Chinese Food?
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
United States
July 16, 2023 11:07am CST
The world's earliest "restaurants" originated in the Song dynasty in China in the 11th and 12th centuries. Prior to that street food was popular. There are many regional, religious and ethnic styles of Chinese food within China and abroad.
American Chinese food has typical foods such as Egg Rolls, Crab Rangoon, Won Ton Soup, Fried Rice, Pork Lo Mein, Chicken Chop Suey, Beef Chow Mein, General Tso's Chicken, Orange Chicken, Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, Beef Subgum, Moo Goo Gai Pan, Egg Foo Young and so much more.
I remember getting Chinese food back in the 60s. Chinese restaurants used MSG (monosodium glutamate) in those days; and I used to get Chinese Restaurant Syndrome. My face would go numb. I haven't noticed it in recent years; so I'm assuming restaurants don't use it or don't use it as heavily anymore.
My all-time favorite dishes are Orange Chicken and General Tso's Chicken. I always order them mild.
What about you? Do you like Chinese food? What are your favorites? Do you use chopsticks?
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@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
16 Jul 23
We enjoy Chinese food on occasion.
Last evening we got home and neither of us was terribly hungry, but I needed to have something for us to nibble on or we would wait until we were really hungry and make a poor meal choice.
I placed an order for beef and broccoli, which we both love.
We just picked at it and I just told my hubby that I will probably be able to pick at it all week to reheat for my lunches.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
17 Jul 23
I like chicken and broccoli. Can you use chopsticks?
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@Juliaacv Me too...and I still have trouble getting it in my mouth. lololol
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jul 23
I am fond of Chinese food and could eat some every day but I cannot afford to order for delivery, Now and then I could probably walk to the Chinese place and get some I will see,
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jul 23
@LindaOHio no I never could I just use a regular fork,
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@RasmaSandra If I used chopsticks, I'd have food all over me.
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@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
16 Jul 23
You are right that MSG is used much less in the United States now, due to the side effects (which some dispute, of course) it has demonstrated over the decades.
I love Chinese food, especially orange chicken, beef lo mein, and crab rangoons. I could eat crab rangoons for a long period of time, and probably not get tired of them.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
17 Jul 23
Soooo good. I usually buy two orders of orange chicken and eat it two days in a row.
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
17 Jul 23
We love Chinese food. This country has too many Chinese food including the fast food ones. But I prefer going to an authentic Chinese restaurant. Not a fan of Peking duck but I love spring rolls and dumplings. Oh and their fried rice.
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@averygirl72 (38847)
• Philippines
17 Jul 23
Yes I love Chinese Food the chop suey, fried rice and wonton soup
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@averygirl72 (38847)
• Philippines
19 Jul 23
@LindaOHio I don't use chopsticks. I find it hard to use them
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@LindaOHio I do when I can get them. Oddly enough, the restaurant where we usually get our food from doesn't offer them.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@DWDavis I'd be too clumsy with chopsticks.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Jul 23
I love Chinese food! MSG is still used these days . . . but I'm glad at many Asian restaurants you can request for them to not use MSG in your order. My family and I get migraine-like headaches from it. I will pretty much eat any Chinese food - you name it 
. . . I at least need my rice 
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. . . I at least need my rice .2 people like this
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Jul 23
@LindaOHio Yes I do! I was born here but I am Japanese . . . I grew up using chopsticks 
. Do you use them?
. Do you use them?2 people like this
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@much2say So cool! No, I have enough trouble using a fork and knife! lololol
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
17 Jul 23
I like lemon chicken too. Do you use chopsticks.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
18 Jul 23
@LindaOHio Yes, I use chopsticks even at home when I prepare Chinese food.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@LadyDuck I'm too clumsy to use them. I'd have more food on my lap than in my mouth.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
16 Jul 23
I like Americanized Chinese food like cashew chicken and egg rolls but am not a fan of MSG. Some Chinese restaurants still use it in my part of the US.
If you're ever in the Midwest, order Springfield style cashew chicken. It's delicious.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
17 Jul 23
That sounds good. Do you use chopsticks?
