Favorite Type of Chinese food?

[Levi]

I have worked in a chinese restaraunt for almost a year. But gladly I'm quitting. I was wondering what your favorite type of chinese food is. Yes this is a stupid question, but mongolian beef sounds pretty damn good right now. :D

[Lily]

Why would I eat that crap and risk getting some freaky bird flu. Anyway, I'm vegetarian.

I first thought you had written Human pork instead of Hunan :eek:

[Atharel]

Mmmmmmmm human pork!

Or sesame chicken, either way.

[gornex]

Won Ton!

[Mushroom]

Dim Sum -
War-tiep (meat dumplings aka gyoza) served with red vinegar
Beijing Dumplings
Black Bean chicken feet
Curried baby squid
Fish cakes
Shumai- pork n prawn steamed dumpling
Har-gow - crystal prawn dumpling, steamed
Turnip Paste - grilled
King Pran Chueng Fun (chinese prawn lasagne)

Rice -
Fukien Rice - egg rice with a pork and prawn with veg finely diced with sauce on top
Roast Duck and Char-Siu and Fried Egg (sunny side up) - classic:D

Noodles
Gum Sau Udon - calamari, shrimp and crab in a egg cream sauce (think cabanara)
Dried Fried Beef Ho-fun
Roast Duck Char-siu Ho fun in soup

If you're really into Chinese food and dont mind possibly insulting the restaurant ask for 'Heung Yook' (Canto for Sweet smelling meat)

[adouglasmhor]

Sezchuan bean Curd or One Thousand Chili scallops

[Saz]

Black Bean Chicken!

Well, anything with black beans on it will go down well with me :D

[kickgirl]

I really love hot & sour soup!

[Grizzlygrime]

Sheddred Beef cantonese style
Lemon Chicken
Singapore chowmein
special freid rice

And when im getting back from the pub its Chicken Curry and Egg freid rice served by a fine chinese women willing to please me.

MMMMM Chinese food MMMMMMM chinese women.

[Su lin]

Dumplings, of any type! Yum...

[Mrs Radcliffe]

Mine is chicken chow main
special fryed rice
egg fryed rice with curry
king prawn egg foo young

[Wax]

There's a place here in Toonie that serves 'Grandma Bean Curd' which is a dish of soycurd with mince and chilli plus vegies in a mash-a-mix. My ex said it was what she ate at the Bejing WuShu Acad. Tis the BESTORZ.

The place is Yam's Happie Inn... BEST CHINESE IN SYDNEY.

[Skrom]

sesame chicken...gives me the ***** every time, but i still love it.

[Pacificshore]

Gotta be the orange peel chicken ;)......along with the rest of the menu ;)

[slideyfoot]

I'm pretty boring on Chinese food, as I generally go either for sweet and sour pork or lemon chicken (though plum chicken is even better :love: ).

When I went around south east Asia, I think I mainly had rice. A whole lot of rice. :p

Though there was that one time in the Muslim quarter of Xian - not quite sure what the various names for this would be:

http://i8.tinypic.com/2554ygj.jpg

Some of us felt a little ill the next day, but that was probably due to us not cooking it properly (there was a hot pot in the middle of the table, so up to us to cook it, not the chef ;)).

[slipthejab]

jeez what a rather limited list. :rolleyes:

[angacam]

One of the places near us makes a crispy shredded beef dish that is fantassssssstic, especially when you get it xtra, xtra, xtra hot. :D

[xen]

quack n chips

[adouglasmhor]

Seeing slip on the thread has reminded me of another classic, stinky tofu, only because we discussed it in chat one day, he isn't in the least bit stinky.

[Davey Bones]

Hey, no veggie dishes!

[aikiMac]

Eggrolls !!!
And fried rice.
And chow mein.
And sweet & sour pork if you put very little sauce on it.

And --- well, basically, I love Chinese food. :love: But eggrolls are my favorite.

[Davey Bones]

Shrimp egg rolls....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.................

[Chimpcheng]

Most if not all of the food in that list isn't even chinese but are western versions of 'chinese food'. However, for the record I like Ngau Lam with rice and according to slipthejab we are ALL invited to his restaurant to sample it's delights free of charge.

Nice one slips, ngau lam and some siu mai please, washed down with three snakes wine. :D

*Note: Three snakes wine is deadly and must only be consumed by professionals.

[watto86]

I can't decide out of Beef in Black Bean Sauce, Honey Chicken or Sweet & Sour Pork. :o

[Cannibal Bob]

Mmmmmmmm human pork!
Arrrrrgh! You beat me to it. :p

Anyway, Sweet and Sour Pork is the food of angels.

[G50]

The chinese foods I like are:
Beef with Broccoli (plus mushrooms)
Kowloon Kow (Beef, Chicken, Shrimp, mushrooms, and other vegetables)
Chicken on a stick
beef on a stick
combination fried rice
fried shrimp (chinese style)
sweet and sour chicken
Beef with fresh mushrooms (favorite)
mushrooms sauteed in a butter-like sauce
Steak with onions and peppers
Chicken with broccoli
chicken with vegetables soup
chicken and rice soup
fried crab meat (chinese style)
seafood delight
Chicken with broccoli
seafood soup

[leon_x]

hainanese chicken rice :rolleyes:

dim sum!!!
oo kok - yam crokettes
lo buk ko - fried turnip paste
chee pow ha - paper wrap prawn
char sui/prawn cheung fun
lo my kai - glutinous rice
Ha gau - steam prawn sumplin
pai gwat - spare ribs


im hungry now!!!

[TheDarkJester]

Salty Shrimp or whitefish
Generals Chicken.. Mmmmmm
Garlic Chicken
Any kind of crab or lobster fried rice
any kind of stir fry with black beans and bamboo shoots.
NOTHING WITH BABY CORN! god that stuff is evil irony for 6'8 people....

