The Unstoppable LUNCH Thread!

[derek]

I agree with Karen on this one. I've had Chinese food here, in the U.S and in China and can distinguish some big differences. Naturally food made here (or in the U.S) lacks a certain native quality, but it all depends on restaurant. The rub is that most restaurants (in my empirically orientated experience) create a "vernacularised" version of Chinese cuisine and it's usually way off the mark in taste and quality.

Like she said, it's often greasy, tasteless and tailor made to be quickly cooked and quickly devoured. Some retaurants do real good chinese good, but that's a minority from what I can tell.

I hated Japanese cuisine, I spent two months surviving on water and soup.

 

[Chromatose]

A good solution would be to not eat at those restaurants then, and focus on the good ones.

 

[derek]

Hey hey Mr Snappy, I was just contributing what I thought.

I do eat in the good ones. Way too much.

 

[Chromatose]

I seem to recall someone here (unregisterrrrrrred maybe?) saying that he would go into many of these so called gross american chinese restuarants and request the "chinese menu" and winding up with things far superior to the bland junk they'd pump out for everyone else.

 

[derek]

Indeedy. I've seen Chinese families eating in Chinese retaurants and the food looks much more awesome.

 

[neal]

thats because the dirty chinks are racist

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

breakfast: n/a

lunch: peanut butter quesadilla, banana, strawberry banana yogurt. 4/10. just a quick convenient lunch.

dinner: my mom's tater tot casserole , her cooked carrots, and my cooked green peas. 6/10. that much because of my peas.

dessert: chocolate protein shake as usual. 7/10. tasted more scrumptious than usual tonight!

snack: sliced orange and multi-grain toast. 6/10. the orange is kinda burning my tongue but the grainy toast is excellent.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

dessert: chocolate protein shake as usual. 7/10. tasted more scrumptious than usual tonight!

Do you feel stronger?

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

yes!

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

You seem to never get lazy and skip days working out. Do you have a specific work out time set aside every day?

 

[Jace_Mereel]

I miss going to the gym. I think my arms and abs are disappearing.

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

You seem to never get lazy and skip days working out. Do you have a specific work out time set aside every day?

anytime between 7 pm & 9 pm every night. takes about an hour and a half, but i just watch tv and forget i'm even doing it. except for the weights, i do those last and have to focus.

 

[Shpongled]

Just got home and druuuunk! Made and tricky new thing called chip ranch wrap yeah! 10/ fucking 10!

 

[neal]

fantastic

 

[azal]

Just got home and druuuunk! Made and tricky new thing called chip ranch wrap yeah! 10/ fucking 10!

I would eat 10 of these drunk.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

I seem to recall someone here (unregisterrrrrrred maybe?) saying that he would go into many of these so called gross american chinese restuarants and request the "chinese menu" and winding up with things far superior to the bland junk they'd pump out for everyone else.

I've heard that too... in fact I almost like to think this rule applies for most restaurants... I get a special menue in 2 restaurants in DC... and it would only make sense in Chinese people get "real" food in Chinese restaurants...
Now that you mentioned it.. I have seen many Tai/ japanese get things off the menue in restaurants I go to... HMMM!!!!


I still want to go to the Chuck Norris one.

 

[Reverand Joint Smoker]

That post makes no sense what's so ever.
How can a Chinese food that was purchased (I'm assuming) in a regular restaurant in America can get 10 points out of ten points? Sir, rethink the score and come back to us.



Dinner: home made tomato rice soup, + salad: spiinach arugula and sprouts tossed with mushrooms, goat cheese and walnuts with balsamic dressing,
+ seasame oil roasted asperagus
YUMMY! 8.5/10

A local gas station just opened "Speedy Wok" uke:

Incidentally we have a small chinese place here in town, Homer the chef is the fucking man. Thai and Chinese like I've never had anywhere else.

oh...

- Lunch - Fresh perch and coleslaw with garlic and butter 'tato wedges. 10/10

 

[dreaming neon darkspot]

that sounds waaay good.

leftover spaghetti and meatballs

 

[Dead_Lioness]

I had Shakshuka again for a late lunch.... I made it with some green beans this time because I had some extra in the fridge...
It was awesome. I ate it with two pieces of French bread with sour cream and olives

No breakfast... and I'm still in class, so no dinner either. sniff

 

[Shpongled]

Just got home and druuuunk! Made and tricky new thing called chip ranch wrap yeah! 10/ fucking 10!

lol I don't remember doing this. Inspiration must have struck hard haha.