Chinese Food vs. Japanese Food [Archive]

halloalex

Apr 17, 2002, 10:46

Sorry, that I share my thoughts on so many topics...

...but spicy Thai food is definetly is the best, there is my opinion no doubt. Well, I can understand, that Japanese food is popular too, although I find it hard to believe that someone really likes "cold noodles" :-)

However, it is in my humble opinion all better than Chinese food. In fact, I still wonder, why Chinese are said to have one of the best cuisines in the world. I agree, South Chinese Food has some flavour (garlic, for example), but I wouldnt call it spicy. How about you?

Cheers,
alex.

Tachi

Apr 21, 2002, 12:33

Part of the problem is defining what is Chinese food! It is different in Hong Kong, Japan, and the United States. I still prefer Japanese food, in any case, but I also enjoy the Hong Kong style of Chinese food. I have not had the pleasure of checking out the real thing in China, so cannot comment.

Tachi

Microage97

Apr 23, 2002, 22:38

I don't know about Chinese food. I mean it is great but I think どんぶり rocks esp. てんどん。 Chinese tends to be so greasey for my tastes but I can eat JPN foods all day long.

chinkasu

May 29, 2002, 02:03

Originally posted by halloalex
However, it is in my humble opinion all better than Chinese food. In fact, I still wonder, why Chinese are said to have one of the best cuisines in the world. I agree, South Chinese Food has some flavour (garlic, for example), but I wouldnt call it spicy.

oh man, go to Chengdu and order up some noodles and you will discover new hieghts of spicy.

Chinese food is amazingly varied and tasty, but Japanese food is the best.

samuraitora

Jun 21, 2002, 01:19

How sad is this that Japanese food has recieved no votes

jus_defy

Jun 21, 2002, 04:26

Seems though, Japanese food received hardly any votes, in a sense, Japanese did get some votes by those who chose "both". If you did a poll with Japanese vs. some other ethnic food I am sure that Japanese would win in that case. I love both.

jus_defy

Jun 21, 2002, 04:32

depends on Szechuan, Hunan, Cantonese etc...styles. Isn't there a difference in taste between northern and southern Japanese foods? If I understand right...northern is more salty, whereas, southern tends to be sweeter or the other way around...not sure about that.

samuraitora

Jun 21, 2002, 21:46

I hear that the tastes are sweeter in the south...with okinawa being a mix between both depending on where you are.

jus_defy

Jun 21, 2002, 23:53

came from different parts of Japan...my Mom's were from Fukushima and my Dad's were from Hiroshima...my late Grandma Shizuyo was an excellent cook and I can remember if her cooking leaned toward the sweet side or what. I don't remember my Mom's mother..she passed away around 1967 when I was only six years old.

Harvey

Jun 22, 2002, 10:08

You know there are know fortune cookies in China?

I do love Chinese food though.... ｍｍ。。。。　Dumplings.

samuraitora

Jun 24, 2002, 22:12

Fortune Cookies are an americanized chinese food...like pizza in Italy is nothing like it is here.

Scott

Jun 25, 2002, 02:58

My vote has to go for Chinese food. I'm not talking about ther Americanized Chinese food that tastes like junk. I'm talking about the real deal here. The food that is actually from China. Not something that has been altered to suit Americans' tastes. Have you guys ever been to a Chinatown? The food there is my favorite in entire world. I went to Toronto Chinatown and if I could I would live off the food there. It was better than anything I'd ever tasted. Surprisingly, I'm not a big fan of sushi. I'm not sure if it's because of the taste or becuase I've never really had <i>good</i> sushi before. Either way, I vote for Chinese.

samuraitora

Jun 25, 2002, 03:02

Chinatown in Chicago and Boston are my favorites...never been to the Toronto one,,,yet.

Ami

Aug 2, 2003, 06:20

What's better Chinese Food or Japanese Food? I choose Chinese Food! :happy:

jeisan

Aug 2, 2003, 15:35

chinese probally because ive had more, and its readily available where i live where japanese food isnt.

Maciamo

Aug 2, 2003, 15:46

Both of course !

kirei_na_me

Aug 3, 2003, 03:19

It was very hard for me to decided which one of the two I like best. Chinese food reminds me of southern U.S. food in a way. Very hearty and bold and rich. Japanese food is more delicate. To me, if I had to give them a gender, Chinese food would be masculine and Japanese food would be feminine, and being the mostly heterosexual that I am, I chose the masculine one... :p Just kidding. I mean, I love both very much, but I would have to choose Chinese, I think. Probably just because I relate to it better...if that makes sense...hmmmm

As for which food I cook the most, it's definitely Japanese. Of course, that's because I live with a Japanese person, and therefore, I am more familiar with the Japanese ingredients and cooking style than I am with Chinese cooking.

doudesuka

Aug 3, 2003, 06:02

Yeah, I had a difficult time choosing too. But, I chose Japanese because I think it's more healthier. I do love scezuan(sp) though.

Ami

Aug 3, 2003, 06:19

:blush: Oh no! I just found out that's theres already another Thread on this topic._. So sorry!_! :sorry:

jeisan

Aug 3, 2003, 16:24

no worries ami

ben0a4

Aug 4, 2003, 06:50

anything but japanese food :eek:

Ami

Aug 4, 2003, 06:56

LOL I only dislike Sushi. :wary: But i'm cool with other types of Japanese foods. :cool:

ben0a4

Aug 4, 2003, 06:58

i don't like fish food in general and japan has a lot . right?
i like instant noodles but aren't they more chinese than japanese ? :p

ben0a4

Aug 4, 2003, 06:59

o!

i like sake , tho. not really food is it? ._.
:D

ben0a4

Aug 4, 2003, 07:02

i actually drank my first sake at a chinese restaurant. figures
;)

Ami

Aug 4, 2003, 07:42

LOL okay. Well, I have to try more Japanese food to actually say it's better then Chinese food. Has anyone tried Korean food or Thai? I want to try those.-. :D

chiggy

Aug 4, 2003, 09:33

I don't like raw fish dishes but I love the taste of soysource.
I prefer Japanese!

jeisan

Aug 4, 2003, 11:54

yeah korean food is very good as well as vietnamese. one of my roomates is half korean so whenever we go over to her parents house her mom cooks it up. bogulgee (sp?) is prolly my favorite right now for korean dishes. vietnamese is alot of soups and noodles dishes but all very good, especially this one i cant remember the name right now with chicken, chestnuts and black hair moss. MMMMMMmmmm

Ami

Aug 5, 2003, 04:32

Yum! Now i'm hungry and I have the big need for some Korean food. :) MMMMMMMmmmmmm....

Mandylion

Aug 5, 2003, 08:41

Neither is real Mexican food, so I will have to choose both.

jeisan

Aug 5, 2003, 09:38

do they have any mexican food worth eating in japan? i know its a task to get some in australia, as i really didnt find anything good. hell i didnt even see a taco bell there, but taco bell doesnt count as mexican food worth eating either.

doudesuka

Aug 5, 2003, 21:16

I like Thai foods. I like the hot ,sour and spicy tastes. Tom Yum soup is awesome and the curries made with coconut milk.
Also their rice is really good too. It's a little different than Japanese. I suggest trying a Thai restaurant if you haven't yet.
Indian foods are good too. I like trying all the curries of Asia.

doudesuka

Aug 5, 2003, 21:19

Korean Yaki Niku is pretty good! Our family goes to this one Korean place often. I like kim chee enough!

thomas

Aug 5, 2003, 21:24

I love to eat kim chee too, but you shouldn't kiss afterwards. :)

jeisan

Aug 5, 2003, 21:56

mmmmm homemade kim chee...

Ami

Aug 6, 2003, 06:17

Never had Kim chee... But I love Indian food. It's always tastes great no matter what. :D

I dream of Kyoto

Aug 7, 2003, 03:53

vietnamese food is very good, my friends whole family came over from vietnam and his mom makes the best soup I've ever had. I am going to have to go with sashimi that is my favorite I love the texture and flavor of sashimi, ah it is so heavenly mmm. besides chinese food is too greasy in my opinion, unless it is moo goo gai pan, then I'll eat it up

Ami

Aug 7, 2003, 06:08

The big minus about Japanese food is NATTO! If it contains NATTO it's pretty much DOOMED! :D

Erik

Aug 7, 2003, 13:17

I can't stand Vietnamese, and don't care much for a lot of mandarin cusine. I hate boiled food most of the time. So preferably JPS. Also looks very nicely prepared most of the time. Chinese and vietnamese looks like someone scooped a plate or bowl of something or other from their local river...PASS!!!

