Chinese food in US is so bastardized that people associate saltiness with authenticity ("It's not REAL Chinese food if it isn't salty!"). It's a shame.
I wouldn't necessarily call it bastardized. I know a lot of Chinese Americans people that would get defensive if you said that. Early Chinese immigrants adopted to the ingredients they had available and also to the pallets of whatever country they were in
That's why there's "American Chinese food" in America and "Indian Chinese food" in India, etc. If you call Orange Chicken "authentic Chinese" that's a different story.
Chinese food in US is so bastardized that people associate saltiness with authenticity ("It's not REAL Chinese food if it isn't salty!"). It's a shame.
maybe i'm just a heavily salinated individual who likes good food regardless of some manufactured notion of "authenticity" q-q
I wouldn't necessarily call it bastardized. I know a lot of Chinese Americans people that would get defensive if you said that. Early Chinese immigrants adopted to the ingredients they had available and also to the pallets of whatever country they were in That's why there's "American Chinese food" in America and "Indian Chinese food" in India, etc. If you call Orange Chicken "authentic Chinese" that's a different story.