Comments on: Dumplings & Dynasties http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/ Thu, 17 May 2012 19:47:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Yujai http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-19227 Yujai Tue, 04 May 2010 03:14:56 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-19227 I absolutely agreed on the "lost in translation" part! I grew up in a chef-occupied family and move to North America when I was a teenager. I was lucky that we settled in Vancouver while Chinese food are usually quite authentic (due to a lot of "technical immigrants", i mean real chef ;D)<br><br>Now that I moved to Seattle, I started cooking everything at home because there aren't anything decent here! Yup, you are correct on early Chinese immigrants were laborers, not chefs. I found weird ingredients in a lot of popular dishes...<br><br>I am trying to introduce what real Chinese food is like to my coworkers, and BBQ pork stuffed bun is called Cha Siu Bao, no hum bao!<br><br>I have to state one more time, there is no such thing as wanton soup and fortune cookies and take out box and the Chinese bamboo font in China or HK or Taiwan XD I absolutely agreed on the “lost in translation” part! I grew up in a chef-occupied family and move to North America when I was a teenager. I was lucky that we settled in Vancouver while Chinese food are usually quite authentic (due to a lot of “technical immigrants”, i mean real chef ;D)

Now that I moved to Seattle, I started cooking everything at home because there aren't anything decent here! Yup, you are correct on early Chinese immigrants were laborers, not chefs. I found weird ingredients in a lot of popular dishes…

I am trying to introduce what real Chinese food is like to my coworkers, and BBQ pork stuffed bun is called Cha Siu Bao, no hum bao!

I have to state one more time, there is no such thing as wanton soup and fortune cookies and take out box and the Chinese bamboo font in China or HK or Taiwan XD

]]> By: Syrie http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-12883 Syrie Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:24:58 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-12883 Lucky man! What a great event. Lucky man! What a great event.

]]> By: Syrie http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-22537 Syrie Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:24:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-22537 Lucky man! What a great event. Lucky man! What a great event.

]]> By: Just Dropped By http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-12559 Just Dropped By Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:31:18 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-12559 I agree, "Marc Saya." Filipino Chinese IS good eating! Their version of egg rolls, or shrimp rolls, "lumpia" (sp), is so delicious! I agree, “Marc Saya.” Filipino Chinese IS good eating! Their version of egg rolls, or shrimp rolls, “lumpia” (sp), is so delicious!

]]> By: Just Dropped By http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-22536 Just Dropped By Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-22536 I agree, "Marc Saya." Filipino Chinese IS good eating! Their version of egg rolls, or shrimp rolls, "lumpia" (sp), is so delicious! I agree, “Marc Saya.” Filipino Chinese IS good eating! Their version of egg rolls, or shrimp rolls, “lumpia” (sp), is so delicious!

]]> By: Lick My Spoon http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-2562 Lick My Spoon Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:25:32 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-2562 love your site, marc! i'm so jealous you got to go to this! how did you hear about it? i'm a ny transplant living in sf now and would love to cover stuff like this out here. as for dim sum places, my favorite is a little hole in the wall in chinatown called chatham restaurant (http://lickmyspoon.com/nyeats/dim-sum-love/) the BBQ pork buns are amazing. love your site, marc!
i’m so jealous you got to go to this! how did you hear about it? i’m a ny transplant living in sf now and would love to cover stuff like this out here.
as for dim sum places, my favorite is a little hole in the wall in chinatown called chatham restaurant (http://lickmyspoon.com/nyeats/dim-sum-love/) the BBQ pork buns are amazing.

]]> By: Lick My Spoon http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-22535 Lick My Spoon Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:25:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-22535 love your site, marc! i'm so jealous you got to go to this! how did you hear about it? i'm a ny transplant living in sf now and would love to cover stuff like this out here. as for dim sum places, my favorite is a little hole in the wall in chinatown called chatham restaurant (http://lickmyspoon.com/nyeats/dim-sum-love/) the BBQ pork buns are amazing. love your site, marc!
i’m so jealous you got to go to this! how did you hear about it? i’m a ny transplant living in sf now and would love to cover stuff like this out here.
as for dim sum places, my favorite is a little hole in the wall in chinatown called chatham restaurant (http://lickmyspoon.com/nyeats/dim-sum-love/) the BBQ pork buns are amazing.

