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:-p China would NEVER understand the concept of Indian Chinese food either. We've changed the traditional Chinese food so significantly that... And it is the

:-p China would NEVER understand the concept of Indian Chinese food either. We've changed the traditional Chinese food so significantly that... And it is the second most popular "cuisine" in India after traditional Indian food.

marak830 9y ago
Oh I hadn't heard of that. As a chef I'm definitely going to do some research on that! Any particular favourites?
- ninju 9y ago
  The cuisine is called Indo-Chinese food...it's a fusion of Chinese dishes with Indian spices and vis-versa. It has come about because "close" border between China and India (in the north east) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine It is similar to the term Tex-Mex which a fusion of Mexican food with American tastes
  - wtvanhest 9y ago
    I feel like trinidad also has an indo chinese feel to their food. I think they had immigrants from both countries. Absolutely awesome food.
    - andybak 9y ago
      Hmmmm. I had beef-filled Roti in Tobago. That was incredible.
- vbcr 9y ago
  Hakka Noddles Chilli Chicken Gobi Manchurian and many more...
- draw_down 9y ago
  I've seen Gobi Manchurian a couple of times (I'm American), really delicious. Also check out Mauritian food if you can, it has those influences and more.
- piyushpr134 9y ago
  Chicken chilli, chicken schezwan, chicken manchurian, chow mein, chop suey and what not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine#Dishes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine#Dishes
- seanmcdirmid 9y ago
  In LA, Bollywood Bites, an Indian resteraunt, has an ethnic menu where you can order various food transplanted to Indian transplanted to the USA, so things like Manchurian Chicken are there.
- seanmcdirmid 9y ago
  In LA, Bollywood Bites, an Indian resteraunt, has an ethnic menu where you can order various food transplanted to Indian transplanted to the USA, so things like Manchurian Chicken are there.
haskal 9y ago
Indo-Chinese is barely derived from/a changed version of traditional Chinese. As an Indian who eats traditional Chinese food from various parts of China regularly, I can confirm that there literally isn't any sauce that tastes like Indo-Chinese cuisine's sauces. Indo-Chinese seems like Indian food with ingredients from Chinese food added which makes it a changed version of traditional Indian food rather than a changed version of traditional Chinese food. One of my life's goals is to get one of my friend from NE China to eat Manchurian food in Mumbai. Results will be interesting.
- mirimir 9y ago
  I've had American-Indian-Chinese food in the Edison, NJ area. It was closer to American-Chinese than American-Indian. Edit: Also, I remember a great Indian-Thai-Chinese restaurant in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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deskglass 9y ago
Similarly, I ate at an Indian restaurant in Beijing and didn't notice any difference from Chinese food.
- seanmcdirmid 9y ago
  Which one? Indian Kitchen? Ganges? Beijing isn't Tokyo when it comes to Indian food, but it isn't that bad!

marak830 9y ago

Oh I hadn't heard of that. As a chef I'm definitely going to do some research on that! Any particular favourites?

ninju 9y ago
The cuisine is called Indo-Chinese food...it's a fusion of Chinese dishes with Indian spices and vis-versa. It has come about because "close" border between China and India (in the north east) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine It is similar to the term Tex-Mex which a fusion of Mexican food with American tastes
- wtvanhest 9y ago
  I feel like trinidad also has an indo chinese feel to their food. I think they had immigrants from both countries. Absolutely awesome food.
  - andybak 9y ago
    Hmmmm. I had beef-filled Roti in Tobago. That was incredible.
vbcr 9y ago
Hakka Noddles Chilli Chicken Gobi Manchurian and many more...
draw_down 9y ago
I've seen Gobi Manchurian a couple of times (I'm American), really delicious. Also check out Mauritian food if you can, it has those influences and more.
piyushpr134 9y ago
Chicken chilli, chicken schezwan, chicken manchurian, chow mein, chop suey and what not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine#Dishes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine#Dishes
seanmcdirmid 9y ago
In LA, Bollywood Bites, an Indian resteraunt, has an ethnic menu where you can order various food transplanted to Indian transplanted to the USA, so things like Manchurian Chicken are there.
seanmcdirmid 9y ago
In LA, Bollywood Bites, an Indian resteraunt, has an ethnic menu where you can order various food transplanted to Indian transplanted to the USA, so things like Manchurian Chicken are there.

haskal 9y ago

Indo-Chinese is barely derived from/a changed version of traditional Chinese. As an Indian who eats traditional Chinese food from various parts of China regularly, I can confirm that there literally isn't any sauce that tastes like Indo-Chinese cuisine's sauces. Indo-Chinese seems like Indian food with ingredients from Chinese food added which makes it a changed version of traditional Indian food rather than a changed version of traditional Chinese food. One of my life's goals is to get one of my friend from NE China to eat Manchurian food in Mumbai. Results will be interesting.

mirimir 9y ago
I've had American-Indian-Chinese food in the Edison, NJ area. It was closer to American-Chinese than American-Indian. Edit: Also, I remember a great Indian-Thai-Chinese restaurant in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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deskglass 9y ago

Similarly, I ate at an Indian restaurant in Beijing and didn't notice any difference from Chinese food.

seanmcdirmid 9y ago
Which one? Indian Kitchen? Ganges? Beijing isn't Tokyo when it comes to Indian food, but it isn't that bad!