On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:15:41 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> Dan Abel wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Goomba > wrote:
>>
>>> Oh to be back in London having the absolute best curries of my life!
>>> (One day I must get to India!)
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8370054.stm
>>
>> I've never been to either, so my advice isn't worth much, but I've read
>> several times that the best food in India is in private homes, not
>> restaurants. Thus, some people claim that the curries in London
>> restaurants are often as good as those in restaurants in India.
>
> There is no reason that it could not be. There are enough people from
> the sub continent living in the London area that the skilled cooks
> should be there, and access to all the ingredients. I have only eaten in
> local Indian restaurants a few times, but always enjoyed the meals. If
> someone else doesn't like curries that is their loss. All the more for us.
>
> On a similar line.... I have heard that Chinese food available here is
> not much like food in China. I don't know if that is good or bad. A
> friend of mine lived in Taiwan for a number of years and developed a
> dislike for it, saying that it tended to be very greasy. Friends who
> have been to mainland China were not impressed with the food.

i think the difference there might be akin to the difference between
'peasant food' as cooked by actual peasants as opposed to 'peasant food'
cooked by chefs.

it does seem to be true that the chinese people like fatty pork, but i've
heard lots of americans complain that the modern american pig is too lean.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:15:41 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Dan Abel wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> Goomba > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh to be back in London having the absolute best curries of my
>>>> life! (One day I must get to India!)
>>>>
>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8370054.stm
>>>
>>> I've never been to either, so my advice isn't worth much, but I've
>>> read several times that the best food in India is in private homes,
>>> not restaurants. Thus, some people claim that the curries in London
>>> restaurants are often as good as those in restaurants in India.
>>
>> There is no reason that it could not be. There are enough people from
>> the sub continent living in the London area that the skilled cooks
>> should be there, and access to all the ingredients. I have only
>> eaten in local Indian restaurants a few times, but always enjoyed
>> the meals. If someone else doesn't like curries that is their loss.
>> All the more for us.
>>
>> On a similar line.... I have heard that Chinese food available here
>> is not much like food in China. I don't know if that is good or bad.
>> A friend of mine lived in Taiwan for a number of years and developed
>> a dislike for it, saying that it tended to be very greasy. Friends
>> who have been to mainland China were not impressed with the food.
>
> i think the difference there might be akin to the difference between
> 'peasant food' as cooked by actual peasants as opposed to 'peasant
> food' cooked by chefs.
>
> it does seem to be true that the chinese people like fatty pork, but
> i've heard lots of americans complain that the modern american pig is
> too lean.


That reminds me, Friday I'm going to an Asian store to stock up, I'm putting
pork belly on my shopping list...

This will be after a bunch of us goes to a local Chicago Chinese BBQ joint,
Sun Wah, where we always get the most succulent skin - on roast pork,
Chinese BBQ, etc...

Pork ain't no good without a healthy dose of fat, otherwise what's the
point...???


--
Best
Greg