Chinese food

[ClausThomsen]

Never had a bad Chicken in Plum Sauce.

 

[westychan]

Help me out.

I love my food and I'll eat anything... but I have preferences and there are only a few things I'd rarely choose or avoid. I love a rich curry - jalfrezi is bliss.

The missus and her family nearly always choose a Chinese. The problem is, in my experience, there are only two dish flavour profiles .... "sweet and sour" - which is one of the very few things I dislike, or "watery gravy."

I'm sure I'm wrong. It's just that looking at a menu fills me with dread in case I accidentally order a sweet and sour. I normally go safe with pork chop suey or chow mein, or satay if I remember it. Frankly I'm bored with my choices.

Please outline your suggestions for tasty, spicey but not sweet or sour, not watery gravy Chinese dishes I can try.

Ta.

Great site lads.

have you tried XO fried rice? not that bitter and is very tasty, can be eaten with other side dishes

 

[westychan]

Needs chips

Chips in Chinese food? Too painful..

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Chilli and Ginger?

This is my go to, it has a basic name along the lines of 'beef in chilli oil' cos that's exactly what it is at the heart of it.

Thinly sliced beef
Chilli oil
Dried chillies
Bamboo shoot
Bok choi
Minced garlic
Minced ginger
Spring onion garnish

Side of rice

Job done.
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All day this

 

[Exeter_Gently]

@BNJ1878 mate if you like chilli oil get this straight in your Larder....my missus will do little tea spoon of this mixed in with abit of soy and a dash of honey, perfect for dipping Sui Mei and dumplings and all that good stuff.

 

[Rita_Poon]

hee hee

 

[Exeter_Gently]

hee hee

Have I done a Faux Pas?

 

[westychan]

I've not been to the cast country of china but I have a feeling 90% of UK takeaways don't really sell the food they actually eat in china

They definitely don't haha, I know some Chinese people and they definitely don't eat chips with their dishes

 

[YoboCopter]

My missus is Scouse Chinese and I eat a homemade Chinese at lease twice a week.

Am more or less a Chinese Food expert coz of her.I can provide you with the best chippies as well as best Chinese restaurants in the city of Liverpool.

Certain chippies and restaurants will excel at certain dishes depending on what part of China they are from...I prefer szchaun style cooking because of it use of chilli in dishes,there tends to be more layers to szchaun cooking as well.

Here is what I recommend.

Fried pork szuchan style
Char Sui in green pepper and black bean
King Prawn Cantonese style
Squid in Salt and pepper
Fried crab in Ginger and Spring onions
Dong Bo Pork
Mao xie wang

Best Chinese in Liverpool: Mr Chilli's Berry St.

Best Chinese Davey Lau's: Smithdown Rd

And yes I've nominated myself for Diabetes.

That laus is shocking

Dont listen to this man

 

[Exeter_Gently]

That laus is shocking

Dont listen to this man

Davey Lau? Next door to Kelly's?

 

[trueblue84]

That laus is shocking

Dont listen to this man

Tbh, I was suspicious when he was recommending "dong pork" and "wang".

 

[PKwalnuts]

Cha siu bao,Har gow,Jokbal

There is always one

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Tbh, I was suspicious when he was recommending "dong pork" and "wang".

I knew that was a wrong move...I was showing off.

'Look at me,look at me...I eat mad Chinese food'

Fella only wanted a recommendation and I was trying to transport him to Nanjing province.

 

[BNJ1878]

Hiya bnj1878.

Hiya Mate, how was your holiday?

 

[davids]

There is always one

No it's three