Do you like chineese food? Do you cook it or eat out/order ?

@dfollin (25351)
United States
May 6, 2008 2:21pm CST
I love chineese food,different meals,but,my favorite is Happy Family,meat dumpling with plenty of dumpling sauce and egg drop soup.Happy Family is expensive,so I usually will get,chicken with garlic sauce,lemon chicken,moo goo gai pan or chicken,shrimp or como fried rice.I used to cook some chineese at home in my wok.But,I no longer have it.I don't have time now anyway so I order for delivery or eat out.What do you do ?
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@Elixiress (3878)
18 May 08
Not many of my friends like Chinese food, so I tend to just order for a delivery when I want it and eat it in the house by myself or share it with my parents as they do huge portions. I sometimes cook Chinese at home, but you can't beat a takeaway Chinese in my opinion.
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
26 May 08
There is just myself and my 11 year old daughter in our home.I love chineese and she like's it some.She rather get pizza.We do not have a car and do not live near any stores except for the 7-11.So,we need to have it delivered.But,around here you are required to order a miminum amount to get delivery even thou there is also a delivery charge.
@Elixiress (3878)
26 May 08
Around here you can get a delivery with any amount, but if you spend over a certain amount then you get free delivery. The Chinese I go to doesn't do delivery though, but it is within walking distance, so that is good.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
6 May 08
Ugh I wish we had a Chinese Restaurant near my place..but we dont..the closest one is almsot an hour away I finally had Chinese (take out) two weeks ago when the kids and I went to visit family in rochester and it was SO GOOD...First time we'd had it in about 3 or 4 yrs LOL...I think my favs are Egg Rolls, Sweet & Sour Chicken (s&s on the side though), Szechuan beef, Shrimp Chow Mein, Curry Chicken (or pork), Peking Pork..Chicken fried rice..omg the list just goes on and on...SOMETIMES I like Wonton Soup but its rare....and of course there are veggie dishes I like too...
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
What a bummer,no chineese restaurant near you?Where do you live,in the mountains?
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
10 May 08
I like various kinds of Asian food but after living in Singapore, I have found that the food there is different to that served in Asian eateries at home in Australia. I live too far from any place like this and I find the prices are way too expensive for me these days too so I cook my own. The best way to do this is with authentic Asian sauces rather than any others. My favourite brand is Lee Kum Kee. I've never cooked in a wok and I'm not good with the various ways of cutting and slicing meat and also with the cooking of many vegetable types. But I still enjoy my inexperienced attempts at Asian cookery.
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• Malaysia
8 May 08
I love chinese food. It is easy to get in Malaysia and i eat chinese food most of the time when i am out there. I love their Hainanese Chicken rice and dumpling soup known also as Wonton soup. Chinese fried rice are nice to have too. I love the smell of the fried rice and also the taste of it especially when it is slightly charred. We don't normally order for delivery as there are very little chinese shops that provide delivery service for chinese food as it is readily available almost everywhere near residential areas.
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@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
8 May 08
i love chinese food but i don't have any idea how to cook it. so my chinese bf would be the one who cooks for me when i crave for some chinese food
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@sisterjinx (1135)
• United States
6 May 08
We love chinese food. We would eat it at least 3 times a week if we could but it is expensive. My husband has learned how to cook the BEST crab rangoon you could ever eat. He can also make chicken fingers, egg rolls, and stir fry. We like to order out so we can get a variety and our favorite thing to do is go to the restaurants that have buffets. But the only place I eat crab rangoon anymore is at home because after eating the ones my hubby made the rest are very disappointing.
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• India
7 May 08
why do you have to post such sumptuous discussions? It was only Sunday that dinner was mixed fried rice, chilly chicken and schezwan prawns. The gravy dishes are all dumplings here too and both my son and me just love to put a fork in and tuck them into our mouths. So we actually order more than we need to go with the rice (thinking of poor hubby). We all love Chinese food. I do try it at home sometimes, but somehow it doesn’t taste the same.
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
8 May 08
Oh,I don't know something just hits my mind at the moment and I type it.Iam not doing it on pupose.I know I always have some leftover for another meal or two.
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
6 May 08
I have cooked the packaged Chineese foods. They taste alright. I would much rather have take out though myself. It costs a lot more but it is well worth it to me.
@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
Money - It is how we pay for things.
I found that the pre packaged chineese food at the store is not very good.The chineese food from the restaurant is served in such large quanities that it can make a couples of meals.So,therefore it is not really expensive.
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
7 May 08
That is very true. It takes me to meals before I am done eating them. In plus it tastes so good.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
7 May 08
Love chinese food and we usually order for delivery as I'm terrible when it comes to cooking it LOL I love the chicken corn soup, beef vegetable, lemon chicken, combo fried rice and sometimes the orange beef. There are few other choices we buy but can't remember off hand.
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
The chineese restaurant that I like the best has a mongolian buffet and a chineese food buffet.As well you can just order off the menu.The people are really nice too.I cannot think of the name of it.It is in Chantilly,in the same strip mall as the KMart.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
7 May 08
I love buffet's too - eat as much as you want for a small price!
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@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
8 May 08
I love chinese food. I've been wanting some good chinese for a while now from PF chengs. Even though it cost alittle bit more at least it taste so much better. I love the lo mein. My husband makes lo mein at home and its pretty good but I rather PF Chengs. I've been wanting to taste the scallops over there b/c I keep hearing that they are so good.
