General Mayhem

[Lautakwah]

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Supafob wrote:
wtf is General Tso's chicken?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Tso's_chicken

looks like it was invented by a chinese guy in NY during 1970's to trick the bak gwais.  prior to that this dish didn't exist in china. 

Message Edited by Lautakwah on 03-21-2007 01:52 PM

[wizll]

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Supafob wrote:
wtf is General Tso's chicken?

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lunch special! haha

[wizll]

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Lautakwah wrote:

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Supafob wrote:
wtf is General Tso's chicken?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Tso's_chicken

looks like it was invented by a chinese guy in the 1970's to trick the bak gwais. 

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if done right it's pretty good

[Luhn]

I remember my friends and I went to a chinese place in davis and they ordered that...  I was like, "wtf I've never heard of that before?"  They were all surprised that I didn't know what it was.

[Supafob]

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Lautakwah wrote:

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Supafob wrote:
wtf is General Tso's chicken?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Tso's_chicken

looks like it was invented by a chinese guy in NY during 1970's to trick the bak gwais.  prior to that this dish didn't exist in china. 

Message Edited by Lautakwah on 03-21-2007 01:52 PM

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lol

[jest1]

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wtghaha wrote:

actually in northern china the ppl there are pretty huge. At least half of the ppl I saw there were at least 6ft and they weren't skinny folk either. They either have some russian genes in them due to being so close to russia or the cold weather and harsh conditions there caused them to grow bigger. It was pretty crazy to see all these the huge chineseppl walking around.

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yeah, man, shan dong people are big -- tall and big framed bodies. my family is mostly northern and my mom's father was 6'3".

[Kevorkian]

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Citrus wrote:

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wizll wrote:

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Citrus wrote:

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Lautakwah wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17718517/

no shit if you eat the whole thing since almost all chinese restaurants serve dishes family style.  so that big vat of soup or giant plate of chicken is meant FOR MORE THAN 1.  say gwai lo man. 

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hahah i like the say gwai lo part. Seriously, this is loads of shit. The fried stuff is hardly ever seen in authentic chinese cuisine (flashback of the other post *puts a sticker on the Hagow*) I'm not saying that Chinese food are the healthiest, but it also really depends on which part of China the dish is from. For example, Shanghaiese food are known to be oily, Szechuan food are known for the spicy taste, etc. My personal favorite Chinese foods are all the dimsums, Claypots(oysters), mongolian beef, chinese styo beef steak, honey/miracle whip pecan prawns, GD, so many.... But nothing really fried or super unhealthy. I mean shit, the most unhealthy part of chinese food is probably the sauce they use, which is usually a mixture of oil, soy sauce, spices. Sauce is for dipping not for drinking. If you devour the whole thing including the sauce, then obviously its unhealthy.

Message Edited by Citrus on 03-21-2007 09:49 AM

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haha dimsum = little bombs of fat!

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haha hell yeah. Those siu long pao leaks oil. Its not soup, its oil. Straight up pork oil. But hmm, they are so good.

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It's not straight oil. It's an oily broth yes, but not 100% fat.

[oskibear]

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Supafob wrote:

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Lautakwah wrote:

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Supafob wrote:
wtf is General Tso's chicken?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Tso's_chicken

looks like it was invented by a chinese guy in NY during 1970's to trick the bak gwais.  prior to that this dish didn't exist in china. 

Message Edited by Lautakwah on 03-21-2007 01:52 PM

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lol

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I love this part of the entry:

In a Season 13 episode of The Simpsons, Montgomery Burns proclaims, "Ah, General Gao, you were a bloodthirsty foe, but your chicken is delectable!"

[Citrus]

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Kevorkian wrote:

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Citrus wrote:

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wizll wrote:

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Citrus wrote:

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Lautakwah wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17718517/

no shit if you eat the whole thing since almost all chinese restaurants serve dishes family style.  so that big vat of soup or giant plate of chicken is meant FOR MORE THAN 1.  say gwai lo man. 

