American Chinese Food > Chinese Food, amirite?

I think this depends on how you grew up, like you said, you grew up sometimes finding comfort in the leftovers from last night's Chinese. My parents also prefer indo-Chinese food over authentic Chinese food. It's not THAT outlandish.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Indo-Chinese is the best. Nothing like some Manchurian and Hakka noodles

by Anonymous 1 year ago

>Indo-Chinese \[...\] Manchurian \[...\] Hakka But these are all very different places?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I lived in Shanghai for 5 years and there was (only) one place called Lucky You that had pretty great American Chinese food. I love all different varieties of Chinese food, but once that place opened I was ordering General Tso's at least once a week. Nothing quite hits like it for me, it has that nostalgia factor.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I always get the General Tso combination platter with fried rice and egg roll with extra broccoli and extra extra spicy. Gets me dinner and lunch the next day for under $10. My favorite Chinese comfort food.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Fortune cookie was great while it lasted.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I arrived after Fortune Cookie had already closed but heard great things

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yep

by Anonymous 1 year ago

what is mandarin food?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Food made by Mandalorians.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Have you ever been to the Mandarin? All of that. All of it.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Congrat! Very unpopular opinion!

by Anonymous 1 year ago

American Chinese Food is just as authentic as Chinese food. It was invented by Chinese immigrants, and its not some white person bastardization like people might think. source: am Chinese

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Even if it was a White persons bastardization it's still authentic to that group. And people just don't get that most food is under 100 years old. Chili peppers are from the Americas not Asia. So your curries? Not "authentic" but popped up in the 1800s as certain ingredients were introduced to Asia. The Bread most associated with Italy? Ciabatta? Invented by the ministry of tourism in the 1970s. No, it's not your grandmas recipe.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

As somebody whose country got very rich from it, curries have existed for a bit longer than that. Vindaloo is a Portuguese loanword. It didn't take long either. Chillis overnight, and potatoes were adopted as food in India before they were in the Netherlands or Ireland. So on the one hand you're right, on the other hand it's kind of true.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

HK cafe food though

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Well, OF COURSE it tastes better because they add a bunch of sugar, salt, MSG etc.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I love cold pork lo mein.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Mmm they made that food for American tastes and they were right. IT SLAPS

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My ex wife is Chinese and her family always said American Chinese food is the best.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Chinese people also think Chinese McDonald's always tastes better than American ones lmao

by Anonymous 1 year ago

East coast Chinese American food > West coast Chinese American food We put more msg in our Chinese food.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

As a Chinese immigrant, my contempt for American Chinese food really developed when I worked as a cook at Panda Express and realized that American Chinese food is really American comfort food with Chinese characteristics. It's like, okay so Americans can get their comfort food at Chinese restaurants......where do I get my comfort food? Where do I get what I want to eat if not at Chinese restaurants?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I don't know what you talking about exactly. but you can get authentic Chinese food in china Town restaurant

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Toronto

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yeah sure let me fly to a different country

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Too bad. They have every kind of Chinese food. It's actually nuts.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Chinese restaurant can vary from 1-10, most of them are 2-6, the 10 are rare and expensive. But American Chinese food is a steady 6. So I agree with you

by Anonymous 1 year ago

If I have a choice, I never pick Chinese cuisine and I'm Chinese.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

hey so did my Chinese mom who aspired to be as white as possible

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I guess more power to her if that makes her happy.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yes this one right here officer

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You have to taste northeastern chinese food. The issue with american chinese food is that it's so sweet it hides all the delicate flavors of the vegetables and the meat.

by Anonymous 1 year ago