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Hasn't the CCP designated much of Vancouver a Chinese colony?
American Chinese V.S Authentic
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Two words, gutter oil.
CleanSump
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American kids were doing the Tide Pod Challenge and you're concerned about an illegal act in a foreign country that has zero affect on North America.
Not necessarily in Vancouver proper, but Richmond.
You can get Authentic Chinese food if you find customers from that specific area the regions are from eating there. That's my rule of thumb. If you go with the people who know their food from that place, you probably can ask the chef to cook it the authentic way and the waiters would understand and they can cook it that way for you. (no return if it is too authentic though, mind you).
I grew up in Hong Kong (if you consider that part of China), and I love American Chinese food.
The people who said American Chinese food is not Chinese food, tends to be from the north. The fact is the American Chinese food are similar to Cantonese due to historic reason (the gold rush and railroad building folks who later changed careers into laundromats and chefs). I would typically classify American Chinese as Cantonese fast casual food. That's the kind of food they serve in cafeterias in factories and schools. All good.
Ingredients are typically not a big problem since it is mostly the sauce and spices that limit your capabilities and they find their ways here now. Food ingredients got sent all over the place and now they have broccoli in China and in US we have the Chinese mustard green (where the original broccoli beef was from), etc. There's also the newer generation of Chinese food that uses techniques and ingredients that older chefs dismiss as non-authentic, so now the American Chinese are starting to head back to China.
Thing is, most food have to evolve when they enter foreign market. I have eaten Japanese Chinese food and I absolutely would call it Japanese food instead of Chinese, and they eventually are ok with it as well (i.e. Ramen was Chinese and the Char Siu that they evolve into looks nothing like the original). I love them just as much.
As a Youtuber I follow once said, "If you go far enough in history every food is a foreign food", tomato scramble eggs was at one point considered fusion, and pasta before the New World has no tomato sauce.
I grew up in Hong Kong (if you consider that part of China), and I love American Chinese food.
The people who said American Chinese food is not Chinese food, tends to be from the north. The fact is the American Chinese food are similar to Cantonese due to historic reason (the gold rush and railroad building folks who later changed careers into laundromats and chefs). I would typically classify American Chinese as Cantonese fast casual food. That's the kind of food they serve in cafeterias in factories and schools. All good.
Ingredients are typically not a big problem since it is mostly the sauce and spices that limit your capabilities and they find their ways here now. Food ingredients got sent all over the place and now they have broccoli in China and in US we have the Chinese mustard green (where the original broccoli beef was from), etc. There's also the newer generation of Chinese food that uses techniques and ingredients that older chefs dismiss as non-authentic, so now the American Chinese are starting to head back to China.
Thing is, most food have to evolve when they enter foreign market. I have eaten Japanese Chinese food and I absolutely would call it Japanese food instead of Chinese, and they eventually are ok with it as well (i.e. Ramen was Chinese and the Char Siu that they evolve into looks nothing like the original). I love them just as much.
As a Youtuber I follow once said, "If you go far enough in history every food is a foreign food", tomato scramble eggs was at one point considered fusion, and pasta before the New World has no tomato sauce.
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there is some truth in your comment.
I have read in our local /national news the concern of planted spies and the fact that they do , given time...no matter how long it takes, attempt to colonize.
But the Chinese people living here , the vast majority, are here to because they wanted to escape their own government and live a free life. They just came here for a better life, or to invest and make more money/to have children and allow them to prosper/thrive, etc.
How I know this? I have a Hong Kong sister inlaw ,her brother /his daughter living downstairs from me with my second eldest brother. Been told many stories of Hong Kong, before and after they all left. Especially after the July 1st 1997 take over.
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for any of you Foodies who like to travel and thinking of visiting here....https://chefsfav.com/blog/vancouver-might-have-the-best-chinese-food-outside-of-china