วันเสาร์ที่ 11 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

Have you noticed the difference between Chinese food in America and that in China?

Just interested in your feelings on this. I found the food in China nowhere near as good as here in America. In fact, in China, it was downright awful

Chinese food must be Americanized over here for our different tastes (thank god).


We use less salt and more meat then they do in China.

what you say is true! chinese food is americanized in america to apply more to our tastes! however if u love the american chinese food there is no doubt that u will like the real chinese food if u get the right choices and get used to them!! as a matter of fact i remember an incredidle sushi bar in tokio which had the best sushi i have ever eaten!! the same goes for indian too btw..

were just used to how they make it here i think.. full of fat..lol

I've never been to China, but I've eaten food by Chinese cooks. In general, food that's been Americanized is much blander. Authentic Chinese cooking has a completely different balance of flavors; unadventurous eaters tend to dislike it.

I lived in China for two years and absolutely loved the food. It's probably what I miss most about the country! Several raters are correct when they say that the dishes have been adapted for Western tastes - they use fewer veggies and more meat, and no MSG (which is as common in China as salt).

Another reason for the difference in tastes: the majority of Chinese restaurants in the US are run by people from Fujian province or other provinces in the south-east. Cuisine in the south east of China tends to be sweeter and milder than in the north and west, and this works with American tastes well.

I know. It's pretty nasty right? eggs and tomatoes isn't my cup of tea! I love Chinese food here, but I'm not to fond of rat soup!

okay lets get 1 thing straight american chinese food is not the same as real chinese food Real chinese food has alot of rice and more spices, our american version of chinese food is bland real chinese food has flavour and a zing. the chinese use a blend of sauces and flavourings to change the origanal flavour

I've never been to china but I have a feeling that the food is very different. The average citizen in china is sure to eat a much more plain meal. Its easier to afford, and cooks in less time. Thats why they are so thin. There's no way they could be thin if they ate what we think of as chinese food. I think the chinese meals we have here are considered a feast there. Okay feast may be a dumb term, but its food for celebration. Thats why a lot of dishes are named after someone famous. I guess, thats just what i think lol

วันศุกร์ที่ 10 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

How do I make carry out style chinese food?

I am a pretty good cook but most cookbook recipes I try for chinese food just dont cut it compared to the real thing. Any good books or sites to make chinese food so good you will never eat carry out again?


I stir fry all the ingredients I am wanting to use (chicken, broccoli, etc) in a little olive oil. When they are finished, I remove them from the pan and add a premixed combination of soy sauce, chicken broth and 2 tablespoons corn starch. I heat it with a wisk until it's bubbly, then return my veggies and chicken to the pan and stir to coat.

Serve it over hot jasmine rice and top with those friend noodles from the blue jar.

If you want free online recipes or in this case, take out chinese style, check out http://www.thechinesecookbook.com http://answers.yahoo.com/question/accuse_write?qid=20060809180345AA9UOGe&kid=EbN9J3e7KDhtu4QL7k70&s=comm&date=2007-05-21+00%3A40%3A00&.crumb=

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/525/Panda_Express_Orange_Chicken31444.shtml

Recipe for Panda Paradise Orange Chicken, it is great.

go to www.recipezaar.com there's plenty of stuff.

I make bourbon chicken (from the website 300+ 5 star ratings) to die for.

They have kung pao chicken that's amazing and anything else you can think of.

I found some seasoning packets at the grocery store. They aren't as good as in the restaurants, but pretty darn close! Remember, food always tastes better when someone else makes it for you... Or, it could be the take-out boxes add to the flavor?

Yuk. Puke in a pot.

Why bother cooking when you can just carry it out?

วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 9 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

Where can I find Chinese food recipes with picture?

I'd like to learn to cook Chinese food. Recipe with pictire will help a lot.


I found this site is interesting: http://bizchinatown.com/recipes. It lists about 300 popular Chinese food recipes. Each recipe has a color picture.

Enjoy.

There are hundreds of delicious Chinese food,you can choose what you like most.After the meal,you can drink some tea or play cards in the hall.I'm sure you will strongly feel the different culture when you have been there.the site is www.blacklatinmeet.com http://answers.yahoo.com/question/accuse_write?qid=20060630215759AANeSQs&kid=ALBXDkvcL3eHpt7XiBVa&s=comm&date=2008-07-09+00%3A20%3A14&.crumb=

Howdy there, you can try this site it is my fav

www.recipiesource.com

There are 15000 different types of each food you can imagine. You can also try foodnetwork.com they have a ton too

Hope this helps :-)

yahoo and google image search

in china...