Dream Time

Aug 7, 2003, 18:07

both

Chinese:
because I am Chinese,I eat Chinese food daily,and I love it,
I'd say Chinese food is probably the most complicated food to cook,atleast when compared to Western food.

Japanese:
fresh,natural

actually both Japanese and Chinese food really focus on freshness

Dream Time

Aug 7, 2003, 20:53

Originally posted by moyashi
I wonder if Chinese food is popular in China?

absolutely,it is extremely popular

Dream Time

Aug 7, 2003, 20:55

I like both,
but I eat Chinese food everyday since I am Chinese,and I love it.

if you want to eat Chinese food
go to China,those are REAL CHINESE FOOD,
Chinese food has thousands of years of history

Himura

Aug 7, 2003, 22:59

I love both!!! :cool:

Maciamo

Aug 7, 2003, 23:16

I merged Koji and Ami's threads, which were exactly the same.

Maciamo

Aug 7, 2003, 23:27

I've eaten Chinese food in Japan, Thailand, India, Australia, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, the UK and the US, and all were completely different.

India's is somewhere between horrible and tasteless (anyway they only know 3 dishes : chow mein, chop suey and gyoza).

In Italy and Spain, the menu was the same in every city, with always the cashew nut, black bean, sweet and sour, and oyster sauce for either chicken, pork or beef with a choice of white or fried rice.

In Japan, there are always subuta, ebi chilli, chukadon and gyoza.

In France, it's often mixed with Vietnamese food (there are lots of Vietnamese or Laotians and they have Vietnamo-Chinese restaurants).

That's actually in Belgium, then Australia that I've eaten the best and more varied Chinese food. I still have to try the real thing in China. But there are so many kinds of cuisine in every region that it's really hard to even tell what is real Chinese food like.

Should we include imported dishes like ramen, kare-, tempura, pasta and tonkatsu into Japanese food ?

Anyway, I like both.

whis4ey

Aug 8, 2003, 06:26

Interesting thread and impossible to reply sensibly to it
The only 'authentic' Japanese food I have ever tasted was in a Japanese restaurant in London (England) and one in Amsterdam. Authentic? Who knows. But I loved both.
Chinese food is more widespread. But how 'authentic' is what we get? Is it 'westernised'? I still love most of it
But then I love Indonesian food, and English food, and Irish food, and French food, and Italian food, and German food etc etc etc......
:D :D :D
Guess I just love my food
Sam

jeisan

Aug 8, 2003, 09:56

the best chinese food ive ever had was in australia, and they served it asian style as well (with the food in the middle of the table on a lazy susan, and a bowl in front of you which you filled with rice, and everyone just picked off whatever they wanted from the middle) which was really cool. the only thing that was kinda bad was at the restraunts without chopsticks already on the tables, the waitess/waiter would always bring me a fork while everyone else got chopsticks, i guess they think white boys cant use them. i had eaten so much vietnamese and chinese food over there that by the time i got back to the states i nearly had to learn how to use a fork again.

kirei_na_me

Aug 8, 2003, 10:14

But then I love Indonesian food, and English food, and Irish food, and French food, and Italian food, and German food etc etc etc......

You and me both, Sam! :p

Hanada Tattsu

Aug 20, 2003, 03:12

Japanese food. By a longshot. I know that the Chinese have good food too, but you can't go to any good Chinese places these days, no offense, but most of the places are dirty. Japanese places are usually tended to a lot better.

Plus, I'd prefer Sushi to Orange Chicken anytime. I'm a seafood person. :X

kirei_na_me

Aug 20, 2003, 03:24

Originally posted by Hanada Tattsu
[B]no offense, but most of the places are dirty. Japanese places are usually tended to a lot better.

I'll have to agree with you on that. The few restaurants I go to around here are clean, I believe, but Chinese places are usually the restaurants you see on the news getting "C" sanitation grades or whatever, and usually, it's because they're not keeping meat cool enough.

Also, as far as grocery stores are concerned, there is no comparison between Japanese and Chinese. I don't know what it is, but the Chinese or Korean stores around here are not very clean, things aren't organized, lots of times stuff is out of date, and they stink horribly. The Japanese store is always spotless and organized and has no smell whatsoever! Well...no unpleasant smell, anyway... :p

whis4ey

Aug 20, 2003, 04:39

Can't argue with that :)
Sam

Dream Time

Aug 20, 2003, 21:28

dirty

it really depends on the Chinese restaurant you go to,
most of them are not very cleaned,
if you want really cleaned ones you probably have to go to the more 'high class' Chinese restaurants.
Japanese people and places are usually very clean,Japanese people loves to be clean.

yes,Chinese groceries stores stinks,I knew that since when I was little because my family had a small supermaket and a groceries store.:o

bossel

Oct 26, 2003, 10:00

Lucky me! Here in Germany there are very strict controls, maybe that's the reason that most Chinese restaurants here are rather clean (though I heard that problems with small diners exist in a number of places).

Most restaurants offer food adapted to the German taste, but there are a few with authentic regional Chinese cuisine.

candypop

Nov 2, 2003, 23:36

I eat chinese food every day, haha. Oh well, but i'd probably like japenese a little bit more, (it might be that i'm too used to chinese food)

kov

Nov 5, 2003, 12:54

I think the reason most Chinese restaurants are so dirty is because they're cheap-o restaurants. Whereas there's no such thing as a cheap-o Japanese restaurant here in the US. But in Japan, those baiten can definitely get sketchy.

Actually, now that I think about it, here in NYC there *are* cheap-o Japanese places like "Teriyaki Boy" and noodle shops. They aren't that much cleaner than your average chinese take-out, but there also not nearly as common.

As far as my taste goes, I like good chinese food (i.e., not cheap take-out), but I'll admit my preferences lean towards the clean aesthetic of japanese cuisine. I've always had this idea that Japanese cuisine is to Chinese cuisine as Italian cuisine is to French cuisine. How many people think I'm way off with that?

mouse

Nov 14, 2003, 05:28

I am actually native Chinese, but I much prefer Japanese food :happy:

nikki_the_insane

Nov 30, 2003, 02:52

hmmm, I've never tasted sushi before. i have tried that instant noodles stuff though.:) chinese food is my fav though. panda express for everyone! *throws panda express food everywhere*

silver angel

Nov 30, 2003, 03:03

I love both! ^_^ and spanish food! But usually my mom will make chinese food or spanish food depends on her mood. But I get a say in it because I'm cooking dinners for my family now. I'd love to try more Japanese food though. ;)

nata_no

Nov 30, 2003, 18:30

Luv both! Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Western......all!
Sometimes, prefer Japanese, partly becos Japanese food still taste as good even when they are cooled.

bartbeanie

Dec 1, 2003, 15:04

i love chinese,japanese, and thai. in florida, they have chinese buffets with over 80 items including dessert and sushi.

~*hellokittydiva*~

Dec 1, 2003, 17:58

ooh good to hear that about florida, im going there to visit my grandparents over the christmas and new years holiday!

bartbeanie

Dec 2, 2003, 14:47

i hope the weather is because now it is nice and cool. it is will special way to celebrate the holiday down here.:)

Eisuke

Dec 9, 2003, 02:03

I like both Chinese and Japanese food. They both have their specialities and unique types of dishes that make it nice to eat.

AnimeLuver

Dec 13, 2003, 06:43

I have been in china so i think i prefer chinese food :)

Butch

Dec 26, 2003, 01:35

Originally posted by samuraitora
How sad is this that Japanese food has recieved no votes

I love Japanese food. I love sushi and one of my favorite foods is anything teriyaki.

neko_girl22

Dec 26, 2003, 12:10

Lately I have been eating a strict traditional Japanese diet - lots of rice, seafood, pickles, veges, noodles etc- no oil, meat, sugar or dairy.
I found it difficult in the beginning, but now I adore it!
I love how Japanese food is plain and fresh so we can enjoy the natural flavour. It's so elegant. Even when we go back to NZ, we will never go back to eating Western style food, I think it's just too unhealthy.

