I'm sorry..my arguement was not that it was made without effort. Sure, I'll agree with you. They use frozen chestnuts..broccoli..onions..carrots...bell peppers, ha. Did I mention they were sliced?companies are so nice these days as to hand chop your veggies for you too. Nice Joke sir, but i'm afraid that they are fresh vegetables besides the peas and carrots. Why not suggest to them what you'd like to eat? tell them to take out the peas and carrots, throw in some fresh broccoli, or maybe some bell peppers, or water chesnuts. If you're such an expert on your chinese food, they why don't you tell them what to put in there and how to cook it, in all seriousness? Sure you may be critical on the peas and carrots, I can see that but you are most definitely missing out on the other hundred dishes out there, and i would happily direct you to many yummy dishes out there.
You say that authenticity and quality are two different things...obvious. problem is, everyone else has their own definition of authenticity. You say theres none here. I take this back if you have been to China, but if you haven't, good luck having horrible diarrhea and stomach problems when you're eating your true 'authentic' chinese food.
and no offense, and with all respect....but your anchovy fish don't impress me. We have them dried at our home. to eat as snacks. unseasoned. Not to mention we have water snails..pork tongue..chinese braised pork legs..chicken feet.. chicken gizzards..should I keep listing?
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