a) what's your favorite chinese food to order (answering "imago" will not cut it)

b) are you sensitive to msg?

c) do you like chinese take out when it's been in the fridge and it's late at night? (maybe that only works with pizza)

d) what appetizers do you like (no Imago references here)..scallion pancakes..spring rolls..egg rolls...shrimp toast...?

e) do you prefer take out, or eating at a restaurant?..

f) Chopsticks, or fork?

g) what do you like to drink with the chinese food?...cold water.?...soda?...tea?/...

I HATE chinese food..... American Chinese food.

a) what's your favorite chinese food to order (answering "imago" will not cut it)
these days, it's veggie egg foo young

b) are you sensitive to msg?
not that I'm aware of

c) do you like chinese take out when it's been in the fridge and it's late at night? (maybe that only works with pizza)
only eggrolls and only the eggrolls from one particular place

d) what appetizers do you like (no Imago references here)..scallion pancakes..spring rolls..egg rolls...shrimp toast...?
egg rolls, spring rolls, cream cheese wonton

e) do you prefer take out, or eating at a restaurant?..
prefer take-out

f) Chopsticks, or fork?
depends on what I'm eating... usually chop sticks

g) what do you like to drink with the chinese food?...cold water.?...soda?...tea?...
i'm usually eating it at home, so water, but if I'm out it's likely tea

Rebeccas said:

It's funny to me how 'chinese food' is so different from region to region in the US and its different in other countries. The 2 times I've had chinese food in England, I didn't like it at all. But I eat it all the time here.

CarrieMpls said:

I LOVE real chinese food though

a) what's your favorite chinese food to order

Hot & Sour Soup! Also, Sesame Chicken, Shrimp Mei Fun, Shrimp Egg Foo Young (I've actually taught myself how to make the last two so I don't have to order it so much. I can make the soup, as well, but it's easier just to buy a quart)


b) are you sensitive to msg?


no

c) do you like chinese take out when it's been in the fridge and it's late at night? (maybe that only works with pizza)

Not cold, it must be re-heated


d) what appetizers do you like ?

spring rolls, fried dumplings, crab rangoon

e) do you prefer take out, or eating at a restaurant?..

Both works fine for me...

f) Chopsticks, or fork?

usually fork...

g) what do you like to drink with the chinese food?

unsweetened iced tea

PurpleRein said:

Fried Rice, Chow-Mune, appitisers.

PurpleRein said:

Yes

PurpleRein said:

If the left overs last that long, they make a great snack. I eat up on the chinese take out till its gone from the fridge. This is one of the reasons I don't take home leftovers.

PurpleRein said:

egg rolls#1 and then chicken fingers, stuffed wontons, pork ribs, beef on a stick.

PurpleRein said:

Mostly I eat out. My wife and I eat out alot. Sometimes I take my 70s mom or her parents out for chineese. Anyway, like I said, it's bad for me to take leftovers home.

PurpleRein said:

Chopsticks.

PurpleRein said:

Diet Coke, it has the carbonation I require to taste the food a second time.

I've never had real Chinese food, but I love the version we get in North America. I'm sure the real thing is pretty damn tasty too.

I have to be really selective about where I get my Chinese food though, because MSG is hell. I get headaches, extremely thirsty, and develop one mean, bitchy mood. Of all the places in my city, I've only found two that can guaranatee no MSG.

I don't use chopsticks or a fork, I tend to eat with my hands.

I like tea with my Chinese food. I'm not fussy, whatever's available is good.

meow85 said:

OK, I don't understand what you folks mean by "real" Chinese food. Are you talking about raveling to China?

CarrieMpls said:

I worked in a Chinese restuarant for like 5 years (age of 15 to 20). It was one of the most stressful but fun jobs I've ever had in my life. At the end of each night the chefs would make a large meal for all the employes (and at the beginning of the shifts as well).

That was when we ate the "Real" Chinese food. More flavorful, lacking all the breading and blandness that is so prevelent on the regular menus.
Imagine yellow rice spicy enough to burn your tongue, wings in a tangy soy suace mixture, slow cooked soup in a parsley and chicken broth with dumplings and chinese cabbage, and curry that actually has a kick.

Asians Represent!


Oh, by the way, my balls are itching something fierce right now.

Imago said:

OK, but see, we have GOOD chinese restaurants here. Actually, we have better vietnamese restaurants in my opinion (many more immigrants from there here...), but I've had bad chinese food and I know what that's like. I won't eat at a mall fast food chinese place any sooner than I'd eat at burger king. bleh.

CarrieMpls said:

Yeah, I guess so. The real thing is nothing like we get over here. I've heard it said, in fact, that if you took a person from China and brought them over to the Oriental Palace Buffet & Bar, they wouldn't be able to recognize the food.