Lately I ate a Chinese dish though - shark fins soup with gold! It was interesting, but .... I didn't like it much.

bezz

Mar 28, 2004, 23:56

oh man, go to Chengdu and order up some noodles and you will discover new hieghts of spicy.I want to go to this restaurant (http://www.chenmapo.com/) someday...

http://www.chenmapo.com/topimage/zh3.gif

Recipe (http://www.sc.gov.cn/htmlnew/travel/scms-mspd.asp?id=273) Recipe (http://www.sichuan.gov.cn/asp/jxsc/xs.asp?id=172)

kirei_na_me

Mar 28, 2004, 23:59

I made mapo tofu last night. I did a great job this time, if I do say so myself...it was so delicious...mmmmmm :-)

Definitely one of my favorites.

Mapo nasu is really good too. I can't wait until my garden comes in...

michi

Mar 29, 2004, 01:03

I can't stand Japanese food. Can't stand it.

Chinese food = love

emperor

Apr 7, 2004, 12:38

Chinese food quite oilly and tastely....
Japanese food more 'fresh', relatively more clean!... Chinese food also clean now...

TwistedMac

Apr 7, 2004, 18:55

oh oh oh... umm.. i'm gonna go with... ummmm... japanese is nice, but I think i'll go with the chinese... mmm.... i'm gonna go out for chinese tonight!

EscaFlowne

Apr 21, 2004, 09:45

i love both... :-) had some chinese for lunch and man do you i got sleepy....sucks that i was at work.

playaa

Apr 22, 2004, 10:26

I like Japanese, but definately go for Chinese also.

yimija

Apr 26, 2004, 15:19

why make a contest out of it ??
just eat and ENJOY both of them, you wont regret it.

by the way, try indian food, it's not bad either... in fact, rather good.

I'll go for a fondue, myself, too !

anyone for coucous ???

lol +++++++

serewen

May 12, 2004, 23:34

each have thier selling point,why not bored with chinese and u can try Japanese...

Lina Inverse

May 13, 2004, 19:58

While Chinese food is also quite good, I'll have to say that I like Japanese food somewhat better :haihai:

yimija

May 13, 2004, 20:06

While Chinese food is also quite good, I'll have to say that I like Japanese food somewhat better :haihai:

Hello sweet Lina
... you are lucky, from where you are you can eat sauerkraut-suchis, that'll make you one of the first to invent it... :wave: It's worth a try... or the Peking-Hannover duck (I dont know what it is, but we can work on it.

Since we, human beings are moving so much around and mixing and... reproducing (well, not all of us...) we kind of have to constantly invent news way of eating...

Lina Inverse

May 13, 2004, 20:24

Hello sweet Lina
... you are lucky, from where you are you can eat sauerkraut-suchis, that'll make you one of the first to invent it... :wave: It's worth a try... or the Peking-Hannover duck (I dont know what it is, but we can work on it.

Since we, human beings are moving so much around and mixing and... reproducing (well, not all of us...) we kind of have to constantly invent news way of eating...
No thanks, since I can't stand neither sauerkraut nor poultry :relief:
Can't stand any type of fish or seafood either, raw or not - just to have mentioned it.
Same goes for the German national meal, "Eisbein mit Sauerkraut". Eisbein is pickled pork's knuckle - yuck, how gross :mad: Just how can anyone eat this crap!? And there I normally really like pork, but pork's knuckle... ewww.

kirei_na_me

May 13, 2004, 20:27

Speaking of pork's knuckle, in my region of the US, people eat pigs' feet, pig ears, chicken feet...oh, the list goes on and on! My grandfather used to raise pigs, and he would not waste anything!

Lina Inverse

May 13, 2004, 20:34

Chicken feet!? Are you for real!? :shock:
Pig's feet is already bad, pig's ears is even worse, but chicken's feet is way past gross! :bikkuri:
Which part of the US is it where they have such gross eating habits?

kirei_na_me

May 13, 2004, 21:05

:D :D :D

The southeastern US. And I don't eat any of it! :sick:

yimija

May 13, 2004, 21:44

Speaking of pork's knuckle, in my region of the US, people eat pigs' feet, pig ears, chicken feet...oh, the list goes on and on! My grandfather used to raise pigs, and he would not waste anything!

Good for your grand father. In France they say : "Dans le cochon tout est bon"
which means : "In the pig, everything is good" And they also do that in Europe, eat everything.

But I can tell you that in China it's the same, they eat absolutely everything off the pig, as well as chicken feet (in South America too) and also rooster's comb (rooster'screst).

So you see, nothing wrong !

LINA INVERSE : apart from uncooked pork meat and corn flakes, what do you eat ??? (I'm joking....)

Lina Inverse

May 13, 2004, 22:00

Good for your grand father. In France they say : "Dans le cochon tout est bon"
which means : "In the pig, everything is good" And they also do that in Europe, eat everything.

But I can tell you that in China it's the same, they eat absolutely everything off the pig, as well as chicken feet (in South America too) and also rooster's comb (rooster'screst).

So you see, nothing wrong !
Well, I guess if you really want you can eat just about anything... in some countries they eat earth worms and slugs in aspic, in others again crickets are a big delicacy... :mad:

LINA INVERSE : apart from uncooked pork meat and corn flakes, what do you eat ??? (I'm joking....)
Who ever told you that I was eating corn flakes? :?
Ok, there's a vast variety of corn flakes and cereals over here, but I don't eat any of them.

yimija

May 13, 2004, 22:16

Who ever told you that I was eating corn flakes? :?
Ok, there's a vast variety of corn flakes and cereals over here, but I don't eat any of them.[/QUOTE]

No one told me... I just guessed, bad luck today, better luck next time.

Lina Inverse

May 13, 2004, 23:30

Although, something I actually do eat are cereal bars like these:
http://www.corny.de/de/img/corny-packs-kirsche-joghurt.gif
More cereal bars (http://www.corny.de/de/content/limited_edition.html)
So actually, you weren't that far off :wave:

yimija

May 16, 2004, 17:33

Although, something I actually do eat are cereal bars like these:
[:wave:

LOL !!! I knew you did !!!!!

Lina Inverse

May 16, 2004, 21:37

LOL !!! I knew you did !!!!!
They're very convenient indeed.
Do you have something like that in Japan as well?

kirei_na_me

May 16, 2004, 21:52

"Corny" brand... :p

Anyway, I don't know about Japan, but we have a lot of different kinds in the US. I haven't tried them, though.

Lina Inverse

May 16, 2004, 22:02

"Corny" brand... :p

Anyway, I don't know about Japan, but we have a lot of different kinds in the US. I haven't tried them, though.
Well, you can clearly see it's a German product here... no sane English speaker would name his stuff "corny" :D

btw, who's the sweetheart in your avatar? Is that you? :blush:

kirei_na_me

May 16, 2004, 22:09

Yes, that's me disguised as an angel... :D :evil:

I love the name "Corny"...it's great! Do you have any American brands over there? I mean, in those cereal bars.

yimija

May 16, 2004, 22:16

Yes, that's me disguised as an angel... :D :evil:

I love the name "Corny"...it's great! Do you have any American brands over there? I mean, in those cereal bars.

Disguised ? Oh...I thought....

Tons of European brands but
no, no american brands, unless you go into an american food shop which are (almost ?) non existant. I remember there was one in Geneva, lasted 2 years, went bankrupt. It's now ... guess what ? Yes, that's right : a chinese market !!!

Lina Inverse

May 16, 2004, 22:19

Yes, that's me disguised as an angel... :D :evil:
Very cute indeed... but I don't like the eye makeup :relief: Black eyeliner looks awful imo.

