Chinese Food: Love it or Hate it?

[Brian Damage]

Who here likes Chinese food? I use to love it as a kid. I use to get excited when my grandparents took me and my brother to Jade Island for dinner. Lately though, I find myself tiring of it. Even if I hadn't had it for weeks. I just don't love it like I use to. Anybody else feel the same way? If you do love it, what is your favorite dish?

[GARFIELDKOOL]

I don't hate it, but let's just say I don't prefer it. There is only one restaurant in my city that I will go to and it is a buffet. When I do go there which is probably once a year, I will get the ribs, fried rice, and sesame chicken. That is all I will eat.

[PZelda]

I prefer other types of Asian food... Chinese is OK, but I'm not crazy about it. Give me Thai or Szechuan. I like my veggies, meat and rice... SPICY! :)

[Brian Damage]

I don't hate it, but let's just say I don't prefer it. There is only one restaurant in my city that I will go to and it is a buffet. When I do go there which is probably once a year, I will get the ribs, fried rice, and sesame chicken. That is all I will eat.


I feel the same way, I don't hate it, but given a choice, I won't choose it lately. I always seem to order the same things, but lately I have been trying to expirement with different dishes, and I still feel tired of it.

[Big C]

Other than fortune cookies and sweet and sour chicken, I don't like it.

[Chocoholic]

I like the veggie lo mein, veggie fried rice, and shallot pancakes.

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

I love it...and then after I'm done eating a ton of it, I hate it lol

[dawsongirl]

Love it. I hate it though when the restaurant puts the nastiest pieces of chicken in the dish. puke:

I like garlic chicken and chicken or veggie fried rice. I love teriyaki too, even though that's Japanese.

I don't like Thai.

[MickeyMac]

Love it. One of my faves is Chinese food. In fact I think I am getting some for my dinner. Its a bit pricey but so damned good mmmmmmmmmm

[LuLu Rogers]

I like sweet and sour chicken, sesame chicken and cream cheese wantons, LOL, but other than that I'm not too crazy about it. Gimme some Italian food, Mmm!! ;)

[sunshinefizzy]

Sweet and sour chicken, eggrolls dipped in the s&s sauce, wonton soup. AHHH!!!

[Stuck In The '70's]

I love Chinese.:D My favorite has to be the Chicken in Garlic sauce. I like sweet and sour pork and the chicken with mushrooms too. I like just about everything. :lol:

[JulieSomoski]

I love Chinese food - we get it all the time on Sunday nights. I prefer the simple stuff, though, like fried vegetable rice and almond boneless chicken. The pepper steak is also good, too. Now that I'm talking about it, I might just get it tomorrow! :lol:

[Janice]

I love it, had it just the other day. I love chicken fingers, crab rangoon, fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, egg roll, various chicken stir-fry dishes, etc,

[Brian Damage]

I love it, had it just the other day. I love chicken fingers, crab rangoon, fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, egg roll, various chicken stir-fry dishes, etc,


I never heard of crab rangoon, what is that? I loooooove crab.

[MonarC]

I love it. I especally love the miso soup and sushi.

[BarneyFife]

I'm not a big fan of Chinese Food, but I don't dislike It. I eat It about once or twice a month.

[dawsongirl]

Egg rollssss..... :drool:



Crab Rangoons are a fried pastry (like an egg roll shell...the soft one) with cream cheese in the middle. I assume there's crab in that mixture, though it's so small that you can't see it.

[Janice]

I never heard of crab rangoon, what is that? I loooooove crab.
It's so good. Cathy described it well. The expensive elite Chinese restaurants use a lot of crab in it, which I don't want. I know, it's crazy. I like the cream cheese. Nice and crunchy outer shell. Try an order. I think you'll like them.

[Courtnee]

I love it! I like Orange Chicken, General TSO's chicken, Seasame Chicken, Chicken Lo Mein, Hot & Sour Soup, Curry shrimp. MMM.