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@LindaOHio No, I've never tried to learn how to use them. A fork or spoon works best for me.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@DaddyEvil I have enough trouble getting food into my mouth with a fork, let alone chopsticks. lololol
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Jul 23
I like the teriyaki beef and wonton soup
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Jul 23
@LindaOHio No. Not any good with those
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@wolfgirl569 I have enough trouble using a fork! lololol
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
16 Jul 23
Those two are my favorites. I also love spring rolls in duck sauce, fried rice, and crab salad.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
17 Jul 23
@LindaOHio No, never learned to use them.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@1creekgirl Me. neither. I'm lucky to get the food into my mouth with a fork! lololol
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Jul 23
There was this Chinese all-u-can-eat buffet right near my office at my previous job that I would frequent regularly for lunch. The Chines girls that worked in their as hostesses and waitresses couldn’t speak a word of English, but they sure knew my name as soon as I’d walk in the door. I felt like Norm from the tv series Cheers.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jul 23
@LindaOHio I don’t use chopsticks at the buffets, but I do for the regular sit-down restaurants. How about you? Are you a chopsticks person?
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
17 Jul 23
I LOVE Chinese buffets. Did you use chopsticks?
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
19 Jul 23
@moffittjc No. I'd have more food in my lap than in my mouth!
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@MarieCoyle (59106)
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19 Jul 23
I can use chopsticks, but I prefer not to. I am American enough to just want a fork.
I really like some Chinese dishes. Yes, Orange Chicken is very good, and so is the General's Chicken--not spicy is right! The spicy one will knock me over. However, since this weight loss journey I track calories, and I was simply shocked to see how many calories those 2 dishes contain--nearly 1700 calories for Orange Chicken take-out!! I don't go over 1200 calories in a day. I guess I could eat half one day and half the next,,,. I might have one sometime on a designated treat day. So many things are so fattening and yet so yummy. Ugh.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
20 Jul 23
@MarieCoyle I know. Right now we're eating a Pizza Hut pizza. Waaaaay too many calories; but it's a treat.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
19 Jul 23
I know. It's definitely something you eat for a treat. All the good things aren't good for you!!!
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@MarieCoyle (59106)
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19 Jul 23
@LindaOHio
Until I got serious about weight loss, I don't think I ever realized just how full of fat and calories some of this stuff really is, Linda.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
17 Jul 23
Love Chinese foods, especially sweet and sour chicken or prawns - I'm rubbish with chopsticks - always get cuttlery. Only Chopsticks I like are the music version.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
18 Jul 23
lol I'm lucky to get food into my mouth with a fork. I remember Liberace and Chopsticks. Enjoy your day.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
21 Jul 23
I am a big fan of orange chicken as well as cold sesame noodles. I prefer Thai food myself or Indian but Chinese is easier to find.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
21 Jul 23
@LindaOHio Both of them are yummy but of course, I guess it depends on how you feel about the flavors.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
21 Jul 23
We have a new Thai restaurant by us; but we've never tried it. I've never had Indian food either.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
23 Jul 23
@BelleStarr I don't like too spicy or too hot.
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@jstory07 (148701)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Jul 23
@LindaOHio No I loss mine somewhere when we moved.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
20 Jul 23
@LindaOHio
I love Chinese food.When this friend and I used to go celebrate our birthdays at this food court at the bus station in Jerusalem I would get egg rolls. I love them and won ton soup and beef chow mein are other things I like as well.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
20 Jul 23
@LindaOHio
Thank you and I have to finish up a little more packing for tonight and brush my teeth and go to bed. My day is almost over. It is actually nighttime here and I miss egg rolls. I do not go to that food court because of too many people around so I do not have egg rolls. I would like Mexican food soon and will try and get it and something else too.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
21 Jul 23
@Hannihar Are you going on a trip?
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
20 Jul 23
Those are all good! Enjoy your day.
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@almostoveryou (4954)
• Philippines
17 Jul 23
I love Chinese food. My favorite would be the pork shanghai rolls and I like to have those with yangchow fried rice and bird's nest soup.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@almostoveryou I'm too clumsy to use them.
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@almostoveryou (4954)
• Philippines
18 Jul 23
@LindaOHio Very rarely as I'm not very good with it. My husband and daughters are the ones who who'd usually use chopsticks.
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@zhangxueying (3362)
• China
25 Sep 23
I eat Chinese food every day and I am very proficient in using chopsticks because I am Chinese
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
25 Sep 23
Yes you certainly would! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