[Rhea]

king prawn fried rice
mushroom chow mein
side order of bamboo shoots and water chestnuts.

A typical meal for me!

[gemtkd]

I love duck and rice

[watto86]

Man, you guys suck. Now i'm keen for a Chinese feed.

[Ghetto]

crispy beef and special fried rice

[pmitch89]

Mmmmmmm....

sesame chicken...

now I'm hungry. :cool:

[Angelus]

hmm
pinapple chicken
curry beef briskit
i just love dim sum

[New Guy]

佛跳牆。

Roughly translated as "Buddha jumps over the great wall of China".

No I am not kidding, every adult in China knows this dish.

[shaolin_hendrix]

I like Beef Lomein

[shaolin_hendrix]

Why would I eat that crap and risk getting some freaky bird flu. Anyway, I'm vegetarian.
There is vegetarian and vegan Chinese food. You're crazy if you think Chinese food will give you bird flu.

[adouglasmhor]

There is vegetarian and vegan Chinese food. You're crazy if you think Chinese food will give you bird flu.

But not in the poll above, cool avatar BTW.

[New Guy]

Other...

[Lily]

Since the vegetables are prepared in the same kitchen as poultry (probably using the same utensils) I think there would be cross-contamination.

A few years back I went to a Chinese restaurant in Bowral (country town) with two of my friends. We were starving and one girl Eleanor ordered Mongolian chicken. We heard dogs barking in the kitchen, then the dogs stopped barking very suddenly, 10 minutes later her Mongolian 'chicken' arrived. We couldn't stop laughing and she ate it but felt sick afterwards.

[watto86]

At least it was fresh.
Think about what you could be eating when you enjoy the nations staple, Lily:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/a-pie-of-choice-snout-of-hare-anyone/2006/05/08/1146940478183.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/NATIONAL/Choice-has-beef-with-some-meat-pies/2006/05/09/1146940510559.html
Oh wait, you don't have to worry about it, cos you're one of "them". lol jk

[New Guy]

Well there are Chinese cuisine that specialise in vegetarian meals... some even take it into an art form where they come up with realistic vegetarian meats that tastes just like real meat.

[Wolf]

Had to go with the general's chicken. However, this is dependent on it being made right. Too many places make it sweet without being spicy. General's chicken HAS TO BE SPICY!!!

[Lily]

Watto - oh my god, that made me sick. SICK, I tell you!! I think I'm going to puke up the carrot stick I had just now. Doesn't this sort of thing put most meat eaters off buying commercial pies. I'm turning green as I write this. I have an overactive imagination and yucky things stick in my mind whether I like it or not :cry: I'm not going to be able to eat today.

New Guy:
Well there are Chinese cuisine that specialise in vegetarian meals... some even take it into an art form where they come up with realistic vegetarian meats that tastes just like real meat.

Don't get me wrong. I love Chinese vegetarian dishes (that I make myself) but I can't understand why they have to dress up vegetarian foods to taste like real meat. I'm queasy just thinking about it. I went to a Buddhist retreat once and they served veg food in the shape of a fish. I was like "WTF?!!!" and broke the vow of silence that weekend.

[Wax]

Doesn't this sort of thing put most meat eaters off buying commercial pies. I'm turning green as I write this. I have an overactive imagination and yucky things stick in my mind whether I like it or not :cry: I'm not going to be able to eat today.

Meh, meat is meat. In a pie its minced enough and there is enough gravy to hide whatever the meat may be. Still, meat is meat. Like we said to a mate from the States when he asked what the Chiko Roll he was eating was made from.. Dont know, dont care, try not to think about it and enjoy the taste.

[New Guy]

Don't get me wrong. I love Chinese vegetarian dishes (that I make myself) but I can't understand why they have to dress up vegetarian foods to taste like real meat. I'm queasy just thinking about it. I went to a Buddhist retreat once and they served veg food in the shape of a fish. I was like "WTF?!!!" and broke the vow of silence that weekend.
Well, why not? I think it is pretty cool; I had "vegie-steaks" with rice while I was a kid, it was delicious. I guess it is just a personal taste thing.

[watto86]

Watto - oh my god, that made me sick. SICK, I tell you!! I think I'm going to puke up the carrot stick I had just now. Doesn't this sort of thing put most meat eaters off buying commercial pies. I'm turning green as I write this. I have an overactive imagination and yucky things stick in my mind whether I like it or not :cry: I'm not going to be able to eat today.
Not really. I mean, who cares whats in it? If those articles are anything to go by then thats some damn tasty camel goat and whatever else they decide to put in it. So long as it doesn't make me sick I don't really care, and a meat pie hasn't made me sick yet.

[murphy81]

Beef Chow Mein, with Special Fried Rice :cool: is the way to go

[wonk]

... I was wondering what your favorite type of chinese food is. Yes this is a stupid question, but mongolian beef sounds pretty damn good right now. :D

I'm not sure if I can really say I have a "favorite type" of chinese food, 'cause there are so many regional variations on chinese cuisine, but I can say that, when it comes to catonese places, a longstanding favorite lunch order is sliced beef (or fish) congee, a half order of steamed chinese broccoli w/oyster sauce drizzled over it, and a plate of baked clams with black been sauce. When I eat at a hunan style place, I favor braised fish, braised string beans and ma-po tofu. Hope that answers the question.

[Angelus]

Curried beef briskit on steamed white rice..... yum

[M Lambert]

3 of a kind: King Prawns, Chicken and Pork with random chinese veggies :D woo!

[Tetsujin]

Franklly I dont eat chinese food..but hey! I've already tried general's chicken..so what the heck? I'll vote anyway :p