วันพุธที่ 8 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

How long can chinese food sit, covered, in bulk, before it starts to get soggy?

I am getting married in 26 days. I love the chinese restauraunt in my hometown, but the reception is 30 minutes away. In order to get food from my restauraunt, someone would have to pick it up at 2:30pm, drive it, leave it at the reception site, go to the wedding at 4pm, and we wont eat it uintil 6pm. Do you think it will be ok? I am not sure about keeping it in the chaffing dishes, because the crunchy food may get soggy. I also don't want to put it in the oven to keep it warm because it may get over cooked. I've tried the local chinese restauraunts and all I can say, is eww. Not even an option.


Congratulations on your impending wedding!

While you are obviously and rightly anxious about the quality, taste and presentation of the food, I would add SAFETY to your list of concerns (nothing worse than an entire wedding party suffering from food poisoning!).

Food sitting at between 40 and 140 degrees (the DANGER ZONE!) for an extended length of time provides a fine environment for nasty things like salmonella to thrive in. The threat may be worse from uncooked food (say, leaving an uncovered frozen turkey out on a counter to thaw), but can be an issue for cooked foods as well.

It is good as long as it is hot,get in in a Hot Box.

it wont spoil if it cold.....so except for the fried part let it cool considerabley and rewarm in chaffing dishes around five 5 p.m. so they are piping hot when ready to serve. for fried item paper bag em help with whole moisture things and then plastic bag over the paper bag. somehow it works again start getting em warmed up around 5 .......the rest of the could actually be sitting in cold cold chaffing dishes until 5 and then you lite the fire underneath at 5 so save some time....you dont wannt serve yucky food. not a good memory of your wedding ......it might work...good luck.

Three years.

วันอังคารที่ 7 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

What is the difference between chinese and japanese food?

I always tell people I don't like chinese food but I love japanese food and they ask me what is the difference? and all I can tell them is that to me they taste different. I know it's in the spice but what are the main chinese spices and the main japanese spices?


Authentic Japanese is quite different from authentic Chinese. Chinese cuisine should ideally be about using herbs and spices to bring out the flavor in each dish. Japanese cuisine, well, tends to favor sweet and sour foods (the impression of that as Chinese is incorrect; only Cantonese food tastes sweet) & focuses a lot on the materials themselves and the preparation. In China, the design is very important -- believe it or not, good dishes have to look pleasing and have a "lucky" name.

Another difference is Japanese will eat raw food (esp. fish), and most Chinese hate anything raw, except maybe spices like garlic, ginger, and green onions.

Japanese is healthier. Chinese became too commercial and everything is fried! Japanese has row fish, tofu, seaweed and soya. All good for your body. Chilly oil is very spicy and used in chinese food. Japanese use wasabi, which is that green paste, really hot. It's supposed to be put in the soya sauce and you can also find it inside the rolls of sushi. It also accompanies the sashimi (sliced row fish)

Your question is a bit like asking "What is the difference between American and Vietnamese food?", it makes no sense. They are very different cuisines with some common ancestory and some common ingredients, but that's about it!

Japanese food is plainer in taste as they rarely use chilli or spices. Healthier too. Chinese is so diverse because of the different regional stlye of cooking.

it's the ingredients and the way they cook there food i has one way and the other has there's, different spices

Check out these two sites, they will answer all your questions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cuisine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_cuisine

chinese food tends to be greasier in my opinion and is made with heavy sauces....also, there seems to be alot more stir fries and things cooked in oil in chinese food. i love both chinese and japanese food but japanese is healthier because its less greasy and doesnt use heavy calorie-rich sauces.

the slant of the eyes making the food?

Japs eat more baby seals,chinese eat more cat...meowwww

วันจันทร์ที่ 6 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

What is the difference between Chinese food in America and Chinese food in China?

How does Chinese food in China taste compared to Chinese food in America? What are the differences in ingredients, styles, etc.?


