Comments on: New Chinese Food Dish — "Ban Dis Nao"? http://www.kipesquire.net/2007/03/new-chinese-food-dish-ban-dis-nao/ A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ... But Haste Makes Waste Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: PeterTheFish http://www.kipesquire.net/2007/03/new-chinese-food-dish-ban-dis-nao/comment-page-1/#comment-4539 PeterTheFish Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:33:28 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=3081#comment-4539 Living in India, I've had a chance to experience some "authentic" Chinese food. It is relatively low in salt, sugar (where applicable) and oil compared to its American counterpart, and there are far fewer deep fried items on the menus I've seen. I can say without reservation that for the most part it sucks - no doubt in part due to the culinary tastes of the average person brought up in the states. <BR /> <BR />If people in the US loved "authentic" Chinese food, Americanized Chinese food wouldn't exist. The fact that it does is a reflection of American tastes &preferences, which of course need to be reined in by regulation. <BR /> <BR />The alternative would be for people to choose to eat a healty diet and exercise regularly, which is apparently less preferable than being told what to do. Living in India, I've had a chance to experience some "authentic" Chinese food. It is relatively low in salt, sugar (where applicable) and oil compared to its American counterpart, and there are far fewer deep fried items on the menus I've seen. I can say without reservation that for the most part it sucks – no doubt in part due to the culinary tastes of the average person brought up in the states.

If people in the US loved "authentic" Chinese food, Americanized Chinese food wouldn't exist. The fact that it does is a reflection of American tastes &preferences, which of course need to be reined in by regulation.

The alternative would be for people to choose to eat a healty diet and exercise regularly, which is apparently less preferable than being told what to do.

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