Local Food
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no idea
my parents went to tour US once
SFC, then Michigan then NY
chief complaint?
food too salty or too yucky
can u imagine going to chinese restaurants and eat some brown sauce wich i take to be some Jap sweet curry sauce?
their refuge?
BK...i kid u not...
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The rumour is ALL the good chefs emigrated to Toronto/Vancouver lah.Originally posted by laurence82:no idea
my parents went to tour US once
SFC, then Michigan then NY
chief complaint?
food too salty or too yucky
can u imagine going to chinese restaurants and eat some brown sauce wich i take to be some Jap sweet curry sauce?
their refuge?
BK...i kid u not... 
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Oh man! I remember how the pork in the US STANK!!! It had this totally weird smell! BLEAH!!! I guess it's because of some hormones that they inject into their pigs, or something.
Quite a few Chinese restaurants in the US appear pretty dubious. The food they cook has a 'funny' smell. You can't help but wonder what in the world they added into that dish!
I remember one of the Chinese restaurants I stepped into whilst in Baltimore. They had Chinese and Spanish working in their kitchen. I remembered the Chinese guys came out to look at me, one by one, and the scariest was being looked at by the Spanish guys... They made me think of some scene in CSI where they would follow you out into some wet, yucky backstreet and then rape you and stab you!
SCARY!!!
I was soooo scared of being followed that evening! I never went back to that restaurant again! -
I think it's because they dun put msg. Ang mohs have too much msg will get headache one.Originally posted by Rhonda:Oh man! I remember how the pork in the US STANK!!! It had this totally weird smell! BLEAH!!! I guess it's because of some hormones that they inject into their pigs, or something.
Quite a few Chinese restaurants in the US appear pretty dubious. The food they cook has a 'funny' smell. You can't help but wonder what in the world they added into that dish!
I remember one of the Chinese restaurants I stepped into whilst in Baltimore. They had Chinese and Spanish working in their kitchen. I remembered the Chinese guys came out to look at me, one by one, and the scariest was being looked at by the Spanish guys... They made me think of some scene in CSI where they would follow you out into some wet, yucky backstreet and then rape you and stab you! SCARY!!!
I was soooo scared of being followed that evening! I never went back to that restaurant again! -
they use msg?
i thinks its just the amount of ingredients they put in
we put in one teaspoon of salt, they put in three teaspoons.... -
recently i like to make my own salad at home .... hee~
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I guess they just want to oogle at a hot chick, Rhonda ! ....Originally posted by Rhonda:Oh man! I remember how the pork in the US STANK!!! It had this totally weird smell! BLEAH!!! I guess it's because of some hormones that they inject into their pigs, or something.
Quite a few Chinese restaurants in the US appear pretty dubious. The food they cook has a 'funny' smell. You can't help but wonder what in the world they added into that dish!
I remember one of the Chinese restaurants I stepped into whilst in Baltimore. They had Chinese and Spanish working in their kitchen. I remembered the Chinese guys came out to look at me, one by one, and the scariest was being looked at by the Spanish guys... They made me think of some scene in CSI where they would follow you out into some wet, yucky backstreet and then rape you and stab you! SCARY!!!
I was soooo scared of being followed that evening! I never went back to that restaurant again!
kitchen conversation:
waiter: "hey ! there's a really hot chick at table 4 ! come look !!! "
cook: " wahh !!! .... me first me first ! "
spanish dishwasher: " me next, si !!! .,..... "
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I like their english spelling of chinese dishes like, chiow mein, chop suey, gong pow chicken. suddenly the english sounds like japanese eh?? they seriously need to learn hanyu pinyin
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there are chinese resturants for chinese people ... and then there are chinese resturants for ang moh people .... most places are somewhere in between .... when i order chinese take out, i'll make it a point to use mandarin or cantonese (even though mine sucks big time) ... that way they'll know the food is for a real chinese and not some ang moh, and they'll whip up something approximating chinese food .... else they'll give you ketchup with your chicken chow mien !!! .....Originally posted by laurence82:no idea
my parents went to tour US once
SFC, then Michigan then NY
chief complaint?
food too salty or too yucky
can u imagine going to chinese restaurants and eat some brown sauce wich i take to be some Jap sweet curry sauce?
their refuge?
BK...i kid u not... -
Do they really practise double standards? Isn't it tedious to keep track which kwali of chow mien is for ang moh or which plate of sweet sour pork is for Chinese?Originally posted by Fatum:there are chinese resturants for chinese people ... and then there are chinese resturants for ang moh people .... most places are somewhere in between .... when i order chinese take out, i'll make it a point to use mandarin or cantonese (even though mine sucks big time) ... that way they'll know the food is for a real chinese and not some ang moh, and they'll whip up something approximating chinese food .... else they'll give you ketchup with your chicken chow mien !!! .....
What is chop suey? Is it chap chai? -
I think so. system of a down did a song on chop suey but the song has nothing to do with chop suey whatsoeverOriginally posted by Wanda:Do they really practise double standards? Isn't it tedious to keep track which kwali of chow mien is for ang moh or which plate of sweet sour pork is for Chinese?
