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Why is the best kind of chinese takeaway the cheap shitty stuff?

>> No.8443787 [DELETED] 
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no explanation necessary

>> No.8443797

>>8443775
because cats and dogs are secretly delicious.

>> No.8445072

because you like sugar fat and salt you fat fuck

>> No.8445099

>>8443775
Because it is real chinese food cooked by wise old-ass men.

>> No.8446689

Chow mei fun. I like mine veggie, but with whatever meat is good, too. If it's not on the menu, ask for it. If they have rice noodles in the back and are Asian, they'll make it for you.

>> No.8446722

anyone have a good general tso's sauce recipe?

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>> No.8446763

>>8445072
Fuck yourself with a rusty rake.

Fat and sugar are delicious and you know it.So you never consume fat or sugar? Moderation is the key.

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>> No.8446768

sugar, salt, glutamate and salt are the very chemical basis of things humans have evolved to perceive as delicious, and nothing does combines these chemicals better than General Tsos Chicken

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>> No.8446775

>>8446768
should read "sugar, salt, glutamate, and fat"

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>> No.8446810

>>8443775
>Why is the best kind of chinese takeaway the cheap shitty stuff?
Egg foo young. It's got plenty of mushrooms, crisp bean sprouts, green onion. It's made fresh, and isn't even bad for you.
Or moo goo gai pan.
Either one gives you some calories to spend on an indulgent appetizer, or maybe some pork fried rice.

If there is a traditional chinese menu, oh, I'll get a soup special, the eggplant, or pork with preserved mustard greens, maybe a salt and pepper item.

It takes a GOOD takeaway to make great honey chicken, or a sizzling tenderloin canton steak, or even sweet and sour pork. This is where the better cuts matter. I like things like General Tsao's or King Pao but I think I make certain recipes better myself, less cheap with the nuts ;) If I don't have to do Chinese, I don't. I prefer all other asian choices for choices because of fresh herbs. Dim Sum is nice, though.

>> No.8446823

It's not. I have a Zagat rated Sichuan joint near my house that makes a-maz-ing food and I get take out all the time that would make baby jesus get up and sing.
>looking at you, Old Sichuan Chicken
>and napa cabbage and chili with pork
>and dan dan mien

holy fuck that shit is literally addictive. I can't even eat the American garbage any more after this. and there's a Cantonese place across the street. Dumplings for days and days

>> No.8446830

>>8446823
General Tsos is better

>> No.8446833

>>8446767
I would eat there solely because they have a sense of humor about it.

>> No.8446861

>>8443775
I just had chinese food here in mexico and can say its fairly similar to the shit joints found around california for sure salty and flavorful

I will say that the use of catsup i found odd instead of hoisin still kinda alright desu

>> No.8446953

>>8443797

Despite everything I'd read which started the contrary, dog is in fact delicious.

If I had to pick something that it tastes like, I'd say "steak flavour" like you get on chips or snacks, very "meaty".

Would definitely order dog if it became common on our menus.

>> No.8446986

>>8446830
Yep. I'm a foremost expert on all things Chinese takeout, and the General Tsao + 4 orders of crab rangoons is the only way I roll. In fact, sometimes I just order a shit ton of rangoons and nothing else. Any true connoisseur of Chinese buffet culture will corroborate.

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>>8443775
everytime I try commercial buffet is gross, rreal china buffet good

>> No.8447152

>>8447043
That looks like it came straight out of a box.

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>>8446833

>> No.8447165

>>8446986
Crab rangoons are based, too bad whenever I try making them at home they never come out quite as great as Chinese takeout/buffet rangoons.

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anyone try this stuff? does it have that authentic shitty flavor?

>> No.8447184

>>8446722
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/04/the-best-general-tsos-chicken-food-lab-chinese-recipe.html

Haven't actually tried it yet but Serious Eats is usually good for recipes

>> No.8447185

I went to the place next to my job once a week or so for 2 years. It wasn't great but it hit the spot. There was another place across the street but it was attached to a gas station so I assumed it was nasty. I went there one time and paid less money, got twice as much food, and the food was infinitely fresher and better prepared. $5.75 for lunch and dinner and somehow their rice doesn't get disgusting when it's been chilled and reheated which is a major plus. I've been going there ever since and every other time they even give me a free egg roll. Sometimes you have to take a chance.

>> No.8447189

>>8443775
>>8445072
>>8446763
>>8446756

Chinese food is high in sodium and MSG, sugar is not much of a problem for Chinese food, yes moderation is key. Just don't order 7 cokes when you go to a Chinese restaurant you faggots.

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>>8447152
take that back

my waifu made this food and she shal not be insulted by the likes of you

>> No.8447197

>>8447189
most of the good stuff has salty sugary sauces

>> No.8447198

>>8443775
I hate to tell you this, but the older the oil is that they use the more flavor it will have generally.

By old, I mean how long it has been in the fryer or in the pot they keep the wok oil in.

>> No.8447199

>>8447197

Moderation is key like the other guy said, just don't order 7 FUCKING COKES, holy shit.

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the B O N E L E S S

>> No.8447241

What's your favorite of the deep fried chicken dishes? Tso's, sesame, orange, sweet & sour, or honey chicken?

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>>8447241
Orange, it's a bitch to make but great fresh. Sweet and Sour is a close second, I haven't tried honey chicken or Tso's but I believe all of these use sesame oil so why is sesame chicken even a thing at this point?