[Stuck In The '70's]

It's so good. Cathy described it well. The expensive elite Chinese restaurants use a lot of crab in it, which I don't want. I know, it's crazy. I like the cream cheese. Nice and crunchy outer shell. Try an order. I think you'll like them.
They don't have the crab here but they have the fried cream cheese wonton which is good. I always try to get some of that. I love crab though and I wish they had that here.

[Stuck In The '70's]

I love it! I like Orange Chicken, General TSO's chicken, Seasame Chicken, Chicken Lo Mein, Hot & Sour Soup, Curry shrimp. MMM.
I was going to try some orange chicken this week but I didn't. Next time I go I might...it sounds good.

[Courtnee]

I was going to try some orange chicken this week but I didn't. Next time I go I might...it sounds good.
It's really good.

This thread makes me hungry, haha!

[LuLu Rogers]

They don't have the crab here but they have the fried cream cheese wonton which is good. I always try to get some of that. I love crab though and I wish they had that here.

I love the cream cheese wontons, so good! I wish they had crab here too, love me some crab! :D

[Cactus Jack]

LOVE it!!!

[Number 9 Dream]

Mmmm, I loooooove Chinese food! :drool: My favorite dishes are sweet and sour chicken, wonton soup, crab rangoons, fried wontons, shrimp toast, wontons in garlic sauce, lo mein, and sesame chicken. I want Chinese food so bad now, lol.

Thai is really good too....mm, chicken pad thai washed down with a Thai iced tea (you HAVE to try this!), and mango with sticky, sweet rice for dessert. So damned good!

[Stuck In The '70's]

I used to love Devil's Crab down in NC but I can't get it up here. It must be a Southern recipe. I used to love that. :(

[70s show watcher]

me i love the stuff esp hot and sour soup

[Schmoopie]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I cannot stand Chinese food. Every time I've tried it, I have hated it. Sorry...

Andrea

[InspectorExstead]

mmmm. i loooove chinese food! just had it for lunch today actually. orange chicken, kung pao chicken, beef and broccoli & hot and sour soup are delicious!

[Janice]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I cannot stand Chinese food. Every time I've tried it, I have hated it. Sorry...

Andrea
Well Kramer loves it. "Extra MSG" :lol:

[OH Nuts!]

I like Chinese food but what I really love is Thai.

Unf. I have to watch what I eat in Chinese restaurants now. But there's a great one near me that makes a wonderful bbq chicken breast and broccoli that's just great. And they make a very non- greasy Moo Sho Shrimp.

And they make bbq ribs that are out of this world. I really shouldn't be eating ribs but in celebration of my 21 lb weight loss I did get a small order!

[Zoneboy]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I cannot stand Chinese food. Every time I've tried it, I have hated it. Sorry...

Andrea

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/zoneboy/ScreenHunter_24Sep210205.gif

[catlover79]

I'm not a fan of Chinese food. However, my mom makes DELICIOUS chow mein. :drool:

[catlover79]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/zoneboy/ScreenHunter_24Sep210205.gif
:rofl: :brent

[InspectorExstead]

I really shouldn't be eating ribs but in celebration of my 21 lb weight loss I did get a small order!

congrats!! that is awesome! :D

[PattiB]

I love Chinese food but I don't eat any meat in mine.

[bandito]

I'm not crazy abt Chinese,I like it once a year.

[OH Nuts!]

congrats!! that is awesome! :D

Thanks! :wave: I have more energy too. Hope this lowers my blood sugar. Just 5-6 more lbs to go to get to my right weight!

[platinumblondelife]

I just got back from a chinese restaurant.

I thought you all should know.

[MickeyMac]

Crab meat ragoon is so good mmmmmmmmmmm

Shrimp toast is pretty awesome too.

[catlover79]

I just got back from a chinese restaurant.

