"James" > wrote in message ps.com...
> Seems a lot of places feature Mongolian Grill. Is it an western
> invention?
> They feature meats, seafood, vegetables but the only foods native
> Mongolians have access to are sheep, horses, milk & milk products.
> Never saw a Mongolian Grill in any travel films.
>
I have never encountered a "Mongolian Grill" during all the times I visited China, but I have encountered them in the West - both as "Mongolian Grill" and "Mongolian Barbecue" - and I can't say that I would recommend them to anyone looking for a good meal. These are merely a take-off from the "Mongolian Hot Pot", except that customers line up to have their choices of various meats and vegetables stir-fried on hot plates by the cooks. The sauces provided were very banal as well, so all-in-all, not recommendable. For those of you who may have missed the video clip I posted on sushi, you have to see it by clicking on: http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=2v1263c .
J.