Glasgow Mag 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 What are your thoughts on the Chinese food you get from takeaways? Is it a staple part of your diet? Could you live without it? Any horror stories? I myself like it every now and again. Probably have a vegetable curry (with added cashew nuts) with fried rice every couple of months. I never eat meat from a Chinese restaurant though - stems from having sweet and sour chicken as a teenaget, bit through the batter and the chicken was only half-cooked, pink in the middle. Enough to put me off for life, although this was only one time in one restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14066 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Of course, in China they just call it food. Love it. Never used takeaways much till I moved here, but there's a great one down the road if you like the basics done well. I love eating out in a proper decent Chinese restaurant though, can't beat a set meal for [x] people with all the trappings and trimmings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Fussy as fuck but I do love a good chinese. Place up the road does a delicious Kung Po chicken. Can't beat an all you can eat place though for the variety (and drink offers depending on where you go ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 (edited) I love Chinese restaurants but I've got a bit sick of takeaways. Wor lass could eat a chinese takaway every night and not get bored (even though she's an excellent cook and make much better stuff herself) but I think she's put me off a bit. Plus I really like Kung Pow (that spelling is probably wrong) and not many takeaways do that. Mandelay in Jesmond is excellent although it's not just Chinese. Oh and I hate all you can eat Chinese, they always seem to have been stood out for ages and taste rank. Edited December 2, 2007 by David Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 (edited) What are your thoughts on the Chinese food you get from takeaways? Is it a staple part of your diet? Could you live without it? Any horror stories? I myself like it every now and again. Probably have a vegetable curry (with added cashew nuts) with fried rice every couple of months. I never eat meat from a Chinese restaurant though - stems from having sweet and sour chicken as a teenaget, bit through the batter and the chicken was only half-cooked, pink in the middle. Enough to put me off for life, although this was only one time in one restaurant. You never know what you eat when you eat out mate. Bloke I know is a gas fitter and he told me that some of the dirtiest kitchens he's been in are hotels selling supposedly good Bntish food. I think you've been unlucky and should give it another go. I had food poisoning once from an indian, I presume the chicken was undercooked, or something, but it doesn't stop me going again, although not to that place. At a chinese, I like everything except sweet and sour. But you could try one of those places where you can go back and get bits of everything, and see the food in front of you. EDit.....may restore your faith in takeways, because they are just the same really. Edited December 2, 2007 by LeazesMag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I love them and have one more or less every Sunday night. Only takeaway I eat regular, right off Indians at the moment and Pizzas are just boring after the first two slices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow Mag 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 One thing the Chinese restaurants do really well is vegetable spring rolls. The supermarket versions are usually minging. Thing is it's really difficult to get the vegetable version up here - the takeaways usually add pork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I go through phases. I like chinees, but get bored of it after having it once a week for a couple of month. Takeaway that is. If eating out, Italian is my first choice then chinees/indian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Chicken and sweetcorn soup from a chinese is the best soup you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 One thing the Chinese restaurants do really well is vegetable spring rolls. The supermarket versions are usually minging. Thing is it's really difficult to get the vegetable version up here - the takeaways usually add pork. do you cook your own chinese food mate, especially curry, because if you do there are a couple of brands of sauce that they sell in Stowell Street, which are spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Chicken and sweetcorn soup from a chinese is the best soup you can get. no way. hot and sour is far superior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Chicken and sweetcorn soup from a chinese is the best soup you can get. QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow Mag 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 Anyone put off by the MSG content of most Chinese food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Anyone put off by the MSG content of most Chinese food? If I knew what it was........ probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Monosodium Glutimate. It enhances the taste in food. I think there was reports of it causing headaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I can live with a headache as long as it tastes good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I absolutely love chinese takeaways and food in general, but I try not to have it too often. Far too much MSG in the stuff unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 My tomato soup hasn't been as nice as it should have been after all this Chinese talk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Chicken and King prawn in Salt & Chilli pepper with fried rice, chips and a carton of curry sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walliver 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I love black bean sauce and I haven't found a decent way to get it without ordering in. I rarely get takeaways, though, because I reckon they're a huge waste of money. Fair enough for a special occasion but I'd rather cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Can't beat Yum Cha, the Chinese equivilent of Sunday lunch. Steamed gow gees full of seafood, veggie and meat. The lass has a thing for peking duck pancakes which I don't mind but get sick of very quickly. Having a chinese step father and the ex-missus having a chinese step mother, the variety of chinese food I experienced in the last 15 years teaches me there is more than sweet and sour or black bean stuff. Chicken feet though still suck and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred 0 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I eat a shit load of it all cooked at home though. The MSG fucks me up and gives me kermit eyes. If you can find a good restaurant that is ok though, i like mangos for that or the dodgy looking one at the end of low friars. Take away stuff is shit, it either comes in gravy type gloop or jam and bears no resemblance to anything chinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl 0 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 (edited) Chinese is OK but I would rather have an Indian, but my favourite food has to be Italian/Mediterranean type food. Edited December 3, 2007 by BigAl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 There's an absolutely class one near where I live over here (Holywood, Norn Iron). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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