I thought you all should know.
Hopefully you didn't have to wait a zillion years for a table, like the Seinfeld gang did. :eek: :rofl:

[Hollywood Rock Chic]

I like Chinese food; but, I perfer Japanese, though.
My favorite Chinese dish is orange chicken with fried rice; and, I also enjoy the fried tofu with slices of steamed egg plant (yeah, I know, it sounds, gross) but, it is actually, delicious.

[waichingliu81]

being chinese myself, you're probably thinking it is my favourite. actually, i prefer italian. because i am so used to it being served at home- as my mum cooks it, as well as occassionally ordering it from chinatown, i get bored and try something else.

a lot of the chinese food in the uk i have to say is not only expensive but some of it tastes like crap. it is mostly made to suit the tastebuds of non chinese people. however, there is this one place called cafe de hong kong, just round the corner in london's chinatown, and i have to tell you, the food was really nice. again it is very pricey, but it is a fusion of western and chinese cuisine. it even sells sandwiches! plus the drinks are lovely- last time i visited there with my sister- about 2 months ago, i had a watermelon flavoured beverage but it had ice cubes and little round grass jelly balls in them. it came with this massive straw so when you drink it through the straw, you also eat the grass jellyballs as well. i also ordered a seafood noodle dish.

http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/10801.html

if you ever visit london, i'd definitely reccomend cafe de hong kong to you folks

[Mikado]

I like Chinese food; but, I perfer Japanese, though.
Same here, Japanese food is more subtle, thus, more to my taste.

[coffield3]

chinese food is lovely.

[catlover79]

Every time I think of Chinese food, I think of that Thanksgiving episode of the Bob Newhart Show: "MORE MOO GOO GAI PAN!!!!" :rofl: :brent

[Janice]

And they make bbq ribs that are out of this world. I really shouldn't be eating ribs but in celebration of my 21 lb weight loss I did get a small order!
Good for you, Rich. You must feel great! :)

[veggie-tari-jenn]

I like Chinese food but really cant find many vegetarian choices.. chinese food its all drowned in a brown gravy...which is beef and I cant eat it.. and I Just basically eat the almond cookies if they are veggie friendly....when I was a kid I loved going out to eat chinese food with all the courses and cookies on a big gold or silver platter...still enjoy it but not as much.

[Lee]

I love it! My favorite is Beef or Shrimp Kung Pao style.

[Lee]

I prefer other types of Asian food... Chinese is OK, but I'm not crazy about it. Give me Thai or Szechuan. I like my veggies, meat and rice... SPICY! :)

Szechuan and Hunan are actually styles of Chinese. My Chinese restaurant
has some spicy Szechuan and Hunan dishes.

[Fleet]

I like beef w/green pepper and lemon chicken. And the fried rice.

[Pus$y Galore]

I like Chinese food but really cant find many vegetarian choices.. chinese food its all drowned in a brown gravy...which is beef and I cant eat it.. and I Just basically eat the almond cookies if they are veggie friendly....when I was a kid I loved going out to eat chinese food with all the courses and cookies on a big gold or silver platter...still enjoy it but not as much.


That isn't gravy - it's black bean sauce. I don't know about in the States, but here we have lots of Chinese buffets with plenty of veggie dishes offered - the Mandarin is the best - over 400 items on the menu and at least 55% are vegetable based.

I love Chinese, although for Western tastes, you have to watch it sometimes. After eating Peking Duck (which I was sure I'd love) and being disgusted, a buddy of mine told me that I should have ordered it "No beaks, no feet". How the hell was I to know they cook up the ENTIRE duck. Needless to say, it was the last time I've eaten Peking Duck!! ;)

My favourite is Chicken Soo Gai, Yeung Chow Fried Rice and Chinese mixed Vegetables with Almond (with lots of water chestnuts and sprouts tossed in).