I love the name "Corny"...it's great! Do you have any American brands over there? I mean, in those cereal bars.
Well, we have a shop in the city center which has different sorts of American candy bars, Hershey's and such (don't know the name of them all). However, they're quite expensive, so I wouldn't want to spend so much money on one and then finding I don't like it :relief:
Perhaps you could give me some recommendations and tell me what the most popular ones taste like?

kirei_na_me

May 16, 2004, 22:35

Haivart

May 17, 2004, 06:22

What's wrong with chicken's feet? I get them at a dim sum place and they taste like chicken.

Chicken feet!? Are you for real!? :shock:

kirei_na_me

May 17, 2004, 06:25

And I think the chicken feet bought around here are mostly for making broth. I don't think a lot of actually eat them, because there's not that much meat.

Lina Inverse

May 17, 2004, 06:35

I think you should look at my pictures in the gallery. I don't think the eyeliner looks as dark there. :p

Anyway, since I haven't eaten any of those cereal bars, I don't really know what they're like. I know they make them with a lot of different kinds of cereal. Kellogg's has them in Cocoa Rice Krispies, Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, and Cinnamon Krunchers. General Mills makes them with Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Honey Nut Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs, and Chex. I just looked them up, and I think that's all.
Ok, I'll take a look at the gallery. Why did you change your avatar back? The angel avatar looked so good :(
We have all the Kellogs stuff over here as well, so I don't need to buy vastly overpriced imports for that. I already tried once one of their cereal bars (the Frosted Flakes one), but I wasn't exactly thrilled... :relief:
Never heard of General Mills though...

kirei_na_me

May 17, 2004, 07:17

Well, I put the angel as my profile picture. Got a little self-conscious about it, I guess. Anyway, that's my eye over there, so....

Do you all have cereals like Cheerios over there? If so, that's General Mills. And I wouldn't think the Frosted Flake ones would be too good either. Too much sweet for my taste.

Gaki

May 17, 2004, 09:59

And I think the chicken feet bought around here are mostly for making broth. I don't think a lot of actually eat them, because there's not that much meat.

I eat chicken feet, it's delicious. :cool:

yimija

May 17, 2004, 13:52

And I think the chicken feet bought around here are mostly for making broth. I don't think a lot of actually eat them, because there's not that much meat.

no it's full of soft bones and gelatine. Yech-Yech for me, but that's only my point of view. Some will drive miles to eat chicken feet. I'll stay home and read a book, even if I'm starved....
lovely week to you & familly

Dream Time

May 17, 2004, 14:35

I hate chicken feet

yimija

May 17, 2004, 14:39

I hate chicken feet

yes, specially if you have to walk long distance with them....

Dream Time

May 17, 2004, 15:14

Chicken feet!? Are you for real!? :shock:
Pig's feet is already bad, pig's ears is even worse, but chicken's feet is way past gross! :bikkuri:

you can go to a Chinese restaurant and see some people eating chicken feet

I never liked chicken feet though,I think I have never tried it and never will.

some Chinese people also eat pig's feet,
they say it helps to make your feet get stronger
again,I think I have never tried it and never will.

yes, specially if you have to walk long distance with them....

fortunately I don't have chicken feet :relief:

but there is a basketball player Keon Clark,he has chicken feet but he jumps so high ,explosive

yimija

May 17, 2004, 20:37

you can go to a Chinese restaurant and see some people eating chicken feet

I never liked chicken feet though,I think I have never tried it and never will.

some Chinese people also eat pig's feet,
they say it helps to make your feet get stronger
again,I think I have never tried it and never will.

fortunately I don't have chicken feet :relief:
but there is a basketball player Keon Clark,he has chicken feet but he jumps so high ,explosive

LOL, you are funny ! Well I dont walk around with chicen feet neither, but I can jump and run all right !!!

Golgo_13

Jun 3, 2004, 11:11

I once asked a chicken

"Hey, do you have a comb I can borrow?" :D

Lina Inverse

Jun 4, 2004, 02:50

I once asked a chicken

"Why did you cross the street?" :D

amerikanized

Jun 11, 2004, 06:08

i definitely favor japanese food over chinese. chinese food in a restaurant has too many vegetables mixed in with the meat...unaceptable to a carnivore such as myself. although when it comes to satisfying a voracious appetite, i'll certainly go to a chinese buffet. i've never seen a japanese buffet restaurant.

some Chinese people also eat pig's feet,
they say it helps to make your feet get stronger
again,I think I have never tried it and never will.

pig's feet is actually very tasty if prepared right. my mother used them to make a soup stock, getting one of the feet was a treat. however, in north carolina there were convenience stores that sold pickled pig's feet out of huge jars sitting on the counters. i never acquired a taste for those.

bossel

Jun 11, 2004, 10:04

pig's feet is actually very tasty if prepared right.
Same goes for chicken feet. I tried them twice, the 1st time it was not too good but the 2nd time really tasty.

thomas

Jun 12, 2004, 13:40

I had chicken legs for the first time two weeks ago.

Conclusio: as with French escargot, it's the sauce that makes the rhythm. Very healthy.

:victory:

canadian_kor

Jun 22, 2004, 04:04

Gosh, is this even up for debate? Japanese food all the way!

ElleN

Jun 23, 2004, 01:15

I like the sushis and the nems.
I like much to eat with rods, that changes our forks...

misa.j

Jun 24, 2004, 02:29

although when it comes to satisfying a voracious appetite, i'll certainly go to a chinese buffet. i've never seen a japanese buffet restaurant.

The amount of the food you get and prices are not even comparison between Chinese and Japanese food in the U.S.! When I buy Chinese food, it feeds me 2 meals for sure while I can eat 2 or 3 times more sushi.

Sushi I had a few days ago was literally size of my thumb, I could barely hold it, and it cost me $100!!

whis4ey

Jun 26, 2004, 02:19

'pigs trotters' (pigs feet) were often eaten in Ireland because of the poverty and scarcity of meat. The trotters made a beautifully tasted stew, and if you actually got one of the trotters to nibble on you were lucky indeed
My experience of Japanese food is limited ..... a Japanese restaurant in Amsterdam (brillliant), one in London (fine without being memorable) and recently a new one in Belfast (poor indeed)
I guess it depends on the chef and on your choice? :)

King of Tokyo

Jul 16, 2004, 07:11

Both! for sure... I've always loved chinese food even though I am interested in Japan.. Japanese and Chinese food are both good with me :)

guldo

Jul 16, 2004, 07:20

Both! for sure... I've always loved chinese food even though I am interested in Japan.. Japanese and Chinese food are both good with me :)
Same for me. :cool:
Anyway, I'm referring to what I can find here in Italy, since I've never been in Asia... :(
I heard chinese food in Italy is quite different to the original, but the same does not apply for washoku, does it? :?

Golgo_13

Jul 16, 2004, 07:58

Chinese food - an hour later you're hungry again

Japanese food - an hour later you're broke.

King of Tokyo

Jul 16, 2004, 08:04

Chinese food - an hour later you're hungry again

Japanese food - an hour later you're broke.

LOL Too True :D

bossel

Jul 16, 2004, 10:46

Same for me. :cool:
Anyway, I'm referring to what I can find here in Italy, since I've never been in Asia... :(
I heard chinese food in Italy is quite different to the original, but the same does not apply for washoku, does it? :?
I suppose, in Italy it's the same as here in Germany. There are a few restaurants that sell proper Chinese food. Best you find yourself some Chinese friends who can tell you where to eat.

Chinese food - an hour later you're hungry again

Japanese food - an hour later you're broke.
Don't know about the Chinese restaurants in the US but I was in a Cantonese restaurant in the weekend & I was pretty full afterwards. (4 persons, 66 euro, BTW)
But Japanese food, yeah, here the same. The same quantity that we ate in the Chinese restaurant would have cost at least twice as much, probably more.

jieshi

Jul 21, 2004, 13:16

all food is good, if it tastes good. Asian food is my specialty though so i love both japanese and chinese. though i do live in australia so what we call chinese and japanese food is very different to what it actually is. I cant wait to try broiled eel though. dont know about the raw whale but. or snake.