>> No.8447261

>>8446823
yeh, well, i just made mapo tofu from scratch.

suck on that, faggity-zagaty sichuan restaurants!

>> No.8447265

>>8447241
Btw, Tso is the only acceptable answer

>> No.8447266

>>8447241
Tsos

>> No.8447284

>>8447261
unless you have a 120,000K BTU wok burner, yours was shit compared my joint

>> No.8447292

>>8447265
>>8447266
Orange chicken done right is better but Tsos is more consistent and a safe choice when going to a new place

Its like Honey dew vs Cantaloupe

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this is the best chinese food, hands down

>> No.8447313

>>8447292
>Orange chicken done right is better but Tsos
Probably, but prefer Orange Beef

>> No.8447381

>>8447313
deep fried beef is underrated

>> No.8447470

>>8447241
orange is best even thouth they're all pretty mch te same

>> No.8447491

It depends on where it's from. Buffets are usually good, but all the mall stuff I've tried is pretty gross.

>> No.8447557

>>8443775
Because the cheap shit is loaded with salt and sugar, which are addictive, and the stuff that isn't cheap and shitty are generally served banquet-style, tableside, and/or are not very good as leftovers. Everyone love reheated General Tso's. But who wants reheated shark fin soup, or bird's nests, or suckling pig with jellyfish? Who wants takeout hotpot?

>>8446810
>Egg foo young
This. It's such a good, filling dish. It's one of the dishes I use to judge a Chinese takeout place. Because it's basically an omelette, and if the chef fucks it up or doesn't care, you know the rest of the food is going to be mediocre.

>> No.8447561

>>8447189
>Just don't order 7 cokes when you go to a Chinese restaurant you faggots.

because they go peepee in them?

>> No.8447577

here's my preference

general tso's
sweet and sour
orange chicken
sesame chicken

>> No.8447667

>>8443775
Twice cooked pork, szechuan chicken with mixed vegetables or chop suey with prok.

>> No.8447687

>>8446769
>not infinitely superior Mary Chung's two blocks away

MIT students... animals

>> No.8447961

>>8443797
Isnt taste different based on breed. Can't imagine a chiuaua tastes like a golden retriever.

>> No.8447992

>Orange chicken
>white rice
>egg drop soup
>crab rangoon

comfy af

>> No.8448000

>>8443775
Steam bun and chow mein

>> No.8448025

my favorite shit at some gook place in chinatown in chicago

fish stomach soup

good shit

>> No.8448030

>>8448025
I hope chief keef or one of his south side cronies gets your ass

>> No.8448033

>>8448030
fuck you nigga where you at come fight me racine and roosevelt bitch

>> No.8448036

>>8447961
what breed chicken u eat
what bread cow

see, it same dumass

>> No.8448046

All the take away chinese in my city seems pretty average/overly oily.

Is this just shitty Chinese?

>> No.8448051

>>8448036
Angus doesn't taste like brahmin unless it's a hardy yet delicious brangus hybrid.

>> No.8448053

>>8443775
there is no "high class" chinese food. all they can do is work on their basic level frying. There's a few fermentation techniques but those don't show up in menus

>> No.8448523

>>8447309
Only if it's chocolate fillings.

>> No.8448646

>>8443775
Because that has the most MSG in it, enjoy your shits the next day

>> No.8448648

>>8443775
the best chinese stuff is steamed

>> No.8448943

Why is MSG considered bad again? Isn't it harmless?

>> No.8449176

>>8448943
Idk, do you consider industrial waste byproducts harmful? They make people sick, just like MSG.

>> No.8449183

>>8449176

Depends on what you mean by "industrial waste".

Peanut powder is industrial waste. It's what's left over after sqeezing out the peanut oil. Yet you can buy it on the shelf at the grocery store..

>>just like MSG
but that's wrong, anon.

>>8448943
Indeed it is. It occurs naturally in all sorts of foods. But some people are still on edge about it due to some inaccurate scares about it from decades ago.

>> No.8449192

>>8446768
nah cunt, crispy beef > general tso's chicken

>> No.8449197

>>8443775
because you are a pleb, you like food for plebs

>> No.8449261

Going to a Chinese place for lunch in an hour. What should I get: orange chicken or Mongolian beef?

>> No.8449266

>>8449261

How are we supposed to answer that without knowing which one the restaurant is better at preparing?

>> No.8449281

>>8449266
Well it's not like I know either, I'm trying this place for the first time. Those are fairly basic dishes so I figure they're the most safe to try, but I need a little help deciding on one.

>> No.8449285

>>8449281

I flipped a coin for you. Orange chicken.

>> No.8449291

>>8449281
then get both. pretty much all chinese places has some sort of 2 item combo dealie.

>> No.8449904

>>8448648
This. Steamed dumplings are usually my fail-safe

The chinese place next door has something called "Empress chicken" which is better than Tso's by far

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>>8447173
post a bigger picture, I can't read the label

>> No.8450816

>>8449904
A Chinese place down the street from me has Empress chicken. It's the only time I've ever seen. How's it different from Tso's?

>> No.8450833

i always get nauseous when i eat orange chicken

>> No.8451401

>>8447043
Looks good, whats the secret technique for a chinese gf/wife