chopsticks, fried rice, white people

[DonkeyKongSr]

I had the same experience as tdarko. Went to a Thai place, got no chopsticks and had to ask for them. Then, just last night on some TV show or something they mentioned that chopsticks aren't standard for Thai. Weird since several other Thai places I have been to have given them to me without asking.

FWIW, I'm a white guy in Southern California and get chopsticks automatically most of the time at Asian restaurants. I think the sushi craze and Asian culture here makes chopstick use a normal skill for white people.

[tdarko]

tyler cracker,

I understand how Thai food works, the restaurant in question has chopsticks at the table--they were removed for us white people that sat down but stayed for the Asian people around us (hmmm). So I asked, b/c I had a noodle soup which is consumed with CHOPSTICKS NOT A SPOON OR ANY OTHER UTENSIL. Thank you and have a nice day.

And yes, Chicken Fried Rice as a meal is for little kids--sorry to break it to you.

[Dids]

Can I get a ruling on the maturity of fried rice as a side dish? 'Cause the local chinese joint makes a bbq pork fried rice that is unfuckwithable.

[entertainme]

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Can I get a ruling on the maturity of fried rice as a side dish? 'Cause the local chinese joint makes a bbq pork fried rice that is unfuckwithable.

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In southern China our guests at a meal are usually given the choice of noodles, fried noodles, or fried rice. Whichever is chosen is served as one of many dishes that make up the meal. Steamed rice is also offered, which if ordered is served to the individuals who chose it in single serving bowls.

If you're ordering for yourself in the US, who cares? Eat what you like.

[jogsxyz]

Chopsticks are used with soup dishes.
But not used for plain broth.

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

It'd be funny if you guys brought your own chop sticks to the restaurant.

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

i have never seen fried rice served with other foods. its served by itself as a meal. its not a replacement for rice and eaten with another dish (as served in Chinese American Restaurants).

[jogsxyz]

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i have never seen fried rice served with other foods. its served by itself as a meal. its not a replacement for rice and eaten with another dish (as served in Chinese American Restaurants).

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The customer is always right. You can choose to order fried rice instead of plain white rice.

[tyler_cracker]

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I understand how Thai food works, the restaurant in question has chopsticks at the table--they were removed for us white people that sat down but stayed for the Asian people around us (hmmm). So I asked, b/c I had a noodle soup which is consumed with CHOPSTICKS NOT A SPOON OR ANY OTHER UTENSIL.

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i realize you were aiming for a one-liner initially, but don't you think that, say, all of those details were pertinent to the discussion?

i strongly agree that chopsticks are the nuts for noodle soups, so good job sticking to your guns on that. i would wager that noodle soups are one of the things for which chopsticks *are* standard in thai cuisine.

we can agree to disagree about fried rice, i suppose, but do you have the same feelings about peanut-butter-and-jelly sandiwches? i mean, those are "kid food". does that detract even the slightest bit from their all-encompassing awesomeness?

[tdarko]

tyler,

PBJ isn't a side dish that graduated into the main course of your lunch pale.

French Fries are side orders, and even large orders of FF's with cheese or whatever thrown on top of it isn't a main course--it is an appetizer. You can't just enlarge a side dish and call it a main course, it is still a side dish--a lot of rice isn't a meal just b/c it gets you full.