the real thing or it's totally different from the traditional chinese food that they have there or whatever
please answer my little succubi question too
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thanks
Answers:
In old China, the king 'Qing Dynasty' has hold a feast for his people. The splendid meal had hold for 3 days and 3 nights continuously for more than 500 dishes. In Chinese cooking, there are at least 1000 ways of cooking pork, 300 ways of cooking a duck. There are basically 8 different group of Chinese cooking in China, the 'Shanghai' style, 'Beijing' style and etc...All have their unique taste and cooking methods.
I believe the Chinese cuisine that you are having in State or most China town in western countries are only the 2 to 3% of what real Chinese cooking surpose to taste. If you have chances to travel to China or Asia countries, please try the local chinese cooking there. You don't only eat 'sweet and sour' pork, roast duck or the normal 'Chow Mein' in Chinese resturant here. You will find food that spend lot of effort in preparation, example 2 days to slow cook soup, 7 days to braise the dry abolone etc.
I have travelled different countries including US. I went to most of their China Town and order the "Chinese Cuisine". It taste very much different from the real Chinese food. The food are catering for the oversea market. They have a lot of deep fried food, sweet & sour menu, stir fried food etc.. But there are still lot of different ways of cooking for Chinese food. I notice that for Thai and Japanese restaurant in oversea, the food are also different in taste as compared to their origin countries. But the differences in taste are little as compared to Chinese food in oversea restaurant. I really do not know the reason behind it. Well, when you have changes to travel to Asia and try the Chinese cooking there and you know what I mean.
Hope you will enjoy the Chinese cuisine.