Comments on: China Express, “General Tso’s Chicken & Wanton Soup”

By: matty

matty — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:37:23 +0000

Come one down to beautiful houston tx. It doesn’t matter who takes your order or delivers your food from the Asian restaurants, the cooks are all Hispanic. I’m not knocking it though. Just laying down the facts. Its great food and there is no lack of spice down here. Spice is nice. It gets more authentic and full of new dishes and surprises when going deeper into china town.

By: tha ikenator

tha ikenator — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:44:59 +0000

I have two potential ideas for General Tzo—My former stand-by is the cart at UVM (not sure the name of the street) in front of the art building. That family has been serving decent Chinese food includinng Gen T chicken for quite a long time, and they always have “spicy sauce” available as an extra condiment if you ask for it. 2. Hong Kong Kitchen on Williston road has good Gen T, and they will make it extra spicy for you if you ask (they do not deliver, pick-up only). Truth be told, it is not that spicy, which is why i also put on some extra spice once I get it home—try using Rooster sauce http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha

Tangy, spicy, and “Tzo” delicious.

By: amyletinsky

amyletinsky — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:09:23 +0000

I discovered this wonderful little product called “chili oil” that really packs a punch, and you can get it at most asian markets. It usually comes in a really tiny bottle, travel size, so if you feel very ambitious, you can carry it with you to your favorite Chinese or Thai lunch spot, just to spice things up a little on the sly. =)

We have a wonderfully large asian population here in Seattle, especially Vietnamese. The Vietnamese soup here (pho) is incredible! If you visit, I can recommend all the best spots, since I’m always trying new places.

Actually, the area near where I live, The Ranier Valley, boasts the most diverse zip code in the entire country. There are over 100 languages spoken here, many of which are asian dialects. Not to knock Vermont, but I did miss this sort of diversity when I was living there. It’s wonderful to be surrounded by this much varity in culture, just when going to the grocery store!

I never found a place in Vermont that served Matzo ball soup, but the Jewish deli makes sense! Also, in a pinch, home cooked manachawitz (sp?) from the box is pretty tasty. Cheap too.

By: whats4lunch

whats4lunch — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:19:23 +0000

Yes I agree that Chinese food in Vermont tends to be bland, I’m glad to hear that’s not the case everywhere in the US. I’m wondering if the Asian food on the west coast is a little more authentic since the west coast is a little closer to Asia? Is there a larger Asian population on the west coast?

I like Matzo ball soup as well, I don’t know any where around hear to get some for lunch, perhaps when the Jewish Deli comes in.

By: amyletinsky

amyletinsky — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:24:16 +0000

Hope you’re feeling better (did the wanton soup did the trick?). Personally, when I’m feeling under the weather, Matzo ball soup is what I go for. Nothing works like it!

About the General Tso’s Chicken…I looked long and hard around Burlington for some Chinese food that was spicy enough for me. In Washington, I always have to tell them to tame it down, it seems, or I’ll get burnt! I don’t know why the coasts have such different ideas about heat in their Chinese or other Asian foods. Any ideas?