Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nick, Exactly what I said at the beginning - eat local cuisine, at restaurants that locals patronise - never the tourist traps.... Cheers Jayanand Nick Roberts wrote: >Have to say I don't agree with that at all. Far too much of the "Chinese" >food I've had in restaurants is awful, and what we've said about lack of a >single Indian cuisine of course counts for Chinese food. The only places >I've ever really enjoyed Chinese food wherever I've chosen to eat were in >Hong Kong and Malaysia and Singapore - for the rest, the odd place is >acceptable, but all too many serve a pale pastich of whatever they're >aiming at. IMVHO. > >However, in general I prefer to always choose the local cuisine, and I >can't recall the last place where that wasn't such a good idea. > >Nick > >----- Original Message ---- >From: Thinkofcole@aol.com >To: lug@leica-users.org >Sent: Tuesday, 12 September, 2006 6:22:02 PM >Subject: [Leica] Re: OT Chinese Food > > >On the negative side, when the Chinese restaurant owners left Cuba after >Castro and opened all over Manhattan, their Cuban food was --and is -- >terrible >and their Chinese food was -- and is --worse... > >On the positive side, years ago when Robert Ruark, the author, wrote for >The >New York Journal American, I believe, he said that wherever he traveled, he > >could always be sure of an acceptable meal at a Chinese restaurant...While >they vary widely, of course, I adopted a similar system and have rarely >been >disappointed... > >regards, bob cole > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >