This program would have been so much more enjoyable, if Jennifer had dropped her elitist tone. It seems like everyone has some kind of agenda to show how Americans are uneducated. Like we don't know enough to enjoy "real" chinese food. Well my brother in law went to China. And they ate "real" chinese food with the heads on etc., and him and the rest of his coworkers came back with food poisoning.
Chinese food is no different than Italian food. Immigrants brought it to the U.S. and different dishes were invented and regional styles developed.
Why couldn't the show cleebrate variety rather than another bash-fest about how on americans are stupid and uncultured. I mean really Brian's liberal agenda is such a drag sometimes.
May. 27 2008 03:10 PM
Score: 0/0
Jennifer
from NJ
I am from Guyana, where we proudly claim to be a nation of six races. We enjoy the cuisines of these races which include the Chinese dish Chow mein. In Guyana,the chowmein we enjoy is similar to the lowmein here, so imagine my surprise to find that what they call chowmein here is totally different. Anyway chowmein in Guyana is one of our national dishes.Another example of how an immigrant population can add to the beauty of a country.
May. 26 2008 12:18 PM
Score: 0/0
jackson
from brooklyn
I live in bklyn, and enjoy chinese-trinidadian food in crown height on nostrand ave. Chinese south asians were brought to the caribbean to work the planatations in the 19th century, carried their foods with them and created an amazingly delicious food amalgam. The food on Nostrand ave is prepared by people of chinese-south asian-african decent.
May. 26 2008 12:09 PM
Score: 0/0
Zi-Le
from Plainfield, NJ
The best Chinese food is extremely diverse. Yes, Vancouver has the best Hong Kong origin Chinese Food. Flushing has the best show of diverse chinese food from the northen region. Santa Clara county has the best Chinese muslim food. Passadena has the best Chinese food of Taiwan origin.
May. 26 2008 11:59 AM
Score: 0/0
ryan
from Barcelona, Spain
Similar to what your guest has said about the "affluence of American consumers" and the "cutting off of extra pieces" reminded me of an experience I had at a local US supermarket. I have been living in Barcelona for the past 9+ years and when I return home to the NY/NJ area I oftentimes like to treat my friends and family to some spanish cooking. One summer, when looking for the ingredients to make a paella, I went to the supermarket's fish area and asked the attendant for shrimp ... but with the heads (that's where most of the flavor comes from) ... the guy chuckled and looked at me with a big "don't-pull-my-leg grin" and said to me ... "Shrimp don't have heads, buddy" ...
May. 26 2008 11:56 AM
Score: 0/0
Jonathan
from New Orleans
Yaka-mein is huge here in New Orleans! It is considered a staple of African-American cuisine here. I don't think most people realize its relation to Chinese food.
May. 26 2008 11:55 AM
Score: 0/0
ericka hamburg
from staten island
with all due respect to culinary cultural heritage, I cant let the casual mention of shark fin soup pass. the process of obtaining these fins is particularly inhumane, wasteful, and damaging to the worlds shark populations. all the world's top predators are disappearing with the exception of humans. i choose to boycott all restaurants that list this on their menus.
May. 26 2008 11:54 AM
Score: 0/0
alex
from Summit NJ
I think its interesting that chinese food is one of the few ethnic cuisine in America that has been modified and localized more than any other. In fact i feel when i drove across america there always was fast food and a chinese restaurant. You can get kosher chinese food in NYC, amazing!
May. 26 2008 11:49 AM
Score: 0/0
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This program would have been so much more enjoyable, if Jennifer had dropped her elitist tone. It seems like everyone has some kind of agenda to show how Americans are uneducated. Like we don't know enough to enjoy "real" chinese food. Well my brother in law went to China. And they ate "real" chinese food with the heads on etc., and him and the rest of his coworkers came back with food poisoning.
Chinese food is no different than Italian food. Immigrants brought it to the U.S. and different dishes were invented and regional styles developed.
Why couldn't the show cleebrate variety rather than another bash-fest about how on americans are stupid and uncultured. I mean really Brian's liberal agenda is such a drag sometimes.
I am from Guyana, where we proudly claim to be a nation of six races. We enjoy the cuisines of these races which include the Chinese dish Chow mein. In Guyana,the chowmein we enjoy is similar to the lowmein here, so imagine my surprise to find that what they call chowmein here is totally different. Anyway chowmein in Guyana is one of our national dishes.Another example of how an immigrant population can add to the beauty of a country.
I live in bklyn, and enjoy chinese-trinidadian food in crown height on nostrand ave. Chinese south asians were brought to the caribbean to work the planatations in the 19th century, carried their foods with them and created an amazingly delicious food amalgam. The food on Nostrand ave is prepared by people of chinese-south asian-african decent.
The best Chinese food is extremely diverse. Yes, Vancouver has the best Hong Kong origin Chinese Food. Flushing has the best show of diverse chinese food from the northen region. Santa Clara county has the best Chinese muslim food. Passadena has the best Chinese food of Taiwan origin.
Similar to what your guest has said about the "affluence of American consumers" and the "cutting off of extra pieces" reminded me of an experience I had at a local US supermarket. I have been living in Barcelona for the past 9+ years and when I return home to the NY/NJ area I oftentimes like to treat my friends and family to some spanish cooking. One summer, when looking for the ingredients to make a paella, I went to the supermarket's fish area and asked the attendant for shrimp ... but with the heads (that's where most of the flavor comes from) ... the guy chuckled and looked at me with a big "don't-pull-my-leg grin" and said to me ... "Shrimp don't have heads, buddy" ...
Yaka-mein is huge here in New Orleans! It is considered a staple of African-American cuisine here. I don't think most people realize its relation to Chinese food.
with all due respect to culinary cultural heritage, I cant let the casual mention of shark fin soup pass. the process of obtaining these fins is particularly inhumane, wasteful, and damaging to the worlds shark populations. all the world's top predators are disappearing with the exception of humans. i choose to boycott all restaurants that list this on their menus.
I think its interesting that chinese food is one of the few ethnic cuisine in America that has been modified and localized more than any other. In fact i feel when i drove across america there always was fast food and a chinese restaurant. You can get kosher chinese food in NYC, amazing!
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