Chinese takeaway, favourites

[David A]

So, chinese takeaway favourites, what're yours? Describe if not a common one!

I think these go without saying:

Crispy chilli beef - strips of sometimes crispy beef in red sauce with chillis.

Seaweed - deep fried shredded cabbage/or something

Salt and Pepper king prawn - prawns in batter with onion and chilli, usually spicy

Balls - of one variety or another, big battered lumps sometimes containing meat of a sort.

Singapore noodles - good VFM, square noodles, with all sorts in, nice when hot and spicy of course!

Duck pancakes - pancakes, cucumber, plum sauce and some deep fried duck, yum


So whats yours?

[Melman Giraffe]

This ^^^^^

Sweet and sour chicken balls.

[Kudos]

David A said:

Seaweed - deep fried shredded cabbage/or something

Seaweed perhaps? Just a guess, but I think the clue is in the name

[wiggy001]

Kudos said:

Seaweed perhaps? Just a guess, but I think the clue is in the name

Except that it is actually cabbage and not seaweed, so the clue... er... is not in the name.

[jas xjr]

I like the Chinese version of chicken curry . Mustardy sauce with big chunks of onion. Probably not authentic in any way but seems to taste the same wherever you buy it from

[croyde]

I always order the same from my local:

Egg fried rice
Half portion of Sweet & Sour Chicken balls
Sweet & Sour Pork Hong Kong style
Bean Sprouts
A portion of Curry Sauce

If I want to be healthy I add

A portion of Chinese Green Leaf

[The Major]

what I normally have is thus:

chicken chow mein
chicken fried rice
honey roast pork
crispy duck pancakes
sweet and sour sauce
and prawn crackers

I usually carry on eating that as brecfast the next day.

[Kudos]

wiggy001 said:

Except that it is actually cabbage and not seaweed, so the clue... er... is not in the name.

Just spoke to my handily located chinese person and he says it's seaweed??

[Melman Giraffe]

Kudos said:

wiggy001 said:

Except that it is actually cabbage and not seaweed, so the clue... er... is not in the name.

Just spoke to my handily located chinese person and he says it's seaweed??

They call cabbage seaweed btw

[Cotty]

Hot and sour soup

[David A]

Cotty said:

Hot and sour soup

Ooooh yes forgot about that one! Sometimes ordered as an extra for the next day

[bluntededdie]

jas xjr said:

I like the Chinese version of chicken curry . Mustardy sauce with big chunks of onion. Probably not authentic in any way but seems to taste the same wherever you buy it from

+1
Food of the gods

Only 1 hour and 40 mins til the local take away opens

[David A]

Forgot another good one - Deep fried shredded smoked chicken. Not hot nor really smokey but usually quite nice and crunchy chicken strips.

[Justin Cyder]

I've got a book here, secrets of the chinese takeaway, which is more or less all the recipes & seaweed is cabbage, dried out & fried with brown sugar.

[D1ngd0ng]

Deep fried salt & pepper squid (crispy style)
Deep fried salt & pepper Fish(crispy style)
Deep fried salt & pepper Prawns (crispy style)
Salt & pepper Ribs
Salt & pepper Chips
Spring Rolls
Soy Greens
Seaweed
Crispy aromatic duck
Crispy shredded chilli beef
Singapore noodles
Anything Char Siu
Hot & sour soup
Chicken and noodle soup (really gelatinous version)

I think I'm going home via the Chinese tonight!

[Cotty]

jas xjr said:

I like the Chinese version of chicken curry . Mustardy sauce with big chunks of onion. Probably not authentic in any way but seems to taste the same wherever you buy it from

My local does a special curry, basically they chuck in whatever is handy, so chicken, prawns, pork etc

[jas xjr]

Anybody ever try to cook this chicken curry ?

[Yertis]

jas xjr said:

Anybody ever try to cook this chicken curry ?

Yes I have actually. It's really easy, you simply buy a big tub of the correct paste from your local chinese wholesaler, dilute with hot water then chuck in onions and diced chicken. They all use the same paste hence it's the same wherever you go. It's surprising how soon you tire of it, once you can have it whenever you like.

[Mobile Chicane]

From the Mei House in Epsom.

Their salt and chilli chicken and Singapore noodles are to die for.

A decent bit of heat in both.

[jas xjr]

Yertis said:

Yes I have actually. It's really easy, you simply buy a big tub of the correct paste from your local chinese wholesaler, dilute with hot water then chuck in onions and diced chicken. They all use the same paste hence it's the same wherever you go. It's surprising how soon you tire of it, once you can have it whenever you like.

Will give it ago