Poll of the Day > i don't think the local chinese join knows what chow mein is.

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i went to order some delivery a bit ago, and i wanted chicken chow mein.

the dude on the phone asked if i knew what that is, i said yes, because who the fuck doesn't?

then he said it's just cabbage.

what?

i ordered it anyways.

what i received is not chow mein.

it's chop suey.

the reason i know he knows i said chow mein and not chop suey, is because he repeated my order back to me at the end of the call.
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now i wonder what i would get if i just ordered chop suey
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Can you order by number next time to make sure you're getting the right food?
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he repeated what i ordered back to me. we both said chow mein
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You should have told him its the one with dog meat in it.
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no, dog meat is beef, cat is chicken
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When I order chow mein from my local place, it's bean sprouts and cabbage in a broth (with meat,if ordered) with orange cracker-like things on the side.

In the menu, they say chop suey is the same as the chow mein, but without the crackers.

If I want a noodle stir fry, then I order the Lo Mein. The lo mein I get doesn't have cabbage in it.
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helIy posted...

he repeated what i ordered back to me. we both said chow mein

Then he is, indeed, a very silly man.
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that's not what chow mein is, though

chow mein has noodles and shit, it's essentially lo mein but made differently

but i guess this is a trend https://www.reddit.com/r/chinesefood/comments/4d91tx/i_ordered_chow_mein_today_for_the_first_time_from/

chow mein literally means stir-fried noodles, ffs
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According to google, you're correct.

But according to at least two western chinese restaurants. . .
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I encountered that once in the US and it was really weird. I thought maybe it was an order mix up but they insisted it was chow mein. Their lo mein was chow mein. Confusing place
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Unrelated but helly do they have green onion cakes at your local Chinese places?
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i've had their lo mein, it is lo mein and not chow mein masquerading as lo mein

i don't really like lo mein because the noodles are thick and oily. i prefer chow meins thinner noodles

there's two chinese places here, but only one delivers. the one that doesn't has the real chow mein
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Doctor Foxx posted...

Unrelated but helly do they have green onion cakes at your local Chinese places?

imma need a picture for reference
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It would be on the appetizers or side or starter portion near things like egg rolls



Vietnamese style ones are more puffed and done in a quartered donut shape
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i've seen that before but never tried it

i think it's like, congo you bing or something on the menu
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i want more chinese, but man

it's not very healthy at all
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