American Chinese restruants

Hatter

I don't count sesame chicken or General Tso's chicken as being pretentious because their descriptions usually say things like "Spicy and crunchy, with a tangy sauce," not things like "GRORIOUS DISH MADE FROM TEALS OF READER MAO BERRY SPICY MADE FROM ANCESTOR LECIPE CHOPPY CHOPPY FIVE DORRAH."

And it usually tastes awesome.

ninjaclown

Anyone had fried jellyfish?

delta534

No, but I would like to try in one of these days. 

glennmagusharvey

> FROM TEALS OF READER *** BERRY SPICY etc.

*penalty card*

Scrye2

@Neo-Crimson: Because that matters when I'm just gonna eat it anyways.

@GMH: I think I know which term you're talking about, and that is standard vocab around where I am. It actually started by chinese-immigrants coming over and realizing that the American Chinese food was vastly different from their homeland dishes, and so to distinguish the two, called the American stuff "chinkslop" to differentiate/insult it. Hell, there's even a no-shit take-out restaurant right off base called "Chinkslop's"

Hatter

Sorry. I used the M-word. I apologize to all the Chinese people I've offended.

glennmagusharvey

@Hatter: Actually, that's not related to offense at all; it's related to a card game that I conveniently turned into a running mindvirus gag, because I was sick of The Game.

(Also, xkcd invocation.)

@Scrye2: Okay, I take that back.  I looked up the term and didn't find much usage of "chinkslop" so I figured you'd made it up.

evilneko

glennmagusharvey

Chinese buffets offer lower quality than non-buffet sit-down restaurants, though in return they provide a much larger selection.

That said, it's hard for me to take advantage of that selection without eating a crapton of food.

Hatter

Am I the only one who finds it sort of weird that people call them "chinkslops?" Do they call Taco Bell a "spicslop," or a Popeye's a "niggerslop?"

Inb4 thump.

Bob

Nope.

glennmagusharvey

Wait, Popeye's serves blacks primarily?

And Taco Bell is pretty much an Americanized brand anyway.

Bob

I can't remember a time when I've seen more Chinese people (or Asians in general) in a Chinese food place than White people. Just sayin.

evilneko

Hatter

I don't go to Popeye's. Partially because it's way out of the way, and partially because I need to eat less fried foods. But every time I pass Popeye's, I only see black people. And I live in Minnesota, so there's only like five of them, and they're all at Popeyes'.

evilneko

Scrye2

I don't know about popeye's being niggerslop, but I do know watermelons are actually called nigger-pickles.

evilneko

DonZabu

>nigger-pickles

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-me slapping the keyboard from laughing so hard-

AnneBeeche

I wouldn't go out of my way to get it, but yeah, I like American Chinese food.

There's actually a place in the state that advertises "No MSG"  and aims to provide fairly authentic Chinese food for takeout or delivery, complete with a little text coming with the delivery detailing the history of the restaurant and its mission. I know that sentence doesn't sound promising, but they really are the only place that does this, and the reason why I only got from that place once a long time ago is because it's pretty out of the way.