/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13869319
Well, the first step is to realise Chinese food varies so much by region that it basically might as well not be called "Chinese" food. It's like saying "western" food (which is a term in China) when that runs the gamut from British to Greek to Cajun. In fact, Chinese food varies so much that people in Shanghai will have exotic restaurants serving...food from other parts of China.

I recommend going to a Sichuan restaurant and a Hunan restaurant. They won't be truly authentic, but unless you grew up suckling on chillies as a baby you're not gonna want it "truly authentic". I don't know what Chink restaurants are like in the US but in the UK you can find mostly authentic restaurants in Chinatowns.