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Re:Are you alone in San Francisco on Thanksgiving? Join Us by aceperry on Thursday November 28, 2013 @09:50PM (#6817635)
What laws are these? I find it strange to hear anyone claim that US laws determine what is made and sold as Chinese food. There are some laws regarding food safety, but they apply to all foods.
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Re:Are you alone in San Francisco on Thanksgiving? Join Us by mkching on Friday November 29, 2013 @02:25AM (#6818263)
This is probably not what either of you meant, but until 2005, it was illegal to import sichuan peppercorns. This resulted in a lot of dishes missing a fairly important taste, even in otherwise authentic Sichuan restaurants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_pepper#US_import_ban

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