Comments on: What’s Ben eating in Shanghai? http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/ A Midwesterner ON the Middle Kingdom Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:45:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: l tong http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/comment-page-1/#comment-48935 l tong Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:34:38 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/#comment-48935 all this food is making me hungry! all this food is making me hungry!

]]> By: Jet So http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/comment-page-1/#comment-47730 Jet So Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:44:16 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/#comment-47730 “。。。the baozi explode with soup when you bite into them.” So you did go to no-fuss-all-frills Yang's Stir-Fry Dumplings (小杨生煎馆) then? “。。。the baozi explode with soup when you bite into them.”

So you did go to no-fuss-all-frills Yang’s Stir-Fry Dumplings (小杨生煎馆) then?

]]> By: lni http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/comment-page-1/#comment-47654 lni Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:02:18 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/#comment-47654 First and foremost - THANKYOU for the food guide. LNI First and foremost – THANKYOU for the food guide. LNI

]]> By: Benjamin Ross http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/comment-page-1/#comment-44278 Benjamin Ross Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:02:39 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/#comment-44278 @Justin Interesting you mention Japanese Chinese food. While I didn't eat much of it during two 3-day stopovers in Tokyo, I noticed it all looked pretty much like Japanese food (gotta love those little plastic food models)...except for mapo tofu which looked pretty similar to the real thing (can't say I tried any though) and was available in EVERY Chinese restaurant. It's around in the US, but hasn't caught on nearly as much as say...Kung Pao Chicken, which really isn't much like the Chinese version either. @fred 100% @Justin

Interesting you mention Japanese Chinese food. While I didn’t eat much of it during two 3-day stopovers in Tokyo, I noticed it all looked pretty much like Japanese food (gotta love those little plastic food models)…except for mapo tofu which looked pretty similar to the real thing (can’t say I tried any though) and was available in EVERY Chinese restaurant. It’s around in the US, but hasn’t caught on nearly as much as say…Kung Pao Chicken, which really isn’t much like the Chinese version either.

@fred

100%

]]> By: fred http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/comment-page-1/#comment-44277 fred Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:35:19 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/#comment-44277 this is making me very hungry. all kosher right？ this is making me very hungry. all kosher right？

]]> By: chriswaugh_bj http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/comment-page-1/#comment-44166 chriswaugh_bj Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:49:54 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/#comment-44166 Ah, can comment now... lei is right about the 咕老肉. Obviously my silly little mnemonic got in the way of getting the characters right. Ah, can comment now… lei is right about the 咕老肉. Obviously my silly little mnemonic got in the way of getting the characters right.

]]> By: Justin http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/comment-page-1/#comment-44089 Justin Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:59:29 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/#comment-44089 1) Just returned from nearly a month around Guilin (Yangshuo, to be precise) and was virtually living off Guilin Noodles...that stuff is great! 2) Mapodofu is one of my favorite Chinese dishes, and I actually had it quite regularly while living in Japan (although I'm sure it was quite different from the "true" Chinese variety) :) 1) Just returned from nearly a month around Guilin (Yangshuo, to be precise) and was virtually living off Guilin Noodles…that stuff is great!

2) Mapodofu is one of my favorite Chinese dishes, and I actually had it quite regularly while living in Japan (although I’m sure it was quite different from the “true” Chinese variety) :)

]]> By: Taiwanonymous http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/comment-page-1/#comment-44067 Taiwanonymous Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:28:34 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/#comment-44067 >干煸牛肉　(gan4 bian1 niu2 rou4). The 干 should be first tone, otherwise you might get some funny looks. I've probably accidentally ordered 幹麵, when I wasn't sure about the tones. That dish looks great. >干煸牛肉　(gan4 bian1 niu2 rou4).

The 干 should be first tone, otherwise you might get some funny looks. I’ve probably accidentally ordered 幹麵, when I wasn’t sure about the tones. That dish looks great.

]]> By: lei http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/comment-page-1/#comment-44049 lei Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:17:01 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/#comment-44049 it's 咕老肉, not 古老肉. it’s 咕老肉, not 古老肉.

]]> By: chriswaugh_bj http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/comment-page-1/#comment-43989 chriswaugh_bj Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:58:43 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/whats-ben-eating-in-shanghai/2009/03/02/#comment-43989 gulaorou should be 古老肉, right? Easy to remember- ancient old meat. And: "干果茶树菇" minor typo there? 干锅? And of course it's Hunan. It's simply too good to be a Sichuan dish. Mala is cheating- numb your palate so you don't have to deal with the chilli. gulaorou should be 古老肉, right? Easy to remember- ancient old meat.

And: “干果茶树菇” minor typo there? 干锅? And of course it’s Hunan. It’s simply too good to be a Sichuan dish. Mala is cheating- numb your palate so you don’t have to deal with the chilli.

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