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• [1] RD July 31, 2007 - 01:07PM

  Any recommendations for Chinese restaurants in NYC that offer the most authentic Cantonese food?

  
  
• [2] melly from Queens July 31, 2007 - 01:26PM

  For an authentic Chinese food, please don't go to Manhattan's Chinatown; go to Flushing instead.

  
  
• [3] Dauda Ladipo from Groton, CT July 31, 2007 - 01:46PM

  I had been advised once by a Chinese friend of mine to ask if the chinese restaurant has a separate menu printed in chinese - if they do ask to order from that menu, and get the waiter to describe the contents to you (if you can't read cantonese). I have had great food following this advice, not to mention some very interesting conversations about the food.

  
  
• [4] Deborah Freeman from Brooklyn Heights July 31, 2007 - 01:52PM

  I work near Chinatown where the restaurants are great, but can't find anything above mediocre in downtown Brooklyn/Brooklyn Heights. Any suggestions?

  
  
• [5] Ken Keating from Manteo, NC July 31, 2007 - 01:56PM

  I've tried finding recipes to replicate my favorite Chinese food restaurant experiences but can never replicate it - any suggestions for such cookbooks - especially pork fried rice :)

  
  
• [6] chestine from NY July 31, 2007 - 01:59PM

  I have eaten only disgusting "chinese" food in Europe - Paris (where they serve coffee) but now they have more - and in the Lido - ick! so i ahve learned that lesson

  
  
• [7] Jenn from Brooklyn July 31, 2007 - 02:43PM

  For dim sum in Manhattan, I like 27 Sunrise (27 Division St |Btwn Chatham Sq & Market St) I go there with my Mom and she grew up in Hong Kong. I also like Buddha Bodai (5 Mott St) for vegetarian dim sum. It's made to order, no push carts, so it tastes really fresh.

  
  
• [8] Avery from Manhattan July 31, 2007 - 03:41PM

  Hi,

  I have found that the most realistic Sichuan & Hunan food downtown to be at Grand Sichuan on St. Marks Place. I haven't been to their other locations, so I can't vouch for them, but the St. Marks location is great.

  
  
• [9] chan from long island August 04, 2007 - 12:23AM

  shouldn't your guest, who is no doubt an expert in gourmet chinese food, learn how to pronounce "szechuan" correctly?

  
  
• [10] Tim Reeves from Berkeley, California August 08, 2007 - 01:04PM

  Your guest is correct in implying that glutamates are present in all sorts of foods, naturally.

  So is arsenic.

  In small quantities, no problem.

  MSG, however, the refined version of it, added back into foods is a different story. Many people are genuinely sensitive to this substance, which, at the right level (which is different for everyone), is toxic (will cause achiness, headache, stomachache).

  Everyone, though, will experience these symptoms if they eat enough of it. And, it certainly wasn't a traditional part of Chinese food until relatively recently, as it was only isolated in the early 1900's.

  His attitude about people who want no MSG is uninformed, and unfortunate.