Originally Posted by
GRALISTAIR
I agree with what other posters have said. General Tsos chciken is NOT a chinese dish. It is a dish that has chinese influences invented for the American Palate.
Curry is very much the same. I have had Vindaloo that blasted my mouth (AND OTHER AREAS) out in the UK then had Vindaloo at a restaurant overlooking St Louis Lambert Airport and it was extremely mild much saltier and had much more tomato. The only way to eat authentic food is to go to the country IMHO. As other posters have pointed out, even then there are variations.
True Indian food also uses a lot more vegatables than Western variations - especially are beef and pork variations rare. If there was use of meat it is likely to be goat, lamb and chicken