03.03.08

OMG: Sweet and Sour Chicken is Not Authentic Chinese Food

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Turns out the fare served at your run of the mill Chinese spot is as American as Apple Pie. Dude, I was so positive that Almond Boneless Chicken was passed down from dynasty to dynasty. Bummer.

By Michael Nagrant
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3 Comments on "OMG: Sweet and Sour Chicken is Not Authentic Chinese Food"

ryan

I can’t recall where I heard it, but basically everything that is deep fried (sweet+sour pork/chicken, general tsao, kung pow chicken) is not Chinese. Think about it, what’s more American that deep frying your food :-)

03.03.08 at 8:36 am


Mercury

I never thought it was Chinese, but I love it anyway… I’m more curious about what really is Chinese from the Chinese restaurant!

03.03.08 at 12:10 pm


YY

can it still be called chinese food if it it prepared by a mexican?

03.03.08 at 3:45 pm


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