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Originally Posted by chesebert /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I think Chinese dishes are the most complex and has the most depth of any cuisine.....there is a restaurant in Beijing with over 800 dishes on their menu from the imperial recipe and that's only the beginning
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I agree with you!
The Asian cuisines of all the various nations and regions are my favorite, and Middle-Eastern is very good too - but the "middle kingdom" has such variety and complexity that it seems like it is the center of the culinary world.
I must admit that I am no longer particularly excited by the European cuisines, though some South American dishes (like Peruvian) are still very interesting to me.
I still haven't been able to try many totally new things since the last time I wrote. I mistransliterated the hometown of the chef, and now I finally know for certain: he is from Fujian province. The restaurant will make some bao zi, like pot stickers or something that they call "dim sum" that has bok choy and shrimp and chicken inside of it, but they do not make soup-filled bao. Because they have no particularly exotic ingredients available, I cannot ask for things like suckling pig or sea cucumber. And finally, because the local customers do not like fish cooked in the Chinese style, the restaurant does not offer any fish besides what they use in their auxiliary sushi bar. They also have no mutton. So I still feel that I have little that I can realistically ask for, unfortunately.
I guess it's just because of where I live.
Anyway, thanks again for your help! I cooked the noodles fairly well last time, thanks to your advice. They were just a little oily, but I think I can do better next time.
Is this the correct order to give to the chef to ask him to make me a dinner typical of his hometown?
[size=large]廚師家鄉菜[/size]
Or is it better this way?
[size=large]家鄉的廚師菜[/size]
I want to make sure it is written coherently.
I am learning the written language very slowly.
Thank you!