Screaming Bean |
Sunday, September 26, 2004
I like Chinese food. For those of you who have been reading a long time, this is not a surprise. I also like sushi, but that's another tale for another day. Chinese food is best when sitting down at a familiar neighborhood restaurant where everyone is glad to see you and you can nosh on a bowl of crispy noodles and duck sauce. The second way is takeout from the local joint where I can get egg drop soup in an instant. The third way is Chinese buffet. I'm not going to disparage the buffet, in fact it can be highly enjoyable when there are infinite crab rangoons and mongolian grill. These places are inevitably all you can eat. As such it grabs a certain clientele that thinks it's all you can eat in one trip. This includes heaps of everything possible. It's also rather disgusting. I'm the opposite sort, I eat in themes. One plate, fried item extravaganza. Another plate, chicken & broccoli, japanese chicken, snow chicken, chicken chicken. These plates are never overloaded, but rather sparse and decorative. I'm not there to eat my weight in food, I'm there for the variety. Pace yourself people, the steam trays are not going anywhere.
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