[Pus$y Galore]

Every time I think of Chinese food, I think of that Thanksgiving episode of the Bob Newhart Show: "MORE MOO GOO GAI PAN!!!!" :rofl: :brent


Me too - "MORE GOO TO GO"

which then also reminds me that it was Laura Petrie's favourite on the Dick Van Dyke show! :lol:

[Pus$y Galore]

being chinese myself, you're probably thinking it is my favourite. actually, i prefer italian. because i am so used to it being served at home- as my mum cooks it, as well as occassionally ordering it from chinatown, i get bored and try something else.

a lot of the chinese food in the uk i have to say is not only expensive but some of it tastes like crap. it is mostly made to suit the tastebuds of non chinese people. however, there is this one place called cafe de hong kong, just round the corner in london's chinatown, and i have to tell you, the food was really nice. again it is very pricey, but it is a fusion of western and chinese cuisine. it even sells sandwiches! plus the drinks are lovely- last time i visited there with my sister- about 2 months ago, i had a watermelon flavoured beverage but it had ice cubes and little round grass jelly balls in them. it came with this massive straw so when you drink it through the straw, you also eat the grass jellyballs as well. i also ordered a seafood noodle dish.

http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/10801.html

if you ever visit london, i'd definitely reccomend cafe de hong kong to you folks

And if you're ever in Toronto, hit our Chinatown - it's known as one of the best outside of China (especially the New Years celebrations). We have lots of authentic places here. As I mentioned in a previous post tho, my mom and I went to one once and I was a bit shocked......"shaved jellyfish"! I couldn't figure out if they were particularly hairy fellas or you got pieces of it that looked like tissue paper! :lol:

I know what you mean though - some places are BARELY chinese at all - sliced carrots in the mixed veggies? NOT a traditional Chinese item at all! lol

It makes sense that it wouldn't be your favourite. It's like the question "Do they call it Chinese Takeout when you're in Hong Kong?"

[MonarC]

LOVE IT!
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/food/pictures/chinesefood.jpg

[80sTrivia]

Put me in the "Love It" category. One of my favorite types of food! :)

[friendsfan77]

Put me in the "Love It" category. One of my favorite types of food! :)
I love it too!

[Purffin]

I love chinese depending on where it comes from. Its hard to find good chinese, i love lo mein & egg rolls.

[MonarC]

Yeah that is true. I love a good egg roll too. :lol:

http://www.jenius.com.au/images/portOrient_springRolls.jpg

[Czas na Zywiec]

I love it. I especally love the miso soup and sushi.

Sushi is Japanese.

[MonarC]

Really? Sorry about that. The food is great reguardless. :D

http://cashclanjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/miso-soup.jpg

http://www.misteryen.com/images/jl5.jpg

I'll take some Sake on the side. :crazy: :drink: :lol:

[Czas na Zywiec]

Really? Sorry about that. The food is great reguardless. :D

http://cashclanjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/miso-soup.jpg

http://www.misteryen.com/images/jl5.jpg

I'll take some Sake on the side. :crazy: :drink: :lol:
No worries. :) I love Japanese! (Almost to the point where I eat nothing but fish lately)

[Furienna]

I like Chinese food. :)

[MusicJunkie]

I like it but I have to be in a mood for it. I usually try to avoid chicken dishes (since a lot of times it doesn't even taste like chicken) except for this one place at the mall about five mins from me. They have a three meat special with noodles or rice and a drink for $5.99 and some of their different chicken things are excellent, especially the honey chicken and bourbon chicken. Damn, thinking about it makes me a little hungry and it's 12:30 on a Sunday night, not like it's open :lol:

But all in all, you have to be in a mood for it I think. Same goes with Mexican or Indian food.

[MonarC]

Oh man, if you go to the Rivercenter Mall in San Antonio Texas. Thay have some excellent chinese food places in the food court. :liplick:

[peter may]

chicken chow mein and prawn toast.....yum


oh and seaweed!

[MonarC]

So you are a fish. :lol: :joke:

[Pus$y Galore]

So you are a fish. :lol: :joke:



:rofl: True - surprised he didn't add algea to the seaweed!


And I'm still trying to figure out how you spread those prawns on toast!!:eek: