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> My favorite example of this kind of thing is Chinese food in America. Its almost entirely an American invention. It depends on where you are and what you ord
by csa 4y ago
> My favorite example of this kind of thing is Chinese food in America. Its almost entirely an American invention.
It depends on where you are and what you order.
I live in California. We definitely have Americanized chinese food here, but we can also easily get authentic tasting:
- dim sum of various types
- mapo tofu
- kungpao/gongbao chicken
- twice cooked pork
- scallion pancakes
- Peking duck
- noodles of various types
The list could go on.
I’ve also had some mind-blowingly good Cantonese food in NYC and Philly.
- simonsarris 4y agoEven then, mapo and kungpao often contain a lot of chilis, which came from the Americas via the Portuguese. So it's not untouched by American (continent) influence, just much earlier.
- wnevets 4y agoWhat percentage of this menu [1] would you say is tradition Chinese food? [1] https://www.restaurantji.com/pa/philadelphia/szechuan-garden-/ https://www.restaurantji.com/pa/philadelphia/szechuan-garden...
- csa 4y agoI’m not sure what your point is. Yes, every city has Chinese restaurants with stylized Chinese food. It’s usually “Americanized”, but it can just as be as easily Thai-ized or Korean-ized or Japan-ised or whatever. Fwiw, I recommend this place: http://www.ocean-harbor.com/ http://www.ocean-harbor.com/ There are many other good ones.
- wnevets 4y ago> I’m not sure what your point is. That Americanized Chinese food is American.