Chinese restaurants in the US are notorious for using excess salt and sweeteners. Though to be fair it's a form of arms race, most US restaurants overdo it if

Chinese restaurants in the US are notorious for using excess salt and sweeteners. Though to be fair it's a form of arms race, most US restaurants overdo it if the regional palette has become desensitized. It's not strictly a Chinese restaurant issue. But many Chinese dishes on the menus are defined by their sweet and salty axis, and being in this environment they're pushed to the extreme.