Authentic Chinese food is much healthier, with more vegetables, less meat. In addition, they use much larger variety of meat (no, dog is not that common, but yes to chicken, beef, pork, duck, rabbit, frog, snake) and larger variety of vegetables, many of which can't be found in the US. American Chinese food is greasy, loaded with msg, salt, sugar, etc. You'll never see a first generation Chinese order general tso's, chicken and broccoli, and other popular American Chinese dishes in Chinese restaurants, because they know it's nasty. There are also way more fried items in American Chinese restaurants. In China, some regions never eat fried. One responder above said that all the Chinese restaurants in the US aren't Chinese owned, but this is untrue. All the Chinese restaurants in my area are Chinese owned. The problem is they change the dishes to make them more suitable to American tastes, so they aren't going to be authentic. If you ever want to try somewhat more authentic dishes, you can try asking the owner/manager of the restaurant what they would suggest. Sometimes these restaurants have a separate menu for Chinese customers.

The differences are so much! Chinese food in America is nothing like real Chinese food! Much more meat and oil, vegetables used are different. Chinese have vegetables that Americans have no English words for.

I can't even begin to explain the difference! I do remember that when in America, I asked all these Chinese places can you speak Chinese? No, we are from Korea, Japan, Viet Nam, or Thailand.........no Chinese. Americans have a standard Chinese food menu, but it has no real Chinese food on it?

Eggs rolls? My favorite in America! No where in China! Seems that only Koreans in America makes egg rolls?

夏子 She seems to be always right!

Okay, let's be honest! The Authentic Chinese food may taste better, has more vegetables...but if you eat it you better make sure they don't have a cage full of freaked-out cats or dogs in the back. Not to mention any assortment of endangered/protected species, Pangolin, Civet Cat, Panda, Tiger, Spectacled Bear, Monitor Lizards, Snakes or just anything rare and beautiful. Making Poachers very happy and well off, killing our world's exotic fauna. These links below state that this may be the reason for the SARS epidemic!

So THAT is the real difference between Authentic Chinese & American.

I wish that Asian culture (& other cultures too) would stop this slaughtering the last vestiges of our Animal Kingdom!!

Does it taste better if it's the last one left??

There's this place here in Van Nuys called Sam Woos BBQ, sounds like a dive joint but if it's true that it's a good sign if the patrons are all or mostly Chinese then this is the place! First of all I should mentioned the dishes beat the heck out of American Chinese. They have dead ducks in the window (I know they're Peking duck) and the homemade noodles are the BOMB! The soups are so different (their specialty), no msg (monosodium glutamate). I think there are over 20 soups. You know, the real deal type of Chinese is totally different. Not those spaghetti-type noodles, all different kinds...Odun, mung bean & it goes on forever. Broth homemade and fresh vegis always & tea on the table. No fortune cookie for authentic...that's American Chinese. And I agree with baby-face avatar, American is so oily. Not healthy.

I find Chinese food in other countries to be similar to Cantonese style cooking which does use a lot of meat.

Which maybe down to the fact that Hong Kongers which immigrate to other counties a lot easier than mainland Chinese people can.

I hate to say it find authentic Chinese and non-authentic Chinese food way both way to greasy for me.....

I just wished I had an oven and grill *sigh*.......

accodring to a friend has been to US, he said American Chinese food is greasy, much more greasier than authentic Chinese food, and salty, less veggies more meat.....

He said it's gross, he doesn't think it's Chinese food any more.

More vegetabel and ingredient are needed to cook Chinese food. The following are the ways to cook traditional Chinese food:

http://www.chinatravel.com/facts/chinese-food/

Chinese food in North America=fake. There are no such things as big crabs in Chinese food in China. You go for the meat, in China, you go for the paste.

Chinese food in China=real

Chinese Food in America has more meat, fewer vegetables, and different vegetables. some common Chinese ingredients aren't readily available everywhere in the US.

Authentic Chinese food is waaaaay healthier! Too healthy for Americans, obviously, so they had to grease it up and add a generous dash of msg...

Authentic Chinese food is way better.

I think the only difference is that chinese food in the US sucks.

วันอาทิตย์ที่ 5 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

How much different is authentic Chinese food from Chinese takeout?

I have always loved Chinese takeout, but I know that alot of it has been created to appeal to Westerners. How different is it from the food that Chinese people make for themselves?


Go to a real Chinese restaurant in your city where real Chinese people are eating... the difference is incredible. I LOVE real Chinese food - especially all their delicious steamed buns, dumplings, all kinds of leafy greens,tofu, different kinds of fungus and mushrooms and fermented and pickled wonderful things.

