[ SECRET POST #5609 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5609 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Comments

[dantesspirit]

Unless said Chinese restaurant is *in China, et al*, then it's not even really Chinese food, it's Americanized (or English or what have you). Same with said YouTubers.

And no, they do not add MSG to their food, unless it's already in the ingredients. That's an American palate thing.

[(Anonymous)]

But this isn’t about it being authentic to actual Chinese cuisine, it’s about it being authentic to the Chinese restaurants/takeout in Western countries. It’s mostly common knowledge at this point that Chinese food in America is about as authentic to actual Chinese cuisine as Tex-Mex is to actual Mexican cuisine. Although I’m sure that hasn’t stopped some Americans unaware of that to try to order General Tso’s chicken or crab rangoons on a vacation to China. So take me saying “it’s common knowledge” with a grain of salt.

The fact that these YouTubers call their recipes authentic to the kind you can find in Chinese restaurants ranging from Panda Express to something actually halfway decent in comparison that’s local to where they live, and they can’t even bother to use MSG for various reasons unlike these restaurants, is what the secret is complaining about.

And I completely get where they’re coming from in the regard. Even though I personally don’t most Americanized Chinese food, and try to instead seek out more authentic to China restaurants. It’s not because I hate MSG, because I don’t. I love salty things. I just don’t really like most of the faux Chinese dishes invented in America. So I agree with you completely about it not being authentic if it’s an Americanized restaurant. But the secret is just talking about those.