Brooker

Aug 18, 2004, 15:53

I like both. They're so different. The main similarity is rice. Before going to Japan I had really only eaten Chinese food, but I quickly learned to love Japanese food too. :chinese: :lover: :japanese:

Satori

Aug 24, 2004, 04:41

Well, I like both, but at this point, I would have to say I "prefer" Chinese food. However, that is only because I have not eaten much Japanese food. I guess I need to get out more!! :souka: :-)

cicatriz esp

Aug 24, 2004, 07:57

Both are good, with one exception: the gf made me okonomiyaki for the first time a week or so ago, she put some sauce on it and all was good. However, she then took out this packet of fish powder with the intent to sprinkle over the top. I said "hey wait a minute", sniffed the contents of the packet, and my head promptly exploded.

ferrariboy

Nov 13, 2004, 18:48

Both are ok!
I can never tire of eating Japanese food. But chinese food has so many varieties too. Of course it is a little more greasy, but there are tons of stuff that are not so greasy or greasy at all. Chinese food is huge in terms of their history so you can never truly finish all of them.
I would say eat a combination of both for your daily dietary regiment!

necrozombie

Jan 11, 2005, 00:39

omg. thank you for the both option.

;_; it would have been WAY too hard to choose between them

Shooter452

Jan 11, 2005, 01:07

What's better Chinese Food or Japanese Food? I choose Chinese Food! :happy:

There is no accounting for taste, but since you asked, French cuisine.

Genuine Cajun cooking ain't bad either, gang. And Portugese sea food stacks up pretty well with Japanese, except that they cook it.

There is a lot of variety if one gets beyond Mickey-D's and KFC--both of which are amazingly popular in Japan.

I could eat soba and tempora until they come out my ears, but I never enjoy sushi, despite its trendy popularity. For one thing, I do not like kelp. You can keep bento, too. To each his own.

Malaika

Feb 17, 2005, 10:45

since I'm half chinese I LOVE chinese food than japanese, I mean I don't eat that much japanese food anyways, but I don't mind trying some food dishes as long as they are not hot and spicy.

^_^.

Sensuikan San

Feb 17, 2005, 12:09

I must confess ... I tend to agree with Shooter 452 .... French cuisine is awesome ... ! (Please don't beat us up too badly ... !)

However, when it comes to Japanese or Chinese - the choice is not so easy, is it ? In many ways, they're quite different.

I have had much more contact with Chinese cuisine (from both sides of the cooking stove) than Japanese - which I am just starting to cook and appreciate. Notwithstanding its diversity, I find Chinese food a little "heavier", rich, ...much stronger on flavours, whereas Japanese has a lighter, more subtle quality to it. I like it very much - it is more challenging to the consumer.

I would say that, if I want a Bacchurnalian feast of Oriental food, with all sorts of flavours and sauces to delight the stomach and make me feel "pigged out" - I would go Chinese.

On the other hand, if I wanted to present or enjoy a sophisticated dinner party with an Oriental flavour, in order to appreciate dishes, textures and flavours to delight the eye and my tum-tum .... definitely Japanese!

....but I still like my fish and chips ..... !

Regards

ArmandV

Feb 17, 2005, 12:57

I am indifferent towards Chinese food. But I do get cravings for Japanese food.

jamosaka

Feb 17, 2005, 14:12

I prefer Japanese food to Chinese food in Japan, but I prefer British Chinese food to both of them. Does that make sense?
Chinese food in Japan is much more orderly than British Chinese food, and that's not the point of Chinese food to me, that's what Japanese food is for!

Jadrien24

Mar 20, 2005, 16:29

Both americanized Chinese and Japanese food is gross- I didn't even think you could americanize Japanese food until I went to Sushi Boat Town and 75% of the sushi there is deep fried with creamcheese and mayonnaise all over it- yuck! I'm sure if I tried real Chinese food I would like it, but I never tire of Japanese food. I have made fresh Japanese food everyday for the past 8 months- I'm that obsessed. :-)

Arc Light

Mar 21, 2005, 06:32

I prefer Japanese food over Chinese for one reason...authentic Chinese food is hard to find. Every Chinese restaurant around here is either take-out or buffet. Not that that's a bad thing, sometimes I have a craving for Asian food, but I'm in a rush, or I want alot of it. But I'm picky (bordering on anal) over the quality of Japanese food. I don't eat at the little shops in the mall (one place is owned by an American dude), and I'm skeptical about any of the typical Japanese "Steak Houses" also. Ant place that claims to have "authentic Japanese staff" or "Certified Japanese Sushi Chef" draws immediate suspicion. There's only two places near me that I will go to eat for Japanese cuisine, and that's it.

Hey Jadrien...how many ways can you prepare Udon or Soba noodles? :lol:

Mal

Mar 21, 2005, 06:43

I know this is a Japanese board so I'm not surprised to see so many people defending Japanese cuisine.

However, Chinese is the best. Infact I would go so far as to wager that the Chinese are quite possibly the most acomplished chefs in the world. This isn't just a personal opinion but one that is held by many professional chefs. Generally speaking the top three "best" cuisines are always ranked as such:

1) Chinese
2) French
3) Italian

However for all you Japanophiles don't be disheartend. Japan usually comes in towards the middle of the pack (top 10 that is!), which when you consider how many different styles of cuisine there are - isn't that bad.

Obviously personal taste differs (probably even more so on a BBS devoted to all things Japan - ha!) but if you ask most professional chefs you'll probably see the top three listed as I said.

I'm a bit of a food nerd - so sue me.

Jadrien24

Mar 21, 2005, 08:26

Hey Jadrien...how many ways can you prepare Udon or Soba noodles?

Eh, not that many ways unfortunately. I don't entirely love noodles, but I occasionally have some nice soba with a dipping sauce. I usually just make dishes revolving around rice and miso soup (and satsumaimo (Japanese sweet potato) since their still available now and I am crazy obsessed about those), which you'd think would get boring after so many months, but it doesn't for me :-). I try to be as traditional as possible (I too hate those "Japanese" wanna be restaurnts), but I hope to pick up a bunch of origional recipes when I go to Japan.

sabro

Mar 21, 2005, 14:13

My problem is that I like food in general, authentic, americanized, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, greasy, fatty, anything I can get to. Spike's in San Gabriel not only serves sushi, but also teriaki bowls and pastrami cheese burgers.

If I don't stop eating I will die soon.

quiet sunshine

Mar 21, 2005, 14:59

Mal

Mar 21, 2005, 16:08

The word "Chinese food" reminded me some sentences on my English textbook: If you hear someone say "I love Chinese food", he or she is taking too much for granted. As a matter of fact, there is no such simple thing as the so-called "Chinese food".

Most people simplify Chinese cuisine into one entity, but of course people who are serious about cuisine consider there to be four major regions of unique Chinese gastronomical delight.

These are generally considered to be (in no particular order):

1) Canton - Generally considered by gourmets to be Chinas overall best cuisine. It's typified by being diverse with subtle seasoning that strives to bring out the natural flavor of the dish. This is typically considered the type of cuisine that when exported gets made almost completely wrong.

2) Mandarin - Mandarin is an Occidental term that refers to the region that surrounds Bejing and is not commonly noted as such within China. The cuisine refers originally to dishes that were specifically prepared for the elite members of the Imperal court, but has grown to include many of the regional dishes as well. It is typified by being delicate and refined.

3) Shanghai - This could be more aptly named "central coast cuisine" since that is the area of the country it embodies. It is more seasoned than Cantonese cooking, yet less so than Mandarin. Generally it is typified by dishes with high fat content, liberal use of sugar and rice wine vinegar. Typically Shanghai chefs will cook their dishes to a degree that would shock a Cantonese chef.

4) Sichuan - Typified by a daring and spicey flavor. The climate in this region is humid and hot which helps produce its signature chilies that feature prominately in many dishes. A common misconception by non native chefs is that the quality of the food is judged by its hotness - this is not true. Overall quality is measured in the composition and texture of the chefs sauces and weather they compliment the ingredients of the dish. A typical Sichuan banquet will feature multiple dishes ranging in hotness from mild to very hot. (This is my favorite type of Chinese cuisine).