What they do with soy and wheat protein to create mock meat (for vegetarians and Buddhists) is amazing - you wouldn't know half of the time that you were not eating real chicken, pork or fish. That kind of food is so good for you and interesting. If you see this Buddhist food on the menu, you have got to try it. Cheers :)

They may eat some different parts of animals that you wouldn't normally eat, but it's no weirder than the tripe (stomach lining), brains, ox tongue and unimaginable stuff in sausages and burgers that people in western countries eat.

My wonderful former neighbour was a chinese restaurant chef. He had come from mainland China to Australia, but done all his training in China.

He told me that the type of food in Chinese restaurants in Australia is BASED ON 'banquet' or special occasion food served in China, the type of thing you would get if you go to some big formal party or event.

However, because western and Chinese cuisines are very different, the first Chinese restaurant owners modified the food to suit the customers' tastes (very smart), and so started the tradition of 'chinese' style food which would be unknown in China ~ a bit like the Outback Steakhouse food compared with actual Aussie food, or McDonalds compared with what americans really eat (I guess).

Being the chief Aussie taste tester for new dishes he was trying out, I got to hear a lot of information and opinion like that.

BUT, for his own meals and that of his family, they had a very simple diet. Mainly freshly prepared soups with fresh ingredients, fresh meat or fish, fresh veggies and fresh herbs and spices, with rice or noodles.

They were all very slim people, and I think this wholesome but basically simple diet had a lot to do with it. Of course, after being around rich, heavy foods all day at work, he may just have preferred simple meals, but he did say that his family's diet was quite typical of the region of China he came from (the middle, lol).

Other regions have other 'typical' foods, but mostly simple dishes, easy to prepare at home and cost effective, just as anywhere in the world the ordinary home meals would be.

Cheers :-)

Not even close. Its like comparing the Mona Lisa to a kid's crayon scribbles, hanging on the fridge.

Hugely different. Get a traditional Chinese cookbook or research it on the web. They pretty much don't even eat the same Chinese foods we do, our Chinese food is not found in China.

not as greasy

the same difference as a rusted out Ugo auto and a new horse. they are completely different with some of the same spices

take out and restaurant Chinese food is American food.

very

Very, very, VERY different. Real Chinese food, at least in the part of China I'm from, does not have goopy thick sauces, is much less fattening and over-salted, and includes more veggies. Also, less beef and more pork is eaten (unless, of course, you're a veggie) and is you're by the coast seafood is fresh and plentiful. Much of it is steamed. Also, people tend to eat family style with 4 to 5 dishes which everyone share, not just one entry and rice. Oh, and yes, people eat much more rice in China.

Hope this helps!

everything, seems like an american trying to get people to eat "chinese", real chinese is something that you won't ever eat, like chicken feet, cow tongues, pig blood, etc

Not that Ive ever been to China to try authentic Chinese cuisine, but I have been to several different countries and their food varies enormously. Like now I'm in Mexico and it seems to cater for the Mexicans tastes like including lots of Chill is.

it is very different.chinese people often cook with the animals that we'd normally use as pets, cats, dogs, rodents- but since this is america, i do believe it is against the law for them to do that (cook them)in the U.S.but, back where they're from,- it's totally fine for them

วันเสาร์ที่ 4 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

How is Chinese food different in the USA than in China?

I've heard that chinese food is different in taste/look in the USA than in China. Does anyone know what the primary differences are? And are theyre any differences in restaurant environment in a restaurant in the USA in comparison to a restaurant in China?


There are 3 major differences between Chinese food in America and authentic Chinese food in China: Ingredients, Spices, and method of preparation.

Ingredients - Some ingredients are just not readily available in America. Often times they are not as fresh, sometimes it is cheaper to use local American ingredients, but sometimes you simply can't get them in the US. So restaurants replace Chinese broccoli with regular broccoli, use regular pork instead of Chinese smoked ham, use regular cooking wine instead of Chinese sorghum wine.

Spices - Authentc Chinese food is filled with rich flavor and aroma. But the spices can be a bit too foreign for the common customers in America so restaurants dumb things down. They use a lot less shallots, ginger, garlic, Chinese parsley, etc. They replace Chinese peppers, star sinise, that add a lot of aroma with regular black pepper. They also use a lot less spicy peppers which would otherwise add alot of depth to the dishes.

