French vs. Chinese Food
 

So me and a few friends were just at dinner hanging out and drinking some beers. Having a good a time and we talked about poker and girls but then the food came and we started arguing about it. My friends all said that french food was way better but I strenuously disagree and insisted that it was chinese food.

Afterall I mean, General Gau's Chicken - any questions?

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Both great.

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General Gau's Chicken - any questions?

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Who the [censored] is this General Gau you speak of?

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Isnt french food just like soup and bread and [censored]?

They dont have French restaurants on every corner like they do chinese, prolly cuz the food isnt as good

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So me and a few friends were just at dinner hanging out and drinking some beers. Having a good a time and we talked about poker and girls but then the food came and we started arguing about it. My friends all said that french food was way better but I strenuously disagree and insisted that it was chinese food.

Afterall I mean, General Gau's Chicken - any questions?

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Tso - General Tso's Chicken -

there are probably more Chinese resturaunts in the world then French Resturaunts - ergo, I can assume French food sucks and the Chinese are right.

Even the Green Zone in Baghdad has a Chinese Restaraunt or two...LOL

rb

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Wow, this argument is like arguing why red is better than blue.


as in..it's completely preferecence dependent.

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Isnt french food just like soup and bread and [censored]?

They dont have French restaurants on every corner like they do chinese, prolly cuz the food isnt as good

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Most run of the mill "high end" restaurants are fairly "french".

Edit: actually, I guess most non ethnic places are fairly french.

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To be fair one would have to compare gourmet Chinese food to French food.

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Isnt french food just like soup and bread and [censored]?

They dont have French restaurants on every corner like they do chinese, prolly cuz the food isnt as good

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Most run of the mill "high end" restaurants are fairly "french".

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they chain smoke, don't shave, and swear there too?

another reason to go Chinese folks [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

rb

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Wow, this argument is like arguing why red is better than blue.


as in..it's completely preferecence dependent.

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woah buddy, let's get one thing straight. blue is way better than red.

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This is terrible logic. Obviously the correct answer here is blue.

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Poker and girls are better than chineese and french food.

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Isnt french food just like soup and bread and [censored]?

They dont have French restaurants on every corner like they do chinese, prolly cuz the food isnt as good

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Or it's just more expensive. Many of the best restaurants in the country are French/French-influenced. Very few are Chinese.

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French >>>>>>>>>>>>&g t;> Chinese.

I'm not very fond of Chinese, and I think it's top end is still pretty meh. Good french food is [censored] awesome.

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So me and a few friends were just at dinner hanging out and drinking some beers. Having a good a time and we talked about poker and girls but then the food came and we started arguing about it. My friends all said that french food was way better but I strenuously disagree and insisted that it was chinese food.

Afterall I mean, General Gau's Chicken - any questions?

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Dids wanted me to post my thought here:

Alvin (68-77) says:
wrt this: "French >>>>>>>>>>>>&g t;> Chinese."
Alvin (68-77) says:
here is something that i've been pondering lately
Dids says:
Chinese is the foulest of the Asian foodstuffs
Dids says:
I have always maintained this
Alvin (68-77) says:
the chinese civilization has been around way longer than all of the current civilizations put together. china is way bigger than all of the other countries
Alvin (68-77) says:
the cooking is as refined as any european country
Alvin (68-77) says:
however
Alvin (68-77) says:
we kind of ignore it as fine cuisine, because our palates are very westernized
Alvin (68-77) says:
and while i completely agree with you as far as what i like
Alvin (68-77) says:
i think that chinese food isn't given its fair shake as a result of our westernization of chinese food itself
Alvin (68-77) says:
it should be
Alvin (68-77) says:
in my mind
Dids says:
you should post that in the thread
Alvin (68-77) says:
or at least in theory
Dids says:
however, I think other asian cuisine is fantastic
Alvin (68-77) says:
as important or more important an influence as french and italian cooking
Alvin (68-77) says:
but it isn't.
Dids says:
but all the chinese I've had just doesn't move me
Alvin (68-77) says:
and i feel the same way
Alvin (68-77) says:
but logically doesn't it make sense
Alvin (68-77) says:
?
Dids says:
addmittedly I need to try more authentic chinese
Alvin (68-77) says:
OR WE JUST NEED TO GO TO CHINA.
Dids says:
anyway- post that argument in that thread, it's good
Dids says:
BUT I DON'T FIND THE CHINESE BITCHES HOT ENOUGH

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I think fatties would like french more over traditional chinese.

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This is terrible logic. Obviously the correct answer here is blue.

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Dids,

If you don't think soup dumplings are completely awesome, I'm not sure I can trust your judgment on anything.

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french as in french fries or french as in french toast?

edit: Allez cuisine!