]]> By: kang http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-2555 kang Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:54:02 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-2555 Hey Marc, can I just say your blog is super cool, I love the concept of cooking without recipes... its just such a cool idea of off the cuff cooking ( i know i just raid the fridge and whip up wotever ive got in there.. but im sure you've got a superiorly stocked fridge compared to mine :P) All the pictures are awesome too... hmm, if I had to take a guess, are you pics from a canon? The blacks versus color looks canon-y :D Anyway, keep it up, cooking is 40% inspiration indeed :) Hey Marc, can I just say your blog is super cool, I love the concept of cooking without recipes… its just such a cool idea of off the cuff cooking ( i know i just raid the fridge and whip up wotever ive got in there.. but im sure you’ve got a superiorly stocked fridge compared to mine :P )

All the pictures are awesome too… hmm, if I had to take a guess, are you pics from a canon? The blacks versus color looks canon-y :D

Anyway, keep it up, cooking is 40% inspiration indeed :)

]]> By: kang http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-22534 kang Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:54:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-22534 Hey Marc, can I just say your blog is super cool, I love the concept of cooking without recipes... its just such a cool idea of off the cuff cooking ( i know i just raid the fridge and whip up wotever ive got in there.. but im sure you've got a superiorly stocked fridge compared to mine :P) All the pictures are awesome too... hmm, if I had to take a guess, are you pics from a canon? The blacks versus color looks canon-y :D Anyway, keep it up, cooking is 40% inspiration indeed :) Hey Marc, can I just say your blog is super cool, I love the concept of cooking without recipes… its just such a cool idea of off the cuff cooking ( i know i just raid the fridge and whip up wotever ive got in there.. but im sure you’ve got a superiorly stocked fridge compared to mine :P )

All the pictures are awesome too… hmm, if I had to take a guess, are you pics from a canon? The blacks versus color looks canon-y :D

Anyway, keep it up, cooking is 40% inspiration indeed :)

]]> By: Lori Lynn http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-2534 Lori Lynn Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:25:36 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-2534 How fun for you Marc! I need to take Foodbuzz up on that offer. Thanks for reminding me. Love those duck-shaped buns with the Peking Duck. How fun for you Marc! I need to take Foodbuzz up on that offer. Thanks for reminding me.

Love those duck-shaped buns with the Peking Duck.

]]> By: Lori Lynn http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-22533 Lori Lynn Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:25:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-22533 How fun for you Marc! I need to take Foodbuzz up on that offer. Thanks for reminding me. Love those duck-shaped buns with the Peking Duck. How fun for you Marc! I need to take Foodbuzz up on that offer. Thanks for reminding me.

Love those duck-shaped buns with the Peking Duck.

]]> By: Marc http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-2528 Marc Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:56:55 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-2528 Thanks Sharon, I actually dragged the chef over (in disbelief) to ask him if it was all made of food products and he confirmed. Heather, yea I have a soft spot for american chinese food every now and then. Growing up in Napa we only had 3 Chinese restaurants for the longest time, so I think it got ingrained in me at an early age. Peter, having had both, I'd have to say that Aussie Chinese is better than American Chinese. Honestly, I think it has to do with the recency of immigration. For example here in NY, Flushing has a much better selection of Chinese food than in Manhattan, but Flushing also has a higher population of recent immigrants. Thanks JSC, I've never been to Shanghai (or China for that matter), but it's at the top of my list off places I want to visit. Manggy, I bet Filipino Chinese food is good:-) Maryann, dumplings are always cute, but these were cuter than usual:-) Kitchen Vixen, I'm looking forward to hearing what you think. We Are Never Full, do tell about the excellent places! Aside from Chinatown Brasserie and places in Flushing, I haven't really found any decent Chinese places here in Manhattan. Thanks Sharon, I actually dragged the chef over (in disbelief) to ask him if it was all made of food products and he confirmed.

Heather, yea I have a soft spot for american chinese food every now and then. Growing up in Napa we only had 3 Chinese restaurants for the longest time, so I think it got ingrained in me at an early age.

