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vodkaismywater t1_ja5bmgt wrote

Chengdu Famous in west. They have the best American Chinese food I've had in Philadelphia, and an extensive and delicious authentic Chinese menu.

It's really the best Chinese restaurant I've been to aside from when I lived in China.

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floppydiscgolf t1_ja6f1xm wrote

Do they have the Chinese bbq meats? I usually have to go to Chinatown for that.

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vodkaismywater t1_ja6k22b wrote

Unfortunately not. What are your favorite bbq places in Chinatown? It's been too long since I've gotten blasted on tsingtao and baijiu at a Chinese bbq.

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smbiggy t1_ja5y289 wrote

is it easy to find "american chinese" food in china? like could i live off it if i lived in China?

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vodkaismywater t1_ja61m12 wrote

No, it's mostly a product of Chinese American immigrants and didn't really make it's way back to China. Except for the very large and international cities, China doesn't really have a tradition of eating food from other cultures.

I found one Chinese American restaurant when I lived there, and it was in Shanghai which is probably the most international Chinese city. It was in a neighborhood that's very popular with American and European expats, so mainlanders were certainly not their target demographic.

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azerbo t1_ja7bw4u wrote

Fortune Cookie has been gone a long time now.

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