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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 11:07 am
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Originally Posted by vh_bu98
I can't speak for Guandong since I've never been there, but I was having a discussion with the manager at Yan Toh Heen in Hong Kong and he was explaining the difference since I mentioned that I had recently tried it at Quanjude. Unfortunately I didn't have time to try it at Yan Toh Heen although I am curious on what a Michelin 2 star version would be like.
I guess anybody is free to adapt it to their own style just like Americanized kungpao chicken usually lacks 麻辣 (hard to find), but I fail to see how anything other than the real deal could attempt to pass itself off as authentic.
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