Originally Posted by
Visconti
Through the years, I've had the pleasure to introduce many friends and business associates to Chinese cuisine and sometimes forget that most hadn't grown up with the many nuances and intricacies of what, in my very humble estimation, is the greatest cuisine in the world. With all due deference to the French (would surely disagree with my assessment here) and Italian cuisines, whom my ancestors would likewise vehemently disagree. But, when it comes to sheer richness of flavors and dishes, the Chinese cuisine has no peer, far as I'm concerned.
I suppose that's the best part of the OP, no matter what sort of nitpicking one can do - An Eater Guide for
8 categories of Bay Area Chinese cuisine. As someone who grew up with Suburban Hell Egg Foo Young, Sweet/Sour chicken, various chow mein and an occasional other exciting similar dish from the Chinaman
, who knew that Chinese food was so interesting, and it probably caused me to enjoy many other Asian cuisines substantially more than "Chinese."