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Wtf...This thread happened before right? Like a year ago or and I going crazy?

And it's Chinese food and blue.

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It's the proverbial Apple V. Oranges.

Both cuisines are outstanding. Actually I ate at 'Kevin' in Chicago recently. It's billed as Asian/French fusion.

http://www.kevinrestaurant.com/

If you happen to be in the Windy City, hit it up.

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RDH,

There's aspects of Chinese food that I adore. Dumplings are one of them. Overall I'm just not feeling it.

As noted above, I've had less high end Chinese than other Asian cuisines. What I have had stuck me as being good, but not as good as korean, thai, viet.

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judging chinese food based on your local buffet is like saying italian food sucks cause you don't like olive garden

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I'm not just talking local buffet obv.

I HAVE ALSO BEEN TO PF CHANGS.

I've been to a few good chinese places, and had an actual chinaman cook up some stuff.

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i am familiar with general gao, not tso

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It's clear that you have to review high-end Chinese with high-end French. And you would compare the food from a neighborhood Chinese takeout joint on the same level as that from a cheap street vendor in France.

I am by no means an expert on Chinese food, but living in New York City and having a Taiwanese girlfriend, I can say I know a little.

And if you have not had mooncakes, chicken feet, real char siu, tripe, or pig ears at a Chinese restaurant, I don't think you've had the full gamut of Chinese food to regard a restaurant as legitimate or review-worthy. That is by no means a comprehensive list; I'm sure a more experienced diner can add to or correct that.

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hahah those mooncakes are like 5,000 calories each

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I'm not just talking local buffet obv.

I HAVE ALSO BEEN TO PF CHANGS .

I've been to a few good chinese places, and had an actual chinaman cook up some stuff.

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Isn't that a place where you get served by crossdressers? ?

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a) i thought it was general TSAO. edit, i guess its tso.
b) high end chinese food is ridiculously good. low end chinese food is good, but in a different way.

rj

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chinese is better than french at pretty much all tiers of quality up to like 4 star restaurants, where french food is severely [censored] delicious

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Dids says:
addmittedly I need to try more authentic chinese

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Shanghai-nese FTW - you will not be dissapointed! I dated a Chinese-American girl who was *very* into her people's food for many years so I got to try alot of stuff... some of the best food I've ever tasted is Shanghai-nese cuisine.

I am not sure what people are defining as "high end" - really the best distinction in my mind is "authentic" vs. "Western-ized" - some of the best Chinese food I've had was super, super cheap (in the States and of course in China).

That being said I [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] French food and would be hard-pressed to choose between the 2 (tho prolly Chinese cause of the variety).

-Al

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as a Jew who travels a lot to France for work, I have a lot of experience with both cuisines.

French food: it's not by accident that more expensive restaurants are French or French fusion than any other cuisine. Also, sometimes people don't realize that some really basic dishes are typical French. Steak frites is a hunk of steak and french fries!! You also get to have it with great wine and then great cheese at the end. Totally simple, and totally awesome. Then there are some great simple and hearty stews and such, and the different regions of France have some interesting variety with seafood that you wouldn't normally associate as "French".

of course, there is also escargot and bone marrow and stuff like that.

Chinese: ok, I lied, I've only had Western Chinese food, but I was basically raised on it. I crave it a lot, and it's kind of a guilty pleasure b/c so much of it is fried and coated in heavy sauces that you're not really sure what you're eating. My ex used to make homemade Kung Pao a lot, which was really simple and delicious and more like I picture authentic Chinese food to taste like.

The only 'real' Chinese food I've had was Dim Sum and I couldn't stomach it, and I eat almost everything.

so, they are both good for different cravings I have.

edit: a Chinese friend from B school had his wife cook our group like 15 dishes one night. It was great, but I had no idea what a lot of it was, and her English was pretty bad, and his wasn't much better.

also, blue. this one shouldn't need an explanation.

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as a Jew who travels a lot to France for work, I have a lot of experience with both cuisines.


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This is one of the funniest lines I've read.

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To recap, blue and Chinese, especially real Chinese.

Edit: And it's Gau in Massachusetts/RI/NH/ME, and Tso in NY/CT/VT. My understanding is Tso is much more prevalent in the rest of the country. But I just order General "Gow"'s chicken here in Massachusetts, and General "So"'s chicken most other places. Usually General's Chicken gets the message across. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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The only 'real' Chinese food I've had was Dim Sum and I couldn't stomach it, and I eat almost everything.

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Wasnt there a Sean Penn movie where he goes on a rant about this?

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The only 'real' Chinese food I've had was Dim Sum and I couldn't stomach it, and I eat almost everything.


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Dim sum is fscking awesome, no idea why you eat everything besides that.