Favorite Chinese Food?

[Subrosa]

Peking duck. Coming from PA I was shocked when I went to a Chinese restaurant in SC and had a blonde waitress!

[rbarata]

Chinese cuisine is a huge world.
I also like a lot Beijing duck.

Coming from PA I was shocked when I went to a Chinese restaurant in SC and had a blonde waitress!

I was shocked when I noticed that chinese food in China is a lot different from the one made out of China.

[estación seca]

Most of the first Chinese immigrants to the US were from Canton / Guangzhou, so most Chinese restaurants were Cantonese. Other cooking styles came later. And the lack of seafood availability in the interior affected what was served, as well.

[Dollythehun]

If you want to see differences in style, look at the Philippines. My husband did several Westpac tours, it took Many, many, recipes to get Pancit "right".

[rbarata]

One thing I usually do just for fun is to order bittersweet pork (don't know its english name). If I visit 100 restaurants it will be always different.

[estación seca]

If I drink 100 ports they will be different, too.

[Leafmite]

My spouse has an uncle and a few aunts that really cook great Chinese food. Very kindly, though, they never make Peking Duck when I visit as they know I had a pair as pets during my childhood and cannot bring myself to eat Duck. I cooked them turkey once and, well, they did not feel it was quite the same.