How to Improve Bad Asian Food
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Anyway, I've often found putting meh Asian food in a tortilla and eating it as leftovers with some sweet Chili sauce makes it way better. Although I always eat my Asian leftovers cold and I find that often helps.
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From a Chinese view, any cuisine that is European or N. American is generally just labelled "western food" so it works both ways. If you know someone who calls any cuisine from Asia "Asian" but loves Italian or French food, you could bug them by calling it or all other food from Europe "european food".
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From a Chinese view, any cuisine that is European or N. American is generally just labelled "western food" so it works both ways. If you know someone who calls any cuisine from Asia "Asian" but loves Italian or French food, you could bug them by calling it or all other food from Europe "european food".
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Tee hee, this thread has gotten silly.
No, I didn't support mom-in-law's decision to get chicken with fruit, but I almost never understand what she's thinking anyway. And it seemed a shame to have it go to waste...I really, really hate throwing out meat. An animal died for this, after all.
Joy Yee IS pan-Asian...though I suppose it would be more accurate to call it pan-Oriental, since they don't have any Indian, Kazakhstani, or Iranian food. But "Oriental" is a naughty word these days, so everyone just says "Asian". I've always thought it equally rude to lump all of Asia together as if it were just one homogenous mass.
And for what it's worth, each dish I've had at Joy Yee's seems more akin to what I've had in its respective country than the generic "Chinese" or "Vietnamese" food I have seen elsewhere.
And yeah, The Oatmeal rocks.
No, I didn't support mom-in-law's decision to get chicken with fruit, but I almost never understand what she's thinking anyway. And it seemed a shame to have it go to waste...I really, really hate throwing out meat. An animal died for this, after all.
Joy Yee IS pan-Asian...though I suppose it would be more accurate to call it pan-Oriental, since they don't have any Indian, Kazakhstani, or Iranian food. But "Oriental" is a naughty word these days, so everyone just says "Asian". I've always thought it equally rude to lump all of Asia together as if it were just one homogenous mass.
And for what it's worth, each dish I've had at Joy Yee's seems more akin to what I've had in its respective country than the generic "Chinese" or "Vietnamese" food I have seen elsewhere.
And yeah, The Oatmeal rocks.
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Regarding generic "Asian" food, unless you live in an area with a large minority population of Chinese, the "Chinese" food will most likely be a mishmash of Americanized Chinese, random Japanese, and Korean food in one restaurant. Chinese restaurant serving Korean BBQ and California rolls? dime a dozen in suburban middle-America... Even in "pure" Chinese restaurants in non -Chinese neighborhoods, the food will be mostly modified for American tastes. Restauranteurs probably figure diners will douse all their food with extra soy sauce or sriacha sauce anyways. *shrug* It's not all their fault, the restaurant owners have a tough uphill battle trying to get people to eat "different Chinese" food.
Soy sauce packets with Singaporean chicken with rice is a different scenario. That dish has so many personal "versions" that people are expected to dip/dab/dunk/drown their dish with whatever condiments they want.
Adding soy sauce or sriacha can make ANY food taste better. Not just badly made Chinese food. *shrug*
Soy sauce packets with Singaporean chicken with rice is a different scenario. That dish has so many personal "versions" that people are expected to dip/dab/dunk/drown their dish with whatever condiments they want.
Adding soy sauce or sriacha can make ANY food taste better. Not just badly made Chinese food. *shrug*
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I think there are a few things that can be considered American
Buttermilk pancakes, especially served with sausages and syrup
Clam chowder
Fried chicken with biscuits
Pecan pie
Mealoaf with mashed potato and creamy gravy
Philly cheesteak
Red velvet cake
PB&J
Turkey with yams covered in marshmallows
Grits
And fajitas and chow mein... apparently!
Buttermilk pancakes, especially served with sausages and syrup
Clam chowder
Fried chicken with biscuits
Pecan pie
Mealoaf with mashed potato and creamy gravy
Philly cheesteak
Red velvet cake
PB&J
Turkey with yams covered in marshmallows
Grits
And fajitas and chow mein... apparently!
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I think there are a few things that can be considered American
Buttermilk pancakes, especially served with sausages and syrup
Clam chowder
Fried chicken with biscuits
Pecan pie
Mealoaf with mashed potato and creamy gravy
Philly cheesteak
Red velvet cake
PB&J
Turkey with yams covered in marshmallows
Grits
And fajitas and chow mein... apparently!
Buttermilk pancakes, especially served with sausages and syrup
Clam chowder
Fried chicken with biscuits
Pecan pie
Mealoaf with mashed potato and creamy gravy
Philly cheesteak
Red velvet cake
PB&J
Turkey with yams covered in marshmallows
Grits
And fajitas and chow mein... apparently!
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I think there are a few things that can be considered American
Buttermilk pancakes, especially served with sausages and syrup
Clam chowder
Fried chicken with biscuits
Pecan pie
Mealoaf with mashed potato and creamy gravy
Philly cheesteak
Red velvet cake
PB&J
Turkey with yams covered in marshmallows
Grits
And fajitas and chow mein... apparently!
Buttermilk pancakes, especially served with sausages and syrup
Clam chowder
Fried chicken with biscuits
Pecan pie
Mealoaf with mashed potato and creamy gravy
Philly cheesteak
Red velvet cake
PB&J
Turkey with yams covered in marshmallows
Grits
And fajitas and chow mein... apparently!
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I think there are a few things that can be considered American
Buttermilk pancakes, especially served with sausages and syrup
Clam chowder
Fried chicken with biscuits
Pecan pie
Mealoaf with mashed potato and creamy gravy
Philly cheesteak
Red velvet cake
PB&J
Turkey with yams covered in marshmallows
Grits
And fajitas and chow mein... apparently!
Buttermilk pancakes, especially served with sausages and syrup
Clam chowder
Fried chicken with biscuits
Pecan pie
Mealoaf with mashed potato and creamy gravy
Philly cheesteak
Red velvet cake
PB&J
Turkey with yams covered in marshmallows
Grits
And fajitas and chow mein... apparently!