Putting up with American Chinese Food
When lunch time rolls around, my co-workers will often head out for Chinese food in the form of Chinese Gourmet (pictured above) or Panda Express. Sometimes, without thinking, they invite me, then quickly realize their mistake, “Oh, crap. Clark’s had authentic Chinese food. He doesn’t want to go there.”
Yeah, chicken feet and pig liver are so much better than Panda Express…
Well, once you’ve had authentic, good Chinese food like noodles, eggplant, dumplings, and anything Sichuan, you do notice just how bland American Chinese food is in comparison. But I never cared for American Chinese food, anyway. If anything, having been to China actually makes me more tolerant of these restaurants. True, they aren’t as good as the real thing, but my time in China didn’t turn me into a picky eater. If anything, it did just the opposite.
Responses to “Putting up with American Chinese Food”
Comments RSS Feed – All CommentsKim — 22 March 2011 @ 3:37 pm
Ned has the same problem with Thai food. The Americanized stuff (Pad Thai) is just so nasty to him.
Jared Stein — 22 March 2011 @ 7:29 pm
Amen. Though by now I’ve nearly forgotten what the real thing tastes like.
No, nevermind, it just came back to me.
mancare chinezeasca — 23 September 2011 @ 8:36 am
Any country has her influence on many cuisines. I have tried both American Chinese Food and authentic Chinese Food and they differ in many ways.
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