WTF is this Chinese food dish?

[richaron]

Delicious.

Arguably noodles. Definitely fried. Goes with braised meat and vege's as chow mein. But served on the side is best so the diner can dictate the level of crispiness when you interact with the rest of the goop. I don't see the issue.

 

[Iron Woode]

It's not noodles that came with it on the side, it's these types of wonton crisps.

ooh, those are good, too. Especially with sweet & sour sauce.

 

[OutHouse]

fail for not knowing celery.... wtf?

 

[manly]

FWIW there’s a difference in terminology on the East coast, quoting Wikipedia:

There is a regional difference in the US between the East and West Coast use of the term "chow mein". On the East Coast, "chow mein" is always the crispy or "Hong Kong style".[10] At some restaurants located in those areas, the crispy chow mein noodles are sometimes deep fried[11] and could be crispy "like the ones in cans"[12] or "fried as crisp as hash browns".[13] At a few East Coast locations, "chow mein" is also served over rice.[14]There, the steamed style using soft noodles is a separate dish called "lo mein". On the West Coast, "chow mein" is always the steamed style; the crispy style is simply called "Hong Kong style" and the term "lo mein" is not widely used.

That doesn’t explain why chow mein would be missing the mein.

fail for not knowing celery.... wtf?

Lol.

 

[purbeast0]

The only chow mein I've gotten is from Panda Express, everywhere else I've gotten lo mein.

 

[pete6032]

The lack of noodles will fit nicely into your low carb diet OP.

 

[Captante]

looks like celery

Watercress?

Maybe Bok-choi?


Edit: Or could just be celery!

 

[Thebobo]

That's someone's cat!

Cant be mine we had him last week.

 

[iCyborg]

The only chow mein I've gotten is from Panda Express, everywhere else I've gotten lo mein.

If you want more noodles, just ask for mo mein.

 

[Cappuccino]

Why does Chinese food always overcook their veggies?

 

[Cappuccino]

fail for not knowing celery.... wtf?

americans dont eat veggies so it's not surprising at all!

 

[mxnerd]

It's absolutely not chicken chow mien, there is no noodle (either Cantonese style or general style) in it.

It's just chicken + veggie dish. And yeah, that green veggie is celery.

The problem is the same term can mean different things for different provinces in China.

Cantonese chow mien is thin noodle , usually a bit hardy, probably fried. Cantonese lo mien usually is just called mien (noodle) in other provinces.

 

[sdifox]

It's absolutely not chicken chow mien, there is no noodle (either Cantonese style or general style) in it.

It's just chicken + veggie dish. And yeah, that green veggie is celery.

The problem is the same term can mean different things for different provinces in China.

Cantonese chow mien is thin noodle , usually a bit hardy, probably fried. Cantonese lo mien usually is just called mien (noodle) in other provinces.

Apparently in some parts of America, Chicken Chow Mein contains no noddles... /facepalm


some fuckers even use rice instead of noodle and still call it Chow Mein...

 

[Ns1]

Apparently in some parts of America, Chicken Chow Mein contains no noddles... /facepalm


some fuckers even use rice instead of noodle and still call it Chow Mein...

This is like ordering chili cheese fries or carne Asada fries and getting everything but the fries.

 

[rh71]

ooh, those are good, too. Especially with sweet & sour sauce.

Ever notice they are never offered to asians who go to the restaurants and only the non-asian folks? It's pretty funny to see. It's a lot like fortune cookies... gimmicky stuff to sell the experience.

 

[Iron Woode]

Ever notice they are never offered to asians who go to the restaurants and only the non-asian folks? It's pretty funny to see. It's a lot like fortune cookies... gimmicky stuff to sell the experience.

Actually, the place I get my food serves them to Asians as well because I have seen it.

 

[purbeast0]

It's absolutely not chicken chow mien, there is no noodle (either Cantonese style or general style) in it.

It's just chicken + veggie dish. And yeah, that green veggie is celery.

The problem is the same term can mean different things for different provinces in China.

Cantonese chow mien is thin noodle , usually a bit hardy, probably fried. Cantonese lo mien usually is just called mien (noodle) in other provinces.

The name of the place is "New Mandarin" so I dunno if that actually means anything cuisine wise or whatever. We've ordered lo mein from there before, and next time I want noodles, I will be ordering lo mein.

 

[mxnerd]

The name of the place is "New Mandarin" so I dunno if that actually means anything cuisine wise or whatever.

No, it doesn't mean anything. All they want is to let you know it's a Chinese restaurant.

 

[sdifox]

The name of the place is "New Mandarin" so I dunno if that actually means anything cuisine wise or whatever. We've ordered lo mein from there before, and next time I want noodles, I will be ordering lo mein.

Was Ben Kingsley manning the till?

 

[sdifox]

Why does Chinese food always overcook their veggies?

You can tell it is overcooked from the picture? It was stir fried then starched. Not stewed.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

When you don't know what a chinese dish is, it's probably dog or cat. That looks like tail meat to me!

Tail is the best part of the cat. That looks like cat tail in duck semen sauce. It's a delicacy in some of the outlying provinces.

 

[Ns1]

Why does Chinese food always overcook their veggies?

Because you go to cheap/terrible Chinese restaurants

 

[preCRT]

OP's dish was onion & celery because they are dirt cheap veggies. They'd have charged more if it had better veggies like bok choy, pea pods, pea tips, mushrooms, water chestnuts, etc.

 

[Cappuccino]

Because you go to cheap/terrible Chinese restaurants

Chicken chow men is £4.80 here

 

[Ns1]

So .0000457 tuitions