Preparation Method - Often times the method to prepare the dishes are simplified to cut cost. Chinese ramen noodles are hand pulled to give it more texture, in the US they are all machines made and dried, making them soggy and bland. Peking duck is roasted and smoked in China, in the US they are often mass produced in electric ovens. Soups in China often takes a day or more to stew, in America they are heated and served in less than an hour.

There are some restaurants that are quite authentic in the US, but they are very rare. PF Chang's is actually NOT Chinese food, but most American's can't tell the difference.

Chinese food has such a large variety of styles that I recommend you take some time to try it all. Sichuan cuisine is spicy and aromatic. Shanghai cuisine is lighter, sweeter with an abundance of seafood dishes. Canton cuisine focuses on bringing out the flavor of the ingredients, not to mention dim sum is from Canton area as well. And Beijing cuisine is more flour based with many noodles and roasted dishes.

Chinese food in the States is pretty much all the same. Spicy brown sauce, thick whitish sauce or deep fried. Right? The names vary a little bit, but Chinese food in the US is very unoriginal, and the same wherever you go.

Of course it is.

Three main causes.

1. Recipes are basically American because they only loosely follow Chinese recipes.

2. They are cooked with American foodstuffs which are totally different to their Chinese counterparts.

3. In most cases the heat source around the wok is much lower so you get slower cooked food. Chinese woks are so hot the food is only in them for moments.

Because although Americans want Chinese food they complain when they are giving authentic real Chinese food. So they say here this is Chinese food but change it so much to the point where it's not authentic anymore.

there are no specific differences i can list, because i would have to go on forever. bottom line: Chinese food in North America is NOT Chinese food at all.

I'm not sure about restaurant environment being that much different, but it's probably more generic here in the states. as for the food, american chinese restaurants use a lot more oils and chemicals in their food than their original counterparts. Chinese food is supposed to be light and used for weight loss, but if you've ever been to panda express or p.f. chang's, you know that's not the case.

Indeed it is VERY different. Chinese food in america is enhanced with MSG and grease. they try to make it look and taste better by putting all this junk that's not healthy for you in it. The taste is also different. The american chinese food is, it's compromised with how americans like their food.. not the original way of the chinese. Food in china is wayyy better... but that also depends where you do in china. for example, hong kong has amazing food. It's not as greasy, the presentation is nice, and there is little to none msg. plus authentic chinese food have all different types of sauces.. not just brown sauce, white sauce.. etc. There's this like chinese black bean sauce- xoxo sauce-oyster sauce-soup style sauce- there's a bunch that i can name...but most of them are in chinese.. so i don't exactly know how to type it.. lol... but if you ever get a chance to go to china, you should visit hong kong, shanghai, and beijing. Their food is very different and much healthier than the chinese food here in america. hope this helps!

Most chinese restaurants in the USA are not even really Chinese food at all.

The chinese food in China is more authentic. American chinese food are based loosely on the chinese food recipes from China. The flavour is changed to suit the Americans and all that. Mainly, it's spicier and more salty over there, but the China people love it! And also, the ways of serving is quite different. The names of dishes vary from stall to stall in China, but in the USA, it's almost the same everywhere!

I dont really enjoy Chinese food in the U.S. They are not authentic and cooked to suit the taste buds of the Americans. Every dish seems to have sugar added. Taste real awkful. Anyway, I am really fond of the Chinese food in Superior Buffet in Hanford, CA Could go there every week. Cheap and good.

Chinese food in the states has been dumbed down to please the simplistic palates of the majority of Americans.

Well, first of all, fortune cookies are a U.S. invented gimmick. Don't expect them in China.

I've eaten with Chinese friends here in their home and the meal was definitely different from what I experience in Chinese restaurants. I can't vouch however that this is the way it is in China.

We all had a large bowl of rice. There were several vegetable and meat dishes to choose from - chicken and pork. However it was a lot more slanted to vegetables than I see in Chinese restaurants. We would add the dishes on top of our rice as we went along.

For drinks we had hot green tea and a variety of fruit juices. As I got down to the bottom of the bowl, getting the rice out with chopsticks got to be somewhat of a challenge - until I noticed that the hosts just picked the bowls up close to their mouths and just kinda shoveled the last bit in.

Chinese food sucks in USA as compared to most Asian countries. What is Chow Mein? What is egg foo young? What is egg rolls? They use a bunch of recycled vegetables used to feed to pigs but they got it plenty here. Comprende?

