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.