Me trying to get Chinese citizenship:
In case anybody was serious
Getting Taiwanese PR/citizen is way easier and you can get mainland work auth and PR easily too
And if reunification happens then boom you have full citizenship lmao
You're unlikely to get Chinese citizenship but you can definitely immigrate to HK or Taiwan and then hopefully survive whatever process fully integrates them into the Chinese mainland
china has the best noodles and noodle dishes in the world but lo mein is an american thing i think. or maybe HK. i've never tried it or seen it anywhere
Lo Mein is Cantonese, but most of what's called Lo Mein in the US is really Chow Mein, I think (which is also Cantonese).
American Chinese food developed as it's own thing based on what ingredients they could get. Immigrants from Guandgong (Canton) were the first major wave arriving in the US, so American Chinese has a definite Cantonese influence. Sichuanese is probably the most common "authentic regional Chinese cuisine" in the US now. A lot of Chinese restaurants in the US are actually run by immigrants from Fujian now.
The buffets in particular are a specialty of Fujianese, apparently the thousands of people across the US running them almost all come from the same small town.
Yeah, there is a silly amount of Chinese restaurant owners/employees in the US who all come from Fuzhou.
Can confirm, I legit go out of my way to drive a good bit to pickup Sichuan food if folks are hosting a get-together and propose Chinese. Thanks Rick and Morty for making regional differences in Chinese cooking more popular with the Szechuan sauce reference.
Yea, there's been more northern food recently though. Mostly Shanghai and Sichuan and Chongqing I've seen
It's the opposite. Americans, especially on the west coast, use the term "chow mein" for what is properly called "lo mein".
Maybe that's a west coast thing, but on the east coast and in the south, chow mein is usually called lo mein.
What I'm saying is that on the west coast, the term "lo mein" isn't really used. The dish "lo mein" is served under the name "chow mein".
but lo mein is an american thing i think. or maybe HK. i've never tried it or seen it anywhere
Damn, wtf. Then I'd like to try some authentic Chinese noodles, if the anglo version is anything to go by they'd probably rule.
I was talking with a guy from china and his advice for visiting was: don't go to the touristy places and monuments. There are too many people. Do a food tour.
He also hates crowds, so take that as you will.
Sounds like me. I don't give a shit about super famous stuff and standing in lines for hours. If I'm not doing nature things like hiking in the mountains or chilling at the beach I'm hitting food places, clothing stores, book stores, maybe try to catch a concert.
some destinations are irresistible but yeah by and large I want to see what a place is actually like when travelling
Like, the great wall seems like a worthwhile trip if I'm in china for a long period of time, it's literally a wonder of the world or whatever, but like, busy tourist trap iconic buildings? not gonna be a worthwhile experience usually. Like I'd skip the space needle in seattle, or the sears tower in Chicago. You can get a better view of seattle from Kerry Park on a nearby hill than you do from the needle tbh, taking the trolleybus over there and doing that beats sitting in line downtown any day. But seeing the space needle from the ground level and taking the monorail were still interesting
Not sure how it happened, but I did manage to visit the Great Wall with approx 0 other people there. Sometimes you get lucky. The xian warriors had a ton of people though
There are several options for visiting the Great Wall, it's not a single destination. Just go to like the third most popular section and you'll be good.
You can always make tasty noodles to take with you for lunch. Not the same as freshly cooked, but still pretty awesome!
lāo miàn is pretty yummy but have you tried mápó dòufu?
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I just saw a video about the traditional cheese making process in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture.
Fuck, I'm sure it's great. Just here in the Midwest easy and cheap food tends to skew cheese-centric, and my lactose intolerance has me avoiding it as a general rule. I also know Japan and Korea do wonders with käse.
All of Le Carre's novel have the secret double agent retire to a comfortable dacha - how do you claim that now?
"President Xi, there is information you should know. To acquire this information, you only need to provide me with a one-bed apartment in Sichuan Province and an unlimited credit to the closest lo mein noodle restaurant. A regular street vendor who purveys lo mein noodles would be sufficient. Respond now, for this offer is time limited."
Depending on the previous weeks meals. I like to make either fried rice or lo mein at the end of the week. It's a great way to use up leftover veggies or protiens. What I made was usually dependant on if I had noodles or rice left over