The food in China is much more healthier, but the one in America is loaded with salt and the spices have been altered.

In China it depends on the region. Some regions eat a lot of dishes with noodles, while others use a lot of rice. Some places also eat a dish called hot pot where you boil pieces of meat and vegetable in a broth. Their food is very healthy. Here in the US ours is loosely based on some dishes but we eat alot more fried dishes.

I don't know all of the differences, but I know many American Chinese Restaurants "enhance" their food with MSG, and that does not occur on such a regular basis in China.

The main difference is that in China the food is cooked by Chinese but in America it is cooked mainly by Mexicans.

From my experience the big difference is that in the US Chinese for is heavier.

It's more heavily sauced

It's more heavily salted

It's mostly deep fried

Chinese food in China is more subtle. The ingredients are fresher (they don't open a can of water chestnuts or baby corn and dump it in a Wok).

Most ethnic cuisines are Americanized for American's.

Go to Italy and try to find Chicken Parmesan outside of the tourist traps -- it doesn't exist.

The same way Mexican food is different that Taco Bell. Chinese food in the US has been westernized: lots of sauce, lots of fried, sort of bland. In China, depending upon the regional specialties, the tastes are cleaner and much more differentiated. Also, food is shared family style. You can, if you look really hard, find some real Chinese restaurants in the US. Look for a place with a Chinese menu on the wall and a menu full of things you've not read before. Also, a clientele that is mostly Asian.

Food in China taste very salty, they like it.

And it costs much less than in USA.

in america-- chinese food is dogz and cats and frogs and sh!T

in China-- chinese food tastes good.

วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 2 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

How do you cook Chinese food like in a Chinese Restaurant?

The Chinese food we make at home is usually bland and has no real taste. We would like it to taste more like the Chinese Restaurant. What are the secrets?

Thank you


www.chinesefood-recipes.com

2 words...monosodium glutamate aka MSG!

Assuming you mean american style and not authentic - Lots of oil, lots of msg - lots of all the bad stuff. You're probably better off not knowing what they put in it and stick to something besides chinese at home.

The best way is to get ingredients from a Chinese Market, like at Chinatown or something. {If you have one that is.} Do you get your recipes off of the Internet? The right kitchen utensils are also important, and ways of cooking the food. It also depends on what kind of dish you're trying to make. SiChuan or just regular Mandarin food? Also, you should consult a Chinese or go ask at a restaurant. There's really no secret to it, it's just a different way of cooking. :]

Hope this helps a bit...?

วันพุธที่ 1 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

What is the best chinese food restaurant?

I love chinese food and don't know where to get the absolutely best chinese food is.


Singapore, Food Court & Hawker Centre.

So many authentic Chinese food from different ethic group which are good and very much cheaper than all restuarants.

So come to Singapore, the Food Heaven of Asia

Try the Asian Ghetto in Berkeley, just off campus. A cool little collection of Asian restaurants and you can mix and match so you are still eating with your friends. Great food and great prices.

For something a little fancier, but lots of great Chinese food is Holly's Mandarin in North Oakland. Excellent and really nice people too.

I would say China xD.

But I live in Australia, so I highly doubt any of my favourite restaurants will be helfpul.

I like the Hunan restaurants. They're pretty tasty.

There's a difference in some kinds of chinese restaurants. For instance, you have the yum cha ones that mostly cater to gui los [white people] also with Chinese eating there.

Then there are HK style cafes, not really sure how to describe them. Plus, there are different styles of foods from different provinces that you could try.

I personally prefer the Hunan style.

i'm chinese girl

why not travel to our country to eat chinese food .we have a lot of type of food .in fact i just have a little.so i welcome you to our country .

(maybe i have something spelling mistakes)

i dont think there is any chinese food chain anywhere . there are small restraunts and fast foods, depending on where you live. the best chain of chinese , and one of very few, is definetely, Pow Chow

They're all over the USA, but I usually look for one that advertises New York Style Chinese food. It's what we are used to and they're even here in Florida.

Golden Budha in Louisiana! So yummy. I went there today for dinner.

Uh... It might help if we knew where you lived.

*hong kong kitchen***** the best =)

iron chef

lucky garden

usually look for the restaraunts in mini malls. They may seem sort of weird but thats where the yummy ness lurks!

Silver Lake is gOOd Chinese food (i personal love it.)