Peter, having had both, I’d have to say that Aussie Chinese is better than American Chinese. Honestly, I think it has to do with the recency of immigration. For example here in NY, Flushing has a much better selection of Chinese food than in Manhattan, but Flushing also has a higher population of recent immigrants.

Thanks JSC, I’ve never been to Shanghai (or China for that matter), but it’s at the top of my list off places I want to visit.

Manggy, I bet Filipino Chinese food is good:-)

Maryann, dumplings are always cute, but these were cuter than usual:-)

Kitchen Vixen, I’m looking forward to hearing what you think.

We Are Never Full, do tell about the excellent places! Aside from Chinatown Brasserie and places in Flushing, I haven’t really found any decent Chinese places here in Manhattan.

]]> By: Marc http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-22532 Marc Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:56:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-22532 Thanks Sharon, I actually dragged the chef over (in disbelief) to ask him if it was all made of food products and he confirmed. Heather, yea I have a soft spot for american chinese food every now and then. Growing up in Napa we only had 3 Chinese restaurants for the longest time, so I think it got ingrained in me at an early age. Peter, having had both, I'd have to say that Aussie Chinese is better than American Chinese. Honestly, I think it has to do with the recency of immigration. For example here in NY, Flushing has a much better selection of Chinese food than in Manhattan, but Flushing also has a higher population of recent immigrants. Thanks JSC, I've never been to Shanghai (or China for that matter), but it's at the top of my list off places I want to visit. Manggy, I bet Filipino Chinese food is good:-) Maryann, dumplings are always cute, but these were cuter than usual:-) Kitchen Vixen, I'm looking forward to hearing what you think. We Are Never Full, do tell about the excellent places! Aside from Chinatown Brasserie and places in Flushing, I haven't really found any decent Chinese places here in Manhattan. Thanks Sharon, I actually dragged the chef over (in disbelief) to ask him if it was all made of food products and he confirmed.

Heather, yea I have a soft spot for american chinese food every now and then. Growing up in Napa we only had 3 Chinese restaurants for the longest time, so I think it got ingrained in me at an early age.

Peter, having had both, I’d have to say that Aussie Chinese is better than American Chinese. Honestly, I think it has to do with the recency of immigration. For example here in NY, Flushing has a much better selection of Chinese food than in Manhattan, but Flushing also has a higher population of recent immigrants.

Thanks JSC, I’ve never been to Shanghai (or China for that matter), but it’s at the top of my list off places I want to visit.

Manggy, I bet Filipino Chinese food is good:-)

Maryann, dumplings are always cute, but these were cuter than usual:-)

Kitchen Vixen, I’m looking forward to hearing what you think.

We Are Never Full, do tell about the excellent places! Aside from Chinatown Brasserie and places in Flushing, I haven’t really found any decent Chinese places here in Manhattan.

]]> By: We Are Never Full http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-2526 We Are Never Full Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:54:30 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-2526 i feel like there are too many bad chinese restaurants. i read an excellent article on what real chinese food is about and we're lucky to have some excellent places here in the city. nice for you to go to that event. i'm still not totally sold on the foodbuzz thing to be honest.... but i do think they're on to a great great thing! i feel like there are too many bad chinese restaurants. i read an excellent article on what real chinese food is about and we’re lucky to have some excellent places here in the city. nice for you to go to that event. i’m still not totally sold on the foodbuzz thing to be honest…. but i do think they’re on to a great great thing!

]]> By: We Are Never Full http://norecipes.com/blog/dumplings-dynasties/comment-page-1/#comment-22531 We Are Never Full Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:54:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=541#comment-22531 i feel like there are too many bad chinese restaurants. i read an excellent article on what real chinese food is about and we're lucky to have some excellent places here in the city. nice for you to go to that event. i'm still not totally sold on the foodbuzz thing to be honest.... but i do think they're on to a great great thing! i feel like there are too many bad chinese restaurants. i read an excellent article on what real chinese food is about and we’re lucky to have some excellent places here in the city. nice for you to go to that event. i’m still not totally sold on the foodbuzz thing to be honest…. but i do think they’re on to a great great thing!

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