Why Some Cuisines Are More Expensive Than Others

Re:Why Some Cuisines Are More Expensive Than Others by ceras on Saturday July 16, 2016 @12:12PM (#12106795)

I find this surprising. I've lived in the Bay Area and NYC, and by chance most of my friends in both were immigrants from various Chinese-speaking places. Nobody ever complained about the Chinese restaurants we went to, and some would exclusively go to Chinese restaurants and eat quite happily (they never grew a taste for western food).

It never felt like these were hidden gems: we just went to Chinatown in NYC, for example. If you're particularly worried about authenticity, you can peek at the clientele and see what percent is Asian.

Is your wife Chinese American by any chance? Anecdotally I've found that Chinese Americans (and all other first gen Americans, e.g. Mexican Americans) are considerably pickier about their heritage food than immigrants. I'm a first gen myself, and saw it in my first gen friends growing up too -- it's a way to feel more attached to your cultural identity, one that you already feel a bit like an outsider in.

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Re:Why Some Cuisines Are More Expensive Than Others by scholia on Sunday July 17, 2016 @09:39AM (#12110131)

To be fair, it's based on a very limited amount of experience, but it has been consistently bad experience.

Neither of us is American but we've eaten Chinese food in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the UK, among other places.

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Re:Why Some Cuisines Are More Expensive Than Others by khuey on Sunday July 17, 2016 @06:45PM (#12112263)

Well, if you're ever in San Francisco again, I'd be happy to take you both to good Chinese food. Email is in the profile.

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Re:Why Some Cuisines Are More Expensive Than Others by scholia on Monday July 18, 2016 @06:38AM (#12114236)

That's a very kind offer. I used to visit San Francisco a couple of times a year, but now I'm semi-retired, I may not make it for a decade ;-)

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