Anyway, I hope I have not offended your provincial sensibilities by being overly familiar with various forms of Chinese cuisine. :D

quiet sunshine

Mar 21, 2005, 16:40

These are generally considered to be (in no particular order):

1) Canton
2) Mandarin
3) Shanghai
4) Sichuan

Where did you get this information?
As I know the four principal culinary regions should be:Canton, Sichuan, Shandong(Beijing food is within this realm), Yangzhou(Shanghai food is included in this realm).
To be honest, I know nothing about cuisine, I just got the above infomation from my book.

Mal

Mar 21, 2005, 16:56

Where did you get this information?
As I know the four principal culinary regions should be:Canton, Sichuan, Shandong(Beijing food is within this realm), Yangzhou(Shanghai food is included in this realm).
To be honest, I know nothing about cuisine, I just got the above infomation from my book.

This is fairly common knowledge of anyone who has a familiarity with world cuisine. Don't let the names confuse you, the conventions are old. For instance you refer to the region around Beijing as Shandong - We call the same cuisine Mandarin. It's a purely Occidental term that survives as an anachronism to this date. Needless to say when I refer to Mandarin cuisine and you refer to Shandong, we actually are talking about the same thing even if we don't name it as such. The same thing goes for what you refer to as Yangzhou cuisine. When I say Shanghai, I am actually refering to the area that makes up the central region of the eastern coast and extends for some miles inward. If we had a map I could probably draw all these areas for you actually, I remember them fairly well.

Suffice it to say, what you understand and what I understand are exactly the same, even if we have different names for them ><

PS: Do you honestly think I would proclaim that Chinese chefs are the greatest on a Japanese board without actually knowing what I was talking about? :D

quiet sunshine

Mar 21, 2005, 18:05

PS: Do you honestly think I would proclaim that Chinese chefs are the greatest on a Japanese board without actually knowing what I was talking about? :D
I didn't think so much, actually I didn't read the posts carefully since my English isn't good enough. :relief:

P_RayDub

Mar 23, 2005, 00:56

I voted for chinese food coz I haven't had japanese food before, but isn't it about the same thing?

Mal

Mar 23, 2005, 06:24

I voted for chinese food coz I haven't had japanese food before, but isn't it about the same thing?

Blasphemer!!!! ;)

Shas

Apr 6, 2005, 07:26

hmm my approach would be

Japanese food: It has style. Eating it has style. The less you eat of it (=> small portions) the more you can appreciate it's taste (for example in sushi). And that's NOT
because it tastes bad. More soy.

Chinese: Chinese food is very colorfull in view of it's spices. The taste is rather obvious and solid (i mean solid like ... hm a spicy meatball with chilli is a solid taste. or a piece of chocolate)

hmm

But: I like both. I LOVE both. And right around the corner here there's a chinese ALL YOU CAN EAT buffet. of course its american and its buffet so it's not even close to real chinese food but i LOVE it (i eat 5 plates. american size). They allso carry sushi (even though its japanese) but that stuff would be an offense for every japanese and even I can tell its crap. Theres a pretty good sushi place in my town in germany (its good enough to please my spoiled western taste :) ).

I wonder why asian people allways win all-you-can-eat-competitions.

sanada_kikyo

Apr 11, 2005, 08:42

I'm pretty sure that this has already been posted...demo gomen I'm a bit lazy to read through the entire thread...but Chinese and Japanese share similar dishes, but yet vary so much in ranges. For people that prefer a lighter meal I think osushi would be the favorite amongst everyone; however, Chinese food also have a lot of delicate dishes that are not popular to the masses...both foods are wonderful and can offer plenty of flavor for the new palate.

eastsidefunksta

Apr 24, 2005, 10:44

pretty hard to decide really. i like both. probably in equal amounts. maybe chinese has the edge, slightly, for me. it's all about dim sum!!! mmmmm...prawn cheung fun, har gow, thai style fung chow, fung chow in black bean sauce, and siu mai...mmmmm. perfect! and if you're not satisfied yet...order some siew ap and char siu :D

A5573A

Apr 24, 2005, 10:47

Apollo

Apr 24, 2005, 19:33

I love Japanese food more than Chinese food......however, I also adore some Chinese food like stir fry and other Chinese dishes.

marcus314

May 3, 2005, 01:14

I find Chinese food in general to be a bit too greasy and unhealthy, whereas Japanese cuisine thend to be more healthy. I will have problem eating dim sum and dumplings everyday but I am find with eating Japanese food everyday.

About a post above about pizza in Italy, I HAVE to agree on that too.....they are so much more delicate and tasty without being too filling. I love their thin crust pizzas, nothing like the "THICK THICK dough with CHEESE in the middle" pizza we have here in North America. Even the pizza you eat along the French Rivera is good.....

^_^

Ikyoto

May 3, 2005, 01:25

The only things i don't eat are squid, octopus and eel. I come form an Italian family and those were on the menu so often I got sick of them as a kid!

Chinese and Japanese and American and Tai and... well, if I haven't tried it yet i will ome day!

I've even eaten roasted tarantula! Not bad at all.

The only thing I seem to like that no one else can stand is Snickers with tabasco. Yes, the candy bar with a couple of drops of hot sauce.

Chiaki_Kuriyama_Fan

May 3, 2005, 01:34

mmm chinese, japanese food is gorgeous but chinese and a bottle of DR pepper on a saturday night watching battle royale...bliss

pipokun

May 3, 2005, 22:56

If you're a vegie, Taiwanese vegie food must be your choice.
Amazing!

furan

May 23, 2005, 21:18

GAH! that is too hard..... i mean... i love nodoru and raman... and..... i was practically brought up loving chinese... but i've yet to get an experiance of the real thing for both types.... sushi.... gah i love the stuff.......
*panics*
both... no doubt!

o, and btw pipokun, i agree, it's probably the best vegie food around ^.^
but cos i'm a hypocryt and eat fish... i can get a good taste for chinese and japanese stuff too ^.^
tho... i guess if we're ging with vegie stuff.... you don;t really get much options with chinese :D

lonesoullost3

Jul 2, 2005, 07:36

I find both to be delicious, though Chinese food is much oilier than Japanese food (at least from my experience). The tastes are slightly different too. I find Japanese food to be more of a delicate balance than Chinese food. Korean food is delicious too! Bokum Bop and Bim Bim Bop - yum!!

Fattyaddy

Jul 4, 2005, 08:50

I luv both! But I really miss chinese food...(mmmm...snow peas with beef :-D~~~~~~

nanda

Jul 9, 2005, 13:29

i like both, but sometimes japanese food is .. too plain for me
chinese food and korean food are more spicy .. just like indonesian food

Kara_Nari

Jul 13, 2005, 18:32

I prefer Japanese food to Chinese food, but I prefer Korean food to Japanese food (except for a few things)... but im not allowed to eat either at the moment :(

sabro

Jul 28, 2005, 05:37

Sushi today at Niko-Niko in Redlands: Delicious crunch roll and popcorn lobster roll (Kind of California style cuisine) made by our fabulous Korean speaking chefs!

Galli

Jul 28, 2005, 06:44

Interesting, I am a Canadian of Italian origins, I love the Italian food even if I like to enjoy the chinese, even if here in Ottawa, Canada the food tast is not the original one.
I thiunk that chinese food is more popular here that the japanese one

werewolf

Aug 28, 2005, 15:51

Has anyone mentioned Vietnamese? I like all four - Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese!

pipokun

Sep 5, 2005, 23:38

Has anyone mentioned Vietnamese? I like all four - Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese!

I like it, esp. Vietnamese spring rolls.

Sukotto

Sep 6, 2005, 00:21

Chinese/Japanese... difficult question.

I like them both.

Korean I've only eaten
noodles that needed to be cut as they were eaten. So-so
for the first time I ate them a couple years ago.

Vietnamese I've never eaten,

And Indonesian I've eaten some chicken ka-bobs
doused with peanut sauce with fresh rice cakes
on the side. mmmmm....

Still I've got to eat less meat.

Only Japanese have I eaten in its native land.
We travelled to Chicago's Chinatown and my friend
from Shanghai said even that was American-ized after
so many generations being in the US.

ok, Italian...I'm not sure I ever ate authentic.
Although...my mother's friend is 2nd gen Italian
with an extremely strong accent and I've eaten
noodles with her home made sauce. Pretty tasty.

