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5 hours ago, liuzhou said:

There is no doubt, that all these new restaurants are popular, just not so much with Hunanese people. One of my good friends is Hunanese but has been living in Shanghai for 20 years and craves ‘real’ Hunan food which, she can’t find in Shanghai. There are many accounts on Chinese social media complaining about the same.

 

 

I am surprised that Hunan restaurants in Chinese cities with large Hunanese populations don't offer traditional options as "off-menu" items. In the US, those from the particular culture can often request off-menu items, or on-menu items prepared traditionally.

 

I have even heard of separate traditional menus being printed in something other than English (which I assume would not be necessary in China).

 

C. sapidus

C. sapidus

5 hours ago, liuzhou said:

There is no doubt, that all these new restaurants are popular, just not so much with Hunanese people. One of my good friends is Hunanese but has been living in Shanghai for 20 years and craves ‘real’ Hunan food which, she can’t find in Shanghai. There are many accounts on Chinese social media complaining about the same.

 

 

I am surprised that Hunan restaurants in Chinese cities with large Hunanese populations don't offer traditional options as "off-menu" items. In the US, that those from the particular culture can often ask for off-menu items, or on-menu items prepared traditionally. I have even heard of separate traditional menus being printed in something other than English (which I assume would not be necessary in China).

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