My husband and I don't make it to Chinese restaurants often as he thinks they are best in the morning, when the food is fresh. (He may be on to something there. The one time we went for dinner, we were both sick after. However, I did the not bright thing and not eat all day, so that didn't help either.) We went to a Chinese restaurant in Lansing last week and I was amazed at how meat happy they were. I guess I foolishly thought that since (to my knowlege, I coule be wrong) Chinese/Asian culture isn't too big on meat but eat plenty of tofu, there would be more vegetable dishes there. Nope. Therefore, is there a good place in Detroit to St. Clair Shores? I don't want to spend $6 for a couple of plates of sticky white rice wit some vegs drenched in soy sauce.
Thanks.
2007-01-05 03:27:48 · 3 answers · asked by Laura H 1 in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ Detroit
The problem with Americanized Chinese Restaurants is that they're trying to cater to mostly American tastes. The problems you had after dinner was probably because that restaurant in Lansing used a lot of grease to cook in, to make everything taste good without MSG.
Many restaurants even use meat to top off tofu... this is all because fresh produce isn't the easiest to get in China, at least, in the past. So anyways, one of the best places for Chinese food period, is Golden Harvest Seafood Restaurant, in Warren, located on 12 Mile between Mound and Van Dyke. They have authentic, not greasy, Chinese dishes... and some of their specialties are anything bok choy and look for a tofu dish and chinese mushrooms (shitake). Just tell them you're looking for vegetable dishes, the servers are Asian, but most speak English quite well and you will find something you can't help but enjoy.
The price will be just a tiny bit more than the traditional, Americanized cheap places, ($8-12 per dish) but for a nice Chinese dinner, it's my personal, and my parents' (both born in China) in the metro-Detroit area. Tell me how it goes if you go and try it out.
2007-01-08 10:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by Paris P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the menus are categorized by what kind of protein (chicken, beef, pork, duck, seafood) is in it. There should be a vegetarian section on the menu - a lot of places put only a very few vegetarian dishes on their menus, unless they're located in an area with a high Asian population, especially if there's a Buddhist temple nearby. Look for tofu/bean curd. Buddha's Delight is a standard vegetarian dish as well. Some types of vegetarian options to look for (mostly veggies and roots): Cai (also called Choy/Choi - you may be familiar with Bok Choi), Napa (cabbage), Daikon/turnip/radish, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots/sprouts, water cress, broccoli (regular or Chinese kind). Most noodle or rice dishes can be made without meat/poultry/seafood. Don't say that you want a vegetarian dish - just tell them to not put the meat in (unless it's obvious that they're probably American born - then they'll understand). Oh and some dishes may come with egg.
2016-05-23 05:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kim's on E Long Lake
2007-01-06 10:59:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