What is chop suey? Is it chap chai? -
some places do certainly .... you'll end up with forks instead of chopsticks if you don't specify ... and you get packets of ketchup !!! ..... i wouldn't go so far as to say they practise double standards, but certainly two different styles of cooking, ang moh's palettes are generally different afterall .... i mean, we wouldn't like our fried rice with a kitchup based sauce would we ? ....Originally posted by Wanda:Do they really practise double standards? Isn't it tedious to keep track which kwali of chow mien is for ang moh or which plate of sweet sour pork is for Chinese?
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So when the ang moh come to singapore and asian countries and eat the Chinese food, they must think they are in food heaven?
Just like I wonder why the Chinese tea purchased here all taste 'siap siap' (bitter/rough on the tongue taste) whereas in China, even the cheapo tea served at roadside stalls all taste very nice with no 'siap siap' taste. -
I did find that the food in the US pretty salty, in general! Salty and fatty.
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littlestream, actually I feel that local or ang moh food can be both healthy or unhealthy.
Whilst the ang moh's have their butter and cream, we have our lard, coconut and fried foodstuff!
Whilst they have their sugar-laden pastries and desserts, we have our sugar-laden, syrupy cold and hot local desserts and kuehs!
So, it's not so much the type of cuisine, rather, it's how you cook your food that truly matters!
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Huh? Got siap siap one ah?Originally posted by Wanda:So when the ang moh come to singapore and asian countries and eat the Chinese food, they must think they are in food heaven?
Just like I wonder why the Chinese tea purchased here all taste 'siap siap' (bitter/rough on the tongue taste) whereas in China, even the cheapo tea served at roadside stalls all taste very nice with no 'siap siap' taste. -
fat... salt... butter.. cream... lard...
wonderful things
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yah.. they got the low-quality tea where the leaves aren't very cleanOriginally posted by littlestream:Huh? Got siap siap one ah?
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Yeap, fully agree. Like you know how the Sg daily diet for lunch is typically at the hawker centres, right? So, usually eat what? Char kuay teow, mee siam, mee rebus, mee goreng, nasi lemak. I guess chai peng is okay lah hor.Originally posted by Rhonda:littlestream, actually I feel that local or ang moh food can be both healthy or unhealthy.
Whilst the ang moh's have their butter and cream, we have our lard, coconut and fried foodstuff!
Whilst they have their sugar-laden pastries and desserts, we have our sugar-laden, syrupy cold and hot local desserts and kuehs!
So, it's not so much the type of cuisine, rather, it's how you cook your food that truly matters!
But the diet here is not all about burgers leh. Like there is no tuckshop in elementary schools. Students have to pack lunch from home. Hence, they typically bring sandwiches which I think can be healthy if one don't slap on too much butter or mayo.
Even for high schools, I think there is a policy that the vending machines do not hold soft drinks. There is a canteen but serve like healthy food, pizza and something else. Can't remember. In any case, many still bring lunch from home. Even adults do that. Actually, that was sort of my comparison. -
Oh yeah!! Fat, butter, cream and lard helps to make that creamy yellow fatty stuff that lines your arteries and if you consume enough, you may even get to clog your arteries!Originally posted by the Bear:fat... salt... butter.. cream... lard...
wonderful things
And salt, too much of it can actually cause hypertension!
Wonderful things, eh? -
yeah.. they are.. they make eating worthwhile
and there can never be such a thing as "too much butter" in cooking -
Originally posted by Rhonda:Oh yeah!! Fat, butter, cream and lard helps to make that creamy yellow fatty stuff that lines your arteries and if you consume enough, you may even get to clog your arteries!
And salt, too much of it can actually cause hypertension!
Wonderful things, eh?
You know my friend cook mee pok tah? Instead of lard, he used chopped up bacon. Not bad wor. -
Luckily for us here, no one cooks mee pok tah at home!Originally posted by littlestream:
You know my friend cook mee pok tah? Instead of lard, he used chopped up bacon. Not bad wor.
We just hop over to our favourite stall and pay $2 for a bowl. Or, if it's at the food court or Gluttons' Bay, then $3.50.
So convenient, hor? -
We are sooo spoilt for choice AND convenience here! And cooked food here is still generally cheap too!Originally posted by littlestream:Yeap, fully agree. Like you know how the Sg daily diet for lunch is typically at the hawker centres, right? So, usually eat what? Char kuay teow, mee siam, mee rebus, mee goreng, nasi lemak. I guess chai peng is okay lah hor.
But the diet here is not all about burgers leh. Like there is no tuckshop in elementary schools. Students have to pack lunch from home. Hence, they typically bring sandwiches which I think can be healthy if one don't slap on too much butter or mayo.
Even for high schools, I think there is a policy that the vending machines do not hold soft drinks. There is a canteen but serve like healthy food, pizza and something else. Can't remember. In any case, many still bring lunch from home. Even adults do that. Actually, that was sort of my comparison.
Siiigh... when I migrate, this is one thing I shall miss sorely!
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littlestream, tell your friend that he's now a 'Fusion Chef'!!Originally posted by littlestream:
You know my friend cook mee pok tah? Instead of lard, he used chopped up bacon. Not bad wor.