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
7 May 08
Hi dear i like chinese food and lot of chinese resturants are available here we just add little spices as compare to chinese to add more taste. the best i like chinse soups and rices. they are really tasty regards
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
That is great that you have alot of chinese restaurant's there for a good varity.We too have alot of restaurant's and some are better then other's.
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
7 May 08
I am from Pakistan where are u from Sure when u have many resturants then u can have comparison their prices also varies Take care
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
I live in Manassas Park,Virginia,USA. It is near Washington,DC,our capital.
• United States
6 May 08
I like Moo Goo Gai Pan alot. And beef and Broccali is good! Pork fried rice is loved by everyone in the family..I make it all here at home. I happen ot be a fan of Bok Choy and pea pods and broccali..sometimes I experiment wiht new stir-fries! YUM!
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• Pakistan
7 May 08
i havent eaten any chinese except rice...
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
You should try more varieties of chinese food.It's really good and healthy as well.
@meiteoh (416)
• Switzerland
7 May 08
Being Asian (well, Malaysian to be exact), I cook it but I live in Switzerland so I have to be resourceful. So far, I've made curries, char siew (roast pork Chinese style), Chinese style spare ribs, fried rice, etc... Am planning to try out the more complicated stuff like some assam laksa (fish soup with noodles), wantans (dumpling soup), and bak kut teh (herbal pork soup with heaps of meat, ribs and pork trotter).
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
8 May 08
Are there chinese restaurant's in Switzerland.
@dfollin (25351)
• United States
8 May 08
Yeah,but sometimes you need a break from cooking.Does he cook? My husband was a good cook and he loved to cook.I very rarely had to ask him to cook he just did it.
@meiteoh (416)
• Switzerland
8 May 08
There are but it's more towards Vietnamese, Indochinese and Thai or China Chinese cuisine, and it's pretty expensive. Plus the hubby's logic is since he has an Asian wife who knows how to cook why eat out? Malaysian cuisine is slightly different...especially when it comes to the curries. The curries here are more saffron/tumeric-ish than spicy hot with chilli.
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@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
7 May 08
I love Chinese food. It would be hard to pick a favorite dish, they are all so good. I do have a favorite Chinese restaurant, its a local place. They have some out of this world boneless almond chicken. Their fried rice and egg rolls are top of the line. My mom and I go for lunch, they have some fantastic lunch specials. You get an entree, fried rice, egg roll, soup, and tea or coffee for under $5, thats a deal. You get stuffed too.
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
Great,it sounds like you lucked out with having a restaurant that good and that so inexpensive.
@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
7 May 08
Chinese food is my favorite of all foods!! I always order it to take out and I pick it up. That saves me the delivery charge and I only live a few miles from my favorite Chinese restaurant, Bill Lee's. It's delicious! I always order chicken fried rice [my total favorite, I love rice!] and chicken chow mein, sometimes broccoli beef and / or sweet and sour chicken but its expensive so I don't get it very often. :-(
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
Some of the place's have a free delivery charge,where some charge a delivery fee.I have to look on the menus before I order.
@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
7 May 08
I love chinese food coz its great and healthy. I love siopao and all their dumplings and also chop suey.
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
I agree,I have always been told that chineese food is healthy for you.
@youless (112496)
• Guangzhou, China
7 May 08
Of course I like Chinese food and actually I am a Chinese. So I can eat it most of the time:) There are many types of Chinese foods, it depends on different areas. I love China
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
You are fortunate to get to eat it so much.
@lexus54 (3572)
• Singapore
7 May 08
I love Chinese food. I eat it all the time at home, at the foodcourts or the restaurants. The great thing about Chinese food and Chinese cooking are that they come from many dialect origins, so there is a wide variety of recipes for cooking meat, fish, seafood, tofu and vegetables. One can plan a whole week's menu of lunch and dinner dishes without repeating the same dishes. If you go traveling everywhere and take Chinese food at the footcourts in the major cities, you will usually find the standard fare served like black pepper beef, lemon chicken, honey chicken, fried rice, sweet and sour pork and mixed vegetables, but in fact that only represents a small variety of the kinds of dishes found in Chinese cooking. If you come to a place like Singapore where Chinese food is served everywhere, the choices are really very wide. That's why so many people swear to eating as one of their favorite pastimes here. And I haven't even started talking about all the non-Chinese fare we can get here.
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
There are afew places,but one better then the other, serve bourbon chicken in the food court at the mall in the town we live in now.And my daughter really loves it.But,none of the chinese restaurant that deliver serve it.
@moneyandgc (3428)
• United States
7 May 08
We have a good Chinese place right outside our base that delivers. We order from there a couple times a month. We love General Tso chicken. I get white rice and my husband gets fried. I like Spring Rolls too. My son always called them "the things with the salad in them" when he was little. I like chicken and broccoli sometimes too. I generally don't care for any of the shrimp meals. I like Egg Drop Soup as long as it doesn't have too much egg white in it. The best egg drop soup I have had was actually at a Japanese restaurant. I wish I could make this stuff at home!
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
7 May 08
Lol,that's a kid for you,that's cute,"the things with salad in them".That just made me wonder,how do the delivery people get thru the gate to make a delivery ? Especially since 9/11,the security is much higher.I have never had Japanese food.My husband loved sushi.I like my food cooked,thank you.I like shrimp thou not cooked.Iam going to have to put that on my list of things to do.