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Originally Posted by SteelBlue
I haven't spent any time in China, but when I lived in Boston I went to a Chinese restaurant on an "authentic" day and wow what a difference. Americanized Chinese food is as tasty as can be but that authentic stuff was horrendous. I'd be more likely to cut off and eat my own pinky before I'd eat that stuff again.
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It's oft overlooked that a good portion of the diets of many people was not based on taste but rather availability. Some cultures have refused to move beyond that ethic, and things like sheep tripe, thousand year old egg, and haggis (to pick on another culture) are the result.