Although I grew up with my parents eating saurerkraut,
I cannot stand the stuff.

p.s. I found out recently that Vietnamese used to use Kanji

werewolf

Sep 10, 2005, 22:49

"I found out recently that Vietnamese used to use Kanji"

When did Vietnam switch to the western alphabet?

Vietnamese pho is the national dish. It's great.

Sukotto

Sep 11, 2005, 02:34

I read this some where once then didn't see it again for a long time.
Recently tried to look it up and sure enough.

Chu nom

Vietnamese was, from the 14th century to the end of the 19th century, written with Chu Nom, which was a modified Chinese script that incorporated sounds and syllables appropriate for native Vietnamese speakers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_Nom

Rich

Sep 26, 2005, 12:01

Wah, impossible to answer for me, just becuase I love both. :)

Gaijin 06

Nov 2, 2005, 16:07

Ohh, a topic very close to my heart. And more importantly, my stomach!

Mal's post is spot on concerning the different types of Chinese food. Having lived in Hong Kong for a couple of years, I've gorged myself on yum cha (dim sum) and also a good dollop of Shanghaiese and Sichuan food.

See long bao and some of the dumpings that come out of Shanghai are my personal favourites.

I also love Japanese food, especially sashimi which I think I am more addicted to than some women are to chocolate. Give me a few strips of nice ohtoro and I can quite happily fade away into estacsy for a few sublime minutes.

If I had to pick one over the other I think I'd choose Chinese food, due to the sheer variety and because of the way flavours are combined so well in many of the dishes.

lost

Nov 23, 2005, 06:02

i perfered japanese over chinese cause sumtimes chinese food makes e sick. eck!

Carlson

Nov 23, 2005, 06:58

I find nothing better then Japanese curry...

boroboro

Nov 24, 2005, 10:20

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My eye sees beauty in all good food regardless of what country it comes from or is made in. I only know that I judge a restaurant by it's customers. Not only the number of customers it attracts but if it is an ethnic establishment I look for people of that ethnicity to be the in the majority. Authenticity then is usually a given and I appreciate "real" but, I also enjoy convenience and so if it tastes good, it's close to home, (it's a good value), I eat there. Ho nem mot, ho nai.

ButterSky

Dec 3, 2005, 10:12

Not fond of greasy sweet 'n sour stuff. That's my equation of Chinese food. :chinese: Spicy Chinese... Thai is more spicy, pet-pet, in my opinion. I love the clean bright taste of Japan cuisine. I also have become really fond of the strong earthy flavors of Korean food but that is not considered Chinese. I lack culinary experiences of true Chinese cuisine. I see egg rolls and shrimp fried rice in my mind. It doesn't hold as much interest. I love the odd things. Stinky fermented beans(natto?) with rice, or udon; mountain potato with soba, quail egg, toro & nori. Yummy too, tako stands at rock concerts in Osaka. Love that bbq octopus!!!! I'm getting hungry, it's time for miso soup!!!!!
:ramen: I make it at least twice a week. It's good for breakfast on cold mornings. Which country/culture is responsible for that delicious brown rice tea, that is also so good for breakfast? Ahhhh, the teas!!!!:14:

Ebichu_chan

Feb 6, 2006, 13:37

In general, Chinese food is much more oily than Japanese food, though, they have the more various taste comparing with Japanese food that most taste is SALTY.

Though Japanese food's taste is salty, but it's very good for health, since most of them are fishes & vegetables. However, Chinese foods are more interesting because they really have many kinds of food, even for insects, creep animals and cats.... I'd like to try them someday if I can go to China :p

So, I like both of them :bluush:

gaijinalways

Feb 6, 2006, 22:05

In general, Chinese food is much more oily than Japanese food, though, they have the more various taste comparing with Japanese food that most taste is SALTY.

Depends on how it is cooked. If you look at Cantonese cuisine, a lot of it is steamed, so basically there is no oil. A lot of Chinese food is stir-fried, so there is very little oil.

Having lived in Hong Kong for a couple of years, I've gorged myself on yum cha (dim sum)

Note 'Yum cha' literally means 'drink tea', though what it really amounts to is meeting and talking with tea and usually eating dim sum (if the restaurant serves it). Here in Japan, they mistakenly label some Chinese restarurants as 'yum cha' restaurants.

gaijinalways

Feb 6, 2006, 22:12

Personally, I prefer something that is spicier, Thai, Malay, Indian, etc.

I sampled a lot of Chinese cuisine in both Taiwan (Taiwanese is slighty different, mixing Fujianese and various other aspects of Chinese cuisine) and Hong Kong (Cantonese food). Plenty of Japanese food in Japan (and my wife is Japanese) I like both, eat plenty of both, though to get good Chinese food in Japan is a little difficult.

Supervin

Feb 22, 2006, 12:46

Both, but Japanese food at the moment (considering I'm in the UK temporarily and the Japanese food here is so overpriced...), though I love Chinese food equally. And Italian. And Mexican. And American. Yes, I'm a chowhound.

Minty

Feb 27, 2006, 06:35

Fortune Cookies are an americanized chinese food...like pizza in Italy is nothing like it is here.

I am Australian and my ethnicity/race is Chinese, and I have never been served fortune cookies at home or at other Chinese friends' houses or in the Chinese restaurants in Australia or if I go on vacation to places like HK, SG, and Taiwan...etc. Fortune cookies are definitely an American Chinese thing.:haihai:

-rika- shinya`

Feb 27, 2006, 07:12

I love both! but chinese food is what i eat everyday so um..im more used to it :p

sabro

Feb 27, 2006, 07:22

Fortune cookies were invented right here in my hometown of Los Angeles, California. Thirty years ago, I hear they were all but unknown in China and even now, they are only common in big cities where foreigners visit.

For health issues I eat a lot of Chinese and Japanese food. I prefer Japanese-- almost daily-- but I will eat almost anything.

Minty

Feb 27, 2006, 07:32

Many have said Chinese foods are greasy while Japanese foods are healthy. I think it depends on your choices. As Chinese cuisine is very broad in comparison to Japanese cuisine I mean just take a look at the size of China, it is a big country with an enormous varieties of foods. If you don’t like the grease for health reasons stay away from fry and deep fry dishes go for steam, braise, boil, and stir fry (little oil). Eating high fat foods in moderation in combination with healthy lifestyles like walking will not get you fat.:78:

Many have also mentioned that Chinese restaurants appeared dirty while Japanese restaurants appeared clean. I hear this sort of comments from a lot of my Caucasian friends and at the same time being often mistaken to be Japanese rather than Chinese maybe because I appear neater to them and to other Caucasians. In some European countries I had to argue I am not Japanese. I think it is a stereotype but also that Japan is a very wealthy country compare to communist China. (I am not from China but I am Chinese by ethnicity/race.) I think the hygiene standards will change in time. The Chinese people who live in first world countries for a long time probably look neater and tidier because of higher of standards of living, no offence to the mainland Chinese.:gomen:

About my choice, I don’t think I prefer Chinese food over Japanese even though my ethnicity /race is Chinese, but I don’t always prefer Japanese over Chinese neither. I think I like all sorts of tasty cuisines of the world. My diet is very international. I eat Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, French, Italian, and Greek and even North African foods….etc well; I tried Lebanese cuisine the other day. Well I don’t like it but maybe I should try more before I judge.:o

With the chicken feet comments, well there is a saying where they say Chinese eating anything that four legs on the ground except table or chair
Chinese eating anything that flies in the sky which you can see except airplanes
Chinese eating anything that swims in the river and the sea except submarines :blush:
However this comment is not true for me!:-)

Takaryo

Mar 25, 2006, 01:18

Gee...I dunno.

I eat Chinese food often (am Chinese) so, it's good. I love it. Anything from Japan tastes heavenly to me so I love it too.

Can't choose...*gasp* am so hungry...*faints*

happyblinker

Mar 25, 2006, 01:47

Well, since I eat chinese food all the time at home

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I like Japanese food better!

Mitsuo

Mar 25, 2006, 03:07

They are both good. But I prefer Chinese.

