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That’s both cool and interesting.
@ Mystrich – Isn’t it? I love the part about philly cheesesteak egg rolls.
Man, that was really interesting to watch. I knew American Chinese wasn’t real Chinese, but had no idea that other countries did it so differently as well.
I have to say, I love all of the TED videos. I subscribe to them via Youtube and find them all very intriguing.
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@ Pretentious Fool – I’ve always been lucky enough to have Chinese friends who will bring me to Real Chinese Food restaurants. In high school, I fell in love with this doughnut-like pastry from the Chinese bakery… it was about baseball-sized and had sweet red bean paste in the center. Mmmm… so good.
I knew that the Chinese restaurants were not really serving Chinese food but I never knew the history behind it. :/
This was a great video for a History geek like my self!
Thank you e.
That’s an interesting video.
Coincidentally, the same phenomenon exists in the UK, except with Indian food instead of Chinese. Chicken Tikka Masala, the most popular Indian dish in Britain, was largely invented by British chefs because the hotter traditional curries weren’t enjoyed by Britons in decades gone past.
I wonder to what extent it exists in other countries?
My mum, who is a food science teacher, was telling me that apparently in China, they view eating highly processed foods such as American Cheese, Spam and so on as a sign of sophistication nowadays.
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This is generally done in all countries. Ethnic restaurants tend to change their menus in order to adapt to the palate of their new home country. You should see what they do to pizza in Shanghai, it’s terrible.
@ messerole – When I was living in Vienna, Austria for a month a few years back, I ate pizza with zucchini and corn on it.
@ e – That sounds pretty good. Is it anything like mochi? I love mochi.
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@ Hammer – The city I live in over here in the States has an Indian place that serves Tikka Masala. Tastes just like the stuff I was getting in London. One of my favorite dishes, picked up while in the UK. We go out for curry every year for my birthday, and have for the 5 years I have been back.
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Yeah, Tikka Masala is amazing, and generally what I have if I eat out at Indians (mostly because everywhere can do it well), but most Brits don’t have a clue about it’s origins.
It’s not that hard to make if you get all the spices (and have the time). I recommend Madhur Jaffery’s recipe for it.
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Can’t comment on the corn, but when I visited the States in September, my Italian-American friend took me to an ‘authentic (it was in Vegas so I’m guessing it can’t be too authentic
)’ Italian restaurant which served amazing four seasons pizza with zucchini on it.