OK, since we're on the boneless chicken bandwagon, I have to (try) to tell a very very funny (to me anyway) story.

I've mentioned in the past that eating local food in Hong Kong was often challenging to say the least for me and most in our group. The biggest single reason by far was the presence of bone pieces in almost every chicken and pork dish we had everywhere for weeks on end. It wasn't an accident, but by design, as those meats are routinely cooked bone in, and then chopped up with a cleaver before serving.

One night at a fairly decent restaurant, my friend noticed a dish on the menu which included "boneless chicken" as an ingredient. He ordered it, and almost broke his tooth on the very first bite. Upset, he called our waiter over. Now you have to picture our waiter. A rather rotund jovial fellow who spoke limited English with a very strong accent.

My friend complained that the chicken was supposed to be boneless.

The waiter, beaming with pride, says "Yes, less bone".

Of course we were all both speechless and laughing so hard it hurt.

You probably had to be there, but it was possibly the funniest moment I have ever experienced in a restaurant.