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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:26 PM Original message |
Chinese Restaurant Food Draws Criticism |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. "people should think of each meal as not one, but two, and bring home half for tomorrow" |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Exactly. A dish in a Chinese restaurant is meant to be shared. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I can't eat a whole dish if I tried |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
39. Definitely my philosophy. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Then they would have nothing to complain |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. True at all restaurants |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. I Love Watching People At a Chinese Buffet |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. I tried once. It made me ill. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. More or Less The Same |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 12:37 AM Response to Reply #36 |
47. I still can't get my head wrapped around what I saw the other day... |
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kelvinyany (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
62. Obesity rarely occurs in China before the fast food came along |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. There aint nothing in the universe better to the pallate than General Tso's |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. So sorry to disappoint. Peanut chicken flies rings around General Tso. :) |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. All Chinese food rocks.. Except when the main ingredient has tentacles. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. Great Wall (what an original name) |
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MGD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. The chicken nuggets made by frying the chicken in a soy sauce/egg/corn starch batter |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Orange chicken beats them both |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. I do not like crunchies in my soft food....I like peanuts...but while |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 07:36 AM Response to Reply #8 |
56. Hate to tell you this, but peanut chicken isn't Chinese |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 11:35 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Who invented it? |
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MurrayDelph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. There are few things more enjoyable |
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MGD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. I agree. I make General Tso's chicken frequently. Here's the recipe if you want to try. |
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Jazzgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Goti it and saved!!! |
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MGD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. It's really good. I swear. |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 02:48 AM Response to Reply #35 |
52. No Broccolli? |
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MGD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
69. I see it w/ Broccoli infrequently actually. Most recipees don't include it but they probably should |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #69 |
75. Maybe it's a regional thing. |
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architect359 (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 09:10 AM Response to Reply #35 |
58. Recipe looks good |
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MGD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. It is. It came from one of the better Chinese restaurants in Columbus Ohio IIRC. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. Calories are good, sodium isn't bad unless you have hypertension |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
37. That Was My Thought, Too |
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Ninja Jordan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why are asian people so thin? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Because the article is BS. |
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twiceshy (259 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Why is what I eat... |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. portion control. It's the secret to thinness. |
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diamidue (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Th article is about Chinese "restaurant" food in the USA. |
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Ninja Jordan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Probably right... |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Traditionally, high calorie dishes are "garnishes" for rice.... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
73. Does that mean I can eat noodles again? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Yea, they use whatever fat they can find.. |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. It probably due to the gene |
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Big Pappa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 01:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
48. Because |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 02:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
51. because american chinese food (like general tso's chicken) is much different from what asians eat |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #51 |
60. American Chinese food was originally developed by Chinese immigrants in CA.. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. and New York as well |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. Getting Larger |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
7. So Deep Fried Duck is bad for you? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Is that MuShu pork? Mmmmmm... |
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Skarbrowe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
10. Out the door to pick up some Chinese food for dinner. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
17. This is the same group that said Tex Mex can be fattening. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Mrs. Tso? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Ba-dum Bump.. |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
25. If we remember back a'ways... |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
26. Another reason why I eat veggetarian when I go out |
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Phoonzang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. Gee....Chinese food (American) is bad? |
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Learn2Swim (220 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
29. This topic is making me... |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 01:43 AM Response to Reply #29 |
49. And some pot stickers! |
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theaudacity (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
30. When cannibals eat Chinese people... are they hungry half an hour later? |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 12:35 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Insert drum riff... |
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OutNow (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
32. That's American Chinese Food, not China's Food |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
45. Oh for fuck sake... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
50. Did people forget HOW to eat Chinese food? |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 03:31 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. And that's the truth. nt |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
53. This is so different from the Chinese food I grew up with in Hawaii |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 11:14 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. I disagree somewhat.. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Some of it's the town I live in now, some of it's nostalgia no doubt |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #53 |
67. yeah, McCully Chop Suey! |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Hi! How nice someone else here knows that place! |
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shatter (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 04:38 AM Response to Original message |
55. something missing |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
57. As if the entire fast food industry, along with most chain sit downs aren't |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #57 |
66. I think they're picking an easier target |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
65. There are ways to minimize this... |
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TexasLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
71. This whole thread |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
72. Spanish, Cajun, Diner, Pizza, Portugese, Canadian, German, Polish, BBQ, |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-22-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
74. Oh No Not The Food Police Again. |
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