3 hours ago, Owtahear said:When I go to a Chinese restaurant that already doesn't have one provided, I always ask if they have an "authentic" or "traditional" Chinese menu. That's usually were the good stuff is. Unfortunately, unless you are near a big city, they don't have this.
What needs to remembered is that most of the cooks in those Chinese restaurants have never been to China or eaten "authentic" Chinese food, so couldn't offer it if they even wanted to.
Chinese Cusine and Chinese Americann cuisine are two very different things.
