Chinese-American Food

[ultramann]

Hey Guys,

We started Fortune COokie Delivery about 4 months ago. Chinese-American food. Hope you try and enjoy

https://www.facebook.com/fortunecookieresto?ref=bookmarks

[Awohalitsiktoli]

Sure wish I could see pics of the food items listed on your website. I love good Chinese-American food (e.g. Moo Goo Gai Pan, Kung Pao Chicken, Orange Beef/chicken, Lemon chicken, beef and chicken Hunan style, pork with black bean sauce, shredded pork/beef Hunan or Szecuhan style, among others), but I have never found it in Thailand.

[Howitzer]

Even the chinese food in thailand is more authentic compared to chinese american food. Am glad you put american when you started this thread. Take chop suey for example it's an american invention and so is the fortune cookie. The funny thing is why are the dishes more or less the same? It's the same kung pao chicken. hunan style chicken etc You don't ever see that in say thailand unless it specifically states hunan food for example.

Contrast this to american food sold outside american. There isn't something called american food sold overseas instead it's called kfc, macondalds etc etc.

[Ulysses G.]

I think it depends on where you lived in America. I lived in the Bay Area and the Chinese food was WAY better than Thailand and much more authentic. I really miss that stuff, but not so much what we used to get in Vermont.

[farang000999]

I wish you success. Personally, I find American Chinese food to not be very good.

[Awohalitsiktoli]

I wish you success. Personally, I find American Chinese food to not be very good.

I hope the food is really good. Many expats crave American-Chinese food and even authentic Chinese food, which I have not been able to find in most places in so-called "Chinatown" in Bangkok (except crap dumplings and dim sum which I do not really like).

IMHO, having lived in the USA and China, I must disagree with people who give people the impression that all forms of American-Chinese food are disconnected from "real" Chinese food. That is simply not true. Most of the foods are connected.

Chop suey, for example, can be found all over China in different forms. It is basically a dish made with leftover vegetables and meats. Kung Pao Chicken has its authentic counterpart in China (I like the Chinese version better than the American-Chinese version, but both are similar in many ways).

Moo goo gai pan, a popular American-Chinese dish, can be found in southern China.......they call it chicken and mushrooms (something like that).

Moo shoo pork is right from China........sweet and sour pork and other similar dishes can be found in China (some are odd versions though).

The only American-Chinese dish that I can think of that is not similar to an "authentic Chinese dish" is the fortune cookie..........and it isn't a dish.

Yes, most of the American-Chinese dishes are a bit different from the original Chinese dishes, but my point is that the American-Chinese dishes did not just pop up out of thin air. They were brought to the USA and modified over time for "American tastes." Do not believe everything you read on Wikipedia

Having said that, I am looking forward to eating at the Fortune Cookie and hope they deliver all over Bangkok (my guess is that they do not). Maybe the owner will return to this thread and comment.

[NickJ]

Not all Chinese food in America is American style Chinese food. There are some amazing 100% authentic Chinese restaurants and the Bay Area ia famous for them. I remember the Hong Kong Flower lounge in Burlingame being amazing and world famous.

With that said I cant wait to order from the Fortune Cookie......