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Originally Posted by Calgary Flames
Even real chinese food is greasy as hell. I'm not going to stop eatin' it though.
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Wrong. Dead wrong.
"Real" chinese food is very healthy. Being chinese, most of the food I ate at home when I was young was steamed or braised. Very high vegetable content in meals, and steamed fish is usually eaten in Chinese families at least once a week.
Also, a major ingredient of Chinese cooking is ginger root, bean curd (tofu), and garlic, which are all very healthy. I read an article once about China and Japan having the lowest overweight populations in the world, which was attributed to the food they eat overseas (close to the water... high fish content in meals)... but can't seem to find this article right now.
fotze, the best way to experience "real" chinese food is to go to a chinese restaurant where other Chinese people are eating.
If you look around you and see no Chinese folks (Ginger Beef in Sunridge Mall when I used to live in Calgary, or A Touch of Szechuan in Whitehorn), that's the first sign you need to get the hell out!
Another good way to experience, healthy chinese food is to go with an actual Chinese person... LOL... if you don't know any
just go to the restaurant but stay away from the deep-fried foods... or dishes which come with sweet dipping sauces.
The first time I ever had ginger beef was with a white guy who claimed it was the best dish EVER. Any of the battered, deep-fried foods are essentially on the menu for the non-Asians... stay away from them and you should be fine!