Kara_Nari

Apr 18, 2006, 23:51

I wrote somewhere on this thread that I liked Japanese food better, because Chinese food didnt really cut the mustard.
However last month when I went to China I was very pleasantly surprised. It was very delicious, and much tastier than anything I had had before, save the roast pork fried rice I used to get at my local chinese takeaways in NZ.

Precious4e

Apr 20, 2006, 11:27

However last month when I went to China I was very pleasantly surprised. It was very delicious, and much tastier than anything I had had before, save the roast pork fried rice I used to get at my local chinese takeaways in NZ.

yes i must say food in China is soooooo much better than the stuff here....though the food in the NY Chinatown is good as it is..

but since i eat chinese food everyday japanese food is great for a change

Dena81

Aug 19, 2006, 03:03

I don't know about Chinese food. I mean it is great but I think どんぶり rocks esp. てんどん。 Chinese tends to be so greasey for my tastes but I can eat JPN foods all day long.

I completely agree! I mean, I love Chinese food as my second favorite, though my one experience in Chinatown has me so-so (then again it could've just been one bad experience) but I do find Chinese food a lot heavier than Japanese and I also love donburi XD.

warakawa

Aug 21, 2006, 02:06

jpanese! whale meat!

yamada

Aug 22, 2006, 01:38

To me, both are the same.

yamada

Aug 22, 2006, 01:43

Technically, chinese food for japanese is different from the one for chinese.

atanimation

Aug 23, 2006, 02:46

Even though i am used to my mommy italian food, I have to say that I just love Japanese food. I've been living for a year in Vancouver and in the BC the japanese community it's really big, I guess 'cause Japan it's not so far, so you can get really cheap but great Japanese food...and I was used to eat it 3 times a week =)
About the chinese food...I don't know, I mean I like it but usually what we get in the western country it's not what they really cook in China...so I would like to try the original one to taste the difference and I am aware of the fact that there are soooooooooo many types of chinese food.

W the SASHIMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tokyohoney

Aug 26, 2006, 03:24

I love Chinese food. <3
Korean food is love too. <3
I haven't tried too many Japanese foods to judge on that. I've tried sushi, udon, soba, and tempura. And they all taste heavenly but when I was on Continental Airlines's Buisness class, they served Japanese cuisine and it wasn't that tasty. Too fishy.

Namioto

Aug 29, 2006, 11:11

I like both. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. Coming from Hawaii I had a lot of opportunity to sample both cultures. Although there is a much stronger Japanese food influence in Hawaii, the chinese food is delicious. I like Japanese food for times when I want to eat but don't want to feel the heaviness of the food. If I want to get filled up, I go Chinese. Japanese food is excellent for satisfying your appetite with great tasting dishes. Chinese food is great for making you unable to move afterward with great tasting dishes. Love em both.

bezz

Oct 30, 2006, 00:50

whale meat!http://www.e-kujira.or.jp/topic/tra/04/0529/d_08.jpg http://www.e-kujira.or.jp/topic/edu/05/1220/18_9866.jpg
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Live91

Oct 30, 2006, 00:57

Unfortunately I'm in NY, chinese food is junk food [too much oil! :S they just stuff it in there, I didn't finish the first plate and I was already full with all that oil!] Japanese because I love it, it tastes good, it's healthy and it's less oily [well at least what I usually order ]

mika_r

Oct 30, 2006, 05:05

chinese-american food XD one i taste real chinese food and i really couldn't stand it.... it was to strong for me.. the same for japanese food... it's.. too... much... for... my tounge. @.@

leonmarino

Oct 30, 2006, 05:56

For health issues I eat a lot of Chinese and Japanese food. I prefer Japanese-- almost daily-- but I will eat almost anything.I don't need health issues to eat Chinese and Japanese food!! :relief:
My ultimate life goal is to be able to afford to order Chinese and Japanese food every day of my life, so my kitchen's function is reduced to decoration. :blush:

ricecake

Oct 30, 2006, 06:05

Chinese food has excellent variety of regional cuisines,many gourmet dishes are NOT oily at all.:-)

I can't explain it though,Americanized Chinese-Cantonese junk-food cater to non-Chinese clientele is greasiest Chinese food.:souka:

CBC Guy

Nov 2, 2006, 20:16

I love both! Heeheehee....

Gaijinian Man

Nov 2, 2006, 21:50

Mmm, both! I have have some lovely things here in Taiwan, and I had some lovely things in Japan! Now just thinking about those time, I am getting hungry (but I stuffed my self tonight...)
I just love curry MMM Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Thai, any kind is great!

CBC Guy

Nov 2, 2006, 22:18

well, if you're talking about different styles of Chinese food, generally there are four schools:

Northern
Based in North China, this cuisine uses wheat as a staple rather than rice. Oily, dark textures and large, filling dishes of noodles, dumplings or meat help the Northern Chinese shiver through cold winters.

Western
The most famous variant of this school is based in Sichuan Province (Where I am right now!) the food has a lot of peppercorns and spices in it, a lot of things are very spicy and can give you heartburn quite easily if you're not used to it. Very strong, very distinct flavours.

Eastern
Not quite as distinguished as the other three "schools", Eastern China based around the mouth of the Yangzi (Shanghai, Nanjing, etc) tends to also use oils, salt and a lot of sweet sauces in their foods. Popular choice in winter.

Southern
Based around the steaming semi-tropical coastline of Canton and Hong Kong, this cuisine prefers to bring out the natural flavours of ingredients. Relatively little oil is used, and seafood is quickly steamed with only a hint of ginger perhaps. Has wide variation of ingredients. Most western "Chinese" food has its origins here. (Although the HK/Canton version of course is WAYY better) Believe it or not, sweet and sour pork does exist here, but it is ordered relatively rarely and is "balanced" out with a veggie dish usually. Dim Sum also comes from this area.

I'm not overly familiar with regional variations in Japanese food, I would find that a very interesting topic. I only know Sushi came out of Edo (Tokyo) and that Okonomiyaki, Tako-yaki and battera sushi (sp?) came out of Osaka. Also the bottomless Soba from Tohoku and the Ruibe sashimi from Hokkaido. (I loved the way a book described Ruibe: "Take a salmon and leave it in the snow of a Hokkaido winter. Wait. Enjoy".)

Anyone want to enlighten me?

o0littlehands0o

Nov 8, 2006, 16:01

I think i like Chinese food more....cause some Jap stuff just doesn't suit my taste......plus i get hungry REALLY fast after i eat them.

Sukotto

Nov 8, 2006, 22:57

well, if you're talking about different styles of Chinese food, generally there are four schools:
Northern
Western
Eastern
Southern

I've heard, according to a friend from Shanghai, that "Chinese food", what we get in the States as Chinese food, even say, in Chicago's China town, is americanized and Chinese food in China is quite different.

-One of my Japanese teachers from Nagasaki told us about "champon" a noodle dish that is famous there. But has variations from town to town.

sabro

Nov 9, 2006, 14:33

My mother used to make a dish with bean thread noodles- saifun and tofu, veggies and chicken or beef and call it O-kazu... is anyone familiar with this dish?

bezz

May 30, 2007, 06:46

related thread (http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31164)

sram

Apr 3, 2009, 12:23

Hmmm Chinese food is very popular in Japan ;)
I wonder if Chinese food is popular in China?
If you want to get hungry real fast go for Japanese food! Well, except for Tonkatsu :D
wow , i agree with you, you are so humor.:p

MCS

Apr 4, 2009, 02:49

i'm not sure if it's been mentioned before but with chinese food there's a HUGE difference between actual chinese food and westernised chinese food...

i think westernised chinese food is the usual comfort food people in the west know best and probably like best compared to real chinese quisine..for example i don't think there's many western people who would go crazy about chinese cheese aka fermented soy

i'm not a huge fan of this westernised chinese food, it's too fatty and sweet and most dishes taste similar..also why i'm not that fond of (westernised) thai food...

but with the japanese restaurants over here they tend to be less westernised (if you go to the good ones, not he ones with all the acts and lots of show preparing the food..hate that).
what i like so much about japanese quisine is it always seems so sober and simple but to make it it takes great skill and turns out to be quite complex.. 'cept for easier dishes like kare or tamagoyaki, omurice etc. but it's great they can bring such diversity with so few ingredients.