J.Venning wrote:
> "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.

That is odd.
Mongolian grill (蒙古烧烤) is quite common in China. Franchises
called
蒙古包烧烤 have also existed for at over ten years.


> 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.