Last night we decided to try another chinese food resturant from the area, a new one we hadn't yet tried. I LOVE chinese/oriental food, and I have good memories of the few oriental resturants I've been to in the Seattle area, they were SO good. How is it that people can go so wrong on oriental food? Seriously? Many people have never had any chinese food other than their local small town Idaho restuarant, and they think that is what chinese food is supposed to taste like. And therefore they decide that they do not like Oriental food. I have tried to make oriental food and it never turns out quite right, something always seems to be missing... and it makes quite a mess and takes a lot of time. I do think I am coming close to getting my orange chicken recipe tweaked to taste right, but it means the family ends up being my test subjects, and when it goes wrong oriental food REALLY goes wrong, at least in my opinion. If anyone has any good oriental food recipes, I would love to get some, or if anyone has an idea of why it is so seemingly hard to fix a good oriental dish I would like to know. Maybe I can convince Ryan to move us to Seattle (Ryan thinks it's hilarious that I still hold out hope of moving to Seattle, esp. in his opinion just so I can have a good chinese food resturant to eat at....:) )
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I think it has to do with having the right oils. (seasame, etc.) I have a good one that I made a long time ago but I need to make it again to make sure I have it right. When I get a chance I'll try to remember to get you the recipe.
I don't make Chinese food. It intimidates me.
i use all the right ingrediants, but the recipes seem to be lacking in something that makes it work... or else I just need to admit that I can't cook oriental food...:)
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