| Let's first get one thing straight right off | | | | more chicken and the pieces are bigger.Aside |
| the bat. Anybody who thinks that when they | | | | from your chow mien dishes you have your lo |
| walk into a Chinese restaurant and order | | | | mien dishes. The only difference between |
| their meal that they get anything resembling | | | | these two are the kinds of noodles they use. |
| what Chinese people really eat, has been | | | | Other than that, they are pretty much the |
| eating in Chinese restaurants either way too | | | | same, at least at most restaurants in the |
| often or not often enough. Having said that, | | | | states. The whole key to a Chinese dish is |
| we're going to concentrate on what we refer | | | | the vegetables that they put in it. Most of |
| to as "Chinese American" restaurants, because | | | | a Chinese dish is pretty much vegetables. |
| in reality, that's what they are.The | | | | There is relatively a lot less meat than |
| stereotypes of who eats Chinese food are | | | | there is vegetable. That's why the dishes |
| beyond silly. Other people besides Jews eat | | | | are relatively inexpensive and also why |
| Chinese food, or what we call Chinese food. | | | | you're hungry two hours later.Then there are |
| The reason these stereotypes exist is because | | | | some specialty dishes. You can usually tell |
| many years ago when the modern day Chinese | | | | what these are because they have names like |
| American restaurant started to become | | | | Moo Goo Gai Pan. You have absolutely NO idea |
| popular, the majority just happened to open | | | | what's in this stuff by reading the name of |
| up in Jewish neighborhoods. So naturally | | | | it. Fortunately, there is usually a |
| more Jewish people at there than anyone else. | | | | description of the menu item underneath the |
| Today, you will find all kinds of people | | | | title so you can get some idea of what you're |
| eating at Chinese restaurants.So, what kind | | | | eating.Aside from the main dishes you get |
| of food DO you find at a Chinese American | | | | your standard side dishes like roast pork, |
| restaurant? Most Chinese American dishes | | | | egg roll, stuffed mushrooms, etc. Most |
| fall into what they call categories of food. | | | | people usually fill up on the fried Chinese |
| Their are your chow mien dishes which feature | | | | noodles that they give you before you even |
| the classic chicken chow mien. But you can | | | | get your dinner. This way it doesn't seem so |
| get a lot more than just chicken chow mien. | | | | much like you hardly ate anything. And of |
| You can also get shrimp chow mien, beef chow | | | | course the meal is topped off with a fortune |
| mien, roast pork chow mien and just about any | | | | cookie and some tea. This is standard fair |
| other kind of beef, pork, chicken or fish | | | | for a Chinese restaurant.Some of these |
| that you can think of. Just a quick tip. If | | | | restaurants are good, some are okay and some |
| you're going to get the chicken chow mien, | | | | are not so great. It's hard to find a |
| get the white meat chicken chow mien. It | | | | Chinese restaurant that's really terrible. |
| costs about a buck more but they give you | | | | After all, how much can you ruin a vegetable? |