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hahah i like the say gwai lo part. Seriously, this is loads of shit. The fried stuff is hardly ever seen in authentic chinese cuisine (flashback of the other post *puts a sticker on the Hagow*) I'm not saying that Chinese food are the healthiest, but it also really depends on which part of China the dish is from. For example, Shanghaiese food are known to be oily, Szechuan food are known for the spicy taste, etc. My personal favorite Chinese foods are all the dimsums, Claypots(oysters), mongolian beef, chinese styo beef steak, honey/miracle whip pecan prawns, GD, so many.... But nothing really fried or super unhealthy. I mean shit, the most unhealthy part of chinese food is probably the sauce they use, which is usually a mixture of oil, soy sauce, spices. Sauce is for dipping not for drinking. If you devour the whole thing including the sauce, then obviously its unhealthy.

Message Edited by Citrus on 03-21-2007 09:49 AM

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haha dimsum = little bombs of fat!

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haha hell yeah. Those siu long pao leaks oil. Its not soup, its oil. Straight up pork oil. But hmm, they are so good.

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It's not straight oil. It's an oily broth yes, but not 100% fat.

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Sorry, 90.05% oil =(

[Dracus]

does anyone know where in OC is a good place to get Xiao long bao?

[Rhox]

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Dracus wrote:
does anyone know where in OC is a good place to get Xiao long bao?

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i am guessing 'none.'  you'd have to go up a bit more north, alhambra, i think..  Fresh mentioned one place....

/tar Freshmaker

/nudge

/nudge

/poke

/poke.

[Kevorkian]

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Rhox wrote:

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Dracus wrote:
does anyone know where in OC is a good place to get Xiao long bao?

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i am guessing 'none.'  you'd have to go up a bit more north, alhambra, i think..  Fresh mentioned one place....

/tar Freshmaker

/nudge

/nudge

/poke

/poke.

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http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/11429958/  Din Tai Fung

[Dracus]

what part of OC is that?  oh wait...it's NOT.  gd if im going to drive all the way to arcadia i might as well just buy some frozen ones from 99 ranch.


Message Edited by Dracus on 03-21-2007 03:23 PM

[Lautakwah]

sam woo in irvine is good.  just dont' go to the trendy americanized sam woos like the one they have at metro point (actually don't know if its still there).  but the dirty older sam woos in chinatown areas are pretty tasty. 

[Kevorkian]

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Dracus wrote:
what part of OC is that?  oh wait...it's NOT.  gd if im going to drive all the way to arcadia i might as well just buy some frozen ones from 99 ranch.


Message Edited by Dracus on 03-21-2007 03:23 PM

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Oh I'm sorry, I thought you said you wanted something that was good.

qq bitch, if you want the best, you gotta go out to where it is!

[pansy]

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Lautakwah wrote:

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Supafob wrote:
wtf is General Tso's chicken?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Tso's_chicken

looks like it was invented by a chinese guy in NY during 1970's to trick the bak gwais.  prior to that this dish didn't exist in china. 

Message Edited by Lautakwah on 03-21-2007 01:52 PM

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by mentioning general tso's chicken at the beginning of the article made me think "boshet" and/or dumb to the article.  like there's any one type of culture's food that's going to be really good or bad for you.  well, fried chicken and waffles might be an exception.

[AresRightArm]

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Supafob wrote:
wtf is General Tso's chicken?

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I dont know but I get Chang's spicy chicken from PF Changs.

[Dragonex]

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Kevorkian wrote:

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Rhox wrote:

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Dracus wrote:
does anyone know where in OC is a good place to get Xiao long bao?

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i am guessing 'none.'  you'd have to go up a bit more north, alhambra, i think..  Fresh mentioned one place....

/tar Freshmaker

/nudge

/nudge

/poke

/poke.

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http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/11429958/  Din Tai Fung

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best place indeed
the only way to get anything better, is to go back to asia

[weeble]

After going to China for a week, I've come to realize just how different real Chinese food is from what is served here in California.  It was like apples and oran... no make that apples and ginger.  The only thing I recognized was white rice.  Everything else was totally new (I didn't even realize it was spinach I was eating at one point... it was prepared so differently).

As to the article concerning health, my reaction was: "no duh."   Here in cali Chinese food is usually full of oil, sugar, and oil.

[Lautakwah]

best part about the food in china is its freshness.  There are alot of places that will kill "x" animal to order (just be careful what you put in the x...places i've been to had cats behind cages).  You order chicken, they go out back, smack one upside the head and cook it up for you.  this is especially true of the sea food.